Chapter 359: Storm Crimson Red's Stage! Huaxia Mecha Simply Slaps!

In a typical commercial blockbuster, there's usually a clown in the team to liven up the mood.

Pacific Rim also has two clown scientists,

Hermann is a dual PhD in mathematics and applied engineering, responsible for studying the patterns of Kaiju attacks and the properties of the dimensional rift;

Geiszler is a PhD in biology, responsible for studying Kaiju bodies and discovering the method of connecting to the Kaiju's brain neural network, a fanatic Kaiju fan;

The two clowns, as research partners, are also rivals; different research directions mean different priorities and funding issues.

Connecting to the Kaiju's brain neural network is too risky, so the Marshal called a halt to this research; the main mission is still to carry the nuclear bomb and destroy the Breach.

Geiszler is unconvinced and secretly tries to connect with the Kaiju's brain on his own.

The two clowns' banter and verbal sparring serve as the film's seasoning, giving the audience some light relief.

Otherwise, the tone of a commercial blockbuster would be too tragic and oppressive.

Meanwhile, the protagonist Raleigh's selection of a co-pilot is also underway.

Having lost his original co-pilot brother, the new co-pilot must have a sufficiently high neural compatibility with Raleigh.

After a round of selection with no suitable candidate, Raleigh spots Mako beside the Marshal.

"How about letting her try?"

Marshal Stacker knows Mako's past and instinctively refuses, but the protagonist's goading works,

and Mako still gets her chance to step up and try.

The two of them, rather than exchanging moves, are more like flirting with staff techniques,

and compared to the interaction between the original protagonist and Rinko Kikuchi,

the interaction between Xu Can and Scarlett Johansson is more dashing, adding a hint of an ambiguous atmosphere.

Scarlett Johansson is not the shy little fangirl type like Rinko Kikuchi;

she carries a hint of the heroic bearing from Black Widow, Lucy, and Ghost in the Shell, while also possessing a woman's soft charm.

Their fight scene is also quite brilliant; the martial arts choreography was entirely designed by Xu Can himself.

Serving also as action director, he referenced the original and also drew from many action films from his past life.

With extremely high neural compatibility, the two fight back and forth, flowing like water,

practically comparable to Cheng Long battling Jet Li in The Forbidden Kingdom; many action film fans were thrilled!

After the brief fight scene, protagonist Raleigh is convinced that Mako is his co-pilot.

"Mako, I know you want to be a pilot; we don't have to obey the Marshal."

"We had great chemistry just now, you felt it too, right?"

Raleigh directly wall-slams Mako against the wall; the ambiguity between Xu Can and Scarlett Johansson has already spilled off the screen.

"Ahhhhh! This is so good to ship!"

"New CP unlocked!"

"Sorry, Gwen and Spider-Man, I prefer shipping this mecha co-pilot duo!"

Because the eye interaction between Xu Can and the Widow is too sweet, many of Xu Can's previous CP fans have wavered.

They suddenly feel that Xu Can × Scarlett Johansson is also a great match!

After the Emma faction and the Taylor faction, the Scarlett faction has risen sharply! Stocks soaring!

Finally, through true persistence and the Marshal's compromise, Raleigh enters the Jaeger cockpit and sees his co-pilot Mako.

The two exchange a smile.

"In 5 minutes, you will enter my brain."