[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-entertainment-starting-as-spider-man-kissing-tay":3,"chapter-entertainment-starting-as-spider-man-kissing-tay-entertainment-starting-as-spider-man-i-kiss-tayl-chapter-88":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Entertainment: I Start as Spider-Man and Kiss Taylor Swift Upside Down",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2193031,3769,"Chapter 88","entertainment-starting-as-spider-man-i-kiss-tayl-chapter-88",88,"\u003Cp>Xu Can couldn't help but sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, the cause of the whole thing was his speech at the *Iron Man* premiere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the musical *La La Land*, the upcoming *Spider-Man 2*, and the subsequent Marvel *Avengers* plan...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were enough to detonate current Hollywood, and even the entire North American internet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Can had attracted all the spotlights with his own strength; he had become the most prominent figure in Hollywood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disney, Paramount, Fox, Universal, and other film giants spent hundreds of millions of dollars to build hype for their movies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Xu Can’s one sentence made them all look like clowns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Emma Stone would be partnering with Xu Can for two consecutive films.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Taylor was anxious, fearing he and Stone would fall in love on set and end up together for real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two were already the most famous CP in North America; by then, wouldn't they have kids already?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Xu Can was now \"in the bag,\" officially becoming her boyfriend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... did Xu Can really have no feelings for Stone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst her excitement, Taylor also harbored a trace of unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Xu Can, his phone kept lighting up with acquaintances reporting good news to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including Happy and Kevin Feige.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu! We must have made it! The opening day box office is 55 million, second only to *Spider-Man*!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great, Xu! Based on theater bookings, the first weekend in the North American market should hit 140 million!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Iron Man* was reporting success after success!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the opening results, which were slightly inferior to *Spider-Man*, *Iron Man*’s global box office should be able to attempt to hit 1 billion, at least exceeding 800 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he acquired Marvel, the first shot had been fired successfully!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marvel was now on the right track, and Xu Can could shift his focus to other works.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kevin Feige was enough to oversee the Marvel Cinematic Universe, while he would be responsible for the final gatekeeping and guidance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dinner, returning to the Beverly Hills mansion, Xu Can didn't say a word and hoisted Taylor onto his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey... wait! I haven't taken off my high heels yet!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just as I intended.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh? Wait a minute... Oh my lord...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Beverly Hills, Taylor’s melodious and graceful singing voice rang out once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two days later, the North American opening weekend box office for *Iron Man* was indeed as the analysts predicted: 146 million USD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disney’s *National Treasure 2* and *Cloverfield*;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fox’s *27 Dresses*;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Columbia’s *Stomp the Yard*;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warner Bros.’ *The Bucket List*;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the same period, the films from all the major Hollywood studios mentioned above were crushed by Xu Can.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second-ranked *Cloverfield* had only 40.03 million;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even the third-ranked *The Dark Knight*, which had been out for a month, still had 36 million in box office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Can occupied two spots on the list; his dominance left other Hollywood filmmakers dumbfounded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as director James Cameron said in a recent interview,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought I could use *Avatar* to stir up a wave, but I didn't expect this young Chinese man to have already done it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The films he brings are indeed excellent. Relatively speaking, I'm afraid by 2009, everyone won't think much of *Avatar*...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Can has posed a problem for Hollywood. If we don't reform and improve our own strength...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At least in the field of commercial films, no one can compete with him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I once said I was the king of the world; now I dare say, Xu Can is at least the king of commercial films...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Can’s box office earning power was terrifying; the four films he directly participated in had already created 3 billion in box office within two years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, everyone in Hollywood felt threatened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other international markets, *Iron Man* was also a crushing presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>France, England, Italy, Spain, Northern Europe, Southeast Asia...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In these markets, *Iron Man* took the box office championship with dominant advantages, with box office numbers several times higher than other films.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Mainland were the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Hong Kong market, *Iron Man* crushed *Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem*, *National Treasure 2*, and *The Warlords* with 12 million in box office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Mainland market, the two major films from the beginning of the year, *The Warlords* and *Assembly*, were locked in a stalemate,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>only to be completely disrupted by *Iron Man*, which secured the weekly box office championship with 63 million yuan in its opening weekend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, although the film was popular, news reports about Xu Can were basically handled in a low-key manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Galaxy Entertainment’s PR team wasn't in the country, making it hard to form sufficient public opinion influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps only when he reached a major award, like winning an Oscar,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>would the domestic media be willing to break the shackles and report on the glorious moments of a Chinese person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was still more than a month until the Oscars, and the Oscar nominations would be announced in two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Can wasn't paying attention to this; his crew had already been assembled, and his new film, *La La Land*, was about to start filming!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to *Spider-Man 2*, this film felt more like Xu Can’s original intention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After playing comic book characters for so long, it was time for some grounded acting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before filming began, Happy was reporting to Xu Can on the recent progress in various areas of the company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Galaxy Pictures’ film was about to start;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>on the Galaxy Music side, Taylor still had some concert performances, including serving as a guest at her best friend Selena Gomez’s concert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The music label had signed three new singers according to Xu Can’s suggestions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Known in the industry as: Adele, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Lana Del Rey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them hadn't signed with any company yet, nor had they released albums.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the head of music, the veteran Doug Morris, couldn't understand why Xu Can was so set on these three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Can couldn't explain for the time being, only telling the old man:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Their songs combined will likely dominate half of the Western music scene in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Can just smiled mysteriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The music division was initially just to make Taylor his own;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>now that the goal was achieved, Xu Can didn't prioritize this area, leaving it entirely to them to manage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The three female singers should be able to come to Los Santos before March. Xu, do you have any arrangements for them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Happy asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave it all to the old man to arrange; he has full authority over the music side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, let me report to you one last time on the progress of online streaming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Happy continued to introduce it meticulously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Galaxy Entertainment’s online streaming service was tentatively named \"GalaxyTV+\"; the company had been established, and the team had been assembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next was the development of the web-based video site and the client software.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To ensure the streaming platform had enough content, a resource library was needed first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sony was willing to contribute their TV series resources,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and Marvel also had some animation copyrights in hand, which could all be put in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most critical thing was to create a TV series that would become popular across the US, making more people users who would watch the series.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the previously conceived *The Big Bang Theory*—a sitcom with low cost and high return—was a good investment project.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have Chuck from the production department be responsible for recruiting the crew. I will provide you with the names of the director and actors; audition them according to this standard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Novel book-finding group: 674022413\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Strive to get it running quickly and complete the pilot episode before the first quarter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1293,"2026-06-17T04:37:49.098Z","2026-06-17T04:40:43.045Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","215548f7e2a8d719c37993db8e3ad13c0d1cf06bf4ac2eec1c4ca2c233a3a5b1","entertainment-starting-as-spider-man-i-kiss-tayl-chapter-89","entertainment-starting-as-spider-man-i-kiss-tayl-chapter-87",319,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fentertainment-starting-as-spider-man-i-kiss-tayl-cover.jpg"]