Chapter 49

[Produced by Galaxy Pictures]

[Co-produced by Columbia Pictures/Sony Entertainment]

"Good morning, New Yorkers, the blizzard has ended..."

"Last night's snowfall reached 7 inches, and strong winds blew in some areas, causing people to be trapped..."

[Directed by David Leitch/Xu Can]

"Municipal staff are working hard to clear the snow and repair the power..."

"The good news is that today is a sunny day..."

[Written by Xu Can]

[Starring: Xu Can]

A simple, calm black screen, accompanied by a voice-over, and subtitles appeared one after another.

Then the screen cut to the night view of New York City, by the Hudson River, where a damaged Cadillac SUV crashed into the warehouse steps.

"Hurry out, enjoy the sunshine, go to the park to walk the dog, go out and turn around..."

The sound on the radio kept ringing.

The car door opened, and Xu Can fell out of the car with difficulty, clutching his abdomen in pain, trying to support his body.

The entire audience didn't realize who this person was at first, thinking it was some unknown actor.

"Why does he look a bit familiar?"

"Holy crap? It's Xu Can!"

Leonard in the audience exclaimed in a low voice.

"Huh?"

The people around looked closely and finally recognized Xu Can's appearance from the bearded, weathered face.

"It really is him!"

The change in image and temperament was too great; they were simply two completely different people!

It looked like he was seriously injured and dying, and obviously wouldn't live long.

As the protagonist, is he going to die at the beginning?

Or is this the final scene, and the whole movie is a flashback?

Fans continued to watch with full heads of questions, but the film's initial cold, calm, and even slightly melancholic tone had already quietly buried itself in the audience's hearts.

Xu Can saw his hands stained with blood, climbed to the steps step by step with difficulty, used all his strength to lean against the wall, and took a mobile phone out of his suit pocket.

His blood-stained fingers left a bloody handprint on the screen, and he clicked on the video inside.

"What are you doing, John?"

On the small screen was a delicate black-haired woman.

Looking at the screen, the ferocity in Xu Can's eyes was gradually replaced by tenderness.

"I just wanted to watch you." It was his own voice in the video.

"Come here."

In the picture, the woman stepped forward to hug him, the atmosphere warm and sweet;

outside the picture, New York in the night was cold, and Xu Can lay alone by the warehouse, his heart filled with sorrow.

In the video, the two kissed intimately; Xu Can couldn't bear to look, the tough guy closed his eyes in pain.

"Are you still recording..."

His hand no longer had the strength to hold the phone, and he lay completely on the ground, unconscious.

The camera pulled back, and the only protagonist lay quietly in the night.

The background sound kept increasing, and the uneasy tone stimulated the audience's nerves!

The screen turned black, and a name slowly appeared on the right.

[John Wick]

The film title *John Wick*!

A simple set of shots, with a few strokes depicting a kind of desolation of a hero in his twilight years.

Xu Can's weathered look and his multi-layered acting skills grabbed the audience's hearts from the beginning.

The media and critics wanted to talk about his acting skills,

saying that shaping Spider-Man well didn't mean he could shape other characters well.

Now it seems... the drafts they prepared could be torn up; Xu Can's performance was indeed impeccable.

If they wanted to pick faults, they could only look at the subsequent story direction and see if they could find some logical flaws, cliché plots, or rough action fights.

What kind of good action scenes could 16 million film?

While the critics were brewing their drafts, Xu Can suddenly felt an itch at his waist.

Emma Stone's little hand reached over dishonestly, scratching him?

"Hmm?"

"Are you flirting with other little girls again? You don't even let your assistant go." Emma's eyes were quite resentful.

She knew how strong Xu Can's lethality was to girls as the most handsome Spider-Man.

But Vanessa is his assistant!

That's right, the person who made a cameo as the protagonist's wife in the mobile phone video was Xu Can's personal assistant, Vanessa.

She was originally on set to help Xu Can handle things, and was temporarily pulled over to act in a scene.

There was even a kissing scene—a real kissing scene, not a camera trick.

Xu Can did indeed complete a deep kiss with Vanessa.

"It's needed for filming... we really have nothing going on." Xu Can explained sincerely.

Temporarily, nothing had happened... temporarily.

"Emmm..." Stone pouted and continued to turn her head to watch the movie.

Her hand, however, stayed in Xu Can's palm and didn't pull away.

……

Beep, beep, beep, beep—

The harsh electronic alarm clock woke John Wick up; outside the huge floor-to-ceiling window was the dim blue sky of New York at dawn.

In the huge mansion, there was only John Wick himself.

It was another dull day with a hollow heart.

While waiting for the coffee, the bits and pieces of his wife kept flashing back in his mind.

Everyone who has lost a loved one knows that memories are uncontrollable.

The sharp pain that comes with it is the same.

A few quick-cut flashback shots explained the warm daily life and the backstory of his wife falling ill.

The handling was quite clean and neat, making professional critics nod in admiration.

"David Leitch and Xu Can are both directing newbies..."

"Are they really geniuses?"

"Fun fact, Xu Can also directed some shots in *Spider-Man*..."

……

The film continued.

After attending his wife's funeral, John Wick returned to his empty home, his eyes hollow.

At this time, a courier came to the door, delivering a dog cage and a letter.

"John, I'm sorry I can't spend the rest of my life with you."

"But your life cannot lack love... so start with her."

"I love you, John."

"I have found eternal peace, and you should also look for your own peace."

The beagle in the cage looked at its new owner with wide eyes; it couldn't understand human crying, couldn't understand his grief.

Xu Can's heartbroken appearance was full of infectious power; many female audience members in the audience even had teary eyes.

Including Emma Stone.

"Wuwuwu..."

Xu Can glanced at the silly girl next to him who almost couldn't hold it together—what are you crying for?

Sharp-eyed critics noticed that before the puppy appeared, the room and the screen were full of cold tones.

When the puppy arrived, the lights in the room also became warm.

This small detail processing explained the importance of the puppy Daisy in the protagonist's heart.

Is the whole film a redemption for the puppy?

Is it an inspirational story about the protagonist getting back on his feet?

Wait, what about the killing in the trailer?

With more and more questions, the audience at the scene was already immersed in the plot and continued to watch.

After a period of peaceful life, John Wick's expression was obviously much more relaxed.

The puppy woke him up happily every day, and life seemed to have something to look forward to.

This day, John Wick drove his beloved sports car out to refuel,

and bumped into a few thugs speaking Russian at the gas station.

The thugs saw John Wick's car and marveled—a 1969 classic Ford Mustang Boss 429, truly a good car.

The other party wanted to buy it, and John Wick naturally refused.

The thugs were annoyed and cursed in Russian: "Everything can be bought with money, bitch."

Who knew John Wick would respond in standard Russian: "Except for this car, idiot."

For this kind of gangster thug, John Wick really didn't bother to compete with them and drove away on his own.