I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 548 Days in Gryzan

For Liu Jin, from the moment he left America and returned to Grução, Life Is Beautiful had nothing to do with him anymore.

box office?

The film grossed $260 million in North America after a month of release.

The number of screens has begun to decrease, from more than four thousand to two thousand four hundred.

The number will gradually decrease over time.

And box office results have gradually stabilized...

According to estimates from some Hollywood professional organizations, the final North American box office for "Life Is Beautiful" will be around $310 million.

In Europe, France contributed 45 million euros in box office revenue, Italy 21 million, Germany 38 million, Spain 24 million... and when combined with box office revenue from other countries, the total came to just over 130 million euros.

According to relevant organizations, the total box office in Europe is estimated to be around 190 to 200 million.

Meanwhile, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand also contributed approximately 30 million in box office revenue.

In Southeast Asia, there are approximately 40 million.

The main reason is that there are many Chinese in Southeast Asia, many of whom fled their homeland during World War II, and they are very interested in the stories that take place in Shanghai.

As for South Asia...

Just don’t mention it!

Is a movie without singing and dancing considered a movie?
However, in the West Asia region, it surprisingly generated over 30 million in box office revenue.

Is that place interested in this kind of story?

However, the people over there do seem to be quite wealthy.

According to information provided by Melissa, it seems that some tycoon has booked out theaters for a month in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Riyadh, the richest and most modern cities in the Middle East... Local residents can watch the movie for free.

It cost over 20 million!
"Amos, you even have fans who are Middle Eastern tycoons?"

Melissa called, asking curiously.

"I won't make it!"

Liu Jin was completely bewildered.

However, it must be said that this mysterious tycoon's extravagant spending instantly boosted Liu Jin's profile in the Middle East.

So much so that Mela called and said, "Compass Publishing, ever heard of it?"

"No, does China have such a publishing house?"

"It's not a Chinese publishing house, it's a publishing house in the UAE."

"what?"

"The largest publishing house in the UAE."

"Oh!"

"They sent me an email asking to buy the copyrights to all my works as a package deal."

"What?"

"They're willing to buy the Arabic rights for $300,000 per book... Damn, these Middle Eastern guys are fucking rich, I don't even know how to refuse. I did the math, and all these books you have together could sell for $5 million in Arabic rights, plus they'll give you 30% royalties."

Liu Jin coughed for a moment!
In fact, five million dollars is no longer a big deal to him.

But this isn't royalty; it's just the copyright fee for translating into Arabic... it's basically a signing fee?
That's five million?

Liu Jin was also very shocked.

As for how many books can be sold in the Arab world?
He hadn't thought of that...

But these people are really rich!
Liu Jin's signing fee is currently the highest in North America.

If his French and Spanish versions were translated into English and published in North America, the maximum price would be $15.

Yes, *The Hunchback of Notre Dame*.

The North American rights to "The Shadow of the Wind" are being negotiated, but it's not being led by Meera.

According to Carmen Balces, the scholars have raised the signing fee to $200,000.

What is the background of Compass Publishing House?

Five million dollars was tempting, but Liu Jin was also very cautious.

After all, there's no such thing as a free lunch.

"Let me take a look... Compass Publishing was originally the national publishing house of the UAE, and it was acquired earlier this year, but the acquiring party has not yet released any information. According to what I've found, it seems to be a very well-funded conglomerate."

Abu Dhabi Consortium!

Or rather, it should be called the Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah Consortium.

Kasimi?
A name flashed through Liu Jin's mind.

This guy returned to China after graduating last year and hasn't been heard from since.

Liu Jin sent him several emails, but he didn't reply!
just now……

Information about the Abu Dhabi consortium flashed through Liu Jin's mind.

In the original timeline, the Abu Dhabi Consortium was officially established this year.

The manager is Al-Fahhim, a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family, the Nahyan family. He studied in America and later obtained an MBA degree from a French school, which seems to be part of the French ESC system, but not the Toulouse Business School.

Kassim, also an MBA graduate from ESC TOULOUSE, belongs to the same system as Al-Fahsim, and is he an alumnus?
In fact, many people believe that members of Arab royal families hold American or British degrees.

In fact, a large number of people earned their degrees in France.

Among them, the ESC business school system is the main one.

The MBA diploma from ESC Toulouse that Liu Jin holds is quite prestigious.

This guy disappeared for a year, and then he reappeared!

He had previously stated that he would join the Abu Dhabi consortium as a representative of the Ras Al Khaimah royal family.

After all, the Abu Dhabi consortium in this timeline combines the wealth of two emirates, making it far more powerful than in the original timeline.

The Abu Dhabi consortium aims to enhance the influence of Arab countries through overseas investment.
Actually, whether it has an impact or not is not important.

The key thing is that these guys are really rich!
Liu Jin thought for a moment and smiled, "Then give them to them. By the way, tell the representative of Compass to give my regards to Mr. Saud bin Muhammad Qasimi."

"Who?"

“Kasimi, you’ve met him before.”

"You mean..."

"Hey hey hey!"

Mela also realized what was happening and breathed a sigh of relief.

She had been worried that the compass might be backed by some terrorism organization, but after hearing Liu Jin's explanation, she felt relieved.

"I have already acquired the rights to 'Life of Pi'."

"Oh?"

"However, we didn't get all of it; we only got forty percent."

"What do you mean?"

"As you might have guessed, the novel was indeed acquired by 20th Century Fox."

Carmen was very optimistic about the work at the time and only relinquished 60% of the adaptation rights, mainly to prevent Fox from arbitrarily altering the original text. Malte's 40% is still with Carmen. After hearing about this, she agreed to transfer the rights to you. The price she negotiated with Fox was $600,000; you'll need to pay an additional $300,000.

"Shouldn't it be 240,000?"

"Hehe, she said it would be priced according to market conditions, with a premium of 60,000."

Upon hearing this, Liu Jin couldn't help but laugh.

He actually knew what Carmen meant; he guessed she wanted to give Malte an explanation, otherwise Carmen might have been given to him for nothing.

After all, the publication of The Shadow of the Wind further elevated Balces's status in the world of Spanish-language novels.

It is said that she had just been summoned by Juan Carlos I and granted a title before this.

From then on, when Liu Jin saw Barses again, he had to respectfully address her as 'Barón' (Baron)...

Feudal European countries, what era are we living in, still using this whole system of titles and ranks!

Liu Jin felt somewhat disdainful, but he was still happy for Barces.

……

Mela can handle the negotiations with Compass Publishing.

After receiving her call, Chloe hurriedly set off, flying off to America once again.

Then, they will fly directly from America to Abu Dhabi to sign a contract with Compass Publishing to transfer the Arabic language copyright.

Mela's current focus is mainly on Liu Jin.

Ottilie was in charge of the publishing house.

Ottilie's salary also increased significantly, and she also received a 3% share of the company, so she is now very motivated.

Liu Jin, on the other hand, became very relaxed.

Genevieve Dumont did not return; instead, she stayed with Meera.

After all, America's side isn't safe.

And Gryssan...

To be honest, no matter how terrible Paris is portrayed in the future "Taken"... well, it really is chaotic.

There's no way around it, the number of refugees is just getting bigger and bigger!

However, in 2005, the security situation in Toulouse was relatively good.

In particular, a large-scale crackdown on refugees had made them much more obedient.

This is especially true for Gruson!
There are no refugees here, only local townspeople.

After Liu Jin bought the Grussels estate, he donated 100,000 euros to the Grussels police department every year.

not much!

But for the Grução police department, it was already a huge sum of money.

Therefore, the security situation at the Château de Grüssant is better than in the city center.

Moreover, there are now ten local dogs in the Gruson Estate, and they are very alert!

……

(End of this chapter)