civilwarnovels Chapter 2734 Star Core Rescue (2)
Chapter 2734 Star Core Rescue (2)
Chapter 2734 Star Core Rescue (Twenty)
Nick didn't even need to call, Eddie called soon, and the video call was connected after a while. In addition to Eddie, there were many ordinary people on the other end. Nick frowned slightly.
"Ah, Nick, don't mind me. These are my colleagues, all experts. We are editing the third season of Stark's Romantic Wedding Journey, and we happened to see that damn video. I called you to tell you that this thing is most likely a video special effect. Don't be fooled..."
A skinny man wearing black-framed glasses came up to the camera and waved, looking a little nervous. He pushed his glasses up and said, "Hi, hello, I'm Pete, an animator."
"Hello Pete, I was just about to ask, is this video real? Or was it made by someone using some special video processing method?"
"This video has not been processed." Another Asian woman came over, smoothed her black hair and said, "I'm the editor, sorry..."
Eddie quickly made room for her. The woman smiled, nodded and said, "You can call me Chen. I'm the editor in the director's team. When Eddie sent me the film just now, I checked it and there was no trace of editing."
"So you just said this was a special effect..."
"Sorry, this isn't a movie special effect either." Another white man stood behind the crowd, fiddling with a computer and shouting, "I'm sure this isn't a green screen special effect. Green screen special effects can't be this real, believe me!"
"So you're saying there's something wrong with this film?"
"Yes, it's not editing, nor is it a green screen effect, nor is it animation." Eddie's statement confused Nick, but the reporter was not one to keep things in suspense, so he quickly explained, "There's absolutely no problem with the video, but that may not be the case on the scene."
After saying that, the layers of figures blocking the camera dispersed, and with a whoosh, the window was opened, and wind blew in. Then the wind turned into thick fog and turned into a skull, flashing in front of the video.
"Shit!" Nick was so scared that he almost threw his phone away. He couldn't stand this kind of sudden shock.
"What is that?!" Nick's eyes widened as he stared at the screen and said, "Magic? Did you hire a wizard? Or a mutant?"
Several people burst into laughter when they saw Nick's reaction, but Eddie coughed twice and brought the topic back on track before Nick exploded.
"This is not magic, nor is it an illusion. This is real technology." Eddie took out a small device from behind, which was about the size of the palm of his hand. He weighed it in his hand, and then put it in front of the camera to show Nick.
Nick actually couldn't figure out what it was. He just thought that this little thing looked a bit like a miniature projector and a bit like a mini camera, with a square at the back and a small lens at the front.
"This is the latest version of special effects equipment." Eddie introduced it while holding it. "The specific technology may come from a laboratory in Stark Group. We don't know much about it, but it has been mass-produced internally now. You can buy it on a membership website. Major directors around the world are basically members of this website. There are also many bloggers with many fans on various short video platforms who have bought it to introduce it."
"This thing doesn't cost much to make, but it's quite expensive to sell, about 20,000 US dollars. We can only afford it with Stark's sponsorship, just to give him some special effects for his proposal ceremony so that his skirt won't get wet..."
"Get to the point!" Nick roared.
"The point is, you just saw the effect of this thing, isn't it cool?" Eddie said with a smile. Obviously, he was in a good mood to be in this director's group. It could also be that Stark gave too much. Considering that Venom hasn't shown up to disrupt things for so long, it is most likely the latter.
Nick understood immediately, and he said, "So you're saying that the fire monster in this video is a special effect created by this thing?"
"Of course, we can't hide this from you," said the animator who started the video. "We knew right after watching the video that someone was using this new technology to attract attention. After all, this thing hasn't been widely used yet, and the first movie using this special effect hasn't been released yet. Ordinary people don't care much about this kind of technological innovation in the industry, so they are making a fuss."
"We know that the space station is of vital importance." The female editor said with a serious expression: "No one should joke about this matter. Joking about such a major accident is irresponsible for life. We despise such people and don't want them to discredit our industry, so if you need us to, we will stand up and prove how despicable his actions are."
Nick seemed to have some idea, and he said: "How sure are you? I mean, can you really prove that this is a special effect?"
The animator laughed with a bit of contempt and said: "This thing can only fool ordinary people. In fact, it is just like an edited video. An expert will see through it at a glance."
"Look here first." The white special effects artist at the back came over and pointed at the screen. Eddie immediately put the popular short video on the screen and pointed it to Nick with the mouse.
"Look at the curling flame pattern here. Doesn't it look the same as the mist skull we made just now? Because this is a template, he didn't even want to distort and transform himself. It doesn't look like he has very high technical skills."
"Look here again. Although the moves in the front look very realistic, the ones in the back are obviously not debugged. There is even some penetration here, but it is covered by the change of flame color. In addition, the video is not so high-definition. I can easily pick out dozens of such errors."
"This person may have some professional background, but it's all very basic and can't be called the best in the industry. But they are different." Eddie pointed behind him and said, "My guys were all hired by Stark at a high price. You know how much he values that wedding documentary. Every one of them is a top player."
Nick's thoughts seemed to become more certain, and he couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay, Eddie, I guess we are friends, right?"
"Of course, Nick, otherwise we wouldn't have found you right away. We were just afraid that you might make a mistake in judging the space station. Overall, we all think you're doing a good job as the director of SHIELD. Keep up the good work."
The others also echoed Eddie. The female editor said, "We rarely come into contact with SHIELD agents, but I heard that this group of agents are at the forefront of the solar system development plan. I have to say that this has changed my impression of agents very well. I think you should be a good person too."
Nick suddenly felt his thoughts become clear.
It had been a long time since he had felt so warm all over because of people's praise. Perhaps it was because most of the praise he had received in his life was insincere, and this group of ordinary people had no vested interests in him, but were still willing to recognize the fruits of his labor, which further strengthened Nick's position.
"Listen, Eddie, I'm telling you this as a friend, understand?"
Eddie nodded, and everyone in the office came over with great interest. Nick cleared his throat and almost gave a speech with the same ambition he had when he first debuted.
"Regarding the matter of the space station, it's actually like this. Our agent who just went up there sent back a message..."
Nick began to tell them the information and inferences he got from Natasha. Simply put, the people causing trouble in the space station this time were a gang, and their purpose was to be the savior.
It's no surprise that the method they adopted was to fabricate a mastermind behind the space station disaster. To be more precise, they created an accident in the space station, but disguised it all as a monster attack.
This makes sense logically, because only when there is a devil can there be a brave man. The stronger the devil is, the more powerful the brave man is. The brave man who defeats the devil will be more popular and regarded as a hero.
A circuit failure caused by an electrician alone would not satisfy the script, but if the monster appeared at the beginning, SHIELD would be too alert and they would have no chance to take action.
Only in this way can the official law enforcement agencies mistakenly believe that it is just a minor failure and thus fail to take active action. The blank period left will give them room to play.
That is why they initially faked all of this to be an electrical accident, and then slowly unraveled the truth and revealed it to the public.
Because the people find out that they have been deceived, they will only blame the law enforcement agencies for covering up the truth, which will further highlight how brave and fearless the heroes who later rescued people were. To put it simply, it is like praising one and stepping down on the other, and there is harm only when there is comparison.
This goes against Nick's idea, because this group of people essentially want to engage in personal heroism and prepare to become the new generation of superheroes.
But in fact, the earth has no shortage of superheroes. There is even a surplus of them now. Even a hexagonal warrior like Spider-Man only adds a beautiful landscape to the New York skyline. Spider-Man's ability alone has not played much of a role in mankind's space cause. Even the show-off Iron Man has not appeared in public in his new battle suit for a long time.
To put it bluntly, now is not a good time to develop personal heroism, because these street heroes cannot carry humans into space. What humans need now is great progress in production and technological explosion, which can only rely on ordinary people in society. Mutants are enough to be the vanguards of exploring the universe. No matter how many superheroes there are, they are just icing on the cake.
Besides, it is still a question how capable this guy behind the scenes is. If he is capable enough, does he really need to use this kind of special effects?
Even if we take a step back, this guy's brain is not enough. After all, Schiller doesn't use much superpowers when he does things. The ball of wool is still tangled up, which is much better than this space station crash plan with loopholes.
Nick knew that defeating him with superhero abilities was a sign of respect for him, and even defeating him in other areas was a sign of giving him a boost. The real killer was defeating him in the area he was best at.
Thinking of this, Nick no longer hesitated. He directly gave Eddie an address and asked him to buy the special effects equipment and send it over. On the other end, he picked up the phone and spoke to the other end.
"Director Zheng, I know you've been very busy lately, but I suggest you take a look at this, especially let your technicians take a look at this..."