Chapter 192

I originally wanted to buy her a mansion, but she refused.

"I'll wait until my third album comes out, then buy a villa in Beverly Hills myself and be your neighbor!"

"But my neighbor is Beckham, my left is Tom Cruise… there should be an empty house diagonally across."

"Then move into the one diagonally across!"

Taylor wanted to earn her own villa through her own efforts—it was truly effortless for her.

With the income from her second album, she could have already bought one on loan.

Taylor wanted to save tens of millions to pay in full, not taking a single penny from Xu Can.

Arriving at the apartment, she didn't answer the door, but her car was parked in the spot—she must be home.

Luckily, Xu Can had a spare key; he opened the door and saw shoes carelessly kicked off by the entrance, a coat tossed on the sofa, as if she'd rushed back in.

Xu Can grew slightly worried—what if something had happened to her in the middle of the night?

The bedroom was empty, but the door to her studio was tightly shut.

The studio, used frequently for music production, was lined with soundproof material—no sound could escape.

Curious, he pushed the door open and found Taylor wearing headphones, her tall, slender frame curled up on the studio chair, intently focused on her computer.

So she'd gotten inspiration—she was composing music.

Xu Can let out a sigh of relief, unwilling to disturb her focus, so he sat on the sofa behind the studio and played with his phone.

Today had been busy with the premiere, and he'd just expended some energy with Emma Stone.

Xu Can scrolled through the news, then gradually fell into a deep sleep.

Half-asleep, he rolled over and accidentally touched something, then squeezed it.

Suddenly he felt something was wrong and jolted awake.

He realized he had somehow ended up resting his head on Taylor's lap, and she was staring at him with pouting lips.

"You touched the front first—why did you later touch my back?"

"I was half-asleep, didn't notice any difference between front and back."

"So you're saying you dislike my A!"

"Good girl—even if you're an A, I still love you."

Xu Can sat up and pulled her into his arms; Taylor struggled a few times against his shoulder, then settled quietly against his chest.

She was clearly exhausted—the clock now read 3 a. m., very late.

"I saw you sneak off to the premiere again—why didn't you tell me?"

"Well…" Taylor playfully stuck out her tongue, "You caught me again."

"And why did you slip away by yourself? Was the movie not good?"

"No! The movie was great! Why did you kill Gwen? I cried for hours after I got back."

Xu Can leaned closer to examine her—her eyes were indeed slightly red.

He gently pecked her lips, then quickly pulled away as she moved to retaliate.

But she chased after him, wrapped her arms around his neck, and planted several quick kisses.

"Originally I wanted to write about Gwen and Peter's relationship, but after coming back, that sense of life and death faded, so I changed the lyrics to be about a breakup…"

"Huh? What song? Let me hear it."

Could he really hear Taylor's different compositions?

She was too tired to sing now, so she simply played the demo clip for Xu Can directly.

"Walking through the door with you, the air inside is cold."

"For some reason, it feels like home."

"My red scarf fell at your aunt's house, and now you still keep it in your drawer."

"You're so thoughtful, gazing into my eyes…"

Wait…

Isn't this Taylor Swift's fourth album, Red, the song "All Too Well"?

How come the third album hasn't even come out yet, but a song from the fourth album has already appeared?

"I originally wanted to write about Gwen and Peter's feelings, but after coming back, that sense of life and death faded, so I rewrote the lyrics as a breakup…"

Taylor leaned against Xu Can's shoulder, describing to him her creative process for the song.

She was truly exhausted—her voice grew weaker as she spoke, then she hugged Xu Can and fell into a deep sleep.

The music production software on the computer continued playing "All Too Well."

Xu Can carried Taylor to her bedroom.

In the past, Xu Can had always played tense, thrilling little games here.

Now, watching the sleeping beauty Taylor, he gently laid her down, tucked the blanket around her, and kissed her forehead softly.

Taylor murmured in her sleep, then smiled slightly, rolled over, and continued sleeping soundly.

Xu Can couldn't help but feel moved—this pop queen, radiant superstar, who appeared so strong in public,

was no different from an ordinary silly girl in private life.

In his past life, he would never have imagined one day he'd be beside Taylor, watching her sleep, the first to hear her newly composed demo…

…

Gwen's death in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 indeed sparked widespread controversy online.

Some claimed Xu Can was deliberately delivering emotional blows, clearly he could have let Gwen live.

Others argued Xu Can was honoring the source material—that respecting the original plot was why Xu Can succeeds.

Others said Marvel's original comics were full of bugs and absurd storylines.

Besides Gwen's death, there's something even more disgusting — the old Green Goblin and Gwen had a child, and Spider-Man got cuckolded.

If it were the young Green Goblin, fine, but it turned out to be the old Green Goblin!

I really don't know what those Marvel writers were thinking!

Back then, the famous "The Night Gwen Stacy Died" caused an enormous uproar.

Stan Lee, who was on vacation abroad, heard the news and rushed back to the editorial office overnight.

Now that "Spider-Man 2" has been released, the old disputes have been magnified all over again — almost the entire internet is debating whether Gwen's death was worth it.

Thanks to the rapid rise of faceyoutube over the past two years, the internet has developed slightly faster than in the previous life.

This matter has inexplicably become the hottest topic of the year.

Film bloggers analyzed from the perspective of screenwriting and story structure why Gwen's death was inevitable, and a key factor that made the movie even greater.

Advertising and marketing video bloggers also came to join the fun, analyzing the controversy over Gwen's death and how much publicity and box-office growth it brought to the film.

Even physics bloggers and medical video bloggers came to join the fun,

analyzing from every angle how Peter Parker should have saved Gwen, or what exactly Gwen's cause of death was, and how long an ordinary person could survive having their spine snapped like that…

By 2008, youtube on set already looked like the little-broken-site of the 2020s.

This hot topic not only sparked heated discussion in North America, it rippled across the entire globe.

Because "Spider-Man 2" was released simultaneously in Huaxia, the entire Huaxia internet was likewise discussing Xu Can's this work.

On Tieba, posts about Spider-Man saving Gwen hit tens of thousands of floors in just a few short hours.

"If I were Spider-Man, Gwen couldn't possibly have died. As long as I kept my arms tight against my body, I could accelerate the fall and catch Gwen."

"Spider-Man fired from the wrong position — he should have fired three webs in a row, anchoring three separate points…"

"Did you guys even watch the movie? Gwen was almost on the ground — in a panic, Spider-Man could only do that."

"The Tieba gods are amazing — even more amazing than Spider-Man with his super reflexes."

"Just thinking about it now makes me uncomfortable — I don't even dare watch it a second time."

The controversy online is indeed huge, but the quality of the new "Spider-Man 2" is beyond question,

fusing the strengths of two works while strengthening the technique — the IMDb score has held steady at 8.9.

On Douban, the recently popular site in Huaxia, the film score has also held at a terrifying 9.0, comparable to "The Dark Knight" at 9.2!

Everyone says they won't go to the theater, yet the box office keeps growing crazily.

The Huaxia market alone has already accumulated 300 million in ticket sales. Based on the analysis report expected to be released by the China Film Group,

"Spider-Man 2" is expected to become a cross-era film, pushing the Huaxia box-office market past the 1 billion Daguan!

In the previous life, only "Avatar" kicked off the 1-billion era, followed later by "The Mermaid" at 3 billion,

and then the multi-billion box-office legends like "Wolf Warrior 2," "Ne Zha," and "Dying to Survive."

Right now, theaters and screening halls across Huaxia are being built continuously,