I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 216 The storm is rising!
"Who called?"

After Liu Jin hung up the phone, Sun Yue couldn't help but ask curiously.

Today is Friday and I have no classes in the afternoon.

And it was a nice sunny day.

Yang Dongqi rarely offered to treat others, although it was just a cup of coffee, it was the first time he had treated others in more than a year.

Liu Jin, Sun Yue and Selena all received invitations.

Handsome and Zhang Pei now seem to be feeling marginalized.

It wasn't Liu Jin and the others who excluded him, but the atmosphere of the international class!

They really want to squeeze into the circle, but the circle always has a threshold.

Their academic performance is average, and their communication skills... they can communicate, but it's difficult to go further.

Although there are not many people in the international class, the circle has already been established.

All in all, Liu Jin and the others are latecomers.

It’s just that Liu Jinxiantian has a good relationship with Jimmy and others. In addition, he is famous and rich, and has a good relationship with the teachers in the school.

Before, his punch was impressive.

It also changed many people's views on the Chinese.

This was also how he was able to integrate smoothly. He subsequently formed a small circle of five with Jimmy, Martina, Brian, and first-year student Cassimy. This circle was also the most powerful in the international class. Besides these five, Harper Cross, the international student from Seattle, was also very close to them.

Because of Harper's relationship, the two German students also had a good relationship with Liu Jin.

However, the Swedish student has always been lukewarm.

Zoe and Zheng Hui are in the same circle.

They have a good relationship with Selena.

Texas Mark deserves credit for this.

Of course, Selena is a hot-tempered person and she managed to subdue the two of them.

The two kept their distance from the Chinese students and had no communication with them.

But at the same time, he was very close to two Indian students...

A dozen people can have dozens of circles.

And the circles are within circles.

Liu Jin got a headache just thinking about it.

Not to mention Handsome and Zhang Pei, I guess they still haven't figured out the circle of the international class.

Moreover, the two licked slightly.

This also made Liu Jin's relationship with them somewhat distant.

……

The place where Yang Dongqi invited them was a small cafe located behind the City Hall Square and on the banks of the Garonne River.

The scenery is nice, with the cathedral behind and the Garonne River in front.

A tree-lined path connects to the Town Hall Square.

Very convenient and quiet.

After asking, Liu Jin found out that Yang Dongqi was a waiter here.

So there is a discount, free coffee for a month.

Just know!
But no matter what, people mean well.

In addition to the three of them, Yang Dongqi also invited Ma Jie.

Well, that international student who had been looming in the wild finally found a stable formal job at the end of last year and no longer has to worry about a visa.

The reason why Ma Jie was invited was because Yang Dongqi took a fancy to his 28-year-old Citroën.

It was put on the used car market and valued at 3,600 francs... well, that should be around 380 euros now.

That little broken car is really broken!

Ma Jie had to change his car because he found a new job.

Otherwise, every time he drives around in that junky car, it's going to affect the company's image.

He had his eyes on a Peugeot car that cost around 2,300 euros, so he planned to get rid of that old car.

Then, Yang Dongqi took a fancy to it!
While they were discussing the price, Liu Jin was constantly on the phone, speaking Mandarin.

Sun Yue, I'm a little curious.

"Counselor Lu from the embassy said those Koreans had contacted the embassy and sent a letter. Counselor Lu said, don't pay any attention to them, and continue to fight the lawsuit as usual!"

"Damn it! When did you get to know someone at the embassy? A counselor at that!"

"We met by chance last year. We're not familiar with each other."

Liu Jin answered lightly, then picked up the coffee cup and took a sip.

How good can free coffee be?
But brotherhood cannot be betrayed, right...

On the other side, Yang Dongqi and Ma Jie also agreed on the price.

Ma Jie wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead and said with a smile, "Old Yang, you are truly a Grandet."

"Please forgive me, I have a wife and children to support at home, so I have to save as much as possible."

Yang Dongqi didn't feel ashamed at all and acted as if it was a matter of course.

Liu Jin and others have become accustomed to this.

"Why did you suddenly think of buying a car? Don't you have a motorcycle?"

"I found a job as a night shift security guard at a freight yard in the suburbs... Motorcycles are a bit unsafe, so driving is more convenient."

"That's right. I heard that the suburbs are not safe."

Ma Jie understood Yang Dongqi.

It’s just a car worth over 300 euros…

No matter how Liu Jin thought about it, he felt it was unreliable.

But Ma Jie has been running the business for so many years. If you say it's not good, it will hurt Ma Jie's reputation; if you say it's good, Liu Jin really doesn't think so.

"You seem to be in a good mood lately." Selina couldn't stand the free coffee, so she ordered another juice.

"Now that the new book is finished, I'm in a good mood... Otherwise, even if Old Yang treated me, I might not be willing to come out."

“Isn’t it just launched?”

Ma Jie said in surprise, "When I passed by the bookstore today, there was a long line of people waiting to buy your copy of The Old Man and the Sea. I saw some people buying two copies at once, saying they were going to read one and keep the other."

"Of course, a reading magazine rated that set of books as an ideal collection!"

"Lao Liu, you've made a fortune this time!"

"I'm not sure, it should be possible... The data can be confirmed next week."

Selina took a sip of juice and couldn't help but smile.

She heard from Mark that Liu Jin's book had set a record for weekly bestseller sales in North America since the millennium, and had been the champion for two consecutive weeks.

How many people are there in North America?
Three or four hundred million!

France has a population of only 60 million, but the book "Father" directly exceeded 2 million.

What about North America?
Mark said that the royalties from Liu Jin's book would be enough for him to live a happy life in America for the rest of his life!

But she would not say these words in front of other people.

"Lao Liu, this semester is over, and I might have to drop out next semester."

"what?"

"Mark will finish his teaching here in May and return to America. Then I will go with him."

Liu Jin was silent!
Although mentally prepared.

But when he heard Selina say it herself, he still felt a little sad.

Selena, Yang Liu, was the first friend he met in Toulouse after his rebirth.

He was also the one who stood by him and supported him from the very beginning.

He had a conflict with Handsome and the others, and Selena supported him.

He had a conflict with Duan Jie, and Selena supported him.

It seemed like she had always been on his side.

Even in the international class, she is Liu Jin's most steadfast ally.

But now...

The 2000 Chinese class is really falling apart!
Duan Jie is gone; Pao Jie is gone; Liu Sisi is gone; Dadong is gone too... Next year, Selena will also be gone.

He will lose another classmate.

Who is left?

Yang Dongqi and Sun Yue!
Handsome and Zhang Pei are basically strangers.

As for Song Weijie... he is still in the Chinese class.

It is said that his grades are average, and if he fails to pass the exam this year, the school will most likely ask him to drop out.

The foundation is too poor!
You are not required to speak French well, but at least you should be able to communicate fluently in English.

but……

The shortcomings of the Chinese class are also clearly revealed.

There are Chinese people everywhere, some even speaking dialect.

Subconsciously, people become lazy and feel that speaking Chinese is enough.

The result is obvious.

Song Weijie has no mines at home!
If he fails two years in a row, his family will probably make him drop out of school.

If he doesn't want to leave, the best way is to go to a language school in Montpellier for a year, otherwise it will be difficult.

But Liu Jin would not say these words.

Even if he said it, others might not appreciate it.

"Where in Texas is Mark from?"

"El Paso!" Selena said, lighting a cigarette.

Where is that?

When it comes to Texas, Liu Jin knows Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston.

But El Paso…

I really have no impression.

Selina smiled and said, "Don't look at me. I don't know either. But Mark will probably take a year off, get married, and then we'll go to Los Angeles. There are more schools and more choices there, better than El Paso."

Right, I remember when I met you in my previous life, your farm was near Mount Tahoe in California!

"Leave me your address. I'll come visit you guys when I go to America."

"Okay, I'll take you riding then."

Selina laughed heartily.

……

That night, Liu Jin went home and revised the manuscript of The Crucible.

Two hundred and seventy thousand words!
He sent it to Meera and then printed two copies.

One for Old Joe and one for Delphine.

Delphine has the habit of collecting manuscripts.

Unfortunately, since everyone writes on computers now, I can only use photocopies.

A few days ago, he gave the manuscript of "Life is Beautiful" to Delphine, and the old lady was very happy.

I wonder what she would think of "Life is Beautiful".

As for this book "The Crucible", Liu Jin felt that it should be able to satisfy the old lady.

However, he didn't know that as "The Old Man and the Sea" continued to sell well in America, a storm was about to begin!
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(End of this chapter)