I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 181 The Year of Amos
Liu Jin spent the entire afternoon enjoying the sea breeze in Redondo Beach.

It was already night when we returned to Beverly Hills.

"I'll go back tomorrow."

"Back to where?"

"Toulouse!"

"So sudden?"

Sophie Marceau was surprised by Liu Jin's decision.

This is Los Angeles, this is Hollywood... It seems that this little man has no attachment at all.

Liu Jin was wearing pajamas and leaning on the railing on the terrace.

He smiled and said, "It's not that sudden, I just... don't like it here."

What is there to be nostalgic about?

Los Angeles, that's about it.

At this time, Saint Luodu was a vast area with few people.

Except for a few prosperous areas, Liu Jin felt the overall situation was very ordinary.

And Los Angeles twenty years later... well, it doesn't seem to be much different.

"Actually, after failing to contact Mr. Bu, I wanted to leave! But since you're here, I stayed.

The afternoon breeze blew in Redondo Beach.

I feel like I've forgotten my role."

"What duty?"

“I’m an international student!”

Liu Jin said, "I've been on leave for a month. If I don't go back to class, Lao Pi will fight me to the death."

"If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten you were an international student!"

Which international student earns 10 or 20 million a year?
Which international student sleeps with female celebrities every day?

No, it seems like I'm the one who's doing it backwards...

Sophie Marceau couldn't help laughing.

She walked over to Liu Jin and asked, "Where's the novel you promised me?"

"I'll write it when I get back, I'll write it when I get back... But it might not happen this year, but next year, next year I'll definitely write it."

"I still have half a year left before I graduate!"

"No delay, absolutely no delay."

Sophie Marceau handed him a beer.

"It's already delayed!"

"what?"

"I'm burning up now!"

Are you burning with heat or are you just horny?

However, under such circumstances, how could Liu Jin refuse?

……

The next day, Liu Jin woke up early in the morning.

Sophie Marceau was still sleeping soundly. He went into the kitchen to make breakfast, then dragged his suitcase and quietly walked out of the villa.

The taxi was already waiting outside the villa.

Saying goodbye is the most annoying thing!
Liu Jin couldn't bear the sadness of parting.

He plowed the land and fertilized it carefully last night, and then left alone early in the morning.

When he got into the car, he turned his head inadvertently and saw Sophie Marceau standing on the balcony wrapped in a bed sheet, waving goodbye to him.

Liu Jin smiled.

He blew a kiss to Sophie through the car window and then signaled the driver to drive.

The weather in Los Angeles was great. Facing the rising sun, I set off on my journey home...

The ticket was booked yesterday, the earliest flight.

Liu Jin passed the security check smoothly and boarded the plane.

It’s still an Air France flight!

Liu Jin's trust in Airbus is much higher than that in Boeing.

Although Boeing is not yet in the era of having to support its family, there is still a shadow in its heart.

After a twelve-hour flight, we arrived at Toulouse Airport in the afternoon.

However, the weather in Toulouse was not very good and was a bit gloomy.

He found his Sartre Picasso in the parking lot, threw his luggage in the trunk, and drove out of the parking lot.

"Meera, I'm back!"

Liu Jin first called Mela.

Meera is happy on the phone.

"You're finally back... This time in America, the commotion is quite big!"

"how?"

"I just received an email from Ms. Senqu Luo, saying that Pirates of the Caribbean officially surpassed one million copies sold this morning.

Congratulations, Liu!

"Just luck. How's the translation going on your end?"

"It's already been completed. It will be released on January 1st, simultaneously with the Spanish-speaking regions."

Mela seemed very excited. "Also, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo will be officially released in March.

I plan to publish Before Sunrise in the second half of next year, otherwise it will be too tight! I have a feeling that next year will be the year of Amos, the year when The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Pirates of the Caribbean compete for the championship.

Yes, it seems like there will be several major books next year!
"By the way, are you home yet?"

"still on the way."

"Then I'll have Ottilie send your babies over... We have a lot to do this month, so Chloe and I will be there later. You cook, and we can talk over dinner. Let me tell you, WALL-E is selling very well."

If Mela hadn't told him, Liu Jin would have almost forgotten about it.

In December, "Wall-E" is released!

From what she said, the market response is good...

To be honest, it's not easy.

The main force in the French comics market is Japanese comics.

Don’t worry about whether the Japanese are despicable or not, but they are much better than China in developing the cultural market.

Especially in the comics sector, Japanese comics account for more than half of the European and American comics market...

And China?
What kind of things was China exporting in those years!
Although "Wall-E", also known as "Wall-E", was published and distributed by Dagao Group, Liu Jin was indeed a little nervous before it.

Even though he knew that this work would achieve remarkable success around the world in the future as an animated film.

But before the results came out, he was still very worried.

“How are sales?”

“12 copies in the first week!”

Liu Jin breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this number.

"Okay then, see you tonight."

He originally planned to go home directly, but halfway, Liu Jin suddenly changed his mind and drove into the Arab residential area.

Buy meat!

The beef and mutton here are very fresh and of very good quality.

In comparison, although the beef and mutton in other places are also good, they are still inferior to the ones here.

This is where Cassimí's first apartment in Toulouse came from.

According to Qassimi, there are many wealthy people in this Arab residential area.

This residential area has a long history and is considered the earliest Arab residential area in Toulouse. It is also close to the school.

Later, some Arab residential areas were added to Toulouse.

But the living environment and security situation are far worse than this old residential area.

Liu Jin bought two kilograms of beef and two kilograms of mutton, and then drove home.

When we arrived at the house, Ottilie was already there.

She was accompanied by Julie, Adrian, and Eva.

Two dogs and one cat have grown a lot in just one month.

After the initial sense of unfamiliarity, they recognized Liu Jin and immediately ran over excitedly, circling around him.

Eva even climbed up his trouser legs and lay on Liu Jin's shoulder, turning into a crying monster.

Liu Jin, it took a long time to comfort him.

When the cats and dogs' enthusiasm died down, they returned to their familiar places.

The two puppies were playing in the yard, while Eva was curled up on the sofa with her eyes half closed.

"Amos, congratulations! 120,000 words earned you 4.2 million."

"how do you know?"

"Ms. Senqu Luo said that your work was acquired by Bruheimer Films for $4.2 million.

There was a big sensation in New York!"

"What about France?"

“There is no news yet, and I guess it hasn’t been passed on yet.

However, that interview you wrote before leaving France really pissed Toussaint off! He lashed out at him in the newspapers several times... Some of the older generation were very upset with him, thinking he'd lost his gentlemanly demeanor. A few days ago, I heard from Mela that Hachette Publishing Group seemed a little unhappy with him, too, and seemed to want to cancel the previous agreement.

"What agreement?"

"It's said that Hachette offered him an 18% royalty for his new book."

"Will he agree?"

"There's no contract yet... Editor-in-Chief Bachelot feels he's not worth the price."

"Bachelot?"

"It was Hachette's editor-in-chief, Mr. François Bachelot... Also, he called Mera, apparently to discuss the possibility of co-publishing Pirates of the Caribbean. I'm not too sure about the details."

"A joint publication between Hachette and Singela?"

Liu Jin put the processed beef into the soup pot and turned on high heat.

Ottilie was holding a Chinese kitchen knife and cutting vegetables skillfully.

“Isn’t it possible?” she said with a smile. “Singla can work with Midnight Publishing, and so can Hachette.”

It is no longer news in the French publishing industry that Mela has collaborated with Ms. Irène Landon of Midnight Publishing to publish the book "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."

At first, many people laughed.

After mocking Mr. Landon's withdrawal, Elaina undermines Midnight Press's independence.

But after the book "The Father Trapped in Time" sold over two million copies, all the ridicule disappeared.

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(End of this chapter)