Vought Corporation welcomed a new member.
Gabriel.
Although the name was famous, no one thought of it in terms of an Angel; they just treated it as a stage name.
However, because Fang Yuan had specifically instructed it, Gabriel, like Joe Cole, enjoyed the company's highest treatment.
Furthermore, Fang Yuan had specifically stated that what happened with Joe Cole was not allowed to happen again; whoever dared to gossip would be replaced, so no one dared to grumble anymore.
After all, before it was to push Joker a bit, but now that Joe had evolved, there was no need for other Jokers to jump around.
Speaking of Joe Cole, his current development was becoming smoother and smoother.
The script "Joker" he had submitted previously was already in production. Fang Yuan had read the script and felt that renaming the movie "Joker Origins" would be more appropriate.
The general plot followed an ordinary comedian who experienced various twists of fate in a single day, eventually becoming Joker and completely letting himself go.
The concept was identical to the "Joker" Fang Yuan had seen in his previous life, but in terms of performance, Joe Cole surpassed Joaquin Phoenix.
While Phoenix undoubtedly gave an Oscar-worthy performance, no matter how deeply he understood the character, there was a vast gap compared to Joe Cole, the Joker himself.
Phoenix was merely performing a role, but Joe Cole was expressing another side of himself.
Judging by the film crew's reaction, he had already succeeded.
"Why so serious?"
Joker smiled as he cut open the other person's corners of the mouth, carving a bloody smiley face with a dagger: "Yes, just like that, smile!"
He held this posture for a while, and then Joker turned his head helplessly.
"Shouldn't we call cut?"
Seeing him suddenly turn his head gave everyone else a fright.
"Why are you all so serious?" He pursed his lips. "It's just acting."
"Ah!"
A woman in the crew couldn't help but scream upon hearing this, and then she frantically patted her chest: "Oh right, we're filming."
"Joe, you act so well. Anyone who didn't know better would think you really cut someone's mouth open."
Joker suddenly gave her a chilling smile, making the woman's body tremble again: "You haven't... right?"
"Who knows?" Joe shrugged and walked back to the rest area to wait for the next scene's filming.
Only then did the crew come back to life.
However, few people dared to approach the area where Joe Cole was.
Of course, Fang Yuan was not among them.
"Clap clap clap!"
Fang Yuan walked up to Joe Cole, clapping his hands. Seeing his sudden arrival, Joe quickly stood up from his seat.
"Lord Fang Yuan!" he greeted warmly.
Facing Fang Yuan, Joe Cole felt a special sense of closeness.
Initially, it was because of the gratitude for recognizing his talent, but after he began to transform, he felt that Fang Yuan was even more cordial, which surprised even Joe Cole himself.
Only Fang Yuan knew the reason.
[Dark Affinity Aura (S-Rank)], given by Batman.
Under the double blessing, how could Joker possibly escape?
It was just that Joe Cole's Joker was a bit different; he wasn't that enthusiastic about Batman, but he paid a lot of attention to Fang Yuan. Truly Fang Yuan's Joker.
Moreover, although Joe went to the film set during the day and went out to kill at night, he didn't kill randomly. He targeted unforgivable Gangs, thugs, and the like to kill, or rather... to practice.
This caused new rumors to spread through Gotham's underworld, saying that a ruthless new Vigilante had appeared, leaving Batman caught between laughter and tears.
Joker... a Vigilante?
But since Joe didn't target ordinary citizens, Bruce didn't stop him.
"I saw your performance. Congratulations, Joe." Fang Yuan said with a beaming smile, "Congratulations on successfully finding the path that suits you!"
"Thank you for your encouragement!" Joe immediately smiled happily.
The director nearby saw Fang Yuan, the boss of Vought, coming over and hurriedly tried to approach to make himself known, but Fang Yuan waved him off and didn't let him get close at all.
If you weren't a signed employee, you didn't even have the qualification to suck up to him.
After encouraging Joe Cole for a while, Fang Yuan prepared to leave; the Isabel sisters were still waiting for him.
Oh right, his visit to the set was purely because he happened to be passing by with the twins.
Joe didn't need to know that.
But before leaving, Fang Yuan said to Joe: "It's great that you found your own path, but be careful not to provoke that bat."
After saying that, Fang Yuan left.
After a brief moment of stun, Joe Cole immediately broke into a brilliant smile.
Fang Yuan clearly felt that Joker had become even closer to him.
If this visit was just Fang Yuan winning hearts while passing by, then Joe Cole had truly given him a surprise.
Five months later, the movie "Joker" was officially released.
When a brand-new Joe Cole appeared before the public, most of the audience was captivated.
Even though the movie was R-rated and Joe played a criminal, once the image of Joker was introduced, it immediately hit the G-spot of many viewers. Especially Joker's neurotic performance drove countless young people crazy.
If you asked, it was freedom calling!
So naturally, Joe Cole's reputation soared.
A mere rise in reputation wasn't enough to surprise Fang Yuan; after all, Joe Cole's employee level was only C-Rank, so the rewards wouldn't be very high.
But what if the employee level had also risen?
[Name: Joe Cole]
[Level: A-]
[Reputation: 105]
[Tier 3 Reward: Obtained Character Template - Joe Cole (A-Rank, 90% Development).]
It might be hard to believe, but the [Joe Cole Template] was actually a scientific research template. In the field of creating chemical items, especially those for controlling minds or harming the psyche, the [Joe Cole Template] was very useful.
Its specialty was researching evil inventions.
However, judging from his performance, calling Joker an inventor was not wrong at all.
But what Fang Yuan cared about most was the change in employee level.
Joe Cole's original employee level was only C-Rank, but since "Joker" was released, his employee level had soared to A-, jumping nearly two major ranks!
This actually explained Fang Yuan's long-standing doubt—if a signed employee's strength increased, would the panel change?
For example, Thunder God Thor; the Thor from Avengers 1 and the Thor from Avengers 3 were clearly not the same species.
Now Joker had given him the answer: if an employee's strength or potential leaped, leading to a rise in their character rating, he could also gain benefits.
Instantly, Fang Yuan wanted to pre-sign a whole bunch of future Superheroes.
"I can try that later," Fang Yuan thought to himself.
Although Fang Yuan hadn't fully figured out the judgment criteria, he finally had a lead.
[Level Up Reward: Obtained Upgrade Token (B-Rank), Upgrade Token (A-Rank).]
It looked like these were similar items of different ranks.
Joker's employee level jumped from C-Rank to A-Rank, passing through B-Rank and A-Rank; clearly, this [Upgrade Token] was a standard reward for level increases.
Fang Yuan carefully checked the function of the [Upgrade Token].
[Upgrade Token (B-Rank): Can upgrade a C-Rank item or aura to B-Rank.]
[Upgrade Token (A-Rank): Can upgrade a B-Rank item or aura to A-Rank.]
"Wow, that's great!"
Fang Yuan was very excited; he was very satisfied with the surprise Joker provided.
Directly upgrading the level of items or auras was even more useful than Character Templates!
"As expected, I still need to cast a wide net; who knows when a surprise might happen!" Fang the Fishpond Master sighed from his soul.
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