As the parachuted-in member of The Seven, Infinitoid caused some discussion online, and Vought also gave the most publicity to their own board member.
But there weren't many people who were conquered by this new Superhero and became his fans.
In this World where Superheroes and entertainment stars are two sides of the same coin, first, Russell doesn't have any film or television works, and second, he doesn't have any achievements as a Superhero that can be talked about.
Some unknown superhumans who debuted from talent shows were easier to promote than him now, because at least they could find some singing, dancing, or rap clips to broadcast and promote.
"...Although fighter jets have been sent to intercept, the North American Aerospace Defense Command is hesitant to act and is currently helpless.
Imagine, if we solve this matter that even the Military can't solve, how will the public see us?"
Madelyn, who had been striving to promote this bill, waved her arms a little excitedly, her voice rising a few octaves.
Undoubtedly, this was the best opportunity for Vought to pry open the stubborn mouths of those politicians. If this matter succeeded, even if they refused again, the surging public sentiment would not agree.
If Vought entered the defense system, as the most famous Superhero team, they would be the first to get a share of the spoils.
The Deep and Black Noir's emotions were stirred.
As for Homelander, he didn't care about those benefits, but seeing the still charming Madelyn flushed with excitement, she had a unique allure.
His lips curved up, he withdrew his somewhat greedy gaze, stood up with his hands behind his back, and seemed to casually scan the room.
"Don't worry, I will act!"
"When truly catastrophic danger strikes, the public needs strong arms to hold up the collapsing sky for them, ensuring that no disaster that feels like a mountain falling on them will harm them.
This kind of ability is not possessed by everyone, especially those who think they can play the role of a Superhero just by wearing a super suit."
Finally, Homelander's contemptuous gaze withdrew from a certain figure, and he walked out confidently, looking as if he was about to immediately head to the Atlantic Ocean to deal with that group of Terrorists.
Maeve hesitated for a moment, then got up and chased after him.
She wanted to save the innocent people on that plane and prevent the tragedy from repeating, but she couldn't fly, so she could only ask for help from the Homelander she disliked.
"Homelander, he... he was saying...?" Firecracker felt that Homelander's tone sounded like he was sarcastically mocking someone, and he vaguely glanced over here before leaving. Following his gaze, she saw Russell's handsome face close by.
Firecracker quickly fell silent and immediately understood.
"Infinitoid, Homelander was just talking about other people, definitely not about You..."
Madelyn secretly swallowed, looking nervously at Russell in his seat, afraid that this board member would be angered and take it out on her, who had always been close to Homelander.
Homelander was still thinking about resolving the hijacking beautifully, making Madelyn happy, and getting some 'rewards' from her.
He didn't know that as soon as he left the meeting room, Madelyn was already cursing him in her heart, feeling that he was a thoughtless, loose-tongued giant baby.
She only knew that she desperately wanted to push the bill through, and didn't think at all about what she had painstakingly planned for?
"Promoting the bill is just the process, the goal is to use this to advance further within the company."
Even if the bill was handled beautifully, if she offended the board member, how could she get promoted?
The Deep and Starlight and a few others were as silent as cicadas in winter, lowering their heads and trying their best to minimize their presence.
Homelander dared to provoke this board member with a mysterious background, but they didn't dare. Caught in the middle, they wished they had just turned deaf.
"Heh..."
Russell's lips curled into a disdainful smile, and he slowly got up, not taking Homelander's words to heart at all. Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look at his departing back.
Before Homelander knew he was a Vought board member, he had some insecurity and hostility towards him, fearing being replaced, but after knowing he was a board member, his attitude changed instantly.
Homelander immediately relaxed, although he was still very angry and even resentful that he was parachuted into The Seven, taking away his authority and making him lose face in front of his teammates.
But his heart once again regained its contempt, only seeing him as an insect that couldn't be easily crushed due to his special identity.
"Compound V is like a lottery, with very few 'winners'. Most superhumans' abilities are useless, like Crimson Countess, and some are even deformed."
"Among the vast number of superhumans, those who truly won the 'super jackpot', possessing god-like power, are even rarer in history."
Russell could roughly guess what Homelander was thinking, and this might also be what others were thinking.
In a family like the Vought family, with only a few dozen members, even if everyone was injected with Compound V from birth, what is the probability of a superhuman with decent abilities appearing?
Not to mention the probability of a superhuman being born within the Vought family who could threaten Homelander, that probability is countless times more remote than a random person on the street winning the super lottery.
It was supposed to be like this, but unfortunately, he is not from the Vought family, and his ability does not come from Compound V.
"Russell, where are you going?" Firecracker looked back at the people in the meeting room who still didn't dare to look up, and chased after him: "I think... You should stay in the meeting room as the commander. No matter how defiant Homelander is, he can't erase the fact that You are upper management."
"At that time, You can completely tell the media first that it was You, as upper management, who commanded and resolved the crisis."
She offered Russell advice with an unpleasant expression.
As Russell's woman, Firecracker felt extremely annoyed that Homelander dared to be sarcastic towards Russell.
After that day, Firecracker asked for Russell's name, not wanting the awkward situation to repeat itself.
"This is just a petty trick that can't be put on the table." Walking down the corridor, Russell shook his head, "The public won't like upper management who sit in the office and remotely control things with their mouths.
They will only appreciate the heroes who are on the scene, saving people and putting in effort."
Firecracker was quite scheming, but this set of tactics is only suitable for small characters who have little ability and can only slightly annoy others. It might work when women are bickering and tripping each other up.
She put herself in Russell's position and thought about what she would do if it were her, but she didn't understand Russell's ability.
"But... but..." Firecracker couldn't think of a better idea.
"Didn't You ask where I was going?" Estimating that this gap was enough for the incorrigible Homelander to 'perform', Russell stopped and glanced at her beside him.
"As Vought upper management, I am now setting off to clean up the mess for a certain overconfident person."
Given the circumstances of this hijacking incident, as long as Homelander is still that arrogant, self-important giant baby, the outcome will not change at all.
"Mess?"
Firecracker was still wondering what mess he was talking about.
The next second, a gust of wind blew, and Russell disappeared.
Above the ocean, on a hijacked passenger plane, the cabin door suddenly opened from the outside. The unbalanced air pressure immediately sucked one of the hijackers out, and two figures burst into the plane.
A heroic and cool woman's figure cleanly twisted the neck of one hijacker, while another person stood there with his hands behind his back, looking dashing and arrogant, his eyes shooting lasers, piercing the chest of the other hijacker.
"Great, Homelander, Homelander is here!"
"Yeah! It's Homelander, we're saved!"
Homelander's fame was indeed so great that even if you randomly pulled out an Arab person in the Middle East desert and showed them his picture, they could say the name Homelander in perfect English!
Seeing the familiar cape figure, the plane passengers felt they were saved and cheered loudly. Some were even so excited that they took out their phones to take pictures, wanting to record the moment of being close to Homelander.