Marvel's Speedsters

The sky is getting dark, the lights are bright, and the vicinity of Times Square in Manhattan is full of people.

This narrow three-| corner area is a colorful world of | and hope, with about 70,000 high-density people passing by every day, pedestrians of different colors, countries and nationalities, countless huge electronic billboards changing 24 hours a day with well-made advertising videos, news and song MVs, colorful neon lights and street performers everywhere.

A bustling entertainment and shopping mall, it’s also known as the crossroads of the world, home to studios and press centers for many world-class news outlets, and anyone who wants to make an impact in North America, is no exception, and Ross is no exception.

At this time, it was the third day of the Sky Restaurant attack, the whereabouts of Betty and Samuel were not yet known, the joint police and military search operation was still intense, and as an important person at the time of the incident and the former employer of the suspect Samuel Steng, Ross was once again widely watched by the outside world, in order to answer some questions to the public concerned about the incident, he was invited to participate in a late-night talk show on American Radio and Television, accompanied by another senior director of the biology department of the cutting-edge laboratory.

When he got out of the car and walked to Maya Hansen wearing black | deep V jumpsuits, and when the two entered the |studio hall side by side with her arm, the reporters who had been waiting outside the hall raised their cameras one after another, and countless dazzling flashes suddenly burst into snowy light, and the light that bloomed in an instant almost dispelled the rule of the night.

“Who is that woman, and who knows her identity?”

“It’s a scientist, the number two person in the biology department of the cutting-edge laboratory, and it is said that he had a relationship with Stark before.”

“It’s worthy of Mr. Byrne, even if there is no news today, tomorrow’s news is already there…”

Since the rise of Ross, the outside world has always compared him to Tony Stark, constantly comparing them in all aspects, in addition to career, ability, wealth, the most concerned is the lace scandal between the two people, although Ross is not Stark’s character of hunting everywhere|, but his news is always constant, although some of them are true, but there is no lack of media speculation, lies become a recognized fact, so Maya, who appeared with him today, was not spared.

“Sorry, the doctor has always been low-key, too many shots will make his blood pressure rise and his hands and feet stiff, so I can only let you accompany me to be a monkey in the zoo.” While holding Maya’s waist, Ross waved frequently to the supporters around him, he is very good at public relations, usually willing to invest in charity, in just one year has won a large number of fans, like Tony, different from traditional operators, but a star among entrepreneurs.

“I want to thank you, Rose, it’s fun to be such a beautiful monkey occasionally.” Maya couldn’t help but smile when she heard his funny words.

Once targeted by Stark, this lady is naturally also a very | person, she is in the golden age of women, although not particularly beautiful |, but the temperament is mature |and feminine from time to time shows a trace of innocence, people can’t help but want to get close, tall and tall in the spotlight every move is just right with Ross.

They were greeted by the TV production department and walked into the hall, where host David and some viewers had already entered the studio in advance |.

Over the years, talk shows have been popular in the United States, satirizing and criticizing the economic, political, and social ills of the United States in a humorous way, and some programs have remained popular. This time Ross participated in the David show is one of the most popular talk shows in the United States, redhead, small eyes, a freckled look David is the king of talk shows, his program attracts an average of 30 million viewers a week, and ranks first in the same type for six consecutive years, many politicians also regard it as a vane representing the opinions of voters, appearing in such a column, attracting attention is naturally self-evident.

The two sides shook hands and chatted for a while, during which David couldn’t help but peek at Maya many times, but fortunately he was a host with excellent professionalism, and his work always came first. He and Ross reached a simple consensus on the scope of the interview during the conversation, and then they could start broadcasting live with a little makeup.

With the gaffer’s gesture, the light in the studio was dim, and a video shot with a mobile phone appeared on the big screen.

The first few seconds are video recordings of Gwen’s birthday reception, where viewers can see her chopping cakes with a crown and a dinner knife in hand, and soon after, two ugly green weirdos break through the wall and rush into the crowd.

“Mom—-”

“What is it?”

In the chaos, mixed with the screams of children’s voices, the camera began to shake |violently, and the people at the scene could also feel the panic and fear in the hearts of those present at that time.

On the screen, people see the violent |movement that erupts from the depths of the corridor, as if there are countless bison running wildly there, the glass on the edge of the hall is shattered, a large amount of dust and smoke is filled, and in just ten seconds the joyful and peaceful drinking party has become a murderous and boiling fighting arena, in this hellish background, an eight-foot-tall green monster picked up a long table fan and flew a number of guests attending the drinking party, and then punched a man in the face, and slammed the poor man’s body into flying and crashing open the window. Fall | from a thousand feet in the air.

The audience held their breath, although they had seen the news report in the newspaper, but the text was not as intuitive as the video after all, because it was a private party, except for Peter, an old classmate, the Stacy family did not invite reporters, so the picture of the attack was not recorded before, and now suddenly seeing such a tragic scene, everyone has a creepy feeling.

A few minutes later, the video ends, the lights return to normal, and the host David returns to the center of the camera.

“It’s a week of David Show, and you’re welcome to watch. What was just broadcast was a superpowered attack that happened at noon the day before yesterday, as everyone can see, a group of green-skinned monsters known as abomination rushed into the birthday party of Mr. Byrne’s girlfriend, Miss Gwen, and then made a big fuss…”

After the brief narrative, interviews with witnesses appeared on the screen, and the men and women all looked pale and frightened.

“…… As of today, there is still no news of the kidnapped, the public is indignant at the increasing number of crimes committed by superpowers, and some citizens have spontaneously stood up to protest against the inaction of the federal government… Today, we are honored to invite Mr. Ross Byrne and Miss Maya Hansen from the cutting-edge laboratory, Ross is the party to the incident, and he and Dr. Hansen are leading experts in genetic biology, let’s hear their views. ”

David said, beginning to ask Ross’s opinion on the matter.

Ross’s first thing to do, of course, is to show a tough attitude and denounce the criminals, while also thanking the police officers represented by George, although everyone knows his relationship with the chief’s daughter, George’s role is also well known.

“It is said that Dr. Stern once worked in the biology laboratory of S.T.A.R. before resigning from the investment to establish Stern Biologics, does this indicate that there is some connection between Ster’s illegal activities and cutting-edge laboratory research. We note that Mr. Byrne’s company has not applied for a single major patent so far, and almost all of the core technology is kept as a trade secret—- I don’t mean this way of doing business is illegal, but it is a very unusual method for technology companies. After a few words, David began to knock on the side.

“Dr. Stern’s private research began before joining the lab, which has been confirmed by the police. According to the police, he and the mysterious figure under the pseudonym Mr. Green have been communicating for several years, and perhaps he has gained some convenience during his time in the laboratory, but there is no doubt that he has deviated from the purpose of S.T.A.R. to benefit the public and went down the wrong path, which we all regret. Facing the camera, Ross talked eloquently, he knew there would be this day, so he wanted to distance himself from Samuel from the beginning, and now his layout finally worked.

Some may suspect that the lab also has secret research, but no one will think that Ross is behind it.

Of course, even this Ross must resolutely refute it, his reasons are also very strong, keeping secrets does not mean that it is to be equated with dangerous research, the original Watsons Pharmaceutical is also a pharmaceutical leader, a world-class large enterprise, listed companies top 500 for many years, but if it were not for the mutant riot to attack the Pelican Island Research Institute and the Long Island Research Institute, who would know that they had moved so many shady hands and feet in private?

Since the fall of Watsonton, the outside world has been imposing a lot of speculation on the losers, including the deliberate guidance of cutting-edge laboratories, basins of sewage are constantly poured on, and no matter how clean the reputation is, there are only countless malicious speculations left, so Ross is justified at this time.

“As for patent applications, we answered similar questions a long time ago, and now we might as well answer them again. In fact, when you enter | industry, you will find that patents are only a way to protect interests, not a complete protection measure, and no enterprise with long-term planning will patent the core technology in a protection mentality. ”

“What does that say?” David and some of the audience were intrigued by this statement, and in their opinion, Ross’s always had some novel views that were very different from the widely accepted mainstream ideas in society.

“David, what did you do in the first job?” Ross did not answer directly.

“Oh, my career wasn’t as successful as Ross, I didn’t raise enough money for college right after high school, and in order to reduce the burden on my family and not take out a student loan in the future, I worked for a chemical factory and marketed their new laundry detergent, helping them sell it for five years before raising enough money to go to college.” Talking about the past, David laughed self-deprecatingly.

“I believe that five years of hard experience must have played a very important role in your future success.” Ross complimented and then began to explain. “Since David you used to work for a chemical plant, let’s take an example, you are marketing a new laundry detergent formula that can improve the after-wash effect, so when the chemical plant applies for a patent for the formula, they set the technical problem to improve the whiteness of the fabric, as long as it is slightly improved, and then the claim is the formula that can meet the basic threshold requirements.”

“That’s right, that’s right.” David thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

While developing the formula, they found that if two special ingredients in the formula—- such as A or B, reached a special ratio, such as 2:1, the decontamination effect on certain types of stains, such as grease, would be greatly improved, as long as they did not mention the grease removal ability in the instructions, they could not ask for protection or disclose this special ratio. This special ratio is then protected by the company as a trade secret, while the basic formula may be licensed. Even if competitors see the patent and can make a basic formula to improve the whiteness of the fabric, they will not know the secret of adjusting the ratio of ingredients and improving the decontamination effect, of course, competitors cannot follow the basic formula, because then it is infringement. ”

“So it’s a way to protect trade secrets?” The host and the audience were aware.

“Yes, this is just a simple way to include patents and hide trade secrets, but this is the usual method used by the sunset industry, it is not highly profitable, it is not worth the investment of competitors, and cutting-edge technology companies with high risk, high returns, and high R&D investment like S.T.A.R. are not suitable.” Ross continued.

“Why is that, isn’t patent protection the best way to protect interests?” Everyone present was confused.

“Because we are a start-up company, we have big expectations to change the way people live in the future through new models, but the weakness of our roots makes it impossible for us to follow the conventional path. After all, we are a business, not a charity. Ross said bluntly.

“Under the current model, a mature IP management system is to establish a cross-departmental IP management body with multi-departmental participation in decision-making, and if we do not do this, it will not be long before our market will be encroached upon by imitators, and even if the litigation is won, it may not be compensated, but it will consume our own resources, especially time.” But if we want to copy the path of the rise of other technology companies, we must introduce capital, become a tool for profit in the financial world or be controlled by giants in the same industry, and take profit as the value orientation rather than the pursuit of progress, which is contrary to our original intention. Ross said half-truthfully, his attitude seemed very honest, which won him a round of applause from the audience.

“This answer is really amazing, to be honest, I didn’t expect that a billionaire like you is still sticking to the original pursuit, it seems that you are very confident in the protection of core technology.” David was also a little moved, and specially came over to shake hands with Ross.

To them, Ross is undoubtedly the kind of person who dares to pursue his ideals, and it’s no wonder that one of his two ventures is named the Advanced Technology Laboratory and the other is named Watchmen.

Isn’t a man like Ross a catcher in a wheatfield, lonely and persistent.

David then also interviewed Maya, and the lady’s smile and Sven also left a good impression on the audience.

Under the control of the host, the atmosphere of the scene was always warm and rational, and several people talked about various things in just forty minutes, while questions from the audience and hotline calls continued to come in, which greatly helped the outside world to understand the laboratory.

Of course, what they know is what Ross wants them to know, and they may never know what is really secret.

“Finally, I want to ask Ross, what do you think of superpowers, we know that your Watchmen company employs some mutants, and some citizens always think that mutants are a source of infectious disease or chaos, which will bring misfortune to those who are close, but we also see that ordinary people and mutant employees in your company work well together, how do you do it?”

“Actually, I don’t have a particular opinion, you know the incident at the time of Watsonton’s acquisition—- Rost said, referring to the assassination scandal, and many people present still had an impression. “When I found out that I needed such a group of people, I noted the conditions on the recruitment offer, and after a while there were mutants who applied, and after the interview we were satisfied with each other, so they stayed, and it was as simple as that.” Ross said with a shrug of his shoulders.

“Then I think your treatment must be very good.” David frowned at the camera and grimaced.

There was a chuckle in the audience, accompanied by sparse applause.

“Unfortunately, there is no special treatment.” Ross laughed and explained in time.

In his description, superpowers are like skilled workers who receive wages that match the hard work and skills they put in, rather than being naturally higher than other employees in the first place, and if they don’t meet the standards required by the company, management will reduce their pay according to the regulations.

“In short, everyone is equal and no one can be privileged, and this is the purpose of S.T.A.R., to make the world freer and our lives more beautiful | better.” Ross finally emphasized this, and the applause in the audience was suddenly much warmer than before.

At the end of the live broadcast, the audience came to the stage to request autographs and group photos, and Ross met their requirements while frequently hugging enthusiastic fans.

“Very good, I hope we will have the opportunity to invite you as a guest next time.” David also | hold his hand.

“That’s my wish.” Ross replied with a smile.

Then he felt something, slightly tilted his head and glanced at the empty audience with afterlight.

A strange man wearing a red and black hood appeared there at an unknown time, crouching between the dimly lit row of chairs and raising two fingers to make a successful gesture at Rosby.