Chapter 179

Later, even domestic entertainment could generate box office revenue for idol stars with zero acting skills,

"The Untamed" box office could break 400 million RMB, and "Full River Red" could be pushed to 4 billion by fans of the four-character name,

I am after all one of the top Hollywood stars of the last two years; what's wrong with fans contributing to the box office?

"Xu, it seems you are unaware of your own popularity."

Happy Hogan was also teasing Xu Can.

It was quite normal to achieve this result given his recent string of blockbusters.

"Produced by Xu Can, guaranteed masterpiece."

Everyone blindly chose to support the box office; Xu Can had never let his fans down.

Before this, the media predicted the most competitive films of the same period should be Paramount's "Indiana Jones 4" and Disney's "The Chronicles of Narnia 2".

Both films were hot favorites for the weekend box office champion; theoretically, no other film stood a chance against them.

Who could have thought a musical art film would instantly defeat two big-scale popcorn movies!

Especially Disney; once the release date was set, they had even prepared champagne, and the result was just this?

"Indiana Jones 4" earned 70.37 million in box office on its opening weekend, a result that was still quite good.

"The Chronicles of Narnia 2" was much worse, with only 30 million in box office on its opening weekend, not even matching the first day of "La La Land".

As the "Los Santos Times" said:

"Xu Can continues his title as a box office harvester; even musical art films have become money-making machines."

"According to analysts' predictions, the global box office of 'La La Land' is expected to reach 600-700 million US dollars."

Besides the North American market, "La La Land" swept to the weekly champion on box office charts in every country.

Even the mainland market, which has always been uninterested in musical films, managed to earn 50 million RMB!

Upcoming blockbusters like "Red Cliff (Part 1)" and "Painted Skin" panicked, shouting one after another, "Don't come over!"

The production companies of both films simultaneously chose to delay, shifting their May release to the end of July.

They probably forgot that "Spider-Man 2" is waiting at the end of July!

Back in Los Santos, Xu Can accompanied Emma Stone to a candlelit dinner, enjoying the beautiful night.

"Baby, how was filming in New York recently? Did you miss me?"

"Of course, I think of you every day."

"Then was Anne Hathaway very gentle?"

"That's right..."

"Ha! You really did something with her..." Stone immediately became alert!

Xu Can, however, predicted her prediction first.

"What are you thinking? She was very gentle during filming; we are serious partners."

"Hmph, if we cooperate on a few more films, I'm afraid I won't even rank in your book..."

Stone let out a coquettish hum, and Xu Can leaned in to silence her.

"How could that be? You always rank first with me."

No fault there; Stone was indeed Xu Can's first on-screen partner.

"To use your words, it's truly 'flowers falling from the sky'!"

"Oh, you even know idioms now?"

Xu Can noticed that Stone, just like Taylor Swift, had made rapid progress in Chinese recently.

Speaking of Taylor Swift, he still had to go to her place later.

Fortunately, his cooldown time was very short; Xu Can was not panicked.

"Tay, what's wrong?"

"Darling, just holding me like this is enough."

Arriving at Taylor Swift's apartment, Xu Can intended to take action, but he found Taylor Swift's mood seemed a bit low, with no interest for now.

Xu Can could only hold her and temporarily cancel the action plan.

"Do you think... we will choose to separate because of our dreams?"

Taylor Swift suddenly looked up at Xu Can.

She must have reached her emotional phase again.

"Tell me, are we not chasing our dreams right now?"

Xu Can asked in return.

"Yes, we are both doing what we love."

"Then isn't that it? Chasing dreams and our relationship are not in conflict; do you want to leave?"

"It's not like that..." Taylor Swift shook her head repeatedly.

"I just felt some emotion after watching the movie; actually, you and Emma are really great. I can see she likes you so much; she must be feeling bad inside."

"Uh... I guess so."

Xu Can felt ashamed.

Two hours ago, Stone was indeed quite uncomfortable; she was so uncomfortable she cried for mercy.

Xu Can found it very funny:

"Why are you starting to sympathize with Emma? Didn't you want to compete with her before?"

"But she was really great in the movie; Emma is so excellent, she deserves a good ending."

Taylor Swift was very serious; it was clearly not a yin-yang joke.

"Then I..." Xu Can ventured tentatively.

Before he could finish, he was cut off by Mei Mei's fierce glare.

"How Dare You! You dare?"

"I didn't say anything; where did you get that idea?"

Xu Can temporarily abandoned the thought; it seemed he would have to proceed gradually.

After leaving Mei Mei's house, Xu Can had to rush to the company to meet with the creative team and discuss the filming plans for "Iron Man 2" and "Captain America."

"Iron Man 2" had confirmed Jon Favreau as director, the director of the original "Iron Man 1 & 2" and the actor who played Happy Hogan.

With him on board, it might not guarantee a masterpiece, but at least it would ensure a commercially successful blockbuster.

Jon Favreau was quite surprised and very willing to take on the director role; his admiration for Xu Can was like a surging river, endless and continuous, yet he also felt somewhat apprehensive, fearing he might botch "Iron Man 2."

"Rest assured, choosing you means I believe you can make it well."

Although Xu Can was more than ten years younger than him, his status in the film industry was already beyond Jon Favreau's reach.

Additionally, the Russo Brothers were preparing the "Captain America" crew, and "Chris Evans," known as "The Chief," had confirmed his joining.

Sebastian, the actor playing "Bucky," and British beauty Hayley Atwell, the actor playing "Carter," had already signed contracts.

Comic book adaptation movies were no longer what they used to be; they were no longer the kind everyone criticized a few years ago.

Many actors would rather sharpen their heads to get into Xu Can's productions; every day, agents handed over actor resumes thicker than toilet paper.

It was common knowledge that Xu Can was a "gold-turner," a powerful guarantee for box office success.

The inspirational story of Robert Downey Jr.'s salary skyrocketing dozens of times would absolutely move most actors in Hollywood.

That day, "The Chief," Hayley, Tang Ni, Black Widow, and Pepper were all on site; they belonged to different crews but would eventually appear in the same movie.

The group of actors chatted very harmoniously.

Upon seeing Xu Can arrive, they instinctively felt a bit awkward.

Fortunately, Tang Ni and Black Widow were very familiar with Xu Can and greeted him warmly.

"The Chief" and the others came forward; it was their first meeting, and they exchanged pleasantries.

Originally, the few of them were sitting casually around the sofa; Pepper Gwyneth sat on a nearby single-seat sofa playing with her phone, not participating much in the conversation.

After Xu Can sat down, Pepper Gwyneth seemingly unintentionally sat right next to him.

The expression on Black Widow's face opposite her immediately became somewhat strange.

At this time, the weather in Los Santos had already become a bit hot; Gwyneth was wearing fiery denim shorts, her knees brushing against Xu Can's leg in a near-and-far manner.

Whenever Xu Can looked over, she always wore a brilliant smile, her gaze so hazy it seemed to be drawing threads.

When a girl gets heated, it is really obvious.