I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 234 Return to Life
Mela has been in America for a while now!

We contacted each other twice in between.

The last time was after a reporter caused a disturbance at the school and almost took a photo of Liu Jin pulling out a weapon.

Mela suggested that Liu Jin go out and lay low for a while.

"This is the price of fame, and it's not up to you to decide. Once you're famous, your life, every little thing about you, will be put under a microscope. But Liu, you should be glad that you're a writer, not a celebrity."

Liu Jin was very fortunate about this.

This world is full of all sorts of gossip and news every day.

When the reporters realized they couldn't get the news they wanted from Liu Jin, their interest gradually faded.

However, after that contact, Mela disappeared without a trace.

Ottilie said, "Of course there's been contact! In the past week, while you've been stirring things up in Berlin, Mela has also been pushing forward with negotiations with Bluheimer Films... Currently, Bluheimer and Disney have given us two options."

One company paid 20 million to buy the adaptation rights to three books.

Another option is to buy the adaptation rights for eight million, but you can have a 5% cut of the box office revenue.

The first one is utter nonsense!
Liu Jin would definitely not accept it.

The second one seems very tempting.

But Liu Jin had absolutely no faith in Hollywood's integrity.

"So, what did Mela say?"

"Mera had no choice but to use her connections in America through the Singer family to contact Warner Bros. and DreamWorks. Spielberg, still resentful of Captain Hook's failure, was very interested in Pirates of the Caribbean."

Therefore, Mela currently has the upper hand.

If Disney doesn't take any action, she'll most likely bring Mr. Spielberg along...

No, it's only been a week and Mela has already done this?
Bring Warner Bros. and DreamWorks into it...

This seems to be a brilliant move!

If Warner Bros. and Spielberg were to team up...

hiss!
Liu Jin thought that it might not be impossible.

The key question is how much money they are willing to spend to prove their sincerity.

"Let Mela handle it; I trust she can come up with the best solution."

"You seem quite carefree, while Mela is probably furious."

"How to say?"

"She used to live a very easy and carefree life, but then..."

Ottilie giggled.

Liu Jin couldn't help but laugh too!

Old Zhong turned his head and glanced at him, uttering two words: "Greed."

"Hey, what do you mean by that? How am I being greedy?"

"Is 20 million not enough for you?"

Liu Jin stuck out his neck and said, "Ottilie, tell your husband how much I can earn from one copy of 'The Old Man and the Sea'?"

Ottilie laughed even louder.

Old Zhong snorted and didn't say anything more.

……

The school returned to calm.

The reporters and paparazzi had also disappeared.

Perhaps they've gone into hiding?
Anyway, Jimmy told Liu Jin that after he left, the school called the police and arrested several reporters for harassing the school's normal classes, and also sued two tabloids. This series of deterrent measures finally suppressed the rampant media.

After all, this is a school!
Furthermore, Liu Jin's appearance in Berlin also caused reporters and paparazzi to lose their target.

"Brother Jin, Yao Qingqing from the Huaguo class said a lot of bad things to the reporters."

"Ok?"

"She said you were very domineering, a bully at school, and that you bullied other international students, etc... However, we refuted all of that."

Liu Jin couldn't understand it. You're a Chinese student studying abroad, and from the same hometown at that.

Are you really that obsessed with Koreans?

He wasn't going to let this matter rest.

So he immediately called Mario and asked him to find a way to secure evidence against Yao Qingqing and then file a lawsuit.

"Sue her?"

Yang Dongqi frowned slightly.

"What else can we do? Let her continue spreading rumors?"

"No, I just feel that, after all, we're from the same hometown..."

“Brother Dongqi, you treat people like fellow villagers, but they treat you like an enemy.”

If I'm not ruthless, these kinds of people will keep appearing. If I want peace and quiet, the best way is to slap those fleas and cockroaches dead.

Yang Dongqi was ultimately a bit old-fashioned.

Despite having been in France for almost two years, I still harbor that feeling of "when fellow countrymen meet, tears well up in their eyes."

Little did they know, tears welling in their eyes, a bullet shot into their back. One shot wasn't enough to kill them, so they'd be stabbed a few times...

When you're out and about, don't trust anyone, and always protect yourself. Sun Yue did this better than Yang Dongqi!

After leaving Yao Qingqing's matter to Mario, Liu Jin returned to his life as an international student.

Attending classes, writing books, and drawing comics.

As the weather warms up, I often ride my motorcycle through the streets and alleys of Toulouse when I have free time.

He bought another motorcycle.

Scooters are more convenient to ride and better suited for navigating the city of Toulouse.

When the weather is nice, go out and soak up the sun.

The spring sunshine in Toulouse is quite pleasant...

Lying on the grass by the Garonne River, with a gentle breeze blowing, is an absolutely delightful experience.

It was in this extremely relaxed mood that Liu Jin completed the book "The Time Traveler's Wife" after entering March.

He then began preparing to create "Fifty First Dates".

At this time, Mella also returned to Toulouse.

"So, what's with this 'fifty first loves' thing?"

In a small café on Rue du Taur, Mela, Chloe, and Ottilie sat under a parasol with Liu Jin, glaring angrily at him.

"Didn't you say you'd write two more books in the first half of the year and then stop?"

"Yes, this is the second one."

"Wasn't it supposed to be a novel about boxing?"

"Uh, that's the third one."

Regarding boxing novels, Liu Jin ultimately chose "Million Dollar Baby".

There are quite a few Hollywood films about boxing.

Rocky?

It's been out for a while!
If it hadn't come out, Liu Jin's first choice would definitely have been Rocky, there are several of those movies.

But after much deliberation, he chose the million-dollar baby.

The reason he didn't think of this work at first was because he knew that Eastwood's film was adapted from a short story.

The film is adapted from three short stories in FX Tour's collection of short stories, "Rope Burns".

This collection of short stories was published in the 90s.

Liu Jin was initially unsure if the work existed, so he contacted Sencholo to inquire about the book or the author FX Tull. Sencholo replied that the work had never been published in the North American book market, nor was there an author named FX Tull. She also asked Liu Jin if he had remembered the title or the author's name correctly.

There is no best!
Liu Jin was initially worried that there might be a car accident.

but now……

That's right, I am the original creator!
Eastwood, the director, was probably working on this story in the latter half of 02 or the first half of 03.

But now that there is no book and no author, Liu Jin can naturally complete his creation.

Besides, he hadn't read those three short stories.

All he could think about was the plot of the movie "Million Dollar Baby".

Mela was quite angry at first.

But it was just a brief moment of anger.

Which publishing house would be angry that its authors are full of inspiration and creative energy?
Which agent wouldn't want their authors to work as hard and relentlessly as Liu Jin?

If Liu Jin's agent were Carmen Balses, she would probably have treated him like a treasure and done everything according to his wishes.

She was angry simply because Liu Jin suddenly had an extra book, which somewhat disrupted Singer's publishing plans.

That's alright!
It's just a book!

Mela's biggest fear is that Liu Jin will continue to generate bursts of inspiration in the second half of the year.

It's worth noting that in the first half of this year, from January to June, Liu Jin had as many as six works scheduled for publication.

Pirates of the Caribbean, The Old Man and the Sea, and Life Is Beautiful are the three novels that have been published so far.

The publisher will release Liu Jin's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" at midnight on March 12th!
In late April, Singer published a book called "Identity".

There's another book coming out in late May or early June: "The Crucible"!
"Chloe, it's all your fault!"

Chloe, sitting next to him, slowly sipped her coffee, looking completely bewildered.

"What's wrong with me?"

"If you hadn't introduced me to Liu, my life would have been very comfortable and carefree."

Unlike now, just publishing his books fills my schedule with filming... I also have to be his agent, flying all over the world.

I don't have any free time at all...

"Don't cause me any trouble. You were the one who wanted to publish 'Amélie' in the first place."

Besides, I think you're really enjoying yourself! Last night you were excitedly talking to me about how to get Disney out of the picture.

"Hmm, now that you mention it, I do feel quite accomplished."

Mela couldn't help but laugh.

Moreover, he was laughing very smugly...

(End of this chapter)