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Chapter 517 Alizee's Concert (Fifth update today)

The next day, Alizee showed up at Liu Jin's door with the song she had written.

She has the house key.

However, Genevieve happened to be going out, so he entered the living room quietly without disturbing anyone.

The air conditioner was on in the room.

Summer came a little early to Toulouse this year.

It's only early June, and the temperature has already soared to around 37 or 38 degrees Celsius.

Liu Jin was too lazy to go out. Eva Tanuki lay on her newly bought bamboo mat and fluffy bed, looking rather lazy and not moving at all.

"Six jin!"

Alizee tiptoed in and walked behind Liu Jin.

Eva glanced up briefly, then closed her eyes, appearing indifferent.

It has always been like this: it's very close to Liu Jin, and to Eva, but it's always been lukewarm towards Alizee...

Their auras clash!

Alizee and Liu Jin have said that.

"It must be related to the name you gave her."

Liu Jin just chuckled when he heard that.

"So early?"

Liu Jin is reading a book, "A History of English Literature".

Michelle had already arranged doctoral courses for him, focusing on the history of English literature.

Liu Jin was also puzzled at the time, "Why didn't you let me focus on 'History of French Literature'?"

Michelle said, "Let's make it a little more difficult!"

Okay, I don't quite understand!
But for Liu Jin, it doesn't matter whether it's the history of British literature or the history of French literature.

"Not cooperating at all, six jin."

"Wow, who is it? It smells delicious. Let me guess."

"Your acting is terrible... Also, I've grown up now, I'm not the little girl I was four years ago anymore."

"In my eyes, you are just as lovely as you were four years ago."

Alizee immediately beamed with joy.

She sat down on the floor at the round table and took out a stack of manuscript paper from her schoolbag.

"Liu Jin, help me take a look, what do you think of these songs?"

Whose song is it?

"Oh, I already told you yesterday that I wrote some songs as a surprise for my fans at the concert."

"Are you really going to hold a concert?"

"Of course, I've been in the industry for five years!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Jin burst into laughter.

Yes, it's been five years!

"You'd better think this through, putting on a concert is really hard work."

"I know, I've been exercising a lot for the past six months."

Liu Jin glanced at her and nodded slightly.

It's clear that she is indeed making preparations.

She looked a little thinner, and the baby fat on her face was gone.

It turned into a giant magnesium-aluminum alloy!

Liu Jin put the book on the table and flipped through the songs she had written.

It must be acknowledged that Alizee has indeed made great progress during her three years at university.

Not only has her singing ability improved, but her music theory skills have also improved a lot.

Some of the songs are actually quite good.

"Are there enough songs for the concert?"

"enough!"

"Then why write a new song?"

"Marisa said that this would give fans more novelty."

However, I still think it's a bit too few... Twenty-one performances! Liu Jin, can you write me a few more?

Liu Jin scratched his head.

To be honest, Liu Jin hasn't listened to music much since hip-hop became popular.

Especially after 15 years.

Can't we just sing a normal song? Every song has to have a couple of hip-hop lines added, as if the song wouldn't work without rap.

Domestically, thankfully, I quite like a few of Faye Wong's great songs.

But those abroad...

I'm okay with Menglong, Pa Jie, and Mars, but I don't really listen to the others.

After three years of study, Alizée's voice has become increasingly mature, carrying a romantic French chanson quality, which has gradually become her distinctive characteristic.

Pa Jie's songs are slowly becoming less suitable for her.

But besides Sister Pa...

Liu Jin thought for a moment and realized that there were a few songs that were quite suitable for Alizee in her current situation.

"Let me think about it and I'll give it to you later... But I still have to remind you that concerts are really tough. You're not a natural talent like Shakira, so you have to be careful to keep yourself in shape... I was thinking of going to Groussan Manor together in July."

"Liu Jin, will you come with me?"

Alizee took a sip of the flower tea that Liu Jin had placed on the table.

Sichuan's Three Delicacies!
He's never been a fan of Zhang Yiyuan's drinks.

In my past life, I drank all sorts of teas, but in the end, I still think Chengdu's specialty, Lao San Hua Jasmine Tea, is the most refreshing.

Alizee also quite likes it because of the floral scent. It's neither too strong nor too weak; it uses Sichuan's specialty Zhuyeqing green tea, giving it a very refreshing and flavorful taste…

Liu Jin glanced at her and couldn't help but laugh.

"I'm afraid that won't work. My movie will be released on August 15th."

My new book will also be released on that day. There might be some trouble this time, so I'll need to do some promotional activities. Starting in August, I'll probably be doing promotional work non-stop, and I won't have time to go to your concert with you.”

"All right!"

Alizee was a little disappointed.

She really wanted Liu Jin to stay with her.

But she also knew that Liu Jin was under a lot of pressure.

Despite winning the Palme d'Or for "Life Is Beautiful," the outside world's opinions don't seem to be very friendly towards Liu Jin.

If someone says it's good, then someone else will definitely say it too.

Anyway, all sorts of weirdos and monsters take turns performing, and all sorts of opinions emerge one after another.

Fortunately, with the rise of the internet in recent years, traditional media outlets can no longer monopolize the market as they used to.

Liu Jin increased his publicity budget by ten million US dollars.

The vast majority of donations were made to communities and platforms such as Reddit, MySpace, Bebo, or LinkedIn.

He was well aware that Xiao Rizi had a great deal of influence in traditional media.

Moreover, his cooperation with some Jews is extremely close, making it difficult for Liu Jin to take the initiative.

He could only rely on the internet, a developing media tool that had not yet been discovered by traditional media.

As for the effect...

We've just started investing in this, and the results aren't yet apparent.

However, judging from Harvey's feedback, it's not bad.

All we can do now is wait.

Waiting for its release, waiting for it to take off!
"It's okay. I'll come see you when I'm done with this busy period and have some time."

"It's a deal?"

Liu Jin smiled slightly and said, "It's a deal!"

……

Alizee's parents live in Toulouse, so she can't stay there.

However, her place wasn't too far from the Saint-Étienne neighborhood; it was only a 20-minute walk.

She bought an apartment there.

After all, Alizee isn't short of money now.

But following Liu Jin's advice, she doesn't usually flaunt her wealth.

When she goes out, she usually drives her Peugeot Vesetti or a newly bought Peugeot.

Of course, when participating in activities, it's a different story.

In any case, he has a good reputation among the average French person and has secured endorsements from several brands.

Today, Alizee can be considered a wealthy woman with a net worth of tens of millions.

Since she came to him, Liu Jin naturally wouldn't refuse.

Over the next few days, he dealt with his thesis defense while also thinking about writing a song for Alizee.

In the meantime, Alizee went to Paris for about a week.

When she returned, Liu Jin had already completed his thesis defense and also provided her with three songs.

"Need You Now" is a country-style song by singer Lady Antebelllum, which she released in 2011.

This song won the 53rd Grammy Award for Best Song of the Year.

Alizée's voice, with its French chanson characteristics, perfectly expresses the emotions of this song.

"No One," a song by Alicia Keys, won the Best R&B Song award at the 50th Grammy Awards in 2008. Alicia Keys's R&B skills are profound, allowing her to bring a unique feel to the song.

The third song is called "Fallin'", which is also a very R&B song, but it also incorporates strong electronic music elements.

However, this song might be a bit difficult for Alizee.

This was originally a pop dance track released in 2010 by Barbadian singer Rihanna.

The minimalist electronic rhythms and synthesizer effects create a sense of alienation, while the melodic lines advance and sublimate in an ethereal way.

Great dance music.

However, Rihanna's lung capacity...

I understand everything I understand.

This is definitely a challenge for Alizee.

Ironically, this was her favorite song, and she dragged Liu Jin to the practice room prepared for her at the Toulouse National Conservatory of Music, where they practiced for a whole week. Only then did Liu Jin realize that Alizée's high notes were truly exceptional.

As time went on, Alizee was about to embark on her journey to America.

She had six concerts in America, in New York, Seattle, San Francisco, Miami, Portland, and Los Angeles.

We will then travel to Canada for two more shows.

After Canada, she will rest for half a month, and then head to the UK for a total of three concerts.

After that, there were six matches in Germany, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands, and Cyprus, before returning to France for four more.

My schedule is packed!

They are also very busy.

She had to go to New York in advance to make preparations.

Before leaving, Alizee extracted a lot of energy from Liu Jin and then left happily.

Liu Jin, on the other hand, felt extremely tired.

So, after completing his graduation ceremony, he drove straight to the Grüssant estate that same day to begin his Grüssant holiday.

……

(End of this chapter)