I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 811 Supercomputing
With Catherine Tuscal in place, the core team for La Cinq television network is essentially complete.

Next, we'll see how well Mela and Olivier Chiapado can reach an agreement.

Liu Jin has also carefully reviewed Oliver's information and materials over the past two days, and he is indeed an outstanding planner and producer.

He has made significant achievements, especially in the field of documentary filmmaking.

Given La Cinq's current business scope, Chiapado is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

As for Chiapod's exploration company, acquiring it wouldn't be a problem; it could simply be merged into SNEG and become a content provider for La Cinq. However, Mela has only just made contact with Chiapod, so it probably won't be any quick.

After spending a day in Grenoble, Liu Jin set off back to Toulouse.

Tasca will travel to Paris a week later to formally coordinate with Mehran's side...

I imagine Mela will be very happy.

She didn't like staying in Paris all the time. According to her nature, her lifelong pursuit was to enjoy a cup of coffee and a pleasant literary work in a sunny, warm garden.

TV station?
If Liu Jin hadn't come knocking on her door, she wouldn't have bothered with it.

……

The journey from Grenoble to Toulouse is quite complicated.

Liu Jin and his two companions drove northeast from Pl. Victor Hugo to Bddouard Rey, then turned onto the A48 highway and drove southeast. After 94 kilometers, they merged onto the A7 highway (A7 points towards Marseille/Nice), continued for about 85 kilometers, and then turned onto the A8 highway (A8 points towards Toulon/Nice) near Aix-en-Provence. They drove for about 147 kilometers to the vicinity of Nice.

Then head southwest along the A8 highway, passing through Carcassonne, to reach Toulouse.

The entire journey was nearly 600 kilometers, and it took Liu Jin and his two companions a full eight hours to drive before they arrived in the Saint-Étienne district.

It was already dark when we arrived at our accommodation.

After settling Jerome and Leah into their lodgings, Liu Jinxian dialed Lao Zhong's number.

Old Zhong was at home with his child when he received a phone call and heard Liu Jin's cheeky voice: "Uncle Zhong, I'm hungry."

Old Zhong's face was contorted with anger.

"Go eat if you're hungry, there are plenty of restaurants around here."

"Hey, Mr. Zhong, what you're saying is a bit too much... When you came to the capital, I gave you the warmest hospitality the whole time."

"You're the one who entertained us! It was Qianqian who took us out to play. You were either out drinking or at home writing books..."

Forget it, I'm scared of you.

I'm going to a restaurant now to see what they have to offer and what they can cook. Stop your nagging.

"love you."

Old Zhong hung up the phone.

Ottilie emerged from the study wearing loungewear and black-rimmed glasses.

Amos is back?

"Yes, let me cook for him."

Ottilie chuckled. "Then hurry up and go. I bet she wants to talk to you about something."

Ottilie is so gentle these days!
Especially after Old Chung received over a billion dollars from GST, Ottilie basically stopped paying attention to him.

This guy is a man who has the desire but not the courage.

He's usually a very honest and unassuming person. He either stays home taking care of the kids or goes to his little restaurant, where he has his own little world.

I drink a couple of glasses occasionally, but I'm not addicted.

I might smoke two cigars, but I don't particularly like them.

I enjoy collecting old records, mainly Peking Opera and Cantonese Opera, but I never play them at home...

Why bother with so much about such an honest man?

Of course, Ottilie now knows that Old Zhong also has some connections.

But what's the background?
She doesn't care.

Ottilie was happy to be able to live a peaceful and stable life.

At least, Old Zhong won't be like Amos, who suddenly has a four-year-old daughter and two women willingly give birth to two sets of twins for him.

pretty good!
……

"Come on, I'll take you to get something good to eat."

"What do you want to eat? Toulouse sausage? Or pork knuckle?"

"Leah asked curiously."

Liu Jin rolled his eyes. "Is that stuff even fit for human consumption? Come with me."

He checked the car keys in the living room and chose a Volvo XC90 SUV.

Alizee bought this car in 07.

When the old lady came to Toulouse, she didn't like those flashy sports cars, so Alizée gave her a white SUV.

The exterior is very elegant, but not luxurious or ostentatious.

Back then, Qianqian drove this car every day, taking the old lady around Toulouse.

……

It's still that little restaurant located in a corner of Chinatown.

Old Zhong had arrived, and the enticing aroma of claypot rice wafted from the courtyard, making Liu Jin's mouth water.

He led Jerome and Lydia into the courtyard and closed the door behind them.

From the main house came the melodious sounds of a long Peking Opera, making Liu Jin feel as if he had entered a time tunnel and arrived at a farmhouse in the Republican era.

"Claypot rice, seafood congee, and a roast goose."

I haven't been here much lately, so the ingredients were all prepared on short notice... If you want to drink, there's astragalus rice wine in the fridge, which I had someone get from a distillery in Shanghai. It's a bit strong, so be careful when you drink it.

"Boss, what is claypot rice?"

Leah asked, puzzled.

Foolish people are asking questions, while wise people are already feasting.

The three of them had only eaten at McDonald's once during their drive from Grenoble, and were already starving.

Jerome enjoyed his meal with roast goose, a bite of claypot rice, and a sip of seafood porridge.

Leah took a sip of rice wine, looked surprised, and then downed a large glass in one gulp.

"This wine has a strong aftereffect, be careful."

"I know!"

Seeing that his persuasion was useless, Liu Jin stopped trying.

"Jerome, if she drinks too much, you're in charge."

Jerome glanced at Lydia, and Lydia immediately became obedient.

Where are Dawson and the others?

"Right in Grysan, he bought a small house in town, and his team members all live there now."

I'll go tomorrow.

Liu Jin took a bite of seafood porridge and suddenly asked, "Is Verena doing alright here?"

You mean that computer expert?

"Yes?"

"You really spoil her."

"What?"

Suddenly, Liu Jin had a bad feeling and looked at Lao Zhong with suspicion.

"I don't even know what to say about buying such a big computer."

"Buy a computer?"
It's just a computer, I'll buy it then.

Liu Jin thought something serious had happened, but it turned out he had just bought a computer.

"I'm going there tomorrow, do you want to come with me?"
"And while I'm at it, let's make an appointment with Dawson and see if they have time..."

"Leclerc and the others have always been very free, and we can meet up anytime after we arrive."

But is it really necessary?

"Old Zhong, this world is going to get more and more chaotic, I need to make some preparations."

"He's talking nonsense."

Old Zhong didn't quite understand what Liu Jin was saying, so he changed the subject and said, "By the way, Little Simon is back."

"Isn't he undergoing training at an army base in Corsica?"

"I've finished my studies."

"So, it's retirement?"

"No, I'm just back on vacation."

I heard from Turner that Simon Jr. might be transferred to a post in the southern Indian Ocean, apparently to some armed forces command.

He seemed conflicted and didn't really want to go.

I came back on vacation this time because of this matter.

"He's really pitiful."

Liu Jin was taken aback for a moment, but didn't take it to heart.

Simon Jr. apparently served overseas before, and then went back to France for training for a few years. He probably wouldn't be too willing to go abroad again.

Serving overseas is never as comfortable as serving at home.
What are the overseas departments of France like?
In Chinese parlance: a place where even birds wouldn't poop.

Although the Corsican base is located in the Mediterranean Sea, it is very close to the mainland, making it easy to go home.

Southern Indian Ocean?

Once you've set up a pole tens of thousands of kilometers away, getting home won't be so easy.

Therefore, Liu Jin's complaints about Simon are understandable.

But what good is understanding?

He couldn't help Simon either...

"The southern Indian Ocean?"

After dinner, Liu Jin and Lao Zhong drank and chatted until midnight before parting ways.

Sure enough, Leah drank too much.

However, she became quite well-behaved after getting drunk; she fell back into the back seat and didn't move.

On the way back, Liu Jin inquired about Jerome's so-called French Southern Indian Ocean Armed Forces Command.

Jerome also served in French overseas bases before.

However, it's not in the southern Indian Ocean, but in Central America.

He thought for a moment and said, "That should be the Reunion Island base."

"Where?"

"Located next to Madagascar and close to the Comoros, it is also an important foothold for France in the southern Indian Ocean."

But that place is indeed quite...

Haha, I heard that even now, Reunion Island still retains the 'Madagascar service,' which is a kind of continuation of slavery.

It was very backward and quite poor.

However, the port of Cape Calais is the fifth largest port in France, and geographically it is quite important.

"Forehead!"

Liu Jin thought about it and felt that it had nothing to do with him.

When I get back, I'll have a few drinks with Simon to cheer him up.

After all, Simon introduced him to Theo, who is now one of the most important security personnel at the Groussan Estate.

Theo personally trained all thirty-odd local dogs at the Gruson Estate.

……

Silent all night.

The next morning, Lao Zhong drove over.

Leah is still suffering from a hangover.

Anyone who has drunk rice wine knows that its aftereffects are something that not everyone can withstand.

In fact, eight out of ten foreigners can't handle Chinese liquor.

When Liu Jin first came to France, he had a big drinking session with his classmates.

As a result, in the dead of winter, they all felt feverish, took off their clothes, and stood calmly in the cold wind...

Judging from her appearance, she's probably done for today.

So Liu Jin asked Jerome to stay and take care of Lydia, while he drove the Campania SUV that Mara had given him, following behind Old Zhong, towards Grüsang.

As for Jerome and Lia, they can meet up in Grysan once Lia has recovered.

"But what if we're not here...?"

Liu Jin laughed and said, "Please, this is Toulouse, not Paris."

He certainly has the confidence to say such things. He is currently in Toulouse, and although he can't be said to be able to do whatever he wants, generally no one will cause him trouble.

Jerome had no choice but to agree.

The Iveco Campania that Mara gave him was a bright red SUV.

Liu Jin originally planned to change it to black or camouflage, but all the women, including Alizee, Eva, Tianxian, and AA, objected. They felt that the car's bright red color had a captivating wildness.

Where is it wild?

In any case, Liu Jin didn't notice it.

We departed at 9:00 AM and arrived at Gruzsan Estate at 11:00 AM.

After Liu Jin drove into the manor, he discovered...

Two more buildings have been added to the manor.

One building is next to the artificial lake, facing the two-story villa across the lake. The other building is located behind the old castle and is also a two-story building.

Behind the small building are forests and salt marshes.

“Turner, these two small buildings…”

"The small building by the lake was built at the request of Madame Ambrosio."

"This small building behind was commissioned by Miss Verena, who said you had already agreed to it; it's intended to serve as a security room and server room."

"Security room, server room...wait, server room?"

Old Zhong said quietly, "Velena asked me to help buy a supercomputer, which cost three million US dollars."

"what?"

Liu Jin finally realized why Lao Zhong had that strange expression when he said "it's just a computer" yesterday.

It is indeed a computer, but it is a supercomputer.

What would I need that thing for?

Enraged, Liu Jin didn't even bother to go back to his room to rest. He ran towards the small building, shouting as he ran, "Villia, come out here!"

A tall, beautiful girl with black hair walked out of the small building.

"Boss, what brings you here?"

When the girl saw Liu Jin, she ran over like a cheerful lark.

Her French had a strong Russian accent.

"When did you arrive? Vilia missed you so much."

"You bought a supercomputer?"

"Yes, didn't you say I should buy tools as needed?"

"But what would I need a supercomputer for?"

"Hehe, Boss, with this supercomputer, you can remotely monitor the security systems in your residences in Grusan, Toulouse, Salerno, and Paris. The supercomputer can respond to any attempt to attack immediately."

Liu Jin was stunned.

If that's the case, it doesn't seem impossible... what a load of rubbish!

That's a supercomputer, a supercomputer worth three million dollars!

"I don't like Salerno; the sea breeze there is too strong, and it's very humid."

There are gangs everywhere, which makes me feel unsafe.

I love Gryzan, and the sunshine here… With Dania, Boss, I can monitor and control any potentially dangerous intentions from Gryzan. It's a pity I can't enter America, otherwise I could install the system into your New York residence… But, if Boss wants, it wouldn't be difficult.

"You can find a computer expert in New York, and I'll remotely control it from here to ensure a smooth installation."

"So, in order to stay in Grysan, you made me buy a supercomputer?"
And who is Dania?

"Hehe, it's a program I designed."

Margot said that Verena was a homebody.

Aside from fiddling with her code at home, she wasn't interested in anything else.

Food, fashion, handsome men...

None of this could diminish her love for code.

By the way, this girl is said to have a virus code that is currently hiding in America's and the UK's banking systems.

What impressed Liu Jin the most was when he first met Verena and they occasionally talked about what she had done in America.

Verena once said, "If I weren't broke and couldn't get a top-of-the-line computer, those idiots America wouldn't be able to find me."

Gan!
She now has a high-spec computer.

And it's a damn supercomputer...

Liu Jin suddenly felt a little regretful, regretting that when she said she wanted to install a security system, he casually said, "You figure it out."

CIA, FBI, French National Security Agency...

The names flashed through his mind, making him a little uneasy.

The security building has two floors.

The first floor is the computer room, where supercomputers are located.

The second floor contains Verena's rooms, two in total.

One room was a bedroom, and the other was a 200-square-meter room filled with desktop computers and laptops, with all sorts of complicated cables and wires crisscrossing around, making Liu Jin's eyes dazzled.

"Boss!"

"Ok?"

"Come over here to register your face, fingerprints, and retina."

"what?"

"I'm going to hand over control of Dania to you... You bought all this equipment. I can operate it, but I can't control it."

If one day you discover that I've done something wrong, you can use Dania to directly destroy my code.

Liu Jin paused for a moment and looked at Verena.

He was a little surprised by the girl who looked like a delicate porcelain doll.

Dania is an artificial intelligence-like being she designed. Liu Jin doesn't know exactly what her abilities are, but a girl who can design AI code in this era is indeed worthy of being a hacker that even America has to be wary of.

But she also seems very naive...

Come to think of it, if she were truly cunning and shrewd, she wouldn't have been tricked into embezzling hundreds of millions of dollars, only to receive a few million in compensation, and then betrayed and stabbed in the back... Margot said that if Liu Jin hadn't taken her in, this girl would most likely have gone into prostitution.

"Vilia, next time you're going to do something, you'd better let me know in advance."

"I told you, and you agreed!"

"But you didn't say you wanted to replace the supercomputer."

"I said that my equipment was too rubbish and I wanted to replace it."

You said, "It's up to you, buy the best equipment!" Actually, this supercomputer is quite ordinary; it's the kind that's about to be phased out.

"Rejected from the Belgian Ministry of Defense."

Liu Jin's head snapped to the side, turning to look at Lao Zhong.

Old Zhong shrugged and said, "Don't worry, no one will go directly there, and no one will care where this supercomputer is. In name, it has already been destroyed."

"That's right, I knew it. How could a top-tier supercomputer be bought for just three million?"

"You better watch this thing..."

Liu Jin waved his hand halfway through his sentence.

Everyone's thought processes are generated differently.

I meant for you to buy a working computer, but you brought me a supercomputer that was phased out by the Department of Defense.

However, with such a supercomputer, my gaming should be very smooth.

Liu Jin shook his head, feeling a bit pathetic.

"Will there be any problems?"

"what is the problem?"

"I don't want to be found out."

"No, no one in the world can crack my code."

Verena was full of confidence.

But then he added, "However, there's one problem: it consumes a lot of power."

It would be best to apply for a separate power supply unit; otherwise, it will attract attention.

"Is it okay if I apply for a separate circuit?"

"I can use code to distribute the power consumption, so unless someone specifically searches for it, no one will notice the anomaly."

Liu Jin thought for a moment and said, "I'll talk to Old Sean later."

This Sean is Meera's cousin and also the mayor of Gruçon.

……

Admittedly, this supercomputer really startled Liu Jin.

But soon he discovered the benefits of supercomputing.

With astonishing computing power, Liu Jin can acquire cryptocurrencies in a more secretive way through the weak AI Dania.

Then these currencies are stored in the Dania supercomputer.

However, Liu Jin firmly held control over Dania.

With this supercomputer, Liu Jin can acquire Bitcoin on the market without anyone noticing!
Originally, I planned to hold 100,000 Bitcoins and then stop.

But now, with the help of supercomputing, he has increased that number to two million... It doesn't sound like much, but you should know that the highest value of Bitcoin is only 2100 million. Getting two million Bitcoins is already one-tenth of that.

Without supercomputers, he wouldn't dare to hold so much at once.

We spent the night at the Grysant Estate.

The next day, Liu Jin met the navigator squad led by Leclerc Dawson at the manor.

Leclerc Dawson is over sixty years old and has gray hair.

He was about the same height as Liu Jin, 186 cm, very tall and strong.

Besides Dawson, the Voyager Squad has five other members.

There were three men and two women. The youngest was named Germana, also known as Germa, and was thirty-one years old. The oldest was Dawson.

But besides Dawson, there was Vincenzo, 52 years old, who was also Dawson's most trusted assistant.

With Dawson's decision to retire, the rest of the Voyagers also decided to step down...

"Dr. Amos, as you can see, these old guys, except for Germa, have been in this business for twenty years."

We're all exhausted!
I don't want to do anything adventurous anymore.

We really enjoyed Gruysand. It was very quiet, the environment was beautiful, and the people were very friendly. When Jules introduced it to us, he said that all we needed to do was ensure the security of the estate, which I think wouldn't be difficult for us.

I've observed the security here, and it's quite good.

With just a few minor improvements, it can be made to be thorough.

This job isn't too strenuous, and the old guys all like it here... so we discussed it and decided that 120 million a year would be enough.

To be honest, we don't lack money; we just hope to have a comfortable place to retire.

Leclerc is very sincere.

Liu Jin talked with them for a while and then made a decision.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the safety of the Grüsang Manor is now in your hands."

……

After resolving the security issue, Liu Jin called Emily Leon, the customer service manager of Industrial Bank.

Subsequently, Amy Lyon brought Airbus engineers to the manor and discussed the Airbus modification issue in detail with Liu Jin.

Liu Jin stipulated that the cabin area should not be less than 80 square meters, otherwise he would feel very uncomfortable.

This is not difficult for Airbus.

After contacting Airbus, the engineer told Liu Jin: "There is an Airbus ACJ that has been modified in the Airbus modification workshop. It was originally ordered by Donald Fisher, the founder of JAP, America's largest clothing retailer, in 2007."

Airbus modified the aircraft to meet his requirements, giving it an interior space of 130 square meters.

He was supposed to receive it last year, but... Mr. Fisher passed away on September 27th last year, and his family, busy with the division of his estate, expressed no interest in the plane. The plane, including modifications, was worth a staggering $72 million.

The company's intention is that if Dr. Amos is interested, a deal can be made at cost price.

Liu Jin frowned slightly.

Donald Fisher?

He didn't know much about him, but he knew who he was.

America, an old playboy...

"I need to examine the physical object."

"Of course, you can go to the aviation city to check it out at any time."

Airbus is located in Toulouse.

It wasn't difficult for Liu to get in for a visit.

So he made an appointment with the engineer to visit the aviation city next Monday.

Emilion breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems the deal is basically finalized.

In that case, he could also earn a substantial commission.

As for Airbus, it disposed of one aircraft and recovered its funds, making it a win-win-win situation overall.

After seeing the engineers and others off, Liu Jin made another phone call to Salerno.

After confirming with his assistant that everything was alright, he told the assistant that he would probably stay in Toulouse for another week before returning.

The assistant told Liu Jin that she had received a call from Eva, asking her to go to America for an audition.

"Doctor, I'm a little scared."

"What are you afraid of? You've seen Eva before."

"But I'm afraid, what if you don't want me anymore after I finish filming the movie?"

"If you don't become famous, come back and be my assistant."

"If I become famous... you'll have to come back and continue being my assistant."

The assistant was actually happy to hear that.

"Then it's settled. No matter what the outcome, I'll come back to be your assistant."

……

(End of this chapter)