I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 483 The Vanished Writer

Liu Jin got home at eight o'clock in the morning.

He called Barces and asked for her opinion again.

Balces approves of Laval Center Bookstore, but she also recommends Globe Library.

"It is not only the largest bookstore in Barcelona, ​​but also the largest library in Europe, and a place that every writer longs for."

"Forehead?"

"But I doubt you'd be interested. I heard from Mela that you don't like autograph sessions, hahaha!"

Oh, so this is where the autograph session was held.

Liu Jin wasn't really sure about this.

Today is Wednesday, and classes will officially begin next Monday.

Liu Jin decided to visit both bookstores and also go to the warehouse area to buy some Chinese-specific cooking ingredients.

Finally, we went to the legendary Anecblau shopping center to find out more.

This way, he can find a place to entertain anyone who comes to Barcelona in the future.

Of course, after passing through these places, Liu Jin did not plan to go into the city again.

I'll stay here and write, and go to school!

Those of you taking exams next year, don't stumble here.

After all, this is Barcelona, ​​not Toulouse.

Although Balces introduced him to Arnau Pucci, he wasn't Professor Michel, who would be as protective of him.

Better safe than sorry!

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Liu Jin drove the completely modified Flying Bird sports car through the streets of Barcelona.

This city still holds some memories for me!

He also made contact with Rodriguez and Emene.

Don't you remember these two people?

In 2001, when Da Dong and Liu Sisi got into trouble in Barcelona, ​​Liu Jin hired these two lawyers.

However, at that time, Emene was still under Rodriguez's command.

Three years later, Emene had moved from Rodriguez's Thiago law firm to become a licensed lawyer and a partner at another firm. His status and position were vastly different from three years ago.

In comparison, Liu Jin trusted Emene more.

Emene also remembered Liu Jin.

He was very happy when Liu Jin contacted him.

He's made it big!

But Liu Jin is very different from how he was in 01; he has become a globally renowned writer.

It also enjoys considerable fame in Spain.

He certainly hoped to serve a wealthy man like Liu Jin.

The reason for hiring two lawyers is to prepare for our future life.

Who knows what trouble might arise?

After all, Spain has never been a peaceful place; discrimination exists in various ways, even more so than in France.

Liu Jin can't possibly go to Balses for help every time he encounters a problem.

The more favors you give, the more favors you accumulate...

If a problem can be solved with money, it's best to avoid going to Balces.

……

Over the weekend, Liu Jin visited Illiza with a bottle of red wine and tasted what the old gentleman called 'the best seafood paella in all of Spain'.

Yes, it was Mrs. Eliza who made it.

To be honest, it tastes really good.

But 'the best seafood paella in all of Spain'...

The main reason is that the ingredients are fresh!

Of course, Liu Jin also praised it highly.

The old lady was so happy she couldn't stop smiling.

I got home at nine o'clock.

Liu Jin took good care of Eva, then turned on the computer.

A moment later, he began typing on the keyboard.

When we stepped outside, the streets still looked somewhat weary from the light mist and dew. The streetlights along La Rambla, faintly illuminating the cityscape through the fog, seemed to suggest the city was awakening from a watercolor-like panorama…

The book is called *The Shadow of the Wind*. After three days of investigation, Liu Jin finally confirmed one thing: Carlos Ruiz Zafon does not exist in this timeline.

This is yet another writer who has disappeared.

In 2001, the novel was not available in either America or Spain.

Just saying...

How could a book that sold 1500 million copies be completely silent?

Three years have passed; if this book existed, Liu Jin would at least have heard of it.

But no!

This means that the book was never written.

Moreover, this book happens to be a work created with Barcelona as its main theme.

Carlos was born in Barcelona, ​​moved to Los Angeles as an adult, and wrote this novel there.

His agent is Carmen Balces.

But despite knowing Balses for so long, Liu Jin had never heard her mention the writer.

No wonder Balces is so eager to find new generation writers; it's probably because she lost Carlos and his novel, *The Shadow of the Wind*. Otherwise, she wouldn't be so focused on Liu Jin.

Liu Jin was stuck in his old ways of thinking and had always assumed that the book "The Shadow of the Wind" had already been published.

So when he was considering what to write, he simply blocked the book.

I've been torn between "The Time in Time" and "The Land of the Silent Ones," but there's always been a strange feeling about it.

So this is ah!

He spent almost all of those three days at the Laval Book Center and the Global Library.

After confirming that the book did not exist, he called Balces again, subtly inquiring about Carlos.

Under Balces's banner, there is an author named Carlos.

But it is not Carlos Ruiz Zafón.

After thoroughly confirming the information, Liu Jin decided to take out the book.

Actually, it was also to make up for a regret for Carmen Balces.

In the original timeline, Carlos completed *The Shadow of the Wind* in 2001. After that, his writing pace slowed considerably, and he didn't finish his third work until 2016. However, Carmen Balces passed away in 2015.

She died before the series was finished.

This also resulted in the fact that the third and fourth installments of the "Shadow of the Wind" tetralogy failed to achieve the same level of success as the first two.

After all, there is only one Carmen Balces.

After her passing, the promotion of Spanish-language literature as a whole hit a bottleneck.

Not all literary agents are like Carmen, who racked her brains and went to great lengths to promote a dream.

Not all Spanish literature agents possess the same energy as Carmen Balces.

Liu Jin decided that he must complete the four-part "Shadow of the Wind" series before 2010.

If things go wrong, it could create even more impressive sales figures than in the original timeline!
……

After completing the first chapter, Liu Jin temporarily stopped writing "The Shadow of the Wind".

There's still time; there's plenty of time.

It would be enough to finish this work before leaving Barcelona.

just now……

premature!

The reason is also very simple.

The novel *The Shadow of the Wind* contains a great deal of information about the city of Barcelona.

How could someone who just arrived in Barcelona do that so easily?
It's estimated that Barthes will also have doubts...

It's still necessary to do some groundwork, just like when he created "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," there was a prelude.

Moreover, he also has a novel called "Inglourious Basterds" (which is about assassinating the Emperor) to write.

Next year marks the 60th anniversary of the defeat of the Little Days.

He had to take this opportunity to thoroughly disgust Xiao Rizhi, otherwise he would really be letting down the painstaking plans Xiao Rizhi had put into him.

Of course, I still have to attend classes!

The thought of the coming year made Liu Jin feel a bit of a headache.

After all, the University of Barcelona certainly doesn't offer the same level of freedom as the University of Toulouse II...

It's all because of my life!

They're just causing me trouble.

……

(End of this chapter)