America's Top Player

Chapter 91 Spend Christmas with You

Two days later, because tomorrow is the crucial NBA Christmas game, Li Ang chose to stay on standby in Los Angeles to spend Christmas Eve.

With a Chinese soul in his body, he is not very interested in the most important traditional festival in the Western world.

But this is definitely a good opportunity to make some money.

Every year, Americans spend hundreds of billions of dollars on Christmas.

The average person spends hundreds of dollars on gifts alone, and a considerable proportion of middle-class people even spend thousands of dollars.

ROC Company prepared a Christmas discount plan for Li Ang's album in advance, but he felt it was far from enough.

During these days he recorded some of the useless inspirations that were not used.

By putting these crude inspirations into the album, the Christmas commemorative edition of "Demons" was released to make a lot of money for fans.

Let fans who already own the record pay again.

ROC senior management was still somewhat hesitant about this decision.

This is an act that will seriously damage the fans' goodwill.

Li Ang responded, "Taylor Swift can sell six different versions of one album. Don't worry about the fans."

"They're willing to do anything for their idols!"

This is far from enough. Leon wants to squeeze the value of Christmas to the extreme.

He asked every artist on Apocalypse Records to record a Christmas song and post it on social networks, even if it was just a demo.

This behavior is just to add heat, he doesn't expect these shoddy things to become a big hit.

But Robbie, with an empty head, couldn't write anything at all, and Cardi B also stated that she would never sing those extremely stupid love songs.

The only song that has high hopes now is his and Grande's performance of "Senorita".

The song was released on streaming media on Christmas Eve and instantly caused heated discussion online.

The sweet Christmas love song quickly stood out among the sad songs.

"Sales on the streaming platform exceeded 100,000 times that day. Congratulations, Ariana."

"If you keep up this momentum, you'll be America's next sweetheart after Britney."

Ariana blushed instantly at Leon's praise. "I have to thank you, Mr. Leon, for giving me this important opportunity."

"Miss Robbie, is she still angry?"

Li Ang waved his hand and said, "You don't need to worry about this. She is a woman with a broad mind and will understand."

Ever since "Senorita" became a hit on the Internet, there are only two people in Apocalypse Music who are unhappy.

Phil and Robbie.

When Phil thought about Ariana's agent making a lot of money, he felt worse than if he lost money himself.

Robbie's situation is much more complicated.

According to her original idea, she should sing the sweet song written by her boyfriend.

But Li Ang gave it to another woman for market benefits.

This made her feel abandoned.

Especially when she saw the scene in the first version of the MV where Ariana hooked her arms around Leon's neck and twisted her body close to him, she was almost furious.

Even though they were both in Los Angeles, she didn't send Li Ang a single text message on Christmas Eve.

Li Ang opened the social software and found rumors about his relationship crisis with Robbie under all topics related to the Apocalypse label.

That's how the media is. As long as they catch a little clue, they can make up a bizarre story.

Following the topic and refreshing the page, he soon discovered a surprise.

Cardi B's personal page updated a video.

"Kady released a song too?"

He had originally given up hope on Cardi B, but he didn't expect the girl to give him a surprise.

He clicked on the video with excitement, and then he couldn't laugh anymore.

In the video, Cardi B wore red underwear with a very Christmas atmosphere, and wore antlers on her head to cosplay as a Christmas reindeer.

On the Christmas tree behind her hung all sorts of female toys and fake eggplants.

If this alone is still within Li Ang's psychological tolerance, after all, this crazy girl has always been like this.

Greed and lust are not her personality, but her nature.

It wasn't until he heard Cardi B singing Wham!'s famous song "Last Christmas" a cappella in the video that Li Ang completely lost his composure.

Last Christmas
Last Christmas
I gave you my ass
I gave you my ass

But the very next day you fucked my best friend
But the next day, you fucked my best friend
This year I fucking your dad
Today, I decided to get together with your dad

I'll also fucking your cousin
Even your cousins are not spared
After hearing this, even though Li Ang had no bottom line, his three views were slightly shaken.

Now he completely understands why parents across America must give their children a loving beating when they hear their children want to see Cardi B live.

When he saw the number of views and reposts, Li Ang smiled with relief again.

With just a short cover, Cardi B's popularity has far surpassed those of her big predecessors.

This woman's ability to make things happen is unmatched.

Li Ang was watching Cardi's video repeatedly with great interest when he was suddenly interrupted by a phone call.

Beyoncé is also in Los Angeles and she wants to see herself now.

Although I don’t know what my sister-in-law was thinking, she asked me to meet her on this important day when she should have been spending time with her family.

But as long as it was a request made by his sister-in-law, Li Ang would find it difficult to refuse.

He lowered his head and pretended to glance at his watch, "I think I should go, Ariana. I have some important things to take care of."

"Strange, why didn't any boys call you today? Don't you have a boyfriend?"

Ariana sighed, "We just broke up a few days ago."

The corners of Li Ang's mouth curled up.

The first step to becoming famous is to kill the person you love.

Through spending these days together, he knew very well that Ariana was not as pure as she looked, and that almost all of the boyfriends this girl dated were black.

Her obsession with the black and gold limited edition skin is even deeper than that of Ms. Kardashian.

"Wait a minute, Boss." Just as Leon was about to leave, Ariana stopped him.

"Is there anything else?"

"I have a gift for you."

"Gift?" Li Ang's eyes lit up instantly. He had flirted with many women but no one gave him a gift on Christmas Eve.

It seemed like everyone saw through his scumbag nature.

Ariana pulled a brown paper bag from her bag.

Open the paper bag and inside is a beautifully shaped mousse cake.

Written on it in chocolate were the words: To Leon, the best boss in the world.

"I made this myself, I hope you like it."

A warm feeling rose in Li Ang's heart. He took the cake and took a big bite without hesitation. "This is the best Christmas gift I have ever received."

"really?"

"Of course, not even the Christmas chocolates my mom makes can compare to this."

Ariana was flattered by such high praise, but she couldn't help but believe it when she saw Leon wolfing down the food.

Of course Li Ang lied. He had never seen his mother, let alone talk about "handmade chocolate".

When he was rushing to meet Beyoncé, it suddenly started snowing heavily.

But the bustling Rodeo Drive is still crowded with people, and cheerful Christmas elements are everywhere.

He turned up the lapels of his coat to keep out the cold and walked towards the bar where he had an appointment with the queen.

Surprisingly, this high-end bar on Rodeo Drive actually hung a "temporarily closed" sign on Christmas Eve.

Li Ang pushed open the door with doubts. There was only Beyoncé and a bartender in the huge bar.

The queen's expression was not happy.

In contrast to the Christmas trees, bells and candles that can be seen everywhere in the bar, it seems even more deserted.

"Leon, come here!" The moment Leon appeared, Beyoncé's face instantly turned cloudy. Leon pulled out a chair and sat down face to face with the queen. The bartender immediately handed over a glass of whiskey.

"Merry Christmas, Ms. Beyoncé." He quickly took a sip of whiskey to warm himself up. "What's the rush for me to come here?"

Beyoncé held her chin with a teasing expression on her face, "So I can't see you unless there's something special?"

"No, Leon Smith is on call for you 24 hours a day."

Beyoncé covered her mouth and laughed happily, "The news said that you and Robbie had some problems. I was worried that no one would be with you for Christmas, so I called you."

At this point, she leaned forward, revealing an eager expression: "You two aren't really breaking up, are you?"

"That's not true. It's all made up by those damn paparazzi. It's just that Robbie and I are very busy. You know, it's Christmas."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Ang's cell phone rang. The caller was Robbie.

He quickly forced an awkward but polite smile and said, "Excuse me, it's work."

When I got to the bathroom, as soon as the phone was connected, I heard Robbie's roar from the other end: "You bastard, are you really not going to call me? Today is Christmas Eve!"

"You damn bastard!!"

Robbie's voice was clearly tearful, and the emotions that had been suppressed for a day suddenly burst out.

"Robbie, listen, you have to calm down!"

No matter how Leon tried to persuade him, Robbie wouldn't listen to a single word.

She has lost her mind.

"Shxt!"

When a woman breaks down emotionally, she can't explain things clearly. Li Ang understands this very well.

He pretended nothing had happened and hurried back to Beyoncé.

The diva narrowed her eyes and looked him up and down, "Are you sure it's about work?"

"Of course, how could I lie to you?"

"Really? If it's a work matter, is there any need to hide so far away? I'm your boss."

Li Ang was speechless for a moment, and after more than ten seconds he couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation.

The phone in his pocket kept vibrating, which made him feel distracted.

Beyoncé knew everything and changed the subject to avoid the topic.

Over the next half hour, both of them drank heavily, and Beyoncé, who was drunk, opened up and started talking.

She didn't mention a word about work, but instead went on and on about JAY-Z's "crimes."

Originally, Beyoncé and JAY-Z had agreed to spend Christmas Eve together in Los Angeles tonight and go to the Staples Center to watch a game tomorrow.

As a result, JAY-Z lied that he had some unfinished business in New York, so the bar that was booked in advance became the date place for Beyoncé and Leon.

"That lying bastard. I know he's in bed with Rihanna right now!"

"Shxt, I don't understand what it is about that chick that fascinates him so much?"

"I'm not inferior to her in terms of looks or skills." Beyoncé stared at Li Ang, her eyes flickering. "Am I right?"

"Your technique is impeccable." Li Ang has experienced Beyoncé's verbal skills and therefore has the right to speak.

Ten minutes later, a depressed Beyoncé was completely drunk.

Her face was flushed and her eyes were blurry.

The pair of black silk feet under the white coat had taken off their high heels, and she was intentionally teasing Li Ang under the table.

Faced with the queen's teasing, Li Ang had no intention of responding.

Robbie's phone is about to explode.

When the phone bombardment finally stopped, he received a text message from Robbie.

She seemed to have calmed down.

【I'll meet you at Venice Beach in an hour. 】

"I think I need to leave Miss Beyoncé."

"Are you sure you don't want to be with me today?" Beyoncé tried to support her chin with her hands to prevent herself from falling asleep easily.

"I'm sorry, I'm really in a hurry."

After saying that, Li Ang picked up his coat and walked out the door.

"Wait a minute. I have a surprise for you."

Any surprises?

Beyoncé rummaged through her bag and took out a small wooden box with exquisite shape.

She handed the wooden box to Li Ang and said, "Open it and take a look."

Li Ang took the wooden box and opened it carefully. He was fascinated by the contents at first sight.

It was a 1970 NBA Finals New York Knicks championship ring, the same one that P. Diddy had.

The market value is more than 15 US dollars.

Beyoncé tilted her head and looked at Li Ang, "Do you like this gift?"

"Of course I like it. Even the Christmas chocolates my mom makes can't compare to this."

Beyoncé chuckled. "I know you like this. You've mentioned Diddy's ring to me more than once. I asked all my friends in the collector circle before I found this one."

"Thank you so much, I don't know what to say Ms. Beyoncé"

Li Ang put on the ring without hesitation, and after some polite exchanges, he took a taxi and sped towards Venice Beach.

The snow fell heavier and heavier, and the sea breeze from the Pacific Ocean made Venice Beach particularly cold.

He spotted Robbie's figure from afar. The cold sea breeze made her fair face red, and there seemed to be traces of tears at the corners of her eyes.

"fraud!"

"asshole!"

"Scumbag!"

As soon as Leon approached, he heard Robbie cursing non-stop. He patted Robbie's shoulder from behind.

Snapped--

As soon as Robbie turned around and saw that it was Leon, he punched him hard on the chest.

"I thought you bastard really wouldn't come. Aren't you hanging out with Ariana?"

"I swear to God, I didn't."

"fraud!"

Robbie punched Leon's chest several times in a row, and finally burst into tears and threw himself into his arms.

Li Ang rubbed her back and soothed her, "You have to learn to control your emotions. Our every move is under the surveillance of cameras."

As he spoke, Leon took out a paper bag from his coat and stuffed it into Robbie's arms.

Inside was an original Barbie doll from 1959.

As a Barbie doll collector, Robbie had no resistance to this gift.

After receiving the gift, she didn't say anything, but Li Ang clearly felt that she was hugging him tighter.

The hug lasted for a full minute before Robbie let go of Leon.

"Thank you. I have a gift for you too."

And gifts?

Including Robbie, this is the third woman who has given Leon a gift on Christmas Eve.

Robbie gave a playful smirk, "Don't blink, Honey..."

After saying that, she slowly unbuttoned her windbreaker on the beach.
Under the thick windbreaker, there was nothing but a set of Evil Angel string underwear.

"Like it?"

Li Ang swallowed his saliva and said, "I like it very much. This gift is better than the Christmas chocolates my mother made..."

Before he could finish his words, Robbie blocked his mouth.

That night at the Four Seasons Hotel, even standing in the corridor, you could faintly hear Robbie's "screams."

(End of this chapter)