Chapter 205

First up is "Inception," with filming locations including Paris, Morocco, the island nation, London, the Alps, and so on.

He'll need to stay in Europe for quite a long stretch.

Once "Druggist" starts shooting, he also has to rush straight off to the Buddha Land to film A-San's scenes.

Right after that, he'll have to hurry non-stop to Jin Ling to shoot the domestic scenes.

In short, until the New Year, Xu Can will be rushing around the world.

Mei-Mei is busy recording her third album and has no chance to accompany Xu Can on his flights for now.

Emma Stone can't go either.

So before Xu Can left, both of them wanted to completely drain him.

"I bet after this, you won't be in the mood for a long time."

Stone Sister was brimming with confidence.

"Right, right, right, you're absolutely right. I just want to give it all to you; out there there definitely won't be any mishaps."

Xu Can's flawless brush-off left Stone Sister very satisfied.

The next day, at Mei-Mei's apartment, Taylor Swift was equally wild.

"Darling, you must be all out, right?"

"All gone, really nothing left."

"If you need it, I can fly over to be with you anytime."

Mei-Mei wrapped her arms around Xu Can's neck, her face full of reluctance.

……

After arriving in Paris, Xu Can found his CD recovery was pretty fast.

Damn this body's constitution!

Since Xu Can had other filming tasks, Nolan specially gave him the green light, so all his shots were grouped together.

Assuming filming goes smoothly, it can be completely wrapped up in less than a month.

For example, the zero-gravity hotel corridor scenes are basically performed by Xu Can alone and don't require any co-acting.

The few co-acting scenes mainly happen with the female lead, the character played by Ellen Page.

He still remembered their first meeting; Ellen Page had given off a girlish vibe, clearly trying to act cool on purpose.

"Hey, Xu, great to be working together."

"Hello, Ellen."

Her hand was soft and very cool.

Apart from that, the two didn't talk much in those days, until one of their co-acting scenes.

"Director, I don't really get it, why does there have to be a kiss here?"

Ellen Page looked at the script, seeming a bit embarrassed.

Christopher Nolan looked at her helplessly:

"To add selling points to the movie, understand? You don't actually mind filming this with Xu, do you?"

"No, no, I just don't quite get it."

The young girl seemed somewhat resistant, and Xu Can didn't plan to force her.

"Doesn't matter, if you don't like it, deleting it is fine too."

"N-no, it's okay."

Glancing at Xu Can, Ellen Page looked a bit uneasy.

She was only 155 cm tall, a complete little potato in front of Xu Can, petite and cute.

"OK, if there's no problem, everyone to your marks, let's aim for one take."

Nolan urged the whole crew to start shooting.

"Ready, 3, 2, 1!"

"Action!"

In the lobby of a high-end hotel, Xu Can and Ellen Page sat side by side.

"What's happening?"

"Cobb is making Fischer realize he's dreaming; his subconscious is already looking for the dream controller… which is me."

Ellen Page was performing a state of surprise,

"Quick, kiss me now."

Xu Can said in a commanding tone.

A dumbfounded Ellen Page leaned over, and the two kissed.

Xu Can could clearly feel Ellen Page's delicate frame tremble.

"Cut!"

Nolan immediately stopped the shoot.

"Ellen, your state just now was off, let's do another take!"

"Huh?"

Ellen Page had no choice but to try hard to find her state.

"Don't be too tense, relax a bit." Xu Can reminded her.

"Mm." She nodded lightly, lost in thought.

The two performed the segment from just now again, then kissed.

"Cut!"

"What's wrong now, Director?"

"It's a light kiss, not a French one. You were pressing too hard just now."

Ellen Page wished she could dig a crack in the ground and crawl in; her fair little face instantly flushed red.

Xu Can also clearly sensed that she had seemed to want to break through his guard just now — probably an instinctive move.

With no choice, the two had to run through it again.

After kissing seven or eight times in a row, Xu Can felt she was almost getting into it, and Nolan finally approved that take.

"Emmm… the first take still had the better effect."

"WTF?"

Ellen Page's defenses were completely shattered.

Break time.

Xu Can and she sat off to the side drinking coffee, chatting about what had just happened.

It was Ellen Page who suddenly brought it up:

"I always used to feel this kind of thing was kind of weird, but just now I suddenly felt — not bad at all."

"I'm honored to have given you such a wonderful experience." Xu Can chuckled lightly.

Ellen Page tilted her chin up, her beautiful eyes shimmering as she gazed at his profile.

"Can I be your girlfriend?"

"Pfft…"

Xu Can nearly sprayed his coffee out. 【】

"Cough, cough, cough… What? Why are you suddenly thinking this?"

"I just feel that you're a good man, and getting along with you should be pretty nice."

The two were about the same age; Ellen Page only looked smaller because of her height.

Logically it wasn't impossible, but Xu Can couldn't shake the strange feeling inside.

"You can think it over a bit more. Maybe in a couple of days you'll have calmed down."

"Fine, we'll talk about it then. My offer stands either way."

Ellen Page gave a faint smile.

In the past, compared to men, she had preferred girls — soft, cute girls smelled so much nicer, didn't they?

She had even considered becoming a man, so she could openly be with a girl.

But this kissing scene made Ellen Page's world completely collapse and rebuild itself.

It turned out… men weren't necessarily all smelly and rough.

There were also refined, gentle young gentlemen like Xu Can.