Double Contracts

Early in the morning, on the bedroom bed, Catherine Zeta-Jones lay sprawled in Aaron's arms. "Darling, Universal's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is about to start filming, isn't it?"

Aaron reached out and stroked the woman's smooth, fair back. "Yeah. After preparing for so long, it's finally about to begin filming!"

By this year, the first three J.K. Rowling novels—Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban—had sold more than 100 million copies worldwide in total.

Moreover, sales of the first three books in the United States had surpassed 30 million copies, while the fourth, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, would be released worldwide simultaneously in July.

The Harry Potter series had now become a global phenomenon, and J.K. Rowling was a household name!

Catherine Zeta-Jones couldn't help kissing Aaron on the lips. "You're amazing. Universal developing J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings series was already enough to draw attention."

"And now you're developing the Harry Potter series too. Aren't you afraid of failure?"

The Harry Potter series was one thing, but The Lord of the Rings was considered one of the most difficult novel series to adapt!

"Ha." Aaron rolled over and pinned Catherine Zeta-Jones beneath him. "Universal's cash flow is extremely strong right now. We have more than enough resources to develop them."

"A failure on that level would be well within Universal's capacity to bear. Besides, the upcoming Marvel Blockbuster Spider-Man carries the expectations of countless people."

Catherine Zeta-Jones smiled and wrapped her arms tightly around the man on top of her. "You're always so confident!"

"Of course." As he spoke, Aaron caressed the woman's softness and lowered his lips to kiss her...

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