Chapter 63: Taylor Swift: We Are Already Friends!

Xu Can never expected to run into Taylor Swift at the Suoninian Society annual meeting.

Taylor Swift, it seems she's signed with Universal Records later on, right?

In his past life, he only listened to her songs and knew little about Taylor Swift's situation.

If asked which Western pop female singer he liked most, Xu Can's first reaction would absolutely be Taylor Swift.

He had been listening to her songs since his student days.

He never expected to meet her like this in a parallel world.

"Can we take a photo together?"

"Of course!"

Xu Can took out his phone and they took a picture together.

Since his phone was a Nokia N95, the front camera's frame was relatively small.

They had to get very close to fit both in the shot; Xu Can felt Taylor Swift's cheek was almost touching his, and the faint scent of her Chanel shampoo filled his nose.

"OK, let's add each other on Face, and I'll send it to you later."

"That's great!"

Taylor Swift was excited and jumping around like an ordinary little girl.

"By the way, are you signed with Sony Records? Why are you here for the New Year's Eve event?"

"Uh, actually, my manager brought me along; I haven't signed with a major record label."

Taylor Swift smiled a bit awkwardly.

After some small talk, Xu Can learned that Taylor Swift hadn't signed with Universal this year, but with a company called "Big Machine Records."

Other major labels would interfere with Taylor Swift's creative work, but this small company had only Taylor Swift as an artist and would respect her freedom to create.

Taylor Swift's father had even participated in the investment, becoming one of the shareholders.

"I see..."

Xu Can remembered that Taylor Swift had once been deeply embroiled in an album copyright dispute.

The owner of Big Machine Records, Scott Borchetta, was a profit-driven businessman who, after Taylor Swift's success, turned around and sold her albums to Scooter Braun.

During this resale, Taylor Swift was completely kept in the dark, to the point that she actually lost ownership of her own albums and couldn't even sing her own songs!

Later, they even orchestrated an online smear campaign against Taylor Swift, causing netizens who didn't know the truth to viciously attack her.

That period was truly the darkest time of her life; fortunately, she managed to pull through later.

As for now, in this parallel world, Taylor Swift had just released her debut self-titled album, "Taylor Swift," this year.

The album included songs such as "Tim McGraw," "Picture to Burn," and "Teardrops on My Guitar."

On this year's Billboard 200 albums chart, it ranked 19th.

For a newcomer, this was already a good achievement, enough to prove Taylor Swift's talent.

So her manager wanted Taylor Swift to attend this Suoninian Society annual meeting to get some face time.

If she could connect with a famous producer or collaborate with a well-known star, Taylor Swift would soar rapidly and become a huge hit quickly.

"Taylor... if you don't mind, I'll just call you that..."

"Of course; once we've met, we're friends." Taylor Swift's smile was radiant.

"Mm, Taylor, there's something I'd like to say; it might not sound very pleasant, but I have a suggestion you could consider."

"Sure, what do you want to say?"

Xu Can had a neighborly-brother kind of approachability that made Taylor Swift naturally trust him quite a bit.

"I've heard some rumors before; your company's Scott Borchetta has some issues, and I'm afraid he might later disregard your development and take some profit-driven actions."

"Ah? Really?"

Taylor Swift covered her mouth in surprise.

She had thought Xu Can was just casually hitting on her, flirting with her.

She never expected that, having just met, he would discuss such a serious topic with her.

But Xu Can's eyes were very clear; he didn't seem to have any ulterior motives; he truly seemed to want to help her.

And after observing for some time, Taylor Swift had also somewhat noticed that Scott Borchetta was rather mercenary, and there had been some friction during their cooperation.

It's just that Taylor Swift was naive at the time, believing her boss would help her and treat her well.

Now that she thought about it, what Xu Can said wasn't without reason.

"Of course, I'm just saying this; I don't mean to interfere with your singing career."

"It's fine; for our first meeting, the fact that you seriously care about my development already moves me deeply."

Taylor Swift herself was someone whose emotions outweighed her rationality; otherwise, she wouldn't have had an explosion of creative desire after breakups and written so many popular songs.

Xu Can's gesture of caring for her actually made Taylor Swift feel a bit of warmth in her heart.

"I'll keep an eye on it later; I've been working on a new album recently and often argue with him. If I feel something's off, I'll just leave, haha."

Taylor Swift chuckled lightly.

"That's good; if there are any problems, you can contact me; I'll introduce you to Sony Records."

Xu Can was already very familiar with Sir Howard Stringer, chairman of Sony Entertainment; he was the flagship figure of Sony Entertainment.

Introducing a female singer to a record label under Sony wouldn't be a big problem.

Or Xu Can could even start his own record company, have Taylor Swift sign with him, and bring the future Western diva into his harem... no, into his ranks.

"Xu, my manager is calling me; I'll excuse myself for now. I'm very happy to become friends with you."

"Me too; very happy to meet you."

Watching Taylor Swift's excited figure leave, Xu Can couldn't help but smile contentedly.

He never expected to meet that Taylor Swift in such a way.

Come to think of it, she doesn't seem to have dated anyone yet, right? Her first relationship was in 2008, with the singer Jonas.

After that, it became uncontrollable; she dated one and broke up with another, and thus a song was born.

Xu Can suddenly recalled the moment just now when they took a group photo and Taylor Swift's cheek almost touched his; a wave of emotion stirred in his heart.

The filming of John Wick is underway.

After New Year's Eve, it is now 2007.

While compatriots back home are celebrating the New Year holiday, Xu Can is still laboriously filming the movie.

Originally, director David Leitch's plan required Xu Can to undergo systematic training in hand-to-hand combat, firearms, and CQB tactics.

Keanu Reeves underwent rigorous special training before filming.

The combat and shooting scenes in the film were all performed by him personally.

He could even achieve decent results in competitive-level CQB shooting.

If he really faced a group of thugs with a gun in hand, perhaps Keanu Reeves could truly inflict massive casualties!

As for Xu Can, he certainly did not need advance training.

From the moment he awakened his character, Xu Can could instantly transform into the legendary killing god, John Wick!

Therefore, the filming progress is even faster than Spider-Man!

In just a few short days, Xu Can has already finished filming the plot where the gang boss's son comes to provoke him.

It is about to enter the revenge segment of the protagonist, John Wick!

"John, I am sorry to hear of your wife's passing. My condolences. Perhaps it was just a coincidence that we met again in this way."

"..."

"John, let us not be blinded by impulse; let us resolve this matter rationally like civilized people..."

Click! The phone was hung up mercilessly.

John Wick said nothing, his demeanor calm as a robot.

Only from the faint light in the dim room could one catch the raging fury in his eyes!

The gang boss was on high alert.

"Prepare the men."

"How many?"