I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 421 This letter arrived at the perfect time

"How many?"

Liu Jin exclaimed in surprise over the phone, his voice almost slurred.

Yesterday, he finally finished "The Man Who Disappears," sent the manuscript to Ottilie, and then went straight to sleep.

I'm exhausted!
I attend classes during the day and write at night.

I haven't had a proper rest in the past eighteen days.

Classroom, library, dormitory, library, classroom...

Repeatedly.

Today is Saturday.

I originally planned to sleep in and then go home.

Alizee said that the new house is almost ready.

But he had to organize those books himself.

She can't handle it.

That's normal. What books are placed where depends on his personal preference.

If someone leaves things lying around, it will cause him a lot of trouble.

Moreover, the books were all packed into different categories, and Alizee had no idea how to handle them.

He slept until 10 a.m.

After taking a shower and changing my clothes, I took Eva and prepared to go back.

To his surprise, a phone call from Mela left him completely stunned!

"Globally, 7.64 million copies sold in 48 hours."

"What happened?"

"J.K. Rowling published a commentary that lauded you to the skies."

Her readers were furious at her denigration of Harry Potter and thus engaged in a buying spree. However, so far, no negative news has surfaced… Of course, Professor Michelle and her colleagues have also played a role in fueling the fire.”

"Seven million six hundred and forty thousand?"

Liu Jin fell silent.

"Alright, I'm hanging up now. Your sudden sales surge caught me completely off guard."

Bookstores across France are currently out of stock, and I need to contact the printing press… By the way, if you have time, you can check the newspapers; some interesting things have happened these past few days.”

"whats the matter?"

"Find it yourself."

Mela hung up the phone, leaving Liu Jin completely bewildered.

He shook his head, picked up the cat carrier, and walked out with his schoolbag on his back.

"Amos, congratulations!"

"Happy together."

"Amos, Notre Dame Cathedral is absolutely amazing. I'm planning to go to Paris next weekend and have a proper visit."

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Liu Jin encountered many classmates along the way.

Everyone greeted him warmly.

His dormitory building is not only for graduate and doctoral students from the School of Arts, but also for students from other departments.

Most of them were not very familiar to me, and I couldn't even name some of them.

However, Liu Jin responded to each of them.

It's not that he's aloof, he's just been too busy lately.

He can't even recognize all his classmates, so how could he possibly recognize anyone else?

I do know two people. One is a senior from the same department, a junior of Méra, named Roman Geron; the other is a guy majoring in film and audiovisual arts named Pierre Jolly, who lives right across from Liu Jin's dormitory. You might not believe it, but this guy's idol is actually the director, and he raves about the director's cinematic language.

The film and audiovisual program at the University of Toulouse II was established in 1979.

After graduation, most of them go to work for major television stations, and only a very small number join the film industry and become film workers.

However, due to the overall environment, the film and television program at Toulouse II University leans towards art films and is not interested in commercial films.

Hmm, it's a bit like a drama academy in China.

Ruoli is one of the few people who has studied Hollywood movies.

His goal was to stay at the university.

In his own words: "I can talk to you about theory for three days and three nights without repeating myself, but I'll be exposed in three minutes when it comes to practice."

A guy who knows his own limitations!

Apart from that, Liu Jin was not very familiar with the other people.

But you should still respond when people greet you.

As he arrived at the parking lot carrying the cat carrier, he heard someone calling his name.

Turning my head, I saw Elise, Professor Ranke's assistant.

She was carrying a stack of newspapers when she came up to Liu Jin, panting, and handed him the newspapers.

"These are the newspapers from the past few days. Take a look when you have time."

Then, she took out a note and handed it to Liu Jin.

"This is Ms. J.K. Rowling's email address and contact information. The professor called and said you might need this."

Why did J.K. Rowling stand up for him?

Liu Jin was a little confused.

However, he had a decent liking for J.K. Rowling.

In the future, she will be forcibly severed from her connection with Harry Potter because of her opposition to LGBT and other so-called political correctness.

That's ridiculous!
The whole world knows that Harry Potter was created by J.K. Rowling. Can you just say it wasn't?
Well, it's not impossible!
Those organizations have an incredibly strong ability to brainwash people.

J.K. Rowling is greedy and has many other flaws.

However, on the issue of LGBT issues, Liu Jin's support for JK (high school girls) is also the reason why he has a good impression of JK.

Although this old woman later underwent plastic surgery and other procedures, it gave people a very strange feeling.

But he's rich, a billionaire, so getting plastic surgery is no big deal for him.
As for her political views... they have nothing to do with Liu Jin.

Just like Liu Jin, standing on China's side, he would definitely support China.

It's perfectly normal for JK to take the British perspective.

But I still can't understand why JK spoke up for him.

You know, JK's global sales are only a little over ten million... Hmm? I think I'm starting to understand!
Liu Jin thanked Elise, got into his car, and left.

On his way home, he was still thinking about JK.

Suddenly, he took out his phone and called Mela.

"What was the reaction after JK published this commentary? I mean, the reaction to her."

"not bad!"

Mehran said, "Everyone admires her character, and the sales of Harry Potter have increased significantly, along with the first four books of Harry Potter. The literary world in France considers her a noble person."

"I understand!"

Liu Jin thought for a moment and said, "Could you contact the Humanitarian Daily for me and tell them that I will have a response on Monday?"

"it is good!"

"Then I'm going home."

"Be careful on the road."

……

Liu Jin roughly guessed JK's thoughts.

Simply put, it's like saying: "A beautiful sedan chair needs many people to carry it."

According to Mela, the Order of the Phoenix was a great success three months after its publication.

However, a lack of external factors led to a bottleneck in sales.

Sales will definitely increase in the future, but the problem is that they won't grow as rapidly as before.

JK needs a new topic to break through her bottleneck, and the best subject is Liu Jin, who made a name for himself last year.

She has two ways to boost sales.

One approach was to criticize "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," using conflict with traditional writers to stimulate further purchases by her readers.

Another was promoting "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," which garnered positive reviews and gained more support from people within the industry.

This method attracts readers who weren't originally interested in Harry Potter to pay attention to the series.

She must have seen Notre Dame.

It is also clear that criticizing Notre Dame will do more harm than good.

After all, the quality of Notre Dame speaks for itself, and it's not JK's place to interfere.

Since that's the case, then let's praise Notre Dame.

Anyway, there's no loss, and I can even get to know a famous writer.

Of course, it's also possible that she genuinely likes him...

Whatever the reason, Liu Jin was the beneficiary.

764 million copies!

In a past life, The Old Man and the Sea achieved a sales miracle of over 5.6 million copies thanks to a recommendation from the magazine "Reading".

It was also forty-eight hours.

Last year, Liu Jin felt sorry about this.

Given his circumstances at the time, breaking that record was simply too difficult.

But unexpectedly...

The miracle that The Old Man and the Sea could not accomplish was achieved by The Hunchback of Notre Dame!

With 764 million units sold in two days, sales are bound to decline, and the decline will be rapid.

However, based on this, breaking 10 million by the end of the year is a foregone conclusion.

Most importantly, Notre Dame's enduring appeal will far surpass that of ordinary works.

For example, even now, The Red and the Black sells more than 200,000 copies annually in France, and that's been going on for many years.

He had seen a statistic in his past life.

Every year, the Victor Hugo trilogy is a staple on the French book sales charts.

Every year, it sells millions of units.

I wonder if such a miracle will ever happen in my lifetime?

Thinking of this, Liu Jin couldn't help but chuckle.

I originally thought that this year's income would not be as good as last year's.

But now it seems... this year's income might exceed last year's.

The thought of millions of dollars coming his way makes him feel wonderful.

Liu Jin couldn't resist lighting a cigarette and then rolling down the car window.

This letter came at just the right time.
Help me, Huang Zhong, to succeed.

Standing at the camp gate to relay the order

Listen to the roots, young and old.

The drums sounded, and the soldiers prepared their meals.

Two drumbeats, tighten battle robes.

Three drumbeats sound, the sword is drawn.

The four drums sounded, signaling the surrender of the troops.

Both advancing and retreating must obey orders.
Those who disobey orders will be punished.

"The three armies and I, return to camp..."

He hummed a little tune, and his mood became exceptionally cheerful.

……

(End of this chapter)