TO BE HERO X (凸变英雄X)

What is a hero?

A ray of light in the darkness.

A guardian in a moment of need.

A savior made perfect,

by and for the people!

Nice!

We live in a world

where heroes are forged by trust.

You have the power to create heroes.

And with hard work,

you can become a hero, too!

Stop, stop, that's enough.

- Hm? -Lin Ling.

Tell me again exactly who our client is on this?

You mean the perfect hero, Nice?

Then why are you telling our audience

they can go out and become heroes themselves?

Our focus is Nice. Nice. Nice!

Sure. but I'm trying to channel what's trending.

And the biggest thing at the moment

has gotta be the number one hero competition!

For the title, I say we go with...

"To Be Hero X!"

At first, the "X" seems like it might be

some label the winner will receive,

but what it means is that the number one slot

could go to anyone!

That even nobodies like me

-can become heroes-- -Enough!

How old are you now?

-You want to be a hero? -Uh...

-Kinda? -You're delusional!

Look at yourself!

I don't see one thing that makes you special!

You have no skills! No real talents!

Let me wake you up from your stupid little dream.

You're average!

The only way you'll succeed is if you accept the truth

and leave greatness to the great!

Sheesh.

Scrap the whole project!

Start over!

-But... -

Damn it, what? Uh... Hm.

- Turn off that noise! -Hm.

Yes? Miss J.

Happy to help.

Wait. What?

You received the proposal?

Sorry. That wasn't supposed to be sent out yet,

our internal... Oh, um, hello?

Miss J? Are you there?

Uh, sorry.

But I'm pretty sure you told me to send the proposal

to the client ASAP, didn't you?

Get out.

You're a moron.

And you're fired.

Huh?

Maybe he's right.

They make it feel like anyone can become a hero.

But who'd put their faith in a nobody?

It can take years to gain enough trust.

Plus, I'm not exactly Mr. Popular.

Oh, hey! Feeling down?

Oh. Hey, it's Moon!

Guess what?

You can make your own happiness!

You wanna know the secret ingredient?

Well then, tune in!

Enjoy our joy on True Love Recipe!

Oh, shit.

This promo didn't feel so soul-crushing

when I wrote it last month.

Now my stupid words are hurting my stupid feelings!

We hope you and the one you love

will be watching!

Hey! Do you have a home?

- No! -To start a family,

you need more than love alone.

You deserve a place to grow.

And we can help!

Treeman Corporation. Have no fear.

You can shove it, Nice!

You're not gonna be perfect forever.

As soon as you get old and ugly,

they'll find a new you!

Huh?

Huh?

Uh...

- What're you doing? -

Treeman Corporation's Top Hero.

Nice!

P-p-perfection incarnate!

Brought to you by...

H-he can fly, he's fine.

Oh, no no no no no, that's blood!

Miss J! Over there!

-Where's Nice? -

He must have fallen!

He didn't fall anywhere, he jumped!

-Get him! -

No, please! I had nothing to do with it!

Cancel his appearances for the week

and say he's training.

Make something up about new combat techniques.

Wait. This is real!

Oh, my God, it wasn't a dream.

He killed himself!

Nice!

- Good. You're awake. -Hm.

Someone. Pick up the kid.

Wha... Wait, please! No!

Please don't do this, Miss J!

You know me, I send you ad proposals!

My name is Lin Ling!

- -

I don't care who you are.

I care what you saw and heard up on that roof!

He floated down, walked right past me,

didn't say a word, and proceeded

to throw himself off the building.

-That all? -Huh.

-Uh. Oh, yeah! -What?

Well, he did the pose.

Hello? Mr. Shand?

Right.

Give him a little time.

He might surprise us with something new.

Sure. Got it.

Nice is dead!

What? Who's dead?

Oh, that was just some fan badgering the talent.

He said "Nice is dead sexy."

He's certainly been underperforming

ever since the incident.

I think it would be best to let him rest this time.

Got it, boss.

Miss? I'm pretty sure

torturing me won't resurrect your hero.

He may be dead, but I'm still alive.

And I have a brand to save.

-Hmm. - What?

Is it just me?

Or is this kid a dead ringer for Nice?

Nice!

So, Nice.

Do you have your lines memorized yet?

It doesn't matter what my ranking is.

I will, uh...

I'll give my all to be the perfect--

Again, but pretend to have some confidence this time.

I'm sorry. No apologizing!

And no doubting yourself!

Miss J. It's been a minute since it happened.

Do we have any clue why Nice jumped?

You don't get it.

A young man jumped to escape pressure at work.

-Him. - Hold on. What...?

That's a picture of me!

I don't remember volunteering to die!

The article has one view.

Relax. No one cares if Lin Ling died.

-All they care about is... -

Wait. Are you serious?

You want me to do this now, like, in front of people?

- - Keep in mind

your reality is shaped

by how much those people out there trust you.

The power of Trust is king.

- -

Wait a second, I'm not...

If the people say you're Nice,

then you're Nice.

If they think you can,

-then you can. -Okay!

We need to deliver a flawless package.

Do as you're told, and they won't bat an eye.

Your Trust Value will be through the roof in no time.

That boost in Trust

will spur some physical changes in your body.

Before long,

you'll be everything he was.

Huh. Whoa!

My eye color changed.

The hair is spot-on too. We might pull this off.

Don't celebrate yet.

Establishing trust can take ages.

But look at someone the wrong way,

and it goes down the drain.

I've always dreamed of being a hero.