Anton's expression was strange.
He wasn't that surprised. The chaotic plots he'd encountered earlier made it clear he was in a patchwork Marvel Cinematic Universe. Besides, the Fantastic Four were originally a Marvel property, making their appearance more justified than things like Wanted or Transformers.
The Fantastic Four was the landmark creation of Stan Lee, the father of Marvel.
In the era when Marvel was declining, the Fantastic Four kept Marvel alive.
In a sense, in the orthodox Marvel universe, the Fantastic Four should have been the savior.
However, in the original Earth's timeline, after entering the twenty-first century, Marvel looked around and found that all the valuable superheroes had been sold off. They chose Iron Man as a last resort, and after a gamble, they were ultimately successful, leading the trend and starting the era of superhero films.
"Alright, when will John be back?"
Anton asked.
The return of his cheapskate father, John, meant that the Fantastic Four had already gone into space, and the plot was officially entering its initial phase.
Soon, New York would be facing a chaotic event.
It was hard to say whether this event would involve his cheapskate father.
As for the enemy, without a doubt, it would be Victor Von Doom, also known as Doctor Doom.
This was a truly formidable character.
Unlike the also-ran, insignificant villains in the Iron Man trilogy, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, was definitely a powerful individual.
In the comics, Doctor Doom himself had no superpowers. Later, through learning and various opportunities, he mastered a large amount of magical knowledge, and his magic level could rival Doctor Strange.
In the movie, Doctor Doom was portrayed as a classmate of Reed Richards. He participated in a space mission due to his billionaire status, infiltrating the space station and ultimately gaining unique superpowers, much like the Fantastic Four.
Of course, the movie version of Doctor Doom was significantly weaker than his comic book counterpart, but he was still not to be underestimated.
To some extent, based on the justice value assessment, resolving Doctor Doom should yield a substantial amount of justice value.
Anton hadn't received a significant influx of justice value in a while.
The Electro he apprehended half a month ago at the Stark Expo only brought him a measly 2 million justice value.
Tsk.
Honestly, after the 10 million justice value from the Transformers incident, he found it difficult to get excited about just a few million justice value.
But the Fantastic Four incident was an opportunity.
Doctor Doom is a classic villain in the Marvel world. Even if the Doctor Doom in the movies isn't that powerful, the system should still give him some extra points, just like Marvel itself does, picking the best of a bad lot.
"At the earliest, in about half a month."
The old man said, "Just because the work is done doesn't mean you can just leave. In short, I'll notify you when he returns."
"Alright, notify me immediately when he returns."
Anton waved his hand.
With John's return as the time point, there's still enough time to prepare for the Fantastic Four's storyline, at least until now.
The unfortunate citizens of New York had just experienced the Stark Expo incident not long ago. Today, they witnessed the battle that took place at the Manhattan docks. In about a month at most, they are about to face the next Fantastic Four incident.
This place is truly terrifying.
Thinking it over, Anton returned to DC Company to handle his daily work, putting the matter behind him.
In the following days, he flew to Los Angeles again.
Wonder Woman's filming had wrapped, and it officially entered the post-production phase.
Since it was a film shot by Anton, out of respect for the boss, Quentin Beck, the future "Mysterio," personally took over the film's special effects production.
The speed was very fast.
Including the pre-production preparations, coupled with the support of the tech guru, post-production wasn't difficult.
Quentin Beck's holographic technology was quite realistic, which helped Anton during filming to a certain degree, directly eliminating part of the post-production work and speeding up the film's progress.
Now, Quentin's technology had become advanced technology commonly used in Hollywood. The special effects studio under DC Company was now valued at hundreds of millions, yet there were no investors.
Quentin, who held a significant stake in the special effects studio, rose to prominence instantly, becoming a billionaire.
Even if it was just an estimated valuation, Quentin was doing quite well for himself.
Of course, he hadn't forgotten his boss.
The post-production for Wonder Woman being handed over to Quentin was also a result that Anton was happy to see.
Anton believed that with Quentin's technical assistance, the final cut of Wonder Woman would undoubtedly far surpass the original Earth version starring Gal Gadot.
Many people had already foreseen the success of this film.
Jim strongly requested that they prepare in advance and establish a production plan for Wonder Woman 2, but Anton refused.
Anton had no plans to film Wonder Woman 2 at all.
First, the second Wonder Woman movie in the original timeline was a disaster, with a broken plot and power system that was unwatchable.
Second, the Wonder Woman movie he was filming, once released, would definitely help him push Wonder Woman's fan value to over 30 million. Then, he could naturally achieve his goal and exchange for the Wonder Woman template... Filming a second movie wouldn't be very meaningful.
Making money was never the key!
Fan value was the key!
As for why Batman would film a second movie, part of it was for personal reasons, and the other part was to enhance the audience's sense of immersion, better introduce the upcoming Batman v Superman, and bring more heat to Superman.
To be honest, in this world, Superman's character setting wasn't very likable.
In this world, which happened to be experiencing an alien invasion, aliens weren't seen as good guys by many people.
In this situation, the appearance of a superhero with an alien setting could only bring heat to the movie, but not more immersion.
The increase in Superman's fan value was slightly different from Anton's expectations.
After some thought, he came to this conclusion.
Very quickly.
Wonder Woman's post-production, after Quentin Beck's tireless work, was finally completed.
The final cut was soon ready.
Anton led Jim and the others to watch the finished film and was satisfied.
Jim immediately ramped up the publicity.
Movie materials were released as if they were free, further increasing the film's and Wonder Woman's popularity.
DC Company's works, after Anton's year of management, were no longer considered unknown.
After all, they included Batman, Cyborg, and Green Arrow, three superheroes who had already appeared in reality, making many fans proud, as if the superheroes they supported could appear in the public eye like sunlight shining into reality.
This fantastic crossover greatly increased the fan loyalty for DC Company's works.
At the same time.
News of Wonder Woman's upcoming release reached the ears of S.H.I.E.L.D. and others immediately.
Coulson immediately dropped his work to focus on this matter.
He had barely managed to cover up the issues related to Ivan Vanko caused by Hammer Industries, and now there was another Justice League movie coming out...
Coulson was quite a headache.
He dared not ignore the "Wonder Woman" from DC Company.
Although, on the surface, this was just a trivial movie, the key was not the movie itself, but who made it, and which characters Diana Prince, the protagonist of this work, had interacted with.
The film's director is Anton Jameson.
Anton Jameson, who has directed the films Batman and Cyborg!
Under Nick Fury's orders, Coulson had watched all the DC Company's works and clearly understood Wonder Woman's position in the DC Company's works, or rather, in the virtual Justice League.
The daughter of the god king Zeus, a true goddess, with the blood of the old gods flowing through her veins, possessing extraordinary power like a god, and once fought against the god of war, Ares.
These stories seemed bizarre, like ancient myths.
As a high-ranking member of S.H.I.E.L.D., Coulson had seen many secrets that others couldn't access, including some incredible historical records.
Whether there were gods in the world, he couldn't be sure.
What he could be sure of was that on the ancient Earth, there were indeed some figures with extraordinary power, like gods.
So, would the Wonder Woman in the film, Diana Prince, be a descendant of these people?
As for Wonder Woman's linked characters, the situation seemed even more terrifying, including Flash, Cyborg, Batman, and even Superman!
In the works currently released by DC Company, Batman and Cyborg had already become real people.
That terrifying alien, Superman, didn't seem to have appeared in the real world yet!
Who could guarantee that Wonder Woman wouldn't be next?
Anyway, Coulson had a feeling that Batman and Cyborg were definitely not the only two.
In the time to come, they would definitely see these virtual superheroes being played by real-world characters, which would then cause a huge sensation.
After thinking for a moment.
"The premiere is tomorrow... Looks like I need to have someone reserve a seat."
Coulson dialed a number: "Hey, it's Coulson. Get me a ticket for the earliest showing tomorrow, Wonder Woman... Why you? Of course, I can't use my own money to buy the ticket. Watching movies is official business, Anton's new work..."
Time flew by.
Wonder Woman's premiere was about to begin.
Anton, who had just arrived at the premiere, was pulled over by the old man to meet a man he had been looking forward to seeing.
It was his father, his cheap old man.
"Anton, I was only away working for a little over a year, and I heard you've already become a great director!"
A man who looked to be only in his early thirties, but was actually nearly forty, opened his arms and embraced Anton tightly with a smile on his face.
"John, long time no see."
Anton was stunned.
Meeting the man in front of him for the first time, he really couldn't bring himself to call him "Dad".
But integrating all of the original's memories, and John's enthusiastic embrace, also awakened this part of his interest in Anton's mind, and looking at this familiar yet unfamiliar face, he gradually felt a fondness.
"You've come at just the right time, for the premiere of my new movie?"
Anton asked with a smile.
"Of course."
John laughed, "I've been looking forward to this day for a long time!"
"Let's go, you'll see an excellent work."
As they spoke, the two entered the venue for the premiere.
John went directly into the inner hall.
Anton went to the prepared interview area and, after a simple interview, arrived at the podium in the inner field, followed by more pleasantries.
After the tedious steps were completed, the movie finally began.
Before Anton stepped down, his gaze swept across the audience, and seeing a few familiar figures, he couldn't help but curl his lips.
Tony, Coulson, and others were all there!
Although he knew they were there to gather intelligence, in a way, Anton had to thank these people for contributing to his box office revenue!
It's just that the premiere viewing doesn't seem to count towards the box office results!
But it doesn't matter.
As long as you provide fan value, then we are friends.
Coulson might not contribute fan value to Wonder Woman, but Tony Stark, as a globally recognized lecher, even if he reformed, would still be interested in Wonder Woman's big breasts and long legs.
As a man, Tony's little thoughts couldn't escape Anton's eyes.
...
The movie began.
Following the opening credits featuring many heroes from the DC Company, a low-toned monologue from the female lead began.
A woman with a large bust and long legs entered the audience's view.
Everyone knew that this woman was the female lead, Wonder Woman, Diana Prince.
Diana began to recall the past, starting with a photo.
The photo was yellowed, appearing very old, and through the background in the photo, Coulson quickly locked onto the last era, that unique time period.
"War time?"
Coulson's gaze lingered on the weapon in the photo: "This rifle was the most commonly used weapon during World War I."
Then, the female lead, Diana, picked up a note from the box. The name on it was Bruce Wayne.
Coulson's lips twitched.
In his view, this was Anton emphasizing that Wonder Woman and Batman were from the same world.
The others wouldn't think like him, they would all think it was a normal plot connection.
Soon.
The movie entered the Paradise Island plot of Diana's childhood.
Paradise Island, Amazons.
It was a special kingdom populated entirely by women. Both the king and the people were tall and strong, making every woman a formidable warrior, their strength equal to, if not greater than, that of men.
It was also worth noting that the island was protected by a magical force field created by Zeus, allowing its inhabitants to live forever, making it a true paradise.
During the film, the background was revealed through the words of Diana's mother, Hippolyta, the Queen of Paradise Island.
Paradise Island worshipped the Greek gods, with Zeus as their head.
Zeus created humanity, but humanity incurred the jealousy of Ares, Zeus's son and the God of War.
Ares stirred up rebellion among humans, causing war to spread throughout the human world.
The expansion of war made Ares stronger. Eventually, the God of War's ambition grew, and he even killed the gods, intending to control the entire world. At a critical moment, he was stopped by Zeus's lightning strike.
However, to stop Ares, Zeus's divine power was exhausted, and he died. Before his death, Zeus left behind a powerful weapon and set up a protective barrier for Paradise Island to prevent Ares from finding it after his revival.
At this point, the plot was basically clear.
The logic is quite simple; no one could fail to understand it.
The ultimate enemy is the God of War, Ares, and Wonder Woman will appear as a superhero to defeat Ares and save the world.
Coulson was thoughtful.
Although the plot is simple, it expresses a rather interesting concept.
It's like God creating humans, as described in the Bible!
Wonder Woman's film supports this view indirectly.
Only, the god who created humans has changed from God to Zeus, the King of the Greek gods.
Is this exposing mythology, or is it alluding to reality? Are humans really beings created by gods?
Coulson thought of certain records in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s files, squinting his eyes, and harboring some well-founded suspicions.
If it were other movies, Coulson wouldn't care at all.
But it just so happened that this was a movie by Anton.
A headache!
Coulson didn't know what Anton was thinking.
If Wonder Woman really would appear in the real world, then was this movie a biography filmed in advance for a hero about to appear?
S.H.I.E.L.D. investigated everything that appeared in the Batman movie, feeling like they understood something, and also feeling like they understood nothing.
At least, they still hadn't figured out where Batman's special equipment came from, what advanced technology it used.
Of course, through the recently established Wayne Enterprises, S.H.I.E.L.D. vaguely had some ideas.
Wayne Enterprises obviously had Batman's technical support behind it.
Otherwise, those unique weapon designs and advanced technologies would never have been readily available to a newly established company.
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