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Chapter 177 We Must Take Advantage of Japanese Manga!
On camera, Cao Jian was also very curious. The line that Li Xiaoran had just said was indeed a line that was added on the spot.

That girl is good; she added it quite naturally.

The line, "A young girl in love," seems to have been uttered casually by this "adopted sister."

Since the director didn't yell "cut," I'll just keep acting.

He then looked at Li Xiaoran with admiration in his eyes, lowered his head a little shyly, and softly hummed in agreement.

Li Xiaoran was delighted to hear this, but didn't know how to respond.

If it were up to her, she would have gone over and hugged Cao Jian.

But the camera was right there, and there were lights and such, so she quickly snapped back to reality and said the lines that were basically expected: "Are you hungry? I'll go get you something to eat?"

"No, I'm not hungry."

"I can't not be hungry."

"I'm starving."

"That's more like it. So, what would you like to eat?"

"Whatever, whatever."

"I can't make this dish casually, besides."

"The steamed buns are ready."

"What's so good about steamed buns? How about osmanthus cake?"

This scene was almost filmed in one continuous shot, and the two actors' performances were very natural.

Li Xiaoran stood up: "You lie down and rest, I'll be right back."

After saying that, she opened the door and left, even giving Cao Jian a flirtatious wink; her acting skills were surprisingly on par with the other actors.

Cao Jian sat on the bed, watching "Zhu Jiuzhen" leave. He was a little stunned in front of the camera, but in his heart he was thinking: "What's so good about osmanthus cake? I just like plain steamed buns."

"Crack!"

Director Lai Shuiqing exclaimed, "Great! That was a fantastic performance!"

Seeing Cao Jian approach, he said, "Mr. Cao, this Li Xiaoran, if you train her well, she will definitely be a good actress in the future."

"Hopefully."

Cao Jian was also surprised by Li Xiaoran's talent, but he also understood that if this girl didn't really like him, she definitely couldn't have acted so well.

It seems that it won't be long before her god-sister becomes her lover.

Later, during the filming of Cao Jian learning the Nine Yang Manual, he sat shirtless on a rock, showing off his muscular physique and abs, which made Yuan Jieying drool.

"My brother has such a great physique."

Not only Yuan Jieying, but also the young girl Li Xiaoran, both wanted to go up and touch Cao Jian's muscles.

The filming of "Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre" was progressing at a fast pace, and by mid-August, most of the filming had already been completed.

Cao Jian's scenes will be finished filming in a while.

During this period, the theme song for "Swords and Dreams" was recorded at the PolyGram Taiwan branch.

After listening to his own recording, Cao Jian felt that it had a strong sense of the martial arts world and was not much different from Zhou Huajian's version.

Meanwhile, "Fong Sai-yuk Sequel" avoided the release of Stephen Chow's "Flirting Scholar," a film that cost over 40 million Hong Kong dollars, at the end of July.

Cao Jian's previous accusation that Fuji Television disregarded Huang Jiaju's safety has earned him a higher status among fans.

After its release, the film was a huge box office success. Although it couldn't compare to Stephen Chow's films, it still grossed over HK$19 million in Hong Kong in just half a month.

Moreover, it performed well in Taiwan, grossing over 40 million NT dollars, and is expected to reach 70 to 80 million NT dollars by the time it leaves theaters.

With such results, they could easily be among the top five at the box office.

This made Cao Jian a household name in the directing world once again, and no one dared to underestimate this young boss and director.

In particular, Amy Kwok's red outfit in the film left a deep impression on all viewers.

This outcome was largely within Cao Jian's expectations. Therefore, he had to quickly finish filming "Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre" and return to Hong Kong to prepare for two or three other films.

Meanwhile, after filming his two episodes, young Cecilia Cheung will also be returning to Hong Kong to study.

"Director Lai, speed things up. I need to register this girl for school at the end of August, and I also need to go to Japan."

Cao Jian was a little anxious, as he was indeed short on time this year.

"Okay, then let's finish filming all your shots first."

Faced with the lead actor's "unreasonable" demands, Lai Shuiqing had no choice but to adjust the filming schedule.

He has now discovered that Cao Jian's acting skills are excellent. Even if the filming is fast, it's not a problem, as long as you don't give bad instructions or have too high expectations.

In the following period, Cao Jian stopped making excessive demands and changed his image as a tyrant on set, cooperating with the director's filming plan.

During this period, after filming wrapped up for "Between Water and Clouds," Chen Derong returned to Taiwan and visited the set several times.

Although there is no concrete evidence of a relationship between the two, many people can see that Cao Jian and this girl have an ambiguous relationship.

With Chen Derong's return, Cao Jian finally experienced the feeling of having two wives. Zhang Wuji, the scumbag in "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber," although he considered marrying Zhao Min, also married Zhou Zhiruo, Zhu'er, and Xiao Zhao.

Unfortunately, in the end, he could only choose one.

In this respect, Cao Cao was far superior to Zhang Wuji.

On August 25th, Cao Jian's last scene was about to begin filming.

In the courtyard where peach blossoms were falling, Yuan Jieying looked happy as she strolled arm in arm with Cao Jian under the petals.

"If Zhu Yuanzhang had become emperor, would you have regretted it?"

The two sat down at a stone table. "Zhao Min" looked at her lover and asked a question with a smile.

"Why should I regret it?"

“If you were still the leader of the Ming Cult, this throne should be yours.”

"I don't care. I love beauty more than power. I'm content with you by my side. I like this peaceful life."

Zhang Wuji held Zhao Min's hand and said, "As long as we have a small wooden house, a grassy field, and are with the person we love, we can brew a pot of tea and listen to the rain in our spare time. Why bother with fame and fortune, or scheming against each other?"

"well said."

Zhao Min was also immersed in this kind of life: "I would rather give up fleeting fame for quiet drinking and singing."

"What more could one ask for in life than this?"

As Zhang Wuji spoke, he pulled Zhao Min into his arms.

"Brother Wuji, do you still remember the three things you promised me?"

"What strange thing do you want me to do this time?"

"My eyebrows are too light, can you draw them on for me?"

"From now on, I will draw your eyebrows every day."

"Crack!"

Just after director Lai Shuiqing finished speaking, Cao Jian suddenly said, "Director Lai, this ending feels a bit off. How about we add Zhou Zhiruo to create an open ending?"

"it's not good?"

Although this ending is somewhat in line with the original novel, Lai Shuiqing felt that this was a TV series, and filming it this way would definitely not be effective.

"Then I'll add a final touch."

After Cao Jian finished speaking, he shouted to the crew, "Pay attention in all aspects, let's do that shot again."

"Come again."

A flock of crows flew overhead. "You've been fine these past few days, and now that you're almost done filming, why are you still acting like this?"

I don't know what he wants to add.
But Cao Jian had already said that filming had to be done again.

"From now on, I will draw your eyebrows every day."

Cao Jian touched Yuan Jieying's face and said with a smile, "But I need you to do something for me, and you have to agree to it."

"what's up?"

"I want you to have many, many children for me."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Jieying's face showed a shy and longing expression, but she said, "I don't want to."

"There are only the two of us here, you can't escape."

As they spoke, they embraced tightly.
Although there were no lines, it was as if no lines were needed at all; the entire performance was so natural.

"Click! Perfect!"

This ending was indeed better than the script suggested.

People who have been directors are indeed different.

"I've finished filming. Good luck to you guys."

Cao Jian shook hands with each member of the crew, now just waiting for the show to air at the end of the year and become a hit.

Although Cao Jian's scenes have been filmed, Zhou Zhiruo and Zhao Min still have some scenes to film until early September.

"Xiaoran, Zhang Baizhi, let's go to Hong Kong first."

Cao Jian plans to return to Hong Kong first, have someone assemble a film crew and invite actors, and then he, as the director, will also go to Japan.

He had to record the song "Until the End of the World" because he planned to release a Japanese single.

Although the song could be recorded in Hong Kong, Cao Jian had promised Izumi Sakai, so he had to go.

While we're at it, we'll take the people from the Hong Kong company to Japan to set up a manga company, translate One Piece into Japanese, and then prepare for Naruto and Cooking Master Boy.

These could become major IPs for anime in the future. We have to take full advantage of this opportunity, even if it means going bald.

(End of this chapter)