I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 632 Ezio's Trilogy
In the evening, Spike Lee sent over a list containing information on four lawyers.

David Boles, founder of the law firm Boles.

He participated in Bush v. Gore in 2000 and is one of the most outstanding lawyers in the Big Apple.

Mary Jo White was a former federal prosecutor who defended and prosecuted cases involving white-collar crime and securities fraud.

His experience in complex commercial cases has attracted much attention.

Liu Jin recalled that this woman later served as the chairperson of the America Securities and Exchange Commission.

Robert F. Bennett is a well-known litigation lawyer in New York.

Specializing in major civil and legal cases, he is known for his strategic defense.

Sandra Day O'Connor primarily handles arbitration and mediation cases. At first glance, she seems unremarkable, but a look at her resume will surprise you.

She was a Supreme Court Justice and the first woman to serve as a Supreme Court Justice in America's history.

He is now retired and occasionally participates in mediation cases involving high-profile disputes, but he is still very influential in the New York legal community.

find her?

Liu Jin thought about it and decided to forget about it.

I doubt she'd be interested in this kind of case.

Ultimately, it's just a civil lawsuit.

Mary Joe was also crossed out; her specialty was litigation in business cases.

Liu Jin hesitated for a long time between David Boyce and Robert Bennett, but ultimately chose Robert.

It's not that David isn't good enough, it's that he's too good!

And this guy...

They have no moral bottom line and are very greedy.

This guy is the type to treat people differently based on their status. When Google hired him to defend them in 2002, he charged $1950 an hour. After one case ended, he pocketed $450 million from Google, and Google had to swallow its pride.

Robert has a better reputation.

Moreover, he is an expert in civil litigation, and his fees are high, but he is very responsible.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Jin sent an email to Robert Bennett.

The people of America have many rules, and the higher one climbs the social ladder, the more rules they adhere to.

For example, even though Liu Jin has Robert's phone number, he still chooses to email him first.

He would only call Bennett if he replied to the email.

Of course, he could find someone to act as a messenger, but that would require owing someone a favor...

After thinking about it, Liu Jin decided to follow the rules.

……

"Amos, Martin is very interested in your Assassin's Creed."

"so?"

"Hehe, so he wants to buy the game adaptation rights to this book."

Liu Jin thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "I want shares in Ubisoft Montreal, is that alright?"

"It's probably very difficult!"

Eva picked up a plate of macaroni and said, "The Montreal studio has now weathered the worst of the storm. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is starting to generate profits, and Martin is very committed to his stake in the studio."

I sounded out his intentions, and he won't be releasing any more shares in the near future.

Moreover, even if he were to release shares, he would prefer to cooperate with large conglomerates, because he could obtain more resources from them.

Liu Jin was not surprised by this.

This is true for almost all companies.

Take Pony Ma's Tencent, for example. In the early stages of his business, he might have accepted funding without asking where it came from.

But once the difficulties are overcome, even if an ordinary person is very rich, they may not be interested in it if they cannot provide the channels and resources.

Why did we accept the investment from Li Huanggua's family in the first place?

Isn't it just an attempt to list Tencent on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange...?

Unfortunately, he ultimately failed to leverage the influence of Li Huanggua's family!

The Li family is not so easily exploited. They are all shrewd and selfish businessmen to the core.

Ubisoft Montreal is now in the same situation.

They are a software development company, and if they are looking to attract investment, they would probably prefer to receive investment from large companies like America.

Instead of being easily acquired like before.

"Should I talk to him again?"

"No need. These kinds of STEM guys are very principled. Once they make a decision, they might not turn back even if they hit a brick wall."

Alizee burst out laughing.

"How much money should we give him?"

"Don't ask for too much. Even if he's willing to pay, he might not be able to come up with much."

I'll have Mela negotiate with him... Heh, to be honest, I'd be willing to do a deal with him even for a dollar."

"why?"

“I need his game to expand its influence.”

It's similar to how "Harry Potter" gained further attention through films invested in by Warner Bros.

Before the release of the Harry Potter movies in 2001, Harry Potter books were selling quite well.

But it's only not bad.

It was far from reaching the level of madness that followed.

The release of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" acted like a major promotional event, bringing J.K. Rowling tremendous attention and leading to soaring sales of subsequent "Harry Potter" books, making it arguably the world's best-selling work.

What Liu Jin needs right now is just such an opportunity.

The first installment of the Assassin's Creed series, the first book in the Ezio trilogy, has been released. In just two and a half weeks, it ranked fourth on the New York Times bestseller list, selling 580,000 copies in its first week and currently boasting 1.2 million copies sold – a truly impressive achievement.

Liu Jin's influence may not yet reach the level of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter".

After all, that was the popularity Rowling had built up over ten years.

As a new book, this achievement is already quite remarkable.

Judging from market feedback, the general public has a very positive opinion of the new Assassin's Creed IP.

This not only boosted Liu Jin's confidence.

The same was true for Simon & Schuster.

The publishing house president, Caroline Reddy, called Liu Jin specifically to invite him to visit the company when he had time.

In August, Simon & Schuster was officially acquired by CBS Group.

Assassin's Creed was also the first title released after the group's acquisition, and the entire CBS distribution network was working together to support its operation.

This current performance is enough for Caroline to give the board a perfect report at the end of the year.

Therefore, she is very enthusiastic.

I originally intended to bring Jonathan to visit, but after hearing that Liu Jin was creating a new work, I decided not to bother him.

However, she still sent a gift.

A sports car!
Chevrolet Corvette Z06.
It is known as America's 'national treasure' sports car and is also the most powerful version in the sixth generation of the Chevrolet Corvette family.

The 7.0L S7 V8 engine has a maximum power output of 512 horsepower.

It accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds, has a top speed of 318 km/h, and is equipped with a 6-speed manual transmission.

Liu Jin inexplicably fell in love with it at first sight.

Therefore, he accepted Caroline's kind offer without hesitation.

This also demonstrates the success of Assassin's Creed.

But Liu Jin felt it wasn't successful enough!
In the original timeline, Assassin's Creed: Renaissance sold over ten million copies.

Judging from the current situation, ten million in sales is not unattainable, but with a game as a promotional tool, Liu Jin believes it could be achieved even further. This is also why he has been so keen on having Eva acquire Ubisoft Montreal.

Without the game's cooperation, it just feels like something's missing!
Therefore, Liu Jin never placed much importance on the revenue from game adaptation rights from the very beginning.

If the game is successful, the profits from the adaptation rights can be quickly recouped through other means, so why pay too much attention to it?

……

Assassin's Creed's sales figures for the third week are out!

61 copies.

The sales ranking rose two places again, ranking second.

The game above Assassin's Creed happens to be the second installment of Twilight, New Moon.

Following Assassin's Creed was the first Twilight movie, Twilight.

J.K. Rowling even called to give Liu Jin a good dressing down.

"Now you know how I felt last year when you attacked me from all sides with your books."

She was laughing uncontrollably on the phone.

Liu Jin said with a dark face, "It's as if I wasn't attacked by your Harry Potter."

After saying that, he couldn't help but laugh!

To be honest, the book market this year is a bit quiet.

Even Michiko Kakutani, chief book critic for The New York Times, exclaimed: This year's book market is so boring!
Michiko Kakutani is a Japanese-American known for her sharp and insightful literary criticism.

She was extremely hostile towards Liu Jin.

That's normal, just like Liu Jin's attitude towards his daily life.

What's remarkable is that her book reviews remained consistently fair, praising Liu Jin's talent but expressing bewilderment at his continued immersion in past hatred...

Perhaps she understands very well.

They're just pretending not to know.

Her complaints resonated with many journalists and book critics.

People unanimously mentioned the fierce competition between Liu Jin and J.K. Rowling last year, while this year's book market has been far too calm.

Twilight...

Its reputation among book reviewers is very poor.

Unfortunately, the readers love it!

Michiko Kakutani complained, "Amos in 2006 was too lazy."

As a result, Assassin's Creed was born.

This has also attracted the attention of countless book critics and journalists.

However, it ultimately failed to replicate last year's success, leaving many feeling somewhat disappointed.

It still depends on the opponent!

This also greatly displeased Stephanie, the author of "Twilight".

Could she provoke Liu Jin in the newspaper, like Liu Jin and Rowling did last year, and start a book sales war?
She was a little hesitant!
As for Liu Jin, he completely ignored the voices from the outside world.

After handing over the negotiations between Assassin's Creed and Ubisoft Montreal to Mela, he devoted himself entirely to the creation of the game.

On November 21, the second part of "Kaze no Kage" (Shadow of the Wind), "Angel Game" (Angel Game), was finally completed.

After sending the manuscript to Mela and Balthus, he did not rest, but continued to bury himself in the story of Halo.

The more I try to sort it out, the more of a headache I get.

Fortunately, he has already sorted out the content of the first part and put it on the writing schedule.

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(End of this chapter)