I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 608 Love at Sunset

Liu Jin booked a VIP box at Leipzig's Central Stadium.

It's not difficult!

Just let Heidi know and we'll be fine!
Not all the private rooms are booked; after all, this is just a group stage match.

At noon, Liu Jin picked up Sophie Marceau and Monica, who had come from Kaiserslautern, at the train station. Oh, and Ozon too.

It's only an hour and a half by train from Kaiserslautern to Leipzig, very close!
Liu Jin checked the time and figured it was about time to go to the stadium, so he called Mela and the other three and asked them to leave from the hotel.

"It feels like martial law is in effect?"

On the way to the stadium, Ozon asked.

As Liu Jin drove, he said, "Didn't you read the newspaper?"

"What a fart!"

Ou Rong glanced in the rearview mirror at the two beautiful women who were quietly resting with their eyes closed in the back seat, and at Dai Wa who was staring at Liu Jin with wide eyes and curiosity.

Then he lowered his voice and said, "I drank until four in the morning, went back to the hotel to pack up, and then boarded the train."

"Drinking so late? What's wrong?"

"Can't I be happy?"

Sophie suddenly spoke up.

Monica said, "We're awake."

Liu Jin and Ou Rong immediately shut their mouths and glanced back at the same time.

They saw Daiwa looking at them, giggling.

It was as if they were being mocked.

"Yesterday and the day before, there were three clashes between French and South Korean fans."

More than 20 people were injured, six seriously, including a French woman… Police arrested more than 100 people.

"Is it that serious? Why?"

France and South Korea have no major conflicts or contradictions.

In fact, there are many people of Korean descent in France.

Prior to this World Cup, the two sides had no prior animosity.

How could it have suddenly erupted?

This is somewhat inconsistent with the friendly relations between France and South Korea.

"It's related to you, isn't it?"

Sophie Marceau suddenly asked.

These women...

"What does this have to do with me? If I had that ability, I would have already persuaded the country to take back XX. Sophie, please don't accuse me of something just because you see me... I admit that I don't like Koreans, but I only write books to criticize them."

"That's not necessarily true. Back then, you really got me into such a mess that I was about to shoot you."

"They are different; their nature is different."

Liu Jin repeatedly denied it.

Who came today?

Seeing that he was a bit embarrassed, Monica took the initiative to help him out.

Big sister is so caring!
No, Sophie is an older sister too, all she knows is to use him to relieve her anger...

“Mera, Chloe, Lala… Oh, Lala is my editor, Mela brought her out to relax.”

There's also a little girl from China... What are you looking at? She's my little niece!
She's also an actress, quite famous in China. Her father will become the first dean of XX Academy, a very old-fashioned scholar.

Liu Jin spoke with much more confidence.

The most important thing is to have a clear conscience!

"In addition, there's Nancy Miller, the new president of Random House, and Senchoro, my editor."

I don't know if Ms. Balses will come, well, that's about it.

"There are quite a lot of people!"

"It's alright. J.K. Rowling was originally going to come too."

But Jessica is sick… Rowling's eldest daughter! Rowling rushed back to Great Britain, so she couldn't come.

"J.K. Rowling?"

Monica was a little excited when she heard this.

But she was a little disappointed when she learned that Rowling wouldn't be coming.

"You like Rowling?"

"Yes, I'm a big Harry Potter fan."

"Why aren't you my fan? I've written so many books, and they've sold quite well."

"Hehe, okay, I'm a big fan of the great Amos too."

The atmosphere inside the car became much more relaxed.

At a fork in the road leading to the central stadium, Liu Jin and his group were stopped by the police.

Mainly because he has an Asian face.

The Leipzig police are being a bit paranoid.

The three clashes between France and South Korea over two days have indeed frightened them.

Today is a match between the two sides, and we really can't afford any more problems, otherwise the Leipzig police chief will lose his temper!

"Amos·LiuJin?"

Oh, I remember now, you're Heidi...

Sophie Marceau? Monica Bellucci? I'm very sorry to have taken up your time, but you've passed.

The previously harmonious atmosphere turned tense again. This time, even Ozon remained silent.

Good luck to you!
In his heart, Liu Jin cursed the policeman's ancestors for eight generations.

But on the surface, he remained calm and composed.

"Let me make this clear first, this pass was indeed given to me by Heidi."

But don't wrong her... We haven't met except for the opening ceremony.

She's the brand ambassador, and me? I'm driving around everywhere, watching games... and then it's writing, writing my new book, I'm swamped with work.

The four murderous gazes softened considerably.

"No wonder Rowling said you're a writing creature."

Ozon asked curiously, "What story?"

"A very, very, very cool story... I am the protagonist in the book, and I will make a fortune."

At this point, not only Ozon, but Sophie and Monica couldn't help but laugh.

"What are you laughing at? When it's adapted into a movie, come and make a cameo appearance for me."

"Do you still need us to make cameo appearances?"
Let your Heidi…

"Sophie, I admit that I had a relationship with Heidi, but that was many years ago."

I reckon I've seen her less often than you've seen her in the past few years. Heidi helped me a lot with coming to the World Cup this time. You can't talk nonsense... Besides, I genuinely meant well by asking you guys to make cameo appearances.”

Liu Jin's tone became a little serious!
Sophie then fell silent as well.

She didn't really dislike Heidi, nor did she care much about Liu Jin and Heidi's relationship.

I'm forty years old now, and I've come to terms with many things.

That's just the kind of guy Liu Jin is.

Of course, she could simply never see him again, but to be honest, she was a little reluctant.

She actually really enjoys this kind of relationship...

But why did she fail even though Liu Jin helped her?

Liu Jin helped Heidi, and as a result, Heidi has now become America's top variety show producer and host?
The thought of her film, which grossed $32, made Sophie feel incredibly awkward.

Liu Jin had clearly told her not to touch that script... but because it was her first script, which she had carefully crafted, she couldn't bear to give it up.

As a result, the gap between Sophie and Heidi has widened even further!

Monica put her arm around Sophie and laughed, "Amos, what's so great about you?"

Sophie is just unwilling to lose to Heidi... If you really feel sorry for her, why not help her write a script?

"Amos, I want the adaptation rights to your book, 'Before Sunset'."

"what?"

"I asked Isabelle Adjani, and she has no interest in a sequel."

Moreover, it's been three years already, and I think it's time to start filming..."

Liu Jin was taken aback and did not answer immediately.

He drove into the stadium's underground parking lot, then pondered for a moment and said, "Are you sure Adjani isn't going to make a sequel?"

"Yes!"

"Then I'll leave it to you... However, we previously worked with Searchlight, so it's highly likely we won't be working with Tom again for the sequel. There might be a little troublesome involved, which we'll need to sort out."

Why not continue working with Searchlight?

“Fox!” Liu Jin laughed. “I don’t get along with 20th Century Fox.”

Or rather, I didn't get along with their boss, the one at News Corporation. That guy was pro-Japanese, and when I was navigating the power struggle with the smaller companies, Fox News basically sided with the smaller ones. And afterwards, he caused me a lot of trouble.

"I need to talk to Rossman about this first..."

Tom has resigned!

"what?"

"The current president of Searchlight, Nancy Utley, joined Searchlight in 2000 and was previously a production manager."

He was promoted to president last year.

That woman is not easy to deal with!

Upon hearing this, Liu Jin felt a sudden headache.

This is a true expert!
It will probably be very difficult to get her to exercise her priority in terminating the contract.

Liu Jin thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll have Bia try to gauge their opinion first, and if that doesn't work, we'll think of another way."

"Or, could you talk to her?"

How should we negotiate?

"Continue working with Searchlight?"

Liu Jin couldn't help but laugh and said, "I'm afraid she'll make me bring back the original cast."

I can't find as many people to make cameos as in the first movie... and the production costs will definitely increase, I estimate to be over 20 million US dollars.

But let's not rush into it.

You guys get 'Don't Look Back' sorted out first, and I'll find someone to figure out a way to resolve this matter.

If all goes well, it should be ready to go by the end of the year...

"By the way, I'll ask Guillaume to produce the script first, and then we'll discuss it further."

Sophie didn't insist any further. She and Monica opened the car door, and she got out of the car with Diva in her arms.

"gogogogo, oleoleole!"

Liu Jin was also excited and pushed open the car door with Ou Rong.

He had a feeling that today's match would be very exciting!
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(End of this chapter)