Entertainment: Since 1990

Chapter 203 The Author of Harry Potter

Although Chen Hong is pretty and younger than Li Ruotong, her temperament is more alluring.

He's definitely not suitable to play the aloof Wang Yuyan.

Moreover, Chen Hong actually played Li Mochou in the TV series "The Return of the Condor Heroes" filmed in Taiwan.

If we let her play Li Mochou, what about Sherry, who is more suitable?
In Cao Jian's mind, Chen Hong was quite suitable for Su Quan.

Or you could use A'ke, the most beautiful woman in "The Deer and the Cauldron," or Chen Yuanyuan and her mother, but the characters aren't very likable.

As for "The Return of the Condor Heroes," her age is a bit awkward. She's too young to play Huang Rong, and she's not suitable to play Xiaolongnu either. If she plays another girl, she'll steal Xiaolongnu's thunder.

Sometimes, being too beautiful can be a problem.

Besides Wang Yuyan and Kang Min, there are many other roles in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" that would suit her.

Seeing her man hesitate, Chen Hong watched expectantly from the side.

After a long while, Cao Jian said, "You should probably give up on Wang Yuyan. I think you're more suitable to play A'Zhu."

Who is A'Zhu?

"That's the woman who was killed by Qiao Feng with a single palm strike. Although she died young, she left a deep impression on people."

Cao Jian patted Chen Hong's shapely buttocks: "You should read the original novel."

"Ok."

Chen Hong knew her boyfriend wouldn't mistreat her.

After chatting about a few movies for a while, Chen Hong suddenly said, "Honey, I received a call yesterday. A friend from the mainland wants to come to Hong Kong to develop his career. Could you help him out?"

"Male or female, what are their names?"

"Her name is Wang Luyao. We met back in Yanjing."

"She's coming to Hong Kong?"

Cao Jian certainly knew this person; she was Miao Ruolan from "The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain" and Madam Wang from "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils," who had a deep career and left a deep impression.

She came as soon as we started talking about "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

It seems that the best course of action for the three martial arts dramas co-produced with TVB would be to select films in mainland China and shoot some location scenes.

This approach addresses the problem of perfunctory costumes, props, and sets, and also ensures that the best and most suitable actors are chosen for each role.

This will also make it easier for me to develop my career in mainland China in the future.

It's a pity that Wang Luyao is now playing Madam Wang. She should have enough figure, but her age is not suitable.

Just then, Chen Hong suddenly said, "Honey, she's my friend. Don't you dare try anything with her."

"You've reminded me of something I hadn't even thought of."

"Really? Then I take back what I just said."

"Too late."

"Honey, isn't having me enough?"

That's enough for tonight.

Cao Jian hadn't actually intended to make a move on Wang Luyao; it was all Chen Hong's fault for reminding him.
Just as Mr. Cao was planning several dramas to co-produce with TVB, a news article dropped a bombshell on the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

That is, TVB announced that it will co-produce five TV series with Cao Jian's Fei Jian Films.

This news shocked the entire Hong Kong entertainment industry.

For so many years, TVB has always produced and broadcast its own content. This time, however, it has made an unprecedented move by collaborating with other film and television companies, which surprised everyone.

Although it's hard to believe, TVB themselves broke the news, so it can't be fake.

Everyone is speculating about what method Cao Jian used to get the usually stubborn Shao Yifu to agree.
Is there something different about Cao Jian?

Although this incident is shocking, everyone knows that Cao Jian is about to make a fortune by cooperating with TVB, a behemoth.

"TVB is quite good at creating hype."

The next day, Cao Jian ate the breakfast Chen Hong had prepared, looked at the latest newspaper, and smiled faintly.

However, this is good for me too.

If you hype it up, it will definitely help the ratings of your future dramas.

Now I need to consider the casting for "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

I'll leave this matter to Li Tiansheng for now; I really don't have time for it myself.

The concert is about to start, and Wang Fei is quite pregnant. He also promised to take her on a trip to Europe.
In addition, there are several other films.

It really proves the saying: for a better future, work as hard as you can, even if it doesn't kill you.

After spending time with all the women around him, Cao Jian took Wang Fei to Europe, and then to the United States.

I came back just in time for a concert, and then took the Rumble in the Bronx crew to the United States.

The film "Rumble in the Bronx" was a collaboration with Golden Harvest, so getting Jackie Chan on board wasn't difficult.

After arranging everything, reassuring all the women, and visiting Zhang Baizhi's god-sister and goddaughter, Cao Jian took Wang Fei, whose belly was already quite large, on a vacation to Europe.

This was also the couple's first vacation. Their first stop was Italy, and Venice, known for its stinky ditch.

"Seeing is believing."

Everyone says Venice is a romantic place, but Cao Jian and Wang Fei were very disappointed with it.

However, Cao Jian really wanted to meet Monica Bellucci, the mentor who inspired countless young people.

Unfortunately, after three days in Italy, he not only didn't see anyone, but also found the place uninteresting.

"Honey, where are we going next?"

Wang Fei was also very disappointed. Everyone said Venice was great, but seeing it in person was a completely different story. The unpleasant smell made her vomit several times.

After leaving Italy, Cao Jian arrived at his second stop, Portugal, and then prepared to go to Spain, England, and Scotland.

That day, the two boarded a train, preparing to travel to Porto, Portugal.

The train wasn't crowded, and it wasn't going very fast; the surrounding scenery was beautiful.

"Honey, I wish we could go out like this more often."

Although the first stop disappointed Wang Fei, Portugal, a small country, was quite nice. Not only was the scenery beautiful, but the food was also not bad.

"As long as you're willing, once we've earned enough money, I'll take you and the baby out to play often."

Cao Jian touched Wang Fei's belly, trying to guess whether it was a boy or a girl.

After all, this is my first child.

"Are you Chinese? I just became a mother too."

At this moment, a European woman standing next to them, seeing the couple's affectionate appearance, struck up a conversation, speaking fluent English.

"We are Chinese."

Cao Jian turned his head and saw that the woman was about thirty years old, but there was a sketch paper in front of her, and the figure on the paper made him pause for a moment.

The paper depicted a boy of eleven or twelve years old, with messy black hair, round glasses, and a thin, lightning-shaped scar on his forehead.

This look is all too familiar to Cao Jian.

He immediately asked, "You like to draw?"

"This is a little wizard character I created. I wanted to write a book about him, but I'm busy with work right now and don't have time to write it yet. It's still in the planning stages."

"It looks pretty good, let me see it."

Cao Jian appeared calm on the surface, but his heart was in turmoil.

He took the sketch paper from the woman's hand and carefully examined the boy on it. Wasn't this Harry Potter?
"Excuse me, what's your name?"

After watching for a while, Cao Jian wanted to confirm the woman's identity: "Could you tell me your story as a little wizard?"

"My name is J.K. Rowling, and this story is about the life and adventures of a little boy named Harry Potter at wizarding school."

Since she had nothing to do on the trip, this woman named Rowling actually told him her story.

Although the story differs slightly from the later Harry Potter stories, the general idea is similar.

"This is a really good story."

Wang Fei, who is about to become a mother, is quite interested in these magical stories.

"It's good."

Cao Jian nodded and smiled, "When will you write it? I'd love to read it then."

Rowling said helplessly, "I just became a mother and I still have to work. I'm just too busy. Although I have the ideas, I haven't started writing them yet."

“I really like this story, and my partner likes it too.”

When Cao Jian heard that this novel, which would later be made into a blockbuster movie and become a global bestseller, had not yet been written, he knew that his opportunity had arrived.

He first expressed his liking for the book, and then said, "I can sponsor you so you don't have to go to work and can focus on writing this book."

"Is it really possible?"

J.K. Rowling also knew that Chinese people who could afford to travel to Europe with their wives were all wealthy.

"of course."

Cao Jian quickly calculated in his mind and said, "I can sponsor you with 30,000 US dollars to help you complete this book, and I can also help you publish it. However, I want 30% of the copyright revenue."

At this point, he took out a business card from his pocket, handed it over, and said, "If possible, I would also like to make a movie about him."

Cao Jian has several different business cards, some for Hong Kong residents, some for mainland Chinese residents, and some for Americans.

What he gave J.K. Rowling was his American identity and that of the owner of a film and television company.

"Can it really be made into a movie?"

J.K. Rowling has no idea how popular her Harry Potter books will become; she just wants to turn her ideas into words.

Moreover, thirty thousand US dollars was not a small amount for her, so she immediately said gratefully, "Thank you so much, Mr. Cao. Shall we sign a contract?"

(End of this chapter)