Two Furys

Los Angeles in November occasionally experiences heavy rain, and the temperature is noticeably cool. On dry days, the temperature rises from around 10 degrees Celsius to 20 degrees Celsius, making it arguably the most difficult time to dress appropriately.

You need to wear a jacket when you go out in the morning, but by noon you're down to just a short-sleeved shirt. Often, people only realize they've forgotten where they threw their jacket when they're shivering with cold in the evening.

However, for Los Angeles, home to Hollywood, this time of year is precisely the warm-up period for awards season. Male and female stars vying for awards begin to frequently attend various banquets to increase their exposure.

But this year, regardless of who else has gained exposure, they've all been overshadowed by a young star, River Phoenix.

No one would be jealous, because it was earned with his life. On October 31, the young Venice Film Festival Best Actor died suddenly from a drug overdose.

The young actor's comedy-drama film, "This Thing Called Love," which was originally scheduled for a nationwide release this fall, was cancelled due to the disgraceful death of its lead actor.

Therefore, this film, which only had limited screenings in some cities, has been listed as one of the worst-grossing films of 1993. The reason it couldn't generate a Hollywood -style commercial frenzy based on the sudden death of an actor is because the film's open ending, which should have given people hope, has now failed to do so. A bittersweet film ended up being more bitter than sweet because of the real-life actor.

If the film's tone or genre were different, or if the actors died in a different way, the film's commercial success might be different.

But too many people saw the scene of him collapsing in front of the bar and being taken away by ambulance. Even if the production company and the media wanted to whitewash the situation, they wouldn't know where to begin.

A movie ending that promises a bright future was marred by the actor's own death from alcohol poisoning in real life. This was a blatant mockery of the film, so how much box office revenue could it possibly generate? Paramount simply released the film directly to video.

But the ripples this incident caused behind the scenes were no less than those in Hollywood, and perhaps even more so.

At least when Black Nick Fury returned to his apartment and saw the one-eyed Black Nick Fury, he was quite surprised. "Oh, who's this? Isn't this the busy man Nicholas Joseph Nick Fury?"

"Second Prince, stop talking like that. At least I didn't let you grow up in a slum."

"Just call me Mark Jason. I'm not used to you calling me The Second; at least the name my mother gave me will have some trace in this world. We can talk about gratitude another day. Let me guess, what's the reason you came to the West Coast? The Joker, right?"

"Knowing too much information beyond your authority is not a good thing," Nick Fury warned.

Young Nick Fury chuckled and said, "Is this something I wanted to find out? So many people are making such a fuss about it, I'd know even if I didn't want to."

Instead of pressing the issue further, White Nick Fury and asked, "Who was behind River Phoenix's death?"

Nick Fury bluntly stated, "I don't know. All the organizations that kidnapped him and privately interrogated him about the Joker are suspects. Including those behind you and me."

"However, it's also possible that too many people are doing the same thing and asking the same questions. But even if he denies it, the matter remains unclarified."

"Then, when people come to him, he doesn't know how to stop them or accuse them. The immense psychological pressure makes him even more dependent on drugs, and he might just die from them."

"To put it bluntly, it's not about who did it. Everyone is a murderer. Speaking of which, is that Joker that troublesome? Why are so many people looking for him, even going so far as to destroy him?"

Nick Fury answered evasively, "The Joker's situation isn't just troublesome, it's that we can't find a way to deal with him at this stage."

"No matter how powerful Mutants is, there are ways to counter them. But we know too little about them, making it impossible for us to effectively counter them."

"They're scared," Nick Fury said sarcastically.

"Preparing contingency plans for known or unknown threats is the duty of people like us. Dealing with things after they happen is the job of the military. Waiting should not be our attitude."

To Nick Fury's words, Black Nick Fury scoffed, saying, "Stop lecturing, old man. I don't want to hear you rattle off everything you haven't said in decades all at once."

"I'm dying, child."

"Ha, this news is worth a drink. Want some? Beer? Whiskey?" With that, Nick Fury walked toward his the Fridge.

"I'm serious."

Nick Fury paused for a moment, then took two bottles of beer out of the Fridge and placed them in front of his rarely seen father. He asked, "What happened? Is there a problem with the Infinity Formula?"

He opened the beer in front of him, took a big Nick Fury, and then said, "It seems you know something."

More than I imagined.

"I have eyes and ears, I'll find the answers myself. You don't still think I'm some kind of child who knows nothing because my parents didn't tell me, do you? What's wrong with you?"

"If you're so good at finding answers, why do you need to ask me?" Nick Fury retorted.

"Because I need different sources to corroborate my ideas."

"Ha, a smart choice."

"So what's going on with you?"

After taking another sip of beer, Nick Fury said, "Since you know the Infinity Formula, wouldn't you also know about its ability to maintain lifespan and youth? Would those Old Money who are afraid of dying be an exception?"

No matter how much those involved in intelligence work package themselves, they are ultimately not the masters of the system; at best, they are just the biggest parasites.

They may be able to mislead decision-makers with intelligence discrepancies to carry out their own will, but this cannot conceal their true nature: once they lose the power given to them by others, they become utterly useless.

So when those who grant power speak up, can Nick Fury refuse?

The young Black man, who also understood the system and power structure, was unsurprised by this situation and said, "Even if you hand over the formula, you won't be unable to use it yourself, will you?"

"The formula is a minor matter; the key is the ingredients."

"Raw materials?" Nick Fury finally realized that things might not be as he had imagined.

Bai Nick Fury said, "Instead of not handing it over, or choosing who can use it and who can't, let everyone who asks use it. Once the raw materials are exhausted, we won't have to worry about who's qualified and who's not. Right?"

Then you can take this opportunity to bring a whole bunch of people with you. Are you serious?