Chapter 482

Since the sales miracle of the first Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone, Rowling has created 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 order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which have sold well in more than 200 countries The total sales volume has reached 450 million copies.

Later, "Harry Potter" was made into a movie. Eight films grossed $7.2 billion at the global box office, becoming one of the most popular Hollywood films in the series.

Xiao Yunhai originally wanted to bring Harry Potter to this world, but he only saw movies and never read books. Finally, he gave up the best-selling novel in history.

What he never thought of was that Rowling not only existed in the world, but also stood in front of him with Harry Potter, which shocked Xiao Yunhai for a time.

Rowling saw Xiao Yunhai's apathetic appearance, thought the other party looked down on him, so she took back her hand and sat back with her face full of displeasure.

Kerry gave Rowling a look of apology. He stood up and touched Xiao Yunhai and said, "Xiao, it's rude of you to do so. Should you apologize to Ms. Rowling?"

Xiao Yunhai regained consciousness and asked, "what do you say?"

Kerry frowned. "What's wrong with you, man? Just now Ms. Rowling said hello to you. Why don't you pay attention to them? "

Xiao Yunhai a listen, said: "I just some Leng Shen, not intentional."

Xiao Yunhai went to Rowling and said apologetically, "Ms. Rowling, I'm really sorry. Your name is almost the same as one of my former friends, which made me fall into the memory of the past. Please forgive me."

Rowling seemed to feel Xiao Yunhai's sincerity, stood up again and said with a smile: "it doesn't matter."

Xiao Yunhai took the initiative to reach out and shake her hand, pointed to the book on Kerry's desk and said, "can I have a look at it?"

"Of course," Rowling said with a smile

Xiao Yunhai picked up the top copy of Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire, and said to Kerry, "I'll read it for a while. If you have something to do, talk to Ms. Rowling."

Xiao Yunhai nodded to Rowling, then sat down on the sofa and turned it over.

Although he had not read a book in his previous life, he had seen the film several times and knew the story well.

Xiao Yunhai spent more than ten minutes, at a glance, and said to himself, "yes, it is. It's similar to the plot in the movie."

Xiao Yunhai raised his head and turned his attention to the conversation between Kerry and Rowling.

He wanted to see if Kerry had the vision to see what was extraordinary about the novel.

"Ms. Rowling, I read your five novels from beginning to end in three days. I have to say, it's a very good work, but it's impossible for us to buy its film rights for five million dollars. "

Rowling frowned: "Mr. Kerry, if these five novels can be brought to the big screen, I think they are very likely to be a great success. I hope you can think about it again. "

Kerry shook his head and said, "Ms. Rowling, I've just told you many times. Movies and novels are totally different things. The magic world you imagine may not be perfectly presented in the movie. What's more, your novel does not have a large readership, which is undoubtedly the most lethal for the film adapted from the novel. Even if you go to other film companies, I believe the end will be the same. "

Rowling was disappointed and said, "I have invested in four film companies. The first three have no news. You are the only one willing to buy it for one million dollars. But I'm sorry, I can't agree. They are like my children, and I will never sell them cheaply

Kerry frowned: "Miss Rowling, I can understand your feelings about Harry Potter. It's just that feelings belong to feelings and business belongs to business. They can't be confused. One and a half million dollars, that's my bottom line. "

Rowling shook her head, stood up and said, "Mr. Kerry, I'm sorry, I can't agree."

Kerry shrugged and said, "that's too bad."

They shook hands.

Rowling looked disappointed and was about to turn around and leave when she heard Xiao Yunhai say, "Miss Rowling, please wait a minute."

Rowling looked at Xiao Yunhai and said, "is Mr. Xiao busy?"

Xiao Yunhai said with a smile: "I would like to ask, your book, I think is very good, why not go to the publishing house to publish it?"

Rowling said with a wry smile: "my first novel Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone" has been published in the UK, but it's a pity that the response is not so good, only a few hundred copies have been sold. The publishing house directly withdrew the publishing contract of Harry Potter and no longer cooperated with me

Xiao Yunhai said: "Ms. Rowling, I am also a writer. In the past two years, I have written four novels, and the total sales in China have reached 16000. From my point of view, I think your novel, as long as it is well publicized, is likely to sell well all over the world. "As soon as Rowling listened, she said doubtfully, "Mr. Xiao, your novel sales have reached 160 million copies? How can it be. "

Kerry said, "Ms. Rowling, I can testify that Mr. Xiao in front of you is indeed the most famous writer in China. At the same time, he is an excellent businessman, director, actor and singer.

"It's amazing," Rowling said in surprise

Kerry said, "Xiao, do you like Ms. Rowling's book?"

Xiao Yunhai nodded and said: "Kerry, I dare not say the Harry Potter movie, but as far as this book is concerned, I am very optimistic about it."

Kerry said, "why don't you buy the copyright?"

Xiao Yunhai said, "Kerry, I just don't want to rob your business."

Kerry shook his head and said, "I've given up. You can have a good talk with Ms. Rowling here."

Xiao Yunhai said, "thank you. Ms. Rowling, can we talk about it? "

"Of course," Rowling said with a smile

Xiao Yunhai pushed Kerry aside, put the book into his hand, pointed to the sofa and said, "Hey, man, you can go there and sit for a while."

Rowling could not help laughing.

Kerry said, "you bastard, this is my office."

Xiao Yunhai shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm sorry, I'm taking over now. Please have a seat, Ms. Rowling

Rowling sat down again with a smile.

Kerry shook his head and sighed helplessly, "it's a shame to meet people."

Xiao Yunhai said: "Ms. Rowling, although I only read a few pages of Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire, I feel that it gives me a strong sense of substitution. As a writer, I know very well that this sense of substitution is extremely rare, as if swimming in the magic world of the book. So, I want to buy all the rights to it. "

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