Chapter 39

It seemed there was even a little... secret joy? ===== CHAPTER 73 =====

"I like you," what does that mean?

It's quite common for friends to say things like this, right?

Could it be that he has feelings for her and wants to ask her out?

If it were Xu Can, dating him would be quite good...

NBC headquarters, SNL guest dressing room, Taylor was ready and waiting for Xu Can to ask her out.

It turned out Xu Can's words had a second half.

"...like your songs. I'm a fan of yours."

No problem; he was indeed a fan of Taylor in his previous life, although he hadn't heard her first album and basically started listening from "Love Story" onward.

"Wait, hold on, you only like my songs?" Taylor felt she had been excited for nothing.

"Yeah, you are a very talented creator. I firmly believe you can become a diva in the music industry."

Xu Can's eyes were full of sincerity.

"Thank you, I didn't expect you to listen to my songs too..."

If Xu Can had praised her work before, Taylor would have been very happy. But after that misunderstanding, she didn't know why she felt a bit bitter inside.

He didn't mean to ask her out...

"What's wrong? You don't seem very happy."

Xu Can was puzzled. Did she see through it? He hadn't heard her first album, and she wasn't happy?

"No, I'm happy you like my songs."

Taylor quickly adjusted her emotions and returned to being the energetic girl she usually was.

"Then when I write a new song, I'll sing it for you first."

"Alright..."

As the two were chatting, someone suddenly knocked on the door.

"Excuse me, you two, the show recording starts in 5 minutes. I'll take you to the studio."

Taylor took Xu Can's arm, walked into the SNL studio backstage together, exchanged pleasantries with the host, and explained some precautions for recording the show.

"Xu, Taylor, just relax. Just treat it as coming over to play; don't be too restrained."

"Alright."

Xu Can knew the tone of SNL, so of course, he would be quite open.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our celebrity guest tonight, Taylor Swift!"

After the recording started, accompanied by the live jazz band,

there were about 50 real audience members on site, and they burst into warm applause.

Taylor introduced herself simply, interacted with the audience, and then talked about the recently popular movie.

"Do you know? The show originally planned to invite Emma Stone as a guest. That's right, the Gwen Stacy you are familiar with."

The audience cheered.

"See? I told you Emma is more popular. I'm just here to make up the numbers for SNL. Don't look for me for this kind of occasion next time."

Of course, Taylor was obviously joking to liven up the atmosphere.

"To be honest, I really like the Spider-Man movie. There are many classic scenes in it, such as Spider-Man hanging upside down in the rain, and Gwen..."

Before Taylor finished speaking, a person wearing a Spider-Man suit slowly hung down from above the stage.

It was Xu Can!

"I heard someone mentioned Spider-Man?"

The moment Xu Can appeared, the whole audience erupted in warm cheers! The applause was deafening!

"Spider-Man! Spider-Man! Spider-Man!"

More than a month after its release, Spider-Man's popularity in North America was still fanatical, and the fans on site were crazy.

"Hey, Xu, how have you been lately?"

"You know, just hanging around..."

"Hanging around" had the meaning of wandering and doing nothing, and the literal meaning of the word was hanging, just like the hanging Spider-Man.

This little pun also made the audience smile knowingly, and Taylor almost couldn't hold it together.

These weren't in the script; it was all up to the guests to improvise on the spot.

"Why are you hanging?"

"The 'Spider-Man' movie is too popular. Sony can't wait to film a sequel at any time, so I can only hang to maintain the Spider-Man state."

Xu Can's little joke made the audience cheer and boil over again. Everyone really wanted to see "Spider-Man 2" immediately.

Taylor looked at Xu Can next to her, hanging upside down and acting funny, yet still able to win over the audience with his charm.

She used to think he was just a good listener and a good friend.

Today, she suddenly felt that Xu Can was so dazzling; he was the Spider-Man that the whole world was crazy about, a superhero!

By comparison, she was just a little girl who played country music.

Taylor actually felt a faint sense of inferiority. If Xu Can knew her inner thoughts, he definitely wouldn't believe it.

The two joked around on stage for a while, making the audience's laughter come in waves.

Afterward, they had to follow the SNL tradition and perform a Spider-Man parody sketch using the funny scenes and lines prepared by the production team.

"You all know that the real Gwen Stacy is too big a star to come, so the production team found me to replace Gwen. My appearance fee is relatively cheap."

Taylor joked and mocked herself.

"I'm not even an actor; I just sing country folk songs!"

"So if there's any performance that isn't up to par later, don't blame me; blame the SNL production team! That's right, give them trouble!"

Taylor let go at this time, making the audience below laugh out loud.

"Let's start, re-enacting the famous Spider-Man scene!"

Xu Can and Taylor performed a few segments using the parody lines on the teleprompter, and the laughter on site was constant; the show's effect was off the charts.

So much so that the SNL director couldn't help but sigh:

"We really invited the right person this time. I didn't expect a singer like Taylor Swift to have a comedic talent."

"Xu Can is even more surprising. He's so down-to-earth; he'll definitely gain more fans after the show airs."

"Yeah, I can't imagine what height this Chinese person will reach in the future..."

At this time, the SNL host pretended to be the director and was talking about the scene with the two stars.

"Alright, guys. Next is a love scene, the most famous upside-down kiss in the rain. Are you ready?"

Xu Can and Taylor looked at each other:

"We're ready, let's go."

"Very good, then Spider-Man, please hang up again."

"I've had enough. Your contract didn't say there were these risky operations. Hanging so many times, remember to pay extra!"

Xu Can pretended to complain in an exaggerated tone.

"Sorry, Spider-Man, when 'Spider-Man 2' airs, we will definitely pay double to invite you... of course, if the sequel flops, forget it."

After roasting each other a few times, Xu Can was hung to the ceiling by the wire and then slowly lowered.

"Music ready! Lights ready!"

"Action!"

Immediately after, Xu Can and Taylor read the lines on the teleprompter in a parody tone.

"Peter, why did you hang down? Do you want to give me a surprise?"

"No, my web-shooter is broken, and I'm stuck and can't break free."

The two's performance made the audience laugh out loud again; some audience members were almost laughing until they couldn't breathe.

"Peter, are you hurt? Did the terrorists hurt you?" ===== CHAPTER 74 =====