Chapter 4877: Miraculous Shadow, Wondrous Drama (Complete)

The Asgard brothers' TV drama also began filming soon, but the platform's commercial sense was very sharp, and the person in charge immediately realized that the members of the "Avengers" were filming a movie according to plan, and the filming cycle was unusually short, so they came to inquire.

Shiler introduced them to the Time Management Bureau, mainly introducing Nick. Upon hearing that creation could be done at the end of frozen time, both parties immediately reached an agreement: the platform would pay, and Nick would cover round-trip travel.

That's right, the end of time that once had a giant monster has now become a paradise for creators, because there is infinite time there, and you can stay until the seas run dry and the rocks rot.

The main reason for limited creation is time constraints, especially for themed creation. With deadlines pressing too tightly, it's easy to end up with a strong start and weak finish. Although inspiration might be more abundant then, the chance of error is also not small.

The end of time solves this problem well. No matter how long you stay inside, when you come out, it's only one second later. Moreover, not only does overall time not flow there, but personal time also does not flow, so you don't age, yet your thoughts can still function normally—truly a heaven-sent grain-producing land.

Of course, working hours here are calculated normally; just bring an ordinary mechanical watch inside to measure how much time has passed. The platform set a more lenient requirement—for example, originally only twenty days were allowed, but here sixty to a hundred days can be given. Although this means paying more wages, time is greatly saved, because even those original twenty days aren't needed—completion happens in just one second.

For many similar platforms, scheduling is more important than money. How to quickly free up the lead director and screenwriter from one project to move into the next round of production has always been a headache. The end of time solved all problems.

Nick wasn't going to take it lying down—he gave them a good fleecing, but for such a big platform, it was just a minor annoyance. Soon, the script was completed like this.

The main story of the first season is Thor being exiled to Earth for his mistakes, with Loki following him, and the two living on Earth like ordinary human brothers, surviving with lighthearted, comedic daily antics.

Such TV dramas have a low ceiling—they're just soap operas for filling meals. After work, people go home and watch one or two episodes; at this time, everyone likes to watch something that requires no thinking, just pure enjoyment. And the Asgard brothers' TV drama fits their requirements perfectly.

After adding the "Asgard" gimmick, indeed many people became interested. Some felt disappointed when they realized it wasn't about Asgard but still about Earth. However, Thor and Loki are quite handsome, so people still watched for that reason.

Loki in the drama shifts between male and female. It's hard to say whether the screenwriter did this to cater to political correctness, but regardless, they emphasized Loki's gender fluidity—having him switch between genders and also appear in androgynous forms.

But the best part is that no matter which form Loki takes, he is always beautiful and never hard on the eyes. Even the androgynous style suits him well, since he isn't the tough-guy type, and wearing androgynous clothing feels completely natural.

Thor is very much a typical Viking, with a wild head of blond hair that's somewhat unkempt, but he prefers human cartoon shirts. This wasn't written in by the screenwriter—Thor genuinely likes Earth's cultural shirts, most enjoys wearing slippers with shorts, a short-sleeve shirt with popular patterns, and a baseball cap.

Their styles are very contrasting, and comedy thrives on conflict. Loki is always dressed beautifully, while Thor is the type who doesn't wash his hair, puts on a hat, and walks out. Their fashion styles alone could fill several episodes, with daily arguments and bickering over this, without feeling forced.

Most plots are situational comedy. Aside from filming a few exile scenes in Asgard at the beginning and a few outdoor shots in Xinmoxigezhou, all stories take place in the house they rented.

Of course, many real-life events that happened later were also incorporated. For example, Eddie became their neighbor and moved in with them. Just less than a street away is Spider-Man's secret base, and farther still are Matt and the Punisher's base. They all share a laundry room.

Natasha also appears as a character, but not played by Natasha herself—just an actor who resembles her was cast to play the S. H. I. E. L. D. agent sent to monitor them, who normally lives next door.

Originally, since it wasn't Natasha herself, the two brothers would feel a bit stiff when facing the actor, but this actually fits the on-screen relationship perfectly. After all, the brothers have no fondness for surveillance personnel, and trying to sneak around leads to plenty of jokes.

The entire drama basically revolves around their two not understanding Earth's common sense, constantly causing trouble, during which various superheroes appear in rotation, some lower-class dilemmas are explored, and their relationship is examined.

Because there wasn't much outdoor filming, production went quickly. Not long after, it finished filming and was released. The response wasn't a phenomenon-level blockbuster, but it did gain some popularity. Since there was little competition at the time, it even won awards.

The platform was quite satisfied with this result, because investment was minimal—mainly relying on the actors' looks and acting—yet the return rate was astonishingly high, and they also established a connection with Asgard.

This last point is actually very important. Compared to humans who have only just begun interstellar colonization, Asgard's travels through the universe and to alien worlds are as routine as daily meals. Human starships couldn't be used to film movies, let alone go into space for location shooting. But Asgard doesn't care—you want to film some cosmic wonder? Just tag along with the patrol fleet, and it's effortless.

Having a good relationship with Asgard means being able to casually film various celestial bodies in space, even the homeworlds of various alien civilizations. Asgard's starships appear above them—could they possibly say no?

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the platform filmed several space operas, even the latest installment of *Star Wars*, which was shot on an Asgard warship—truly immersive.

Thor was also pleased with this, because during movie promotion, they would definitely promote on-location filming and mention Asgard, which also serves as publicity for Asgard. As for the internal structure of the warship—just look, it was seen, but Asgard's strength doesn't lie in the warship. Infiltrating the warship to cause sabotage or deliver takeout makes no difference.

Also, because cooperation was so pleasant, S. H. I. E. L. D.'s movie could finally get underway. Nick doesn't mind that his film is a supporting role—after all, he appeared in Captain America's movie and will continue to appear. S. H. I. E. L. D. mainly films stories about his subordinates, which is sufficient.

Of course, filming S. H. I. E. L. D. couldn't let real agents appear—just hired actors were used. However, the supernatural phenomena depicted were basically portrayed by the actual supernatural beings themselves. For example, some mutant ability outbursts were played by mutants Nick borrowed from, saving a lot on special effects.

In fact, this spirit-hunting and ghost-catching theme is of interest to many, especially a group of seemingly modern police agents going to dangerous places to handle cases—this theme naturally attracts many viewers.

Nick provided real files, intending to help them film more meticulously and avoid commonsense errors. But because they looked at those real files, the drama turned into a thoroughly satisfying, exhilarating show.

S. H. I. E. L. D. agents resolve the vast majority of cases in daily life with overwhelming victories. They have personnel when needed, money when needed, equipment when needed, preliminary investigations are thorough, and field agents are all superpowered individuals, each braver than the last—basically, they beat up those scattered cultivators like puppets.

But people just love reading satisfying stories—there's no way around it. They imagine themselves as S. H. I. E. L. D. agent teams solving problems that would kill horror movie protagonists multiple times over. When they arrive, they don't stand on ceremony—they just slap them twice, and the ghosts run away crying, utterly exhilarating.

Although this already provides enough content to fill the series, there are indeed a few tricky cases. After obtaining Stark's agreement, they made the Hampton supernatural case a hidden main thread—while investigating the main line, they continuously trigger side cases, and finally tie everything back to the main line to reveal part of Hampton's secret to the audience.

By the end of the first season, they had only obtained the name of a certain resort—clearly meant to set up the second season. But since the first season's performance was actually decent, the second season was immediately renewed.

In this drama, the relatively popular ones are Moon Knight and Xu Shangqi, who has already moved back to the U. S. These three are played by the real people themselves; Xu Shangqi already has many fans on short-video platforms and also did a lot of promotion for the film.

For people, this year has been a continuous stream of good dramas. But as summer nears its end, people heard the shocking news: Captain America will participate in this year's election.

This is what Steve has recently been busy with. Under the manipulation of Shiler and Mephisto, Steve finally decided to do something. He considered fighting them as Captain America or calling on the public to stand up. But ultimately, a bold idea stood out.

If one could obtain the highest position through legal means, then there would actually be no need to go through all that trouble. If you truly could rise without relying on anyone, then once in power, you could do whatever you want. Or put another way, if you rely on the people's strength, then you truly only need to be accountable to the people.

The registration requirements are very broad: any U. S. citizen aged thirty-five or older who has resided for fourteen years is eligible. Aside from that, there are no other conditions—no restrictions on skin color, gender, ancestral origin, or even party affiliation; independents can also run.

Captain America ran as an independent. Behind him were no party, no campaign team, he even had no plan for a speaking tour, let alone any stronghold states.

But any normal person, when choosing between the two U. S. presidential candidates and Captain America, would not make the wrong choice. Who let the election develop over many years into a situation of choosing the lesser of two evils? In that case, one might as well choose Captain America.

It's not that they believe Captain America can change America, or that they think he can actually achieve something—purely because they don't want those two to come to power. Even if Captain America is useless, he's still a young, handsome guy. If he becomes U. S. president, political news ratings would significantly increase.

Thus, Steve Rogers won the most popular and electoral votes in the first Tuesday of November without breaking a sweat, announced his election as U. S. president.

?? Next unit returns to Gotham