After talking with Fang Yuan, Maeve's impression of Vought further deteriorated.
Upon learning of their background, Maeve's gaze towards Homelander was no longer as cold. After all, he had been brainwashed by Vought from a young age to act in such a way, so Homelander couldn't be entirely blamed.
Not to mention, although there were some twists and turns this time, Homelander indeed contributed a lot.
As long as the outcome is good, that's what matters.
Fang Yuan then revealed his true intentions: "So we plan to overthrow Vought's rule, so that Superheroes are no longer Vought's tools, and to prevent more people from becoming Vought's victims!"
He spoke with a righteous expression, as if he had no selfish motives.
But Maeve frowned, staring intently at him, then suddenly said, "You want to replace Vought?"
She immediately grasped the key point.
Maeve was long past the stage of being fooled by pretty words; she subconsciously thought about deeper factors.
"More or less, to make Vought operate according to our will." Fang Yuan nodded. "Of course, don't misunderstand, we are not after money or wealth."
"So you pursue power." But in Maeve's eyes, Fang Yuan had already become an ambitious schemer. "Can you manage Vought well?"
"Anyway, it won't be worse than it is now." Fang Yuan shrugged, once again presenting his next move.
"You really should go see Vought's lab. Vought not only deceives the public and disregards the lives of ordinary people, but Vought's treatment of Superhumans is even more cruel, far beyond your imagination."
Maeve had never been to Vought's lab and didn't know how they researched Superhumans, but hearing Fang Yuan speak so seriously, various images of human experiments and dissections popped into her mind.
This made her resentment towards Vought grow even stronger.
However, this did not mean she was willing to join Fang Yuan's side, especially since one question was crucial.
"Are you planning to let Homelander be the boss?" she asked directly.
If Homelander were the boss here, Maeve would rather leave The Seven and live in seclusion than associate with them.
"No." Fang Yuan naturally shook his head, a smile appearing on his face. "John listens to me."
Maeve recalled Homelander's usual attitude towards Fang Yuan; indeed, no matter what it was, as long as Fang Yuan spoke, Homelander would do it.
If Fang Yuan were the boss... Maeve carefully scrutinized Fang Yuan. He seemed quite normal. Although he had more female companions, compared to others, or even Maeve herself, Fang Yuan could even be called devoted!
Because at least he only chose women.
Others were truly a motley crew, everything imaginable. She heard that one gender was an attack helicopter, which would have been magical enough in Fang Yuan's previous life, but in The Boys World, there were really people who got on attack helicopters!
As for his character, judging from the rescue of the flight passengers this time, Fang Yuan could be considered proactive. Even if he had selfish motives for fame, at least he genuinely saved people.
Moreover, Maeve knew that Homelander had brought back an undocumented woman not long ago. Maeve had met her when she first returned; she was filthy and clearly not Homelander's type, so it must have been Fang Yuan's idea.
Not to mention, Starlight and Fang Yuan had a pretty good relationship. Starlight, in Maeve's eyes, was like her old self, so Fang Yuan shouldn't be too bad.
Since that's the case, why not... give it a try?
"I'll pretend I didn't hear today's conversation. I won't tell anyone. I need time to consider." Maeve finally said.
She still didn't agree immediately. If it were just Fang Yuan, she might have really tried it, but the presence of Homelander on Fang Yuan's side easily made her hesitate.
Perceiving Maeve's thoughts, Fang Yuan chuckled inwardly.
If Homelander knew he was so disliked, he would probably run to the top of the Seven Tower to masturbate in depression.
If it were A-Train, Fang Yuan estimated he would have already agreed, because A-Train cared more about profit and could also be influenced by Dark Affinity.
However, even though Maeve hadn't agreed to join, she was already half one of them; at least, there was no need to hide things from her anymore.
Superheroes are a valuable asset to Vought Corporation, especially members of The Seven, who are all famous and can quickly help new members gain popularity. Fang Yuan naturally didn't want to miss out on anyone he could win over.
This flight incident had a huge impact. A hijacking would naturally attract international attention, not to mention the appearance of Superheroes.
Especially in the U.S., there is great sensitivity to hijacking incidents. Fortunately, this time the hijackers did not include the best pilots from the Middle East, otherwise another building would have been destroyed.
Although, fortunately, there were no casualties this time apart from the two pilots, it still served as a reminder to many people that strengthening security was imperative.
Especially with Vought's continuous propaganda, claiming that without access to military systems, a major disaster was almost caused due to a lack of intelligence, coupled with the existing fame of Superheroes, more and more people began to call on officials to allow Vought to join the Military-Industrial Complex.
Let them make this money.
However, officials also had their difficulties. They couldn't entirely decide whether to let Vought make money. The review was simple enough, but once Vought entered the market, if other capitalists started making trouble, it would still be their headache.
Behind every high-ranking official was an interest group, and their personal wishes could not easily harm collective interests.
And under these circumstances, Fang Yuan, who had just saved over a hundred people, became a tool person valued by Madelyn.
"Vought is going to build you into a new Superhero, named Iron Man... Iron Man!"
In the office, Madelyn introduced Fang Yuan, with Vought's marketing team beside her.
Fang Yuan's expression instantly turned strange after hearing this.
Iron Man?
Iron Man?
Was he stealing the name of his grand-nephew, Tony, in another World?
He easily understood the reason for Vought's naming: because he could control metal, they chose such a simple and easy-to-understand name.
To be honest, he still thought Black King sounded better, but that name was already used for an alias, so Fang Yuan didn't care.
Anyway, this title wouldn't be used for long.
"In the storyline, you are Homelander's older brother from next door, who was captured by a terrorist organization for research, which is why you appear so young." The scriptwriter quickly introduced Fang Yuan's background story.
Because of Homelander's previous live broadcast, many people recognized Fang Yuan as the person rescued from the hibernation pod by Homelander last time, after he became famous.
So Vought's publicity had to take this into account.
"And this is your… schedule." Ashley glanced at Madelyn before handing the schedule to Fang Yuan.
The reason for her hesitation was that Fang Yuan's schedule was surprisingly… light.
Madelyn wanted Fang Yuan to debut to capitalize on his popularity, but she also didn't want his popularity to last, so she didn't give him much work.
Unexpectedly, Fang Yuan didn't even look at it and threw the schedule back directly.
"Occasionally I can help you read some ads online, but skip the schedule." Fang Yuan said casually.
He wouldn't go around busy himself; Fang Yuan's time was precious, and he had no time to play house with Vought.
Fang Yuan showing up himself was to let the outside World get to know him, so that if anything changed with Vought later, his appearance wouldn't be so abrupt.
But Madelyn's eyes lit up; she was eager for Fang Yuan to think this way, as it could reduce many hidden dangers for her.
So Madelyn immediately gave instructions to increase support for Fang Yuan within Vought, as a gesture of reciprocity and appeasement.
Fang Yuan accepted all benefits without refusal, and when he had time, he would open a live stream, having a blast.
And the popularity of the Superhero "Iron Man" quickly faded, because Vought's Superheroes pulled off another huge stunt!
This time it was Starlight.
Starlight was a popular hero during this period, basking in the halo of being a new member of The Seven, coupled with her excellent appearance, she quickly garnered fans among the public.
Vought also struck while the iron was hot. They gave Starlight a more revealing Superhero costume and then had her pretend to be a virgin to speak at religious gatherings, thereby helping Vought consolidate support from church believers.
Hmm, wearing the most revealing clothes to the most conservative occasion, yet still gaining widespread support.
For a moment, Fang Yuan didn't know how many people Vought's approach had subtly mocked.
But it doesn't matter, as everyone knows, churches generally don't believe in religion, they believe in money.
The money of U.S. dollars.
However, this approach made Starlight, who was already discontent, feel even more awkward.
Especially with a certain Iron Man named Fang constantly egging her on, finally, at a large religious gathering, Starlight dropped a bombshell in front of everyone—one of The Seven's male members tried to sexually harass her!
Immediately, this news ignited public opinion across society.
The Seven is Vought's biggest brand, and Vought has always cultivated an image of elite and benevolent members for The Seven. Now you're telling me that the Superheroes who usually shout about saving the World are secretly trying to sexually harass new members?
In Fang Yuan's previous life, this would be a top celebrity scandal!
It's just that for a short time, the outside World didn't know exactly who the fallen celebrity was.
But for Vought, this situation was even worse, because the public would equally suspect everyone.
Madelyn was going crazy. Now Invisible Man was still missing, Fang Yuan's hidden danger had just been slightly eliminated, and the situation for Vought to join the Military-Industrial Complex was excellent, yet Starlight caused this incident?
Undoubtedly, this was a huge scandal, and even many opposing senators used it as a weapon to attack, questioning the disciplinary issues of Superheroes joining the military system.
Although their military essentially had no such thing as discipline.
So Vought's progress immediately slowed down; it had to be quelled quickly.
Madelyn first approached Starlight, wanting her to shut up or even recant, but Starlight, backed by Fang Yuan, was not flustered at all. She even threatened Madelyn with the company's stock price in return.
Since the victim refused to compromise, Madelyn had no choice but to find the perpetrator.
She ordered The Deep to apologize for the incident, or else he wouldn't remain in The Seven.
Starlight dropped a bombshell and gained countless fans, Fang Yuan successfully made Vought anxious, and the only unlucky one was The Deep.
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