[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-entertainment-starting-as-spider-man-kissing-tay":3,"chapter-entertainment-starting-as-spider-man-kissing-tay-entertainment-starting-as-spider-man-i-kiss-tayl-chapter-11":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Entertainment: Starting as Spider-Man, I Kiss Taylor Swift Upside Down",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2190461,3769,"Chapter 11","entertainment-starting-as-spider-man-i-kiss-tayl-chapter-11",11,"\u003Cp>\"It's not that we are racist, the key is that the characterization of Spider-Man should fit the original work. An Asian playing Spider-Man is OOC, seriously deviating from the setting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After some interviews, New York citizens are not interested in the Asian version of Spider-Man! This is a superhero belonging to our Big Apple; we should respect the original work!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The trailer effect is indeed excellent, but as everyone knows... no matter how excellent a trailer is, it cannot form a positive correlation with the quality of the film.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The essence of many movies is concentrated in the trailer, and the viewing experience of the feature film is greatly reduced.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Coupled with the fact that comic book live-action versions are disaster areas for bad movies, many film directors and well-known actors have publicly expressed pessimism about the box office of 'Spider-Man'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was still a polite questioning voice; North American well-known film critic Richard Newber directly labeled \"Spider-Man\" as a bad movie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This film will undoubtedly be a popcorn movie filled with action scenes and special effects.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The masked hero in the original comic will return to the big screen, letting more people see these 'vigilantes' punishing evil and promoting good, replacing the police in law enforcement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The most ironic thing is that this hero is also an Asian, played by the Chinese Xu Can. Is this the justice the audience wants to see?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This article was also published in the \"New York Times,\" triggering a series of discussions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, his agent Happy hurriedly called Xu Can, who was on vacation, for fear that this public opinion would ferment and affect Xu Can's reputation, and even affect the film's box office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Can received the call and was much calmer than his agent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Happy, calm down. This kind of thing is normal, and it's not a bad thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah? This doesn't count as a bad thing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, free heat, why not take advantage of it? Isn't the discussion level higher now than it was a few days ago?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Happy thought carefully and felt it seemed to be the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the first day the \"Spider-Man\" trailer went online, there wasn't much external attention, and the influence was limited to the Marvel fan community.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, it seemed to have gone out of the circle now, allowing more people to participate in the discussion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the issue that had already caused controversy during casting,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should Spider-Man be played by an Asian,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was brought out again to stir up the atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Can's name also frequently appeared in major news media, and his photos were constantly exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the movie was even released, Xu Can was already famous in Hollywood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, it was Xu Can's suggestion to release the trailer on an online video website in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this day and age, YouTube was not paid attention to by traditional big shots in its early stages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sony executives wouldn't have thought of this method,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was Xu Can who brought the future way of online feeding offline to the parallel world, and now it seemed the effect was good, and the heat had been stirred up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's add more fuel to the fire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Can calmly took a sip of cola.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Happy, help me sue this film critic, accuse him of racism. Then accept media interviews to talk about this matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Easy, a reporter from the Los Santos Times is looking for me anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two discussed for a moment, and agent Happy hung up the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, Los Santos media reported this news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In response to film critic Richard Newber's public racist behavior toward Asian actor Xu Can, Xu Can's agent has filed a lawsuit in court.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Agent Happy Hogan stated that Richard should apologize to Xu Can. In Spider-Man comics, there are white people, black people, women, and even a pig! Spider-Ham!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Peter Porker is also Spider-Man! Why can't Xu Can play him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This question stumped film critic Richard Newber, and at the same time, the other party also received a court summons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He panicked and hurriedly accepted a media interview.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not racist; here I publicly apologize to Mr. Xu Can, I'm sorry. I personally have no opinion on people of any skin color, any race, or any faith!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, the media misunderstood; I just wanted to say that an Asian playing Spider-Man might cause fans to be disgusted, and the film's final box office and word-of-mouth will not be very high.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I boldly predict here that the North American box office of the live-action 'Spider-Man' will not exceed 200 million.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The production cost of \"Spider-Man\" was 139 million US dollars,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and a box office of 200 million was equivalent to a serious loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A box office of at least 300 million US dollars could barely be considered not losing money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite publicly apologizing to Xu Can, Richard Newber was still not optimistic about the prospects of \"Spider-Man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for the comic book community and the \"Los Santos Times,\" other mainstream views in the film industry were basically the same, also pessimistic about Spider-Man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With countless failed precedents, they didn't believe that the controversial \"Spider-Man\" could break the live-action curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Predicted box office ranged from 100 million to 250 million US dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under this public opinion, \"Stone Sister\" Emma Stone, who was busy filming \"The Rocker,\" stated in an interview:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The North American box office of Spider-Man will exceed 500 million! I have great confidence in this movie!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Can's Spider-Man will definitely make you look at him with new eyes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As public opinion continued to ferment, the controversy over \"Spider-Man\" continued to heat up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The release date was also getting closer!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Los Santos, Griffith Observatory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Can and Emma Stone leaned side by side against the railing, looking out at Los Santos under the purple evening sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu, how did you know? I've been in Los Santos for so many years, and this is the first time I've seen such a view!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hazy night view in front of her impacted the depths of Emma Stone's heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't expect that this city full of money and fame still had such a quiet view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well... I've been here a few times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Can told half the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had indeed seen it, but it was in GTA5 and \"La La Land.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for making me have a much better impression of this city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, why did you publicly bet on the box office with the film critic before? What if you lose the bet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Can looked at Stone Sister playfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who told him to say that about you? It made me so angry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mentioning that film critic, Emma Stone was full of anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The perfect Xu Can in her heart had risked danger to perform in person, filming so many wonderful scenes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he used his excellent acting skills to fully display the changes in Peter Parker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a hardworking and talented new star, why should he be questioned because of racial issues?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Can's handsomeness was more than enough to play Spider-Man!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clearly already very consistent with the image in the comics!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So before Xu Can could say anything, Emma Stone, who was always righteous and outspoken, couldn't help but be the first to fire at that film critic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She predicted in front of the media that the box office of \"Spider-Man\" would exceed 500 million US dollars!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was less than 500 million, Emma Stone was willing to swallow a whole can of surströmming in front of the media!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Film critic Howard Newber was also happy; the other party responded to the bet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The box office of \"Spider-Man\" would be at most 200 million; if it exceeded 200 million, he would go skinny-dipping in the Hudson River in New York!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two were not top-tier celebrities, but they both had a certain degree of popularity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bet was also hyped by the media, making the topic of \"Spider-Man,\" which already had a certain degree of heat, go up a level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing this situation, Sony executives were actually very uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heat was up, but if the box office failed, Sony and its subsidiary Columbia Pictures would become the laughingstock of Hollywood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emma Stone, Xu Can, and director Marc Webb would also be implicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Producer Avi Arad even planned to talk to Stone Sister to do some crisis public relations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was stopped by Xu Can.\u003C\u002Fp>",1416,"2026-06-17T04:20:14.493Z","2026-06-17T04:40:43.045Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","77a13b9b4ac47fba827fd7f270822a1e42b17d4067243fd201d2fa5b46207bc4","entertainment-starting-as-spider-man-i-kiss-tayl-chapter-12","entertainment-starting-as-spider-man-i-kiss-tayl-chapter-10",319,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fentertainment-starting-as-spider-man-i-kiss-tayl-cover.jpg"]