American comics: You're asked to fish, but you catch a Superman template?

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With this money, Xu Fu was more confident about his next step: acquiring Fox Film Corporation.

On the morning of the first day after Roosevelt officially repealed Prohibition, people could be seen lying on bottles of alcohol everywhere on the streets.

The Courier-World newspaper also took one of the photos to document the repeal of Prohibition.

Roosevelt said that federal revenue would increase by hundreds of millions of dollars annually after the repeal of Prohibition and the deduction of costs for those who fought against Prohibition.

In addition, bars are doing much better business than before due to the legalization of alcohol.

The Great Depression and Prohibition led to the closure of many bars in New York City, and those who used to drink in the shadows began to take to the streets in public, which undoubtedly brought a breath of fresh air to the economy that had stagnated due to the Great Depression.

Of course, the momentum isn't strong, but it's at least much better than the stagnant state of the past.

At least, judging from the reports in The Messenger World, this customer could be seen in various bars in New York City to some extent.

Legal alcohol was another way for people during the Great Depression to escape, besides radios, comic books, and other books. The feeling of not having to hide away and drink alone allowed them to release their pent-up emotions in the short term. Even after sobering up, they faced the harsh reality.

Of course, besides these advantages, lifting the ban is not without its drawbacks.

As far as Xu Fu knows, more than a thousand people died from alcoholism on the day Prohibition was officially repealed in New York—no, in America.

These people were not affected by the Great Depression or Prohibition, but they died because Prohibition was repealed.

The connections between these deaths were so strong that Roosevelt publicly appealed to the nation to drink in moderation and not to drink excessively.

Besides these unfortunate individuals who died from alcohol, another heavy blow naturally came from the gangs. The repeal of Prohibition directly cut off their most profitable bargaining power, which had been in place for a long time. The legalization of alcohol directly led to a significant reduction in the amount of bootlegging in the hands of these bootlegging gangs.

After all, how many people, given the opportunity to drink legally, would pay a higher price for obviously inferior bootlegging?

Gangs across the United States were thrown into chaos.

Chapter 936 Target Selection

"This is an opportunity..."

Inside the restaurant at 21 West 52nd Street.

Xu Fu reminded LaGuardia that Roosevelt's rise to power changed the political landscape of Washington for a long time, especially the repeal of Prohibition, which boosted Roosevelt's popularity by several percentage points.

In some respects, it also benefits from the political legacy of former President Hoover.

Hoover maintained a sufficiently low base, making it profitable for Roosevelt to do whatever he wanted.

Currently, there are few opposition figures on Capitol Hill who can rival him, and the Republican Party is also unable to assemble many opposition members.

This is clearly bad news for Republicans across Congress, but not necessarily for Fiorello Henry LaGuardia.

Within the Republican Party itself, his voice was not loud, and many Republicans who had criticized him even said that he should lean more towards the Democrats. However, within the conservative party, LaGuardia, as a liberal, insisted on his position.

Not long ago, The Denver Post publicly stated that LaGuardia should "go back to where his ancestors lived." "Nowhere else, except in New York City, is it not shameful for such a person to represent himself in Congress."

Meanwhile, conservatives attacked LaGuardia's size, arguing that someone of his background could actually influence the American government.

But none of this affected LaGuardia's performance in the New York City mayoral race; on the contrary, his public support for Roosevelt gave him an edge, and Roosevelt's popular support was projected onto LaGuardia to some extent, which was almost impossible for Republican mayoral challengers.

The most terrifying thing about politics is not skepticism, but being ignored.

Thanks to the support of the Messenger World, LaGuardia Airport always receives widespread attention, for better or for worse.

From this point of view alone, he is already ahead of many of his opponents.

"Currently, besides economic issues, the most pressing concern for New Yorkers is the deterioration of public safety, especially after the repeal of Prohibition. The loss of bootlegging has forced gangs to start new businesses, which will not bring peace and stability to the city."

Public support for Roosevelt's position has successfully become part of LaGuardia's economic policy, so his next focus should be on restoring the city's police force to a level that inspires confidence.

"What do you mean?"

LaGuardia was well aware of Xu Fu's role in Roosevelt's campaign, so when he heard Xu Fu make this suggestion, he showed a willingness to listen.

"In politics, choosing the right target is often more important than friends: it can not only elevate your voice, but also drag you down to their level."

"You want me to attack the opposing candidate?"

Upon hearing Xu Fu's words, Laguardia frowned slightly.

"No"

Xu Fu shook his head and corrected him, "You should be aiming at the target, not the opponent. Our goal is to win the final victory. Although your opponent may become your target in the process, it is definitely not the only one. At present, you have an absolute advantage in the overall polls, so we should not target those opponents who are ranked lower than your opponent."

Playing high or low is unwise, because it only raises the level of your opponent.

Therefore, choosing a better goal is the main theme of the next LaGuardia New York City mayoral election, and this goal is actually in Xu Fu's mind.

"The Tamani Association is the backbone of our next offensive."

As the largest political organization in New York, the Tammany Association has intricate connections with the city's economy and security, not to mention its relationship with the Democratic Party. If LaGuardia wants to come to power, the Tammany Association will be the biggest obstacle.

Not to mention that Xu Fu himself did not have a harmonious relationship with Taman society, and he had been threatened overtly or covertly ever since the Messenger newspaper.

Xu Fu did not consider himself a generous person, so naturally he could not allow the Tammany Association to continue to exist.

"As the Democratic political machine of New York, choosing the Tammany Association as your opponent will greatly garner support from Republican voters, and before that, your New Deal stance will be favored by Roosevelt voters. It is the combination of these two factors that will steer the entire election in a more favorable direction."

I'll go prepare right away.

LaGuardia might have hesitated if it were another target, but the Tammany Association itself was one of LaGuardia's assumed campaign targets.

Therefore, upon hearing Xu Fu's suggestion, LaGuardia gave an affirmative answer without hesitation.

"A brand new government that works for the benefit of all people, full of compassion for the weak and the unfortunate, and ruthless towards the wicked and corrupt!" - Messenger World

The day after the meeting at Restaurant 21, LaGuardia made the front page of the Messenger World newspaper, announcing his commitments and stance.

At the same time, on the next page he explicitly stated that the corruption of the Tammany Association was the culprit behind corruption in New York, and promised that once in power, he would first investigate and purge the Tammany Association.

LaGuardia's tough stance drew an equally strong response from the Tammany Association.

He publicly stated to the media that LaGuardia said these things simply to make himself appear as charismatic as an ordinary person, and that these insults were a reflection of his nature as a Republican, and that he was trying to turn this into a bipartisan effort.

After Prohibition was repealed, LaGuardia's remarks and the Tammany Association became another topic of discussion among New Yorkers, further widening LaGuardia's lead in the polls.

The Messenger World also saw a slight increase in sales thanks to the momentum of the debate between the two sides.

For a newspaper with a circulation of millions, this is certainly something to celebrate.

Of course, what excited Xu (Liao Nuohao) the most was the serialization of "Superman".

Thanks to the million-volume circulation of The Messenger World, this series of books provided him with a certain number of copies of Faith every day.

The quarterly issue of "Superman" will be published soon, and Xu Fu's collection of "Faith" is still going strong, reaching 40 copies, which is almost half the number needed to renew "Golden Seal".

[Faith (427500/1000000)].

At this time, the collection rate of "Faith" slowed down. After two years of serialization, the audience gradually got used to the Superman character and lost the original novelty. After that, the growth of "Faith" entered a stable stage. Therefore, how to increase the collection rate of "Faith" became the main problem that Xu Fu was considering.

Disney's animated television show "Superman" has completed its final sequence revisions, and Luo Yin will be taking the animated film "The Road to Cyrus" to New York.

Chapter 937 Disdain

That's right, animation during this period was mainly done on celluloid film.

Overlaying dynamic characters onto a static background can complete the entire screening process of an animated film, which is currently the mainstream method for animation playback. Even Disney's "Snow White," which is currently in production, has chosen this method.

Given the importance of the Superman animated television series, Disney dared not entrust it to anyone else for safekeeping, so only Luo Yin himself could accompany him. At the same time, he also had another purpose in coming to New York: to raise funds for the organization.

Without a doubt, after Xu Fu's previous investment, the Snow White production team ran out of money again.

As a latecomer, Xu Fu was not very familiar with the box office performance of the animated film "Snow White," so he had no objection to the investment. However, if it were someone else, they would probably have been indifferent to Disney's speed of spending money.

...

A mutant world within a mental hospital.

While Luo Yin accompanied Superman to New York for the animated film, the Avengers had already made some progress in repairing the belt.

"I didn't know you guys actually fixed that damn thing!"

In the lab, Wade stared in astonishment as he watched Tony start the machine with a belt.

He did this because this thing will never be activated again.

"It's not fully repaired yet."

Compared to Wade's panic, Tony's facial expression was much calmer.

"According to the structural diagram, although we have largely completed the repair work on the damaged parts of the belt, the most important main body is progressing slowly."

This main part is also the most important part of the entire belt, so Tony was very careful, afraid that he might accidentally damage it and cause the entire belt to fail.

"I think maybe we should start with..."

Banner picked up his glasses, looked at the belt in front of him, and stated his opinion: "Judging from the way the belt was activated, we can be sure that as long as we can..., at least the core is intact."

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Just as the two were talking in the laboratory, a heavy slamming sound came from the door.

A sudden loud bang alerted the two people in the lab: Tony's body was quickly covered by a nanoparticle transformation suit, and a layer of green skin appeared on Banner's neck.

"Thor!"

However, in the next second, they recognized the figure who ran into the laboratory as none other than Thor, an Avengers member they knew well.

"What's wrong, Thor? Weren't you with the captain and the others...?"