Showing Off Some Acting Skills

The weekend soon arrived.

Starlight Pictures was holding a celebration party that evening, and as its boss, Li Chen naturally had to attend.

But when he woke up that morning, he felt something was off.

First, his throat was a little dry. That was normal, but even after drinking a whole liter of water, he felt no relief.

Then his eyes felt so dry that he lay there for ages, unwilling to get up.

After a long while, he opened his eyes again and found that the world looked different.

Ever since gaining his Kryptonian Bloodline, Li Chen had been spending time in the sun every day.

Los Angeles was the City of Angels, and it was also in California, where the sun shone year-round. It was well suited to Kryptonians.

As a result, Li Chen's eyesight had grown better and better, until he felt he could see even a mosquito's wings clearly.

Now, he could see right through things.

He discovered that his eyes could penetrate walls and see places very, very far away.

His hearing had also suddenly become extremely sensitive, allowing him to hear every faint sound. He heard the Filipino maids discussing how rich he was, and he could even hear the darker side of their "inner thoughts."

Li Chen casually breathed out, and the glass in his hand froze over.

"Whoa."

Even Li Chen was startled by such an enormous change.

The world felt chaotic, noisy, and far too bare.

He quickly realized that these were Kryptonian abilities.

Super vision, Super Breath, and super hearing.

After a few days in the sun, he was becoming less and less human.

Li Chen was so careful that he didn't even dare grip the phone too hard when he picked it up, for fear of crushing it.

He could feel his body changing.

That made him happy.

Now that he had a Kryptonian's power, why should he fear the purple sweet potato monster?

His dream hadn't changed. Power was just for self-preservation; everything else... was for the girls.

After all, when he transmigrated, what he wanted was to live life as he pleased.

Li Chen didn't go anywhere all day, only asking the Filipino maids to make some food and bring it up.

After spending the whole day being careful, he could finally control his abilities, though only barely.

Then he received a call. As the boss of Starlight Pictures, he naturally had to attend such an important celebration.

The guests included not only the film crew, but executives from various other companies as well.

After all, parties were unavoidable in America.

It was called a celebration banquet, but it was really a large party.

Unlike the low-end parties found everywhere in America, this kind of high-end party wasn't full of alcohol, drugs, and promiscuous sex.

Instead, it was full of successful people and socialites. Everyone treated it as a place to socialize and make friends, and some were even looking for potential partnerships.

At least on the surface, everyone was respectable and cared about their reputation.

So Li Chen rode over in a car. Fortunately, he didn't feel physically uncomfortable.

It was just that his superpowers were a little hard to handle.

For example, as he sat in the car, his eyes could see through the interior straight to the frame.

It made him feel as though he were sitting in an empty shell rather than a car.

He forced himself to keep it under control, but once he arrived, he lost his grip again.

He saw a beautiful socialite, and his super vision slipped out of control again. Her dress disappeared from his sight, and he couldn't even tell whether she was attractive, because all Li Chen could see was flesh and bone.

Still, Li Chen took a couple more looks, because she had something stuffed inside her body...

His scrutiny displeased the socialite. She glared at him and walked into the party.

"As expected of a socialite. She really knows how to have fun."

Li Chen shook his head, struggling to keep a straight face.

Then he entered the party as well.

Plenty of people came over to greet him, both those he knew and those he didn't.

"Mr. Li."

"Congratulations on Starlight Pictures' success. 'Superman' is a good movie."

Many Hollywood studio executives were full of regret.

They hadn't expected a comic-book adaptation to be so successful.

Because real superheroes existed in this world, they had thought comic-book superheroes weren't all that important.

No one knew how many times Captain America's story had been filmed since World War II, and there were even plenty of comics about him.

Even Batman and Superman couldn't compare to Captain America in popularity in this world.

After all, Captain America was real...

And there were no copyright disputes over Captain America. Anyone who wanted to make a movie about him could do so.

That was precisely why no one had noticed the gold mine that was DC Comics.

But it was too late to get on board now. Starlight Pictures had already signed a long-term partnership agreement with DC.

Before long, the celebration got underway as scheduled. Director Zack Snyder and several of the main cast members popped open champagne.

Li Chen had no intention of stealing the spotlight. He didn't even want to socialize.

For everyone else, this was a rare opportunity to socialize, but things were different for him now.

The main problem was that his super vision kept slipping out of control. No matter how beautiful a woman was, all he saw was flesh and a skeleton. It was rather off-putting.

Still, Li Chen didn't come away empty-handed.

He actually met an executive from PlatinumGames at the party.

PlatinumGames made games. It wasn't well known in this world, but it had been a big deal in Li Chen's previous life.

So Li Chen gave the executive his business card, planning to discuss a partnership later.

That was the point of a party.

After another couple of drinks, Li Chen was ready to leave.

But just then, a sexy figure approached him and asked in a slightly husky, seductive voice, "Handsome, it looks like you're pretty picky."

"Of course. I don't like the ones who've had work done."

Li Chen made no attempt to be polite. These socialites might each look more generously endowed than the last, but one look with his super vision showed him... they were almost all implants.

Only after he finished speaking did he turn to look at her. He was a little surprised. They were real, and impressive at that.

First he checked whether they were real, then he looked at the woman.

The woman laughed at his words, but she didn't mind. Instead, she straightened up. "Do you think these are real?"

"More real than gold."

Li Chen looked at her face and felt a little surprised.

He almost blurted out "Black Widow."

This woman was simply too familiar. She was Scarlett Johansson.

If they had been anywhere else, Li Chen would have had to stop and wonder who she really was: the Hollywood actress or the Red Room's Black Widow?

But this was Los Angeles, the City of Angels. Li Chen didn't need to think hard to know the answer.

"It seems you have a good eye, Mr. Li."

Scarlett smiled as she spoke, making Li Chen wonder what Black Widow looked like in this world.

She can't look exactly like Scarlett, can she? Wouldn't that be... awesome?

Thinking that, Li Chen immediately raised his glass and replied, "Naturally. I'm a fan of your balls."

Scarlett gave him a lovely roll of her eyes. "I thought you were a fan of my movies."

"Same thing. I'd like to see your acting skills."

Not only did Scarlett see nothing wrong with that, she felt attractive instead. After all, people here weren't used to being "reserved"; they liked this kind of directness.

If you kept a low profile and acted humble, people would only think you were easy to push around.

"All right."

Scarlett agreed. She was only going to show off her acting skills in private.

Li Chen was the boss of a film and television company, and he had even acquired the bankrupt MGM. If other actresses found out, they would probably fight like crazy for the opportunity.

An opportunity like this was hard to come by!