Chapter 352: Emma Stone Is Stunned — How Can Someone Cheat So Openly?

On the set of *Spider-Man 3: The Sinister Six*,

Emma Stone, who was taking a break, spotted Xu Can and couldn't help but walk over to greet him.

"The crew has finished prepping. Once we're done with makeup, let's start shooting the next take."

"Sure, let's head to the makeup room first."

"How are things going over on the Avengers side?"

"Reasonably smooth."

Emma Stone nodded.

She had wanted to ask Xu Can whether anything had happened between him and his rumored flame Scarlett Johansson after he went over.

She thought better of it.

She had already discussed the Scarlett Johansson issue with Tay-Tay before; Xu Can and she were very close.

But every time Xu Can had a perfectly legitimate reason, so the two of them couldn't really say anything.

After all, she and Tay-Tay were the openly competing rivals for Xu Can,

and Scarlett Johansson had only said in an interview that she and Xu Can were friends.

They had no choice but to accept the status quo, and neither had any intention of fighting the other for him.

If Stone Sister and Tay-Tay got serious and both ended up badly hurt, the one who'd benefit might well be Widow Sister.

In this situation, without any discussion, they had tacitly reached a certain delicate balance.

If it were Tay-Tay, she'd probably still be circling Xu Can, peering this way and that, looking for evidence of his cheating.

Emma Stone was on set; she cared more about the big picture.

Both crews' productions were SSS-class projects Xu Can had invested heavily in, and they had to be treated with 100% seriousness.

Emma Stone had already shifted into work mode, and for the time being she tucked away thoughts of romance.

Everything could wait until the film wrapped; then she could chat with Xu Can.

After the two of them got their makeup and styling done, Xu Can caught sight of Emma Stone's look and was briefly stunned.

"What? Don't I look good?"

"No, you look great."

Xu Can was just a little surprised — this was the first time he had ever seen Emma Stone in her Spider-Gwen look.

With her short blonde hair and a white Spider-Man-style bodysuit, she was a striking sight to Xu Can.

In both his past life and this one, Spider-Gwen was appearing in a live-action film for the first time.

Stone Sister's styling had quite a bit of the feel of Gwen from the animated *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse*.

After the two of them finished their makeup and styling, the film crew was already ready to go.

Director Marc Webb, who had worked with them twice before, nodded with satisfaction.

"Wow, I have to say, even without saying a single line, just standing there, you two already have all the right energy."

The director most addicted to sweet moments was also the first one to ship the pairing.

"Scene 7, Take 1, first attempt!"

"Action!"

Xu Can and Emma Stone slipped into performance mode at the same time; they had become Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy.

"Who are you?"

"Wow, easy — don't do anything rash!"

"What, Peter? Aren't you dead?"

Spider-Gwen pulled off her hood, revealing Gwen Stacy's face,

her eyes wide with disbelief.

"Gwen?"

Peter Parker's eyes went even wider; the emotion he handled was more nuanced.

He had just attended Gwen's funeral, and now he'd run into a Gwen who looked exactly the same.

Most importantly, his spider-sense told him the other person actually had Spider-Man's qualities!

The two of them stared at each other, each harboring complicated feelings.

"Cut!"

Marc Webb called stop after the two of them held their gaze for a few seconds.

"Excellent! Nailed it in one take!"

"Yeah!"

The crew couldn't help but burst into applause and cheers.

The better Xu Can and Emma Stone performed, the sooner they could wrap up and head to the bar for a couple of drinks.

Otherwise, with too many NG's, everyone would inevitably end up staying for overtime.

Every single person was grateful that the male lead of their crew was Xu Can, and the female lead was Oscar-winning actress Emma Stone.

The "double Oscar" boost from Best Actor and Best Actress did indeed speed up the shoot considerably and made the whole process far more relaxed.

Watching from the side was also a Best Actor — Jamie Foxx.

He had won the 2005 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in *Ray*, beating out *The Aviator*'s Li Zi.

"I never used to feel much about Xu Can's acting, but watching him perform live now, I get it — he really is the youngest Best Actor for a reason."

"We11, Xu Can has plenty more surprises for you."

James Franco, who knew him well, laughed.

"If only I could still play Batman — acting opposite Xu Can would definitely be a lot of fun."

The former Batman, Michael Keaton, remarked with feeling.

"Yes, he's truly devoted to his performance; I've never seen anyone so thoroughly inhabit a role."

The well-known British male star Tom Hardy offered a serious assessment.

This group was all A-list Hollywood male stars, each capable of carrying a film's box office.

Without exception, they all praised Xu Can's acting to the skies.

If it were some other Asian actor, they would have instinctively looked down on him, not giving him the time of day.

But Xu Can was different — he was the most special one.

In fact, he was already standing at the top of the North American food chain; not only was his entertainment empire constantly expanding,

It was said he had also gotten in with the Trump line.

That motor-mouthed businessman didn't seem like a qualified politician, but who knew what the future held?

He might just end up becoming president.

Everyone present was bowing and scraping to Xu Can, stooping low — only short of acting as his dogs.

Besides, Xu Can's performance truly left nothing to criticize, so their praise was, to some extent, heartfelt.

Emma Stone was passing by the group and happened to overhear their sickeningly sweet words of praise for her boyfriend, and couldn't help but feel a secret thrill of joy inside.

When they praised her, at most she'd feel a little happy,

But when everyone was praising Xu Can, Emma Stone felt proud, even happier.

Truly worthy of being the man she had chosen!

The one fly in the ointment was that his choices weren't limited to just her…

Case in point — having just finished a few scenes, Xu Can had gone next door to the Avengers set to visit the Chuan Sect.

"Off to secretly meet up with Scarlett again?"