I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 423 Clumsy Hype
"It's Miso, Guillaume Miso."

"you sure?"

"Of course!"

Liu Jin couldn't help laughing.

"Whose idea was this?"

How can you be so sure they aren't truly in love?

"Mera, it's such a coincidence, everything is such a coincidence, it's so coincidental that I find it very interesting."

My hug with Alizee in Notre Dame Square was actually a complete coincidence. We visited Notre Dame that day, and I told her that story… You mentioned before, who's in charge of public relations for XO?”

Edith LeBron.

"Heh, since he's good at public relations, it's obvious he wants to replicate the story of me and Alizee back then."

Perhaps in his eyes, my story with Alizee was deliberate, that you were manipulating things behind the scenes, and that he wanted to imitate it.

Mela laughed on the phone.

"I don't have the ability to promote a singer who has already topped the radio request charts for several weeks, and an unknown author like you."

So what's your opinion now?

"Watch it sitting down, watch it lying down, watch it from your side."

"Giggle cluck..."

Mela kept laughing.

"In that case, let's leave it at that."

"I think so."

"However, I suspect that reporters will come looking for you."

"Let them be. Anyway, I've moved, and they won't be able to find me."

And after a week's rest, I'll go back to my school dormitory.

Why go back to the school dormitory?

"I'm taking a week off to prepare for the Inception story..."

I should have started writing much earlier, but the Guillaume affair disrupted my rhythm, and I'm already behind!

"OK, then you just focus on creating, and leave everything else to me."

"By the way, after this story comes out, I'll send a copy to Leonardo."

You should contact him later; I need to make a lot of money off him.

"no problem!"

Just as Mela was about to hang up the phone, Liu Jin suddenly remembered something else.

"Mera, how's Clay doing lately?"

"Her? She's fine. She's always busy with her lawsuit and we never see her."

You hired Genevieve as her bodyguard, and now she's got a lot of nerve, running around everywhere. She's lost her case; her trial is on the 17th.

"number 17?"

Liu Jin got up and flipped through the calendar.

"Is that the Friday after next?"

"Yes."

"Okay, if we're free, let's go cheer for Clay together."

"Then it's settled."

Mela then hung up the phone.

Liu Jin walked to his desk and turned on his computer.

So annoying!

I really miss the LCD screens of the future.

This bulky, clunky computer looks rather odd.

He opened his email and checked his recent messages.

I've been so busy lately that I haven't had a chance to check it out.

Ok?
On September 17th, there was an email from Lima.

At that time, Liu Jingang had just entered a period of seclusion and had almost completely cut off contact with the outside world.

Oh right, Lima and Ambrosio told him that they would come to Toulouse for vacation after Milan Fashion Week.

Dear Amos, I'm so sorry.

Alexandra and I have to break our appointment. We didn't have any plans after Milan Fashion Week, but something happened to our colleague at New York Fashion Week, and Alexandra and I have to go there temporarily to fill in, so we can't keep our appointment.

terribly sorry.

……

Liu Jin frowned, opened Yahoo! News, and searched for information about New York Fashion Week.

New York Fashion Week follows Milan Fashion Week, and is only three days apart from Paris Fashion Week...

Two supermodels who were originally scheduled to walk the runway at New York Fashion Week were tricked by their agencies. It's like one woman was offered a contract by two different agencies, meaning she was simultaneously signed for both Paris and New York Fashion Weeks.

However, due to the firm stance of Paris Fashion Week, the agency had no choice but to cancel their participation in New York Fashion Week.

This resulted in two vacancies.

Lima and Ambrosio's agencies pushed them over.

Well, that's probably what it meant.

Supermodels seem to have it all.

But in fact……

Unless you reach the top of the pyramid, you're just a puppet of the brokerage firm.

The two supermodels who stood us up are just supermodels, not top-tier models.

What is top-level?

In 2003, Heidi Klum was considered a top supermodel.

Lima, Ambrosio, and even Gisele Bündchen can only be considered second-tier actresses.

With Heidi's move into hosting and variety show production, the Brazilian trio rose to prominence.

In the original timeline, Alessandra Ambrosio became the top supermodel in 2007 with an annual endorsement income of $500 million; in 2011, Lima took over Ambrosio's position with $700 million, and two years later, Gisele Bündchen finally took the top spot.

By then, Ambrosio and Lima had already faded from the spotlight.

Gisele Bündchen has become a national treasure of Brazil.

But right now, none of them have the ability to challenge their management companies.

Liu Jin understood.

So after thinking about it, he sent an email back to Lima.

Dear Adriana, I'm sorry it took you so long to reply.

I don't have any complaints about you or Ambrosio, but I've been in seclusion since the 15th.

I'm not afraid to tell you this, because I encountered a challenger who was very rude.

So I wrote a piece specifically to compete with him... Hahaha, isn't that a petty man?

I am not angry, and I sincerely invite you to visit anytime.

Please give my regards to Alexandra.

A writer who fought alongside you.

……

After sending the email, I checked it again.

Editor-in-Chief Luo of Senqu District...

Yes, she has now been promoted to editor-in-chief, but she is still in charge of Liu Jin's works.

The email she sent to Liu Jin was to tell him that "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" was selling like hotcakes!

It was an email dated October 1st.

Meanwhile, in his letter, Sengoku mentioned that Random House has decided to submit Notre Dame de Paris for next year's PEN International Prize.

What exactly is the International PEN Award?
Liu Jin quickly checked.

International PEN, also known as the Faulkner Prize or PEN-Faulkner Prize.

It is one of America's four major literary prizes.

The so-called four major American literary awards are the Pulitzer Prize for Literature, the Edgar Allan Poe Prize, the National Book Award, and the PEN International Award.

He then checked the specific rules for the Faulkner Prize for Literature.

After much deliberation, I wrote a reply.

They declined the nomination.

The reason is very simple.

He's already won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature this year, so in some ways, it will be very difficult for him to win the Faulkner Prize next year. Even if Blumenthal and his group were willing to push for it, they would have to consider the feelings of others.

Therefore, Liu Jin felt that running for office this time was not very meaningful.

He won all those major awards in America at once, and now he has no goals left. Life is too boring!

I wonder what Sengoku Luo will think after reading this email.

So, you can write a better work than Notre Dame de Paris?

It's not impossible!
……

After finishing these trivial matters, Liu Jin took his dog and drove off.

Eva is sleeping and doesn't want to go out.

Liu Jin did not force him.

But after Liu Jin left, it jumped onto the windowsill and watched Liu Jin drive away in that McLaren, roaring all the way.

It meowed once, curled up on the windowsill, and closed its eyes.

……

(End of this chapter)