Since the first novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, had achieved a sales miracle, Rowling had written seven works, including Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Phoenix Order, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. They had sold well in more than 200 countries and had accumulated sales of more than 450 million copies.
Later, Harry Potter was made into a movie. The total global box office of the eight movies had earned 7.2 billion US dollars, becoming one of the most popular Hollywood movies.
Xiao Yunhai had originally wanted to bring Harry Potter to this world, but he had only seen movies and had never read books. In the end, he had to give up on this best-selling novel in history.
But what he never expected was that not only did Rowling really exist in this world, she even brought "Harry Potter" and stood in front of him. This caused Xiao Yunhai to be shocked to the extreme for a moment.
When Rowling saw Xiao Yunhai's indifference, she thought that he was looking down on her, so she retracted her hand and sat back down with a displeased expression.
Kree gave Rowling an apologetic look. He stood up and touched Xiao Yunhai, saying, "Xiao, what you did was really rude. Should you apologize to Ms. Rowling?"
Xiao Yunhai came back to his senses and asked, "What did you say?"
Kree frowned and said, "Buddy, what's wrong with you? Ms. Rowling greeted you just now. Why did you ignore her? "
Xiao Yunhai said, "I was a little dazed just now. It wasn't on purpose."
Xiao Yunhai walked up to Rowling and said apologetically, "Ms. Rowling, I'm really sorry. Your name is similar to that of a friend of mine. It made me recall the past. Please forgive me."
Rowling seemed to feel Xiao Yunhai's sincerity. She stood up again and said with a smile, "It's okay."
Xiao Yunhai took the initiative to reach out and shook her hand. He pointed to the book on Kree's desk and said, "Can I have a look?"
Rowling smiled and said, "Of course."
Xiao Yunhai picked up the topmost book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and said to Kree, "I'll read it for a while. If you have anything to say, you can talk to Ms. Rowling."
Xiao Yunhai nodded at Luo Lin. Then, he sat on the sofa and started flipping.
Although he had never read a book in his previous life, he had watched the movie several times, so he knew the story very well.
Xiao Yunhai spent more than ten minutes skimming through it. He thought, "That's right, this is it. It's similar to the plot in the movies."
Xiao Yunhai raised his head and turned his attention to the conversation between Kree and Rowling.
He wanted to see if Kree had the foresight to see the extraordinariness of the novel.
"Madam Rowling, I've spent three days reading your five novels from beginning to end. I have to say that it's a very good work. But it's impossible for us to buy the movie rights for five million dollars. "
Rowling frowned and said, "Mr. Kree, if these five novels can be brought to the big screen, I think it's very likely that it will be a great success. I hope you can reconsider it. "
Kree shook his head and said, "Madam Rowling, I've just told you many times. Movies and novels are two completely different things. The magical world you imagined may not be perfectly presented in the movie. More importantly, your novel doesn't have a huge readership. This is undoubtedly the most fatal thing for the movie adaptation of the novel. Even if you go to other movie companies, I believe the outcome will be the same. "
Rowling said with disappointment, "I've invested in four movie companies. I haven't heard anything from the first three. You're the only one who's willing to buy it for one million dollars. But I'm sorry, I can't agree. They're like my children. I'll never sell them for cheap. "
Kree frowned and said, "Madam Rowling, I can understand your feelings for Harry Potter. But feelings are feelings, business is business. The two can't be mixed together. One and a half million dollars, that's my bottom line. "
Rowling shook her head and stood up, saying, "Mr. Kree, I'm sorry, but I can't agree."
Kree shrugged and said, "That's a pity."
The two of them shook hands.
Rowling looked disappointed. She was about to turn and leave when she suddenly heard Xiao Yunhai say, "Madam Rowling, please wait."
Rowling looked at Xiao Yunhai and said, "Mr. Xiao, is there anything I can help you with?"
Xiao Yunhai said with a smile, "I want to ask, I think your book is very good. Why didn't you go to the publishing house to publish it?"
Rowling smiled bitterly and said, "My first novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, has been published in the UK. Unfortunately, the response was mediocre and only a few hundred copies were sold. The publishing house directly returned the publishing contract for Harry Potter and no longer cooperated with me. "
Xiao Yunhai said, "Madam Rowling, I'm also a writer. In the past two years, I've written a total of four novels. The total sales in Hua Xia have reached 160 million copies. In my opinion, as long as your novel is promoted well, it's completely possible for it to sell well all over the world. "
When Rowling heard that, she said doubtfully, "Mr. Xiao, your novel has sold 160 million copies? How is that possible? "
Kree said, "Madam Rowling, I can testify that Mr. Xiao in front of you is indeed the most famous writer in Hua Xia. At the same time, he's also an outstanding businessman, director, actor, and singer.
Rowling said in surprise, "That's unbelievable."
Kree said, "Xiao, have you taken a fancy to Madam Rowling's book?"
Xiao Yunhai nodded and said, "Kree, I don't dare to say anything about the Harry Potter movie, but I'm very optimistic about this book."
Kree said, "Then why didn't you buy the copyright?"
Xiao Yunhai said, "Kree, I just don't want to steal your business."
Kree shook his head and said, "I've already given up. You can have a good chat with Madam Rowling here."
Xiao Yunhai said, "Thank you. Madam Rowling, can we talk? "
Rowling smiled and said, "Of course."
Xiao Yunhai rudely chased Kree to the side and stuffed the book into his hands. He pointed to the sofa and said, "Hey, buddy, you can sit there for a while."
Rowling could not help but laugh when she heard that.
Kree said, "You bastard, this is my office."
Xiao Yunhai shrugged and said, "I'm sorry, but I've requisitioned it. Madam Rowling, please take a seat. "
Rowling smiled and sat down again.
Kree shook his head and sighed helplessly. "You've really met the wrong person."
Xiao Yunhai said, "Madam Rowling, although I've only roughly read a few pages of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, I feel that it gives me a very strong sense of immersion. As a writer, I know very well that this sense of immersion is extremely rare. It's as if I'm swimming in the magical world of the book. Therefore, I want to buy all the copyright. "
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