I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 180 Reflection

Mr. Zhang came to the prayer meeting despite being ill.

She had already made an appointment with the doctor, but because of the prayer meeting and exhibition, she gave up the surgery and came to attend.

You can feel that there is a fire in her heart.

Liu Jin and Mr. Zhang chatted for a long time.

Talk about her experiences before and after creating "The Rape of Nanking".

Talk about her current situation.

Talking about "Life is Beautiful"...

"Everything will be fine. I firmly believe that good will prevail over evil in this world."

When she said this, there was a smile on her face and light in her eyes.

Liu Jin smiled and nodded in agreement.

He admires Mr. Zhang, but to be honest, he doesn't know much about Mr. Zhang's deeds.

Maybe!
He didn't know what to say.

He only knew that twenty years later, those little devils were still wreaking havoc and causing great suffering.

……

No more writing!
Sometimes I feel very depressed.

The day after meeting Mr. Zhang, she returned to Los Angeles.

Liu Jin, on the other hand, was preparing to leave San Francisco.

During this period, when a reporter from XX Daily learned that Liu Jin was in San Francisco, he wanted to interview him, but was rejected by Liu Jin.

(After this report, the newspaper never reported any information about Mr. Zhang again.)

He had no acquaintances in San Francisco.

Twenty years later, he has a friend here.

But now, that friend seems to have just been born.

So after paying attention to the prayer meeting at St. Mary's Cathedral, Liu Jin went directly to Los Angeles.

He was going to visit Robert here and then visit Sophie.

On December 17th, the results for the tenth week of publishing for Pirates of the Caribbean were announced.

Driven by Random House, it once again won the championship.

This is also the second championship for "Pirates of the Caribbean".

Sales: 300,000 copies.

The total sales volume also reached 870,000 copies.

With the million-dollar sales just around the corner, Dominic slowed down the copyright negotiations with Bruheimer for "Pirates of the Caribbean."

He is waiting!
Maybe in another week, Pirates will have passed the one million copy sales mark.

And at that time, Brüheimer's advantage will weaken again.

Ms. Luo from Sen District called and expressed her congratulations to Liu Jin again.

At the same time, Landon President Pete W. Olsen also expressed his congratulations through Ms. Senqu Luo, and hoped that Liu Jin could stay in New York to spend Christmas together.

Because Christmas Eve in 2001 happened to be on a Monday.

The sales volume for the eleventh week will be announced, and he hopes Liu Jin will be able to attend the celebration of the one million copies sold.

But Liu Jin refused!
Because his schedule in Los Angeles was not going well.

In addition to visiting Robert Gottlieb and the crew of Minority Report, he also had a very important mission during his visit to Los Angeles.

Previously, he wanted to visit Blumenthal through the Singela family's contact in North America.

Yes, the 'bread boy' who once struggled to survive in a refugee camp and later became Finance Minister, Werner Michael Blumenthal.

For this, Liu Jin expressed his willingness to pay $200,000 to treat him to a meal.

But Mr. Werner refused!

In fact, it wasn't that he refused.

It’s because the contact person of the Singela family is not of a high enough level to contact the other party directly.

The contact person contacted Mr. Bu's assistant, but the assistant refused the request on the grounds that Mr. Bu was in poor health.

The contact didn't even have time to quote a price.

We need to find a lobbyist with status.

At the same time, Liu Jin also realized that his identity and status were far from enough to reach that level of existence.

"What are you in a hurry for?"

At Sophie Marceau's residence, she comforted Liu Jin, saying, "Even though Mr. Bu has retired, he still holds great influence in the political arena. He's someone ordinary people simply can't reach. Even if you meet him, it's unlikely to yield any results. It's better to calm down and publish Life is Beautiful first."

If the influence of "Life is Beautiful" is huge enough, then contacting Mr. Bu should not be a problem.

Also, the performance of "Pirates" is very good.

But you should know that this is America, not France. It will take time to slowly build your influence."

Yes, how big is France?
What size is America!
Liu Jin is indeed well-known in the French literary world, but in America, his fame is too weak.

Even if the sales of "Pirates" exceeded one million.

……

A bit impetuous!
The success of several books in a row, coupled with the large amount of royalties he received, made Liu Jin a little arrogant.

Even if he is a reborn person.

Even though, in his two lifetimes combined, he is already over seventy years old.

Under the impact of this huge success, he was a little confused.

He wants to bring everything under his control.

For example, this incident is like this.

"Life is Beautiful" had not yet been published, but he wanted to take the next step.

It is a good thing to take precautions before something happens.

But the problem is, he was a little too ahead of his time!
"Sophie, thank you. I've been a little bloated recently." Sophie Marceau hugged him in her arms, her face immersed in his warmth and softness.

"By the way, I've made an appointment with Sophia for lunch. You can come too..."

"I?"

Liu Jin was a little hesitant.

If he is from the film and television industry, he will definitely be happy to interact with him.

But he is not!

Even because I saw too much inside information about Hollywood in my previous life, I have an instinctive resistance to this circle.

Except for beautiful women, of course.

Maybe it’s because most people in Hollywood are supporters of the Donkey Party.

Anyway, he is a disgusting donkey party member.

He feels that most Chinese people do not have a good impression of the Donkey Party.

Of course, certain specific people are excluded.

They, they, they turned Snow White into a black girl!

That movie was also the first time Liu Jin felt that the Queen was a good person...

"No, I want to go out for a walk and go to Redondo Beach."

"What are you going to do over there?"

Sophie Marceau was a little confused.

You go to Long Beach, you go to Santa Monica, you even go to the San Fernando Valley…I understand.

Redondo Beach?
It's very quiet at this time of year.

"I want to go for a walk."

Liu Jin said with a smile.

Yes, turn around!
There was a regret left there in the previous life.

Of course Sophie Marceau didn't know this, and after hearing what he said, she didn't care too much.

The little man probably wants to go out and relax!
she thought.

So, he gave the car keys to Liu Jin.

"If anything happens, call me; if you can't reach me, you can contact Dominic."

"I know!"

Liu Jin took the key without hesitation.

……

Sophie Marceau is out.

Liu Jin then got out of bed and took a shower.

After putting on his clothes, he walked out of the villa.

Sophie Marceau has a residence in Beverly Hills.

A small villa, not very big.

Liu Jin drove the red Ferrari she left in the garage, left the villa, and headed straight for Redondo Beach.

As Sophie said, Redondo Beach is very deserted this season.

The sea breeze is strong and the temperature is a bit low.

When Liu Jin drove onto the beach, there was almost no one in sight.

He left his car in the parking lot and walked barefoot on the beach alone, reflecting on the mistakes he had made after his rebirth.

Sit down on the beach and light a cigarette.

It feels like he has been very lucky since his rebirth.

I met Chloe, and through Chloe I met Mela, and I also had a stable publishing channel.

I met Alice, and then "Amelie" was successfully published.

Further on...

He has encountered almost no setbacks in the past year.

Then, he swelled!
You should calm down and continue creating.

Try to avoid messy things in the future.

He also owes Abel a book about boxing; and Sophie Marceau a novel.

He also has to write "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", but the last few times he passed through Paris, he rarely paid attention to Notre Dame...

In addition, Ms. Carmen Balcells also helped a lot in getting his work published in America this time.

He must repay this favor.

Mela had said before that Balcells wanted to be his literary agent.

This is a great suggestion!
But Meera hesitated.

She believes that Balcells' greatest advantage lies in the Spanish-language writers she has.

Her goal is also to promote Spanish literature to the world.

If Liu Jin is a pure Spanish writer, then Balcells is the best choice.

but……

After all, this world is still a world where English is the main language.

So, what Mera meant was: maintain a friendly relationship with Balcells, occasionally create works in Spanish, but the agent...it would be best to choose one from America. After all, America has a huge influence in Europe.

Even the Cannes Film Festival has to bow to Hollywood.

It is said that Venice is also like this...

Liu Jin looked at the blue sea and fell into deep thought.

……

(End of this chapter)