I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 560 I'm lonely!
It's been a long time since I visited Abel.

It's not that I look down on anything, but as you grow and your career develops, you'll inevitably lose some people along the way.

I lost some friends.

Fortunately, Liu Jin remembered!
Returning to his house in the Saint-Étienne neighborhood, Liu Jin felt an extraordinary sense of familiarity.

It's just a bit deserted.

He turned on the lights on the first floor, but there was no Mom, no Alizee, and no Eva.

Even Eva the Tanuki and the two big guys didn't show up, which made him somewhat disappointed.

Eva the Tanuki and the two big ones are on Lala's side.

Ottilie used to take care of her, but this time... Ottilie is pregnant, so she's handed the child over to Lala.

Actually, Lala takes good care of them.

She is a very thoughtful girl.

However, it's not as convenient as Ottilie.

In the past, when Liu Jin came back, he would call Ottilie, and Ottilie would bring them over.

Lala won't do. Although we're friends, our relationship isn't quite at Ottilie's level yet, so we'll have to talk about it tomorrow.

Without even removing the dust cover from the sofa, Liu Jin went straight to the third floor.

He took a shower and then sat alone in the living room, feeling a strange sense of loneliness.

I'm lonely!
I spent two shameless days with Mara the other day, and I'm still a little unaccustomed to being back here.

So, Liu Jin scrolled through his phone's contacts, hesitated for a moment, and then made a long-distance call to Eva's phone.

Eva has already landed the role of the witch in The Golden Compass.

In the original timeline, this character also belonged to her.

However, filming hasn't started yet; she's at home reading the script.

Eva was a little surprised but also very happy when she received Liu Jin's call.

"How about I don't go to the Imperial College of Fine Arts and instead go back to Paris to study?"

She could sense the loneliness in Liu Jin's voice on the phone, so she spoke softly.

Liu Jin laughed and said, "I'm not that weak, it's just occasional... Besides, if you want to make it in Hollywood, having an American degree is quite important. French film schools are ultimately different from the Hollywood system."

"Yeah, I noticed that too!"

When Eva talks about her major, she becomes quite talkative.

She went on and on about her feelings after coming to Hollywood.

It seems normal to imagine that.

Art films are more popular in Europe, while Hollywood, as a tool for ideological dissemination, still differs greatly from European styles.

Most importantly, Liu Jin felt that America's cultural heritage could never compare to that of Europe.

Although Europe was thrown into chaos by America's style of output, its artistic spirit remained.

And so, Liu Jin sat in the rocking chair in the living room and turned on the electric heater.

Covered with a thin blanket, I swayed back and forth chatting with Eva, and before I knew it, the battery was completely depleted.

……

The next day, I got out of bed.

The loneliness I felt last night has vanished.

Liu Jin called Lala and asked her to bring the three large ones over.

Then he took out paper, pen and ink from the alley in the storeroom and placed them on the table in the living room.

Les Misérables must have been written by hand!
The same applies to "Ninety-Three" which followed.

After looking around, he suddenly remembered something and picked up the phone.

"Abel, it's me, Amos!"

"Hey, Amos, how are you? Long time no see."

It's been over a year!

Especially after filming began for "Life Is Beautiful," he really had less contact with Abel.

"At the boxing gym?"

"Yes!"

"I'm coming to find you."

"OK!"

Liu Jin hung up the phone, put on his coat, and hurried downstairs.

Lala hasn't arrived yet, but she has the key, so there's no need to worry.

He sent her a text message telling her that he had to go out for a while and that he could leave the three big dogs at home.

By the way, have her hire a cleaning company to clean the house, and take Old Zhong's scooter with her when she leaves.

Lala replied: No problem!

This Swiss-French girl is very capable and clever.

She wasn't as impulsive as Ottilie, but she was more meticulous.

Once you've explained things once, you don't need to worry about them anymore... Lala will fill in any gaps and do things perfectly.

Mela meant she wanted to remove her from the editing work.

Work as a full-time secretary or assistant.

After all, Mela's workload is increasing, and she does need an assistant.

It's a shame to leave Lala with Ottilie!
However, if Ottilie knew that Mela and Liu Jin were both beating up the assistant she had personally trained, she would probably fly into a rage.

He browsed through the garage and chose the silver-gray BMW Z8.

A used car bought from Kasimi.

This guy bought it two years ago and has only driven 80,000 kilometers.

It's not even as good as Liu Jin's Z8 that he left in Paris, which has become Chloe's personal car in Paris, and she drives it around like crazy. And, well, it even got hit once!

……

The boxing gym looks unchanged.

Perhaps because of the holiday, it was a bit deserted.

Abel was instructing a few young people on training when he saw Liu come in. He handed the task over to his assistant and greeted him with a smile.

"Amos, what brings you to me all of a sudden?"

"I'm sorry, I was really too busy last year, plus I was injured..."

"Haha, no need to apologize, it's all the fault of the Japanese devils."

Abel smiled and waved his hand to indicate that it was nothing, then took two bottles of water and handed one to Liu Jin.

"How's business?"

"good……

However, the security situation in Toulouse has deteriorated significantly in the past two years, and business isn't as good as it used to be.

"How to say?"

Do you know Jin Yin Jing Street?

"Little Tokyo?"

"Haha, that's nothing compared to Little Tokyo. I just lived there for a while."

That area has now become a refugee zone. The Monacoese who used to live there have been driven away and replaced by a group of XLY people, who are very fierce.

They opened a boxing gym on Jinyin Street. The prices were very low, and there were quite a few girls there.

Many people chose them, so my side became deserted.

However, I've found a promising talent!

"Who?"

Abel grinned as he pointed at the group of boys who were training.

"That kid practicing deadlifts... his name is Cedric Dombe, he's Cameroonian."

His father is an engineer in the space city; this kid is promising.

Cedric Dombe?
That sounds familiar!
Liu Jin's gaze fell on the shirtless, sweat-drenched black boy, and a thought flashed through his mind—he remembered the boy's identity.

Cedric Dombe is a very famous French boxer and kickboxer.

In 2015, he won the A1 French Championship and the World Kickboxing Championship.

至2024年，职业战绩47胜4负1平，30次KO对手。

More than 120 wins in non-professional matches!
Was he Abel's student?

Liu Jin was quite puzzled.

However, Cedric is currently just skinny and doesn't have the muscular physique he will have in the future.

Studying is a way out, isn't it?

Liu Jin laughed and said, "It looks good!"

"By the way, have you seen Rust recently?"

"Ruster was transferred last year."

"He was transferred?"

"Yes, he's been transferred to the Mirail Regional Police Station. The deputy chief has been promoted!"

"That's pretty impressive!"

"There's nothing we can do. He's latched onto Director Manion's coattails, and things have been going well for him these past two years."

At this point, Abel took a sip of water.

Suddenly, he asked, "What do you want?"

"Um, I'd like to buy a sidecar motorcycle, do you have any recommendations?"

"There are quite a few tricycles, but sidecar tricycles..."

Hmm, I remember now, I saw an incredibly awesome Ural armored vehicle, the Ural-750, at the end of last year.
"A brand new car... Wait a minute, let me make a call, I don't know if it's still available."

Ural, originally a brand belonging to the former Red Empire.

After the split, it belonged to Er Mao.

It is one of the few companies in the world that still produces sidecar motorcycles.

This thing isn't very practical.

Most of them are either personal hobbies or collected by wealthy people.

To be honest, Liu Jin prefers the BMW R18.

Unfortunately, it won't be released until 20. The R75, preceding the R18, had already ceased production after World War II.

There are quite a few modified R75s on the used car market, but to be honest, they don't look good... In addition, there is the Changjiang 750 from China, but Liu Jinji is not sure if it is still in production.

The Urals are alright too!
Especially the Armored Corps 750 model, it looks quite cool when you drive it.

Just as Liu Jin was considering this, Abel returned.

"The car is still there. If you have time, we can go over there now."

"Where?"

"Over in Saint Cyprian."

"Let's go then, I was just thinking of going for a walk too."

Abel gave some instructions to his assistants, then gave Cedric a few more words of advice before grabbing his coat and leaving with Liu Jin.

He snatched the car keys, drove Liu Jin's Z8, and sped away.

……

(End of this chapter)