Chapter 372: Watching Avatar in a Private Cinema, and the Friction with Young Lady Ivanka

Almost everyone in the world following movie news was watching this battle between Avatar and the Chouzhelian Alliance!

Faced with the six giants of the Chouzhelian Alliance charging forward, the Na'vi of Pandora panicked and hastily relocated.

Originally scheduled for release on Christmas Day, December 25, it suddenly announced an advance by one week to December 18.

Xu Can's The Chouzhelian Alliance didn't matter much—Disney was truly ready to curse!

The Princess and the Frog had planned to premiere early, before these two giants arrived, to rake in box office profits and claim the top spot.

Without Avatar, this well-made animation would have faced zero pressure.

Unfortunately, Avatar had arrived!

……

By convention, when a major film released, Xu Can would usually take a girl to see it.

He had previously taken Taylor Swift to see The Super-Bat Battle, and Stone Sister to see Star Trek.

Sometimes he even had to become a management technique master, taking three people to see one movie—three times!

This time, Avatar was no exception—and the difficulty level had risen dramatically!

"Baby, come watch Avatar with me? It'd be even better if it's just the two of us!"

"Honey, I want to watch Avatar—you can only come with me, no bringing anyone else!"

"Avatar's out—interested? I'll treat you… Oh, by the way, can we watch it first this time, without Emma and Taylor?"

"I got the Avatar key—it's at my private cinema. Friday at 8 p. m. I'll be waiting at home."

Emma Stone, Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, and Ivanka Trump…

Wait, the first three I can accept—but what's Ivanka Young Lady doing here?

They clearly knew about Xu Can's management technique and now explicitly forbade him from watching with anyone else.

Since that was the case, Xu Can no longer wanted to pretend.

"Fine. Come to my place Friday afternoon—we'll have dinner together before the movie."

Xu Can sent the same message to all three.

This led to Emma Stone, Taylor Swift, and Scarlett Johansson staring at each other in Xu Can's mansion on the afternoon of the 18th.

"You… why are you here?"

"Why are they here?"

"Xu Can!"

Their imagined private dates with Xu Can had collapsed; they couldn't help feeling embarrassed and irritated.

"Listen, tickets for Avatar's premiere were insanely hard to get—even I barely managed to snag one. Luckily, Ivanka Young Lady got the official key and can play it at her private cinema—we can all go together."

"What?"

"Are-you-kidding?"

"Jesus, Xu!"

"You all wanted to see it, right? I went through a lot of trouble for this—do you think official keys are easy to get?"

Xu Can deliberately turned cold. "If anyone doesn't want to watch, you can go home and rest."

Then he immediately returned to his sunny smile. "Those who want to watch, stay—I've prepared Chinese food."

Faced with this combination of stick and carrot, the three women were stunned.

They exchanged glances.

Though they didn't want to share Xu Can's time with the other two, if they angered him, their standing in his heart might drop sharply.

Wouldn't that mean giving Xu Can away?

They'd fought this long—why not grit their teeth a little longer? One day, they'd monopolize Xu Can.

All three forced smiles, pretending to be good sisters.

"No problem! Let's watch together!" Taylor Swift wrapped her arm around Emma Stone beside her.

"Yeah, I think it's fine," Emma Stone glanced sideways at her, then nodded reluctantly.

"I don't care—as long as I'm with you."

Scarlett Johansson's cool, arms-crossed attitude made the other two women unite against her!

We got here first!

Let's be honest—Scarlett Johansson was a serious threat; even Taylor Swift had little confidence.

Xu Can, seeing this, nodded inwardly.

Indeed, you can't be unconditionally humble with women—otherwise they'll take you for granted.

Occasionally showing some authority intimidates them—and they end up more devoted.

As the group chatted by the door, the doorbell rang. A stunningly beautiful young South American maid opened it.

"Greetings, Ladies; Hello, Xu, my buddy."

It was the neighbors, Happy Hogan and his wife.

The Hogans had repeatedly suggested gathering with their good neighbor, but Xu Can had always been too busy outside.

Now was perfect—using Ivanka's private cinema, he could casually invite them to the movie and earn the Hogans' gratitude.

He could also turn this date into a gathering—friend gatherings weren't a love triangle battlefield.

We're all friends; inviting everyone makes perfect sense.

Moreover, the neighbors on the other side, Tom Cruise and his wife, also accepted Xu Can's invitation.

Tom's current wife is Katie Holmes, who played Rachel in The Dark Knight.

The group had a lively dinner at Xu Can's, during which Xu Can chatted extensively with Tom and Happy Hogan.

The women gathered together, chattering among themselves, creating a scene of pure harmony.

They each then drove to the Ivanka mansion not far away.

Even though she had given Ivanka a heads-up in advance, seeing so many people arrive at her home in such a grand procession inevitably left her with mixed feelings.

"Didn't you say we'd watch a movie alone?" Ivanka pulled Xu Can aside and pouted.

"More people makes it livelier. I'll make it up to you later, you know what I mean."

"So annoying…"

Ivanka recalled the thrill of last time in Xu Can's office, and her originally aloof face instantly turned shy.

"Oh my god, is this an IMAX screen?"

"Of course, you like it? If you like it, I'll give it to you."

"Wait… What?" Xu Can was a bit dumbfounded.