"First, you need to find someone..."
"His name is Flint Marko!"
"He is your enemy!"
Anton and Eddie, without waiting for Phil to react, quickly laid out the details in just a few sentences.
"Flint Marko?"
Phil was stunned.
This rather unfamiliar name left him completely bewildered, unable to react.
"Flint Marko is a street thug who mutated during a prison escape. He can turn into sand and control it. We call him Sandman, just like Electro... Wait, you were moving too fast earlier, you didn't see Electro!"
Anton thought for a moment and said, "In short, your enemy is Flint Marko, but your target isn't him. It's the kidnapped Justin Hammer."
"Justin Hammer was kidnapped?"
Phil finally snapped back to reality, his pupils widening as he stared at Anton and Eddie, dumbfounded. "You call this a minor issue?"
Anton and Eddie exchanged a look, sighing at Phil's reaction.
They realized Phil probably hadn't understood even half of what they'd said.
"You go back to work first."
Anton waved at Eddie. "I'll brief him."
"Okay."
Eddie took the lead and entered the building.
Anton led Phil to his office at the Daily Bugle.
After some time, Phil finally understood the current situation.
"...So, you think the kidnapper who 'kidnapped' Justin Hammer is Flint Marko? If we find Flint, we can find the hidden Justin Hammer?"
Phil thought for a moment and nodded: "I understand!"
He understood why Anton said this was the best time for him to debut as a superhero.
This matter wasn't too big, nor was it too small.
It wasn't related to national security, but it involved the life and death of a multinational corporation and an arms tycoon.
Justin Hammer is key!
Sandman Flint Marko is the hurdle Phil must overcome to achieve his goal!
At that time, he would wear the Goblin Suit, modified from the Green Goblin suit, and fight Sandman. Then, in front of everyone, he would announce Justin Hammer's crimes…
Phil's eyes lit up.
As Anton said, this was his best chance to debut as a superhero.
Just thinking about it made him tremble with excitement.
"Boss!"
Phil stared at Anton, his tone firm and resolute: "I must be the one to do this!"
"Don't worry, it's your mission, and no one will interfere!"
Anton smiled. "Alright, go do your work. Gather information on Flint Marko as soon as possible and find his hideout. You don't need me to tell you what to do then!"
"Understood!"
Phil acted immediately.
This time he was smart. While calling the Continental Hotel to contact internal personnel and pull up Flint Marko's file, he went home to get his equipment.
Sandman was a mutant! If he encountered him, he needed to be able to suppress his opponent.
As for why he called the Continental Hotel?
As a formal member of the Justice League, this was his privilege.
The next day.
The terrorist attack in New York City, i.e., the incident at the Stark Expo, naturally became the focus of the news.
Countless people began discussing the news about the Hammer Industries Iron Soldiers' riot.
At the same time, Justin Hammer's mysterious kidnapping entered everyone's view.
Hammer Industries' stock price plummeted.
However, it seemed to be within Hammer Industries' tolerance.
Although the soul of Hammer Industries was now missing, the company's high-level executives decisively contacted the military, seemingly making many painful promises, and thus did not lose military orders.
The endless negative news on the surface only represented public opinion, and did not represent the chaos behind this event.
The situation fell into an eerie calm.
The NYPD's chief, George Stacy, was furious.
The kidnapping of Justin Hammer in front of the NYPD should have been a heavily suppressed story!
George believed that anyone privy to this information wouldn't just blab it out.
Including Harry Osborn!
Yet now, this news had inexplicably spread throughout the streets, along with the events at the Stark Expo.
Someone was clearly pulling strings behind the scenes.
"Justin Hammer, you bastard!"
George was almost certain that the mastermind behind this was connected to Justin Hammer.
He was also certain that Justin Hammer's kidnapping was a self-staged act.
Of course, this had nothing to do with Anton for now; it wasn't time for him to step in.
After instructing Phil to find Flint Marko and pursue Justin Hammer, Anton boarded a plane back to Los Angeles the next day to continue filming Wonder Woman.
Time flew by.
More than ten days passed.
In the arms industry, Osborn Corporation took advantage of Hammer Industries' vulnerabilities, snatching away many non-military orders from Hammer Industries.
However, as long as the military didn't cancel their orders, it would only slightly wound Hammer Industries, not critically damage them.
The two sides were locked in a fierce battle, vying for dominance.
Located in Los Angeles, Anton stayed out of the fray, focusing on filming the Wonder Woman movie.
Finally, only the finishing touches remained.
Anton breathed a sigh of relief, extricating himself from the busy state. He handed the remaining filming schedule to the assistant director and, at the same time, contacted Jim to formulate detailed plans for the next few DC movies.
Having temporarily lost interest in directing movies, Anton didn't plan to continue as a director.
But this next film was quite important.
Batman vs Superman.
Yes, Anton had temporarily abandoned the filming plan for the third Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises, and was preparing to go all-out to strengthen the people's understanding of Superman in this world.
Anyway, the final installment of the Batman prequel trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, didn't have a high rating. Although it made a lot of money at the box office, for Anton now, making money wasn't the goal. He could completely leave it for later when he had time to film it.
In Anton's plan, using Batman's fame to boost Superman's popularity would definitely bring Superman a lot of fan value.
And to enhance the audience's sense of immersion, Anton also planned to film a TV series to build hype for Batman vs Superman.
The TV series was tentatively set as Smallville, with the villain being Lex Luthor.
Batman will appear as an Easter egg in this American drama, as Bruce Wayne, the chairman of Wayne Enterprises.
On the one hand, this will attract attention, and on the other hand, it will naturally build hype for Batman vs Superman.
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