"I'm wondering if I can quit?"
Steve found Fang Yuan and asked.
He was currently wearing an exaggerated performance costume, holding the third shield of his life, the Stars and Stripes shield. Amusingly, the mask on his head not only had a large letter 'A' but also two small ears.
"You didn't tell me the new battlefield was acting before I came?" Steve felt very ashamed, having to perform such a flamboyant and artificial act in front of the public.
"I generally don't force people to do things they don't want to do," Fang Yuan said with a gentle smile, "So… no!"
Steve's hopeful expression instantly fell.
"What are you thinking? This is your battlefield!"
Fang Yuan patted his arm: "Go on stage. Senator Brandt is very influential. If you do well, you'll definitely have the chance to genuinely lead a team into battle!"
"Do you like the new name I gave you?" Fang Yuan asked.
Steve hesitated for a moment, then nodded from his heart.
So Fang Yuan pushed Steve onto the stage: "That's right, just pretend this is an exercise, Captain America!"
The original plot's packaging of Steve was very good, so Fang Yuan's Vought Corporation also copied it, starting with stage plays to build popularity, then filming GG, publishing comics, and making movies.
With official support, Vought Corporation's actions were given a Green Lantern, with all necessary resources given priority.
Of course, this was understandable. After all, if any unit didn't satisfy Vought, Fang Yuan would go and meet the person in charge, and then the entire unit would become Vought Corporation's dog.
During this process, Steve also gradually changed his mindset from his initial awkwardness.
He knew his performances were over-the-top, but children loved them. Later, every performance would see large groups of children cheering for him. Receiving such a welcome, Steve also began to feel that perhaps this wasn't so bad.
Especially after The Captain America movie was released, even adults began to like Captain America. Every time Steve toured a U.S. state, national bond sales there would increase by at least 10%, attracting countless young people to join the army.
Fang Yuan was not idle either; he laid a solid foundation for Vought Corporation, with all relationships smoothed out, ensuring no one would suddenly appear to cause trouble for Vought.
Moreover, due to the war, New York was now full of single women, just waiting for Fang Yuan to comfort them one by one.
Of course, his gains were not small either.
[Name: Steve Rogers]
[Level: C+]
[Fame: 103 (Renowned)]
[Unlock Rewards: Initial Reward, Tier 1 Reward, Tier 2 Reward, Tier 3 Reward (Claimable)]
Due to Vought Corporation and the official's overwhelming propaganda, Steve's fame grew rapidly, but after breaking 100, his fame barely moved.
Fang Yuan also understood the reason: Steve's current fame was all thanks to propaganda. Aside from saving passersby while chasing a spy at the very beginning, he hadn't performed any heroic deeds since.
Fang Yuan had long discovered that propaganda could rapidly increase an employee's fame, but in the later stages, it still needed to be supported by real events.
It's like comparing a trending celebrity to an established, skilled actor; the former is indeed popular, but after ten or twenty years, it's often the latter who are remembered by the audience.
Captain America's first two rewards only unlocked slight strength enhancements, which were not very effective. However, the Tier 2 reward offered an additional option.
[When Tier 3 rewards are unlocked, increase Template Development by 20%.]
Fang Yuan chose this reward.
Fang Yuan had long anticipated that Steve's character level would not be high, as Captain America was initially planned as a mass-produced Super Soldier.
In Marvel's official settings, Captain America's strength attribute is 3, meaning he can lift no more than 360 kilograms, far less than X-Men's Beast.
Of course, in movie depictions, Captain America definitely had a power-up, pulling planes and lifting rebar with his bare hands, with strength definitely exceeding 2 tons.
But even if Captain America's strength rating was later raised to 4, it would at most be on par with Beast, and all his other physical attributes would still be completely overshadowed by Beast. Therefore, although the initial development of Steve's character Template was only 37%, after Fang Yuan claimed it, it became 62%, and then with the additional 20% from Tier 2—
[Character Template: Steve Rogers (C+ class, Development 82%)]
Fang Yuan had always been curious about what would be different when Template Development exceeded 70%, and now he finally knew.
After using the Steve Template, his strength actually increased to be similar to Hank's Beast form, capable of reaching 3-4 tons.
Moreover, his mind suddenly gained many combat skills, from unarmed combat to cold weapons and hot weapons, Fang Yuan instantly became exceptionally proficient!
This was a capability that even the movie version of Captain America didn't possess. The movie version of Captain America's combat ability was also very strong, but that was more inclined towards his body choosing the optimal reaction, not being proficient in everything.
"So… this is Captain America from the comics?" Fang Yuan was very pleasantly surprised, "After the Character Template Development reaches a certain level, it can actually gain abilities from the comics?"
His first thought was of Magneto, who could control magnetism to move Planets and open wormholes, and Professor X, who could transfer consciousness and turn the entire Universe into idiots.
"So this is the true value of high-level Character Templates," he thought to himself.
However, for A+ class Templates like Charles and Eric, it's easy to imagine that increasing Development would be more difficult, unless, like Captain America, a higher-level Template of the same type is used to overwrite it.
And the 82% developed Steve Template also instantly became Fang Yuan's new favorite.
He currently used Professor X's and Shaw's Templates the most. Professor X allowed him to read others' thoughts, while Shaw could extend his lifespan, which he used almost constantly.
Red Devil's ability could also extend lifespan, but he had to transform into his devil form.
However, if a battle occurred and Fang Yuan didn't want to expose too many superpowers, the Steve Template was an excellent choice.
Although the Template level was relatively low, high Development was like a three-star one-cost card in Teamfight Tactics, or a fully upgraded beginner's equipment, which could be of great help in the early stages.
Physical attributes were secondary; those combat skills were what truly made him envious.
Unfortunately, that, like the Beast form, was an ability inherent to the Template. Unless Fang Yuan could find a way to use multiple Templates simultaneously, he could only use them individually for now.
Moreover, Steve's situation was almost an exception, as Fang Yuan would not invest so many resources in other employees with relatively low character levels.
"Fang, when are we filming captain america 2?"
Steve, with an excited expression, found Fang Yuan and asked eagerly.
"The first movie just finished its run, and you're already thinking about the second one? Didn't you say before that you'd rather die than wear that outfit on camera?" Fang Yuan teased Steve, who had completely changed his tune in just over four months.
They say the essence of humanity is often 'eating one's words'.
Steve smiled sheepishly. Even with his character, being liked by so many people made him unable to resist becoming engrossed, as these were all things he had never experienced before.
"You're going to tour and visit the European battlefield next, so filming a movie is definitely out of the question," Fang Yuan reminded him.
He knew that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Steve wouldn't be making movies for another year or two, as he was about to enter a new phase of his life.
"Oh, right!" Steve suddenly realized. This was his first time going to the front lines. "I'll go back and prepare."
Fang Yuan smiled and shook his head, but he was also carefully contemplating, as he hadn't yet figured out how to plan Vought's development in this World.
After all, the Avengers storyline all happens sixty or seventy years later.
Although the X-Men World was also in the sixties, there were many Mutants, so the time period issue could be ignored.
But for the Marvel Universe, Fang Yuan felt it was too protracted to wait another sixty or seventy years.
He didn't want to play the same script twice.
And just then, a spark-ring portal suddenly appeared in Fang Yuan's room, followed by a bald woman in a yellow wizard's robe slowly emerging from it.
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