The popularity of the Kuba Crisis slowly faded after a full month, but the buzz generated by Vought Corporation continued.
Because President Murray fully grasped Fang Yuan's instructions, he spared no effort in promoting his employees.
Fabrication and false advertising couldn't even begin to describe the extent of Vought's excesses.
For example, Beast Hank, because he was a member Fang Yuan specifically requested to promote, Murray specially concocted a series of short stories for Hank, from using his superpowers to save people in childhood to developing new technologies with his superpowers as an adult—every deed imaginable was included.
In particular, the story of him injecting himself with genetic medicine, turning into a blue Beast-man because he felt his combat strength was weak and worried he couldn't help his teammates, was touted as a typical Vought Superhero and extensively covered by various media outlets.
However, Hank actually belonged to the conservative faction among the Awakened; he had never revealed his Awakened identity since childhood, let alone used his superpowers to save people.
But Murray still managed to find a large number of 'friends and relatives' who Hank had supposedly helped in the past, who bragged on the media all day about how they were saved by the young Beast.
Seeing how they spoke with such conviction and seriousness, even Hank himself began to doubt if he had truly done those things.
If the person involved was confused, then ordinary viewers were even more so.
Thus, Hank's reputation soared, breaking the 100 mark in the third week, unlocking a character template for Fang Yuan.
Naturally, this was much slower compared to Angel, but Angel had the first Superhero bonus, which other employees couldn't compare to.
Besides Hank, Alex and Sean were also promoted similarly, though their approaches were slightly different.
Alex took the idol route.
That's right, the kind that sells looks and physique.
Because Vought Corporation had internally researched that Alex's characteristics, aside from his extremely destructive superpowers, were his face and body.
When you're a star, promoting your appearance naturally yields results more easily.
Moreover, compared to ordinary celebrities, Alex could add special effects to himself.
This was indeed the case; Alex, who was not particularly prominent in the X-Men, saw his fame skyrocket after taking the idol route, and many big names came seeking collaborations, making him the most promising person within Vought Corporation in the entertainment industry.
Of course, Alex himself found it a bit awkward.
However, after Fang Yuan presented him with reports praising him and the amount of income he had earned during this period, Alex stated that these difficulties could all be overcome.
As for Sean, he embarked on the path of a singer, as his superpower was controlling sound waves; hitting an E6 note was effortless for him, and not singing would simply be a waste of talent.
Vought had already arranged vocal training for Sean, and compared to Alex, Sean himself was more interested in becoming a singer, as it was his area of expertise, and Sean himself enjoyed the feeling of being welcomed by many.
From them, it can also be seen that Vought Corporation intentionally allows its employees to become stars while also developing in different industries.
After all, in this World, Vought's employees are true Superheroes, so they naturally have to do something substantial.
The origin of all this was actually Angel Warren, whose cameo as a war correspondent during the Kuba Crisis left a deep impression on the entire World.
Many quick-witted people also realized that having Awakened with special abilities go into different industries according to their abilities could greatly improve work efficiency.
Thus, the employment prospects for the Awakened suddenly opened up, and this also solved the problem of placing Awakened within Vought Corporation.
Because Vought Corporation has now become the leading organization for the Awakened, every day Awakened come to Vought Tower, wanting to join Vought Corporation.
Fang Yuan, of course, would not refuse this; he painstakingly established Vought Corporation precisely because he wanted the Awakened to come and join him, didn't he?
So, for the Awakened who wanted to join Vought Corporation, Fang Yuan initially gave each person an invitation letter, after all, there was no limit to these things.
However, the superpowers of these Awakened were not too appealing to Fang Yuan; at most, they were at Salvador's level.
But don't look down on Salvador, after all, her character rating was C+, while the Awakened coming to join were at most C.
So later, Fang Yuan stopped giving one to everyone; it was too tiring for him to hand them out one by one, so he had Vought Corporation categorize their files, and he would only sign individually if he saw an ability he wanted.
There are different ways to classify the Awakened, with a division into one to five levels, and also classifications like Epsilon, Delta, Gamma, Beta, Alpha, and omega.
But no matter which method, low-level Awakened account for the vast majority; 20% of Awakened may have appearances vastly different from ordinary people and cannot integrate into human life, and 50% of Awakened may look similar to ordinary people, but their superpowers are very weak.
So even Salvador, whom Fang Yuan looked down upon, possessing an ordinary appearance and able to control her abilities freely, was still among the top 30% of Awakened.
It's just that the people she was compared to were Professor X, Magneto, or at the very least, high-level Awakened like Impact and Beast, which made her seem too insignificant.
But even if Fang Yuan looked down on them, given Vought Corporation's current status, it naturally couldn't ignore these people, otherwise, it would affect Vought Corporation's attractiveness to the Awakened.
This is like buying a dead horse for a thousand gold; as long as one Awakened that Fang Yuan finds satisfactory comes to join, he profits.
So, under Fang Yuan's instructions, Murray came up with the concept of 'unofficial employees.'
Awakened who come to join will undergo a series of evaluations, and if they pass, they can become 'unofficial employees' of Vought Corporation, enjoying the benefits provided by Vought Corporation.
Vought Corporation will also arrange work for these people based on their abilities, ensuring they can live normally.
If an unofficial employee receives unfair treatment, Vought Corporation will also provide assistance.
This is equivalent to a protective charm given by Vought Corporation, telling everyone, 'This person is under my Vought's protection.'
This initiative caused a huge sensation outside; everyone knew that Vought Corporation was serious, which also brought Vought and Fang Yuan widespread praise and excellent reviews.
Especially among the Awakened community, becoming an unofficial employee of Vought Corporation immediately became a dream for many.
However, the unofficial employee status was not that easy to obtain; only Awakened with healthy minds and who were harmless to society could pass the assessment, as Vought also didn't want to bring in a bunch of trouble.
For Awakened who did not pass, Vought Corporation also provided humanitarian aid, offering them food and lodging; although the conditions were not good, at least their basic living could be guaranteed.
Therefore, among the lower-level Awakened community, Vought Corporation's name was more effective than the official authorities.
After all, in the United States, Vought Corporation had done enough, and no one could criticize them for anything.
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