I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 484 Where did Amos go?
George W. Bush was successfully re-elected as President America.

Something just doesn't feel right.

Because in Liu Jin's memory, he always thought that George W. Bush only served one term as president, so how could he have been re-elected?
However, if we calculate it based on time, it makes perfect sense.

After George W. Bush, there was that black president's eight-year term, and then the blond guy took over.

The eight years of the Black president also solidified America's supreme status as a victim, while the international situation underwent even more dramatic changes.

In 2025, before his rebirth, Liu Jin finally saw the true face of this black president.

A smiling tiger!

Moreover, he possesses extraordinary oratory skills, which cannot be denied.

That guy is very persuasive!

But what does that have to do with me?

For the next twelve years, I need to work hard to make money.

This is the key!
……

After enrolling, Liu Jin began his study abroad experience.

The academy also concealed his identity as 'Amos' and instead used his Chinese name.

Good, it'll be peaceful!
At least in the Faculty of Arts, nobody knew who he was.

Even the Chinese students studying abroad only saw him as a rich kid.

After all, he drives that red Pegasus around town every day, so it's hard for him to keep a low profile...

Let it be a misunderstanding, as long as no one bothers him!
Liu Jin, on the contrary, felt that this was more relaxed.

During the day, I attend classes.

In the evening, I wrote to meet my deadline.

On weekends, he would drive Eva around Barcelona, ​​visiting churches and historical sites.

It was very fulfilling!

At the same time, Liu Jin also bought a lot of books.

Most of them are books about the history of Barcelona.

There are also works on Catalan history, such as "A History of Catalan Art" edited by Dean Arnau Pucci.

This also pleased Arnaud.

Especially upon learning of Liu Jin's intention to create a work based on the city of Barcelona, ​​the old gentleman generously granted him a special pass. With this pass, Liu Jin could borrow various books from the University of Barcelona library without restriction. This included access previously reserved for professors.

He wasn't worried that Liu Jin would just shirk his duties.

Because he knew that Liu Jin's future creative direction would focus primarily on Spanish.

This was also an agreement between Carmen Balces and Liu Jin!
And so, November passed quietly.

With the arrival of December, temperatures in Barcelona have dropped further.

The daytime temperature is around 16 degrees Celsius, but it drops to around 4 or 5 degrees Celsius at night.

Liu Jin also changed into winter clothes.

A thin sweater, a coat, and jeans—it's not exactly bulky.

During this time, Melissa contacted him again to discuss the New Year's Eve party.

But Liu Jin still refused, even when Melissa threatened to come to Barcelona to find him, he remained resolute...

However, a phone call from Lao Zhang changed his mind.

"Since we have this opportunity, let's give it a try."

"What do you want to do!"

"Have you forgotten about our band?"

"Hey Pogo, when did I agree to form a band with you?"

“Even if it’s just to help Anita this once, she wants to try the band, and I’ve already talked to Ali about it, and she wants to join too.”

"what?"

"Let's go, it's just a performance, it's easy."

"We've never practiced together."

“We can come to find you, and Maggie too.”

Liu Jin was speechless!
She's become attached to him...

However, Anita Mui wanted to experience what it's like to be in a band, and Lau Chun thought it wasn't impossible.

Her body...

Being able to be happy might be good for the condition?

I'm such a soft-hearted god!

"Let me make this clear first, I can't go back."

“It’s okay, we’ll come find you… Perfect timing, let’s go to Barcelona to relax and experience the culture there.”

"You really have it easy!"

Liu Jin couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.

But in the end, he agreed.

His guitar skills are getting better and better.

More than a year of practice has finally paid off.

He also wanted to try this different feeling, not that he wanted to perform on stage or anything, but rather to experience the fun of being in a band.

Afterwards, Liu Jin asked Grandpa Iliza if there were any quiet, secluded houses for rent in the town of Sigs.

"The band, back in my day..."

Upon hearing this, the old man immediately perked up.

Balabala recounted a glorious chapter in his past, and then told Liu Jin that there was an idle factory on the outskirts of the town of Sigs. It was very quiet, and hardly anyone went there. Moreover, the town's police station was not far away, so the area was very safe.

That's where Mr. Eliza started his business in his early years.

Now that he has retired, the factory has been sitting idle.

It has all the necessary water and electricity. If Liu Jin likes it, he can just take it and use it.

At the same time, he also helped Liu Jin find a house in town for Lao Zhang and the others to live in after they came over.

Of course, Liu Jin had to pay a certain amount of rent.

The next day, Liu Jin and the old man took a tour of the factory and immediately took a liking to it.

Three days later, Lao Zhang, Mei Gu, Maggie, and Alizee arrived in Barcelona from Toulouse, bringing Julie and Adrian with them as well.

The puppy is now able to live independently.

Moreover, with Turner taking care of them at the manor, the six puppies are living very comfortably, so there's no need to worry. Julie and Adrian, on the other hand, have probably been depressed from not seeing Liu Jin for too long, so they brought him along.

Julie and Adrian were extremely excited upon seeing Liu Jin.

I initially thought the small building was a bit deserted with only one person and one cat, but now that the two big ones have arrived, it's suddenly become much more lively.

That day, Liu Jin, along with Lao Zhang and the others, visited Grandpa Iliza.

We had a meal together, and the old man bragged a lot before I said goodbye and left.

The old man speaks good French.

So there were no communication barriers...

That night, Alizee went to Liu Jin's place, while Lao Zhang and the other two stayed in another house, not far from Liu Jin.

One end of the street, the other end.

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Old Zhang's arrival added another element to Liu Jin's life.

It's almost the end of the year, and "Assassination of the Emperor" is also coming to a close.

After finishing writing, Liu Jin plans to take a complete break, then organize the outline of "Shadow of the Wind" and continue writing next year.

The band rehearsals were a good opportunity for him to clear his head.

The initial joint practice was a mess.

Fortunately, apart from Liu Jin, the others are all professionals. Even Maggie studied at the Toulouse Conservatory of Music for three months, making her much more professional than Liu Jin.

The song was "Use Yourself," which Lau Chun gave to Leslie Cheung. He and Anita Mui had already practiced it thoroughly.

After a few days of adjustment, Leslie Cheung was surprised to find that Lau Chun's guitar skills seemed to be better than he had thought.

That's already at a professional level!
This made the subsequent joint training sessions much easier.

A week later, the five-member band had actually practiced quite well.

Even the Eliza couple and Monty, who came to watch the spectacle, thought it was quite excellent.

This gave Liu Jin a strange sense of satisfaction...

Time passed, day by day.

With Liu Jin's disappearance, nothing else went wrong in their lives.

At first, no one thought there was anything wrong with it.

Until one day, J.K. Rowling talked about her nearly year-long literary exchange with Liu Jin during an interview on Sky TV.

"We haven't heard much from Amos lately!"

Host Kyle Porri suddenly laughed and said, "I haven't heard anything about him in a long time."

J.K. Rowling paused for a moment, then burst into laughter.

She said, "Now that you mention it, I feel the same way."

There haven't been any new scandals involving him in France for a long time; it seems like he's lost interest in girls after all that.

"The British girls need to step up their game and win that heartless Frenchman back."

Kyle Polly is a news anchor for Sky News.

However, they are also very enthusiastic about this kind of gossip.

"Yeah, what are the paparazzi at The Sun doing? You've failed in your duty!"

Then, the two women started talking about Liu Jin.

"To be honest, I've always felt that Amos doesn't look like an Asian."

"How to say?"

"In my impression, Asians are... hardworking, humble, and a little shy."

But Amos... only has one trait: diligence. His mind is full of all sorts of whimsical ideas; he's always creating. Pauli, you're not a writer, you can't feel that pressure. He even made me despair.

Who else creates like him?

It's like a heartless typewriter.

It takes me two or three years to write a story, but this guy seems to have no creative block and keeps writing.

Last month I went to America to participate in a program and chatted with my editor about Amos.

Do you know what my editor said?

"How to say?"

Kyle Polly also became interested.

J.K. Rowling said with a wry smile, "Mike said to me very seriously... Mike is the academic group, which is my publishing editor."

He said to me, "JK, it's time to submit your manuscript!"

Kyle Poli couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Rowling continued, "I replied: Mike, I already submitted the manuscript last year."

Mike said, "You know that was last year... Your little pen pal has already published four novels this year, and the fifth one is about to be released. He also submitted two manuscripts to our publishing house, children's books, two volumes, which are very interesting."

But where is Harry Potter 6?

"Children's books?"

Kyle Polly asked with interest, "Amos also writes children's books?"

"Yes, the book is called Nemo, and it has two parts... I asked Mike for the manuscript, and it is indeed very interesting."

I said right then and there, "Don't make me compete with that monster in writing. I suspect that guy's head is full of stories!"

It's worth noting that the original Harry Potter series was also considered children's literature.

But it was later discovered that it is suitable for all ages.

Rowling's evaluation of Liu Jin's new work also piqued Kyle Poli's interest.

"Are you under any pressure right now?"

"Of course, the sixth Harry Potter book will be released next year, and it looks like I'll have to have another showdown with Amos."

J.K. Rowling was also having a bit of a headache.

Last year, Harry Potter 5 and Notre Dame de Paris went head-to-head.

She won easily!
But she knew very well that it was not a work of the same level at all.

Notre Dame de Paris is a masterpiece that can be passed down for centuries, while Harry Potter... Rowling is not sure if anyone will still remember this work a hundred years from now.

It was for this reason that she promoted Liu Jin.

But the result surprised her: 764 million copies sold in 48 hours, creating a miracle.

And next year, which work will Liu Jin use to compete with her Harry Potter?
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(End of this chapter)