Chapter 242

Who could have imagined that Hollywood, which even big names like Cheng Long, Li Lianjie, and Yang Zaiqiong couldn't break through,

would be conquered by an ungraduated Chinese youth?

He's even about to attend the Oscars ceremony?

What? He's already received 14 Oscar nominations?

Overnight, Xu Can's name began to ring out across the nation, making countless people who never cared about film aware of this person!

Many entertainment media outlets immediately lost their composure—now that Xu Can has done this, what does the pressure from above even matter?

What if I interview and report on him?

If we don't interview him now, someone else will beat us to it!

Thus, Chinese entertainment media that had previously ignored Xu Can suddenly erupted like a hornet's nest, flooding his agent Vanessa with calls.

Even his original agent Happy Hogan received numerous calls,

some even disregarding time zones, waking him up in the middle of the night, leaving Happy constantly complaining to Xu Can.

"Look, my lord, wouldn't you just accept some interviews? Otherwise they'll keep calling every day."

"Block them. If that doesn't work, switch your SIM card."

Xu Can won't face these fickle entertainment media.

What else can they do besides boosting his online traffic?

Xu Can never intended to become a流量小生—he creates his own traffic!

He refuses all domestic interviews and declines any cooperation offers!

Liu Liu Shishi is tolerable—at least she's visually pleasing.

Who are these people—Zhang Han, Huang Xiaoming, Huang Shengyi, Tang Yan—coming to him with such confidence?

Reject them all!

Xu Can's core base remains in Hollywood; this time, God of Medicine, given its Chinese story setting, hired Chinese actors.

In the future, when he establishes sufficient dominance, he'll collaborate with more top-tier Chinese actors.

Like Zhang Songwen, Zhang Yi, Huang Bo, Bao Qiang, Duan Yihong, Qin Hao, Li Bingbing, Zhou Xun, and others.

Xu Can doesn't pick actors because they're celebrities—he selects performers based solely on the film's needs.

Whether domestic or international, to him there are only actors, no stars.

So those agents calling him about collaborations are wasting their time.

"Fine, I'll switch my SIM card," Happy said helplessly. "Oh, by the way, there's a female actress—her mom is her agent, and she's currently in Los Angeles. You could meet her if you're free."

"Oh?" Xu Can raised an eyebrow. "What's her name?"

"I think her surname is Liu. I forgot her Chinese name, but her English name is Crysta1…"

"Got it. Send me her number. I'll contact her myself when I have time."

Xu Can had just finished a call on the balcony and returned to bed, ready to catch some sleep.

In the afternoon, he'd have to endure hours of makeup and styling for the Oscars ceremony.

With Xu Can's looks, washing his face and stepping out would be enough—but the company insisted on assigning a makeup artist.

Vanessa repeatedly emphasized that Xu Can is the face of Star River Entertainment and must outshine everyone at the ceremony.

Xu Can didn't care—he'd get his makeup done, as long as it didn't interfere with his rest.

Just as he slipped back under the covers, a pair of icy little hands wrapped around his waist from behind.

"Ssshh—"

Xu Can jolted awake and turned to find it was Taylor.

The girl was still asleep; sensing Xu Can's return, she instinctively clung to him.

Xu Can needed to catch up on sleep because he'd stayed up too late gaming with her last night, getting barely any rest.

Speaking of which, Taylor wanted to attend the Oscars with him today.

Last time, at the Golden Globes, she walked the red carpet with him—and she craved more. This time, she wanted to stay by his side again.

Otherwise, only Emma would accompany him—it'd be unfair!

Besides, Taylor is a performing guest at this year's Oscars; accompanying him has a legitimate reason.

She'd also need to wake up early to prepare for makeup and styling,

and after they were both ready, Xu Can would pick up Stone姐, and the three of them would walk the Oscars red carpet together.

With precedent set, Stone姐 had essentially accepted this arrangement.

Even if she disagreed, what could she do? She couldn't bring herself to leave.

To voluntarily step aside and let Taylor take the red carpet opportunity would be too much of a loss.

Xu Can held Taylor as she slept for an unknown length of time until the alarm rang—it was time to get up.

His shoulder was numb from her weight, his entire left arm tingling as if electrocuted, countless tiny needles pricking incessantly, painfully soothing.

As sensation slowly returned, Xu Can tried to pull his arm free, but Taylor clung to it tightly.

He pulled again, and she grabbed him back.

After several attempts, Taylor finally woke up, mumbling half-asleep:

"What are you doing? Don't move. Lie still."

"Stop sleeping. Get up and get ready."

"No… I need more sleep."

Xu Can felt like he was about to explode—he urgently needed to use the bathroom—but Taylor still wouldn't let go of his arm.

No choice—he had to deploy his ultimate tactic.

"Aw… Stop-it!"

Maymay was most afraid of being tickled; she instantly woke up and pleaded for mercy in a sweet, cloying voice.

Xu Can almost couldn't hold back his AK; this little vixen was simply too deadly.

"Hurry up and get up; the makeup artist and stylist will be here soon. Get up and have some breakfast."

"Kiss me and I'll get up, just-a-kiss!" Just-awoken Maymay coaxed with her eyes closed.

Xu Can leaned over and perfunctorily pecked her.

"No good, that doesn't count!" The blonde girl acted like a little girl, shaking her shoulders and being unreasonable.

"Fine, fine, fine."

Xu Can leaned over again and delivered a French kiss; Maymay nearly suffocated.

"What are you doing? Do you want to murder your own girlfriend?"

"Wasn't that what you asked for? Is that enough?"

"Enough, enough, hurry up and go."

Saying this, Maymay kicked Xu Can off the bed with her foot and burrowed back into the quilt to keep sleeping.

"Really, getting more and more lawless! It still has to be my Emma Stone who is gentle!"

Xu Can urgently needed to relieve himself, so he could only go to the bathroom first and deal with this little rascal when he returned!

……

Inside a stretched black Lincoln luxury sedan, Xu Can sat in the center wearing a white suit, while on both sides were glamorous women dressed up like flowers.

Today, Xu Can's styling referenced a suit from "La La Land,"

in the seven-minute fantasy sequence where the male lead Seb, wearing a white suit, danced with the female lead Mia.

At that time, Xu Can's styling had attracted the attention of fashion magazines like "Vogue," "Playboy," and "G" and other media,

and listed Xu Can's styling as one of the retro fashion trends.

It even sparked a bunch of YouTuber video bloggers imitating Xu Can's white suit styling to dance, harvesting a huge batch of likes and views 0.....

Today's Oscar theme was "La La Land," so Xu Can naturally wore the white suit from the movie.

A bit flashy, but handsome is all that matters.

At this moment, Emma Stone and Taylor Swift were secretly sizing each other up, competing with one another.

Sister Stone was wearing a simple bright yellow gown, also imitating the outfit from "La La Land."

Maymay wore a sparkling diamond gown that shimmered under the lights.

"What are you looking at? Isn't my gown very beautiful?"

Seeing the other party staring continuously, Maymay raised her chin, secretly pleased.

Sister Stone just helplessly rolled her eyes at her.

"Your zipper is open."