Li Chen Takes Flight

After seeing Hideki Kamiya off, Li Chen left the cooperation details to others at the company. As the boss, he had no need to worry about them.

He looked at the company's financial report.

The North American box office for Man of Steel was already approaching four hundred million dollars, with its worldwide total exceeding eight hundred million.

It wouldn't have been that high otherwise. He had Tony Stark to thank for that burst of publicity.

Who would have thought a playboy's disappearance could cause panic across America?

Li Chen had also seized the opportunity to buy Stark Industries stock at the bottom.

Sweet!

So even though Li Chen had briefly considered rescuing Tony Stark, he gave up on the idea.

Stark could stay in that cave!

Aside from Superman bringing in a fortune, the company's other projects were still in production.

He was now involved in film and television, comics, and games.

He had originally wanted to find someone to work on novels too.

But then he discovered that he had to write the novels himself...

He was a rich man. Did it make sense for him to spend every day writing novels? So Li Chen couldn't be bothered. He would rather spend that time soaking up the sun.

"Let's leave it at that."

"But what should the company's next movie be?" Li Chen asked.

As a film company, it couldn't possibly make just one movie.

It needed at least a few major productions a year, along with some low-budget films.

In fact, Hollywood had no shortage of scripts.

Tens of thousands were submitted every year, and Li Chen simply didn't have time to read them.

Even now, if he wanted to pick a script, there was no telling how many outside submissions the company had received.

But the quality of those scripts? They were basically all garbage...

To find a good script, he would have to sift through shit for gold.

With nothing better to do, Li Chen used his super brain to take a look.

"Seattle Romance? Boring."

"A spy story?"

"A racing story?"

Li Chen read at lightning speed. His super brain needed only an instant to process the information and read an entire script.

"Huh? Racing?"

The sight of racing immediately made him think of something.

Of course, it wasn't the racing that attracted him, but the cars themselves.

America was a major automobile country, and practically every adult had a car, so there was a particularly popular IP here.

"Transformers!"

He searched for it and found that Hasbro existed in this world, and so did Transformers.

But there were only animated movies, no live-action films.

"Harry, contact Hasbro immediately!"

"Make sure we get the adaptation rights to Transformers!"

Li Chen wanted to use the system to improve his experience in every aspect. He had lacked maids before, which was why he had thought of Ram and Rem.

And now, he realized Transformers would be excellent too, especially Bumblebee.

He still had a personal driver when he went out by car, but if he drew a Transformer like Bumblebee, he wouldn't even need a driver. It would be absolutely safe.

After all, as long as someone was human, there was no guarantee they would be absolutely loyal to him.

Just like in the Warhammer World: ask anyone, and they were loyal to the Emperor, but when it came down to it, none of them wanted to go.

So if loyalty wasn't absolute, it was absolute disloyalty!

Li Chen left the building before the end of the workday.

There was no helping it. Los Angeles had traffic jams practically every day. If he didn't leave early, he could count on getting stuck.

That was why rich people liked taking helicopters: no traffic jams.

They were a little dangerous, though, like with a certain Lakers legend...

Just then, Li Chen got a call from Scarlett.

Having gotten a taste, she wanted more. She said she had never seen anyone as powerful as Li Chen, and she wasn't exaggerating. So even though she knew she was no match for him, she kept coming back to challenge him.

It was like a legendary hero challenging the demon king. Every time, the demon king defeated her, and she even triggered a defeat CG.

But this time, Li Chen turned her down. "I have something to do today."

Scarlett was clearly disappointed. "All right, go take care of it."

"Definitely next time."

Li Chen chatted with her for a few more sentences, then hung up.

He never really got his fill each time, though he really did have something to do today.

"Chinese people can fly" had once gone viral on the internet, and today Li Chen was going to give it a try.

After absorbing sunlight for so long, he felt that his body had changed, and he wanted to see if he could take flight.

But he needed to find a safe place where no one would discover or film him.

So instead of going home, Li Chen headed for the coast and found a deserted beach.

After making sure no one was around, he immediately changed into the Superman suit he had drawn but never worn.

To be honest, it was a little embarrassing.

Fortunately, he did approve of Zack Snyder's aesthetic. At least the Superman suit looked cool and had a quality feel to it.

If it were the Milk Dragon Superman... Li Chen couldn't accept those retro red underpants worn on the outside.

Who could stand that?

Then Li Chen crouched halfway down and gathered his strength. He felt the Kryptonian bioelectric field, and the sand around him immediately began to swirl.

Then he leaped out over the sea.

"Whoosh!"

He shot out like a missile, but soon fell into the sea because he had no way to push off anything, throwing up a huge splash.

But the sensation thrilled Li Chen.

It was the feeling of breaking free from Earth's restraints, letting him truly feel what it meant for his fate to be in his own hands, not heaven's.

At that moment, he felt like an omnipotent god!

"Whoosh!"

The next second, he burst out of the water and flew into the air again.

This time, he learned how to push off, turn, and fly in midair.

He went faster and faster.

The wind against his face didn't hurt. Instead, it felt refreshingly cool. He felt that the world could no longer hold him back.

Then he continued upward, flying straight into the clouds.

It made him feel like Sun Wukong riding his seven-colored auspicious cloud, free to go anywhere in the vast world.

Even a plane beside him was left behind in an instant.

On the plane, a little boy grew tired of reading the DC Comics in his hands and turned to look at the blue sky and white clouds outside the window.

He rubbed his eyes and spotted a "Superman" among the clouds.

"It's Superman, Mom!"

He excitedly called his mother over to look, but when she turned around, she saw nothing.

His mother affectionately stroked his head. "All right, William, read fewer comics."

"There's no Superman in this world."

"There really is!"

Little William was frantic, but when he looked out the window, he couldn't find Superman anywhere.

"All right, once the plane lands, I'll take you to see Superman again."

With no other choice, his mother said that.

Only then was little William's attention diverted.

"Okay."

He cheered up and even wondered if he had seen wrong.

But as long as he could go to the theater and see Superman again, it was worth it.

Henry Cavill really did fit their idea of Superman. Just seeing his face, they could sense his divinity, like that of a legendary ancient Greek statue.