Holding the Rope of Fate

The music department's resolution put Li Chen in a good mood.

However, he also realized that there are still too few singers.

Katy Perry is out of the question; she's with Universal Music, and there's no way she'd switch companies here.

People naturally strive for higher positions; it's impossible for them to go downhill.

But Li Chen has a future roster.

Even though someone like Dua Lipa is only in his teens, it's precisely because they're young that we need to discover and acquire them.

Fortunately, the company has a large workforce, so there are people we can recruit.

So Li Chen gave them the list and told them to go find it.

That's just how music is; don't be fooled by how many people only start releasing albums and singles as adults.

But in reality, they started training when they were very young.

They were already bound to the company and faced exorbitant penalties for breach of contract.

So if you don't act soon, it will be difficult later.

The good news is that Dua Lipa was found very quickly.

"Boss, this girl named Dua Lipa posted a cover video on YouTube, do you think it's her?"

Li Chen opened the link and saw that although she hadn't fully grown up yet, it was indeed her.

While it's true that girls change a lot as they grow up, there's also a saying that you can tell what a girl will look like when she's young.

Even at a young age, Dua Lipa possessed stunning beauty, mainly due to her distinctive features and assertive appearance.

"That's her. Contact her and sign her."

Li Chen smiled.

Other actresses like Sabrina Carpenter are harder to find, perhaps because they are too young, but it's good to have found someone.

"That's enough, it's time to go home."

Li Chen thought to himself that he still needed to replenish Ram's mana when he got back.

After establishing its music department, Star Group officially began its rapid development.

However, for now, only the animation department is bringing in prestige.

Li Chen wasn't in a hurry and started enjoying life. He would play games with Saitama every day, or take Ram and Rem out to play. When he got bored, he would go to the company to check on the progress.

Especially the music department.

Sometimes, a popular singer can earn far more money than a Hollywood star.

Making money means gaining 'popularity'.

Music is something everyone listens to, from young children to elderly people in their fifties; music brings people closer together.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Uranus who are popular all over the world are much more sought after than Hollywood stars.

Even if we were to compete, Tom Cruise, as the last superstar of Hollywood, could never match the fame of the true Uranus, Michael Jackson, no matter how hard he tried.

Was Tom Cruise popular enough? In the 1990s and early 2000s, any movie that featured him would gross over $100 million.

Although he 'bought' box office revenue on several occasions, that is, bought hundreds of millions of tickets to maintain his public image.

But that's already quite an achievement.

With him, box office success is guaranteed.

Therefore, he is considered the last superstar in Hollywood; after Tom Cruise, Hollywood has never had a superstar like him again.

There's no such thing as a movie that can instantly draw moviegoers to the cinema just by hearing its name.

It has to be said that this is a regret for Hollywood.

Of course, this is also an inevitable result of the times. In today's highly developed internet age, any celebrity's scandals can spread everywhere, and it's impossible to create an existence like Tom Cruise anymore.

Dazzler's progress is fast. With the support of a talented music producer, her single has been recorded and is ready to be released on the charts.

Taylor Swift, on the other hand, was giving her a makeover, teaching her manners and how to be a glamorous woman.

Time seemed to have been fast-forwarded.

2008 has passed by in a flash.

In 2009, after spending Christmas in Los Angeles, Li Chen made plans with Gwen Stacy to visit her in New York for a while.

For Gwen Stacy, this was, after all, her boyfriend, and after not seeing each other for so long, she had long been somewhat 'dissatisfied'.

This is also why long-distance relationships are difficult to maintain. Although distance makes the heart grow fonder, it's impossible to cross the West Blue...

Even the deepest feelings will eventually fade.

Li Chen had no choice; relationships need to be maintained.

However, I still need to take care of things before heading to New York.

The most important thing, of course, is that filming for "Transformers" has wrapped up.

The difficulty of this film lies not in filming, but in the post-production special effects.

Li Chen had no other requests, except that Michael Bay should release it during the summer of 2009.

I don't know when it started, but the summer movie season has become the most important time for Hollywood.

Those commercial films and big-budget productions, as long as they are confident, will be released during the summer season in order to squeeze money out of the audience.

The Transformers movie had an investment of over 100 million yuan. Although it wasn't Li Chen's money, it was still a big production and naturally had to be released during the summer season.

Michael Bay knew this too, and of course nodded in assurance.

As for Li Chen, he arranged to meet Megan Fox.

This isn't the first time; Megan has been pursuing this for a while now, and she seems to have gotten a taste for it.

However, for Li Chen, these ordinary people were not quite enough.

But surprisingly, Megan Fox pleased him greatly.

Because she has certain 'attributes', namely, she is very obedient.

She did whatever she was told, and the process went very smoothly.

In this respect alone, she is better than Scarlett.

Despite Scarlett's submissive attitude towards him, she never accepts any other games.

But Megan Fox is very receptive, looks very much like a madwoman, and has consistently shown that.

For example, when Li Chen brought over the game "Psylocke," she adapted quickly and cooperated.

This level of cooperation was what satisfied Li Chen.

This is not surprising, because in Li Chen's previous life, Megan Fox, who was in her thirties, was teased and messed up by a singer.

With her current persona, she can still swagger around in front of the media, which has drawn fierce criticism from the internet.

The once-revered goddess has turned out like this, leaving countless Megan Fox fans heartbroken.

There's also Jiangmei, who has one album like that.

People aren't incapable of accepting these things; they just hate that they're not the ones holding the rope.

Now, it is Li Chen who is holding the rope.

He didn't know when he started to like this feeling; he just felt like he had the reins of fate in his hands.

Just like Psylocke, just like Megan Fox right now, the moment you grasp the rope of their destiny, you can feel that their body and soul belong only to you.

The feeling of being able to control their lives and deaths is intoxicating; you can manipulate them at will.