Chapter 38

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A rather awkward fact: Xiao San was caught red-handed.

Despite the intimate relationship between Kate and Chen Tiandu, there was always one last barrier they hadn't crossed, but it was finally broken that night.

After watching the movie, he excitedly pulled Kate's hand to go home, only to be blocked at the door by the original partner. Of course, Chen Tiandu had no sense of being a third party. When he saw Mike-Sin angrily confront Kate, looking like he was about to get physical, Chen Tiandu walked up confidently, "Buddy, we're all adults, we have the right to choose. What you're doing is too ungentlemanly, bang..."

Chen Tiandu let out a惨叫 and was knocked down by a punch. He touched his face and found it bleeding, which made him even angrier and ready to fight back.

"Ah, how could you hit someone?"

Kate screamed and pushed Mike-Sin away, running over to hug Chen Tiandu, preventing him from being hit again, "Christmas, are you okay? Are you alright?"

Held by Kate, Chen Tiandu temporarily gave up the idea of using Chinese kung fu to give him a good beating.

"A punch is light, if you don't stop me, I'll beat this bastard to death." Mike was extremely angry, "What's so great about this bastard compared to me? Kate, even if we have conflicts, we can explain them, isn't four years of relationship enough to resolve them?"

Kate angrily shook her head, "Enough, Mike, we're over. Think about it, how many times have we seen each other in the past six months? Ha, if I'm not mistaken, this is the first time in six months, and the number of times we've talked can be counted on one hand. You don't care about me, and I don't care about you. This isn't a relationship. Christmas may not be as rich as you, but at least he can be with me and won't go around fooling around... Let's break up."

"Fu-ck!" Mike angrily cursed, seeing Chen Tiandu hiding behind Kate, which made him even angrier. He kicked a nearby trash can hard and stormed off, "You'll regret it."

Although Chen Tiandu was hit, he felt secretly pleased.

Kate was annoyed, seeing the blood still flowing from Chen Tiandu's face, she quickly helped him go home.

When Old Kong, who shared a room with Chen Tiandu when not filming, saw him being led back with a bloody face, he was stunned, "What happened? Were you robbed?"

"Kong, where's the first aid kit?"

"Ah, first aid kit? We don't have that. Should we take you to the hospital?"

Chen Tiandu didn't take it seriously, smiling, "It's not that serious, just a small cut."

But the cut wouldn't stop bleeding, and his face was covered in blood, looking quite pitiful. In the end, they had to take him to the hospital. When Kong Yiji learned that Chen Tiandu had been beaten by a rival, he clenched his fists and was ready to fight, but remembering that even Chen Tiandu couldn't beat the guy, he quickly called Vin Diesel.

When Old Fan rushed into the hospital, he saw Chen Tiandu's forehead wrapped in thick bandages and couldn't help but laugh, "Buddy, where's your Chinese kung fu? You look like a mummy."

Chen Tiandu's face darkened, boasting, "I didn't fight back. If I had, a few strong men wouldn't even be able to get close."

In a way, it was a blessing in disguise. Kate finally broke up with the old man and didn't go home for Christmas. Chen Tiandu accompanied her to Miami for a vacation, and he also celebrated his 23rd birthday during Christmas.

Beaches, sand, sunshine, coconut trees, and bikinis. They enjoyed their time together, and when the holiday ended, they were still not ready to part.

When they returned to filming, everyone was back in their roles, and the progress continued as usual.

The production of "Saving Private Ryan" had already wrapped, and it was scheduled for release in May. "The Sixth Sense" was tentatively set for August. However, the focus of the entire North American and global film industry was not on Spielberg, but on a truck driver who had swept the world with a sunken ship.

"The Titanic," which took five years to produce and cost over $200 million, was the most expensive film at the time. The theme song "My Heart Will Go On" topped the Billboard charts, and the lead actors, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, became the fastest-rising stars of the century, achieving fame with one film.

The opening weekend box office for "The Titanic" was not high, only $28.63 million, which almost scared Fox to death given its $200 million budget. But the scary part was that it didn't decline; it increased... The second weekend saw a 23.8% increase. By January, the third week saw a mere 6% decline, and the fourth week a 13.8% decline, which made Fox nervous. By the fifth weekend, it showed a reverse increase, though not much, but a real 4.5% increase. The scariest part was the sixth weekend, with a 25.4% increase. The seventh week saw a 15.9% decline, the eighth week a 2.6% reverse increase, the ninth week an 11.1% decline, the tenth week a 22.3% increase, and the eleventh week an astonishing 42.8% increase... It defied all previous box office rules. The entire United States was bombarded with news about "The Titanic" for over half a year, and the film was in theaters for 41 weeks.

Despite not having a consistently rising box office, it was rare to see such a mix of rises and falls. More importantly, some of the increases were quite shocking, with the highest being 42.8% (actually 73.9% in the 23rd week), and the declines were minimal, with none exceeding 30%.

By the seventh week of release, the North American box office had surpassed $300 million, surprising Americans.

By the tenth week, it had surpassed $400 million, shocking all Americans. The high box office fueled an even crazier viewing frenzy. People were lining up to watch, a scene not seen in years.

By the time the 70th Academy Awards were held on March 23, its North American box office had reached $515 million.

The North American box office surpassed $500 million and continued to earn $15 million per week, with a $600 million total in sight.

The entire Hollywood industry, except for Fox, was terrified.

It didn't stop there. Even more terrifying was its global box office, sweeping Europe and Asia, with box office numbers soaring... This is a story for later.

The Oscars were coming, and "The Titanic" was indeed a commercial film, but with such box office success, even the traditionally snobbish Oscars had to bow to the commercial blockbuster, with 14 nominations.

"The Titanic" lived up to expectations, winning 11 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound, and Best Cinematography. In the 70-year history of the Oscars, only "Ben-Hur" had won 11 Oscars.

While the outside world was being ravaged by the big ship, all other films released at the same time became cannon fodder, and even "Saving Private Ryan" was considering changing its release date.

In the "The Sixth Sense" production, Chen Tiandu was completely unaffected.

During the Spring Festival, he called home to wish his family a happy new year. This was the first time in his life he wasn't spending the Spring Festival at home, and he felt a bit empty. His father reminded him to be kind to others while abroad.

His mother nagged him to get more rest and not to overwork.

Chen Tiandu also made a bold announcement, saying he would bring a foreign wife home next year, which made his family, who were eating dumplings, laugh.

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"Kate, Haley, this is the last scene."

Chen Tiandu smiled at Kate, "It's all up to you."

The film was in the final stages of the last scene. From the audience's perspective, there was less than ten minutes of the plot left. All other scenes had been wrapped, and today was the last day of filming, with even Katzenberg dressed up and present on set.

"No problem, Dr. Malcolm, I'm ready!" Haley said confidently.

Kate smiled, "If Haley is so confident, I'll have to step it up too. Let's finish this perfectly."

"Good luck."

This scene was about a traffic jam caused by a car accident, where Cole finally told his mother the truth, and she chose to believe him, resolving the communication issues between mother and son.

By now, everyone had developed great chemistry, and they were waiting for the perfect final scene.

Everyone was determined to get it right in one take.

"Action!" Chen Tiandu shouted.

The camera slowly moved in.

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