I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 10 Hello, Old Joe
To be honest, this apartment is very simple.

The first floor is small.

On the second floor, there were only two camp beds that were probably bought on the spur of the moment.

No sheets, no quilt, nothing.

The sunlight is quite good, shining from the west.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines through the skylight, adding a touch of desolation.

"Let's go buy some bedding."

Liu Jin put the suitcase away and pulled Sun Yue out.

He remembered that there was a small road next to the apartment building that led directly to a commercial area.

Shopping there is very convenient.

Besides, after a busy day, Liu Jin was already hungry because he had not eaten or drunk anything since breakfast.

At this time, Sun Yue of course followed Liu Jin's arrangements and followed him out.

This commercial district is very busy, especially after dark, when there are many people. But there is one bad thing: there are a lot of black people.

So Sun Yue was very cautious along the way.

Liu Jin did not take Sun Yue to the mall for shopping, but went directly to a home textile store.

After the two bought the bedding, Sun Yue planned to carry it, but was stopped by Liu Jin.

He found the store, handed the items to the store, wrote down the address, and asked the store to deliver the goods.

"Is there such a service?"

Sun Yue couldn't help but ask.

Home delivery is normal.

Besides, the total amount of goods purchased by the two people exceeded 800 francs, so the store naturally had the responsibility to deliver the goods to their door.

This is negotiable.

"So what do we do now?"

"Have a meal!"

"Ah? You're not going back? What if they deliver the goods and we're not there?"

Liu Jin couldn't help laughing. "Then you really overestimate the efficiency of the French."

Glancing at his watch, he said, "After we finish our meal, we can take a stroll around here before heading back. They might not be able to deliver it to us."

Sun Yue, a little bit unconvinced.

The two of them were at a roadside Turkish kebab restaurant. After having a delicious meal, Sun Yue was in a hurry to go back.

Liu Jin had no choice but to go along with him.

But as he expected, the goods were not delivered until almost nine o'clock.

By this time, it was completely dark.

After making the bed and taking a hot bath, the two of them lay down on the bed.

Looking through the skylight at the dark sky.

Liu Jin closed his eyes and slowly fell asleep...

This is much better than before!
He remembered that he and Sun Yue had to sleep on a hard camp bed, relying on the cotton-padded clothes they brought with them to get through the October night in Toulouse.

It was so cold that night!
……

Liu Jin woke up early the next morning.

After washing up, he took the dazed Sun Yue out of the apartment and headed straight to school.

Toulouse Business School, also known as Toulouse Business School, was founded in 1903 by the Toulouse Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

It is not a fake university, but a legitimate business school.

In France, it is very famous.

It is also a member of the 780-year-old Toulouse University education system and one of the top comprehensive management schools in Europe.

High tuition fees and strict admission standards (well, Liu Jin and his class were the first batch of Chinese students, and the school had no reputation or influence in China, so the admission standards were not that strict).

At the same time, the school has many outstanding alumni.

The president of Cartier, the chairman of American Airlines France, the chairman of Motorola France, the vice president of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, the vice president of Airbus, the global vice president of IBM, etc., all graduated from this school.

I forgot to mention that Toulouse is the headquarters of Airbus, so it is also known as the Space City.

The school is located in Toulouse and has two campuses.

Liu Jin and his colleagues are at the Compans-Cafarelli campus, the main campus that focuses on master's programs. (Image)

Well, Liu Jin and his friends are here to study for a master's degree, also known as an MBA course.

You should know that in 2000, MBA was a very popular degree in the country.

But later on, the so-called MBA degree evolved into a circle degree.

Even if people without capital pass the exam and get a degree, they will still have no place to use their skills.

……

Report to the General Affairs Office.

Then he was taken to the classroom by Lydia, the assistant of the General Affairs Office.

Well, Lydia is a black woman and obese.

He is not tall and wears a pair of black-framed glasses, giving people a mean feeling.

Perhaps having been warned, Lydia was very polite.

But Liu Jin remembered clearly that when this old woman received them, she was quite arrogant...

"Brother Dong, this woman is really dark."

Compared with Liu Jin and the other three, Sun Yue has less experience.

He whispered to Dadong, but unexpectedly Liu Jin was behind him and slapped him in the face.

"Brother Jin, why are you hitting me?"

"Don't say that kind of thing, or you'll be in trouble... If someone is black, that's right. He can be black, but you can't say that, otherwise it's racism."

The Gallic chicken in 2000 was still a Gallic white-bone chicken and had not fully evolved into a black-bone chicken.

Just wait and see in twenty years...

If you dare to say that, they will dare to accuse you of something. Liu Jin had already told them the meaning of racial discrimination.

Sun Yue was a little unconvinced and said, "I'm speaking Chinese, and she doesn't understand?"

"Then can you guarantee that those who can understand won't tell on you?"

"what?"

Dadong understood what Liu Jin meant.

He patted Sun Yue on the shoulder and whispered, "When fellow villagers meet, they shoot each other in the back."

"If there are controversial things, say less."

Liu Jin warned.

Sun Yue and Liu Sisi both nodded vigorously.

At this time, Lydia brought them to the door of a classroom.

She knocked on the door and then pushed it open.

"Teacher Chopra, there are new Chinese students here."

This is a small classroom with more than a dozen tables. Five Chinese people, three men and two women, are sitting inside.

A short middle-aged man with dark blond curly hair and a slightly slanted top of his head turned his head and looked over.

He wore glasses and had a thick beard.

He is chubby and his smile makes people feel comfortable.

He waved to the people outside the door and said, "Come in, we're just about to start."

Dadong and his four companions filed in.

Liu Jin walked at the end, with a hint of joy and nostalgia in his eyes.

Bonjour, Lao Qiao, long time no see!
He was too familiar with the old man in front of him.

He taught Liu Jin how to taste cigars and drink foreign liquor...

His name is Dufresne Joamp, and he was the financial director of Procter & Gamble's UK branch from 1992 to 1998.

Later, he resigned due to illness and became a teacher at Toulouse Business School after recovering. He was once Liu Jin's second best teacher in the school.

After Liu Jin returned to China, the two kept in touch at first.

But they were thousands of miles apart and gradually became estranged.

Later, the last time Liu Jin heard from him was when he went to the Middle East to volunteer.

Then... there is no more!
Old Joe, Old Joe, you are still the same old guy, unkempt, a French man who is not French at all.

Qiao Anpu also noticed Liu Jin's gaze.

He froze for a moment.

Because he saw a very strange look in Liu Jin's eyes.

At the same time, he didn't know why, but he had a very kind and familiar feeling.

But he could swear that this was the first time he and Liu Jin met.

The old man is a doctoral student at the University of Toulouse II.

He had talked with Liu Jinchui in the past, and he was familiar with the editors-in-chief of many French publishing houses.

For example, Gallimard Publishing House; Martinière-Fouy Publishing Group; Midnight Publishing House; Alban Michel Publishing House...

He also wrote a book himself, which was published by Alban Michel Publishing House.

Later, he cried in an email to Liu Jin: French literature is dead!

Liu Jin asked him the reason.

The answer is: his novel only sold 180 copies...

This guy is definitely a very energetic person.

I just don't know what motivated him to go to the Middle East as a volunteer, and I don't know whether he will still be alive in 2025.

Well, he should be alive!

Although Old Joe smokes, drinks, and has his hair permed, he is a good man.

……

There are two classes in the morning.

Old Joe's accounting and Russell Tovey's macroeconomics.

Russell Tovey was an obese black man, probably in his fifties, with gray curly hair and a strong body odor.

He always wears very strong perfume, so that the classroom smells very pungent.

Liu Jin doesn't like this old black man!

Because he is a black man. I can discriminate against others, but no one can discriminate against me.

When he lectured on the macro-sutras, he always spoke in a condescending tone, which made people feel very uncomfortable.

Liu Jin was sure that he must be very polite when teaching local French students and students from other international classes.

Originally, he wanted to get close to Qiao Anpu.

But considering Qiao Anpu's personality, Liu Jin decided to proceed step by step.

Anyway, he can't run away!
In the afternoon, Lydia took them to open a bank account and collect a check.

After returning to school, Liu Jin and others paid the tuition and accommodation fees.

In one fell swoop, nearly 50,000 francs were gone.

We have to speed up!

There is not much time left for Liu Jin.

After school in the afternoon, Liu Jin pulled Sun Yue and stopped Dadong and Yang Dongqi.

"Is something wrong?"

"Well, something happened!"

Liu Jin said very seriously.

……

(End of this chapter)