Chapter 515

"I thought you were here to look for Xu Can!"

"Of course I'm here to find him, but I also just happened to see you—we should get to know each other, right?"

Emma Stone blinked in surprise.

"Of course! I'd love to know someone as beautiful as you—I've seen all your previous films!"

"Really? Then we really should talk more—we're in the same circle, maybe we have a lot in common—"

Xu Can watched them both from beside.

Christine's behavior right now was clearly an aggressive move.

"Why don't you two chat here for now, and I'll just head back?"

Xu Can politely stepped aside to give them space, though Emma Stone had been reluctant at first.

Christine glanced at Xu Can once, then turned her gaze right back to Emma Stone!

Since both were women, Emma Stone hadn't thought much of it at first.

"Your outfit in Spider-Man wasn't this sexy—look at how short your skirt is!"

Christine reached out and lightly stroked Emma Stone's thigh.

The hem of her skirt fluttered slightly as if stirred by air.

"When you appear on shows, you have to dress a bit sexier—it shows off your charm and your different possibilities, so you can land different roles 433!"

"I never thought this way before, but now it's different!"

Christine felt she'd met someone whose personality perfectly complemented her own.

Her tone grew noticeably gentler.

"Hasn't anyone ever told you how gentle you are?"

Emma Stone nodded awkwardly.

Someone had said it before, but today felt so strange.

"The show's over now—why don't we leave? The crew can't keep this break room reserved for just us two!"

Christine was thrilled.

"I feel like I've known you forever—let's go have dinner together!"

"Of course, but I have other work today—let's eat another time!"

Watching the woman flee, Christine grew even more excited.

She hurriedly asked Xu Can for Emma Stone's contact information.

When Xu Can got the call, he knew her intent—he was puzzled: they'd been in the same room, yet hadn't even exchanged contacts.

"He left too fast—I didn't get a chance to add him, but judging by how shy he looked, you two didn't really do anything, did you…"

Xu Can nearly burst out laughing.

Everything that needed to happen already had—just in front of someone of the same gender… it was only natural to feel awkward from inexperience.

"I've already sent you his contact—don't be too direct; give him some time!"

As a person of this era, Xu Can's thinking was still very open-minded.

"Will you be jealous? I'll come find you again!"

"The word 'jealous' won't ever apply to me!"

Unless it's Taylor Swift.

Xu Can was also shocked by the report from the cinema.

"Why is this data getting worse? Is someone sabotaging us?"

The staff shook their heads frantically—they didn't know what to do; they'd seen what happened that day: Xu Can had kept those thugs behind, and now they had to work at the entrance!

"Those thugs still look intimidating—even though they covered their tattoos, they can't hide the aura they carry!"

Xu Can sighed helplessly.

He never wanted them to stay in the first place—yet they'd stubbornly insisted on staying.

Now this—scaring off all the customers—how will they make any money?

"Let me handle it!"

As soon as they saw Xu Can and the others, they immediately started calling him "Big Brother."

"I've seen this in Chinese TV dramas—is it us who taught it wrong? Why does the boss look so angry when we call him 'boss'?!"

Xu Can's gloomy expression alone was enough to scare them just by their posture.

"Enough of this nonsense—get up, all of you!"

Several burly men stood before Xu Can.

"When dealing with customers, you must be sincere—don't glare at them like that; you'll scare them off. Do you want me to have zero business?!"

"But you don't even make money from the cinema, right? Just from movie rights and box office, you're already rich—if you really can't make money, we're willing to chip in our own funds…"

Xu Can punched him right in the face.

No hesitation.

"Stop talking nonsense—the cinema is part of my income too. It can boost my films' box office. If this cinema fails, I can't promote my movies—it's a chain reaction!"

"You all behave yourselves—no more nonsense. Either clean the place, or keep only the few with the most trustworthy faces at the entrance!"

His words convinced them completely.

Everyone began helping.

"Their boss must be hitting a wall—why else would such a famous director care if his cinema makes money? It's just a side business!"

"Forget it—the boss must have pride and won't say anything. Let's help him quietly!"

"If we don't make money, we don't make money—why invent excuses? I don't believe the boss is like that. Big Brother wouldn't lie to us just out of pride!"

"Enough, there's no need for so many why's—everyone get back to work!"

Xu Can checked their advertising revenue.

The financial assistant hurriedly explained, "Many advertisers don't know our cinema's owner has changed; their contracts still list the old prices, and some aren't planning to renew— you know, our previous owner offended someone he shouldn't have!"

Xu Can nodded lightly.

Lei Shen is about to premiere, and the cinema is the biggest problem.

"Advertising revenue is a major source of income for us to repair the cinema; once the next movies start screening again, many advertisers will come to us!"

The staff were thrilled, as their incomes would also rise.

Xu Can returned to the villa and stretched lazily.

Lately, his whole body ached from exhaustion!

Just as he closed his eyes for a moment, a pair of hands began massaging him.

The sensation was exceptionally comfortable, precisely targeting every spot on his body that needed massage.