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Chapter 266 Such a beautiful and pure girl

The next morning, Wang Siyi flew to Yanjing to audition for the TV series "Water Margin".

Upon hearing that the actor had arrived, the director of the film immediately gathered the art director, producer, and acting coach to see what the actor recommended by the Hong Kong director was all about.

"That look in her eyes is perfect for playing Pan Jinlian."

"She is indeed good-looking. Director Cao's eye for talent is truly remarkable."

"Great, wonderful, this is the Pan Jinlian I envisioned."

When everyone met Wang Siyi, they were all very satisfied.

Especially this woman, with her every smile and frown, looks innocent yet is very alluring.

More importantly, this actress is really beautiful; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she's the most beautiful woman in this "Water Margin" series.

That Director Cao seems to be quite something.

After discussing it with everyone, the director immediately made the decision: "Miss Wang, the role of Pan Jinlian is yours. Do you have any requirements?"

"I want to know the filming time and schedule because Director Cao wants me to film 'Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'."

Wang Siyi didn't want to be separated from Cao Jian for too long, but she had heard that filming in mainland China was very slow, and she hoped it wouldn't delay her filming of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

"Although Pan Jinlian's role is important, the filming will take at most a month. Don't worry, it won't take too long."

Directors are willing to give the green light to actors who are well-suited for the roles.

Of course, we also have to give face to Cao Jian, the Hong Kong director.

As for the pay, it's really not high.

This made Wang Siyi understand why so many mainland actors like to develop their careers in Hong Kong.

It only benefited Cao Jian.

Soon, the news of Pan Jinlian's selection reached the leaders of CCTV's drama production center.

When they saw Wang Siyi's information and photos, they also thought that the person recommended by Boss Cao was very suitable.

With a director like Cao, who has such vision, could we invite him to direct a suitable TV series in the future?
After filming the Four Great Classical Novels, CCTV is already planning to film martial arts movies.

I've heard that Cao Jian's "The Return of the Condor Heroes" is currently enjoying very high ratings in Hong Kong. If one wants to make martial arts films, then Cao Jian, who came from the mainland to develop his career in Hong Kong, would undoubtedly be a great choice.

CCTV's understanding is correct; the first episode of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" aired in Hong Kong, immediately causing a huge sensation.

This drama is not only well-made, but the actors are all very good-looking.

The handsome Gu Tianle, the beautiful Li Ruotong and Fu Mingxian, and the mature, beautiful, and ruthless Xue Li all made the audience feel as if they had stepped out of the original work.

With its catchy ending theme, the show's ratings soared from 24% at the start to 37% just two days after it aired.

"Chairman Cao, congratulations, congratulations."

Therefore, when Cao Jian arrived at TVB, the staff immediately came over to congratulate him.

"It's all thanks to everyone."

In fact, the soaring ratings were exactly what Cao Jian had expected.

His greatest gain was fame and prestige; compared to that, sleeping with "Little Dragon Girl" and "Guo Fu" was just an easy thing to do.

Because of the immense popularity of "The Return of the Condor Heroes," Cao Jian's upcoming "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" has attracted a lot of attention from Hong Kong actors.

Nowadays, anyone who frequently acts in TV dramas would love to become famous in one of Director Cao's productions.

Many actors even go to great lengths to pull strings in order to get an audition opportunity.

Cao Jian was not surprised at all by this situation.

Which actor doesn't want to be famous?
This kept Director Cao extremely busy, but faced with the huge crowd of auditionees, he had no choice but to select some more suitable actors from among them.

A month later, all the actors were finally confirmed.

Cao Jian directly cast Li Ruotong to play the role of Lady Wang, a beautiful woman.

As planned, Wang Yuyan gave it to Jiang Qinqin, who came from the mainland.

A'Zhu is played by mainland Chinese actress Yu Feihong, while her younger sister A'Zi is played by Alyssa Chia, who was fourth place in the last Taiwan Campus Beauty Contest.

Another beautiful woman favored by the audience, Mu Wanqing, was given to Li Xiaoran.

In Cao Jian's heart, He Meitian was the first choice for the lovely girl Zhong Ling, and no one could shake her.

The male lead, Duan Yu, is played by Cao Cao himself, Qiao Feng is naturally played by Huang Rihua, and Xu Zhu is still played by Fan Shaohuang.

Many of the other male actors also come from mainland China; as long as they are suitable, they are all cast in this drama.

For example, Cao Jian used Ji Chunhua, the teacher in "Fang Shiyu" who had no eyebrows and a fierce face, to play the leader of the Four Evils.

He's a specialist in playing villains; his portrayal of Duan Yanqing will definitely make this drama even more outstanding.

Previously, "The Return of the Condor Heroes" was also touted as a co-production between three regions, but this "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" is the only co-production in the true sense.

With casting completed, the sequel to "A Chinese Odyssey," titled "A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella," has been in theaters for a month.

Although the second film grossed slightly more than the first, the difference was only 20 million. The two films combined grossed less than 40 million, resulting in a significant loss for Cao Jian.

However, many viewers still remember the scene of Zhu Yin blinking.

However, Tang Sanzang's line, "Humans are born of human mothers, and demons are born of demon mothers," didn't resonate at all, which made Cao Jian realize that the audience would only remember the beautiful women.

The TV series "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" is full of beautiful women, and if it is filmed well, it will definitely surpass the original work.

However, he still hadn't learned the theme song, "The Sutra That's Hard to Recite".

With the Spring Festival approaching, Cao Jian will spend the holiday in Guangzhou this year, visiting Yang Yuying and Guo Aiming.

He didn't bring Guo Aiming with him on his last vacation to Hawaii because the development of the mobile phone was at a critical stage, and he didn't want to affect the progress.

In the past two years, mobile phones have become smaller and smaller. In another two years, the mobile phone boom is about to arrive.

At the same time, the second installment of the "Young and Dangerous" series was finally released.

Hong Kong films this year have been in a clear slump, with only a few films such as "Rumble in the Bronx," "Forbidden City Cop," and "The God of Cookery" performing well at the box office.

The first "Young and Dangerous" movie already had a good box office performance, and when the second movie was released, it immediately jumped into the top five at the box office.

In particular, the theme song "A Hero in Troubled Times," composed by Cao Jian and sung by Chen Xiaochun, became an instant hit throughout Hong Kong and a favorite song among many petty criminals.

Cao Jian, who was in Guangzhou, only listened to his subordinates' reports and did a rough calculation, knowing that he was going to make money again.

"Happy Chinese New Year to all our friends watching on television across the country."

On television, Ni Ping and Zhao Zhongxiang extended New Year's greetings to the people of the whole country.

Cao Jian, meanwhile, watched this year's Spring Festival Gala with Yang Yuying and Guo Aiming.

I just don't know if scumbag Chen and Ni Ping have broken up.

"Honey, why aren't you on the Spring Festival Gala?"

Yang Yuying was curious as she watched Mao Ning on TV.

She's already been on the Spring Festival Gala three times in a row, and Cao Jian's younger brother Mao Ning has been on it twice, so why doesn't her man want to go even once?

"I'm busy, and I feel tired too."

Cao Jian knew that the central government had too many rules and regulations, and he didn't want to attract attention.

Do I really need to appear on the Spring Festival Gala?
Even though Zhang Xueyou never appeared on the show, it didn't affect the song's popularity.

"But I want to go again."

Yang Yuying's song "The Promise" sold over four million copies, but unfortunately, despite its popularity, it was rejected by the Spring Festival Gala program team.

This made Sweet Girl a little sad this year.

"If you make your husband feel good tonight, I'll write you a song that can be performed on the Spring Festival Gala."

Although Yang Yuying is not tall, she is petite and exquisite. With her good skin, beautiful voice, and sweet appearance, she has always been one of Cao Jian's favorites.

To put it bluntly, he still prefers women who can sing well.

"Bad guy."

Although Yang Yuying pinched Cao Jian, she was actually looking forward to their first intimate moment on New Year's Eve.

Guo Aiming watched the two of them being affectionate and felt fortunate that she had skills and education; otherwise, she wouldn't have been qualified to stay by Cao Jian's side.

She already knew that her man was surrounded by beautiful women, and not one of them was not pretty.

Soon, halfway through the Spring Festival Gala, the host announced: "Welcome to the skit, 'A Working Adventure'!"

"This skit is good."

Cao Jian immediately sat up straight. This skit was a classic from the Spring Festival Gala, and even though he had seen it many times, it was still very interesting to watch again.

The two women asked curiously, "How do you know it's pretty?"

"There's Teacher Zhao Lirong. None of her sketches are bad."

Cao Jian gave a perfunctory reply, but as the skit began, two palace maids appeared on the screen first.

Wow, are all the palace maids this beautiful?

Amy Kwok didn't used to enjoy watching Spring Festival Gala skits, but after spending more time in mainland China, she has gradually begun to accept this culture.

She paused for a moment when she saw the girl playing a palace maid in the skit.

Are there really that many beautiful women in mainland China?

"More than just beautiful."

Cao Jian took a closer look and immediately recognized who the palace maid was.

Seventeen-year-old Dong Jie is not just pretty, but truly beautiful and pure.

I'd like to get to know this girl sometime.

Mr. Cao, a man who is attracted to women, had his little schemes stirred again when he saw Dong Jie.
(End of this chapter)