I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 607 Gathering
England ultimately defeated Trinidad and Tobago 2-0.

In stoppage time, Gerrard unleashed a powerful shot that sealed the victory.

Liu Jin also gained a lot and said goodbye to Rowling and Richard.

"How did the talks with Balses go?"

As Rowling and Richard were leaving, Rowling suddenly asked a question.

Richard shook his head and said softly, "Balces and Nancy Miller's long-standing friendship has already sold the English version of 'The Shadow of the Wind' for $300,000. In addition, Random House has put up a $1 million order for the last three books of 'The Shadow of the Wind.' They came to see Amos this time for this matter."

"Amos doesn't know?"

"They probably don't know!"

"He certainly wouldn't know. Apart from writing and women, he doesn't care much about anything else."

By the way, you could talk to him about that Warriors book.

"It hasn't even been written yet."

"His book 'The Big Short' hasn't even been written yet, and you dare to offer 80 to grab priority rights?"

"That's different!"

Richard was a little irritated.

Rowling laughed and said, "What's the difference... Warriors is clearly a work aimed at young adults, and he'll be writing it sooner or later. In that case, why not get a head start? We've already spent eight hundred thousand, what's a million more?"

"this?"

"Moreover, based on my understanding of him, he will most likely release it next year."

Thinking about *Nemo*, I think it's worth a try. By the way, *Nemo*'s sales should have already surpassed 20 million by now, right?

"Twenty-eight million, and it will most likely break thirty million this year."

The other book, *Night at the Museum*, has already sold eighteen million copies.

"Look, cooperating with him is incredibly profitable."

Or perhaps the book "The Big Short" doesn't meet your expectations, since it's your first attempt at this type of work.

But with Warriors, believe it or not, once the outside world knows he has plans for this project, there will be a frenzy of competition.

Instead of trying to negotiate later, it's better to finalize it now.

I also hope that his book can be compared with mine again next year.

"He agreed?"

"No objections!"

Upon hearing this, Richard fell into deep thought.

Rowling's words make sense. If you want to build a closer relationship, how can you succeed without investing some resources?
The relationship between the academic group and Liu Jin was not as close as outsiders imagined.

Initially, it was through the introduction of the famous literary critic Susan Sontag that Liu Jin was able to establish close ties with the Scholars Group. Later, due to the relationship between Blumenthal and Lauren Tasia, the then president of the Scholars Group, Liu Jin was able to establish close ties with the Scholars Group.

Finally, when Liu Jin collaborated with the scholar group, he requested the rapid publication of *Night at the Museum*, which Tasia readily agreed to. This resulted in the phenomenal sales of Nemo and *Night at the Museum*.

It's definitely not as good as Harry Potter.

But it's also quite scary!

Both are top-tier works, and together they have sold nearly 50 million copies...

The problem is that Tasias was hospitalized for a heart attack last year and subsequently stepped down from management.

Rowling and Liu Jin were both considered subordinates of Tasis.

Richard, having taken office, must achieve new accomplishments.

He had his eye on a Twilight movie before, but by the time he was ready to make contact, it had already been released!
Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, and Random House.

Today, every publishing house has its flagship series.

HarperCollins' *The Hunger Games*; Simon & Schuster's *Ezio Trilogy*; and Random House is even more impressive, holding works like *The Hunchback of Notre Dame*, the *Millennium Trilogy*, the *Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy*, and *The Da Vinci Code*. Add to that the soon-to-be-signed *Shadow of the Wind* tetralogy.

Even though there were some losses caused by the conflict with Liu Jin, everything will be resolved with the signing of the contract with Wind Shadow.

After all, Liu Jin and Random House have been working together for many years.

Liu Jin has great respect for Balces; Balces and Nancy Miller are longtime friends and will definitely help Liu Jin and Random House reconcile.

Furthermore, the conflict between Liu Jin and Random House is not that deep.

However, the book "Assassination of the Emperor" was rejected by the Japanese shareholders, which led to the loss of the cooperation between the two parties.

As it turns out, "The Assassination of the Emperor" did not harm HarperCollins.

In the North American book market, a 69-week bestseller list and annual sales of 1.72 million copies—by all accounts, it's not a loss.

Moreover, they also acquired The Hunger Games trilogy.

Richard felt a sharp pain in his heart whenever he thought about it.

Last year, he became a little timid!

How many copies of this kind of work that depicts everyday life do you think it can sell?
He knew the American people too well and didn't care about things in other countries.

But who would have thought that such an unpopular book would sell 172 million copies? It's unbelievable.

Later, Richard analyzed it.

The success of "Assassination of the Emperor" can be attributed to a variety of factors.

The assassination of Liu Jin sparked the interest of the American people.

Moreover, it was an assassination attempt on the Emperor... It's said that he was someone on par with Hiroshi, but he escaped punishment.

In addition, the story takes place in Shanghai.

The box office success of "Life Is Beautiful" has also sparked interest in Shanghai among many Americans.

And then there were the American defeats in the Philippines, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Nanjing Massacre… I almost forgot, Mr. Zhang's book, *The Nanjing Massacre*, sold hundreds of thousands of copies as a result. This nearly broke our lives.

Amos is a man of great fortune!

This is the conclusion Richard reached.

The Americans have always stood on the side of the victors.

This is also why he treated scholars with respect this time.

"Lowling, your suggestion is very timely!"

After Richard got into the car, he spoke to Rowling.

"Tomorrow, let's contact Amos again and discuss that Warriors novel."

"A wise decision!"

Rowling smiled and nodded.

She suddenly felt a strong longing for the sales battle a year later.

……

However, both Rowling and Richard were disappointed.

Because Liu Jin drove away from Nuremberg to Leipzig on the day the match ended.

"Talk to Mela about Warriors."

Oh, by the way, she's also going to Leipzig to watch the game on the 19th..."

Richard thought about it and decided to strike first.

"I'm going to Toulouse today."

Nancy Miller and Sencho were both at Random House on the 19th.

In the unlikely event that Liu Jin accidentally lets something slip, and if he resumes his cooperation with Random House, Random House will most likely beat him to it.

After all, Random House and Liu Jin had a very close relationship.

Richard dared not take Liu Jin's first book, published by Random House, seriously.

Liu Jin, on the other hand, drove to Leipzig in the early hours of the 17th.

Just like in Nuremberg, he slept soundly until dawn after arriving at the hotel.

Then, he wrote the third chapter of "The Big Short".

I don't know if it was because of my conversation with Rowling, but my previously vague thoughts suddenly became exceptionally clear.

The original novel, The Big Short, has chapters ranging from approximately 1 to 5 words.

The full text contains 20 words.

Liu Jin's writing flowed so smoothly that his usual pace of one chapter every two days suddenly accelerated to one chapter per day in the last two days. Leipzig was originally part of East Germany and is the second largest city in eastern Germany.

Population: 600,000.

It is about 170 kilometers away from Berlin.

It's usually very quiet...

However, France's second match in this World Cup will be held here.

So much so that in the last two days, French and Koreans have been a common sight in Leipzig.

Liu Jin stayed in the hotel all day and didn't pay much attention to news from the outside world.

However, the French and the Koreans clashed three times on the 17th and 18th.

The reason was that on the evening of the 17th, a group of French and Koreans were drinking at a bar.

The Koreans were too loud and noisy. The Frenchman went up to them and asked them to be quiet so as not to disturb others.

As a result, the Koreans were unhappy and, instead of lowering their voices, became even more outrageous.

The French were enraged!

Among them were a few French people who watched the match between South Korea and Togo, and in front of the South Koreans, they made that classic gesture.

The Koreans were also enraged and rushed over.

then……

Then the French surrendered!

The next day, however, the French were still not satisfied, so they gathered a group of fans and searched the streets for the Koreans, resulting in a fierce fight between the two sides in front of the old city hall building.

This time, the Koreans have suffered a loss!

Liu Jin dislikes Koreans, but he must admit that Koreans are very united.

In fact, in his mind, the least united country was China...

Unless faced with a life-or-death situation, the bloodline of the Yan and Huang people will not be activated, much less unite.

On the evening of the 18th, hundreds of Koreans stormed into the park for the blind, a gathering place for the French.

The third clash between the two sides directly alarmed the police force, who rushed in to suppress the attack.

More than 30 South Koreans and more than 20 Frenchmen were taken away... After all, it was the South Koreans who came and provoked us.

This is a conflict that never happened in the original timeline!

……

However, when Liu Jin got up on the morning of the 19th, he did not find many reports.

Even if neither side in the conflict is German, it's still incredibly shameful!
German newspapers, however, focused their attention on another match: Kaiserslautern vs. America.

This match was unremarkable.

Having just gone through the Calciopoli scandal, the Italian team, despite their united efforts, still showed clear signs of being greatly affected.

However, the American team showed great fighting spirit.

After ninety minutes of intense battle, the final score was 1-1, resulting in a draw.

What attracted media attention was not the match between the two teams.

Instead, Monica Bellucci and Sophie Marceau appeared in the stands.

Accompanying the two was the renowned French director François Ozon.

The four people (including Deva Cassel) looked very happy, chatting and laughing...

Monica seemed completely unaffected by the gossip and expressed her unequivocal support for Italy.

"Vincent and I have no conflict, just some minor misunderstandings."

Amos?

He's a good man, there's nothing between us.

"Tomorrow, we're going back to Leipzig. I heard Amos is there too... Yes, we'll definitely have to meet."

"Sophie and I have decided to join his new story!"

"Of course, it's directed by Ozon. We made an appointment with him to come to Germany this time."

"Rowling said Amos is a writing monster that shouldn't exist? Hahaha, I completely agree, he is a monster."

Monica was poised and confident, appearing quite at ease.

This has led many reporters to question whether Amos and she are truly innocent.

If Amos was deliberately avoiding them, then they wouldn't be able to meet tomorrow; but Monica's open admission actually made the reporters feel that there really was nothing between them.

Sophie Marceau stood next to Monica.

The two are about the same height, one is 171 cm and the other is 172 cm, and the difference is almost indistinguishable.

She curled her lip and muttered to herself: You cunning little man, just you wait, I'll deal with you when we get to Leipzig.

Why is Ozon here?
She and Monica knew it perfectly well.

Previously, it was indeed inappropriate for Liu Jin to appear.

That would likely further provoke Vincent and cause an even bigger uproar.

Ozon will be fine!
Moreover, his appearance proved that Monica and Sophie's trip to Germany had nothing to do with Liu Jin.

In terms of public opinion, Monica is more lenient.

As for the truth?

Sophie knew perfectly well that Amos, that French heartbreaker, had seduced the German cornflower and was now eyeing the Italian ball flower!

However, she also knew that there was a significant age difference between her and Liu Jin, so there was little hope.

It would be better to team up with Monica and teach Amos a lesson, so that he'll learn to behave himself in the future...

Monica was aware of Sophie's thoughts.

Originally, she thought that after parting ways with Liu Jin in Fiumicino, there would be no further entanglement.

did not expect……

Then forget it!
Vincent's outburst caused Monica to lose face completely.

They were a couple who rarely saw each other, and she wouldn't have made up her mind if her daughter wasn't still young.

But now, she doesn't care anymore!

However, it's going to benefit that bad boy.

……

"Chloe, what are you doing here? Didn't you say you were going to help your dad?"

At Leipzig Airport, Liu Jin picked up Mela and her party of four.

However, he was quite shocked by Chloe's arrival.

"You've been having a blast; we can hear about your glorious deeds all over France."

"What's wrong with me?"

"fight!"

"Liu Qianqian, why are you here?"

Liu Jin looked at Liu Tianxian and felt a sense of wonder.

In the original timeline, she should have been recording an album at this point...

"Why can't I come? I wanted to come and visit you, but none of you were here."

"If you don't study hard and work on your acting skills, what are you doing playing around with?"

"I want you to take care of it!"

The fairy's French is already very fluent.

It's not surprising, given that they have this gene.

But now that this girl has come, things are going to get lively!

When Liu Jin thought about Sophie Marceau and Monica Bellucci arriving at noon, he felt that they might set a bad example for the children...

(End of this chapter)