Chapter 118

"Is 'The Dark Knight Rises' finished?"

"Yes, Bale and Anne both performed brilliantly, we finished ahead of schedule, and it's expected to be released during the Christmas season at the end of the year."

"The Dark Knight Rises," as the finale of Nolan's Batman, grossed $1.08 billion globally, a successful conclusion.

As one of the co-investors with Warner Bros., Galaxy Pictures can get a share of at least $150 million, which counts as a small profit.

It's just that Xu Can didn't think about the box office first; he uncontrollably thought of Anne Hathaway's merits.

"Hmm? Looks like my physical fitness is still quite good."

Xu Can was a bit surprised; could it cool down and recover even from this?

"Then your script, wouldn't it be about dreams?"

"How did you... WTF?" Nolan was shocked!

Xu Can's image instantly became unfathomable!

"You mentioned it before, I remember." Xu Can bluffed.

Nolan had never mentioned it, and he almost exposed his ability to foresee the future.

"Is that so?" Nolan himself couldn't figure it out.

"This movie, I approached Warner Bros., Paramount, and others before, but they all refused to film it."

"I know, such a movie is wildly imaginative and definitely difficult. But I'm willing to film it, you found the right person."

"That's great! As soon as I return from New York, I'll find you!"

Nolan was very excited.

He had been planning this movie about dreams for several years, and finally met someone who understood the business!

Worthy of being Hollywood's boldest innovator! The most cutting-edge filmmaker!

Xu Can naturally knew that this movie was "Inception"!

An 8-time Oscar nominee, 9.3 on Douban, 8.8 on IMDb, a sci-fi masterpiece that grossed $830 million globally,

Xu Can wouldn't miss this movie.

In 2008, Xu Can directly or indirectly participated in high-acclaim, high-box-office blockbusters like "Iron Man," "La La Land," and "Spider-Man 2,"

and the upcoming 2009 is the moment he truly exerts his strength to sweep Hollywood.

First is "The Dark Knight Rises" kicking things off, followed by "Dying to Survive" being scheduled,

and then "Inception" is also a heavy-hitting work!

Xu Can was still considering next year's release schedule, and Nolan just happened to provide the pillow when he was sleepy.

"By the way, Xu, there's a role that's quite suitable for you, why don't you try it?"

Before hanging up, Nolan suddenly mentioned it.

"What role?"

Xu Can was worried that he wouldn't give Leonardo's role to him.

He only wanted to make a cameo in this movie, not occupy the leading position.

During the same period, if it conflicts with "Dying to Survive," the state of deep character fusion might cause certain sequelae.

Xu Can had previously filmed "The Dark Knight" and "John Wick," and both roles had different degrees of influence on him.

It took him some effort to completely get out of character.

If it's a supporting role with little screen time, perhaps the reaction won't be so severe.

For example, Cillian Murphy's rich kid role, or Joseph Gordon-Levitt's role would also be fine.

"For the lead, I want to invite Leonardo to play it; this is a 40-year-old uncle, I feel he is more suitable."

Nolan was afraid of displeasing Xu Can and quickly explained.

"No problem, I have other filming plans, this one is just a cameo."

"That's good, the role I'm considering for you is an executor who scouts and collects information and plans operations; the screen time isn't too much, but it's also very important."

Got it, it's Joseph Gordon-Levitt's role, the handsome guy fighting in zero gravity in the hotel hallway.

"No problem."

"Good, let's talk in detail when I return."

After hanging up, a thought suddenly popped into Xu Can's mind.

Every time he merges with a character, it influences him to a greater or lesser extent.

So if he merges with "Inception," could he also acquire dream-stealing technology?

"Probably not, how could that be? First of all, there's no machine to enter dreams, and no potion to stabilize dreams..."

Xu Can found his own thought interesting; filming too many movies really makes one wildly imaginative.

He quickly threw himself into the script creation for "Dying to Survive"; the script was basically done, and filming could start in the short term!

Since it's a remake of the "Dying to Survive" from his past life, Xu Can plans to use an "all-Chinese cast"!

That's right, even if he hangs around in Hollywood, there's no need to use Hollywood people.

Later, the "Parasite" crew was all Korean, didn't they still win the Oscar for Best Picture?

Xu Can has great confidence in this story; since he's playing, he'll play big.

"What? You're going back to China?"

"Yes, just going back for a short term to discuss things, and will be back in a few days."

"You scared me, I thought you were going back for good."

Swift had lingering fears.

In the last few days, Emma went to New York to film, and Xu Can spent more time with Swift.

This made Swift very happy.

She knew the news of Emma going out to film, and subconsciously felt that Xu Can spending more time with her might be related to that.

But Swift didn't want to think in that direction; she preferred to deceive herself.

Suddenly hearing that Xu Can was going back to his country, she thought the dream of these days was about to be shattered.

"How about, I go to China with you?"

"Eh?"

"I haven't been there yet, I've always wanted to go see it, I heard it's beautiful there." Taylor Swift's eyes sparkled with stars, full of longing.

"Of course, my vast land of China has the most complete topography in the world, the scenery is naturally good."

Xu Can was quite proud.

"It's a deal then, I'll go back with you to see."

Swift held Xu Can's arm and smiled brightly.

"Welcome to China Southern Airlines international flight, from Los Angeles Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport, the estimated flight time is 13 hours..."

In the first-class cabin, Xu Can and Swift sat side by side.

Originally, Xu Can planned to charter a Gulfstream private jet to go there, which would be faster.

If it weren't for frequent business trips, he could even buy one himself.

But Swift had a whim and wanted to tour China in the way of an ordinary traveler.

Good guy, Xu Can is here to do serious business, this little girl is purely here to play.

After sitting down on the plane, Swift opened her laptop and started playing an American TV show; before long, she was laughing her head off.

Xu Can leaned over to take a look and was stunned.

Isn't she using his own platform, GalaxyTV+!

And the American show Swift is watching is exactly the series produced by his own company, "The Big Bang Theory"!

Wait, when did it air?