I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 678 Amos and Rowling's Second Battle!

11 Avenue George V, 8th arrondissement, Paris.

In 2007, DSG was located here, but in 2017 it moved to 11 George V Avenue, Osmanthus Street, 7th arrondissement, and became a consulate.

“This matter is definitely related to Liu Jin.”

A military officer said firmly.

Mr. An asked, "Where's the evidence?"

"Forehead……"

Zhao DS waved his hand and said, "Don't talk nonsense without evidence."

Regardless of whether this matter is related to him or not, without conclusive evidence, it is none of his business.

Moreover, he wasn't wrong in some ways; some of our comrades tend to overreact when it comes to foreign affairs.

The police haven't even reached a conclusion yet, and they're just arbitrarily slandering our comrades based on the words of a few people.

This is very bad!

Everyone knows what kind of person Li is.

The X office was on high alert, but in Zhao DS's eyes, it was nothing at all.

You need to have evidence!
Moreover, Liu Jin is no ordinary person; he is a cultural icon of the country to the world.

After all, at this time, Mo had not yet won an award.

Moreover, the French Goncourt Prize, the Renaudot Prize, the French Academy Prize for Literature, and the Pulitzer Prize for Literature are not necessarily inferior to the Nobel Prize. It's just that the Chinese people have known about the Nobel Prize for a longer time, so their recognition of the Nobel Prize is higher.

But Zhao DS and other people involved in foreign affairs know all too well what the true nature of the Nobel Prize is.

"In response to Office X, Comrade Liu Jin is currently not in France; he is in America participating in a publicity campaign."

If the X office does not have solid evidence, it should not affect other people's normal lives... Many things should not be based on the speculation of a few people to smear one's comrades. I think that is very inappropriate.

Everything is subject to the conclusion of the Hong Kong Island Police.

Furthermore, I urge colleagues in relevant departments to avoid jumping to conclusions based on mere rumors, as this is detrimental to the unity between Hong Kong and the mainland.

The secretary quickly took notes, then turned and left the office with the military officer.

"Xiao An, how's it going at school?"

"All work is progressing steadily."

“Very good... Focus on your work. Also, pay more attention to your daughter. Even though you're divorced, she's still your daughter, isn't she? If your daughter is wronged, speak up for her. We're busy with work, but we can't let our child suffer.”

"I know!"

"Also, communicate more with Comrade Liu Jin... By the way, he should be graduating next year, right? What are his plans?"

“I had a brief chat with him when I was in Toulouse.”

He's recently become quite interested in theology and philosophy... As for his plans for the outside world, he hasn't said anything, but it sounds like he might continue his studies? You know, that guy is always impulsive, it's hard to predict his thoughts.”

"Not going back to China?"

"What would he do back in China? Become a teacher? With his temper and personality, I doubt he could handle it."

"Indeed, this little guy is incredibly audacious."

Zhao DS thought for a moment and said, "Then let him be. As long as he doesn't do anything illegal and respects local customs, he can do whatever he wants. Besides, I think it might be more useful for him to stay abroad than to return to China."

Mr. An smiled and said, "I think so too."

This kid has never been one to stay put.

"By the way, do you think the things he described in his book 'The Big Short' will actually happen?"

“I asked him, and he said they were all his predictions.”

“I think it’s more than just a prediction. I’ve received information that you’ve heard of the Rhineland Funding.”

"Um, I don't know much about finance and economics."

"It's a fund under the German Industrial Bank, which is said to have participated in the subprime mortgage market of America's real estate and suffered huge losses. But the specific loss figures have not yet been released... The German central bank is already paying attention to this matter."

I remember he mentioned a similar incident in "The Big Short."

"Yes, it was mentioned."

Mr. An thought for a moment and nodded in confirmation.

After all, he was one of the earliest readers of "The Big Short".

I had read it before it was published, and after it was published, I even bought the French version and studied it seriously for a while.

However, he was indeed unaware of the information in the book about how real estate could stimulate the mortgage market.

I don’t know how powerful it is!

He had originally planned to invest in the stock market at the beginning of the year, but the content of this book scared him away and he gave up the idea.

"Domestic experts are very optimistic about this market, and their conclusions are completely opposite to those of Comrade Liu Jin."

But the things he predicted are happening one by one, and I am very worried that the situation described in his book will occur.

"Xiao An, why don't you talk to him and see if you can get more information out of him?" "No need to talk to him. That guy is 100% certain he'll explode."

"how do you know?"

"The Green Sisters Fund has raised $1.5 billion and applied for 30 times leverage in Great Britain, preparing to short the market."

"He told you?"

"No, it was something I overheard when he was on the phone with his fund manager."

"I will report this matter to the authorities in China."

Zhao DS suddenly laughed as he said this.

"This little guy is really brave!"

……

In fact, this is not about being bold.

He was just copying the homework; Liu Jin was confident and prepared.

He paid no attention to the subprime market and instead began a new round of creative work.

Meanwhile, as academic groups began promoting the showdown between the final Harry Potter book and Halo Remnants, HarperCollins announced that The Hunger Games: Catching Fire would be officially released on July 14.

Following this, Simon & Schuster announced that Assassin's Creed II: Brotherhood would be released on July 17.

On July 1, Random House announced that the English versions of the first and second volumes of The Shadow of the Wind, "Angel Game," will be released in North America on July 20.

On July 3, Hachette Group announced that Les Misérables will be available in 32 languages, including English, Spanish, and German, and will be released globally on July 24.

"Amos, you're cheating."

On July 6, J.K. Rowling suddenly requested to have a phone call with Liu Jin during an interview.

She was still in Great Britain, five hours earlier than America.

Liu Jin was at home typing away when he received a call from Luo Lin, and he was completely stunned.

"Why did I cheat?"

"We agreed on a 1v1, but now you're ganging up on me, making it 1v5."

"There's no 1 vs 5, it's clearly 7 vs 6! Your seven Harry Potter books teamed up to beat my six books..."

"There are no six books. I only counted five."

"The Shadow of the Wind and Angel Game, these are two books!"

"Ugh, this isn't fair!"

"I also think it's unfair, and I guarantee you're going to break a record this time!"

"what?"

"After ten years of accumulation, Harry Potter has finally come to an end... I'm starting to regret agreeing to a duel with you."

How about this: we don't include the first day's sales figures for *Harry Potter* in the calculation?

"Only the first day?"

"Of course!"

"Then I agree!"

Luo Lin was delighted by Liu Jin's concession and readily agreed.

But, sister... do you know that your Harry Potter book broke global sales records on its first day, selling over ten million copies!
The scariest thing is that scholars will definitely release a deluxe edition.

Including the six books published previously, Liu Jin can guarantee that Rowling's Harry Potter series will sell no less than 20 million copies on its first day.

You sell 20 million books a day, how am I supposed to compete with you?
"Wait a minute, I have a feeling..."

"Haha, you've already agreed!"

Rowling always seemed a little off when facing the camera.

Jessica, who was sitting next to her and was Rowling's eldest daughter, couldn't help but rub her forehead.

"Jessica, why that expression?"

The host's name is Graham Norton.

The talk show is called "The Graham Norton Show," and it was only launched in February of this year.

The ratings are fantastic, and after only six months on air, the BBC is reportedly interested in acquiring the show.

"Mom, you've definitely been fooled by Amos."

Your book series represents ten years of accumulation; its first-day sales must be phenomenal.

How amazing can it be?
Rowling appeared very magnanimous, waving her hand and laughing, "Consider it a favor to him."

But deep down, I was also a little scared.

First-day sales? How much will it actually be?
……

(End of this chapter)