I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 657 FBI
Mela's injury is not serious, but she needs to rest.

So Chloe is currently with Liu Jin at his Grossant estate.

It's not appropriate to send her to see Isabelle Adjani.

Then we can only wait until Adjani returns to France from America before the two sides can negotiate again.

However, the general idea has already been decided, so there's no rush.

During Liu Jin's phone call with Mela, Mela suddenly suggested, "Although SNEG carries the name of Alizée, she is a singer and doesn't have much influence in the film industry. Why not get Isabelle Adjani to invest in the company? This could further enhance SNEG's status."

Amos, I know what you're thinking.

But since you don't want to become a citizen, and SNEG has quite a few projects every year, it will attract attention sooner or later.

Bringing Adjani in would save a lot of trouble... She still has a lot of influence in France, and even in Europe.”

Liu Jin thought about it and realized it made sense.

"Then why don't you talk to her?"

How many shares are you going to give her?

"It cannot exceed 20 percent."

After all, it's a private film company, and not very large.

To put it bluntly, SNEG is now just a shell company.

The original company was located in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, occupying one floor.

However, when Liu Jin acquired this company, its properties had already been mortgaged to banks. Liu Jin's purpose in acquiring it was to obtain the film library. Therefore, after the acquisition, he changed the company's address and moved it to District 5.

They rented several offices in Piazza Jussiere, and there were ten people in total, including Mella and Lala.

The reason for choosing this location was its proximity to the Pierre and Marie Curie campus of the Sorbonne, which belongs to the Sorbonne, also known as Paris 4 University. Through connections, Liu Jin was able to secure a very low rent.

Another point is that the 5th arrondissement is also a hub for the French film industry.

This area primarily features independent films and has a strong artistic atmosphere.

In contrast, District 9 is also a film industry base, but it has a stronger commercial atmosphere.

Liu Jin estimated that Adjani would agree.

But Mela felt that 20 percent was too much, 8 percent at most.

“SNEG cannot be just Isabelle Adjani; you will definitely release some more shares in the future.”

"to whom?"

Lagardère.

"he?"

"Yes, he is also very interested in the film and television industry. He talked to me about SNEG last year and expressed his intention to invest."

Liu Jin asked, "Have you told him my thoughts?"

"He had no objections; he just wanted to learn more about the film and television industry through SNEG."

Lagardère...

Liu Jin felt a bit of a toothache.

Although he knew this day would come, Liu Jin still felt a bit of a headache when it actually arrived.

He hated this kind of trouble.

But it's hard to avoid.

If Arnold Lagardère were to make a move against SNEG, Liu Jin would have a real hard time dealing with him.

Fortunately, it's just an intention for him right now.

Don't rush, take your time.

After next year, he will have sufficient funds and will be able to withstand the pressure.

But right now, he's still too poor!

……

Filming for "The Bélier Family" started very smoothly.

After more than half a year of reflection, Tianxian quickly got into the swing of things.

In several scenes, he held his own against Lao Jiang and Isabelle Huppert... Of course, Lao Jiang's skill lay in his delivery of lines.

In this film, he plays a deaf-mute person.

Losing the power of dialogue is like tying his hands and feet, but it also gives the celestial being room to perform.

Isabelle Huppert is the same!
But her expression, her posture.

It's clear that she really studied sign language seriously.

The actor who played the role of the "Fairy Brother" was Ethan Hawke.

He was originally the lead actor in the "Before" series, but now...

God knows where Olivier found him.

So much so that whenever Liu Jin saw Ethan Hawke on set, he would feel a strange, faint sense of guilt.

However, not many!
On the 28th, Liu Jin decided to leave.

He's of no use here, and there's no way he'd bother Olivier's filming.

So after seeing that everything was going smoothly with the crew, I decided to leave.

More than a month has passed, and although Columbia University has not urged him to return, Liu Jin still feels that he should go back and continue his studies.

On March 29, he bought a ticket for a direct flight from Marseille to New York and left France.

He thought things would go smoothly, but when the plane landed at JFK Airport in New York, he was invited to the FBI building for a chat by the FBI.

It's not a big deal, but the attacks on Diddy and Will have become increasingly fierce over the past month.

Jay-Z and Beyoncé went on a trip to China on March 12th.

Kanye is taking care of Donna in Boston, where she is reportedly undergoing minor surgery, and has not returned to New York.

On March 20th, Will, unable to bear the harassment in Los Angeles any longer, took his wife and children to Puerto Rico for a vacation and suspended all his business activities. Diddy, on the other hand, was in a worse situation; his business was all in New York, and he had nowhere to go.

Bad Boys Records, Sean John Brand.

If he runs away, many businesses will be terminated, and he might even have to lose money.

So, he had to hold on, even if it was tough. The FBI agents were very polite to Liu Jin and didn't make things difficult for him.

After they took him to the FBI building, they had him sit in a small room, and no one asked him any questions or bothered him.

At first, Liu Jin was a little panicked!
In both his lifetimes combined, he had never had any contact with the FBI.

This is also the first time in my life.

However, he is, after all, an old man who has lived for more than fifty years across two lifetimes.

After the initial panic, he calmed down.

They even had the leisure to curiously examine the small room.

Three walls, one glass wall.

In the middle is a metal bed, a square table, and several chairs.

There is a camera in the room, and the red light is flashing.

Liu Jin looked at it for a while, then suddenly laughed!
It feels a bit like a scene from a TV series or movie.

In that instant, a series of American TV series names flashed through Liu Jin's mind.

The Blacklist, Mindhunter...

Behind the glass window stood several people, staring intently at Liu Jin in the small dark room.

"This guy has a really good mentality. If we hadn't thoroughly investigated his background, we might have really thought he was a veteran."

An old black man muttered to himself.

"He can still laugh like that."

"Bill, shut up!"

An old man shouted a curse, then looked at the woman standing to the side, "Tursi, you've been in contact with him, trying to get his opinion?"

"it is good!"

“Listen, we’ve brought him here not to convict him.”

And so far, we haven't found any clues that he's involved in that matter.

The above means, "That's enough... It's been going on for a month, it's time to stop, otherwise it won't look good."

The woman nodded, picked up a folder from the desk behind her, and turned to leave.

"Boss, is she capable?"

"Whether it works or not, let's see first."

Amos's a lecherous bastard; pretty women are easy to talk to. Besides, wasn't this all caused by those scoundrels? If they hadn't broken the rules, we wouldn't be in this predicament now.

"How about we teach him a lesson?"

The old man glanced at the black man. "His lawyer will be here soon. You'll go and explain things to Bennett then."

"Um, never mind then!"

Robert Bennett, Liu Jin's private lawyer.

It is said that Liu Jin paid him $1.5 million annually in legal counsel fees in order to hire him.

That guy was known for his eloquence.

In other words, they're extremely difficult to reason with, even when they're in the wrong.

The Black man pursed his lips and shut his mouth.

……

"Hey, who are you...?"

“Tulsi Gabad, Mr. Amos, it’s a pleasure to see you again.”

"Um, should I be happy?"

Upon hearing this, Tursi couldn't help but laugh.

She sat down opposite Liu Jin and said, "To be honest, I really didn't want to see you here."

"I'm actually quite happy."

"why?"

"I thought we'd never have a chance to meet again."

By the way, you said last time that if we had a chance to meet again, you would give me your contact information, right?

"Shit, is this guy picking up girls?"

In the monitoring room next door, the black man couldn't help but curse.

The old man smiled.

We're all like-minded; we all love beautiful women!
Tulsi nodded somewhat helplessly, but did not answer. Instead, he asked, "Mr. Amos, do you know how much trouble you've caused us in the past month or so?"

"I've been filming in France for the past month."

"But you posted a hidden offer."

"I don't!"

Liu Jin would never admit to such a thing.

That's illegal!
Tursi paused, looking at Liu Jin with a half-smile.

Suddenly, she changed the subject.

What were you laughing at just now?

When did I laugh?

"Before I came in."

"Um, I just feel like this place looks familiar. It's always like this in TV shows and movies."

"By the way, is someone behind that glass, monitoring our conversation? Are they your colleagues or superiors? Are there audio and video recordings? And are there any lie detectors or profilers?"

Behind the glass window, the old man covered his forehead.

This guy is like a curious child, he keeps asking questions as soon as he opens his mouth...

(End of this chapter)