I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 271 Eva's Choice
The Ducale tour has ended.

Over the course of four months, I traveled to almost every city in France.

Sometimes, there are two shows every three days, with a packed schedule.

Eva Green's Baroness is a big shot, but also exhausted.

Sometimes, while we're talking on the bus, I'll fall asleep...

During that time, she didn't miss a single performance, even if she secretly came to visit Liu Jin and then hurriedly went back to perform.

The performance was excellent!

According to Eva Green herself, several theaters in France have sent her offers to join them.

"Eva, what would you like to drink?"

Meow!
Eva the Tanuki immediately let out a soft meow, as if to say, 'Anything is fine.'

"Water, water is just right!"

Eva Green replied.

Then, the person and the cat began to stare at each other.

"So, you are Eva."

"Eva Green said with a grin."

Eva the raccoon rolled over on the carpet, then stretched out her limbs as if she were yawning, looking lazy and carefree.

Liu Jin came out of the kitchen and handed Eva a bottle of Evian.

Then he handed Eva the raccoon a small dried fish, which she immediately grabbed and ran off excitedly.

I guess he was showing off to Julie and Adrian.

"What do you think?"

"I don't want to be a stage actor for the rest of my life."

"Forehead?"

"The feeling on stage is indeed magical, but it's ultimately too niche!"

Stage plays are not a niche genre.

However, her sphere of influence is indeed too small.

Liu Jin knew what Eva Green wanted.

"so what?"

"I received an audition invitation."

What movie?

Do you know Bertolucci?

"Who?"

Bernardo Bertolucci, an Italian director, has a great influence in Europe and has won an Oscar...

By the way, he filmed a story about your country, called, called, called…

Eva couldn't quite remember.

"Le Dernier Empereur (The Last Emperor)".

Yes, that's the movie.

Liu Jin looked at Eva, took a sip of beer, and asked, "What's the name of the movie he had you audition for?"

"The Dreamers".

Eva thought for a moment and said, "Yes, that's the name."

The Dreamers in Paris has finally arrived!
"The Dreamers" is the Italian and English pronunciation of the movie "The Dreamers".

Another name for it is 'Les Innocents', which means the same thing, and was the name it was when it was released in France.

Liu Jin was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Eva, what would you say if I advised you not to accept it?"

"what?"

Eva Green was taken aback.

She had considered all sorts of reactions from Liu Jin, but she never imagined that he would ask her to refuse.

"Why?! Bertolucci is a great director."

"I know, but I don't like him."

"what?"

Liu Jin thought for a moment and said, "That's a swindler!"

"What do you mean?"

“The literal meaning!” Liu Jin said, “I don’t concern myself with his personal life, and I’m no saint myself, so I have no right to comment. But back then, he came to China under the guise of being a communist and filmed that movie, The Last Emperor. Many Chinese people hailed him as a god, but in reality, he still used the Western narrative method, doing everything he could to slander him.”

Otherwise, why would he win an Oscar?

Eva Green hadn't expected that Liu Jin would refuse for this reason.

She opened her beautiful glasses wide, hesitated for a moment, and said, "But he is, after all, a great director; it's an opportunity."

"If it were truly an opportunity, it wouldn't be for a small-time actor like you."

"This……"

"Your acting is very good, but you have to admit that there are many people who are better at acting than you."

If this film, *Dreams Paris*, is as good as you imagine, Bertolucci has a reputation, so why not choose well-known actors? Hollywood is too far away, let's not talk about it! He has plenty of actresses in Italy, so why not choose Italian actors instead of a minor French actress like you?
Okay, this movie is called The Dreamers.

So here's the question: Are there few well-known French actresses?

Eva Green remained silent!
To be honest, she didn't think much about it when she received the audition invitation.

Now, after hearing Liu Jin's analysis, she also felt that something was amiss.

At this time, the doorbell rang.

Liu Jin got up and went out to open the door. He returned a moment later, dragging two boxes of pizza and a box of snacks.

"Eva, let's eat first, and talk while we eat."

"it is good!"

Eva Green immediately agreed and ran over to take the pizza from Liu Jin.

She had just come from Marseille.

Marseille was the last stop on the tour.

After the performance, she removed her makeup and immediately rushed to Toulouse.

Apart from eating a little something in the morning, I haven't eaten anything all day, and I'm starving.

Liu Jin wasn't hungry, since he and Martina and the others had just eaten out.

But to keep Eva company, he sat down and ate a piece.

"If I'm not mistaken, this film is likely to involve ethics and the plot will be very twisted."

I'm not talking about the plot, but the content it's trying to convey... Hmm, let me guess, there will be a lot of passionate scenes, and the kind that's almost like real sex. It will also touch on some sensitive topics or events. That should be it, otherwise they wouldn't have auditioned a small-time actor like you.

Truly famous actors are probably very cautious... Has his script not been released yet?

"Ok!"

"I know these European directors."

I'm not denying them, but these directors..."

Liu Jin sneered and said, "Eva, you said it yourself, he is an Oscar-winning director and has won numerous awards in Europe."

Why would a director of that caliber choose you?

Actors wanting to work with him are countless... Why not choose those people?

Eva fell silent!

"Eva, you need to think this through."

Even if such works win awards, they are unlikely to have a significant impact.

You want to be a good actor, but…

Liu Jin thought for a moment, then got up and went upstairs.

After a while, he came down with a stack of manuscripts.

"I met Emmanuel in Cannes a few days ago."

"Hehe, I know!"

"Can you stop being so presumptuous? You know nothing. Don't listen to the nonsense from those tabloids."

Liu Jin chuckled and patted Eva on the head before placing the manuscript in front of her.

"Emmanuelle told me that she was getting old and needed to transform herself and find a breakthrough."

Isabelle Adjani's success with "Amélie" has spurred her on, leading her to consider transitioning into producing.

"what?"

Eva was very surprised.

"Has she stopped acting?"

"Of course I'll act in good scripts... But she's not wrong either; at her age, her options are limited."

As Liu Jin spoke, he pointed to the manuscript.

"This is a novel I finished at the end of last year. The original plan was to write it as a trilogy."

However, due to some reasons, I only completed the first part. Emmanuel originally intended to ask me for the adaptation rights to *Love Me If You Dare*. But I told her that the adaptation fee for *Love Me If You Dare* was very high… I suggested she do some smaller projects with less investment, so that even if they failed, there would still be room for recovery. Then, I recommended this book to her.”

Eva Green's eyes sparkled with starlight.

She looked at Liu Jin with admiration.

The handsome young man who followed Sophie Marceau around a year ago is now becoming more and more impressive.

Throughout France, everyone knows him.

Moreover, because of her affair with him, even the old guys in the troupe became much more polite to her...

"Love Before Dawn?"

"Yes, Emmanuel mentioned to me the other day that he wanted to cast you as the female lead."

"what?"

"She recently looked for someone to try rewriting the script, and through Tom Cruise's connections, she found Paramount Vantage, a company that focuses on producing low- to mid-budget arthouse films, to invest in and produce them."

With Paramount Pictures backing them, they can provide a lot of help.

Emmanuel departed for America yesterday to discuss this project.

I got David Lynch's help, so I don't think there will be any major problems... If the deal goes through, I'll invest in the adaptation rights to this film.

Eva Green was stunned!
She hadn't expected such a turn of events.

While Liu Jin was analyzing the issues with "The Dreamers" for her, she had already decided to decline Bertolucci's invitation.

Unexpectedly, Liu Jin prepared such a surprise for her!
What a surprise! What an unexpected surprise!

Eva laughed, dropped the pizza in her hand, and pounced on it.

"My arm!"

"Eva, get away from me! No, it's not you, Eva Green, your mouth is all greasy!"

"Hee hee hee!"

……

Eva Green settled into the house on St. Jacques Street.

The four-month tour had really taken a toll on her body, so this was a good opportunity for her to take a break.

Liu Jin was also happy to have beautiful women by his side.

While he was painting, Eva would sit beside him and read a book.

Read the book "Before Sunrise".

When I have free time, I go out shopping.

Liu Jin didn't hide this, and openly took Eva, leaving his footprints in the streets and alleys of Toulouse.

They were leisurely drinking coffee outside the café in the city hall square.

Or you could go to the Cathedral of Saint Cernan and sit on the steps outside the cathedral to chat.

When he had free time, he would take Eva Green to Old Zhong's courtyard so she could taste the most authentic Chinese cuisine.

In addition, Liu Jin's article "A Bite of China" published in the Humanitarian Daily has ended its serialization.

Yes, the content for the first season is complete.

In fact, many similar works will emerge in the future.

A Bite of China Season 2, Season 3, and even more Cantonese flavors...

Liu Jin had enough material.

However, the influence of Humanitarian News is relatively small.

Fortunately, this year is the Year of Chinese Culture, and many newspapers and magazines are looking for material on this topic.

The Humanitarian newspaper finished its serialization, but Le Figaro, Libération, Le Monde, and even Le Toulouse all applied to reprint it.

Farne told Liu Jin privately that the Liberation Daily had also contacted some writers.

For example, that Nobel laureate in literature...

But it seems that this did not satisfy them.

Liu Jin naturally wouldn't refuse and readily agreed.

There's a fee for reposting, though not much, but enough to buy Eva an LV bag or a Diao brand outfit.

Eva was also very happy...

(End of this chapter)