I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 516 Taking Down Ubisoft Montreal
The first thing I did upon returning to Toulouse was to call Turner and ask him to send Eva and the others over.

Afterwards, he took a can of Martinique coffee beans to the school, first submitted his exchange student certificate, and then visited Michel Ranke.

Upon returning to Toulouse yesterday, he immediately reported to Professor Michel.

The professor was also very pleased with his politeness.

I submitted my master's thesis to my professor in early May.

Next comes the defense.

Professor Michelle said there was no need to worry about the defense.

This year, his publication of "The Da Vinci Code" is his best achievement.

The French version of The Da Vinci Code was published in March, two months later than in North America, but it sold very well.

France, being a religious country, also has a natural religious affinity for this book.

Moreover, the story's starting point at the Louvre Museum in Paris has also sparked great interest among many people.

So far, sales have reached 1.8 million copies in three months.

It doesn't sound like that much, but actually...

According to a survey and forecast by the French Booksellers Association, sales of "The Da Vinci Code" in France will exceed five million copies.

With this achievement, Singra Publishing House rose to become a top-tier (T0) publisher among second-tier publishers in France.

Investors have already shown strong interest in Singlar Publishing, intending to invest in Singlar and commit to an IPO.

But Mela wasn't very interested.

In her view, thanks to the connections Liu Jin has built, Singella still has an extraordinary future even if it doesn't go public.

If it goes public...

Too many constraints!

But this is Europe, a region teeming with capital.

If Singer does not accept the investment, there is a high possibility that trouble will arise in the future.

Therefore, after discussing with Liu Jin, Mela decided to accept the eight million euro investment from Liu Jin's foundation.

Liu Jin will receive 10% of the shares.

After accepting Liu Jin's investment, Mela immediately released 30% of its shares.

Midnight Publishing House received an 8% share.

Humanitarian Daily received five percent.

Of the remaining 17 percent, the Singer family acquired 11 percent for 18 million euros, while the rest was taken by Henri Pinault.

Following this round of financing, Singra Publishing's assets surged to 340 million euros.

In particular, Liu Jin's investment has multiplied the value of Singella Publishing House.

Henry and the Singer family almost always acquired their properties at a premium!

Following this investment, Singra Publishing successfully rose to become a top-tier publishing house.

Of course, it's at the end of the list.

For Mela, although she lost her shares, she did not lose control of the publishing house.

With a firm grip on 42% of the shares and Liu Jin's support, her position was unshakeable.

As for the remaining shares, they are very dispersed.

Even if it is acquired, it will not affect Singer's power structure.

She also secured the strategic partnership of Midnight Press and gained the support of fashion mogul Henri Pinault.

In the future, Singer will also develop her career in the fashion industry.

But none of this concerns Liu Jin.

When Liu Jin visited Michel, he printed out a manuscript of "The Shadow of the Wind," which he had completed in Barcelona, ​​and handed it to the professor.

After leaving the teaching building, he drove to visit Delphine.

Sylvie was recently ill and has just been discharged from the hospital.

Her complexion was not very good; she looked much older than when Liu Jin had seen her before.

Liu Jin stayed with her and chatted outside the coffee shop for more than an hour.

Before leaving, as usual, he gave Sylvie a signed printed copy of "The Shadow of the Wind".

The old lady was very happy.

When Liu Jin left, she even escorted him to the street corner.

……

That evening, Turner arrived at Liu Jin's residence.

He brought Eva, but not Julie and Adrian.

"Angelina is pregnant again!"

"what?"

Liu Jin was somewhat surprised.

But thinking about it, it seems normal.

These two mongrel dogs are just sitting on the manor, doing nothing but the same old things.
Moreover, March and April are the estrus season, so it seems reasonable that Jolie would get pregnant...

"Is everything alright?"

"Don't worry, sir, Julie is doing very well."

It was a little wilted before, but it's much better now after the vet prescribed some medicine.

It's just that it wouldn't be very convenient to send her to the city at this time... so I thought I'd send Eva over first..."

"Okay, I'll go back in a while and stay for a few days."

“That would be wonderful, Julie and Adrian will be very happy.”

……

Turner was going back that night.

Liu Jin did not stop him...

Last year, the road from Toulouse to Grução was repaired, making things much more convenient.

Now it only takes a little over an hour to drive from Grusan to Toulouse.

Liu Jin had also made plans to return to Gryzan after obtaining his master's degree.

"Your parents are here?"

After seeing Turner off, Liu Jin sat in the living room and called Alizee. Alizee was already a junior and would soon be a senior.

Moreover, as time went on, her workload increased, and she became busier.

"A world tour?"

Alizee uttered a word that Liu Jin found unfamiliar, "You?"

"Yes, I've already released three albums with Universal Music... The company wants me to hold concerts, starting in July and continuing until Christmas. Mainly in Europe and North America, a total of twenty-one concerts."

The school has agreed and will give me their full support!

The school will definitely agree!

Liu Jin muttered to himself.

The Toulouse National Conservatory of Music excels in classical music and opera.

Its influence in popular music is average.

Now that we have Alizée, this French—no, I should say international—little international pop star, the school will definitely make some moves.

Alizée helped him gain recognition in the pop music scene.

"So, how are your preparations going?"

"Hehe, it's almost ready... but Marissa said she's missing a few new songs..."

She told me to contact you, and what I meant was, I'll just try... Ugh, so annoying! Do you have time tomorrow?
I'm coming to find you.

Tomorrow is Saturday.

I definitely have time.

Even if you don't have time, you have to make time.

Liu Jin immediately arranged a time to meet with Alizee...

……

Goodness, it's getting late!

Liu Jin and Alizee chatted for over an hour, and Liu Jin was getting a little sleepy.

So he took a shower and lay down on the bed feeling refreshed.

Eva jumped up silently, skillfully landing on the pillow and curling up there.

Liu Jin couldn't help but stroke it twice, then picked up the book "A History of English Literature" and began to read...

Just then, the phone rang.

Liu Jin answered the phone casually, "This is Amos!"

"Amos, it's a success!"

Joan P's voice came through the phone.

"what?"

"We have acquired a 28% stake in Ubisoft Montreal."

Liu Jin sat up straight abruptly.

"You got it? That's great!"

My keyboard is itching for a treat and is waiting for my favor.

……

At the beginning of the year, Liu Jin had Eva establish a venture capital firm called 'Green Sisters Fund'.

A clean venture capital firm, a fund founded in the names of Eva Green and Joey Green.

In mid-April, Joannup successfully persuaded Martell, a minor shareholder of Ubisoft, to acquire 3% of Ubisoft's shares from him, and also successfully acquired 8% of Ubisoft Montreal's personal shares.

Ubisoft will be a giant in the software and gaming industry in the future.

However, it is not very large at present.

Its main focus is on several studios in Europe, and it does not pay much attention to Ubisoft Montreal.

The main issue is that the game "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" has not yet been released.

The potential of Ubisoft Montreal remains largely unknown.

Martin, the studio's president, is also facing financial pressure.

He wanted to move his studio to another city, but the city of Montreal offered a support program, stating that if the studio remained in Quebec and Montreal and hired local employees, the Quebec government would subsidize the studio with 10,000 Canadian dollars for each employee hired.

Initially, the goal of this support program was to create 500 jobs in Montreal.

That is, five million Canadian dollars in support.

In the original timeline, Martin was a ruthless character.

By leveraging this support policy, they managed to secure 1900 million Canadian dollars in aid from the Montreal city government.

This greatly alleviated the studio's financial pressure, but at the same time, the rapid expansion of the studio's scale caused many management problems.

Now, with the emergence of the Green Sisters Fund, Martin no longer needs to exploit the government to the point of exhaustion.

The Green Sisters Foundation contributed 12 million euros, equivalent to 20 million Canadian dollars, and acquired 20% of the studio's shares.

The original intention was to take 30%.

But Martin seemed to sense something and suddenly changed his mind just before signing the contract.

He initially accepted an investment of 20 million euros, but ultimately accepted 12 million euros…

However, 28 percent is enough!
After all, Ubisoft still controls 30% of the shares.

Joann said that he could gradually increase his stake in Ubisoft from its existing shareholders.

"Let's leave it at that for now. Let them focus their efforts on the release of 'Prince of Persia'."

Liu Jin knew that the release of "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" was a great success.

At least in the North American market, Prince of Persia was a huge success in 05/06.

Otherwise, how could Warner Bros. have acquired the adaptation rights to this game and turned it into a movie?

Liu Jin's acquisition of Ubisoft is a preparation for the upcoming Assassin's Creed game.

As for whether to take a controlling stake?
Liu Jin didn't take it seriously...

Martin is very important to Ubisoft Montreal. Without Martin, there would be no future Assassin's Creed.

He's so important!
Liu Jin didn't want Martin to have any other ideas because of the shareholding issue.

After all, he still needs Martin to work hard and promote the Assassin's Creed series!

……

(End of this chapter)