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Chapter 136 Izumi Sakai (Please Subscribe)

Faced with the girl's request, Cao Jian dared not agree.

How old are you? You've already come to terms with it?
In the end, Lin Xinru was severely scolded by Cao Jian and sent home.

If you're going to be a jerk, at least wait a bit before making a decision.

However, he also witnessed the craziness of Taiwanese girls, and if a campus beauty pageant were to be held in the future, perhaps more beautiful female celebrities could be discovered here.

Including Lin Xinru, he already has several girlfriends. He can't just consider the quantity; he also needs to consider the quality.

At the end of June, Cao Jian bid farewell to Chen Derong and Lin Xinru and headed to the United States.

In mid-July, he will meet with Qiongyao in Yanjing to cast actors and choose filming locations for "Plum Blossom Mark".

After all, he was also an assistant director.

It's only been half a year since I last saw Wang Fei, but she is more mature than before, and her singing skills have also improved significantly.

"Honey, I thought you weren't coming to pick me up."

Upon seeing Cao Jian, Wang Fei eagerly asked, "When are we going back to Hong Kong?"

"I'm not going back to Hong Kong for now. I plan to go to Beijing first. Do you want to come?"

Cao Jian recounted what had happened in Hong Kong, and then said, "I was in Taiwan for a while, and I'll wait until things calm down before returning to Hong Kong."

"so serious?"

Upon hearing that her boyfriend was involved with a gang, Wang Fei couldn't help but worry: "What should we do? How long do you plan to stay outside?"

"Let's wait until the end of August."

Cao Jian left Hong Kong in mid-May and returned in August, which should be about three months.

He said, "VCDs are going to be released in August, and I need to take care of that. You go back to Hong Kong first and check the situation for me, see if things have calmed down."

"That's it."

Wang Fei had just met her boyfriend and didn't want to break up.

But for Cao Jian's safety, she could only agree, "Then I'll go back and check on him for you."

"You are such a sensible girl."

Wang Fei is indeed more sensible and mature than young girls like Chen Derong, which made Cao Jian unable to resist kissing her: "You still need to prepare a new album when you go back, and strive to become a queen of pop as soon as possible."

Although there are many beautiful female stars in Hong Kong, there are even more in mainland China. Cao Jian will definitely return to mainland China to develop his career in the future, so it would be best if he didn't bring his girlfriend when selecting actors.

This was also the excuse he came up with on his way here.

Fortunately, Wang Fei is not a clingy and sensible woman, so this excuse worked very well.

"Honey, I can go back to Hong Kong first, but you have to stay in the US and spend time with me during this time."

“No problem, I was just thinking of setting up another film and television company in the United States.”

"Is my husband going to break into the international film industry?"

"I have this idea."

Cao Jian did not hide his plan. At present, the development of domestic films is relatively backward, and he can only develop in places like Hong Kong and the United States first.

Unfortunately, he doesn't have enough people around him, so he needs to develop a few strong women to help him.

However, let's register the company first.

Anyway, there are countless film and television companies of all sizes in Los Angeles, so one more won't make a difference.

That night, Wang Fei, who hadn't seen her boyfriend Yu Lu for several months, was once again nurtured like a delicate flower.

The following day, the two first visited Blizzard Entertainment.

Today, Blizzard has rented an office of more than 300 square meters in a bustling area of ​​Los Angeles, and its staff has grown to more than 20 people.

"Boss, you're here."

When General Manager Mo Huaimi saw the boss coming to inspect, he immediately introduced, "Boss, the 'Dinosaur King' game you mentioned last time has been completed, and 'The King of Fighters' will be available for testing in another two or three months."

"So fast?"

This speed surprised Cao Jian.

It seems that the people who developed World of Warcraft are really quite capable.

With a creative idea, getting things done is quite fast.

“There is strength in numbers.”

Mo Huaimi laughed and asked, "Boss, is 'Cadillacs and Dinosaurs' going on sale yet?"

"Well, let's get started."

Cao Jian nodded: "The World Arcade Expo is just a few days away. You should quickly reserve a booth and promote this game there."

"Boss, how much do you think this game can sell?" Although Mo Huaimi had already played "Cadillacs and Dinosaurs," he felt that the game's concept was just so-so, and it was hard to say how well it would perform in the market.

"That depends on your sales skills."

Cao Jian didn't reveal his own talents; instead, he put the pressure on the general manager.

"Okay, I'll try my best."

Mo Huaimi was frustrated. "I'm just a tech guy. Why should I do sales?"

But now that the company's boss is Cao Jian, he has no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.

After leaving Blizzard Entertainment, Cao Jian found a law firm and paid them some money to help him register a film and entertainment company.

Money makes things easier. In just three days, a company called Compass Pictures was established in the building where Blizzard was located.

Although I am currently the only employee in the company, and most tax issues are handled by lawyers.

To put it bluntly, it's just an empty shell.

However, Cao Jian is not in a hurry. He will make enough money in Hong Kong to direct movies and recruit people. It will be easy to come to the United States and shoot a few low-budget but successful movies. Will the company not be able to develop?
Hollywood has no shortage of talent in the film industry.

Moreover, even such a shell company, if acquired by China, would be quite impressive in this day and age.

That's just how this era is.

After spending a few carefree and shameless days with Wang Fei, Cao Jian bought his girlfriend a plane ticket back to Hong Kong, while he and Blizzard's Mo Huaimi and other employees went to Osaka, Japan.

The World Arcade Expo was initiated by the Japanese game company SNK.

This game is actually from the real developer of "The King of Fighters," but the game was released in 1996, and unfortunately, it has now been hijacked by Cao Jian.

On July 10th, at the Osaka International Exhibition Center, almost all arcade manufacturers and game development companies from Japan and around the world gathered, making the entire exhibition hall crowded with people.

A booth bearing the Blizzard logo was surrounded by a large crowd, all eager to learn about a new game.

At the booth, two Americans were playing a game, while the other was explaining the game's mechanics. A blonde, blue-eyed American woman was also attending to customers seeking information.

Beside the three, there was a Chinese man wearing sunglasses, drinking coffee and humming a tune, watching coldly.

The game's novel design, engaging gameplay, and high-definition graphics have attracted considerable interest from arcade game manufacturers.

"Mo Huaimi, how are you?"

"There are too many people, I'm exhausted."

After finally getting rid of a group of guests, Mo Huaimi came over to drink some water to soothe her throat.

He took a sip of water and said, "Boss, you are my idol. I really didn't expect this game to be so popular."

"Of course it was popular. I used to play it all the time."

Cao Jian patted Mo Huaimi on the shoulder, encouraging him to keep up the good work, and then smiled and said, "I'm going to take a walk."

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Mo Huaimi was speechless for a moment.

Given this bustling scene, even though you're the boss, aren't you going to lend a hand?
But tens of thousands of copies of the game have already been sold since this morning, and during the three-day exhibition, it will definitely sell hundreds of thousands.

We made money! We really made money!

With money to be made, Mo Huaimi not only dared not complain about her boss, but also continued to work hard.

Cao Jian doesn't care whether his employees are tired or not, as long as he himself isn't tired.

He strolled through the exhibition hall. Although his own booth was bustling with activity, when he wandered over to Nintendo's booth, he suddenly felt that there were still too few people at his booth.

Nintendo's booth was over 60 square meters, and it was packed with people both inside and outside, including game distributors from all over the world and game fans.

It seems that in this era of entertainment scarcity, games are really popular and very profitable.

He knew that Nintendo's best game was Pokémon, but unfortunately he had never played it.

I was thinking of going in to see what Nintendo's latest handheld game console looked like, and buying it as a gift for my girlfriends.

But before he could squeeze in, he suddenly smelled a faint, pleasant fragrance emanating from the woman in front of him.

He looked down and saw that the girl in front of him had long, flowing hair tied in a high ponytail, and the fragrance was probably coming from her hair.

From behind, the woman was slender with fair skin, but it was impossible to tell what she looked like from the front.

"Excuse me."

Cao Jian deliberately spoke to the woman in English: "Please let me in."

The woman was listening to a Nintendo game presentation when she heard someone talking to her. She turned around and saw a young man wearing sunglasses, so she stepped aside.

But when Cao Jian saw the woman's appearance, he was stunned for a moment.

"Izumi Sakai? This woman also likes playing games?"

(End of this chapter)