Entertainment: Since 1990

Chapter 332 Boss Cao's Thirty-Meter-Long Sword
"Ah, that feels so good! The person who invented the sauna must be a wonderful person who knows how to enjoy life!"

Inside the misty massage room, Cao Jian, being served by a group of scantily clad women, let out a comfortable sigh.

These wealthy people truly know how to enjoy life.

Now that I'm considered wealthy, I really should learn from them.

After working so hard for so long, I should treat myself.

After enjoying themselves, Cao Jian and Nobuyoshi Otani, the president of Shochiku, sat on cushions and sipped tea.

Behind him, the courtesan from before was kneeling behind Cao Jian, gently patting his back with a fawning expression.

Previously, the woman's face was covered in a thick layer of powder, like she had applied a layer of putty. Now that it's been washed off, she looks quite pretty.

In front of him, there were four very attractive young women massaging his legs and feet.

"Cao Jun, how are you feeling?"

Nobuyoshi Otani poured Cao Jian a cup of tea, intending to start discussing serious matters.

He really went all out today, especially by hiring this courtesan to serve him, naturally hoping to acquire the rights to two comics.

Although Shochiku Corporation is known as one of Japan's five major film companies, its reputation in the industry has never been particularly high.

This time, they wanted to use Cao Jian's comic to change their current situation.

"very good."

How could Cao Jian feel bad?

Although he has many women, he wouldn't be willing to let those girls serve him as attentively as these Japanese girls, even if they could.

"If you like it, that's good."

Nobuyoshi Otani smiled and said, "Mr. Cao should have already talked with Toho and Toei. I wonder if he is interested in cooperating with us. I will definitely not treat Mr. Cao unfairly."

"I believe that, but it all depends on the price you offer."

Cao Jian silently raised his thirty-meter-long sword, preparing to slash at the Japanese soldiers.

He continued with a smile, "To be honest, Toho offered five million US dollars per comic book, plus a 10% cut of the profits, to buy the film and television adaptation rights to our comic book, but I didn't agree."

"what?"

Nobuyoshi Otani was somewhat prepared, but he was still taken aback when he heard the price.

Five million US dollars, and that's just for film and television adaptation rights?
Is it really not a buyout price?

Plus a 10% profit share?
How can this be?

"What's impossible? The value of these two comics I've created is far more than fifty million US dollars."

Actually, Dongbao didn't offer such a high price at all; that price was what Cao Jian wanted.

However, it's not bad to rip off these Japanese devils at this price now.

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Nobuyoshi Otani remained silent, his mind racing with calculations.

He knew that the manga "Naruto" and "One Piece" were not only popular in Japan, but also had a large number of readers in China, Southeast Asia and other countries.

But Japanese manga adaptations have never been priced this high. Is Toho really that generous?
Since Toho is being so generous, it seems we have to get our hands on it!

After considering the matter, for the sake of the company's future and to establish a good relationship with Cao Jian, a famous screenwriter and writer, he gritted his teeth and said, "If they really offer this price, I'm willing to add 500,000 US dollars per film."

"hehe."

"One million! 12% of that."

“Mr. Otani is indeed very sincere. I understand the price. I will think about it when I get back and give you an answer the day after tomorrow.”

After enjoying the experience, Cao Jian still didn't sell the copyright.

The next day, as soon as he got up, the boss of Dongbao came to Cao Jianxin's residence.

"Cao Jun, did you sleep well last night? Are you satisfied with this place?"

"satisfy."

The environment here is quiet and peaceful, and there are more than a dozen beautiful Japanese maids. Boss Cao was certainly satisfied with his night.

"I'm relieved if you're satisfied."

Toho President Osamu Tezuka then said, "I considered Mr. Cao's offer last night, and it is indeed a bit high. If you can accept three million US dollars per unit, we can sign the contract today."

While he said he was considering it, he had actually asked someone to investigate the accurate sales data of the comics Cao Jian had yesterday afternoon.

It would have been better if he hadn't investigated. After investigating, he discovered that the comic had sold over 100 million copies, even more than Dragon Ball and Slam Dunk.

It's all because Boss Cao is so popular.

With such phenomenal sales, it would definitely be a huge hit if it were adapted into an animation, TV series, or movie.

Although I had already accepted the price of five million US dollars, it would be best to negotiate a lower price.

Unfortunately, Boss Cao didn't give him the chance.

Seeing that he still wanted to lower the price, Cao Jian laughed and said, "To be honest, yesterday Songzhu Co., Ltd. offered six million US dollars plus a 12% cut to buy our film and television adaptation rights."

"Really?"

Tezuka Osamu had no idea that Cao Jian used the price he offered to him to fool Shochiku, and now he was using the price of Shochiku to fool him again.

He never expected that Songzhu would work so hard.
Isn't this just being taken advantage of?

But on second thought, Songzhu probably valued the influence of this Chinese man and wanted to continue the cooperation, which is why they were willing to pay such a high price.

But this Chinese man is really dark-skinned.

Six million US dollars, plus a 12% cut, the profit sharing alone should be substantial in a year.

"Sigh, how could such a good comic be created by this Chinese person? I just can't understand it."

He sighed inwardly and said, "How about this, I'll offer the same price and give me the copyrights to both comics."

"Now you either offer a higher price, or I can only give you one, and the other to Songzhu."

Cao Jian shook his head. He wanted to put the eggs in two baskets, and said with a smile, "But since we have a good relationship, you can choose one you like first."

"call"

Osamu Tezuka looked at the cunning Chinese man and knew that if the price continued to rise, it would not benefit anyone.

After a moment's thought, he said, "I want One Piece."

"Row!"

Cao Jian didn't care. Six million US dollars wasn't a small amount, and it was only for the film and television adaptation license; the sales revenue from the comics would still be his.

Moreover, a 12% return is quite substantial; you'll have a steady stream of money flowing in without even having to do anything.

You can’t spend it all, you can’t spend it all.

Cao Jian signed a contract with Dongbao that same day, and also promised that he would come up with a good script and they would film it together when he had time.

After seeing Tezuka Osamu off, Cao Jian called Shochiku and agreed to sell the adaptation rights to "Naruto".

Although one less manga was produced, Shochiku was still quite satisfied with the result.

Just after arranging these things, Cao Jian received a call from Shigeru Okada, the boss of Toei Animation.

"Mr. Cao, are you free this afternoon? Let's have lunch together."

"Okada-kun, to be honest, I've already sold the adaptation rights to both of my manga."

"Bata."

Cao Jian clearly heard something fall to the ground; it sounded like a water glass.

"Sold? So quickly?"

On the other end of the phone, Shigeru Okada stood frozen in place, unable to even hold his teacup.

As a film and television company that has been producing anime, he is well aware of the market value and potential of "One Piece" and "Naruto".

I thought that with my company's strength, acquiring the copyrights to these two comics wouldn't be a problem. But it turns out that Mr. Cao had already sold the copyrights.

These two companies definitely used honey traps.
Okada Shigeru felt a pang of regret, regretting that he hadn't done his job properly.

If I had known Boss Cao would fall for this, I should have arranged for some beautiful women yesterday. That would have been much better than sending him a villa.

Today he found four beautiful women from an artist agency with which he has a good relationship. Should he send them over now?
After hesitating for a moment, he said, "It's a pity. However, since Mr. Cao is here, we at Toei should do our duty as hosts and treat him to a meal. If this cooperation doesn't work out, there's always next time."

"In that case, where shall we eat?"

"Tell me your address, and I'll send someone to pick you up."

When he sent someone to Cao Jian's current residence, Okada Shigeru learned that Dongbao had not only provided a courtyard house, but also more than a dozen women. No wonder this Chinese man was willing to cooperate; he had truly miscalculated this time.

Fortunately, since Cao Jun can create anime like "One Piece", he can definitely create others.

Since that's the case, we still need to maintain good relations.

Sure enough, after the meal, Cao Jian brought back four newly debuted Japanese models.

Mr. Cao's trip to Japan was incredibly fruitful.

Not only did he swindle over ten million US dollars with a machete, but he also secured two very good cooperation contracts.

Of course, for men, the most satisfying are still those beautiful women.

The Japanese girls were gentle, and there were more than a dozen beauties, each with their own unique charm, which caused Mr. Cao's plans to go to South Korea to be postponed for several days.

He also brought water from the Banquan Well to his own estate, becoming its mistress.

Although Sakai didn't like the large number of women here, he was still quite satisfied with the environment.

With Cao Jian's patient reassurance, the woman eventually accepted her man's absurd lifestyle.

Cao Jian stayed in Japan for more than half a month before deciding to go to South Korea.

"Honey, if you're pregnant, tell me right away."

These past few days, Cao Jian has been working diligently, and in theory, Izumi Sakai should be pregnant.

"Ah."

Izumi Sakai rubbed her belly, hoping the seed would sprout so that her man would have more opportunities to visit her.

Half a day later, Seoul.

"Oppa, I'm so excited!"

When Lee Hyori saw her Chinese boyfriend, she excitedly rushed towards him.

Since appearing at the World Cup opening ceremony, Lee Hyori's popularity in South Korea has visibly increased.

In the past six months, she has made a lot of money for the entertainment company she helped open.

Cao Jian touched Lee Hyori's face: "You've lost weight."

"That's because I'm too busy."

Lee Hyori touched Cao Jian's face and said, "You've lost weight too."

"I'm busy too."

Cao Jian was in Japan a few days ago and he did indulge himself a bit. How could he not lose weight?

Fortunately, I have a good constitution, so I didn't experience any backache or leg pain.

The two arrived at CL Entertainment, which is the first letter of the surnames of Cao Jian and Lee Hyori.

Cao Jian originally intended to use CJ, but unfortunately, the name had already been taken by another company.

"This building is a bit run-down."

Logically speaking, South Korea is a developed country, but the place Lee Hyori chose looked prosperous, but the buildings were dilapidated and not high-end at all.

"This is already considered very good; SM's building is even more dilapidated."

Lee Hyori pointed to a company just over 200 meters away, looking a little smug.

"SM?"

Such a resounding name! Cao Jian looked over in the direction Lee Hyori was pointing and saw that it was indeed much more worn than his own CL.

"Don't just stand there, go in and take a look."

Lee Hyori pulled Cao Jian along and they went to the company.

Although the company looks shabby from the outside, the interior is fairly well-decorated.

As Cao Jian passed by several practice rooms, he glanced inside and saw many trainees learning to dance.

"Not bad, but trainees are one aspect, the main thing is to find people who can write songs and arrange music."

Cao Jian glanced at it a few times, then went to the office with Lee Hyori.

As soon as I entered, I saw three women chatting.

"Our boss is finally here!"

Upon seeing Cao Jian, the three women immediately stood up and enthusiastically surrounded him, saying, "It really is Mr. Cao Jian! Hyori, I thought you were just bragging."

The three women looked at Cao Jian as if he were their son-in-law.

"He's my oppa, what's there to brag about? Without him, would I have been on the World Cup opening ceremony?"

Lee Hyori smiled smugly and introduced, "These three are my best friends: Ock Joo-hyun, Sung Yu-ri, and Lee Jin. We originally planned to form a group, but now that I'm the second boss, can I sign them?"

"Of course you can, you can debut together."

Cao Jian glanced at the three women. Although they weren't as sexy as Lee Hyori, they were all pretty.

"Oppa, why don't you write us a debut song?"

Lee Hyori immediately started showing off her affection in front of her sisters, and said to Cao Jian in a coquettish tone.

"She can do this?"

Several close friends felt a chill run down their spines; they never expected their best friend to have this trick up her sleeve.
Having a man really makes a difference.

"Then write one?"

Cao Jian picked up his pen and immediately decided to write a song.

"You've already written it? Don't you even need to think about it?"

Cao Jian's actions left several girls, except for Lee Hyori, dumbfounded.

Lee Hyori knew her man's strength, and her eyes were full of pride.

Other girls, however, felt that this was a bit too fast and wondered what good songs could be written.

Just as the group was still in disbelief, Cao Jian had already written a piece of music and placed it directly in front of the four women.

"I don't understand Korean, I can only compose the music, you can find someone to do the lyrics."

Cao Jian was helpless. Although Korean was simple, he had never studied it, unlike English songs.

Even so, the four of them were completely stunned the moment they saw the music.

The song is called "Change It," a name that may seem unremarkable, but the melody is very catchy and perfect for dancing.

Is this the power of a genius?
Not only Lee Hyori, but the other three women also looked at Cao Jian with clear eyes.

Cao Jian put on a show and laughed, "This debut song will definitely make you a hit."

"It's definitely going to be a hit!"

Lee Hyori immediately fell in love with the song, saying, "I'll find someone to write the lyrics tomorrow. If we become popular, even more trainees will be willing to join us."

"of course."

Cao Jian certainly believed it, after all, this song had been covered by Sammi Cheng and was called "Eyebrows Dancing," which was quite popular in China back then.

But his mission this time, besides making Lee Hyori famous, also included other tasks.

He laughed and said, "I recently wrote a script and am preparing to invest in filming it in South Korea. You know a lot of people, so could you help me introduce a reputable film and television company to work with?"

"no problem."

Lee Hyori laughed and said, "Oppa's scripts are sure to be cooperating with film and television companies."

As Cao Jian had predicted, the news that he was coming to South Korea to film a movie sent shockwaves through the entire South Korean film and television industry.

South Korea, as a nation lacking self-confidence, greatly admires the United States.

Cao Jian is an Oscar winner who has written excellent screenplays for Hollywood. Now that he's going to make a movie in South Korea, this is fantastic news.

The next day, the once unremarkable CL company was surrounded by luxury cars at its entrance.

However, Cao Jian was still not satisfied after meeting several companies.

These companies are either small and lack resources or they don't have film and television distribution rights; such companies have no future.

"OPPA, the boss of CJ Entertainment is here."

In the afternoon, Lee Hyori finally rushed in excitedly, looking exceptionally thrilled.

"The big boss has finally arrived."

Cao Jian was waiting for CJ Entertainment, a company that had produced many films with explicit content. He believed that only by cooperating with them could he have a future.
(End of this chapter)