Chapter 350

On a New York set, the filming of "The Avengers" had just begun not long ago, and then "Spider-Man 3: The Sinister Six" announced its start of production.

The former was solely funded by Xinghe Entertainment, while the latter was shared between Sony and Xinghe Entertainment, with the box office split fifty-fifty.

After this trilogy finale of Spider-Man, the character would officially return to Marvel, and Sony would completely lose the rights.

In order for this final Spider-Man work to sell well at the box office, Sony also attached great importance to this production.

They almost sent the best personnel from Columbia Pictures to the Spider-Man crew,

so that Xu Can could allocate his elite forces to The Avengers, maximizing efficiency.

Soon, both teams entered a tense and busy working state,

and a strange sight could often be seen,

when the Spider-Man crew took a break, Xu Can was too lazy to change costumes, so he just wore the Spider-Man suit and came to the Marvel filming site,

and when he stood together with Iron Man, Captain America, Lei Shen and other characters, there was no sense of incongruity at all.

Some behind-the-scenes photos even captured Xu Can, which were used by some tabloids to fabricate rumors.

"Breaking news! Spider-Man will join the Avengers!"

This rumor spread wider and wider, with photos as evidence, even causing Marvel fans to celebrate for a time.

Xu Can had to come out and deny the rumor:

"Spider-Man will NOT appear in The Avengers 1!"

Just as everyone was about to be disappointed, Xu Can added another sentence,

"But The Avengers 2 is not necessarily the same!"

The Avengers 1 hadn't even finished filming, yet Xu Can caused a global sensation among movie fans just by drawing a pie!

Spider-Man will appear in The Avengers 2?

What a happy thing that would be!

So much so that the term "Avengers2" once topped the social media trending searches,

netizens around the world were all discussing the Marvel film plans,

which could be considered another wave of hype for "The Avengers."

……

"Spider-Man, what are you doing here again? You haven't joined the Avengers yet!"

On the Avengers set, Scarlett Johansson saw Xu Can coming to inspect in the Spider-Man costume and couldn't help teasing him.

"Oh? I'm here to see you."

"See me?" Sister Qua was stunned, and glanced around nervously.

"Don't do it here, wait until today's filming task is over."

"No, right now."

Xu Can took Scarlett Johansson's hand and pulled her into the rest room beside them.

"What are you doing?" Sister Qua was both nervous and expectant.

She also wanted to see Xu Can, but the rumors between her and Xu Can had not been confirmed.

Xu Can has already had two public partners, so it wouldn't be appropriate for her to openly throw herself in.

Although she had crossed the threshold in her heart, she was unwilling to let this matter be exposed.

"On Peter Parker's very first day reporting to S. H. I. E. L. D., he took a liking to Agent Natasha Romanoff, wanting to kiss this beautiful lady. I wonder what the famous Black Widow thinks about it?"

Scarlett Johansson gave an enchanting eye-roll.

Where did Xu Can learn this, how did he start doing roleplay?

"Watch your words and actions, rookie. Although your abilities are strong, I am considered your instructor, please do not make any rude moves."

Scarlett Johansson, wearing the tight S. H. I. E. L. D. uniform, deliberately spoke in Black Widow's tone.

"No, I insist on being rude."

Xu Can's Peter Parker has already gone OOC; at this moment he was not playing Spider-Man, he was just Xu Can himself.

"What?"

Under Scarlett's shocked gaze, Xu Can wrapped his arm around her waist, bent down and kissed her.

Outside the door, Luo Bote Tang Ni and Chris Evans, in their costumes, were about to grab a cup of coffee.

Tang Ni glanced at Captain America's backside and couldn't help but let out a whistle.

"Thats-america s-ass……"

Chris Evans rolled his eyes: "Luo Bote, I never knew you had that kind of orientation."

"No, I'm just commenting, I don't have that kind of preference."

"By the way, did you really sign a 10-year long-term contract?" Chris Evans was very curious.

Not long ago, on the basis of "Captain America" and "The Avengers," Xu Can offered Chris Evans another 10-year long-term contract.

Hoping he could continue to play Captain America in Marvel films... 【】

Chris Evans was a bit hesitant, he didn't want to be tied to one role.

That way, in the future, everyone would only remember him as Captain America, and not as the actor Chris Evans.

Luo Bote Tang Ni, on the other hand, shrugged nonchalantly.

"It's only 10 years, I've already signed. I can completely earn for 10 years, then with a pure mindset challenge other roles."

"Without Marvel films, relying only on my $500,000 salary, I might always be anxious about not getting new film offers……"

When it came to practical issues, Chris Evans nodded in agreement.

Indeed, acting was a very anxiety-inducing industry. Even if one film was excellent, it didn't mean there would always be leading man offers, nor always enough pay.

An actor who might be in the limelight for a few years could end up destitute, having to take all kinds of bad films and ruin their reputation.

There are also many actors who gradually faded into the crowd and were forgotten by the public.

Chris Evans had appeared in films like *Not Another Teen Movie*, *Sunshine*, and *The Perfect Score*,

either as a supporting role or in teen comedies,

his roles were basically sunny, dim-witted muscle-bound hunks — a fairly narrow range.

Before *Captain America*, his salary was even only $300,000, lower than Robert Downey Jr.'s.

So Tang Ni's words struck a deep chord with him.

After *Captain America*, his salary has soared from $300,000 to $5,000,000! He can surely rise to $10,000,000 after the Avengers is released!

Xu Can's ten-year contract may look like an exploitative deal, but in reality it has laid out a clear path for him.

Sticking with the Marvel films, he can fully accumulate wealth, then at his leisure make the films he wants to make, play the roles he wants to play, no longer having to read anyone's face.

Soon, Peach Boss had completely thought it through.

"Got it. Today I'll go sign the contract."

"Mm, that's more like it. Following Xu Can to make money — why not?"

Robert Downey Jr. patted his shoulder and pushed open the door of the rest room.

The result was the two of them seeing this scene — Spider-Man was holding Black Widow, kissing in the pose of the most famous post-WWII photograph, "V-J Day in Times Square"…

Robert Downey Jr. reacted quickly, hurriedly closing the door tight and standing at the entrance to keep others from going in.

"What happened?" Chris Evans was a bit bewildered.

"Looks like this universe's Peter Parker is the boss — the moment he arrived at S. H. I. E. L. D., he snatched away S. H. I. E. L. D.'s prettiest flower."

Tang Ni, still in his Iron Man suit, quipped.

Chris Evans looked at the Captain America uniform on himself and broke into a helpless laugh.

"As Spider-Man's direct superior, I can't really do anything to him either… Let's just pretend this never happened."

"Yes, no one is in the rest room, we didn't see anything."

Soon, Xu Can and Scarlett came out and spotted the two at the door.

"Mr. s, what are you doing here?"

Tang Ni looked at the costumes on the few of them and felt a bit dazed, the line between in-character and out-of-character suddenly blurring:

"We were just discussing which universe we're currently in."

"Come in for a cup of coffee, Tang Ni — you're too deep in character."

Xu Can laughed, patted his shoulder, and left with Sister Widow.

After walking a few steps, Sister Widow finally couldn't hold it in anymore.

"They definitely saw us!"

"So what? Let's do it again."