Chapter 182: The Master of Time Management Goes Online! Did He Push Emma Roberts?

One month after its release, La La Land's global box office, just as the media predicted, has surpassed 500 million dollars and is heading straight for 600 million.

Hollywood has reignited the musical film wave.

Xu Can's titles of "handsomest jazz musician in film history" and "handsomest dancer in film history" are no empty boast.

Moviegoers from all over flocked to theaters to contribute to the box office.

Meanwhile, on YouTube and Facebook, famous bloggers and influencers have already begun imitating the tap dance from the film.

Fan-made videos came pouring in like snowflakes.

Among them was even the original male lead, Ryan Gosling!

He also posted his own imitation of Xu Can's tap dance moves on YouTube.

Subsequently, in the description below, Ryan Gosling stated:

"This dance looks very simple, but performing the full routine is not easy. It is said that Xu Can had no dance experience beforehand; I truly don't know how he did it."

"I really like this movie. Thank you, Xu, for bringing us a perfect remarkable work. I look forward to the opportunity to collaborate with him."

The massive amount of fan-made videos brought significant traffic to La La Land.

One month after release, the box office actually managed to achieve a reverse drop, and breaking 600 million is now a foregone conclusion.

Compared to the original's 400 million, Xu Can's box office being 200 million higher is not strange.

However, factoring in inflation, the box office Xu Can created can already be called a miracle.

For Sony, it is simply a case of pain mixed with joy.

On one hand, they can use Xu Can's high popularity and excellent reputation to stimulate the box office performance of Spider-Man 2.

On the other hand, they are heartbroken, wondering why this movie was not produced by them.

Xu Can was originally a treasure actor discovered by Sony, and now he has gradually grown into a terrifying force in Hollywood.

Sony even suspects that if given a few more years to Xu Can, he might become another giant.

Now, traditional giants like Disney, Paramount, and Fox are already being beaten down by Xu Can.

Whenever Xu Can's movie is scheduled, they dare not fight head-on and wish they could immediately relocate and postpone the release.

Originally, late July had blockbusters like Hancock, The Mummy 3, The Other Side of the Bed, and Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D.

As a result, The Mummy 3 and Journey to the Center of the Earth announced their withdrawal and postponement.

The Mummy 3 was postponed to October, where the box office received could still break even.

Journey to the Center of the Earth simply had no chance to be released and dragged on until it faded away.

The only one daring to clash head-on with Spider-Man 2 is Pixar's animation, Wall-E, polished over many years.

Wall-E director Andrew Stanton said in an interview:

"This animation has cost us a great deal of effort, with an investment of 180 million. I believe it can still fight against Spider-Man 2."

"I dare not guarantee the box office, but the quality is definitely much better than superhero movies."

Pixar's backer, Disney CEO Bob Iger, is also strongly supporting Wall-E.

"Now superhero movies are gradually showing a trend of oversaturation. Besides flashy fight scenes, what depth can they have?"

"Our animation contains much thought, educating through entertainment. I believe our reputation will by no means lose to the guys in tight suits."

Bob Iger is internally a relatively traditional "redneck," and both his conduct and speech tend to be quite radical.

Xu Can has rubbed Disney against the ground time and again.

Bob Iger is simply powerless with rage.

Wall-E is an excellent work, and he is confident it can surpass Spider-Man in reputation.

Otherwise, he would not have flashed in to start a fight at this moment.

He hopes to use this method to drag others down, hoping society will form a disdain for superhero movies, that public opinion will stand on his side, and that Xu Can's movies will be boycotted.

This statement might have had some effect fifteen years later.

Marvel and DC's complete collapse made the market very averse to superhero movies.

But now, the parallel world is in the "honeymoon period" of superhero movies!

Before Xu Can could respond, the vast number of moviegoers fired the first shots at Bob Iger online.

"Is it possible that we watch movies just to have fun? What thought?"

"Spider-Man's 'with great power comes great responsibility' is not a brainless movie, right? They also explored some social crime issues."

"I went specifically for Xu Can. Do you think two sentences will make me not watch?"

"Xu Can's movies are beyond question. Where do you get the confidence to compare reputations?"

"A CEO of such stature, your vision is too small."

Facing such an uproar, Hollywood media, famous for stirring up trouble, were like sharks smelling blood and all joined in to make a big deal of it.

Bob Iger was portrayed by the media as "Disney President blasts superhero movies," "Disney declares war on Star River Entertainment," and "Disney CEO publicly discriminates against characters in tight suits"...

As expected, the media found Xu Can again, wanting to see what his reaction would be.

Xu Can was truly too lazy to deal with these guys; he had been very tired recently in Los Santos, acting as a master of time management.

After dealing with Stone Sister, he had to pretend to be full of energy to accompany Taylor Swift.

Although it didn't come to drinking water with goji berries, Xu Can still had to exercise outside of work to maintain his condition.

As for the media, getting involved means losing, and it just gives traffic to others for no reason.

So Xu Can simply replied lightly:

"Wall-E is a good animation. I think Spider-Man and Wall-E should not be opponents; both movies can be watched together."

"Hollywood can be more prosperous and developed precisely because of the blooming of various types."

"I have only won the box office champion a few times; it is not something worth boasting about."

"I hope to create works more outstanding than before and contribute characters more charming than before..."

Once Xu Can's interview was published, every single person in Hollywood was moved.

He may seem to have avoided a direct confrontation, but his vision is on a level that puts any Disney president to shame.

Bob Iger is still fussing over the box office of one or two films,

while Xu Can has already set his sights on all of Hollywood!

The dignified CEO of a major corporation was actually outshone by a Chinese person who had only recently entered the scene.

Anyone with eyes can see who's higher and who's lower.

Moreover, Xu Can subtly shaded Bob Iger — several of his box office championships were won by stepping over Disney.

The *Pirates of the Caribbean* they had pinned their hopes on always fell short of Xu Can's work.

At this point, there's no need to even compare results — in the eyes of North American netizens, Bob Iger has become a clown in every way.

Under such public pressure, *WALL-E* was the first to hit theaters.

As an animated film with a 180-million-dollar investment, *WALL-E*'s opening weekend of 62.5 million dollars was already quite good.

But compared to Xu Can's box office that routinely crosses 100 million, the faces of Disney's upper management grew rather ugly.

Fortunately, *WALL-E*'s reputation was rock-solid — 99% on Rotten Tomatoes, 9.1/10 on IMDb!

This reputation is Pixar Studio's stable performance, finally letting Bob Iger breathe a sigh of relief.

As long as *Spider-Man 2*'s reputation comes in lower than *WALL-E*'s, he still has something to say.

"I just don't believe it — can a superhero film's score really break 9?"

Bob Iger roared furiously.

But his secretary timidly piped up beside him: "Uh, *The Dark Knight* is still at 9.4, ranked second on IMDb."

Bob Iger was so angry he nearly couldn't catch his breath.

As for Xu Can, he was having the time of his life.

*WALL-E* was a film he had loved dearly in his previous life; unfortunately, it was never brought to the mainland market back then, so Xu Can never got to see it on the big screen.