I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 14 Paris at Night
See TGV again.

There were a lot of people and I couldn't buy a seat ticket.

Fortunately, Liu Jin was not a very particular person, so he found a corner and sat on the ground.

Not bad either!

The smell of perfume was strong in the carriage, but not so strong in the corners.

And he's not alone.

Many people were like him, sitting in the corner and taking a nap.

It is difficult to express in words the French people's yearning for Paris.

For example, one of his classmates was not Chinese, but pure French.

I would go to Paris every weekend and buy a lot of clothes, filling up the closet in my apartment.

Students’ pursuit of fashion is sometimes really crazy.

Of course, his family background is indeed good!
However, the one with the best family background in Toulouse Business School has not appeared yet.

It should be next year!
That was also Liu Jin's best friend in Toulouse.

Twenty years later, he often saw that very familiar yet particularly unfamiliar face in international political news.

……

Close your eyes and hug your backpack.

I went over the plot of "Amelie" in my mind again.

It’s already very clear!

It can be completed by next weekend at the latest.

Well, after writing "Amelie", what should I write?

Liu Jin has two plans.

And he came to Paris this time to work on that book.

We have to hurry up, otherwise it will be too late by the time Sean Penn and his team release the script!

As for the third book, it needs some polishing.

The original work did not achieve very good results because the script was too hastily written and the lines were relatively mediocre.

However, it has a very high reputation among niche groups.

Liu Jin plans to combine that movie with another American movie.

This requires careful planning... Although the themes of the two films are different, their structures are very similar.

If Liu Jin was in the Lighthouse, he would choose that one without hesitation.

But he is in France now...

First of all, we have to satisfy the tastes of the French.

Well, there are so many classic lines in that movie!
How to magically change it?

Liu Jin began to try hard to recall the contents of the two movies.

Perhaps, the information and data in his mobile phone were really absorbed by him during the process of rebirth and time travel.

He quickly remembered the contents of the two movies.

In the eyes of others, Liu Jin was resting.

But for Liu Jin, he did pass the time by reminiscing.

At 10:15 pm, the train arrived at Gare de Lyon.

Back again!

When he got off the train and walked out of the gate, he suddenly opened his arms and burst into laughter.

Who knows why the French named the train station in Paris Gare de Lyon?
Fortunately, there were not too many people at the train station at that time, mainly passengers getting off the train, so it did not cause any sensation.

I have seen many people who react like Liu Jin.

I understand your yearning for Paris!
What's more, she's an Asian...

After leaving the train station, Liu Jin bought a few hamburgers at McDonald's next to the exit.

It’s not a Big Mac, nor a cheeseburger, it’s just a meat patty between two slices of bread... well, it’s so simple, not even as good as a white steamed bun.

The key is cheap, 5 francs each.

A Big Mac costs 19.9 francs, which can buy four of these burgers.

Back then, it was Sun Yue’s favorite.

Gotta save some money!
There were only 100,000 francs left in the account.

Originally, Liu Jin planned to wait until he moved next year to install a network cable.

As a result, I asked...

Not to mention the installation fee, the internet fee of nearly 500 francs per month is terrifying.

This is just surfing the Internet.

If you add a phone, I can go to your bar!

Wait two more years!
The book was published and I received the royalties.

Two years later, Xavier Neil will launch a new technology that will reduce Internet fees from more than 29.9 euros per month to euros.

Well, it should have been in 2002.

Unfortunately, Liu Jin did not pursue a career in technology in his previous life.

Otherwise, if you were reborn and used all that technology, why would you still have to work so hard at a desk?
No, I still have to work harder.

Look at those people working in technology, each of them earns billions.

Can you believe it? In 2001, Apple's market capitalization was only $70 billion, with a share price of $1.3.

But twenty years later, it was nearly 4 trillion.

If we can't eat meat, we can always drink some soup!

……

Night falls over Paris.

The flashing neon lights add a charming atmosphere to the city.

Paris in 2000 was not yet shrouded in the atmosphere of terrorist attacks.

There aren't that many refugees wandering the streets.

Well, the danger is mainly concentrated on Albanians and blacks.

In a few years, the number of gangs in Eastern Europe will increase year by year, and there will be more and more refugees and kbfz.

There are many thieves targeting Chinese people on the streets.

Blacks, Albanians, Gypsies, Eastern Europeans, Middle Eastern refugees...

Sometimes Liu Jin was a little confused.

What did the French experience during those twenty years?
From the proud Gallic chicken, it has become a black-bone chicken, so much so that many white French people actually want to escape. As for Ma Ge...

Liu Jin didn't think much of it.

But a gigolo can become president and even be re-elected.

Twenty years later, France is in chaos!

Make money, work hard to make money, and when you have enough money, return to your country to retire.

We don't take advantage of the country, all we want is a peaceful and stable life.

Unconsciously, I arrived at Citi Island
It was already late, and the west facade of Notre Dame was closed to visitors.

Liu Jin sat down outside a coffee shop by the river, ordered a cappuccino, sat on a chair, and ate the cold hamburger in big mouthfuls.

Then, I sat on the chair and looked at the shadows of the Ile de Cité and Notre Dame Cathedral in the night.

Because of Hugo, Notre Dame de Paris, although a tourist attraction in Paris, is not a landmark.

Compared with the Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame de Paris is an unknown tourist attraction.

There are many cafes and restaurants along the coast, but not many tourists.

Most people probably like the quietness and scenery here...

"A bottle of Heineken."

"Little girl, how old are you?"

"I……"

"You're probably not old enough to drink."

Liu Jin turned his head and saw a girl sitting at a table not far away.

She wanted to order a bottle of beer, but she looked like a minor, so the waiter naturally didn't dare to sell it to her.

"I'm an adult!"

"Blue Mountain, Cappuccino, Espresso, all are fine."

The waiter smiled and said, "No beer."

"I'm really an adult now. If you don't believe me, just look."

The girl took out her ID card and handed it to the other party.

"16 years old is indeed an adult, but you are not yet 18, so I cannot provide it."

"But Ajaccio can do it at 16."

"Madame, you said that was Ajaccio and this is Paris."

France has strict regulations on the drinking age.

Alcohol cannot be served to those under 18 years old.

Of course, there are places where it can be.

In small places, it's not so strict, like Ajaccio as the girl mentioned.

Well, Ajaccio, I think it’s Corsica.

Liu Jin curled his lips, turned his head, and continued to stare blankly in the direction of Xiti Island.

A wisp of fragrance permeates the nose.

"Chanel, um, not Green Encounter, number five!"

I don’t know if it’s a benefit bestowed by rebirth, but Liu Jin has a particularly good nose and is very sensitive to the smell of perfume.

Just like before, on the train, he could deduce the brand Chloe was using just by the smell.

The girl sat down opposite.

"Amazing!"

"So perfunctory."

"Hehe, I mean your French is amazing."

"Just study. If you live in China for a while, you can do it too."

"Really? But I heard Chinese is very difficult to learn."

"At first I also found French difficult to learn, especially the 'dong' sound, which took me a long time to master."

"Yeah, yeah, I think so too."

The girl is really brave.

Not only is he wandering around the street alone late at night, but he also dares to chat with strangers?

"You haven't told me yet, what are you looking at?"

"Why are you chatting with me?"

"I don't want to, but we're the only two out there."

Liu Jin was startled and looked around.

Indeed, they were the only two outside.

The room was quite lively, with quite a few people...

“I’m watching a love story.”

"what?"

"A love story of life and death hidden in Notre Dame de Paris."

"Notre Dame de Paris? How come I don't know about it?"

Liu Jin couldn't help laughing.

He reached out and pointed at his head, "Because I haven't thought of this story yet."

“So, you’re a writer?”

"Not yet. Trying to finish my first novel."

“Notre Dame?”

"No, that takes time. The story isn't mature enough yet. I need time to perfect it slowly."

"You, a Chinese, actually want to write a story about France?"

"is it not OK?"

"Okay, but it just feels a little... a little weird."

“So, literature knows no national boundaries.”

The girl smiled.

She suddenly extended her hand and said, "Meet me, a writer from China who wants to write about French stories. My name is Alice."

……

(End of this chapter)