Chapter 239

“May I ask Producer Xu, is the villain for the sequel Thanos? Will there be new heroes joining the Avengers? Will there be Spider-Man?”

The fan was jumping with excitement, and the barrage of questions made Xu Can smile.

“Don't be excited, beautiful, take a deep breath.”

Then he answered seriously:

“Indeed, Thanos is an important character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but he will not appear in *The Avengers 2*, because the sequel has a quite difficult villain, and the heroes need to solve the trouble right in front of them first...”

“Hiss...”

The entire audience collectively gasped.

If even Thanos couldn't appear for the time being, who would the villain in the sequel be?

The Dark Phoenix of the X-Men? The Skrulls from *Secret Invasion*? Or Ultron?

The audience had already started to become restless.

Xu Can waved his hand, asking everyone to calm down.

“Don't be in a hurry, we will soon begin filming the sequel. As for new heroes, there will definitely be some. And, it is possible that Spider-Man will appear...”

Before Xu Can's voice even faded, another burst of cheers erupted from the audience.

The cheers even penetrated the Galaxy Theater, spreading across the sky of Los Santos.

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Because compared to characters like Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, and the Hulk,

the most popular Marvel hero in the parallel world currently was, without a doubt—Spider-Man!

It was all thanks to Xu Can; this neighborhood hero, who was already quite popular, had become a global sensation! Even more explosive than in his previous life!

If Spider-Man could appear in the Avengers team, the audience at the scene wished they could travel to the future and buy tickets to watch it immediately!

Thinking that they still had to wait at least a year, everyone was in extreme pain.

Subsequently, the audience and media asked the creative team many other questions, and both sides interacted well, creating a perfect atmosphere.

Sometimes, even if Xu Can didn't speak, just sitting quietly on stage was enough to attract the attention of the entire room.

This was the charm of a super-A-list superstar!

Even Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and the others could only serve as background.

Black Widow didn't answer any questions the whole time; she just tilted her head quietly, admiring her man.

She didn't even react when someone asked her a question, requiring the host to remind her repeatedly.

“Ms. Johansson?”

“What?”

“It's like this, the audience wants to know, which hero in the Avengers do you like the most? Excluding yourself, of course...”

Before the words were finished, Scarlett Johansson blurted out.

“Spider-Man.”

She looked at Xu Can not far away with deep affection, confirming without hesitation,

“Spider-Man, he is the one I like the most.”

“Ooooooh!”

The entire audience understood instantly!

Wasn't it obvious? This was already a public confession!

Everyone turned into gossipers, both shocked and delighted, dumbfounded!

Originally, the two were only in a rumored relationship, explaining it to the public as just good friends.

Now, Scarlett Johansson's confession almost confirmed the rumor!

First there was Emma Stone confessing to Xu Can in front of the world at an awards ceremony, then Taylor Swift confessing in front of everyone at a concert,

and now it was Scarlett Johansson's turn!

Just how much charm did that Oriental man have to be confessed to by three top-tier stars!

The audience at the scene pondered for a moment and soon understood.

Looking at Xu Can on stage, who carried his own male-god aura, even many female audience members couldn't help but want to confess, let alone Scarlett Johansson.

Only two people had complex expressions, smiling bitterly at each other in the audience.

“She is officially declaring war on us, what should we do?”

Emma Stone was helpless.

“You're asking me? I'm your competitor too, okay.” Taylor Swift sighed lightly.

“Why don't you just break up with him and let him taste the price of being a player.”

“Why don't you break up first? He betrayed you first, right?”

Taylor Swift didn't fall for it.

“Pfft...” Looking at Taylor Swift's haughty little expression, Emma Stone couldn't help but want to laugh, even though her mood was very complex.

“I'm teasing you, I know you love him very much.”

“I can also tell that you really love him.”

“Then what should we do?”

The two looked at each other, then looked at Xu Can, and then looked at Scarlett Johansson.

“I don't know.” Taylor Swift spread her hands, “Let's see what God has in store.”

“Yeah. Let's see what God has in store.” Emma Stone sighed lightly.

After fighting for so long, the situation hadn't improved at all, and they themselves were sinking deeper and deeper.

Might as well just lie flat.

Anyway, whenever Xu Can treated them individually, he was 100% sincere.

The rest would just have to be left to fate.

While Emma Stone and Taylor Swift were at their wits' end, *The Avengers* was being released simultaneously in over 100 countries and regions around the world!

The blockbuster work of the first phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe was about to sweep the globe!

Setting off a monstrous wave!

This time, for the global premiere of "The Avengers," the North American audience was not the luckiest.

In the past, Hollywood films were almost always released in North America first, followed by other regions.

This time, Xu Can had made arrangements for a global simultaneous premiere in advance.

Aside from the special markets of Japan and South Korea, where the release was delayed by half a year, the first market to see it on the same day was the Eastern Chinese market!

As early as when "The Avengers" trailer was released and the pre-sale window opened, tickets for the premiere screenings at major cinemas were basically sold out within two hours.

The comprehensive upgrade of the Chinese film industry, driven by Xu Can, led to a significant increase in the construction speed of cinemas in all tiers of cities across the country!

In 2005, the mainland market had over 1,200 cinemas and 2,668 screens;

By the end of 2009 in this parallel world, the total number of cinemas nationwide had reached over 5,400, with 23,600 screens!

Xu Can's films became the direct catalyst, nearly increasing film industry data tenfold! Reaching the level of 2014 in his past life!

The fact that "Dying to Survive" was able to break 1.5 billion at the box office was a testament to the rapid development of the Chinese film market!

By the day of "The Avengers" premiere, the mainland's first-day box office exceeded 200 million RMB! Setting a new first-day record for the mainland market!

The entire Chinese film industry was shaken to its core!

Previously, the annual box office champion only made around 200 million; who would dare believe it could break 200 million in a single day now?

……

In the office of a certain bigwig, someone flipped over an entire tea set, just like Crow from the movies!

"Sir, are we still going to continue the boycott?"

"Boycott my ass! Can we even stop him now?"

"Then what should we do?"

They had previously clamored to make it impossible for Xu Can to survive in the mainland film and entertainment industry, ensuring he wouldn't earn a single cent.

Now that he had gone around Hollywood and returned, he was already above them—it was a completely different dimension!

The harsh words from before had now completely turned into a joke.

The dignified film industry bigwig had become a red-nosed clown today.

God knows how people in the industry were mocking them over tea and dinner; the prestige they had cultivated for over a decade was swept away in an instant!