Phil knew very well that the chances of failure were too high if he followed the path of ordinary people.
He had a lot of funds to use but it might not be an advantage for him to take the ordinary people's path. In fact, it might have the opposite effect instead.
Previously, there had been a rich man who participated in a talent show for superheroes. He had added more scenes for himself by giving money to the production team, let his mentor give a higher evaluation, and let some contestants cooperate with his performance.
However, such behavior caused the audience to be repulsed and they boycotted. He managed to gain some popularity by burning money during the broadcast of the talent show, but did not make it to the second stage.
He had to admit that becoming a superhero not only required money, popularity, but also strength. At the very least, he had to make the people like him—no matter what type of liking.
