Chapter 145: Iron Man's Visual Effects! Heart Patients Are Forbidden from Watching!

【Afghanistan, Kunar Province】

A convoy of military Humvees rolled closer from afar, dust flying.

The classic AC/DC rock track kicked in—Tang Ni Stark's signature BGM.

Stark sat in the back seat of the Humvee, wine glass in hand, while several soldiers stared at him with odd looks, saying nothing.

"This atmosphere—are you guys sending me to a military tribunal?"

"A bit absurd, what did I do wrong?"

"Why won't you talk, Forrest, old buddy?"

In the film's very first stretch of dialogue, Luo Bote Downey Jr. instantly etched out the image of arms dealer, playboy, and billionaire Tang Ni Stark.

He was adept at using a biting tone to satirize, and loved slipping in memes between the lines.

The original script's lines weren't like this—Xu Can gave Downey a certain degree of freedom, and he added the "Forrest" gag on set himself.

Similar situations would recur again and again afterward,

From that conversation on, Luo Bote Downey Jr. had already fused deeply with Tang Ni Stark.

Thanks to Tang Ni Stark's wisecracks, the atmosphere in the vehicle finally livened up a bit, and the soldiers even started joking with him.

"Mr. Stark, did you really sleep with all twelve cover girls from the model magazine?"

"Good question." Stark took off his sunglasses. "Not exactly."

"The March girl had a schedule conflict so we didn't sleep together, but the December girl was a twin, so... you get it."

The cynical playboy image was reinforced once more—at this point he was still a bona fide bastard.

The audience in the theater frowned one after another—was this really a superhero?

Just amid the laughter and chatter...

Boom!

Fire blazed skyward!

A sudden explosion flipped the Humvee up ahead, and the intense visual and auditory effects made the entire theater audience jump in fright!

Immediately after, the Humvee carrying Stark was raked by heavy fire,

The young soldier who had been joking just moments ago lost his life in an instant.

Stark crawled out of the vehicle with great difficulty, just about to duck behind cover and call for help,

When a missile flew right to his side.

【Stark Industries】

"What the—"

The F-word never made it out—Tang Ni Stark had already been blown unconscious.

When he woke up, he was surrounded by a group of terrorists.

Ding—

【IRON-MAN Iron Man!

"Tang Ni Stark, genius inventor, son of legendary weapons developer Howard Stark."

"Built his first circuit board at four, built an engine at six..."

"Stark Industries co-founder Obadiah took over the company, until Tang Ni Stark became the youngest CEO at twenty-one, leading Stark Industries into a brand-new era."

At the Banjiangwan Society, as Tang Ni Stark's good friend, Colonel Luo Di prepared to present the award,

Yet Tang Ni Stark himself was off living it up in a casino, not giving a damn about some bullshit award ceremony.

After the Banjiangwan Society ended, Tang Ni ran into an interview with a female reporter, who brought up Stark Industries manufacturing lethal weapons,

Tang Ni figured he hadn't done anything wrong—he was just a businessman.

The female reporter wouldn't let up, and the two returned to Tang Ni Stark's mansion for an in-depth interview.

Filming that passionate scene was rather awkward—Luo Bote Downey Jr.'s wife, Susan Downey, happened to be one of the producers,

She watched the whole thing from the side, causing the passionate scene to NG several times.

It wasn't until Xu Can had her step out to rest for a bit that this take finally went through smoothly.

So much so that when Luo Bote Downey Jr. watched this part in the theater, he quickly grabbed his wife's hand.

Back to the film—the female reporter woke up the next morning and ran into Tang Ni Stark's assistant, Pepper.

She assumed that sleeping with Stark made her the lady of the mansion,

Little knowing the real lady of the house was right in front of her.

After chasing off the female reporter, Pepper meticulously urged Tang Ni Stark to board his flight, the ambiguity between the two kept to just the right amount.

Watching this part, Xu Can had originally just been watching the movie, when he suddenly felt someone touching his leg.

He looked down, only to find it was "Pepper" Gwyneth Paltrow!

She sat in the chair with her legs crossed, but one of her high heels had slipped off, her toe touching Xu Can's leg—whether intentional or not.

Gwyneth's upper body was also leaning very close to Xu Can, so close that Xu Can could even feel the tingling sensation of her warm breath against his ear.

Ma'am, please restrain yourself, don't disturb me from watching the movie.

Xu Can subtly edged a little farther away without changing expression.

To be fair, although Pepper has a lot of freckles, her figure and looks are both pretty decent, and she has quite a few fans who like her.

However, her scandals are just way too many.