I am a literary giant in Europe

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Chinese Embassy in France, 20 Rue des Ouests, th Arrondissement, Paris.

In France, eight o'clock is the time to get off work.

Normal French people at this time are either enjoying the nightlife or resting at home.

But for embassy staff, working overtime is also a normal thing.

"He hung up the phone?"

After hearing the staff's report, Mr. Lu was stunned at first, and then he laughed.

"You're very vigilant, as expected of a descendant of a soldier."

"Do you want to keep in touch?"

"Of course...never mind, I'll contact him."

After saying that, Mr. Lu put the registration form on the table, picked up the phone and dialed Liu Jin's number.

Liu Jin was preparing to start work.

After seeing that it was another unfamiliar landline number, I became a little impatient.

"I don't buy insurance, stocks, or any health supplements."

"Mr. Liu, my last name is Lu. We had dinner together at the Miramar Hotel in District 11 before. Do you remember?"

"road?"

Liu Jin was stunned for a moment.

But he quickly remembered who the other person was.

"Mr. Lu, how do you have my phone number?"

"Mr. Liu is a celebrity now, and it took us a lot of effort to get your number.

Formal introductions: I'm Lu Shaye, Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in France. I'm calling you today to register your information. You're a cultural celebrity with great influence in France, so we're very interested in you.

pay attention to?

Also normal.

Liu Jin has been making quite a fuss recently.

"Just now...haha, I thought you were a liar. I'm so sorry."

“It’s a good habit to stay alert when you’re out.

Many of our compatriots, after arriving in a foreign country, always treat strangers with the utmost kindness, which is not a good habit."

"Haha, I think so too."

"Okay, let's get down to business. We're verifying your information, both because of your influence and as a record. This year, we'll be signing a cultural exchange agreement with France. The embassy and consulate will also be hosting events from time to time to promote our culture... As an influential cultural figure, we hope you'll participate when the time is right, if you have the time, to promote cultural exchange between our two countries."

China-France Cultural Exchange Year?
I remembered!

In 2001, China and France did sign a cultural exchange agreement.

Next year, China will take the lead in organizing Sino-French cultural exchange activities.

France will then hold a similar reciprocal cultural exchange in 2003.

France during this period was basically normal.

It won’t be like more than 20 years later, when China is stabbed in the back by the Lighthouse Country and is now looking for trouble with China.

Ma will join the Socialist Party this year.

But now, he is still an ordinary little guy, seemingly working as an assistant...

Damn, this guy was born in 1977, two years younger than Liu Jin.

Twenty years later, you are the President of France.

And he...

When Liu Jin thought of this, he felt a little sad.

He probably hasn't met Brigitte yet, who is 24 years older than him.

"Mr. Liu, Mr. Liu? Are you listening?"

"Yes, I'm here. I just suddenly remembered something and got distracted."

Lusha also laughed.

As a writer, my thoughts are quick, so it's normal for me to get distracted.

"Do you accept what I just said?"

"Participate in the event?"

"Yes."

"That's no problem!"

It’s not like I haven’t participated in it in my previous life.

Liu Jin certainly wouldn't refuse such a thing. "But I'm going back to China at the end of the month, probably around the end of August."

Lusha was also stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted.

Summer vacation is coming!

I almost forgot that Liu Jin is still a student.

He quickly wrote it down on the form with a pen, and then asked for some specific personal information.

"By the way, I read your new book. It's very exciting."

"Thank you!"

Liu Jin was very grateful for the praise from the future ambassador.

"That's all, then. I look forward to you writing more excellent works to promote cultural exchanges between our two countries. If you have time to come to Paris, you can call me. I'll send you my number, and then we can go to Miramar to eat crispy beef noodles."

"Ok!"

Liu Jin was very happy to get Mr. Lu's phone number.

He hung up the phone and waved his arms vigorously.

France will be in chaos in the future.

For Liu Jin, it is also a great thing to have a powerful person like Mr. Lu as a friend.

Of course, he tried not to bother others.

After all, China's foreign policy...

Forget it, I'd better stop nagging, so as to avoid being audited.

……

"The Father" sold over one million copies in its ninth week.

Although many newspapers and commentators had previously stated that breaking 100 was a foregone conclusion, no one could have imagined that it would come so soon.

Nine weeks, one million copies sold!
The entire French literary world was suddenly in an uproar!
If only "Father" broke one million, it might not have had such a big impact.

But the problem is that Liu Jin's debut work "Amelie" just broke the one million sales mark two weeks ago.

This is no small thing!
The sales of two consecutive books exceeding one million indicate that Liu Jin has firmly established his foothold in the French literary world.

Mela called from the Lighthouse Country to discuss the publication of "Little Sweethearts".

"Liu, Ms. Elaina sent me an email suggesting that the publication of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo be postponed."

"why?"

“…There are a lot of factors.”

"I am listening."

Meila was silent on the phone for a moment.

Then she said, "Having two books sell over a million copies in a row within a month is both a good thing and a bad thing. The good thing is that your reputation is completely established; the bad thing, Ms. Elaina said, is that some people are not very satisfied.

Ms. Elana said: "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is a work that can create a sales miracle.

If it were to be released again this year, it would likely attract competition from other publishers, which could affect the sales of Dragon Tattoo.”

That's possible!
Liu Jin thought about it and agreed with Meila's words.

"Secondly, 'Angel' and 'Father' need time to settle. Meanwhile, Ottilie has already begun promoting publication in other languages. These two books, combined with 'Little Sweethearts,' are enough to dominate the entire market.

It would be best if "Dragon Tattoo" was published next year. Ms. Elaina meant that it should win the sales championship next year.

Therefore, I think we should shift our focus to marketing the three Angel books in other languages.”

In 2000, according to statistics from Le Figaro, the average French person reads about twenty to twenty-six books.

I guess the same is true in 2001.

Two works that have sold millions of copies are already excellent enough.

If "Dragon Tattoo" is published again and it breaks through one million again... Well, it will definitely break through one million, and it will definitely be targeted.

A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind!

"But 'Pirates of the Caribbean'..."

"I saw the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie... Liu, I'm really jealous of you now! You're Chinese, but it seems like God favors you. I really want to fly back to France, cut open your head, and see what your brain looks like... It's so fucking beautiful! Ms. Balcells called me and cursed."

"Hahaha, I thought you were praising me."

Liu Jin couldn't help laughing...

……

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