Chapter 92

When the Oscars were held in the evening in North America, the sky in the distant East was already dawning.

Xu Xu Yuling didn't wait for the alarm to ring; she crept up and secretly went to the desk to turn on the computer.

Today was the Oscar ceremony; if nothing went wrong, her brother Xu Can would appear on the podium!

Xu Xu Yuling wanted to see this exciting moment with her own eyes.

In the class group, it had already started pinging, lively and extraordinary.

Xu Xu Yuling, now a sophomore, had spent the last two years training all her classmates to become Xu Can fans.

Especially those best friends, who all wanted to be her sister-in-law.

In their dreams!

My brother’s girlfriend is a country music teen queen!

Wait, Stone is one too!

The frequent scandals recently left Xu Xu Yuling a bit confused; paparazzi often captured photos of Xu Can being intimate with two beauties.

Externally, they claimed everyone was a partner and a good friend.

But in reality?

She would definitely make her brother give her a clear explanation another day.

"Why hasn't it started yet? When is it time for Best Supporting Actor?"

"Probably a while; the technical awards are first."

"Hey, what a pity, I still want to see *The Dark Knight*."

"Find resources online?"

"No! The cam version is too bad, and I want to support genuine copies for Xu Can! I want to buy the Blu-ray!"

"Yes, mention piracy in front of Xu Xu Yuling, and be careful she tells her brother."

"Lingling, can you get us some signed photos again? I’ll pay more this time."

Xu Xu Yuling’s last signed photo of her cousin had sold for 1,000 yuan, making the little girl a small fortune.

Unfortunately, Xu Can had been busy recently and hadn't had time to ask him for photos.

"It’s starting, it’s starting!"

It was winter break, and everyone was at home opening the live stream to watch and chat.

In this era, many video platforms hadn't risen, so they could only find foreign live streaming sites with high latency to watch.

For example, GalaxyTV+, which Xu Can had just established, could synchronously watch the Oscar ceremony live.

And it didn't require a VPN, which was quite friendly to Chinese fans.

Xu Xu Yuling was using this to watch, and it was quite smooth.

First were some technical awards; *The Bourne Ultimatum* starring Matt Damon won Best Film Editing;

Best Original Score went to the film *Atonement*;

Best Original Song was awarded to the song "Falling Slowly" from *Once*;

this light, slow love song was popular in 2007 and even made it onto the Billboard charts.

Best Animated Feature went to *Ratatouille*; they were quite lucky to be released a year early.

Otherwise, they would have encountered a heavyweight opponent, *WALL-E*.

Best Cinematography was *There Will Be Blood*;

for Best Art Direction, *The Dark Knight* originally had a nomination, but unfortunately lost to Johnny Depp’s *Sweeney Todd*.

One award winner after another took the stage, but unfortunately, they still hadn't seen Xu Can.

Xu Xu Yuling was already feeling a bit sleepy and didn't notice her mother secretly opening the door.

"What are you doing? Not sleeping early in the morning, staying up late playing games?"

"Where did you get that?"

Xu Xu Yuling was startled.

"I’m watching the Oscar ceremony; my brother has a chance to appear."

"Xu Can? Oscars?"

Xu Can’s aunt couldn't react for a moment; the little brat she watched grow up could also be nominated for an Oscar.

At this moment, the camera happened to give Xu Can a close-up.

He was wearing an exquisite custom Armani suit, sitting among many Hollywood superstars without looking dim at all, instead suppressing the aura of other superstars.

In reality, Xu Can was already prepared to be a runner-up; his calm state was even more composed than the nervous superstars around him.

The original *The Dark Knight* only won two awards, and he didn't expect any breakthrough this time.

Later, after a series of blunders, the Oscars’ reputation actually went down the drain.

The authority of the awards declined significantly and was no longer the highest honor in the film industry.

If Xu Can wanted to impact the Oscars, the next film, *La La Land*, would be the real big killer.

He could also bring films like *Birdman*, *Gravity*, *Parasite*, and *Joker* to compete for Oscars.

He was just enjoying the process of making movies and the box office.

Currently, *Spider-Man* brought him 15 million USD in income,

*John Wick* generated 140 million USD, although most of it was invested;

by *The Dark Knight*, Xu Can’s salary had already risen to 15 million, plus box office dividends,

Xu Can had received 170 million USD!

*Iron Man*’s box office had already exceeded 800 million, expected to stay around 950 million, with a share of basically 400 million USD.

After deducting taxes and company capital investment, the net profit was at least over 300 million!

Currently, Xu Can’s assets already exceeded 500 million, with nearly 100 million USD in liquid funds alone!

In just two years, from a background actor working in a coffee shop, he had leaped to become the youngest billionaire in North America!

Xu Can had only just begun!

His film empire, music empire, and online streaming empire were just starting,

and busy making money, he naturally didn't care about a small award.

It wasn't about whether you were willing to give me the award, but whether I was willing to accept it!

Soon, after the long award ceremony, it finally reached the most important part of the Oscars.

"The Oscar for Best Supporting Actress goes to... Tilda Swinton!"

With her outstanding performance in the film *Michael Clayton*, this androgynous British actress stood up to receive the award.

She happened to be sitting near Xu Can, and Xu Can even shook hands to congratulate her.

The character Tilda Swinton left the deepest impression on Xu Can was naturally the Ancient One in *Doctor Strange*,

and the archangel Gabriel in *Constantine*.

Today, she was just like the archangel Gabriel, wearing a white suit, quite dashing.

When "the Ancient One" was giving her acceptance speech, Stone’s foot gently touched Xu Can under the table.

"Xu, did you prepare the speech?"

"What speech?"

"The award is about to be given, Best Supporting Actor."

"Heh, this thing comes off the cuff; no draft needed."

"Eh?"

Stone thought Xu Can would take the Oscars seriously, but he remained indifferent.

Thinking about it, Xu Can was indeed like this.

If he had prepared a speech in advance, it wouldn't be normal.

Soon, after Tilda Swinton went off stage, host Jon Stewart told jokes for two minutes and finally brought out the award presenters.

At the same time, in the far East, the sky was already bright, and the sun had risen.

Xu Xu Yuling was still watching the live stream in front of the computer; her parents had gone to work, so she could watch with peace of mind.

"Finally waited!"

"I even took a nap."

"It’s finally Xu Can’s turn! So excited!"