Can the Saitama Training Regimen Make You Stronger?

After a day of rest, Li Chen finally returned to Starlight Pictures.

To everyone else at the company, however, the boss had been away on a business trip for a long time.

So when Li Chen returned, everyone greeted him with great enthusiasm.

Before the acquisition, MGM had employed over 1,400 people, and Li Chen had barely laid anyone off.

After all, there were many reasons MGM had gone bankrupt, the main one being trouble with its film business.

Li Chen was confident he could make it work because of his experience in his previous life: he knew he could succeed by following those who had already succeeded.

After all, the movies he was making now had all been huge hits in another world.

For example, "Superman" and "Transformers."

"Man of Steel" had always made money. Warner Bros. had simply been too eager for quick results, thinking it earned too little compared to Marvel next door...

All he could say was that people were greedy.

In the Marvel Universe, however, the "Superman" movie was even more successful.

There was a reason for that: this world had not had many superhero movies before, so the market had not been fully taken over.

On top of that, the story of Captain America, Steve Rogers, was already known in every household and had been adapted just about as much as it could be. Audiences wanted to see other superheroes brought to the screen too.

Of course, the most important reason was that Superman was so popular. You might not know DC, and might even think Superman belonged to Marvel, but you would definitely have heard the name "Superman."

All those factors combined had produced this success.

It also thrilled many of the longtime employees.

They really did not want to see MGM disappear from Hollywood just like that.

Back in the 1930s, MGM could produce forty to fifty movies a year. That was undoubtedly its most glorious era.

But as the world moved on, MGM gradually fell behind and could no longer compare with companies like Warner Bros. and Disney.

Now, Li Chen had given them confidence.

Hollywood loved successful people most of all, because people there believed success made it easier to keep succeeding.

When Li Chen came in, one employee even asked with a laugh, "Mr. Li, if I follow the Saitama Training Regimen, can I get stronger?"

The hottest topic at the company right now was naturally "One-Punch Man."

The manga's explosive popularity had thrilled everyone.

Even "Pirate King" was no longer discussed as much.

After all, it had entered a long serialization.

"No, you might go bald."

Li Chen glanced at the man's hairline.

Older white men tended to have precarious hairlines.

The "gentlemen" from a certain place in particular were all bald.

When he arrived at his office, several people were already waiting obediently for him.

Naturally, they were Kitty Pryde and the other two, along with Katherine from the animation department.

It was the first time Kitty and the others had been to Hollywood, and they were so excited they could barely sleep.

They could not wait to become famous.

Of course, Li Qianhuan only wanted to be Li Chen's bodyguard.

She just wanted to stick with "her own people." After all, they were both named Li.

"Boss."

When they saw Li Chen come in, they all called out in unison.

That was the power of capital: even Mutants had to obediently call him boss.

Li Chen strode straight over and sat down in the boss's chair. He nodded, then looked first at Katherine.

Katherine was all smiles. "Li, I'm sure you already know how popular 'One-Punch Man' has become."

Li Chen took the figures she handed him and was still somewhat surprised.

No wonder he had so many reputation points. This was much more popular than "Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World" had been.

Americans really did prefer this kind of story.

"Keep it up, and make sure to maintain the quality."

Li Chen nodded.

"Don't worry, everything is being drawn according to the outline you provided."

Katherine answered immediately, without the slightest hesitation.

Li Chen had already proven his genius.

There was nothing to question.

An ordinary person probably would not have remembered much at all.

But once Li Chen put his super brain to work... worst case, he could make it up himself.

After offering her congratulations, Katherine left at once.

Before Li Chen took over, she had thought she was done for. Though she would not have been killed, her salary after leaving MGM certainly would not have been this high.

Now, her quality of life had improved so much that she even looked a little younger.

Then Li Chen turned to the trio.

He first called over the person in charge of the film division, then put Kitty Pryde in his hands and asked him to help make arrangements.

The man knew Kitty was the boss's woman, so he was naturally quite reassured, and he also had to make sure she avoided Hollywood's rules.

Of course, the first thing to do was find Kitty Pryde a good agent.

That was not difficult for MGM.

Kitty had good looks. She was not the breathtakingly beautiful type, but her face grew on people, giving her a girl-next-door feel.

As long as someone backed her, it would be easy enough for her to become moderately popular.

To put it bluntly, Hollywood was a great big dye vat. Without a big shot behind you, you had to pay a great deal.

Fortunately, Kitty was a Mutant, so she naturally had people to protect and support her.

Even without Li Chen, the Hellfire Club would step in.

Dazzler, by comparison, was more difficult.

Dazzler's real name was Alison Blaire.

She really did have an excellent appearance: a head of beautiful blonde hair, stunning features, and a lively, energetic look. She was about 1.75 meters tall, and her appearance reminded Li Chen of a hugely popular queen of country music from his previous life.

That Taylor Swift, who often wrote her ex-boyfriends into her songs.

Of course, the two were only similar in appearance: both were tall and beautiful.

Compared with Dazzler, though, Taylor was a little more "sturdy."

Because of their bone structure, some white women looked very sturdy, no less brawny than men.

Of course, there were pros and cons to that. The slender ones were prettier, while those with a sturdier build had more appeal.

Zhejiang University was in a different league... those who knew, knew.

Judging by her looks alone, Dazzler already had the foundation for fame.

To put it bluntly, singers were also stars, idols. And since they were idols, they could not be too ugly.

They did not have to be exceptionally beautiful, but they at least had to be good-looking by ordinary standards.

Only then could they avoid becoming just another face in the crowd.

Of course, plenty relied on talent, but talent alone made it hard to become a huge hit.

People were visual creatures in the end, unless all their fans were blind.

Li Chen made a decision on the spot. "The company is going to establish a music department. Alison, you'll be its star attraction."

Other companies, such as Warner Bros. and Sony, were major music companies with numerous smaller labels and countless outstanding producers under them.

But Starlight Pictures did not have those resources, so it could only spend a lot of money to poach people.

So Li Chen asked, "Alison, can you write songs?"

"Of course, I've written lots."

Dazzler's eyes lit up as she answered at once.

Not every singer wrote their own songs. More simply sang, and had to "buy" their songs elsewhere.

Singer-songwriters were actually quite rare.

But Dazzler was clearly one of them, which made things simple. All he had to do was find her an excellent music producer.