Kingdom Plan

Megan Fox waved reluctantly as she watched Li Chen drive away.

Although she hadn't gotten him into bed, she had gotten his contact information, so it wasn't a loss.

She had eagerly invited Li Chen to dinner and said he could have his way with her, but he had plans that evening, so he could only say, "Definitely next time."

Sitting in the car, Li Chen recalled what many media outlets had said about Megan Fox.

They said she had a fiery personality and a bad temper.

That was because fame had come too easily to her, so she spoke without a filter and later offended quite a few people.

The reason Transformers later replaced its female lead was that she had offended the director.

A star offending a director—what was she thinking...?

That was why everyone called her brainless.

But Li Chen didn't care. He wasn't planning to marry Megan Fox; he just wanted to have some fun, like he did with Scarlett.

He'd come all the way to Hollywood, so why not indulge himself?

Then he noticed Li Qianhuan glancing at him in the rearview mirror.

"What is it?"

Li Qianhuan pressed her lips together. "Boss, she isn't a good woman."

"Oh? Then what is a good woman?"

Li Chen looked at her with interest.

Li Qianhuan was at a loss for words. She couldn't very well say that she liked fighting but was a good woman, could she?

That evening, Li Chen arrived at the Hellfire Club.

He went straight inside with Li Qianhuan.

Once they were there, Li Qianhuan felt a little more at ease because most of the people here were like her.

Although she benefited from her association with Li Chen, she had no status within the Hellfire Club, so she soon went off to enjoy herself.

Li Chen went straight to the small room to find the White Queen.

Sure enough, the White Queen was there, but she didn't look happy.

"What's wrong?"

Li Chen sat down across from her without ceremony. "Women look prettier when they smile more. Otherwise, they'll get wrinkles."

The White Queen rolled her eyes at him and instinctively touched her cheek.

Her skin was smooth and flawless. What wrinkles?

But Li Chen's words put her in a better mood, and she said, "Erik is here."

Erik was Magneto, and he was also the White King of the Hellfire Club.

Li Chen perked up. "What would I have to do if I wanted to become the White King?"

Emma Frost, the White Queen, looked at him and said, "It would be difficult, but not because of your strength."

"It's about contributions."

"Erik has a group of followers. They want to overthrow human rule and even turn the tables and rule over ordinary people, putting us Mutants above everyone else. A lot of people believe in what he's selling."

"Although I think it's stupid to do that, and it can't possibly succeed," the White Queen said.

"But you know, not everyone is rational."

That was why Magneto's position as the White King of the Hellfire Club was secure.

His strength was secondary. The main thing was that he had a "project."

Having spent so long in Hollywood, Li Chen naturally understood the rules of how a company operated.

As an executive, you could be incompetent or exceptionally capable, but either way, you had to have work and projects on your hands. Only then could you prove your worth.

Conversely, if you did nothing all day and didn't have a single project, no matter how capable you were, the boss would think you were just coasting.

So only by keeping yourself "busy" could you have value.

Just like within the Hellfire Club, where many people thought Magneto had contributed to Mutants.

But in reality, he hadn't accomplished anything beyond shouting a few slogans.

The others didn't care about that, though.

"So, if I want to become the White King, I have to do a project that outdoes his?"

Li Chen looked thoughtful.

"That's right."

The White Queen nodded.

Li Chen had thought he could settle it with his fists, that all he had to do was defeat the White King.

But clearly, that wasn't how the rules of the Hellfire Club worked.

If it were that simple, anyone strong enough could overthrow someone else.

"Interesting."

Li Chen looked at the White Queen and asked, "Do you have any ideas?"

He could tell that Emma Frost hated what Magneto was doing.

The blue-lipped White Queen said, "I have an idea."

"Tell me about it."

Li Chen asked curiously.

The White Queen crossed her legs, making her full thighs especially noticeable, particularly with the tall boots she was wearing.

"This is my project. Why should I tell you?"

Li Chen said seriously, "We're on the same side."

"Since when are we on the same side?" The White Queen smiled.

"You're my woman."

Li Chen spoke with an air of dominance.

The relationship between the two of them had long since become ambiguous.

But the White Queen liked to play push and pull and wouldn't make things clear with Li Chen.

Just like now, when she heard him, she merely glared at him, neither agreeing nor refusing.

"I'm the White Queen, and you're the White Rook."

The implication was that only the White King was worthy of the White Queen.

Stories about a princess falling for a poor boy only happened in fairy tales.

In reality, even if a princess fell for a knight, the most she would do was take him as a lover. She would never elope with him.

Did people really think princesses were stupid?

"So we can work together, and then I'll be the White King."

Li Chen made no attempt to hide his ambition.

The White King was only the beginning. He also wanted to become the Supreme King of the Hellfire Club, with both queens beneath him.

The White Queen thought for a moment and said, "Overthrowing human rule is impossible, but we can establish a kingdom of our own for Mutants."

Li Chen immediately asked, "Then who's going to be king?"

The White Queen glanced at him. "You want to be king?"

"I'm afraid you'd turn the Mutants Kingdom into your own harem."

"Pfft."

Li Chen wanted to say, You're a great judge of character.

He immediately said, "I'll be king, and you'll be queen. That's the only way to ensure the Mutants Kingdom develops the way we want it to."

"First, we need to understand why we're establishing the Mutants Kingdom. Of course, it's for the future of Mutants."

"Only a strong leader can accomplish that."

Hearing this, the White Queen glanced at him. "Why do I get the feeling Erik has more leadership ability than you?"

"Heh."

Li Chen immediately laughed when he heard that. "Him? Has he ever been the boss of a Hollywood giant? Does he have a team of more than a thousand people under him? Does he know how to divide up work and cooperate?"

The White Queen, who was drinking, paused at those words, her glass of red wine suspended in midair.

To some extent, he was right.

Erik had only a handful of Mutants under him, and all they thought about every day was causing trouble.

But what about Li Chen?

After acquiring MGM when it was on the brink of bankruptcy, he had now led it to a resurgence.

If the Mutants Kingdom were compared to a company, Li Chen had experience managing one. What about Erik? He'd never even held a job!

How could someone like that have any so-called leadership ability? How could he govern the Mutants Kingdom well?

"All right, you're right."

The White Queen poured Li Chen a glass of red wine of her own accord, acknowledging what he had said.

Li Chen picked up his glass. "Then here's to the success of our Kingdom Plan."

"Kingdom Plan? Interesting."

The White Queen's eyes flashed as she clinked her glass against his.