I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 170 David Lynch’s Invitation

Become a mess?
At first, Liu Jin thought it was just Balcells' exaggeration.

But when he came out of Mallorca, he realized that things were really chaotic.

Just when Liu Jin was hiding in a small port town to recuperate, the sales of "Father Trapped in Time" officially exceeded two million.

The shadow of 911 seems to have dissipated.

The book market is once again full of vitality!
After sales of "The Father" surpassed two million, "The Father," which had previously given up its top spot on the sales chart, experienced another surge in the past week, selling 71,000 copies in a single week and once again taking the top spot.

Of course, if only my father's sales exceeded two million, it wouldn't cause chaos.

Just last week, the global sales of Alijie's first album "Food" officially exceeded 7 million, and she has already won the championship of this year in advance.

During the interview, Alix once again expressed her gratitude to Liu Jin.

"When I was at my lowest and most depressed, Liu Jin saved me with the song 'Bad Day'.

I thank him, I love him..."

The important part is the line 'I love amos! '

It broke the defense of many French people.

Shortly after the interview was published, an unexpected person suddenly stood up.

Jean-Philippe Toussaint is a representative figure of the 'New Novel' in French literary circles.

In an interview, he suddenly mentioned Liu Jin.

“Amos had no knowledge of French culture; he was just a thief who had achieved some success through luck.

I have seen "The Father", it's very absurd.

I don't think it's a good story, it just made him famous by taking advantage of the pain of Alzheimer's patients.

As for "Amelie"?
Without Ms. Alizee’s help, no one would have bought it.”

……

After Liu Jin returned to Toulouse, he put the cat and dog cages in the trunk.

He drove out of the airport.

"Ottilie, is Meera back?"

"I came back yesterday!"

I knew that after something like this happened, Mela couldn't stay in Paris any longer.

"What's up with that Tucson?"

“Not sure, Meila is still investigating.

He's a writer for Midnight Publishing, so logically, he shouldn't make that kind of statement. But you writers all have weird tempers, and Toussaint is even more so. He's a notorious bad boy, and even Ms. Elaina can't do anything about him."

"Is it a big deal?"

“Not really, but he’s definitely a best-selling author.”

"I don't think I've heard of it."

"That's normal. He published 'Self-Portrait (Abroad)' last year, but the results weren't ideal. He hasn't published any new works this year, so it's normal you didn't know about him. His first work, 'Bathroom', was published in 1985, followed by 'Mr.' in 1986, 'Camera' in 1989, and 'Hesitation' and 'Television' in 1998. They were all very popular."

"I haven't heard of any of them."

"Hehe, he's quite famous in the French literary world."

Ottilie suddenly changed the subject: "Wait a minute, Mela is coming."

After a while, Meera's voice came over the phone.

"Liu, how are you?"

“It was a great vacation.”

"That's good!"

"I saw the news on the plane. What happened to that Tucson? I don't remember provoking him."

"Um, I asked Elena."

"how?"

"He changed jobs and was poached by Hachette Publishing Group!"

"what?"

"It's said that when he was negotiating with Midnight Publishing for his new book, Elaina didn't meet his requirements, so she handed the manuscript to Hachette Publishing Group. Most likely, she wanted to promote his new book...

Moreover, he is a loyal fan of Alizee.

Plus, your momentum this year is too strong, and Tusen believes that the reason why Elaina did not agree to his request is because of her cooperation with you."

"How did he know we were working with Midnight?"

"Have you forgotten the recommendation for 'Pirates of the Caribbean'? Elaina mobilized several top writers from Midnight Publishing to endorse you. I think she also invited Toussaint, but he didn't agree. Plus, Alice confessed..."

"That's just a way of expressing yourself, not a confession."

"Hahaha, then I don't know! Anyway, you make her fans very angry." At this time, Liu Jin had arrived at the residence.

He drove into the garage, took the cat and dog cages out of the trunk, and let the cats and dogs out.

After a bumpy ride, the two dogs and one cat were all a little tired.

As soon as it ran out of the cage, it ran into the room.

Julie and Adrian slept in the doghouse by the door, while Eva jumped onto the sofa and curled up in a ball.

Liu Jin carried his luggage and walked into the room.

"Well, I can't do anything about it. Let him say whatever he wants."

"I think so too. With your current sales volume, there's no need to argue with him.

However, I'm worried he won't give up. Hachette is more powerful than Midnight Publishing. Plus, Elaina has to appease her writers, so she won't stand up for you... That's a bit of a problem."

"Yeah, it's a bit troublesome."

Liu Jin sat down on the sofa, picked up the cigarette box from the coffee table and lit a cigarette.

"Ottilie just said that he's signed a new book contract with Hachette. Do you know when it will be published?"

“It will probably be next year.”

On the other side of the phone, Meila sat down at her desk and lit a cigarette.

"Elena said that his new book is called 'Making 00 Love' and that its quality is average, so she didn't agree to his request for % royalties."

A very French title indeed!

Really are……

Liu Jin found it a little hard to accept.

Meila exhaled a puff of smoke and continued, "He's obviously using your popularity to promote his new book.

If you ask me, you have to release another hit next year to suppress him. If you can win the championship again next year, no one will have anything to say."

“It’s not that easy to make a hit!”

Liu Jin scratched his head and changed his posture.

“Originally, I planned to finish the last two parts of Love in this year.

But if I want to win the championship, it might be difficult. Plus, I have to prepare for "Life is Beautiful"... I'm afraid I won't have the energy in the short term."

“You don’t need to create anything. Don’t forget that Elena still has a copy of ‘Dragon Tattoo’.

Midnight Publishing will definitely not let this go now that Toussaint has switched to Hachette. Elaina can't support you, but using Dragon Tattoo to promote his new book next year shouldn't be a problem. You don't have to worry about it.

Yeah, I forgot there was a book called "Dragon Tattoo".

Liu Jin slapped his forehead. He was really feeling a little dizzy lately!
"However, if he continues to provoke like this, it will not be a good thing after all."

Ottilie came over at this time and placed an invitation in front of Mela.

Meila took one look and immediately smiled.

"Liu, how about going to America?"

"what?"

Liu Jin was stunned by Mela's jumping thoughts.

"To America?"

"If you stay in France now, you'll just become a target... Even if Toussaint doesn't want you to, Hachette will make a fuss about you.

Director David Lynch has sent you an invitation to New York to discuss the rights to Identity. I think this is an opportunity for you to get out of this situation, and if we can reach a deal, the pressure on you will be much less.”

"But I just came back from leave..."

Liu Jin could already imagine that Lao Pi would definitely be angry.

Meera smiled.

"Don't worry about the school. I'll negotiate with them."

"you?"

"You are the top writer of our Singla Publishing House!"

Meera said, handing the invitation to Ottilie.

Ottilie smiled and nodded.

Although Mela didn't say a word, she knew very well what Mela meant.

Get out and reach a cooperation in America.

David Lynch's title of Best Director at the 54th Cannes Film Festival this year is enough to ease external public opinion.

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