Phil's plan not only fooled all the viewers, but also the two major financial groups that sponsored the show, as well as the other three judges.

To the public, Phil's move was simply a wealthy second-generation heir with no other pursuits in life indulging in being a mentor on a superhero talent show, not for fame or fortune, and he did his job well.

To the other financial groups and mentors who cooperated with Phil's performance, Phil spent a large sum of money to put on this variety show just to show off in front of the public, and it posed no threat to them.

The audience didn't know that the show had a script, nor did they know that the actual investor behind the show was Phil himself, so naturally, they couldn't guess Phil's true purpose.

And the big financial groups and mentors knew that the show had a script, but the script didn't cause any scandals or bring any negative impact to the show. On the contrary, it brought a lot of buzz, so they had no motivation to leak this information, as that would be like throwing mud on themselves.

To these people, Phil's performance was like a spendthrift son acting on a whim, splurging two hundred million dollars to create a "professional in the superhero field" image in front of the public, but so what? The fake cannot become real.

These people knew very well that Phil's god-like performance was all based on the script, so they didn't think that Phil would really pose a threat to their interests.

Therefore, the first phase of Phil's plan was a complete success.

So he went into hiding and began to patiently wait for the opportunity for the next phase.

Superheroes are a hot topic in Hope City. In this city, which is both heaven and hell, murders, robberies and other violent events occur every day, and there are daily cases of superheroes successfully or unsuccessfully rescuing hostages.

But Phil didn't make any moves. His Twitter returned to normal. Every day he would share photos of private jets, yachts, young models, or him eating at roadside restaurants and taking photos with fans.

However, compared to before, his Twitter gained many more followers, all of whom had changed their perceptions of him because of the talent show "Successor" and became genuine supporters.

Until more than two months later.

A very bad kidnapping case occurred in Hope City. A group of lawless gangsters kidnapped the young daughter of a wealthy businessman and demanded a huge ransom. The superheroes immediately went to rescue her, but due to a misjudgment of the enemy's strength, although they killed some of the gangsters and captured most of them alive, the hostage was also brutally murdered.

The wealthy businessman's young daughter was kind and beautiful, and had a very high reputation in the public's mind.

Someone took a picture of the tragic scene. The little angel was lying in a pool of blood, her hands and feet were tied, her mouth was stuffed with a cloth, and tears were still on her face. Her death was very tragic and aroused infinite sympathy from the public.

As a result, the three superheroes who participated in the rescue faced tremendous public pressure.

Although they defended themselves, saying that the gangsters didn't seem to be after the ransom and never intended to release the hostage, the public didn't accept this buck-passing behavior and continued to put pressure on the Superhero Association, demanding that the qualifications of the three superheroes be revoked.

Amidst the wave of public questioning, the power of these three superheroes plummeted. The Superhero Association had no choice but to disassociate itself from them. While admitting its mistakes to the public, it revoked the licenses of two of the superheroes, while the other was protected because his connections were strong enough, but he also needed to deeply reflect, repent, and do a lot of volunteer work in front of the public to gradually quell public anger.

The insane gangster who killed the wealthy businessman's young daughter had been shot dead on the spot, and the other gangsters who were captured alive had only committed kidnapping, not murder, so with some members of the jury objecting, they were sentenced to terms ranging from a dozen years to several decades. Only the leader of the gangsters was sentenced to life imprisonment.

People came to the streets to spontaneously offer flowers to the little angel, expressing their condolences.

And at this moment, Phil began to bombard all the interest groups related to this incident on Twitter: superheroes don't have enough intelligence and ability to handle this incident; the Superhero Association didn't see the lack of ability of these three superheroes and misused personnel; superheroes don't have a clear estimate of the potential risks in this city, they are only passively catching criminals, but they have never thought about fundamentally solving the problem of Hope City's high crime rate...

Phil's speech sparked enthusiastic support from the public.

After this tragedy occurred, the public's emotions urgently needed an outlet. Someone had to be responsible for this tragedy, and it was clearly not enough for just three superheroes to take the blame.

What's more, people had already accumulated a lot of resentment about Hope City's high crime rate, and Phil's stance played a good role in adding fuel to the fire.

If it were a few months ago, if that playboy Phil had commented on this incident, most people would have thought he was talking big and talking without experiencing the situation.

But now, with the hot influence of "Successor," many people regard Phil as an industry insider who truly understands the ills of the superhero system.

Since Phil is an industry insider who really understands these things, then what he says makes sense.

So, the angry public continued to vent their anger on the Superhero Association and other superheroes. They cursed, why did the Superhero Association send these three weaklings to rescue the hostage? Why not send stronger superheroes? Why didn't those stronger superheroes take the initiative to carry out the mission?

In fact, the Superhero Association only dispatched superheroes of the same level according to the crime level. They couldn't just send out the top superheroes for any kidnapping or robbery, right?

Everything was done according to normal regulations and procedures, but the Superhero Association had difficulty expressing its grievances, because the more they explained, the more it seemed like they were shirking responsibility, which further confirmed their incompetence.

Even though the Superhero Association apologized again and again, the public's anger still did not subside. Many fans said on Phil's Weibo that they hoped Phil could step forward and do what he could. If Phil was in charge of this incident, then things would definitely not have turned out this way.

Phil responded on Twitter, saying that he had no intention of doing so, and that his previous tweets were a sincere expression of his anger. He emphasized that the Superhero Association was very successful in handling "most problems." Although they had made a "small but fatal" mistake this time, as long as they could seriously improve their own problems, they were still trustworthy.

Fans also expressed their understanding to Phil. After all, he is a billionaire and has his own company to manage. There is no reason to wade into this muddy water. But fans still hope that Phil can comment more on superhero-related events in the future.

Phil reluctantly agreed to this request.

So, Phil began to comment on superhero-related events on Twitter. If an action was successful, he would detail the successful experience and praise the successful superheroes; if an action failed, he would carefully review the lessons of the failure and fiercely criticize the failed superheroes or the association itself.

Of course, these comments were created by his think tank team, and then he polished them and posted them on his Twitter.

Such detailed, professional, easy-to-understand, and very down-to-earth comments allowed Phil's fans to gain a very strong sense of participation. They were able to see the details of these actions from all aspects from God's perspective. At the same time, their worship and trust in Phil also deepened day by day.

And the superheroes, although unhappy with Phil's behavior, were also helpless.

Because Phil's remarks were very clever.

In most cases, he would join the officials in beating the dog in the water after a failed mission – those superheroes who didn't have many fans and made obvious mistakes.

In a small number of cases, he would not hesitate to praise superheroes who had successfully completed their missions and had a lot of fans, winning the favor of these superheroes' fans.

And in a very few cases, Phil would criticize the Superhero Association in passing. But the Superhero Association is a big business and cannot really tear up with Phil, let alone create hype for Phil if they really tear up.