I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 112 The sun also rises
Mela, are you looking for an assistant or a detective?

Liu Jin simply stopped talking!
He drove Ottilie to the publishing house.

Before getting off the car, he said to Ottilie fiercely, "Ottilie, remember not to talk nonsense."

"say what?"

Ottilie looked bewildered.

Why don’t you just be an actor? Why be an assistant?

Liu Jin was so angry that he stepped on the accelerator and drove away.

Today is Sunday and I don’t have any classes.

Sun Yue and Dadong took Liu Sisi and ran to find Pao Jie.

They started planning their trip to Barcelona, ​​so they had no time to pay attention to Liu Jin.

Liu Jin, you can only go home.

After putting away the three jars of wine, Liu Jin walked into the study and turned on the computer.

Open the document of The Sun Also Rises.

Only one ending left...

Three days ago, before meeting Sophie, there was still one ending left.

Three days later, there's still a fucking ending left.

So these three days...

But Liu Jin suddenly wanted to delete this book and didn't want it anymore!

He wants to rewrite it!

After the end of World War II, Paris was full of lights, wine, women and decadence.

The same background can be applied not only to Paris but also to Shanghai.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, this film tells the story of a group of young men and women who have suffered severe emotional or romantic trauma, or have suffered physiological dysfunction in the war.

Jack Barnes could be an officer in the Nationalist Army.

He suffered a spinal injury during the war, losing his X-powers. After the war, he was stationed in the Magic City. He fell in love with the widow of a high-ranking official who had lost her husband in the war, but due to physiological reasons, they could not truly be together.

Mrs. Brett Ashley could be a beautiful widow of a high-ranking official.

Having lost his happiness during the war, he wandered among the top leaders of the KMT and lived a bohemian life. He rejected the pursuit of the son of a high-ranking KMT official, but became interested in a young Red Party member. However, they eventually parted ways due to age and ideological differences.

Robert Cohn could be the son of a high-ranking KMT official.

He had a promising future, but because he refused an arranged marriage, he was banished to the Magic City to do menial work. He was obsessed with the widow, but could not get her. He was constantly frustrated by both his emotions and reality.

Romero, the bullfighter, could be a young man yearning to be a Red.

He lived a life of great principles, determined to escape to the Soviet areas. After spending some time with his widow, they separated due to differences in their views. On the way to the Soviet areas, he was murdered due to betrayal by his widow. He knew who betrayed him, but he did not hold a grudge.

The story is that before the Double Tenth Agreement, the whole country cheered for the coming peace.

However, the Guo Party has been secretly planning to encircle and suppress the Soviet area...

Tired of war, anti-war!
A group of men and women struggled in confusion. Some found their way, but at the cost of their reputation; some lost themselves in the war due to their confusion. Some, feeling guilty for betraying their lover, shot themselves after the young man was killed.

The officer who lost his X-ability eventually left the Magic City and traveled across the ocean.

To him, everything is unreal.

The sun still rises as usual, but his soul has been annihilated.

Liu Jin seems to have regained his passion!
Start preparing the outline and character biographies.

All the stories revolve around a journey between four people.

From the beginning to the end of the trip...

Liu Jin doesn't plan to make this story too long, 30,000 words will be enough.

Following Hemingway's English-Chinese writing style, he recorded this journey with a cold pen.

Well, it seems that it is not impossible!

As for whether Westerners would accept such a story with purely Chinese protagonists, Liu Jin didn't care.

The main course of this book is The Old Man and the Sea.

The snow on Mount Everest and the sun also rises are just side dishes.

Besides, as a Chinese, it’s not too much for me to write a Chinese story.

But I'll start writing this story after I return from Paris.

"Hello, motorcycle!"

the phone is ringing.

Liu Jin didn't even look at it and just picked up the phone.

"Amos, I heard you slept with Sophie Marceau?"

It was Chloe, her tone was extremely excited, as if she wanted to eat some melon.

"no!"

Liu Jin firmly denied it.

Mela said quietly, "Ottilie told me everything!"

Big-mouthed woman, I hope you will be killed by Lao Zhong sooner or later.

No, being fucked by Lao Zhong is her ultimate goal.

I wish you lick but fail...

"She's just talking nonsense. What's Sophie's identity? What's my identity? How is it possible?"

"Sophie?"

Meera laughed.

"I remember you used to call her Ms. Sophie, or Sophie Marceau."

"I……"

"Okay, just admit it. We won't tell anyone."

If I believed what you women say, I'd be a fucking idiot!
"No, really not."

"Really not?"

"One hundred percent."

"Then why did Ottilie say..."

"She's talking nonsense. I just sprained my waist and asked her to accompany me to Lao Zhong for treatment. By the way, Mela, do you know about Ottilie and Lao Zhong? I tell you, Lao Zhong's Chinese cooking is amazing. Ottilie is in luck now." "Ottilie is in a relationship?"

"You actually don't know?"

"I haven't heard her mention that... Also, what about Chinese cuisine? Why don't I know of any particularly good Chinese restaurants in Toulouse?"

It turns out that women are easily distracted.

As long as you name another melon.

As expected, Mela and Chloe did not continue talking about Liu Jin and Sophie Marceau.

……

Monday's classes are full.

However, since the next day was a holiday, most people were not in the mood.

After finishing class in the afternoon, Liu Jin went straight to the train station.

Selina didn't have time to call out to him.

"Don't worry, wait until the holiday is over and talk to Lao Liu about this."

"What's wrong with him? Why is he so anxious?"

"He has a book signing at Shakespeare and Company tomorrow, so he's probably in a hurry to catch the train."

Ma Jun was silent for a long time and sighed softly.

Now, he has completely lost the desire to compete with Liu Jin.

The first book can be said to be luck.

But the second book...

In its third week on the market, sales of "The Father" have declined, but it still firmly sits at the second place on the best-selling list.

Sales last week: 67,123 copies.

Six thousand copies behind The Pianist.

However, the fluctuations in the sales data of The Pianist are a bit strange.

In four months, a total of 630,000 copies were sold.

Judging from this trend, it will not be difficult to break one million copies by the end of the year.

But the problem is that the market feedback is very weak. Although there are a large number of comments, I always feel that those comments are like general articles.

But for industry insiders, it is not surprising.

The story is the story of the Jews.

It has been adapted into a movie and filming will start soon.

Everything shows that this book has a background!

Some people want to promote the movie of the same name, "The Pianist".

There are many reasons why this happens.

The Pianist is not a first publication, but an autobiography of the Jewish musician Zpilman, which was published once after the end of World War II. However, due to its political incorrectness, it was banned by the Polish authorities.

Why is it politically incorrect?

There is no elegy, no tremolo, no shiver to be found.

Both the author's fate and the riots in the Jewish ghetto are written concisely and calmly.

There is no complaint, no hatred, and no desire for revenge. It is more like a testimony, information left for future generations.

So, it is not correct.

The book was republished in Poland in 2000.

It was translated into French in 2001 and launched in France.

The director who adapted this work is the famous Roman Polonsky, and the author Zpilman also passed away last year.

Such large-scale data manipulation may not be the author's intention.

But he was dead, so who cared?
For some Jews, the book, and the film that is just beginning to be made, have become commodities.

Ma Jun sighed, because he knew that Liu Jin's momentum was unstoppable.

Even if "Father" doesn't win the championship.

But judging from the sales volume, I am afraid it will be another good work that will hit the 500,000 threshold.

Liu Jin, you made a fortune this time!
Now, he can only admire.

"Then let's wait until he comes back."

"Have they been looking for you lately?"

"Have!"

"If it really doesn't work, go out and hide, otherwise you're going to have a hard time these few days."

"I see!"

Ma Jun nodded.

……

"Liu Jin, I'm back!"

On the train, Liu Jin received a call from Alijie.

She sounded very happy.

That’s normal, that song “Bad Day” was a huge hit!

In the past week, it has topped the French radio song chart and entered the top ten of the UK singles chart.

Her last song, moi... Lolita, had just come off the singles chart.

This new song became popular.

Even the British side couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

The Sun even shouted: The French have crossed the English Channel and are reaping the benefits of the British Empire.

The title is exaggerated, but it also shows the British people's love for this single.

Alice finally let out a sigh of relief...

……

There are relatives at home today, so there are only two updates!
(End of this chapter)