I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 131 Mulholland Drive
After visiting Isabelle Huppert, Liu Jin prepared to return to Toulouse according to his plan.

After all, driving at night is hard and dangerous!

"Let's go later, or go back tomorrow morning?"

"why?"

"There's a cocktail party tonight, and I want you to accompany me."

Liu Jin was stunned.

"A cocktail party?"

"It's actually a promotional event, hosted by director David Lynch, and many filmmakers will be in attendance."

"It's not appropriate for me, an outsider, to go to a filmmaker's gathering."

"Why not? Don't forget that your book 'Amelie' is already being adapted. Speaking of which, you're considered an insider."

"Me, an insider?"

Liu Jin was confused.

I never thought about entering this circle again.

Too complicated!
He thinks he doesn't have that ability.

So after his rebirth, he chose the path of writing and planned to keep writing.

Unexpectedly, I became an insider?
This was the circle he had tried so hard to fit into in his previous life, but he just couldn't!
Seeing Liu Jin hesitate, Sophie asked, "Do you have classes tomorrow?"

"That's not true!"

As usual, we have French class on Monday.

However, he has already finished his French exam, and it is estimated that at this time, Teacher Julie should be preparing to resign and move, and will not continue to teach.

So, Monday is a day off.

"Then let's go together, okay?"

There was a hint of request in Sophie's tone.

Liu Jin couldn't refuse, so he had to agree.

In the afternoon, he accompanied Sophie back to the hotel. They chatted on the balcony, and he fell asleep in a daze.

In the evening, Liu Jin was awakened.

Sophie Marceau prepared a suit for him.

"Amos, have you grown taller?"

"no!"

"I feel like you've grown a little taller."

When Liu Jin put on the suit that Sophie Marceau carefully prepared for him, Sophie Marceau suddenly asked.

Have you grown taller?

Liu Jin stood in front of the mirror and looked at himself.

The last time I measured my height, I was 183cm. If I grow any taller...

I don’t like playing basketball!

……

That night, Liu Jin and Sophie Marceau came to the Martinez Hotel together.

This is an extremely luxurious hotel in Cannes, famous for its grand Beaux-Arts decoration.

The cocktail party Liu Jin imagined was held in a luxurious banquet hall.

A group of people in suits gathered together in a pretentious manner, chatting about some vague topics in a sanctimonious manner.

In fact, David Lynch's cocktail party was on the beach.

A private beach of the hotel with great privacy.

There is a poster at the entrance.

Mulholland Drive.

On the poster, two women are gazing forward.

One of them looked familiar.

"Mulholland Drive"!
Liu Jin finally realized that the translation of the introduction he had read in the newspaper was a bit too outrageous.

What yellow station wagon...

Isn't this Mulholland Drive?

At the same time, the message from director David Lynch flashed through my mind.

An independent film director with a unique personality.

Before Liu Jin was reborn, he died in 2025.

"what happened?"

Sophie Marceau saw Liu Jin in a daze and asked in confusion.

"Nothing, just remembered something..." He suddenly asked, "Has this movie been shown yet?"

"Of course, it's directed by David Lynch after all."

"How does it feel?"

"It's a bit... hard to understand. It's mysterious and puzzling."

"Confused?"

“It’s dreamy, but it feels like it’s essentially telling a Hollywood story… I only watched it once, but I didn’t understand it.”

"That's interesting!"

Liu Jin and Sophie chatted as they walked onto the beach.

He had seen Mulholland Drive, and it was indeed a bit confusing.

The director's narrative style was somewhat novel in 2001.

It is a parallel narrative technique that was later very commonly used.

The plot seems confusing at first glance, but ultimately reveals a kaleidoscope of confusion and depth.

The stories scattered in every corner and the shots jumping back and forth seem to be testing the audience's mind and patience...

Anyway, Liu Jin watched it about seven or eight times in his previous life before he understood the meaning behind it.

A wonderful story!

But there is a threshold.

"Hey, Amos!"

While Liu Jin was chatting with Sophie Marceau, Adjani came over. She smiled and hugged Liu Jin, then said, "The Father is so well written that I almost regret it!"

"regret?"

"I should buy the rights to 'Father' and 'Angel' together."

"It's possible now!"

"Now, I'm afraid it will be difficult."

Ajani said with a smile.

"Father" was a huge success, and Reading Magazine predicted that its final sales would exceed 200 copies, giving it a chance to claim the top sales title in 2001.

The most important thing is that my father has become popular!

The social attention aroused by Alzheimer's disease has a huge impact.

Angel previously sold it for over $2 million.

But the transaction price of my father's copyright is likely to exceed three million, or even higher.

Liu Jin smiled and said, "Ajani, I can keep it for you until the end of the year, how about that?"

"Slick boy."

Ajani smiled and patted him.

End of the year?

If "Father" eventually wins the sales championship, the copyright will definitely be more expensive.

"Come on, I'll introduce you to two colleagues... Sophie, you don't mind, do you?"

Adjani smiled and winked at Sophie Marceau.

Sophie smiled and didn't object.

She happened to see a few acquaintances and was about to go over to say hello.

……

Ajani brought Liu Jin to a man and a woman.

"Mahasweta Devi, a female writer from India, her book 'Mother No. 1084' will be published next month."

After saying that, Ajani whispered, "Her book has been taken a fancy to by a friend of mine."

Liu Jin immediately understood what Ajani meant.

It's nothing more than waiting for the work to be published and then helping to cheer it on.

He nodded, smiled and hugged the other person.

Fortunately, there was no smell of curry, so he must be from a high caste.

"This is……"

"Ha, no need for introductions. I know you, Amos, an excellent writer from China. 'Father' is fantastic. I've read it twice and couldn't put it down. I'm Christian Oster."

Liu Jin also recognized the other person.

He had spoken well of him on TV.

He walked forward with a smile and hugged the other person.

"Apart from falling in love, I'm good for nothing. I mean, I pursue love and never care about the outcome..."

"Hahaha, you're a good guy!"

What Liu Jin just said was Christian’s classic line in his new book "A Maid".

This just scratched Christian's itch.

He felt that the Chinese boy in front of him understood him!

"But I remember you were studying in Toulouse. How did you end up in Cannes?"

Ajani on the side smiled and said, "He came here with Sophie."

"Sophie? Sophie Marceau?"

Christian, who was over fifty, was startled for a moment, then laughed and said, "Damn Amos, when did you pick our French Rose?"

Liu Jin smiled and said, "This is my only skill."

"The only skill...hahaha, you are such a bad boy."

Anyway, Christian felt that Liu Jin was very much to his liking.

As for Ms. Dewey, her works are mainly in Bengali and she is not proficient in French.

This time I came to France mainly to promote the French version of Xinhua News Agency.

She didn't quite understand the conversation between Liu Jin and Christian, but she could feel that this young Chinese guy seemed to be very capable.

After all, Christian is the winner of the Medici Prize!

The four of them talked for a while, and then Ajani met an acquaintance and left first.

Christian was walking around with a wine glass in his hand, as if he was looking for a target.

The old guy is fifty years old and a playboy.

In Adjani’s words: The male protagonists in Christian are basically based on himself.

Dewei accompanied Ajani away.

Liu Jin didn't know anyone else, so he walked to a movie poster.

It's Naomi Watts!

He finally remembered who the familiar woman in the poster was.

I first got to know Naomi through her 2005 film King Kong.
Yes, that one where King Kong shoots a plane on the Empire State Building.

Stunning!

Naomi's impression on Liu Jin at that time could be described in two words: stunning!
But didn’t domestic reports say that she had a very difficult life before?

She is actually the heroine of "Mulholland Drive"?

Liu Jin didn't recognize the other woman on the poster.

However, in Liu Jin's opinion, it would be nonsense to say that the heroine who was able to play the leading role in David Lynch's movie became famous because of "King Kong".

Thinking of this, he smiled and raised his glass to Naomi, who looked nervous on the poster.

"Hey there, Ms. Naomi!"

"Hey, hello, sir!"

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(End of this chapter)