I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 96: Set off! (Please collect, recommend, and vote for the monthly ticket)
Liu Jin is now a celebrity of some size!

At least in school, he was famous.

The weekly bestseller chart shows sales figures, and "Amelie" has been on the charts for seventeen weeks since its release on December 12th of last year. Liu Jin topped the charts for fifteen of those weeks, only falling off the charts last week.

A rough estimate of sales is 670,000 copies, approaching the 700,000 mark.

You know, Michel's previous book, "Elementary Particles," only sold 800,000 copies in a year.

Experts have again raised their sales forecast, predicting it will exceed 900,000 copies by the end of the year, approaching one million copies.

In the French book market in recent years, how many books have exceeded one million in sales?

And most of them are backed by big companies.

Nine hundred thousand copies is definitely an exciting number for the French literary world.

That’s right, some people in the French cultural circle have begun to slowly accept Liu Jin’s existence and regard him as a French writer.

Yes, he is Chinese.

But didn’t he write the book in France?
Is he writing about France?
Is he writing about French people?

Now that you put it that way, well, it seems like he is indeed a French writer.

It’s just a matter of nationality. Literature knows no borders. The honor goes to France!

That's probably what it means.

Liu Jin also saw this news in the newspaper and just smiled at the time.

Deep down, he's still a Chinese... If he dares to become a naturalized citizen, his father will dig out the large mirror left by his father from the closet and come to France to kill him. Well, with his father Liu Dasheng's temper, he's really bold!
It’s no big deal to make people happy.

The key was a passage from Pierre Poncena, the editor-in-chief of Reading, which caught his attention.

Amos is a gifted writer. He can construct a complete story from a trivial incident and infuse it with the greatest human virtues. This is an amazing talent, and I envy him.

"Amelie" is a good book.

Unlike the New Wave style that has been popular in French literature in recent years, Amos's focus, while also on human nature, celebrates kindness and virtue. French literature was once this way, but today, it seems blind, ignoring beauty and focusing on ugliness... I don't like this trend.

It seems a bit off topic...

Amos had a very, very good beginning. But it must be acknowledged that Amélie reached its current height through a combination of, let's just say, coincidences. Therefore, his next book is crucial.

That would be the work that truly established his status.

Mela told me that she is the editor-in-chief of Singela Publishing House and Amos's mentor. She said that Amos's new book is finished. It is still a French story, still about French people, but the setting has changed to Toulouse.

Well, I kind of envy Amos this talent.

Mela says the new book is very moving. I haven't seen the work yet, so I'm looking forward to seeing how Amos will move me this time. But I must warn Amos: if the new book fails, you'll be in danger... So, Mela, could you please give me the manuscript first? I don't want to be constantly on the edge.

Pierre Poncena is more than just a remarkable editor-in-chief.

At the same time, he is also a very authoritative short story writer, playwright and literary theorist in France.

The most influential halo about him is the "Reading" magazine.

Do you know what kind of influence it is?
When "The Pianist" was first released, it was unknown.

A report in a reading magazine in March directly propelled the book to the top of the bestseller list.

You can say that there is support from certain financial groups behind it, but the authority of Reading should never be underestimated by anyone.

In the last century, he was the authoritative magazine whose report directly pushed the sales of "The Old Man and the Sea" to 530 million copies.

Mela is on a roll!
As "Amelie" came down from the top of the list, she began to focus on the book "The Father Trapped in Time".

I really want to ask, how much did it cost?

The editor-in-chief of "Reading" actually stood up and cheered for Liu Jin!
……

With Pierre's article, Liu Jin knocked on Pierre's office door.

"Want to ask for leave?"

"TF1's Sunday Come On program invited me to be a guest. From the 12th to the 17th, I will probably need five days off."

Liu Jin said this and handed over the leave application.

Pierre took it, approved it without hesitation, and signed his name.

"Be good, and I'll watch."

"Of course, I won't bring shame to the school... By the way, do you have a school badge? I hope to wear it when the time comes."

Pierre's bearded old face almost turned into a blooming chrysanthemum when he smiled.

Without saying a word, he took out a school badge from the drawer.

"Liu, come on."

Liu Jin nodded and walked out of the office.

He needn't have done that.

But after thinking about it, he still wanted to graduate here.

Moreover, the school has a high status in the education circles of France and even Europe, and has countless honorary alumni.

Do you know what this is called? This is a fucking network of people!
If Liu Jin wants to make it in Europe in the future, he must have connections.

Nothing brings people closer than alumni...

After getting the request, Liu Jin found Julie again.

Adrian was there too.

"Are you asking for leave again?"

When Julie frowns, she looks elegant and has an intellectual beauty.

"Going to Paris for a show."

"What program?"

"Come on Sunday."

"Oh!" Adrian widened his eyes and looked at Liu Jin and said, "Amos, I remember now, is Sophie Marceau in this episode?"

"Ok!"

"Please, I'm a fan of hers, can you..."

"Ade!"

Julie was immediately furious.

I admit that Sophie is indeed beautiful.

But, I'm still sitting here!

With anger on her face, she said to Liu Jin, "I understand. You can leave now."

Liu Jin tilted his head towards Adrian, meaning: You'll get what you deserve!

He had seen Teacher Julie's ability to teach people in his previous life.

Jesus bless Adrian!

Let Teacher Julie teach us a harder lesson.

He smiled and left in a flash...

Today is the eleventh.

I looked at the time and saw that I could still catch the last train to Paris.

My thoughts haven’t been flowing smoothly lately, and I don’t know what to write.

The comics are progressing well, and one-third of Wall-E has been drawn.

If all goes well, it can be finished before summer vacation.

But comics publishing...

Forget it, I'll just leave it to Mela to handle when the time comes.

Liu Jin shook his head and put all those annoying things behind him.

No more suits!

I'll buy another set then.

I've been looking for Armani for a long time, and this is the perfect time to get it.

You must bring a notebook and a drawing board, as well as a few sets of underwear, and stuff them into your backpack.

Live together!

He opened the door and walked out, carrying his backpack.

The dentist just came back.

"Want to go out?"

"Going to Paris, to participate in a show, see you later."

Liu Jin said something and rushed into the elevator.

The dentist looked at his back with envy and shook his head.

It’s great to be a writer. You can gain fame and fortune, and even appear on TV!

This guy must have made a lot of money from that book… Damn, if I had known earlier I would have written a book too!
No, I have to write.

It doesn’t make sense that Chinese people can do it, but I, a genuine French person, can’t write a French story?
He entered the room and turned on the computer.

After thinking for a long time, he waved his hands and tapped the keyboard.

"The Dentist and His One Hundred and One Women"!
Andrew looked at the question and nodded with satisfaction.

This book was later picked up by Woodpecker, which was directly adapted into a script and made into a movie.

Afterwards, it also won the grand prize at the European Adult Film Festival that year!
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(End of this chapter)