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Yes, why do we need such a big house!
Liu Jin couldn't explain it clearly either.

After rebirth, some things are brought over from the previous life.

During the most difficult period, he sold his house and almost lost everything.

The thing my mother hoped for most before she died was that he would buy back the house after he turned his life around.

Then the whole family can live happily together!
This is why Liu Jin has such a deep obsession with the big house...

"Because, I like it!"

His mother is still alive, and he has to make her happy.

The three Mela girls didn't quite understand his idea.

However, there was no persuasion.

"Okay, that's it. I'll handle it when I get back. My current apartment is expiring at the end of the month."

"That's okay. If you agree, I'll call back and have the law firm take care of the formalities!
By the way, Koster was fired. I found you a new lawyer, Mario, who's a veteran in the firm. He doesn't have a particularly impressive track record, but he handles things very reliably and is honest...

However, he charges more than Coster.”

"How tall?"

“It’s not too high.”

When Liu Jin heard this, he understood.

Mediocre lawyer!
His ability is average, but he is steady and reliable.

He was an international student and there were no major cases for him to hand over to the other party.

If there's a big case, let Chloe's mother take action...

"Okay, then it's him."

"Is that the decision?"

"You introduced me, how can I refuse?"

Chloe laughed when she heard this.

"Okay then. I'll let Mario know. He'll get the house ready as quickly as possible and won't delay your business."

"Actually, I'd rather have you be my lawyer..."

Liu Jin laughed and said, "When can I really practice law?"

"I want to, too... but a two-year internship is essential. Besides, even if I get my license, I probably won't stay in Toulouse. My dad wants me to join his law firm directly after I get my license."

Yes, Chloë’s father is the chairman of the board of directors of the Paris Bar Association.

Lawyer Manion, to put it bluntly, is the property of Chloe's father.

As for why her mother stayed in Toulouse instead of Paris... Is there a fixed profession in the legal profession?
Liu Jin shouldn't make too many assumptions, as that would be disrespectful to his friend.

Well, Chloe is his friend...

"It doesn't matter. If there's anything, I'll definitely come to you."

"Of course, who else would you like to see? Sophie Marceau or Alice?"

Liu Jin rolled his eyes at her.

……

After dinner, the three girls followed Liu Jin into the guest room.

Chloe turned on the TV in the inner room.

Mela, Ottilie and Liu Jin were in the outer room, turning on their computers.

"The contract with Random House is a routine operation. Don't worry."

Mela comforted Liu Jin first.

Then, he took out a stack of contracts from his briefcase.

They are the contracts for "Amelie", "The Father", "A Little Bit of a Sweetheart", "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" and "The Old Man and the Sea".

"The English translations of Amélie and The Father have been completed. Random House has promised that they will be the first to release the two books in mid-December.

Since the market response to "Pupils" wasn't very positive, they're waiting to finalize their promotional plan before releasing it next year. Originally, they weren't in a rush to release "Pirates"! But with my insistence and Ms. Balcells's help, they reluctantly agreed to release it mid-next month.

Mela listed the achievements of her trip to the Lighthouse Country one by one.

"Ms. Balcells will launch it in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America early next year.

By the way, are you interested in translating? She knows you have a high level of Spanish, so if you are willing, that would be the best option.

"This one……"

Liu Jin scratched his head and looked at Meila.

"Isn't that French..."

"Hehe, yes."

"Forget it then. I have a lot of work to do this year."

"Heavy?"

“One comic, two novels.

Besides, I also have to prepare to write the novel that Gao Xingjian and I made a bet on... I'm afraid I don't have time."

"OK then!"

Meila smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know why you're so anxious!"

“I just want to write more while I can.

When inspiration runs out, I can’t write even if I want to.”

"You're only twenty-six!" "Very old, sister."

Mela and Ottilie looked at each other and stopped trying to persuade her.

The writer never stops writing, has a strong desire to create, and writes quickly...

This is the dream work that many publishing houses dream of!
With such an author, what else can she say?

Try your best to cooperate...

"To date, 'Little Sweethearts' has sold a total of 230,000 copies in France, and its sales are extremely stable, always ranking tenth on the charts.

Market feedback is also gradually improving.

Many critics believe that the distorted sexual desires displayed in "Little Sweethearts" are cowardice hidden beneath willfulness... Amos, you may not believe this, but this book is actually the best of the three books in the critical community. And precisely because of this, there's no need to worry about sales; selling 500,000 copies is no problem.

"what?"

To be honest, Liu Jin, like Mela, has always lacked confidence in "Little Sweethearts".

did not expect……

"Father's sales are still on the rise. As of last week, the total sales in France reached 164 million copies.

Angel's sales have begun to decline, currently sitting at ninth place, with total sales of 135 million copies... However, sales in the French-speaking world are improving, and we expect to reach between eight and one million copies by the end of the year. Amos, congratulations."

“What about sales in other languages?”

"Currently, sales of the German edition are 180,000, Spanish 120,000, and Italian 80,000... As for Greek, Dutch, and Swedish... forget it, Swedish hasn't even cracked 10,000 yet. We haven't yet tallied the sales figures for the other lesser-known language editions, but the estimates aren't too high, so don't get your hopes up."

Meila nodded and said, "This result is already very good!"

"I think so."

After Ottilie finished speaking, she looked at Liu Jin with a half-smile.

"Amos, you don't think that sales in other languages ​​can be as good as in French."

"I never thought that France could achieve such sales. There are many factors at play... I know myself well."

"Hehe, don't be pessimistic. At least judging by the current situation, the combined sales of the German, Spanish, and Italian versions will be no less than one million copies... Don't look at me. Sales in Spain are very stable, but don't forget that the main force in the Spanish-speaking world is in South America."

That’s right!
The entire South American region, with the exception of Brazil, which is Portuguese-speaking, is mainly Spanish-speaking.

"Next, we will promote the Japanese version..."

"Forget about the Japanese version. When 'Life is Beautiful' comes out, I bet the Japanese will be so eager to skin me alive."

"Then let's wait until you write it down... Don't worry about this matter, I will find a way to solve it."

"All right!"

"Strangely enough, we contacted two Chinese publishing houses that we've worked with before, but they didn't seem very interested."

"Ok?"

Liu Jin was stunned.

But he reacted immediately.

I'm afraid he's not very interested. I guess Gao Xingjian is causing trouble.

Even though he is not doing so well in France, there are still a group of people in China who are willing to flatter him.

That's the situation!
Liu Jin could only sneer and not take it to heart at all.

It is estimated that he will most likely be isolated from domestic publishing in the future.

In fact, he had already been mentally prepared for this when Liu Jin started to criticize Gao Xingjian.

But when the matter came, he still felt a little uncomfortable...

"liu..."

"I'm fine!"

Liu Jin smiled and waved his hand.

To be honest, he didn't have a very clear understanding of China's literary world in his previous life.

"Tell me the good news."

Meera changed the subject.

"One is that the advance payment from Random House has arrived.

"One hundred thousand dollars per book, a total of five hundred thousand. I'll transfer it to your account later? Is it still Industrial Bank?"

"Um, let's remit this money to the Bank of China."

"OK!"

Mela continued, "The second one was an advance payment from Ms. Balcells. She was very generous and directly gave me one million US dollars... Was it also from the Bank of China?"

"Ok?"

Liu Jin was startled, thought for a moment and said, "Industrial Bank."

Industrial Bank was the account he was going to use to acquire Apple shares.

There were already five million dollars in it, plus Balcells' one million, a total of six million.

Liu Jin plans to buy all Apple stocks!

"The third……"

"Any more good news?"

Liu Jin's eyes widened.

Mela nodded and said, "Europa Films has made an offer for 'Father'!"

……

(End of this chapter)