I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 528 The Book Sales War

Shakira called the next day, expressing her satisfaction with Liu Jin's song.

Why Kanye?

She asked curiously over the phone.

"Well, I guess I like the look of him... and I don't know any rappers."

"is it?
Why can't Jay-Z do it?

"I don't know him, and I don't want to have too much contact with that circle."

You know, everyone does their own thing. Their methods don't suit me, and I have no intention of having any contact with them...

Of course, this is just a suggestion.

If you think that Z one is suitable, that's fine too.

"Ha, then Kanye it is. Actually, I'm not very familiar with them."

The rappers Shakira is familiar with are mainly immigrants from Latin America or Central America.

Moreover, she mainly sang Spanish songs before and didn't have much contact with English-speaking rappers; they were only nodding acquaintances.

"I will have your agent handle the song's price and subsequent revenue sharing with your agent."

"Anything is fine with me!"

Liu Jin didn't care at all.

In fact, for songwriters and composers, the singer's share of the profits is a significant portion of their income.

But for Liu Jin, it didn't matter!

He knew the amount was considerable, but he never worried about it.

Mela will handle everything for him, no matter which side he chooses.

……

The gathering in the square in Gruson gradually quieted down.

But the three days of excitement gave Jean Pires Singella, a relative of Méra, and the mayor of Grossan, an idea.

How about we organize a music festival?

He called Mela.

But Mela poured cold water on the situation.

“Grysan, not to mention that it takes more than an hour to get from Toulouse to Grysan, how many people does your town have? How many people can it accommodate? How much funding can you get to promote this? Uncle, it's too difficult, it's simply not suitable.”

Moreover, Amos and his group's reputation won't last long.

Leslie and his group are somewhat famous in Asia, but in Europe… besides, they might not even be involved in these kinds of events. Anita isn't in good health; she has cancer. Maggie isn't based in Gruson either. Who else can you attract besides them?”

Jean Pires thought about it and agreed that it made sense.

The idea that had just begun to take hold was quickly extinguished.

Let this small town continue to remain quiet in Lion Bay.

Liu Jin continued to stay at the manor, as usual, writing, taking walks, and resting...

On July 6th, Empress Dowager Liu arrived in Grysang.

After having a conversation with Anita Mui, she asked Fairy Tale to recognize Anita Mui as her godmother.

Then, he took the celestial being back to China.

The celestial being didn't want to leave!
Gryzan is wonderful; it has beautiful scenery and is very peaceful.

When there's nothing to do, I can bicker with Amos, or go to Lion Bay Pier with Qianqian and take Liu Jin's secondhand yacht out to sea.

I'm so happy!

But she also knew that her career was in China.

Despite her deep reluctance, under the Empress Dowager's tyrannical power, the celestial maiden once again transformed into a docile child and embarked on her journey back home.

Before leaving, she took two short stories with her.

One is "The Chorus" and the other is "The Bélier Family".

Although Liu Jin didn't say anything, Tianxian had a premonition that this piece, "The Bélier Family," was probably prepared for her by Uncle Amos.

As for when it will be promoted?

The celestial being is not in a hurry.

Her immediate priority was to read through both novels.

Sitting on the plane back to China, she opened the manuscript of "The Bélier Family".

"Did your Uncle Liu prepare this for you?"

"I don't know, but I feel it is."

"Does it look good?"

"nice!"

The fairy raised her head, and a simple, honest smile appeared on her beautiful face.

Actually, she only glanced at it once and didn't understand it very well.

It's not that the novel is too complicated, it's just that...

Her French is terrible!
Yes, you can say a few words.

However, reading is a bit difficult.

At the beginning of the year, Mr. An encouraged her to study French diligently.

She learned it!
But in just six months, she didn't have any magic tricks to make her fluent in French.

It's okay, take your time learning, you'll understand eventually!
……

On July 13th, Qianqian returned to China.

The manor suddenly fell silent. But Liu Jin's life did not become quiet as a result.

On July 15th, the sixth Harry Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," was released globally.

In previous years, publishers would avoid publishing new Harry Potter books whenever they were released.

But this year's situation is a little different.

A week later, the number one book on the New York Times bestseller list was not "Harry Potter," but a children's book called "Nemo."

This book is divided into two parts, totaling about 200,000 words.

Moreover, it has been released for half a year, overcoming all obstacles, and took the top spot since mid-June.

Even the release of Harry Potter failed to dethrone Nemo from its top spot.

Harry Potter sold over a million copies in North America in its first week of release.

However, Nemo's sales surpassed Harry Potter's by a full half, reaching nearly 1.5 million copies, causing a sensation in the entire North American book market.

It's mainly because it's a holiday!

The two ugly clownfish immediately caught the children's attention and aroused their great interest.

Therefore, Harry Potter only ranked second.

"The Da Vinci Code," which held the number one spot for 27 consecutive weeks, was dethroned by "Nemo" and "Harry Potter," but its sales were only 200,000 fewer copies than Harry Potter, still placing it third with nearly 800,000 copies sold in a single week.

The Da Vinci Code has sold four million copies in six months.

Following "The Da Vinci Code," which is fourth on the bestseller list, is a new book.

The Hunger Games!
The author of this book is still Amos Liu Jin.

Besides these four books, Liu Jin's complete collection of "Pirates of the Caribbean" hardcover editions ranked seventh on the bestseller list.

Life Is Beautiful, ranked tenth.

Notre Dame de Paris, The Old Man and the Sea, and Night at the Museum all made it into the top twenty.

In other words, eight of the top twenty bestsellers this week are works by Liu Jin.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is second, but Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone are also in the top twenty.

Therefore, a peculiar phenomenon has emerged.

Amos's eight novels are attacking J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter.

After number 20, there are still two Harry Potter books on the bestseller list...

This is the war between J.K. Rowling and Amos Liu!
The Washington Post was the first to propose this concept.

Following closely behind, various groups of people appeared to support their favorite works.

The entire rankings were a complete mess.

Actually, there were quite a few excellent works on the list this week, but they all became silent under the suppression of Liu Jin and Luo Lin.

Amos, let's continue this war!
J.K. Rowling issued a challenge in an email to Liu Jin.

As you wish, this is exactly the 'grand spectacle' I've been hoping to see.

Soon after, J.K. Rowling provoked Liu Jin through The Times.

Liu Jin subsequently responded to J.K. Rowling through Le Monde.

Ms. Rowling, don't forget, our main battlefield is in Europe!

Even so, you are still no match for Potter, Avada Kedavra.

European theater?

What on earth is all this?!

Are we fighting a world war?
One newspaper commented: This is simply the best show since 2000.

Two great writers, with their words and their ingenious ideas, waged an invisible war.

But can anyone tell me where the European battlefield is?

On July 20, the Spanish company Planet announced the answer.

"The Shadow of the Wind" was released and sold 700,000 copies in just three days.

It was also released on July 15th, but because everyone's attention was focused on the North American book market, no one paid attention to it.

This involves a certain matter.

That is the North American book market, which on the surface seems to embrace all cultures and languages.

In reality, it is a single-language market.

In contrast, the book markets in various European countries are multilingual markets.

For example, if you publish a French novel, it can be sold in various European countries where readers are willing to accept French.

However, it could be officially released in North America as well.

However, you'll generally find that in the North American book market, apart from the Quebec region (including the University of California, Missouri, and MIT) where French-language books are more readily accepted, readers across America prefer English works. Of course, if you're Spanish-speaking, you can sell your books in New Mexico or California.

Even in regions with a very large Spanish-speaking population, sales are only average.

Driven by Planet Group's powerful distribution capabilities, "The Shadow of the Wind" began to sweep across Spain and Spanish-speaking regions.

Balthus even mobilized all the writers under his wing to endorse "The Shadow of the Wind".

The Liberation newspaper was the first to identify the problem.

The author of The Shadow of the Wind is still Amos Liu Jin.

So, it's not eight books, but nine books...

If J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter is likened to the Axis powers, then Liu Jin's nine books are like the Allied powers.

So, on July 25th, the New York Times published the following news as its headline.

S3, it's here!

(End of this chapter)