Chapter 193

In the past, only first-tier cities had enough cinemas, and there weren't many IMAX screens in the entire country.

Xu Can remembered that during the days when "Avatar" was a huge hit, there were no IMAX screens where he was studying in Jin Ling, so he could only run to the neighboring Xizhou Grand World Cinema to watch IMAX.

Until later, even third- and fourth-tier small cities had more than one IMAX screen, and a casual search would turn up tons of cinemas.

This created a movie market worth tens of billions or even hundreds of billions.

The 2008 new version of "Spider-Man 2" undoubtedly became the catalyst for the development of Huaxia's film market, a year and a half earlier than "Avatar."

Even so, no Huaxia entertainment media reported on Xu Can.

During the days he won the Oscar statuette, there were official news media reports, but they quickly disappeared.

Apart from those who often watch movies, most people who rarely watch movies hadn't even heard Xu Can's name.

Until this time "Spider-Man 2" broke out enough,

many young people dragged their parents and elders to watch the movie, and they suddenly discovered.

"Huh? How is a Huaxia person playing Spider-Man? Can a Huaxia person be the male lead of a foreign blockbuster?"

This was a case of being slow to catch on.

As for the Hong Kong Island and Baodao markets, naturally no need to say more,

after 1996, Hollywood blockbusters had already begun to crush Hong Kong Island's local films,

Xu Can's movies had always been a slaughter.

Faced with this situation, a voice gradually spread in Hong Kong Island and the mainland.

Calling on the general public to support Chinese-language films and not let Hollywood form a cultural export.

Of course, this voice was still relatively weak for now, and hadn't formed enough momentum.

"Third Master, should we use this to promote it, or have the higher-ups strictly enforce the domestic film protection month?"

"No rush for now. Since we can't suppress it, there's no need to completely tear faces. The money we should earn, we still earn. We'll make arrangements when the time is right."

At China Film Group, a targeted plan temporarily vanished into thin air.

……

"Spider-Man 2" global box office breaks 1 billion US dollars! Faster than "Spider-Man 1"!

In less than a month, Xu Can broke his own record, and is expected to surpass "The Lord of the Rings 3" to become the second-highest-grossing film in history.

There's still a gap to surpass "Titanic" at 2 billion US dollars.

No choice, back then Director Ka's film was phenomenal, breaking out to the point where everyone knew it,

it's hard for comic-adapted superhero films to reach such heights.

When "Spider-Man 2" swept the movie market, "Iron Man 2" and "Captain America" simultaneously announced they had started filming.

Marvel has, which Xu Can wholly owns and controls, has set sail, and he himself doesn't need to participate in acting or directing for now.

But as executive producer, he still had to visit the set from time to time to check on things, to prevent the film from developing in strange directions.

This day on the "Iron Man 2" set, Jon Favreau had just finished filming a scene, and seeing Xu Can come to inspect, he quickly rose from the director's chair.

"Mr. Xu, please sit, I'll get you coffee."

"No need, no need, I'm just looking around."

Xu Can, just over twenty, already had some of the bearing of a person in power.

He didn't need to deliberately put it on; his past achievements and status were right here, naturally commanding respect without anger.

Who would want to offend the moneybags?

"So what do you think of this scene? If there are any shortcomings, we can change it."

"Hey, you're the director, as long as you think it's good. But……"

Xu Can had just prepared to give suggestions, when Jon (Nuohao) Favreau hurriedly pulled out a notebook to take notes.

"The dramatic scenes shouldn't be too complicated. The segment just now seemed a bit wordy; several people kept rattling off lines at a fast pace, which easily makes people's attention drift."

"The rhythm should have tension and relaxation; some parts can be cut."

Xu Can casually pointed out a few shots that didn't need to exist.

In his previous life, "Iron Man 2," compared to the first one, was obviously much more drawn-out, making Tony Stark seem very quippy.

Although the box office was high, the word-of-mouth dropped quite a bit; clearly the pacing could have been snappier.

The only highlight of the film was Scarlett Johansson; Black Widow in Iron Man, whether in styling or fight scenes, was impressive.

Relatively speaking, the Dianyingfan Sect seemed rather small-time, not even comparable to the Iron Monger from the first film.

Under Xu Can's suggestion, "Iron Man 2" could actually delete Whiplash; this was completely a second-tier Dianyingfan Sect, unable to support the film's number-one Dianyingfan Sect role.

Hammer Industries was likewise just a clown role; these two as Dianyingfan Sect were indeed a bit weak.

To make the film rise a dimension above its predecessor, a more powerful Dianyingfan Sect should be arranged to be satisfying.

For example, the Fin Fang Foom!

This was a being that nearly destroyed the world, swallowed the Hulk whole, and could match Godzilla.

As an alien creature summoned by the Mandarin, it could perfectly take the opportunity to introduce the true Dianyingfan Sect of the third film, the Mandarin,

rather than some impostor disguised as the Mandarin.

The spectacle of the "Iron Man" trilogy could be fully upgraded!

At the same time, Xu Can could shape a fuller, more three-dimensional Mandarin with charisma and controversy,

for example, this character's conflict with Iron Man doesn't necessarily mean he's the Dianyingfan Sect.

It could even subtly reference their hegemonic behavior, letting Iron Man reflect on past mistakes, conveying a true anti-war concept.

Since Hollywood used to be able to make subtle references in films, doing some shady operations to disgust the mainland market,

Xu Can now had the right to speak, and would turn it around to subtly reference them in films!

As long as the film is well-made, won't you still obediently contribute to the box office in the end?

I'm not just making money with substance — I'm making it standing on my feet!