Chapter 81: I Want You to Turn into White Queen
Li Chen suspected that Mystique had mental issues.
Compared to her kicking and punching a few hours ago, after being taught a lesson, she instantly turned into a docile kitten, drawing circles on Li Chen's body.
In fact, he now knew why Mystique would act like this.
Because he hadn't paid attention to Mystique for a long time.
In fact, people change, and human nature cannot withstand tests.
Perhaps she wanted to help Li Chen back then, but having not seen Li Chen for a long time, she regretted it again.
That was why she had shown resistance earlier, itching to punch and kick Li Chen, but after tasting the wonderful sensation again, she immediately changed her tune.
This was just like wanting to eat braised chicken in the morning, but hesitating when it was time to eat at noon.
Human nature is always so wavering.
It was just like the old saying: 'If you don't beat them for three days, they'll climb the roof to tear off the tiles.'
Just like interpersonal relationships, they always need frequent maintenance and meetings to remain unchanged.
Li Chen also thought about it; Mystique Raven was too important, so he couldn't always avoid seeing her. He had to 'charge' her at any time to keep her loyal to him.
Otherwise, she might change at any time.
Wanting to make her submit forever in one go was obviously impossible.
He thus associated this with the currently well-behaved Psylocke.
The reason Psylocke looked well-behaved was because she had always been under his control.
If her restraints were let go and she was allowed to run wild for two days, she might change immediately as well.
People were all like this; they couldn't stand the test.
He patted Mystique Raven and said, "Raven, I will look for you often from now on, and you must come to Los Angelesto report to me at all times."
"Really?"
At this moment, Mystique seemed like a different person; not only was she no longer cold, but she had also become gentle.
But Li Chen knew that this was intermittent. Once he grew cold toward her, she might change again immediately.
This was because she had little independence and had almost always been an 'appendage' to others.
Even she herself treated herself as an object, so Li Chennaturally wouldn't treat her as a human being.
"Of course, as long as you perform well, I will reward you."
Li Chen's words invigorated Mystique: "I will."
As if you would!
Li Chen muttered inwardly, then asked, "So, what petty tricks is Erik up to again?"
Mystique, temporarily belonging to Li Chen, did not hesitate.
"I've already scouted quite a few people before, and none of them believe Erik."
Mystique first tried to claim credit. Although she hadn't taken any action after scouting them, it was still a start.
Li Chen patted her, signaling her to continue.
I have to admit, her blue skin was indeed very delicate.
Mystique Raven continued, "Erik has been in Washingtonrecently, and he is plotting a big event."
"What big event?"
Li Chen asked.
"He wants me to replace the newly inaugurated President."
Mystique said proudly.
Li Chen instantly understood. No wonder Mystiquesuddenly changed her mind again; it turned out she had been 'entrusted with an important task'.
With this important mission, if she could succeed, she could become the most powerful person in the world.
Therefore, she was very enthusiastic about this matter, to the extent that she was even afraid of Li Chen's appearance.
"That woman just now was a member of the political elite; she is a congresswoman, and through her, I can get in touch with the President."
The President of the Marvel World wasn't Lucian...
But rather another black fellow.
The only similarity perhaps was their skin color.
Hearing such naive words from her, Li Chen sneered instantly.
"If you do this, you aren't far from death."
Li Chen said.
"Why?"
Mystique Raven was still immersed in fantasy and frowned upon hearing this.
"That is the President of America, after all, and his protective forces are incomparably tight."
"And even if you can turn into him, how long can you maintain it without slipping up?"
"You aren't going to impersonate him for a few days, but likely for years, for a lifetime. Once you show a flaw, no one can save you."
Li Chen said, "And your own combat power—pardon my frankness, Raven—you're just a battle power of five."
"A battle power of five?"
Mystique Raven's expression didn't look good.
"Oh, you don't know what this means yet. Anyway, your ability cannot face powerful Agents."
"By then, Erik will abandon you without hesitation, understand?"
Li Chen's words were very realistic.
And Mystique Raven, this fence-sitter, didn't have much self-awareness to begin with.
At this moment, hearing Li Chen's words, she only felt that it made so much sense.
She instantly broke out in cold sweat, knowing that she had simplified things.
Impersonating an ordinary person for a lifetime wasn't easy, let alone the President?
She had previously only been immersed in the joy of success, and now Li Chen slapped her back into reality.
And Li Chen also labeled her in his heart.
Stupid woman.
No wonder she was being played in circles by Magneto.
Without a doubt, Erik had only treated her as a tool from beginning to end, yet she took pleasure in it.
She craved recognition, craved being needed, craved everything.
What a pitiful woman.
"Then what should I do?"
Mystique Raven asked for help.
"Listen to me from now on."
Li Chen said.
She immediately nodded: "I will, I'll listen to you from now on."
Current guarantees didn't count, because she was satisfied.
Once she was dissatisfied, she might change again.
Li Chen didn't care either, because he had already figured out Mystique's essence.
She needed an object to attach herself to.
And he couldn't neglect her too often.
"Erik's plan is unfeasible at first glance."
Li Chen said: "Even if you succeed, his idea is bound to fall through."
America was indeed very strong right now; under the US dollar hegemony system, it had become the world's boss.
But it couldn't do whatever it wanted, especially regarding the Mutant matter.
Moreover, America's President didn't have as much power as imagined.
Unless Roosevelt crawled out of his coffin...
But for capital and military-industrial conglomerates, they racked their brains precisely to avoid another Roosevelt appearing.
So even if Roosevelt were resurrected, I'm afraid he would be shot eight times in the back and 'commit suicide'.
It was just that free.
"We have to disrupt his operation."
"I'm afraid it won't be that easy; he has become too obsessed."
Mystique Raven spoke up.
"That's not your concern."
Li Chen said without hesitation.
Seeing him pat her, Mystique immediately realized it was time to start the next battle, and instantly changed her posture.
"Speaking of which, I haven't used your ability yet."
Li Chen laughed.
Mystique understood and asked: "The supermodel just now?"
Candice had an extremely good figure, standing about 1.77 meters tall, yet weighing only around one hundred catties.
Of course, the most exaggerated thing was her vital statistics, which were 84-58-86. Her waistline was extremely exaggerated, making her quite a wasp-waisted beauty.
This was also why many people preferred supermodels over celebrities; how could celebrities have figures as good as supermodels?
But a face appeared in Li Chen's mind right now.
"No, I want you to turn into White Queen."
Raven immediately smiled knowingly.
Chapter 82: Born Actor
As a ray of morning sunlight shone in, Li Chen saw Emma Frost lying in his arms.
White Queen...
But he quickly remembered that this was just Raventransformed.
Fake is fake after all; although she looked identical to the White Queen, she didn't have the ability to turn into diamond.
This was also the drawback of Raven's Mutant ability.
She could transform into anyone and even possess some of the target's memories and habits, but she couldn't possess their superpower.
Of course, if she could possess others' superpowers, then she truly would be the strongest Mutant...
He removed the hands clawing at his body and went out to order breakfast.
Before long, the awakened Raven was extremely satisfied.
"Recruit people well for us."
Li Chen instructed her, and Raven nodded.
On the way to the company, Li Chen thought that Mystiquewas just like a cat.
Many cats were like this; as long as you scolded them once, they would behave for a few days and become affectionate toward people.
But if left unpunished for a long time, she would start to think she was hot stuff again, and try to 'hiss' at people.
To some extent, this was exactly like Mystique.
Wanting to truly tame her was a long-term project.
Arriving at the company, Black Widow Natasha had already arrived.
What happened last night made Maria Hill attach even greater importance to Li Chen.
The Los Angeles Lakers had always been one of the most watched teams in the nationwide in the US, and its market value was generally second only to the New York Knicks.
This was the advantage of two major cities.
No matter how hard other teams tried, they weren't as valuable as these two teams.
And S.H.I.E.L.D. naturally saw Li Chen and the White Queen Emma Frost kissing high-profilely in front of the cameras.
Their attention to the Hellfire Club wasn't a matter of a day or two.
But now they discovered that the most powerful White Queen of the Hellfire Club had actually been won over by Li Chen...
The shock can be imagined.
And Natasha also knew that Li Chen went to see the White Queen last night.
This also proved that Li Chen's status within the Hellfire Club was indeed extraordinary.
Therefore, the person originally tasked to transfer Natashaaway was temporarily replaced.
Anyway, anyone could go to the Arctic, and they wouldn't necessarily find anything.
But Li Chen was truly 'extraordinary'.
To Natasha, Li Chen was like a treasure boy; no one knew what he was truly hiding.
On the contrary, from his appearance, he was no different from a normal person.
Not long after Li Chen entered the office, Natasha came in carrying brewed tea.
"Thank you."
Li Chen nodded with satisfaction; although she was an Agent, she was also a good secretary.
So he immediately asked: "Natalie, let's have lunch together later."
This was a direct notice, not an inquiry.
But this was exactly what Black Widow Natasha wanted, so she hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Alright."
She even deliberately acted a bit coy.
Men, after all, all liked this feeling of coy reluctance.
If he were an ordinary person, he really would have been fooled by her.
But Li Chen was simply appreciating her performance.
Women truly were born actors; Natasha's acting skills were no worse than any star's.
After all, most stars only knew how to stare and open their mouths; what acting skills did they have?
By now, most celebrity second-generation descendants only had empty shells without acting skills, and their brains were filled with toilet paper.
The sad thing was that later on, they didn't even have the empty shells left.
After drinking the tea, Li Chen went to a meeting.
This meeting was related to Transformers.
The post-production of Transformers had already been completed, and most of the funds were spent on special effects.
And the first trailer had long been released at the Super Bowl.
The Super Bowl was fixed on the first weekend of February, which could be called like the 'New Year's Eve party' of Americans, being very significant.
As the most popular sport in North America, the viewership ratings on the day of the Super Bowl had always been very high.
And during halftime of the game, I don't know since when, besides inviting stars to sing, they also liked to run advertisements.
Ever since Hollywood tasted the sweetness, they were willing to spend millions to advertise on the Super Bowl, even if it was only for thirty seconds!
Transformers made the same choice.
When Autobots like Optimus Prime and Bumblebeeappeared in the trailer, it instantly caused a shock throughout the nationwide in the US.
This movie had already become a hit before it was even released.
However, this was only a part; Hollywood's publicity and distribution never consisted of just this little.
Its publicity and distribution were from beginning to end, constantly keeping Transformers in the public's hot topics until the movie's release.
How terrifying was Hollywood's publicity and distribution?
It was just like the rumor of the end of the world back then; at that time, under Hollywood's publicity, almost the entire world believed that 2012 truly would be the end of the world, just like the prophecy of the Maya.
From junior and high school students to office workers, almost everyone knew this prophecy, and many people discussed what they would want to do most if the end of the world were real.
Then, as everyone knew, there was no end of the world at all, only a movie called 2012...
Borrowing this prophecy and adding fuel to the flames, this movie gained eight hundred million US dollars in global box office.
This was the terror of Hollywood's publicity and distribution; for box office revenue, anything could be done.
As for what to do if someone actually believed it? What did that have to do with them?
"The publicity and distribution of Transformers must continue, and we need to continue injecting funds."
Li Chen said: "Especially on the internet, traditional publicity methods are no longer that good; the future belongs to the internet."
This was the reason why Hollywood movie costs were high.
Production cost was only a part of it, and the most important part turned out to be publicity and distribution.
Even the best wine needs a good sign, or rather, if no one knew about this movie, how could box office revenue magically appear out of thin air?
Especially with the changes in the movie market nowadays, ordinary movies were only shown in theaters for a few weeks.
Existences like Titanic that screened for over half a year were already rare.
"Alright."
Paul from the publicity and distribution department asked: "Boss, do you have any promotional slogans?"
He still remembered that the sensationalist copywriting used during the publicity of man of steel last time was first used by the boss.
And then a bunch of copycats appeared in Hollywood.
So much so that during this period everywhere was full of'shocking'.
As if publicity couldn't be done without these two words.
Li Chen himself tasted the bitter fruit as well, getting fooled by clickbaiters several times.
"Just normal publicity; cars are our partners and even family."
Li Chen said: "Promote it according to this concept."
Americans had a special fondness for cars.
It was simply because the transportation here was too difficult; if you wanted to go on a long trip, driving was the best choice.
Because the airline service here was too poor, and there was no high-speed rail.
It wasn't that America hadn't thought about building high-speed rail, it's just that all the money was spent, and there wasn't even a shadow of the constructed high-speed rail...
Even if it opened to traffic later, it was only a very short distance, looking like something meant for sightseeing, leaving people both amused and exasperated.
Chapter 83: Clearly an Undercover Agent, How Is She Turning Into a Star?
"Natalie, I have to say, your conditions are very good."
At noon, Li Chen brought Black Widow Natasha to have lunch.
He cut a piece of steak and said this to Black Widow.
Black Widow didn't know what he meant, so she just took a sip of her drink and smiled, "Thank you."
"Seriously, if you became a star, you would definitely be a hit."
Li Chen said earnestly, "Are you interested in making a movie?"
Hearing this, Black Widow Natasha twitched the corner of her mouth.
She was the most famous Agent, and he actually wanted her to make a movie?
He must be out of his mind!
If people who knew her saw this, wouldn't she die of embarrassment?
So she immediately wanted to refuse, but then she remembered that she wasn't really on a date, but was completing a mission.
So she said coyly, "Can I really do it?"
Her half-refusing, half-welcoming expression made Li Chen praise her greatly; what star had such good acting skills?
"Of course."
At this moment, Li Chen was like a talent scout: "Look at your appearance, a head of beautiful red hair, very charming facial features, especially your figure, it can definitely attract quite a few fans... movie fans."
No woman doesn't like being praised, even if she was Black Widow!
However, she only had a hint of joy in her heart, not as happy as other women, that's all.
But she still had to put on a very happy look, so she couldn't help straightening her body, making it look even bigger.
Although this thing sometimes affected her attacking movements, most of the time it was still useful.
Take right now, for example, even though Li Chen tried his best to control his gaze from looking over there.
But in the end, the challenge still failed.
This challenge was simply too difficult!
Li Chen simply stopped pretending and continued, "I have an idea, if it's made into a movie, it will definitely suit you."
"What idea?"
Black Widow Natasha said with great interest.
She didn't know if it was faked.
Anyway, her inquisitive look gave Li Chen a strong desire to confide.
Men all hoped to have such a listener; she had a peerless appearance and patiently listened to his innermost thoughts.
Unfortunately, only female Agents with other motives could fit this point.
Just like how only scammers can satisfy the fantasies of many little fairies.
"If there was a drug in this world that could develop the human brain when consumed, what would you do?"
Li Chen then asked while eating steak.
Black Widow Natasha also took a bite, thought for a moment, and replied, "Take it for research?"
Li Chen was noncommittal: "But it's a contraband. To fool customs, it could only be hidden inside the body, and thus it happened to be absorbed by the female lead."
"Subsequently, the female lead's body began to change, and some powers surpassing ordinary people began to appear."
"She possessed Superman-like strength, Telepathy, and could instantly learn all knowledge..."
Li Chen spoke slowly. Black Widow Natasha crossed her hands to support her chin, listening attentively, looking at Li Chen with eyes like a vixen.
Just looking into these eyes gave Li Chen a strong desire to confide.
"And then?"
Natasha showed an interested expression, as if she were truly immersed in the story.
She was even pondering whether this thing really existed.
After all, this was an extraordinary world; even an existence like Saitama was real, so what else was impossible?
"As the female lead gradually developed her brain, she found herself turning into an omnipotent... God."
"She could see all things in the past, present, and future, she could play with dinosaurs, dance with the world, and even she herself turned into the will of the world."
Li Chen slowly said. This was actually a bit like uniting with the Dao in Xianxia novels.
In the end, the protagonist's physical body collapsed, consciousness gradually lost its self, and it turned into a ruthless Heavenly Dao.
This was very normal. After all, how could an ordinary person's body withstand such powerful spiritual power?
Flesh is weak!
Black Widow Natasha frowned: "Then what is this project going to be called?"
"How about 'Lucy'?"
Li Chen smiled.
This was the plot of Lucy. It was originally starred by Scarlett Johansson, winning the best action and sci-fi movie of that year, with a global box office of over 400 million.
At that time, it was indeed Scarlett's peak period, and she could also carry the box office.
But now, Li Chen thought, how about letting Black Widowstar in it?
Just thinking about it was very interesting.
"'Lucy'? A bit interesting."
Black Widow Natasha showed very strong interest.
Because she increasingly felt that this was something that truly existed.
"What is that item?"
"The movie calls it CPH4, a psychoactive item."
The more detailed Li Chen's description was, the more Natasha felt it was real.
She looked at Li Chen with water-like eyes and didn't agree immediately: "I need to consider it."
"Of course, but trust me, your conditions qualify you to be the female lead."
Li Chen spoke: "As long as you want, I will make you the hottest female star in the world."
If she were an ordinary girl, Li Chen's words would definitely make them lose their minds.
But Natasha only chuckled: "Then what is the price?"
Li Chen held her hand, and everything was unspoken.
Black Widow did not refuse him; in fact, this was precisely what she wanted.
Only by having a more intimate relationship with Li Chencould she probe into his secrets.
The atmosphere between the two heated up instantly, and lunch ended amidst such laughter and chatter.
They were both certain that the other party was the prey, and they themselves were the hunter.
Upon returning to the company, Natasha immediately told Maria Hill about this matter.
"Natalie, what do you think?"
"I think everything he said is true, including that drug."
Natasha had a strong premonition, and this premonition had always helped her avoid many dangers; now she was also convinced of this point.
"If there is such a thing, then it will be troublesome."
Maria Hill looked a bit solemn: "You agree to him; if there really is such a thing, be sure to keep it under S.H.I.E.L.D.'s control."
Natasha frowned; she didn't trust S.H.I.E.L.D.
She was an Agent of the Red Room and joined S.H.I.E.L.D.halfway through, having no concept of 'loyalty'.
In her view, such Agent organizations were all the same.
"Agent Black Widow!"
Maria Hill's words woke her up.
"I know."
Natasha could only agree; she no longer had a choice.
The Red Room had already been offended, and if S.H.I.E.L.D. were offended too...
Then she wouldn't have anywhere left to hide in the world.
"I will agree to him, but I won't be able to change missions for a long time."
She reminded Maria Hill.
After all, shooting a movie in Hollywood usually takes a fair amount of time.
She never expected things to reach this point.
Clearly she was just here to go undercover, how was she suddenly turning into a star?
S.H.I.E.L.D. hadn't failed to think about going to Li Chen's house to install some surveillance or the like, but they had already been warned because a 'bald guy' lived right in Li Chen's house.
Chapter 84: You aren't scared; you know you're going to die.
A few days passed.
Li Chen had Natasha call Harry Sloan over, and then, right in front of her, had Harry Sloan greenlight Lucy.
"Alright, I'll have someone write the script right away."
After roughly understanding the situation, Harry Sloannodded immediately.
Li Chen was the boss, so naturally he couldn't be made to write the script; otherwise, what would screenwriters be for?
However, he still had some doubts: "Boss, using a woman as the absolute protagonist... isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
There were too few successful movies with female protagonists in Hollywood.
Especially in this era, successful movies were few and far between.
The first Tomb Raider was successfully adapted, and Angelina Jolie fully displayed her fine figure on screen.
But the second one quickly flopped, directly plunging her status to the center of the earth.
Aside from that, the only one that could be considered successful was Charlie's Angels.
In Charlie's Angels, three stunning female leads heavily bared themselves on screen, which kept it from flopping.
Others, such as the old versions of Resident Evil and Underworld, had ordinary box office returns; they weren't total flops, but they weren't massive hits either.
Moreover, these movies had one characteristic: they were adapted from old IPs.
Underworld was a vampire movie, giving it a natural advantage.
Even Charlie's Angels was adapted from the decades-old old TV series Charlie's Angels.
Not to mention Resident Evil and Tomb Raider; the games were extremely popular.
Compared to these, Lucy had no advantages whatsoever, and it still had a female protagonist...
Li Chen spoke up: "For sci-fi movies, these things don't matter. As long as the movie quality is good, audiences will pay for it."
Flopping or whatever didn't matter at all; what he wanted wasn't box office revenue, but CPH4.
"Alright."
Although Harry Sloan disagreed, he wasn't the one in power now, so he could only nod.
This was also the reason Li Chen hadn't told him to get lost; although his ability wasn't great, at least he was obedient.
Most CEOs of Hollywood companies were professional managers; they didn't control the companies, they were merely agents.
To put it bluntly, it was just a job—do well and earn more, do poorly and get out.
Of course, Disney was an exception.
Back then, Michael Eisner genuinely owned shares of Disney, but even so, he was still kicked out.
In Li Chen's view, the competence of these professional managers was getting lower and lower.
The 1990s were the peak of these professional managers; they truly all had capability, and even produced history's first female CEO, Sherry Lansing.
It was under Sherry Lansing's leadership that Paramountfilmed Mission: Impossible, although later on she was manipulated by Tom Cruise.
What made Black Widow Natasha somewhat anxious was that Li Chen didn't mention her matter throughout the entire process.
This made her realize that even if she wanted to become the female lead, she had to pay a price.
Li Chen was holding her cards, yet in order to complete her mission, she had to let Li Chen handle her.
At this moment, Harry Sloan said: "Right, Boss, there's a banquet tonight, and people from all the major Hollywood giants will be there."
"Then I'll go take a look."
Li Chen nodded.
There was nothing special going on tonight anyway, so he still needed to enrich his nightlife a bit.
As a big shot of Starlight Pictures, Li Chen was fully capable of changing female celebrities and supermodels every single day.
He could already be considered 'restrained' now.
Harry Sloan immediately went down to greenlight the project, while Black Widow gave Li Chen a resentful look, but Li Chen didn't respond to her.
Even though she was Black Widow, she wasn't studded with diamonds.
Even though the cost of Lucy wasn't high, it would still run into the tens of millions of dollars; plus post-production publicity and distribution, it would reach around thirty million.
Of course, the original actress was Scarlett Johansson, and Scarlett at that time had already become popular through the role of Black Widow, so her salary wasn't cheap.
If it was changed to Natasha... this money had to be squeezed.
Moreover, a movie costing tens of millions of dollars wasn't something easily handed out; even if she was studded with diamonds, she had to let Li Chen taste her first before it could be handed over to her.
No pain, no gain—this was the truth of the world.
Of course, the main thing was that Li Chen found it fun.
Having a superhero come and make a movie for oneself... was there anything more exhilarating than this?
Well, preferably a beauty.
...
In the evening, Black Widow Natasha once again demonstrated her 'professionalism'.
Li Chen brought her, his close assistant, to the banquet, and she intimately linked her arm with Li Chen's, looking like they were whispering intimately, but actually introducing everyone present to Li Chen.
What was somewhat embarrassing was that Li Chendidn't know as many people as she did.
Aside from celebrities, those who arrived tonight were basically producers, directors, and even professional managers of Hollywood.
And the celebrities able to attend were basically first-tier stars.
Li Chen actually knew quite a few of these.
But as for those producers, CEOs, and the like, Li Chendidn't know them.
Therefore, Natasha had to keep introducing them in his ear, telling him who this was and what their position was, so that Li Chen wouldn't make a fool of himself by not recognizing people.
Because some old white men were truly extremely confident, and they wouldn't even introduce themselves, as if everyone should know them.
Li Chen attracted quite a bit of attention, whether due to his identity or the things that had happened these past few days.
People of Chinese descent were at the bottom of Hollywood's discrimination chain.
Although there had been a period of explosion, such as when kung fu movies were most popular and Jack Cheng and others came to Hollywood to hustle.
But very quickly, Hollywood learned their routine, and naturally they became unemployed.
Hollywood was like a microcosm of America; they were great at learning, and their learning speed was extremely fast, but the problem lay right there—when they had nothing left to learn, they could only rapidly degenerate.
"This is a high-level executive from Sony's island nation headquarters, named Kenichiro Yoshida."
Unlike Panasonic, Sony's high-level executives were still mostly controlled by the island nation locals.
The island nation folks of the last century were indeed very wealthy; they waved bundles of cash wanting to buy the entire world, and even America was scared of them.
The forced smile on Li Chen's face vanished instantly.
"Li-san, arigato!"
Kenichiro Yoshida was extremely respectful, directly bowing to Li Chen in front of everyone.
The island nation folks were very skilled at this routine; after all, it was the spirit of bowing.
What problem couldn't be solved by a bow?
In their view, since they had already bowed, could the other party really refuse to give them face?
"What is it?"
Li Chen didn't hide his disgust in the slightest.
In fact, the people around them also looked at Kenichiro Yoshida with disdain; after all, bowing at every turn made one look far too humble.
But Kenichiro Yoshida didn't care at all; the island nation folks simply didn't know what face was.
"Li-san, I have already heard about the conflict between my subordinates and you. I've specially brought sincerity to resolve it. Whatever you need, we will satisfy you as much as possible."
Black Widow Natasha, who had been linking arms with Li Chen all along, flickered her eyes. What had Li Chen done to make the usually lawless island nation folks so terrified?
At this moment, Li Chen smiled: "This island nation... fellow who's living quite well, you aren't scared; you know you're going to die."
Chapter 85 Becoming One of Us
The conflict between Li Chen, The Hand, and Sony has gone on for so long.
Why didn't the Japanese think of easing the conflict before? Why did they think of it now?
Isn't it because of Saitama's sudden emergence, which let them know the problem was huge?
They knew that if they didn't come to ease the conflict with Li Chen, they would die.
Therefore, Li Chen's words directly exposed Kenichiro Yoshida's inner thoughts.
Kenichiro Yoshida's cold sweat began to flow, but he had no other choice and could only bite the bullet and say, "Hi, Li-sang is right, please forgive our ignorance!"
Fortunately, he had blown the matter out of proportion. With so many people watching, Li Chen had to show some of his demeanor, right?
Kenichiro Yoshida understood the psychology of the people of Huaxia very well; they tended to be more circuitous, unlike the people of America who were so straightforward.
If compared, Western society was like the animal world, where the weak fell prey to the strong, and basically didn't understand things like humility.
Because the more humble you were, the more people would think you were weak and easily bullied, and they would think you really had nothing...
Even the Japanese looked down on these brainless animals.
But the people of Huaxia were different; Huaxia was a civilized society and understood 'camouflage' better.
Therefore, he set a trap for Li Chen based on his past experience.
But Li Chen didn't buy into this. Having spent a lot of time in Hollywood, he had long been able to suppress his instinct for humility.
"Your apology lacks sincerity."
Li Chen spoke, making Kenichiro Yoshida feel a thrill of joy in his heart.
As long as he was willing to accept the apology, that was fine. In fact, they had already prepared everything.
Whether Li Chen wanted money, women, or other things, everything was ready.
The best-serving women of the island nation had already been brought over by them.
He dared to guarantee that this was definitely a feast Li Chen had never enjoyed before.
But unfortunately, Li Chen's next words made his heart turn cold.
"I heard that the most sincere apology from you islanders is to commit seppuku to apologize with death; why didn't you do it?"
Li Chen's words were light, but heard in Kenichiro Yoshida's ears, they were somewhat frightening, like whispers coming from hell.
A devil, Li Chen truly was a devil!
Even in the past, there wouldn't have been many who truly committed seppuku to apologize with death, let alone in modern society.
This was just something spread by the Japanese to promote their own 'loyalty'.
In reality, it was all to fool people.
Kenichiro Yoshida had to dryly smile and say, "Li-sang, you may not know, these traditions are all dregs and have long since disappeared."
"Then get lost, and come find me whenever you figure it out."
Li Chen said unceremoniously.
Unexpectedly, quite a few people watching the show on the side chimed in: "That's right, coming to apologize lacks sincerity."
"This is the Japanese for you, extremely hypocritical."
Hollywood also detested these people.
This was the most xenophobic place, yet after Sonyacquired Columbia, it forcefully integrated into it.
However, Kenichiro Yoshida swept his gaze across them, and these people immediately shut their mouths.
It was impossible to tell who had said it.
"Hai!"
He dared not get angry at Li Chen, so he could only shout loudly, then bow and quickly leave.
Making him commit seppuku to apologize with death was something he wouldn't dare to do no matter what...
Natasha said with playful interest: "Boss, how did they offend you?"
Li Chen glanced at her: "Want to know?"
"Of course."
Black Widow made a listening posture.
Men all liked to show off their stories.
However, Li Chen pinched her flesh: "If you want to know, then become one of us."
Li Chen knew she was an Agent, so he intentionally threw out a little something to attract her.
If she wasn't Black Widow, then Li Chen wouldn't even be interested...
Wasn't the thing men liked to do most persuading prostitutes to turn over a new leaf or forcing good women into prostitution?
It was precisely because of the identity as an Agent that Li Chen became interested in Natasha and wanted to dupe her into defecting.
No other reason, simply because doing so was interesting.
Life was about seeing what things were interesting; being interesting was more meaningful than being meaningful.
Of course, for a resolute Agent, trying to control her was definitely very difficult.
But precisely because there was difficulty, Li Chen wanted to challenge his own weakness.
Natasha was indeed attracted by the bait he threw out.
She could now also conclude that Li Chen had many secrets.
It was precisely because of this that she was attracted.
This wasn't just about the mission anymore, but she herself also wanted to know what was different about Li Chen.
"Boss."
She gave Li Chen a charming glance full of feminine allure.
Needless to say, when this woman got into character, there was nothing left for other stars to do.
Especially when Scarlett Johansson walked over at this time; even she seemed to have some gap compared to Black Widow.
"Who is this?"
Scarlett Johansson asked.
"Natalie, my secretary."
Li Chen spoke: "Natalie, this is Scarlett."
He introduced the two women and took a look, finding that they really didn't look alike.
What a pity, if the two people looked alike, there might have been a different experience.
Of course, it was more likely that Scarlett would be unlucky, because looking like Black Widow was definitely not a good thing.
The biggest difference was still the two women's heights.
Even wearing high heels, Scarlett had to look up to see Natasha.
The two hypocritically greeted each other, but in reality, neither thought much of the other.
Competition between women was often even greater than that between men.
However, Scarlett's target was Li Chen, and she didn't compete with Black Widow.
She blinked at Li Chen: "Do you have time later?"
Lately she had been filming playing Catwoman, and she constantly missed Li Chen's scent.
Now her scenes had wrapped up, and upon learning Li Chen was here, she ran over.
Natasha, who was arm-in-arm with Li Chen, suddenly exerted force. Knowing her meaning, she had to say: "I have things to do today."
"Alright then, next time."
"Definitely next time."
Li Chen looked at Scarlett's back, wondering what effect her Catwoman would have when appearing on the screen.
He was still somewhat looking forward to it.
Li Chen turned his head to look at Black Widow Natasha; her eyes rippled with emotion, and Li Chen understood her meaning: "Let's go."
Just in time, he also felt it was pretty uninteresting.
Although there were many stars here, such as the renowned Saihuang Charlize Theron, and other beautiful female stars, in Li Chen's eyes, none of them compared to Black Widow's initiative.
The two thus left the banquet and then got into a car.
Li Chen said to Jubilee: "Go to the hotel."
Jubilee glanced at the rearview mirror and happened to make eye contact with Natasha.
"Bitch!"
Jubilee mouthed the words, feeling annoyed in her heart; clearly she was the one who followed the boss first.
Natasha saw it and didn't care at all, instead directly kissing Li Chen on the side of his face.
This kind of 'provocation' made Jubilee wish she could blow Natasha into pieces.
Her mutant ability was already impatient!
Li Chen saw the two's little actions, but didn't care at all, and even enjoyed it somewhat.
No wonder emperors all liked their own women engaging in harem infighting, because the beneficiary was the emperor himself.
As long as it wasn't too excessive, it was fine.
Chapter 86: The Soft Spot of Black Widow
Li Chen increasingly felt that he was playing with life.
Just like an emperor, whatever he wanted, Black Widowwould satisfy him immediately.
For example, right now, the two of them had already appeared in a suite.
"Can you dance? The kind with a pole."
Black Widow Natasha immediately satisfied him, and as she danced, her dress disappeared.
"I want to see the splits."
"..."
"I want to see yoga."
Natasha felt that Li Chen was finding fault...
Who asks to see this after getting a room?
If it weren't for her good physical strength, she probably wouldn't have any energy left.
"Come here."
Li Chen became more and more intoxicated; this was the famous Black Widow, yet at this moment she was acting so compliant.
It could only be said that the Red Room had indeed trained her well.
Natasha immediately crawled over with allure.
At this moment, Li Chen transformed into 'President Lü', and his whole person became violent.
But to his surprise, at the final moment, Natasha turned from defense to offense.
She shoved Li Chen down: "I want to take the initiative."
She couldn't help it after all.
...
Over an hour later, Li Chen was lying spread-eagled like the character 'Tai', staring blankly at the ceiling.
The hazy figure vaguely visible in the nearby bathroom made him sigh that this was indeed Black Widow, so crazy, just like an electric-powered one.
"What are you thinking about?"
Black Widow asked gently, lying on top of him.
She knew that at a time like this, a man needed tender affection.
Li Chen was still dazed, his tone somewhat ethereal: "I am pondering the truths of the universe."
"Oh?"
Natasha remained a perfect listener.
"Do you know about parallel worlds?"
"Of course, isn't this a sci-fi concept?"
"No, it's real. In other parallel spacetimes, we still exist, except our relationship might not be like this now..."
Li Chen said slowly, but Natasha didn't believe it at all.
Regardless of whether parallel spacetimes existed or not, it had no effect on her right now anyway.
She still only wanted to complete her mission.
Her mindset was too resolute, and her sense of purpose was extremely strong.
It wasn't that easy to win her over; her psychological defense lines had to be broken first.
Thus, Li Chen changed the subject and asked: "We didn't use any protection just now, it won't cause a human life, right?"
Hearing this, Natasha's emotions were very complex; first she was angry, and then came bitterness.
This guy didn't care before, but now he cared.
Unfortunately, it was completely impossible for her to conceive.
To prevent the Black Widows from developing so-called emotions due to bearing children, the Red Room had long since cut those parts out of them.
Precisely because of this, Li Chen's words caused some fluctuations in her psyche; in other words, her defense was broken.
Li Chen was purely doing it on purpose, and even said: "But it doesn't matter, if there is one, we'll give birth to it. I have plenty of money, and I will give the baby the best life, making the baby an elite of America."
This imagery couldn't help but surface in Black Widow's mind.
She fantasized: if this scene could really come true, it seemed... not bad?
But unfortunately, this could not become her life.
"Stop talking."
She interrupted Li Chen: "There won't be any."
"Why? Then let's continue to work hard."
Li Chen asked intentionally.
"Alright!"
As expected of the most excellent Agent, Black Widow's psychological resilience was equally formidable. Although her defense was broken, she quickly adjusted her mindset and did not reveal her inner thoughts.
This also made Li Chen somewhat regretful that she actually didn't follow his script.
Subduing Black Widow was indeed very difficult.
It could only be said that the Red Room's idea was indeed correct; if Natasha were a normal person, it might be easier to subdue her.
But what about now? Even if Black Widow felt incredible pleasure, she was still acting.
The second round officially began.
...
Time passed quickly, and it was already May.
For over a month, Li Chen had been very attentive to Black Widow, but trying to subdue her was very difficult.
During this period, they appeared in different places almost every day: the kitchen, the bathroom...
Li Chen even deliberately brought her back to the manor once, but only let her see what she should see, such as Saitama.
Natasha also told the information she gathered to Maria Hill, which greatly thrilled Maria Hill.
They didn't know that all of this was intentional on Li Chen's part.
If nothing was revealed at all, Black Widow might just finish her mission and run away.
After more a month, it also let Li Chen completely know the soft spot of Black Widow.
"Boss, Friday is the premiere of Transformers, but..."
Harry Sloan found Li Chen in the office, but to his confusion, he didn't see Li Chen's red-haired secretary.
Natalie's appearance was rare even looking across the entertainment industry, and many people felt she was the prettiest in the company.
"But what?"
Li Chen sat in the boss's chair and asked nonchalantly.
Black Widow was willing to do anything; once she let go, there was nothing she couldn't accept, which was also what satisfied Li Chen.
For example, right now, she was also in the office.
"However, pirated movies have appeared on the market."
"Pirated? Could the videotapes have leaked?"
Li Chen looked at Harry Sloan somewhat angrily; MGMwas a major studio after all, and such premature leaks shouldn't have happened.
This startled Harry Sloan so much that he didn't even hear the sudden 'pfft' sound that appeared.
"It wasn't our leak. Instead, a company called Asylum filmed a terrible movie and named it Transmorphers."
What kind of operation was Transmorphers?
Li Chen was dumbfounded.
However, he had indeed heard of the great reputation of Asylum, and even watched their movie Sharknado.
This company specialized in filming 'pirated' versions of Hollywood blockbusters.
For example, when major studios filmed Pacific Rim, they filmed Atlantic Ocean.
The movies were crudely made, and the plot was utter dog shit, but just by relying on these identical movie titles, they could trick quite a few people into entering the cinema...
And yet there was simply nothing anyone could do to them.
Even suing them was useless; they were pure cockroaches.
"Handle the publicity and promotion, let the audience not be fooled."
Li Chen could only, like other movie distributors, directly ignore them.
If you pay attention to them, they might be even happier.
Because some viewers just didn't believe in evil; even if you told them it was a bad movie, they insisted on going to watch it...
At this time, not giving them attention was the most important thing.
"Alright."
Harry Sloan immediately retreated out.
Once the door closed, Black Widow, whose legs were numb, immediately crawled out.
"The preparations for Lucy are almost done, and the director we found is Ridley Scott."
Li Chen placed Black Widow on the desk and said: "Get yourself ready, and perform well when the time comes."
It has to be said, Old Lei was definitely a divine person.
He truly had a way with sci-fi movies; after all, he was the father of Alien.
But however great Old Lei was at shooting sci-fi movies, he was equally terrible at shooting epic movies...
Yet he liked to reward himself by shooting an epic movie every time he finished a sci-fi film.
This also led to his directorial status never quite matching up to Spielberg and others.
Chapter 87: Agent Hill's Attention
At the end of May, it was finally time for the release of Transformers.
Although for current Hollywood blockbusters, the best time was the entire summer vacation, with June, July, and August being the best times, Li Chen couldn't wait any longer.
Moreover, Batman was going to be released then, and it wouldn't be good to squeeze the two movies together.
After all, besides Starlight Pictures, Hollywood had other companies...
There were quite a few major productions in 2009, such as James Cameron's Avatar, which took twelve years to forge, as well as Warner' Harry Potter series, Star Trek, and so on.
The schedule was actually very tight, and lining up with them undoubtedly brought huge pressure.
Of course, mainly Li Chen wanted to draw a prize.
Watching the prestige points increase more and more without being able to draw was a kind of torment.
So he directly set the release date at the end of May.
Although May was not as good as the summer slot, the competition was also relatively small.
Transformers could be considered the only blockbuster.
Therefore, starting from the beginning of this month, posters of the Autobots could be seen everywhere, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron...
In the afternoon, Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theatre had long prepared the red carpet, and the stars walked the red carpet in turn.
Some were invited, and some simply came to hitch a ride on the red carpet.
After all, stars also needed exposure; if they didn't appear in the news for a period of time, they were easily forgotten.
To hold this premiere, Starlight Pictures also spent a lot of money.
On both sides of the red carpet were fans who had come.
This was the advantage of IP.
Transformers naturally had its audience.
Michael Bay was no longer a newcomer, and as a director, he also received attention, but the famous one was still Megan Fox; she was indeed very beautiful.
However, what caused the biggest sensation was the appearance of the Transformers.
The appearance of large 'toys' like Optimus Prime and Bumblebee pushed the atmosphere to its peak.
This was precisely Hasbro's handwriting.
Under this atmosphere, Li Chen brought Scarlett Johansson to the scene.
Although he had already watched it once, that was with incomplete special effects.
Now he had to watch it again to feel at ease.
Everyone chatted with each other, Megan Fox was very arrogant and somewhat hostile towards Scarlett Johansson.
But this was also normal; not many people had brains.
After chatting for a bit, everyone quickly took their seats, and those special audience members had also entered.
Among the audience were media and loyal fans, who had long looked forward to the release of Transformers.
If it were the last century, the most important ones here would probably still be film critics.
Film critics back then were much more influential than online big Vs later on.
The most famous film critics could influence the viewing choices of millions of people with a single review, which was very exaggerated.
Therefore, in order to please these people, Hollywood companies would arrange a lot of benefits, such as yachts and beauties, just so they would praise a couple of lines in their film reviews.
However, with the development of the Internet, these film critics eventually declined.
"Leaving work pretty early today."
Maria Hill checked the time; it was only past 11 p.m., and she had unexpectedly gotten off work.
This was more than an hour earlier than usual, and as she walked down the street, she suddenly didn't know what to do.
It was like a busy life suddenly becoming relaxed, but at the same time bringing 'boredom'.
Modern people were like this: when working they wanted a holiday, but when on holiday they felt bored, even worse than working...
Just then, Maria Hill saw a huge poster.
The majestic Optimus Prime covered the entire poster, along with the words Transformers.
"Isn't this Li Chen's company's movie?"
Maria Hill had been paying attention to Li Chen recently, and Black Widow kept providing some news.
So she knew Li Chen very well, even better than the people around him.
In Maria Hill's view, Li Chen was a very motivated person, and had always worked very hard.
Although he had some playboy behaviors, he was much better than others.
In front of people like Tony Stark, Li Chen was simply a'saint'.
His personality was not arrogant, he was very approachable, and he would never curse.
Unconsciously, Maria Hill had developed some favorable impression of him...
So seeing the poster of Transformers at this moment, she, having nothing to do, immediately decided: "Might as well go watch a movie."
Although watching a movie alone was a bit lonely, she really couldn't find a male companion.
She went straight to the nearby cinema; it happened to be the midnight screening, but she was surprised to find that the cinema was very lively.
And everyone was talking about Transformers.
"Mitchell, you didn't buy the wrong tickets this time, did you? Last time you screwed us over so badly, what the hell was that Transformers?"
"Rest assured, I looked at the name carefully this time, it is indeed Transformers."
"We can finally see Optimus Prime, woohoo!"
"Stop arguing, I feel Megatron is better!"
"Your feeling, your feeling!"
"..."
Maria Hill shook her head, but this was America.
America had a population of a little over 300 million, but car ownership was as high as 280 million.
What did this represent? It represented that in America, almost everyone had a car of their own.
For Americans, most of their first dream after graduating from high school was to take the money they had saved for a long time and buy a... used car of their own.
There was no other way, new cars were unaffordable, and used cars generally only cost a few thousand dollars.
Therefore, America's car culture was very strong, and almost everyone treated their car as their most important thing, or even family.
So their anticipation for Transformers could be understood.
And it was worth mentioning that Transformers had already recovered a lot of costs before filming, and many car companies wanted to sponsor the movie, spending a huge price for it.
Soon, Maria Hill followed them into the venue.
To be honest, this was not the first time she had watched Starlight Pictures' movies and comics; she had already'studied up' these days and watched them all.
But watching it in the cinema was really a novel experience.
The movie started soon, the plot was not complicated, and there was almost no major change from the first installment in her past life.
It was nothing more than the love-hate entanglement between Optimus Prime and Megatron.
But other characters like Bumblebee and Starscream were also added, making all the audience cry out in satisfaction.
Even Maria Hill was immersed in it; she completely emptied her brain. Like other works of Starlight Pictures, this movie was all about big scenes and sheer excitement.
Just like watching Superman's fights, punch to flesh, one could feel the power of Kryptonians.
This movie was all about special effects; the images of the Transformers 'transforming' made everyone widen their eyes.
For this kind of special effect, every frame cost a lot of money.
But the effect was achieved!
Chapter 88: Crazy Ten-Rolls
"May, hurry up!"
In Queens, a young Peter Parker was also urging May Parker.
May did not look old, being under forty, and appeared mature and charming.
She worked at a homeless shelter, where she was respected and loved by everyone, and there were quite a few people who wanted to pursue her.
But when they found out she was dragging along a few-year-old child that wasn't even her own, everyone backed away.
No one wanted to raise someone else's child.
You know, even Dorgon couldn't handle a divorced woman with a kid.
Let alone May Parker, which was even more exaggerated; this child wasn't even born by her.
"Slow down, Peter."
May could only speed up her pace in her high heels.
They were also going to watch Transformers.
Peter Parker was a loyal fan of Starlight Pictures, whether it was Superman produced by them previously or those comics, they were all liked by Peter Parker.
Even Peter Parker's catchphrase had turned into 'I am going to be the man who becomes the One Piece'.
And for Transformers which had just been released now, he would rather not sleep than go watch it.
Even May couldn't hold out against him and could only agree.
By the time the two of them came out after watching the movie, it was already the early hours of the morning.
However, Peter Parker was still very energetic because he enjoyed the movie thoroughly.
Especially Optimus Prime's 'transformation', which made him feel like it was real.
May also felt that it was worth the price of the ticket; at least the special effects were good enough, and it was indeed very satisfying.
People nowadays were not yet tired of the special effects of Hollywood blockbusters.
More than ten years later, having only special effects would no longer work.
Therefore, later on, Hollywood paid more and more attention to IP, and the box office of various animated movies was generally much better than Real personmovies.
"May, I want to buy Optimus Prime!"
Just at this moment, Peter Parker saw that there was still a shop open in front of the cinema, which was precisely a merchandise store.
At this time, the merchandise store was crowded with people; the consumption power of New York people was no joke.
Inside it was filled with all kinds of Transformers toys, launching co-branded items with the movie.
Without a doubt, it sold out explosively.
"Peter, we have to ask for the price first."
May Parker was strapped for cash and couldn't guarantee it directly.
Fortunately, Peter was also quite precocious and knew that May's conditions were not good.
May had to raise him all by herself, while working at the homeless shelter, and not being killed by the execution line already showed how formidable she was.
"How much is Optimus Prime?"
May Parker asked.
"There are different versions, there are 50-dollar ones, there are 100-dollar ones..."
"Give me a 50-dollar one."
May hesitated for a moment and said.
50 dollars was really not cheap, but who asked Peter Parker's eyes to be shining?
May truly had nothing to say about Peter; although he was her sister's son, she treated him as her own flesh and blood.
Just like Swallow and Fatty on the Simplified Chinese internet.
Peter Parker held the toy with satisfaction.
But soon he became envious.
Just then, a rich second generation pointed at a two-meter-tall Optimus Prime placed at the store entrance and asked: "I don't want this kind of small toy, how much is this kind?"
"Hello, this is not for sale, it's used for display."
"Just name a price."
"Uh... fifty thousand dollars?"
"Deal!"
Peter Parker widened his eyes.
His young heart suffered a shock.
Is this the world of the rich?
...
Li Chen couldn't sleep at all at night.
Because a bunch of people were waiting for the midnight screening data.
So after he exercised with Scarlett for a while, he waited for the phone call.
By the time he turned off his phone, Scarlett Johanssonasked curiously: "How much is the box office?"
"Over nine million."
Li Chen said casually.
"Oh god!"
Scarlett Johansson was stunned: "How are you not excited at all? This is just the midnight screening."
Friday hasn't even ended yet.
"Those willing to stay up late to watch are all die-hard fans, isn't this normal?"
Li Chen spoke, and this wasn't an exaggeration.
Later on, the midnight screening of Spider-Man 4 was close to twenty-seven million dollars; that was what you call an exaggeration.
But there was no help for it, on Earth, Spider-Man was one of the most popular IPs.
Even if it was filmed like a piece of crap, as long as there was the gimmick of 'three bugs in the same frame', it could already sell explosively.
Of course, the data of Transformers in this era was already stunning enough; quite a few people at Starlight Picturescould sleep well.
But Li Chen became energetic.
The movie was finally released, how could he not draw a prize?
Opening the system, it was a series of prompts.
[Transformers released explosively, Prestige + 300]
[one-punch man influence continues, Prestige + 80]
[...]
[Current Prestige: 250388]
Two hundred thousand Prestige points, Li Chen's heart surged.
He immediately bounced up, first holding Scarlett to wash up together, and then threw her back.
By the time Li Chen came up to grasp 'luck', Scarlettthought the second round was going to start.
After all, she was also very excited when she heard this number.
This meant Li Chen had succeeded again.
What Hollywood liked most was chasing the footsteps of successful people, because successful people would continue to succeed!
But who would have thought that Li Chen stopped moving.
"Darling?"
Scarlett spoke out to ask, why did he stop?
"Wait for me a moment, I need your luck."
Li Chen replied.
Scarlett had no choice and could only stay still.
Li Chen was also summarizing his successful experience; after all, his luck was not bad last time.
"Ten-roll, ten-roll!"
Ten thousand Prestige points disappeared.
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining reward through the lottery: Nico Robin fragment * 1.]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining reward through the lottery: Optimus Prime summon fragment * 1.]
[...]
Finally, there were new things.
In the Transformers universe, the most useful thing was probably the AllSpark.
However, without the AllSpark, drawing Autobots and such wasn't bad either.
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining reward through the lottery: Bumblebee summon fragment * 1.]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining reward through the lottery: Arcee summon fragment * 1.]
[Empress fragment...]
Li Chen came with twenty sets of ten consecutive draws in a row.
He harvested a bunch of fragments, but the effect was also very delightful.
There were already three that could be summoned, and an item was also obtained.
The ones that could be summoned were respectively [Nami summon fragment * 10], [Bumblebee summon fragment * 10], and [Arcee summon fragment * 10].
Nami was known as the Cat Burglar, smart and clever, and at her core she was also meticulous, kind, and valued relationships. She was a girl like the next-door neighbor.
Of course, Nami was quite well-endowed.
It's just that her abilities weren't as appealing as Robin's...
Aside from the three summons, there was also one item.
[wheelie: Its original body is a remote-controlled racing car, which can turn into any small object and has an extremely high talent for electronic items.]
Compared to other Autobots, wheelie was shockingly small, so he didn't need fragments and was directly drawn out.
Precisely because of his small body size, wheelie could engage in some espionage activities, such as stealing information and the like, making him extremely useful.
However, Li Chen was going to use him on the righteous path.
Chapter 89: Bumblebee, Arcee, and Nami
"Li, move a little."
Scarlett couldn't wait any longer, and Li Chen also felt that she had pretty good luck. He was someone who always rewarded and punished fairly.
With such a wonderful setting and scenery, it truly shouldn't be wasted.
Today is indeed a day worth celebrating.
Thus, Scarlett suffered.
"Didn't you urge me? Get up."
"I can't take it anymore."
Scarlett wanted to run away, but she simply couldn't do it.
It wasn't until the sun first rose that she was allowed to rest, and she immediately fell into a deep sleep.
As for Li Chen, he wasn't affected at all. After basking in the sun for a bit, he was immediately full of life and vigor.
Even though it was Friday, he didn't go to work; instead, he flew straight back.
He couldn't wait.
Landing in the courtyard, Ram and Rem had just gotten up.
But sensing their Master's aura, they immediately trotted out from inside.
"Master."
Ram was enthusiastic and passionate, directly throwing herself into Li Chen's arms.
Rem was relatively reserved, but she also looked on eagerly from a distance.
Li Chen patted each of their heads, and the feel was quite nice.
"Master, we're prepare breakfast for you."
Afterwards, the two maids immediately ran back inside.
Li Chen took a stroll around the garden.
He rarely had time to be this leisurely, but now that he had succeeded, he could naturally snatch a moment of leisure from a busy life.
The garden was tended very neatly by Ram and Rem, and almost no excess branches or leaves could be seen.
Colorful things were always dazzling to the eyes, and Li Chen instantly felt relaxed and refreshed, feeling that this was truly life.
Afterwards, he came to the garage to begin summoning.
"Bumblebee, come out!"
He summoned Bumblebee impatiently.
[Do you want to use fragments to summon Bumblebee?]
"Yes!"
Hum!
An array appeared before his eyes. If it were a powerful mage, they might even gain some insights from it.
But for Li Chen, it was completely lost on him.
Then, with a flash of golden light, a Chevrolet Camaro with a standard yellow paint job appeared in the garage.
The Camaro was a classic American muscle car that had made its appearance back in 1966, highly loved by the people of America.
However, with the rise of Nissan cars, this kind of muscle car gradually lost its market.
Faced with mounting pressure, Chevrolet chose to bet on Transformers.
Even though Starlight Pictures "opened its mouth wide", they still chose to invest, not only gifting the production crew the latest model of the Chevrolet Camaro, but also giving nearly ten million dollars in advertising fees.
This was the benefit of shooting Transformers. Because there were many car models, the advertising fees recovered were as high as forty million dollars, and the costs could be said to have plummeted.
Of course, the largest among them was still this sum from Chevrolet.
Other movies didn't have such exaggerated advertising fees; one could only say that car culture was too important for America, and car manufacturers didn't want to miss this opportunity.
With investment, there naturally was a return.
Now that Transformers were a hit, all their investments had paid off.
Li Chen walked a circle around the car, couldn't help but feel very satisfied.
"Bumblebee, transform and let me see."
Li Chen spoke, and Bumblebee immediately began to transform.
The parts all over its body seemed to be rotating, its wheels turned into arms, and it stood up just like that from the ground.
"Cool!"
Bumblebee was bending over because the garage wasn't quite high enough: "Bumblebee greets Master."
Its electronic voice was extremely cute, and it wasn't a damaged vocal cord.
Otherwise, communication between both parties would be difficult.
"Very good."
"I will now summon Arcee."
Li Chen nodded, then continued summoning.
Fortunately, the manor's garage was big enough to hold more than a dozen cars, it just wasn't tall enough.
Bumblebee fluttered its big eyes and watched from the side.
[Do you want to summon Arcee?]
"Yes!"
Li Chen made a decisive choice, and the teleportation magic circle appeared once again.
Then, a pink motorcycle appeared just like that in the garage.
Arcee was a female Autobot. Her personality was gentle and mature, and she had won the affection of many Mutants.
Moreover, she could not only transform into a motorcycle, but also into a sports car, except that she appeared very "petite".
Without needing Li Chen to say much, Arcee directly "turned around" in front of him, and then a petite female Autobot stood before him.
Without a doubt, Arcee was a bit shorter than Bumblebee, standing under two meters tall.
"Are you our Master?"
Arcee asked with her hands on her hips, appearing very enchanting.
Li Chen actually found a female Autobot attractive!
He also felt like he was going crazy.
A person shouldn't, at least not like this...
"That's right."
Li Chen nodded and said: "I am the one who summoned you over."
"Alright, Master, what should we do?"
Arcee's voice was very mature, just like an older sister.
Bumblebee also said: "We are the most amazing Autobots, we can do anything."
"Shut up, Bumblebee."
Arcee glared at it, and Bumblebee immediately became well-behaved.
Arcee's status among the Autobots was not low at all. Back on Cybertron, she rose together with Optimus Primeand established the Autobots.
Even a chatterbox like Bumblebee had to obediently listen to her.
"There's nothing special you need to do, just carry us around will do. Of course, if you encounter danger, you are permitted to take action."
Li Chen instructed them.
Since there were exactly two cars and Ram and Remhadn't learned how to drive yet, they could let Arcee carry them.
As for himself, of course he would ride in Bumblebee.
Actually, Bumblebee wasn't limited to transforming into a Chevrolet Camaro; it could scan other vehicle models to transform.
It was just that Li Chen found it pleasing to the eye, and muscle cars, to say the least, were truly handsome.
In front of such American muscle cars, Nissan cars were like a son meeting his dad.
Of course, Nissan cars were not originally known for this aspect; their only advantage was low fuel consumption...
Precisely because of this characteristic, it heavily impacted the market in America.
American muscle cars were simply oil-guzzling beasts, and Japanese cars could help them save money.
And with the rise of new energy vehicles, Japanese cars became even more useless.
After all, how could using gas be cheaper than charging electricity?
"Alright, you guys transform back first, try not to let people see you."
"Yes."
The two Autobots were very obedient and immediately turned back into car forms.
Afterward, Li Chen went to summon Nami.
[Do you want to summon Nami?]
"Yes!"
With a familiar flash of golden light, a red-haired beauty wearing a swimsuit stood in front of Li Chen.
"Pfft!"
Looking at these huge ones, Li Chen instantly felt deeply fortunate.
Robin probably wasn't this big!
Nami was around 1.7 meters tall, and her body proportions were quite good. Of course, the most important thing was her vital statistics.
She had the legendary J-size!
However, what was awkward was that when she was summoned, she must have been enjoying a rare moment of leisure time, hence why she was wearing a swimsuit.
Seeing Li Chen staring at her, Nami immediately let out a scream.
"Ah!"
Then she covered herself up, though she didn't attack Li Chen, because she already knew who Li Chen was.
"I didn't do it on purpose!"
Chapter 90 Can't Control Myself
" So, you just summoned me over like this? "
Nami had already relaxed by this time.
Fortunately, her underlying code wasn't too severe, and she didn't keep crying out.
After Li Chen explained, she relaxed.
" There are no Marines chasing us here, right? "
" None, and no pirates either. "
Li Chen smiled and said, " It's very safe here, Nami. "
" Well, thanks a lot then. "
Nami rolled her eyes. " But my dream hasn't been fulfilled yet. What about everyone in the Straw Hat Pirates? "
Nami's dream was to draw a map of the entire world with her own hands.
This dream looked easy, but it was very difficult to achieve.
Li Chen laughed. " What's so interesting about the pirate world? It's better to draw this world. "
" It's even more wonderful than the pirate world. "
" As for the Straw Hat Pirates? There is a saying: The Way of Heaven has its constants; it does not exist for Yao, nor does it perish for Jie. "
Nami raised an eyebrow. " What does that mean? "
" That means the world will keep running no matter who leaves. "
" You guy, are you saying I'm not important? "
Nami said angrily.
She was the most important navigator of the Straw Hat Pirates, after all.
However... this world was indeed quite nice.
Her tragic past made her always want a stable environment. She didn't like adventures very much and was very timid, but she overcame all of that for her companions.
But here, no one forced her to do things she didn't like.
Moreover, Li Chen said, " At worst, we can just summon everyone over. "
Of course, he only liked Robin, Empress...
But this sentence really worked.
Nami became happy. " That's right, that world is too dangerous, this place is safer. "
Anyone likes a stable life; I'm afraid no one likes wars and chaos.
" Let's go, I'll introduce you to some new friends. "
Li Chen took Nami's hand.
Although Nami's little face turned red, she didn't refuse.
Li Chen was very handsome, and he didn't act cool at all, which gave her a very good impression.
After all, the ones she had contacted before were either idiots or Jiahao...
Li Chen brought Nami to the manor, where Rem had already prepared breakfast.
" Master. "
Ram had prepared hot towels and began to serve Li Chen.
" Ram, Rem, this is Nami. "
" Nami, this is Ram, and this is Rem. "
Ram and Rem were first attracted by Nami's great figure.
After all, she was only wearing a blue-striped swimsuit, which particularly highlighted it.
After a slight comparison, the two Oni sisters felt a bit discouraged.
How could a person be so big?
Nami was quite mischievous; seeing them sizing her up, she deliberately straightened her body.
As if she wanted to use this to divide ' family status '.
Whoever is bigger is right.
Both sides greeted each other and then began to enjoy breakfast.
Nami hadn't had a proper meal in a long time either. After all, she had been braving the wind and dew on the sea.
After experiencing the goodness here, she immediately forgot about the previous world.
" Rem, your cooking skills are amazing. "
Nami immediately transformed into a little foodie.
Seeing that she integrated very well, Li Chen also nodded.
By the afternoon, Li Chen wasn't planning to go to work.
He said, " Nami, you're newly arrived, I'll take you to buy some clothes later? "
" Great! "
Nami originally loved shopping, and upon hearing this, her eyes immediately lit up.
" Ram, Rem, you guys go together too, change clothes later. "
Li Chen said.
" Okay, Master. "
They were all very excited.
Nami was 1.7 meters tall, so Li Chen went to find her a set of Psylocke's clothes.
However, it was still too big when worn on her.
After all, Psylocke was ten centimeters taller than her.
But Nami was already very satisfied. " This skirt looks good. "
She preferred skirts and shorts, and didn't like ones that were too tight.
" Let's go, to buy your own. "
Li Chen led the three well-dressed women out.
" Bumblebee, drive by yourself. "
" Okay, Master. "
Li Chen just told Bumblebee the destination, and Bumblebee drove by itself.
This was true intelligent driving.
Li Chen didn't have to do anything. You tell me if it's smart or not?
After getting in the car, the three of Nami were very curious.
Ram: " Master, is this Bumblebee? "
Li Chen nodded and said, " Yes, say hello to him. "
" Bumblebee. "
" Here, here. "
" Can you play music? "
" Of course, beautiful chicks. "
Bumblebee said deliberately, and then tuned to a music radio station.
What was playing on it was Dazzler's song.
Music singers' debut methods basically went through radio stations, because this naturally had a large audience.
If it became Fire, it would be like this now.
Right after playing Dazzler's song, another listener called in immediately, asking to play it again.
The host laughed out loud: " No problem, let's listen to it once more. This is the new singer from Starlight Music, Dazzler's new song! "
This kind of publicity naturally cost money.
But it was also very useful; Dazzler was already quite well-known in the Los Angeles area.
As long as her song got on the ' Billboard ', and had a certain ranking, it would be considered slightly popular.
You must know there were many singers, and Billboard rankings were limited, so achieving this wasn't easy.
Like the previous life's carpenter sister, Sabrina Carpenter, she debuted as a singer in her teens, but had always been a transparent nobody.
Until she changed to a clip-on voice, and then found her track and exploded in popularity. Many people thought she was a newcomer, until they checked her resume and found out she had released countless albums, just always tepid.
This was probably the so-called debuted for many years, still a rookie upon return.
Therefore, finding the right track was very important.
I can only say Dazzler's initial conditions were already better than quite a few people.
Her voice was very recognizable, extremely ethereal, and she was also pretty, possessing the potential to become Fire.
Soon, Bumblebee drove to Rodeo Drive.
Rodeo Drive was located below Beverly Hills, so it was very close, and it was also the core shopping street here, full of luxury goods.
However, unlike New York, the buildings here were not tall, at most two or three floors, and the streets were not spacious, giving a classical European architectural feel.
Li Chen had Bumblebee park in the parking lot, and took the three beauties shopping.
One man with three beauties attracted a lot of attention, so Li Chen took them to buy a pair of sunglasses each first.
Next was the crazy shopping session.
Nami originally liked buying things, and Ram and Remwere also stimulated by her to awaken their ' talent '.
Good-looking skirts and bags couldn't escape their pretty little hands.
Li Chen didn't care either, just responsible for swiping the card, enjoying this time very much.
Because Nami and the others would spin around in front of Li Chen after changing clothes, fully displaying their wonderful figures.
Especially Nami, which caused Li Chen's challenge to fail repeatedly.
Every time he admonished himself to look at Nami's eyes, not other places.
But as soon as Nami came out, Li Chen's eyes became uncontrollable.
He wanted to slap himself; why couldn't he control his self?
But he didn't see the trace of a smile in Nami's eyes.