Chapter 229

As The New York Times put it,

"There is only one big winner at the 66th Golden Globe Awards for North American film and television!"

"This miraculous Chinese man is simply the sole star of the evening! Hollywood's stars no longer shine; at this moment, only he alone glows!"

"Xu Can first won two awards for The Big Bang Theory;"

"Subsequently, La La Land swept six major awards: Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy, Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, Best Director, and Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy!"

"Unfortunately, Spider-Man 2: The Amazing Spider-Man did not win in the drama category; for a comic-book adaptation to even receive a nomination is already quite rare, and winning is even harder."

"In the end, the Best Actress in a Drama went to Kate Winslet, and the Best Actor in a Drama belonged to Mickey Rourke of The Wrestler."

"The Best Motion Picture – Drama was won by Slumdog Millionaire, without a shadow of a doubt."

"Therefore, this newspaper has reason to predict that the upcoming battle for the Best Picture Oscar will unfold between Slumdog Millionaire and La La Land!"

"Xu Can achieved a complete victory at the Golden Globes; let us see if the Oscar winner will still be this Chinese man!"

"According to rumors, Xu Can's new film for the Oscars, Dying to Survive, is about to be scheduled just before the Oscars."

"Xu Can has broken from his usual style of comic-book action films, directing and starring in a serious drama for the first time."

"For a young Chinese director, this is a huge challenge! In this unknown territory, can Xu Can continue his magic?"

"Additionally, Xu Can has two more films currently in preparation, expected to meet audiences this year."

"Inception, co-produced with Christopher Nolan, is undergoing post-production. The science fiction film starring Taylor Swift and Emma Stone is still filming..."

"Taylor Swift, the little queen of country music, is making her big-screen debut; can you believe it?"

"Only this unconventional Chinese man could pull off something like this..."

During the Chinese Lunar New Year, Xu Can could still only spend it in a foreign land.

He had transferred nearly ten million to his parents, back and forth,

but they stubbornly refused to accept any more transfers.

The two elders had already bought a villa in the provincial capital and a Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan,

with savings enough for them to travel around the world eighty times,

yet they still could not sit idle, commuting to work every day on their little electric scooters.

In their own words:

"You do well in North America; don't worry about us. It's not pleasant to stay home without working; going to work lets us chat with colleagues."

Xu Can had not yet realized that the reason his parents enjoyed going to work

was precisely because they could talk about their son in front of colleagues.

Especially his mother, Li Ping; whenever young Misses talked about the latest movies, she would stand nearby, secretly delighted without showing it.

"Did you see La La Land? It was so good!"

"Ahhh, me too! I watched it three times in a row!"

"Speaking of which, Xu Can is actually from our hometown..."

An older employee nearby would remind these freshly graduated young girls.

"See Sister Li over there? Xu Can is her son."

"What?!!"

These freshly graduated young girls were utterly shocked.

"Sigh, making so much money filming movies abroad, what's the use of hanging out with female stars every day? You still can't come home for the New Year."

Li Ping's behavior, seemingly complaining but actually showing off, made her colleagues envious to the point of gnashing their teeth.

Why don't I have such an ambitious son?

Xu Can himself felt deeply regretful; he had promised to return home for the New Year, but due to filming movies and attending the Oscars, he feared he would not be able to return again.

"I will definitely return next year; I will absolutely not film movies around the New Year."

"Remember to bring your foreign wife over?"

"Which one?"

"Uh..." Li Ping was stunned. "Bring them all back?"

"I'll try my best..." Xu Can broke out in a cold sweat.

Dying to Survive officially completed its review and was scheduled; the PG-13 rating in North America posed no problem.

Xu Can had originally worried that it would not pass review in China, given that it exposed the medical system.

Moreover, powerful figures behind the scenes might obstruct it.

In the end, everything went smoothly; the film received a green light all the way, with not a single cut, and could be released globally on the same schedule.

Under Xu Can's final decision, Dying to Survive would be released globally on February 22, before the Oscar ceremony!

Unfortunately, due to post-production special effects that Xu Can was not satisfied with, many parts of Inception needed to be redone.

The film was estimated to be delayed until early May, when the summer season just began.

After the Golden Globes, Xu Can returned to the set with the two beauties to continue filming Source Code,

with project progress already halfway done; it was expected to enter post-production before the Oscar ceremony.

If everything proceeded smoothly, it could be scheduled for the 2009 summer season.

Xu Can continued to produce at a rate of at least three high-quality films per year, and this was not his limit!

In interviews after the Golden Globes, Xu Can clearly stated:

"This year is not just these films; I have even more things I haven't released yet. Audiences, please rest assured; this year I will absolutely give you enough to watch."

Speaking of which, besides achieving a complete victory at the Golden Globes and attracting enough focus, Xu Can

The commotion he created upon his appearance sparked widespread discussion among the media and across the internet.

Leaving aside his descent from the sky in a helicopter, his relationships with Emma Stone and Taylor Swift simply shocked the entire United States!

Could it be...

Unfortunately, this remains a mystery; neither Emma Stone nor Taylor Swift revealed any hint when faced with interviews.

Netizens even spawned countless answers,

such as a perfect ending where Xu Can succeeds in riding two boats at once, with the two beauties living in harmony;

a struggle ending where Taylor Swift and Stone Sister are fighting over Xu Can, with the battle reaching a fever pitch;

a friendship ending where the three are merely ordinary friends, with no rumors whatsoever;

an alliance ending where the two women, to prevent Xu Can from having more scandalous partners, decided to form an alliance to face outsiders together;

a dark ending where the two are conspiring together to take Xu Can out;

a Dafan Sect ending where Xu Can has mastered some kind of black magic, has already controlled the two women, and is preparing to control the world...

These theories grew increasingly outrageous, yet they became increasingly popular on FaceTwitter and YouTube.

They even spread from foreign networks to the Chinese internet, once again igniting a wave of frenzy, becoming a topic of conversation for netizens worldwide during their leisure time.

Later, even the individuals involved themselves found out.

Taylor Swift, during the preview event for her new album, helplessly stated.

"There are no such messy dark secrets; the specific situation is hard to say, but in short, my relationship with Xu is very good."