I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 579 Surrender!

Lucrecia stood in the doorway, a bright smile on her face.

He was taken aback when he saw that the person who opened the door was Tim Ruff.

But he quickly regained his composure, raised the glass of wine in his hand, and said with a smile, "I heard Amos is here, so I've come to pay him a visit."

"Please come in."

Tim appeared calm and opened the door.

When Lucrecia entered the guest room, she was slightly surprised to find that the entire judging panel, except for Wang Jiawei and Helena, was there.

"Amos, this is Lucrecia, our jury's Argentine director."

"Hey, Mr. Martel, please have a seat. We were just talking about you."

"Talk about me?"

"Haha, I have a special connection with Argentina. My first girlfriend after I came to France was Argentinian."

Speaking of which, we're in the same profession, Deborah Falabella, do you know her?

Lucrecia paused, thought for a moment, and said, "The actor from 'Lost in the Night' and 'Lisa Bella and the Prisoner'?"

"You know her?"

"Uh, I've heard of it!"

But it seems she's gone to Hollywood now.

Samuel and Tim exchanged a glance, then shook their heads, indicating they had never heard of it.

This shows that she didn't stand out!

To ease the tension, Liu Jin casually mentioned Deborah.

In fact, after that phone call in 01, he never contacted Deborah again, and she didn't even know anything about him.

Martina seems to have some connection with her.

But I didn't tell Liu Jin.

Liu Jin hadn't spent a very long time with Deborah, but he had gotten to know her quite well.

She was an extremely strong-willed woman… She broke up with him for the sake of the film, and even after Liu Jin became very successful, she never contacted him again. Liu Jin didn't believe that Deborah knew his current situation.

Lucrecia did know Deborah and had even met her once.

However, he knew that Deborah was not Argentinian, but Brazilian.

This shows that she didn't leave a deep impression on Liu Jin, otherwise he wouldn't have gotten her nationality wrong...

Of course, he came to make friends, not to show off.

He didn't need to correct Liu Jin's mistake.

However, if the opportunity arises in the future, he might be able to offer Deborah some assistance.

"That's such a coincidence!"

Lucrecia laughed, then placed the red wine in his hand on the table.

"This is a fine red wine from the Santa Ana Winery in Argentina; it tastes quite good."

"Saint-Anna Winery, Mendoza?"

Liu Jin picked up the bottle and glanced at its place of origin.

"I have a classmate named Martina Calcia Lopez, who is from Mendoza."

Her family also owns a large ranch in Mendoza, called…

"Karcia Ranch?"

"Ah, you know?"

"Hoho, the Lopez family is very famous in Mendoza."

"Carcia is Lord Lopez's wife, and Martina, whom you mentioned, must be her granddaughter... I think she studied in France and stayed there after graduating."

Yes, in Marseille.

"That's right!"

"The Lopez family? You mean Martina's family is a prominent local family?"

"Yes, a third of the grasslands in Mendoza belong to the Lopez family."

Liu Jin really didn't know the answer to that.

Martina had never told him this; all he knew was that Martina's family owned a vast ranch in Argentina.

A rich young lady!

However, Martine is doing well in Marseille now.

Backed by her family's farm, Argentine steaks have gradually gained a foothold in the low-end steak market of southwestern France.

However, after he went to Barcelona to study two years ago, he had much less contact with Martina.

"Amos, let's find a place to have a drink."

Samuel suddenly made the suggestion.

Liu Jin thought for a moment and said, "I have a villa in Cannes where I can swim and have barbecues."

The main advantage is that it's very quiet, with few reporters and paparazzi, so everyone can have more freedom... What do you think of this idea?

"Barbecue? I'm all for it!"

Samuel immediately raised his hand in agreement.

The others didn't have any objections either.

Even if you let them go to nightclubs, they might not be willing.

They all have ID cards, and they're afraid of making a fool of themselves by drinking too much.

So everyone got up and went outside.

Liu Jin also picked up the bottle of fine red wine.

"You really saw Tim and it reminded you of a story?"

“Hmm!” Monica and Liu Jin walked behind, talking in hushed tones.

"You've been watching me for so long, don't you have any thoughts about it?"

Sister, what you're saying...

Liu Jin chuckled and said, "I have ideas, but I don't dare to say them."

"You slippery fellow, I mean, haven't you even thought about a role that would suit me?"

"Forehead……"

Monica was both amused and exasperated.

But for some reason, I felt a little bit of inexplicable smugness.

No matter how much she takes care of herself, it can't change the fact that she's almost forty.

The fact that a talented and handsome young man admitted to having feelings for her filled the void in her heart.

Yes, disappointment!
Perhaps Monica is unwilling to admit it, but as her youth fades, she will inevitably feel sentimental.

The corners of her mouth, barely able to contain herself, curled up slightly, revealing a sexy curve.

The group stepped out of the elevator and walked out of the hotel.

Lucrecia relaxed considerably at this point, chatting and laughing with Ilya and the others along the way.

Just as they were walking through the lobby, someone suddenly stood up from the sofa next to them.

"Martel?"

Lucrecia turned his head and immediately looked embarrassed.

Helena, what are you doing here?

"you……"

Tim spoke first: "We're going to Amos's villa for a barbecue, want to come along?"

He was also British, and a fellow countryman of Helena. He was worried that Lucrecia might say something inappropriate, so he stood in front of Lucrecia.

That means Lucrecia is on our side now, and we're going to have a party at Amos's house, so you shouldn't get involved.

After all, Helena had previously been adamant about disqualifying Liu Jin and Monica.

In Tim's opinion, Liu Jin probably wouldn't say anything.

His attitude toward Lucrecia reveals the truth.

But Monica...

She might not offer advice to a male director or actor, but Monica might not be so friendly to women.

Helena smiled upon hearing this.

"Can I join? I'm so bored in the hotel."

Tim turned his head and looked at Liu Jin.

Hey, Helena!

Liu Jin greeted Helena while gripping Monica's hand tightly.

Because he could sense that Monica was about to launch an attack...

"Come on, we'll all be together for the next ten days, so let's get together."

When Monica met Helena, she originally intended to give her a sarcastic remark.

But with Liu Jin pulling her along, she had no choice but to back down.

Helena accepted Liu Jin's kindness and joined the barbecue party.

The group of eight did not call a car. Instead, they rented a bicycle each at the hotel's bicycle rental point and then left through the hotel's back door along the bicycle path, heading towards the old port area.

Monica and Liu Jin rode at the very front.

Suddenly, Monica seemed to remember something and turned to look at everyone.

"Has no one informed the chairman?"

The group exchanged glances and shook their heads in unison.

Liu Jin laughed and said, "The chairman is very busy, let's not bother him... go go go, the barbecue is waiting for us, it's party time!"

"Yep, Party Time!"

Samuel shouted loudly.

You have to admit, Lao Hei can be an excellent mood-maker at times.

Then, it was 'party time', and everyone's spirits immediately soared as they pedaled their bicycles at breakneck speed.

……

Whether it's Helena or Lucrecia, what they call grudges is really nothing.

At least they themselves have no conflict of interest with Liu Jin.

Besides, Westerners...

It's quite normal to be opportunistic and two-faced.

In Western culture, it is not a big deal for the weak to rely on the strong.

The Chinese consider life and death to be minor matters, but losing one's integrity to be a major matter!
But Westerners tend to follow whoever provides the best benefits...

This is particularly evident in the cultural and entertainment sectors.

Of course, it's not to say that there aren't people with firm stances, like Blanchett in the future, who would risk her career to support a certain person.

But most people...

The same goes for Lucrecia and Helena.

The previous impeachment of you was due to differing stances.

But you're awesome, you held on, so I don't mind becoming your partner.

As for Liu Jin, he didn't mind having a couple more friends... After all, in terms of interests, there was no conflict between him and them!
(End of this chapter)