Chapter 84

Winning "the most undeserved" Best Actress Oscar for *Shakespeare in Love* is nothing;

she founded a company selling "IQ tax" products with no bottom line;

she broke an old man's four ribs at a ski resort, left without helping, and then spun herself into the victim,

saying, "The old man lost his health, but I lost half a day of wonderful skiing time."

As for acting like a diva and using family connections to suppress competitors,

constantly latching onto famous male stars to gain traffic, then causing a breakup to gain more traffic—she has truly mastered the Hollywood game.

A magnet for controversy, listed as the most hated actress in America—that is Gwyneth Paltrow.

Xu Can doesn't hate her, but he doesn't want to have any entanglements with her,

lest some scandal erupt, giving her free traffic while he gets covered in filth.

He already has the "Shura Field" of Emma Stone and Taylor Swift in his own backyard, plus the messy accounts with Kristen; that’s trouble enough.

Xu Can’s obvious move to distance himself makes Gwyneth Paltrow somewhat disappointed; she purses her lips and watches the movie obediently.

Tony Stark arrives at the U.S. military base in Afghanistan and demonstrates the latest Stark Industries product to the military: the Jericho missile.

After the missile is launched, it splits into a rain of fire before the mountain, hitting the ground with such violent impact that it seems as if the entire mountain is about to be leveled by this immense firepower!

Tony Stark spreads his arms, looking down on the world; he is genuinely proud of his own weaponry. At this moment, he is nothing but a cold-blooded businessman.

Until the scene at the beginning of the film, where Tony Stark is ironically wounded by his own weapons, left on the verge of death with shrapnel embedded in his chest.

He is held hostage by terrorists and relies on an electromagnet to stay alive; the shrapnel is inching toward his heart every second, and he is constantly on a countdown to death.

The terrorists force Tony to build a missile in the cave, and only then does Tony realize the severity of the situation.

It turns out that Stark Industries' missiles are not used to maintain peace.

These powerful weapons have actually been sold to these terrorists!

Is he, Tony Stark, actually an executioner?

Tony’s beliefs collapse; he is no longer arrogant, his heart is filled with self-reproach, and he even loses the will to survive.

Fortunately, with the doctor’s persuasion, Tony Stark’s eyes regain their resolve.

He must escape this place and stop Stark Industries from killing more people!

From the moment the electromagnet is attached to his chest, Iron Man is born!

Under the guise of building a missile, Tony Stark builds the first Arc Reactor, hammering away in the cave, constantly crafting his own ultimate weapon.

Until the terrorists realize something is wrong and storm the cave.

BOOM!

The door is blasted open, and a giant iron monster makes a flashy entrance, going on a killing spree!

"Oh oh oh oh oh! Yes!"

"It's here, it's here!"

After half an hour of suppression, the audience can finally get their fix!

Although the Mark 1 is very crude, against this group of terrorists armed with AKs, the Iron Armor is an invincible existence!

Flamethrower, shoulder missiles—Tony pilots the Mark 1, fighting his way out of the cave!

Unfortunately, the doctor sacrifices himself to cover him, and Tony has to flee the scene.

He activates the thrusters at the bottom of the Mark 1, and the massive thrust carries the clunky armor into the sky!

Unfortunately, the armor is too rough; it disintegrates in mid-air and crashes heavily into the desert.

U.S. search and rescue personnel arrive in time, and his good brother, Colonel Rhodes, comes to get Tony and bring him home.

At the press conference, Tony Stark eats a cheeseburger, sitting uninhibitedly on the floor of the stage.

In front of the media, he states that Stark Industries' weapons are causing death, and he plans to shut down the Stark Industries weapons division, effective immediately!

The reporters at the scene are in an uproar, and co-founder Obadiah looks on in disbelief.

Offstage, a suit-wearing agent finds Pepper.

"I'm not a reporter, I'm Agent Phil Coulson."

"Affiliated with the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division..."

Pepper doesn't even look back: "That name is quite a mouthful."

"Yes, we're working on an acronym."

Seeing this, the uninformed audience hasn't reacted yet.

But the hardcore Marvel fans are already excited!

Isn't this S.H.I.E.L.D.? Could the rumors be true?

After Xu Can acquired Marvel, he really intends to film *The Avengers*!

For the comic fans of this era, a live-action *Spider-Man* alone would make them overjoyed.

What does a live-action *The Avengers* mean?

It’s almost too much to even imagine!

If other companies or creators were filming *The Avengers*, they might not be this excited.

But this is Xu Can’s plan!

Countless Hollywood enterprises, countless Hollywood superstars, and famous directors in the past couldn't achieve this,

yet a 25-year-old Chinese man has done it!

This magical Eastern youth is simply the savior of the American comic circle!

After the press conference, Obadiah and Tony Stark have a heated argument.

Tony’s stubbornness makes Obadiah realize that he is no longer that playboy puppet.

He is now the legitimate head of Stark Industries.

Obadiah’s ambition cannot be suppressed; the only path is to get rid of Tony!

Tony has already built the second-generation Arc Reactor, asking Pepper to help him swap it out and dispose of the first one.

Far away in Afghanistan, the terrorists have also found the wreckage of the Mark 1 armor and are preparing to replicate his suit.

Meanwhile, Tony Stark is already using his AI, Jarvis, to research the new generation of armor: Mark 2!

Due to limited investment in the original *Iron Man*, there were some minor flaws in the details of the holographic projections and other special effects.

This time, Xu Can used his own company to produce the effects, and the cost was only one-third of outsourced effects!

The high-paid talent at Galaxy Digital gave them first-class strength from the start; the effects have already surpassed *Avatar* from the end of 2009, gradually reaching the level of realism seen years later!

In the process of developing the Mark 2 armor, Xu Can added many comedic moments as per the original version.

The cute, clumsy appearance of the two mechanical arms makes the audience chuckle.

As a family-friendly sci-fi popcorn blockbuster, Xu Can isn't chasing deep storytelling.

As long as it’s funny, good-looking, and exciting enough, *Iron Man* is a success!

Judging by the reaction of the audience at the scene, his performance is no worse than the original Jon Favreau, and the detailed changes made based on the original make the film flow more naturally.

Copying the answers + top-tier director golden finger,

the new version of *Iron Man* is equivalent to *Iron Man* Pro+!

Finally, through Tony’s hard work and talent, the silver Mark 2 armor is completed!

The audience’s hearts are ignited along with Tony Stark!

The moment Iron Man ignites the thrusters on his legs and accelerates out of the garage runway, the camera instantly switches to Iron Man’s first-person perspective!

On the big screen, the audience feels as if they are ascending into the sky right along with Iron Man!

The effect is comparable to Iron Man VR, comparable to Universal Studios' VR projects.

Instant explosion!

"Oh oh oh oh oh, Jesus! My God!"

"Too! Too! Too exciting!"

A rugged-looking Mexican guy keeps pounding on the armrest of his seat, as if he’s high on blue ice, having the time of his life.

"Ahhh, my heart can't take it!"

Some female audience members even have their knees tightly pressed together, trembling in their theater seats.

Like Pepper next to Xu Can, who reaches out and grabs Xu Can’s arm.

*No way, sister? It’s endless!*

The original *Iron Man* was very satisfying, but not this exciting.