Chapter 344: The Press Conference, Homelander's Righteous Demeanor
In a villa in the New York Outskirts.
Xia Shang sat on the sofa holding a glass of milk. The lit TV screen was showing an interview news on a financial channel.
"Mr. Bill, what are your thoughts on Vought International's stock price fall recently? I heard you haven't been very optimistic about this stock," the well-dressed host asked.
"First of all, I have always been very optimistic about Vought International's stock. This is the leading stock in the Supe industry, and there is no other stock on the market that can replace it. Secondly, stock price fluctuations are very common in the stock market. Judging the value of a stock based on some insignificant fluctuations is extremely one-sided. Of course, people with insufficient psychological resilience can easily sell off their stocks due to panic.
This is like a snowball rolling, it will get bigger and bigger. The previous fall in Vought International's stock price was largely related to this. However, excellent assets are always excellent and usually have strong risk resistance. This is exactly the fact. After a slight dip, Vought International's stock price quickly rebounded strongly, even reaching a historical high and continuing to rise.
Based on my years of professional experience, this wave of rising might just be the beginning. If you want to double your assets, I recommend buying Vought International's stock, which has unlimited potential."
[Congratulations player, you have significantly altered the original plot and gained 3100 Fantasy Value]
It finally arrived. Xia Shang opened the Panel to check his current Fantasy Value.
[Memory Storm is Fusing, Fusion Progress is 32%]
[Current Fantasy Value: 16030]
This number made Xia Shang very satisfied. Hard work truly pays off. He was only four thousand points away from his target of twenty thousand. This meant that with one or two major events at most, he could gather enough Fantasy Value.
The reason Xia Shang wasn't leaving The Boys World yet was precisely because he didn't have enough Fantasy Value. Although a Two Star World Transition to Three Star only required ten thousand Fantasy Value, Xia Shang couldn't guarantee that in the next Three Star Main World, he would be able to acquire Fantasy Value without any risk like he could now. Therefore, before the World Transition, he needed to prepare at least an extra ten thousand Fantasy Value, just in case he encountered a major event as soon as he transitioned.
He could also temporarily avoid it by using the Walking Through The Heavens ability.
"Still four thousand short..." Xia Shang picked up the remote and pressed the power button.
He planned to go see Homelander's Press Conference. Maybe Billy and the others would cause trouble again. After all, causing trouble was equivalent to Fantasy Value.
......
"Homelander, regarding the recent accusations, what do you want to say to the people of the United States?"
Who knows how much money Stan Edgar spent to get the major News Media to smooth things over. It was probably an astronomical figure.
Homelander took the microphone handed to him by the reporter and walked among the cheering crowd. As he raised his left hand to respond to the enthusiasm of the people around him, he said with a smile, "I never fear those groundless charges, because I know they are simply easily disproven."
"Cool!" Homelander's fans frenziedly waved the flags in their hands, which were printed with Homelander's portrait and the phrase "A true Superhero".
"Of course." Homelander pretended to be sad and pursed his lips, while shaking his head, saying, "During that period, I suffered unprecedented cyberbullying. It was simply a nightmare. How many nights I tossed and turned, unable to sleep, constantly asking myself if I should still uphold justice, because these things caused me to be attacked. During that time, I felt like everyone couldn't understand me.
I walked on the Street of Manhattan like a bald eagle stained with filth, and passersby avoided me like the plague."
As Homelander spoke, even he himself started to believe it. He slightly raised his head, as if not wanting others to see his tears.
"Go, Homelander! You are always the hero in our hearts!" Many people expressed deep sympathy for Homelander's plight. If it were them, having suffered such great injustice, they would have long since used their abilities to retaliate against society. However, Homelander did not do so. Instead, when everyone didn't understand him, he still stepped forward and saved thousands of people from Soldier Boy. Thunderous applause rang out loudly and spread throughout the entire Meeting Hall. Some people were even moved to tears, constantly wiping away their tears with their sleeves.
"Thank you, thank you for your support." Homelander pursed his lips and nodded heavily towards the crowd.
"This guy really has no sense of shame at all."
Hughie, watching the livestream, couldn't help but complain.
"If he knew how to spell the word 'shame', he wouldn't be called Homelander," Billy said, lying on the sofa, drinking beer and watching Homelander on television.
"Are we just going to let him keep being so smug?" Hughie was a bit unreconciled.
Billy, on the other hand, seemed much calmer.
"Don't worry, let's rest for a while and find Soldier Boy while we're at it."
"How do we find him? Lure him out like before?" Hughie asked.
"If he wants to see us, he'll naturally come find us. After all, to deal with Homelander and Mr. Jervis, he has no other choice but us."
Billy glanced at Mother's Milk, who was training Ryan. He had previously promised Ryan he would help him get revenge, which was why Ryan filmed that video.
"You're not counting on him, are you?" Hughie followed Billy's gaze and looked at Ryan. "How old is he? We'd have to wait at least a few years for him to grow enough to defeat Homelander."
"I have plenty of time," Billy said, then closed his mouth.
Meanwhile, Xia Shang arrived at the Press Conference scene. Unfortunately, he didn't see Billy or the others.
"It is precisely because of your support that I can uphold the justice in my heart." Homelander slowly rose into the air and flew On Stage at the Press Conference.
He extended his hands and pressed downwards a few times, allowing the fierce applause to slowly subside.
Homelander put the microphone back in front of him and said in a passionate tone, "I promise you, I will ensure all people of the United States have a safe and reliable future."
Applause rang out thunderously again. Seeing this scene, Ashley Barrett put her hanging heart back in her stomach. It seemed nothing unexpected would happen, and they had finally managed to gloss over the previous incident.
Homelander extended his hand again, signaling for everyone to be quiet.
"Compared to me, you, my friends, you are the true heroes!"
"Homelander! Homelander!!!"
It seemed Billy and the others wouldn't be appearing. Xia Shang felt a bit disappointed about this, but it was also normal. After all, only a week had passed, and making plans takes time.
(End of this Chapter)