I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 436 Disturbance
The day Liu Jin left America was also the day after "About Time" officially premiered in North American theaters.

The opening day box office of $13 million is not bad.

However, Liu Jin no longer cared.

What he's concerned about now is his new book, and the third-week sales of "The Man Who Will Disappear" in France.

One hundred and thirty thousand copies, ranking second.

But the first place went to "The Hunchback of Notre Dame".

The fact that the editor-in-chief of a book magazine recommended Notre Dame de Paris as an ideal book for collectors further boosted the book's sales.

With 230,000 copies sold, it won the championship.

The third week of sales for "Later..." reached 30,000 copies, with total sales approaching 100,000.

However, according to a survey by SLF (French Booksellers Association), market purchasing intentions are sluggish due to the impact of "The Man Who Will Disappear".

Although "Later..." entered the top ten of the sales charts in the third week.

but……

Liu Jin was not surprised by this result.

He's a good man; otherwise, if he had taken all of Guillaume Misso's works, it would probably have caused Guillaume immense suffering.

Fortunately, the only Guillaume work that left the deepest impression on him was "The Man Who Will Disappear".

Sitting on the plane, Liu Jin was still reviewing the data reports sent by Mela.

He suddenly remembered something.

Since we have "The Man Who Will Disappear", can we also have "Contartiempo" and "The Invisible Guest"?
He promised Carmen Balces that he would write a Spanish-language work.

To be honest, Liu Jin didn't know much about Spanish novels.

I see even fewer Latin American works.

After much thought, it seems that the only film that left the deepest impression on him after 2000 was "The Invisible Guest," which seemed to have received rave reviews at the time.

Hmm, we can use it.

Besides "The Invisible Guest," the most popular Spanish-language work is "Don Quixote."

A national treasure of Spain.

Even if Liu Jin wanted to copy it, it would be impossible now.

Spanish-language novels after 2000...

Liu Jin closed his eyes.

He certainly knew very little.

"The Timeline"?
I don't remember the details very well, but it seems to be a book about women's strength and independence, and it was published in China.

"The Silent Kingdom" is a book we could consider.

He read that book in 2021. At the time, he was at home with nothing to do, so he bought a lot of foreign novels to pass the time.

He remembered that the book was published in China around 2020. The exact time of the original work's creation was unclear, but it should have been 10 years later.

In addition, there is a book called "Bartleby Syndrome" and a set of "The Shadow of the Wind".

However, both of these books were published around the turn of the millennium.

So, it's too late.

Hmm, that's the alternative for "The Silent Kingdom".

We have to repay Mrs. Balses's favor, right?

The old lady was kind to him and gave him a lot of help... Well, let's just leave the original author be, since we don't know him anyway.

Liu Jin took out his notebook and wrote down the titles of two books.

Let's register it first!
"Excuse me, a glass of whiskey, no ice."

I need to rest for a while, so don't wake me.

"As you command, Mr. Amos."

The first-class flight attendant gave a gentle reply.

……

After a ten-hour flight, the flight landed at Charles de Gaulle Airport.

Liu Jin passed through customs smoothly and then took a taxi at the airport.

So many Muslims!

So many Black people...

This was also Liu Jin's biggest feeling when he left the airport.

France has been continuously importing Black people from Africa. The situation is somewhat better in the south, but this trend is becoming increasingly apparent in Paris.

The increasing number of Black people is causing concern.

The good thing is, this is Europe, not America, so there won't be a situation of 'gunfights every day'.

The bad thing is that with the increase in the number of black people, France will eventually become like a black-boned chicken.

That's fine, but the key issue is NM.

Those guys are the real trouble.

The driver was a local Frenchman, and after confirming that Liu Jin could communicate, he kept talking non-stop the whole way.

He was criticizing France's current immigration policy.

Liu Jin could only listen silently to this.

More than an hour later, the taxi entered the city, and the roads began to become congested.

The driver seemed a bit irritable!
Liu Jin also became cautious and dared not express his opinions casually.

When he finally arrived at Mahai Street, he got off the bus as if he were fleeing a disaster, dragged his luggage, and ran all the way home.

I had a general feeling that the atmosphere in Paris was a bit oppressive.

From now on, it's best to drive when you go out!

……

"Hey Melissa, I'm in Paris!"

"You're not here... Okay, I was just saying I wanted to treat you to dinner."

"I'll contact you later!" That evening, Liu Jin dialed Melissa's number.

She is not in Paris.

Since she started recording "Forbidden Zone", she has become very busy and has had much less contact with Liu Jin.

That's normal, they're busy with their careers!
Liu Jin didn't take it to heart.

Everyone has their own way of life.

Judging from Melissa's future development, she is a career-oriented woman.

This also meant that her relationship with Liu Jin would not last long.

After hanging up the phone, Liu Jin checked his call log.

This is his cell phone in France; it shows many incoming call notifications.

Most of the calls were from publishers, including Irene, Farne, and the editor-in-chief of the Hachette Group...

Huh?
Whose number is this?

Liu Jin saw an unfamiliar number among his missed calls.

He has always been very careful to keep his private number confidential.

The phone number I got when I first came to France is now lost with Lala.

This number is new, and very few people know it.

Judging from the number, it's a landline, a landline in Paris.

The number segment looked familiar. After thinking for a long time, Liu Jin finally remembered that this number segment should be the DSG number segment.

After Mr. Lu returned to China, he lost contact with DSG.

It's been almost a year...

No one from DSG has contacted him either.

So, what's the situation with this number?
Liu Jin thought for a moment and then called back.

It really is DSG!

It's already late at night, and someone is still answering the phone.

After Liu Jin introduced himself, the other party immediately became much more enthusiastic.

The call came in early January, but Liu Jin was in America at the time, so his phone was off.

The purpose of calling him was to invite him to a Spring Festival social event.

This year's Spring Festival falls on the 22nd.

Today is the 24th, the third day of the Lunar New Year.

Therefore, Liu Jin regretfully missed this year's social gathering and the opportunity to appear on the Spring Festival Gala to extend New Year's greetings to the people of the whole country.

His qualifications are more than enough!

Liu Jin could only express his gratitude to the other party and promise to participate if he had the opportunity next year.

Actually, it was just a polite remark.

He put down the phone and turned on his computer to check his emails.

Huh?
My inbox is about to burst!
You know, he cleans up his email inbox regularly, so how could this be...?

I quickly opened my email; there were two emails inside.

The sender is Andy.

Who is Andy?

He couldn't remember it right away.

After opening the email, he realized it was from Andy Detective Agency.

He commissioned a detective agency in South Korea last year to investigate the ins and outs of the Zheng Yuanbian incident.

The detective agency was recommended by Mr. Lu. After Liu Jin paid the fees and requested services, he hadn't heard anything from them and had almost forgotten about them.

They actually replied?
Liu Jin glanced at the nearly 1GB attachment and suddenly felt that he should buy a VIP membership.

He uses Yahoo Mail, which offers 1GB of free storage.
It's certainly enough for handling ordinary tasks, but when it comes to some special emails, 1GB is really not enough.

Mr. Amos, I'm very sorry.

Because I took on a last-minute business deal, I didn't return to South Korea until September of last year.

Hopefully, this hasn't delayed your plans, and all the information and inside details you need have been collected.

However, due to the limited capacity of your mailbox, it is impossible to send all the data; only some important information can be selected.

Please feel free to contact me if needed.

……

Despised!

Liu Jin couldn't help but laugh, so he immediately purchased a paid email service online.

The capacity was subsequently increased to 5GB.

This will be insignificant in the future.

But by 2004, that was the limit.

He then deleted the attachments and asked the other party to continue sending the data.

Whether or not these materials exist is not important.

But if you're going to put on an act, it looks like this year's mission will have an additional element: the gift from Room 7. It's time for it to make its appearance.

Liu Jin took out his diary and wrote "The Gift from Room Seven" in it.

With this kind of pull, this year's task is going to be quite heavy.

The Da Vinci Code, Nemo, The Hunger Games, Les Misérables, and Intrusion.

Now another book has been added, "Miracle in Cell No. 7".

And what about "The Invisible Guest" and "The Silent Kingdom"?
I can't finish writing it all! I simply can't finish writing it all!
Looking at the plan in his notebook, Liu Jin pondered for a long time before finally deciding to postpone reading "Les Misérables," "The Invisible Guest," and "Miracle in Cell No. 7."

After all, he still has a lot to do this year...

(End of this chapter)