I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 627 Running Around!

"Are you going back to France?"

That evening, Liu Jin returned to his residence and told Eva about his plans to return to France for the weekend.

"I am coming too!"

"Don't make things worse. What will happen to Julie, Adrian, and Eva if you go back? Besides, I'm only going back for two days. After the medal ceremony on Friday, I'll be back on Sunday... If I had known this would happen, I should have come a week later."

Seeing Liu Jin's worried face, Eva didn't insist any further.

That's true. If I go back for two days, I won't be able to do anything. Just traveling around will be exhausting enough.

"Then be careful on the road."

Eva hugged Liu Jin from behind and whispered.

……

Eva had originally planned to invite her neighbors on Parry Street to a party over the weekend.

This is also a custom of the American people.

Moving to a new house means having a party to connect with your neighbors and get to know each other better.

Of course, it won't be too extravagant.

It's mainly about everyone getting together to chat, eat something, and drink some alcohol.

The design of the lobby on the first floor was specifically to address this situation.

Of course, most of the people who can live in the Parry Street community are white-collar workers or above.

While not all of them were extremely wealthy or powerful, they were all people with some social standing.

Even Mr. Antonio next door works on Wall Street and is said to have several million dollars in assets.

Anyway, it can't hurt to get to know more people.

However, since Liu Jin had to go back to receive his medal, the party had to be postponed for a week.

This needs to be communicated again, which is quite troublesome.

This is the case with upscale communities. Although the security situation is good, the community relationships are also very complex and require careful management.

That evening, Eva told Liu Jin about the party.

Liu Jin also knew that once he came here, he had to do as the locals do.

Although he doesn't like throwing parties, that's just how things are, so he'll just go with it.

"Okay, you handle it."

Upon hearing this, Eva nodded happily.

On Wednesday morning, Liu Jin went to school and attended two comparative literature classes.

I had lunch with Professor Lacapra at noon, and then returned home in the afternoon to begin writing.

Time is running out!
He needs to speed up the writing process for "Angel Game".

At the same time, he began to work out the creative outline for "Halo".

After all, he needed to make some adjustments and revisions. He didn't need to bring out all twenty-two Halo series novels from his memory. Those that felt ordinary and didn't sell well didn't need to be written at all.

Even so, completing the entire Halo series is a vast and enormous undertaking.

Eva sat on the sofa next to her reading a book.

Eva the raccoon was curled up on the windowsill.

Two big dogs were lying on the doormat, pretending to sleep...

The rhythmic tapping of Liu Jin's keyboard echoed in the study.

Eva thought this feeling was wonderful!
That feeling of warmth, like that of 'home,' filled her heart.

Unfortunately, Amos is a womanizer, and it's anyone's guess when he'll settle down and be able to settle down completely.

Maybe never!
Eva knew in her heart that if he really settled down, he might not be the Amos he was now!

Sometimes when I think about it, I feel quite wronged.

She's so beautiful, yet she's with him in such an ambiguous relationship.

Should we ask her to give up?
I'm not willing to give up!

Wouldn't that just benefit that little bitch Alizee?

Eva put down her book, leaned back on the sofa, and quietly watched Liu Jin working.

If only she hadn't met him on the streets of Paris that year, if only she hadn't spoken to him...

Perhaps it will be even more painful!

God knows……

Actually, things are pretty good now.

He was willing to come to New York to study for me.

Thinking of this, a happy smile appeared on Eva's face again.

……

On Thursday morning, Liu Jin wrote two more chapters of "Angel Game".

At 3 p.m., Eva drove him to the airport, where he boarded a plane and flew directly to Paris.

I arrived in Paris at 9 a.m. on Friday, French time.

He didn't waste any time, but applied for a special channel and quickly passed through security.

As soon as I stepped out of the airport, I saw Mela and Chloe.

Without delay, I hurried over and got into the car.

"You, aren't you going to cause trouble?"

Chloe muttered, "She just went to America, and then she came back." "I didn't want to either, it's just that I wasn't prepared at all..."

"I told you this last month."

"Have it?"

Mela, sitting in the passenger seat, turned to look at Liu Jin and said, "Of course I have. I even sent you an email to confirm this."

Liu Jin thought for a moment, but couldn't quite remember.

Maybe!
Mela wouldn't joke about something like that.

I guess he was busy finishing up "The Girl Who Plays with Fire" at the time, so he didn't pay too much attention to it.

"I thought you didn't want to attend the award ceremony. I was just about to explain the situation to the Ministry of Culture when you came back."

"It forced me to rush here from Toulouse overnight."

"Is it alright if I don't attend?"

"Of course... you didn't completely miss my email, did you?"

Liu Jin sat in the back seat and gave an awkward laugh.

He may have seen it, but he has no recollection of it at all!

"In case of special circumstances, you can report to the Ministry of Culture in advance."

The Ministry of Culture will mail the medal to you then...

My God, you really didn't read the email! I thought you knew about it!

"Hey Hey!"

At this moment, Liu Jin wished he could slap himself twice.

I'll let you mess around, you're just messing around like a madman.

……

With his house in the Maye district already sold, Liu Jin once again became a homeless vagrant in Paris.

Fortunately, he had booked the Athena Hotel through an account manager at Industrial Bank before setting off.

The ceremony will be held at 6:30 p.m., followed by a party.

When he arrived at the hotel, he collapsed onto the bed and rested for two hours, finally relieving himself of the fatigue from the long journey.

I took a shower, and then had my hair styled by a stylist that Mela had hired.

After changing into a custom-made formal dress, she was taken directly from the hotel to the city hall by a special car sent by the French Ministry of Culture.

The awarding ceremony was held at the city hall.

Actually, if Liu Jin couldn't come, Mela could have accepted the gift on his behalf.

The French don't particularly care about this honor.

However, if it is the Legion of Honour or the National Medal of Merit, the recipient must attend.

These two orders are far more serious and formal than the Orders of Arts and Letters!
That evening, French Minister of Culture Christine Albanelle personally presented Liu Jin with the Commander's Medal, also known as the Commander's Medal, in the city hall lobby.

After she gave Liu Jin some encouragement, Liu Jin withdrew.

In addition to Liu Jin, a total of nine people were awarded medals this time.

There are also two small dates.

Liu Jin did not have a conflict with the other party, but the other party was not interested in getting to know him.

Everyone in the world knows about the feud between Amos and Little Day.

It is already a very rare thing that the two sides can coexist peacefully...

There will be a banquet after the ceremony.

However, Liu Jin only stayed for a short while before hurriedly taking his leave.

Outside the city hall, Méla, Chloe, Liu Tianxian, and Leslie Cheung, who had come all the way from Switzerland, were waiting in the car.

After the group met up, they left the city hall and headed straight to a restaurant they had booked in advance to celebrate.

Inside the restaurant, there were already people waiting.

Jiang Wen, Mr. An, Sandrine and her daughter, Jiang Taro.

"Brother, this time it's all up to you!"
I turned down an offer to star in "The Great Qing Dynasty" and came here to experience life.

Jiang Wen had an expression that said, "You've hit the jackpot by casting me."

Liu Jin couldn't help but retort, "If Olivier knew what kind of person you are, I reckon he'd be devastated."

"What do you mean by that...?"

"What I mean is, when you get to the film set, don't act like you're back home."

Foreigners won't tolerate you. If they kick you out, don't come complaining to me.

He knew Jiang's character all too well.

It's unclear how he and Olivier communicated back then, but Olivier ultimately chose him over Jean Reno.

But this guy is very dedicated.

He even went to Marseille specifically to experience life there...

Therefore, Liu Jin sought out Ernest and asked him to take him to sea.

After several months, Jiang does indeed look somewhat like a French fisherman.

His skin was tanned a dark red, and his face bore the marks of a fisherman's weathered appearance.

The actor is a good actor, but he has too many ideas!

But thinking about it again, if he didn't have many ideas, then he wouldn't be Jiang Wen...

(End of this chapter)