American Scandal King

Chapter 1 Standard American Business Operations
Li Yi felt pain all over his body, as if his bones were falling apart.

A memory emerged in my mind, that was when I was chasing a famous star and my car failed...

What a failure.

The car slipped on a rainy day and rolled all the way down when passing through a narrow mountain road - was it said that only celebrities would roll over?

So I'm not dead?

Li Yi opened his eyes, but found that he was not in the car.

He was in a small room, his hands were tied, and he was standing back to back with a girl.

In the mirror not far away, there appeared the astonished face of a white boy, with short, golden hair and light blue eyes.

Is this my face?
Looking at his face in the mirror, Li Yi's mind was flooded with memories.

He remembered.

It is the year 2000 in the United States. My name is Ian Carr, I am 24 years old, and I am a typical bad boy. I like gambling, fighting, drinking and promiscuity. In short, he has done all the bad things a young man can do.

My father, Carl Sr., opened a local tabloid, the Los Angeles Herald. Its sales were average and its income was limited, but it was still able to make a living overall.

But because of Ian's misbehavior, Old Carl constantly withdrew funds to repay his gambling debts, eventually falling into a difficult situation and finally dying of anger. Ian Carl, who inherited the newspaper, was inspired to work hard - he took the newspaper's only funds and went to a secret casino with great ambitions, and successfully turned 50,000 yuan into negative 10,000 yuan.

It’s really okay if the rich second generation doesn’t work hard, but once they do, it becomes even more despairing!

In order to make back the money, Ian took a camera and went to secretly photograph Kate Beckinsale. It was said that she had some unclear relationship with the producer.

At this stage, Kate Beckinsale had already appeared in several movies, but Pearl Harbor and Underworld, which really made her famous, had not yet been released - she had just finished filming Pearl Harbor and was on the verge of becoming famous.

Once they get the negative information about Kate Beckinsale, Touchstone Pictures will be willing to pay a high price to avoid damaging the film's sales.

Why does Los Angeles have the most and largest media companies in the United States?

This is because it has Hollywood and nearly 100,000 gangsters.

It can be said that beauties and thugs fly together, eroticism and blood are the same color, so it has become a carnival for paparazzi all over the world.

In the end, instead of filming a celebrity affair, they encountered a murder and kidnapping incident...

"Charlie Mills..." Li Yi muttered to himself in a daze.

He remembered.

At that time, Kate Beckinsale went to meet a couple of Hollywood producers, but unexpectedly, the couple was killed by a gangster named Charlie Mills, and Kate Beckinsale was also kidnapped - gangs generally do not kidnap celebrities, as it would cause too much of a sensation, but this time was an exception, as Kate Beckinsale saw him kill someone.

The predecessor was also a disappointing person. Faced with this situation, he neither continued to take pictures like a brave reporter nor ran away as smartly as possible. Instead, he screamed like a chicken with its neck pinched...

Then he was tied up too.

Fake!

You are such a loser!

After awakening the memories of his two bodies, Li Yi looked around again.

The room he was in was not big. It only had a bed and a wooden table. It was long and narrow, unlike a normal room.

On the table was a digital camera and a microphone - it was his camera, or its predecessor.

Damn it, you don’t even know how to take secret photos!

Li Yi, who was a gold medal paparazzi in his previous life, expressed disdain for his predecessor, this waste!

Don’t know how to use a super telephoto lens?

The dim chandelier was still swaying above my head, and the sound of the sea water came to my ears, which meant that I was in the cabin.

What is Charlie Mills trying to do?
Wait, the woman behind you?

Li Yi, oh no, Ian Carl tried hard to tilt his neck to look behind him, but he could only barely see the golden hair and the delicate profile.

She was unconscious. Ian had to lean to one side to see her beautiful face in the mirror.

Kate Beckinsale.

Poor superstar, is it because of the butterfly effect brought about by my time travel that you've encountered things you never encountered in your previous life?

Therefore, the advantage of rebirth may not be relied upon!

Ugh!
What are you thinking about rebirth at this time?
Ian looked down at himself. He was tied up tightly with thick ropes. As a professional "player", Charlie Mills's tying skills were quite good. There was no hope of untying him, not to mention that the big black man Charlie Mills was driving a boat outside at this moment.

Ian had heard of Charlie Mills in his previous life. This guy was a tough guy on Milan Street and a member of the Crips Gang. He was in charge of underground transactions in the Milan Street area. For money, this guy would do anything dirty.

At this time, outside the cabin, Charlie Mills was on the phone.

The sea breeze carried his intermittent and vague words: "Those two guys have been dealt with... Two people saw me... Yes, there is a beauty, Kate Beckinsale, Kat will like her. And there is a little guy... He is useless, but at least he has a healthy-looking heart, kidneys, and spleen... For the sake of our friend, I will give you a package price."

He chuckled and spoke leisurely.

Good guy, you are quite good at doing business. You never miss any deal.

No, we have to resolve this situation quickly.

This requires the cooperation of Kate Beckinsale.

Ian shifted his body and whispered, "Miss Beckinsale! Miss Beckinsale!"

Kate Beckinsale finally woke up slowly after being rocked by Ian.

The next moment she screamed: "Ah!!!"

Fake!

You screaming ass!

"Don't shout!" Ian said hurriedly.

It's a pity that it was useless, Kate Beckinsale's voice at this moment was tearing the world apart.

Charlie Mills, who was driving the boat, heard the noise and came over.

His heavy footsteps had a deathly rhythm.

The cabin door creaked open, and the large man poked his head inside, a sinister smile forming on his dark lips. "Are you awake? Don't worry, little beauty. We'll be there soon."

Kate screamed in horror: "No, let me go! I'm Kate Beckinsale, I'm British, a Hollywood actress. I just starred in Pearl Harbor, which was a big investment. You can't do this to me!"

Charlie Mills grinned. "Yes, that's why you're here. You know a lot of customers like celebrities, but they think it's a good deal to have you before you become famous... You're worth $200,000, girl. If you weren't in such a hurry, you could probably get a better price."

With that he left laughing.

"Oh my God!" Kate Beckinsale cried out in despair.

Ian was speechless.

The America in this time and space is obviously crazier and more unscrupulous than the old time and space!

Kate shouted at the man outside the door who still refused to give up, "Let me go, and I can give you three hundred thousand, or even five hundred thousand! Touchstone Pictures and my agent can also give you money!"

Ian sighed softly: "Don't count on it, it's impossible."

"What did you say?" Kate tried to turn her head to look at Ian, but she only saw his profile.

Ian whispered, "If you were kidnapped, or even tortured to death, it would be a sensational piece of news, perfect for film and television companies to hype. Think about it, it's Kate Beckinsale's last-minute performance. If you miss this, you'll never have the chance to appreciate the exquisite beauty of the English rose again. What are you waiting for? Come and watch the movie. Isn't this better than spending a lot of money to redeem you? Besides, how much money would it take for the murderer to release you at the risk of being identified by you?"

Kate Beckinsale was stunned: "Oh my God! Are you kidding me?"

Ian snorted coldly: "Making money from the dead is standard American business practice!"

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(End of this chapter)