I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 683 The sudden viral success of "The Big Short"

The first signs of an economic crisis have begun to emerge.

Bear Stearns, America's fifth-largest investment bank, announced that America's credit market is in its worst state in 20 years.

Subsequently, Bear Stearns CEO Warren Speck resigned.

On August 10, the European Central Bank intervened by selling shares.

On the 11th, central banks around the world injected more than $3262 billion in funds within 48 hours in an attempt to rescue the market.

The Federal Reserve injected $380 billion into banks three times in one day in an attempt to stabilize stock market prices.

On the 14th, US stocks plummeted.

On the same day, the three major central banks of America, Europe, and the United States injected another $720 billion to rescue the market.

But the situation did not change much.

……

The Casablanca concert has successfully concluded.

Next, Alizée will travel directly from Morocco to Spain, where she will perform in Madrid and Barcelona before flying to Johannesburg and Djibouti. From Djibouti, she will then depart for Singapore to begin her Asian tour.

There will be a total of seventeen shows, including three concerts in Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong.

After concluding her concert tour in China, Alizée will fly to Oceania, where she will hold six concerts in Australia and New Zealand, before heading to Moscow, then Kyiv and other Eastern European countries... After that, she will embark on a Nordic tour.

Early next year, there will be eight shows in France, then Germany, followed by flights to Argentina and Brazil, for a total of nineteen concerts in South America. Around March, I will return to America to complete my last North American concert, a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The schedule was very tight, which was a big test for Alizee.

After the Casablanca concert, Liu Jin accompanied her to two more concerts in Madrid and Barcelona.

Both concerts were exceptionally successful.

Although Alizée doesn't have many Spanish songs, her concert went exceptionally smoothly thanks to Liu Jin's presence.

It's worth noting that Liu Jin has a wide readership in Spain thanks to his two books, *The Shadow of the Wind* and *Angel's Game*.

Given his performance in Poland, many people hope he can sing.

Unfortunately, Liu Jin never performed on stage again after Poland.

There are many reasons why Global Times can tolerate him.

Firstly, he has multiple collaborations with Universal Pictures, and secondly, the concert in Warsaw, Poland, was just an isolated incident.

Liu Jin and his Rebirth Band's performance has greatly boosted subsequent concerts and attracted the attention of countless people.

Otherwise, whether Alizée's subsequent concerts can proceed is another matter entirely.

After all, the small-scale market has already closed its doors to Alizee.

It has its pros and cons!

At least Alizée's reputation in the Chinese market has improved significantly.

Executives at Universal Music even hope to add a few more concerts in China at the end of the year to make up for the loss of the small-market segment.

However, Alizee had no interest in this!

After completing her concert in Barcelona, ​​Alizée took a short vacation and returned to Toulouse with Liu Jin.

Eva has arrived!

She has finished filming "Love in Las Vegas" and after resting for a few days, she is preparing to go to London to experience life there.

After all, Guo Jingfei has been living in London for four months!

"Monica should be getting ready to join the crew soon, right?"

"Yes, training has been completed. We'll be going to New York next month, and filming will officially begin in October."

"Could it be... that by October, New York is already in winter?!"

"It's okay. We'll finish the indoor shooting first, and then we'll start the outdoor shooting next spring. Everything is under control."

"That's good!"

After Liu Jin and Blazer finished their discussion, they turned their attention to "Night at the Museum".

The filming of Night at the Museum also happens to start in October.

Since I have nothing else to do now, I'd better get to work and start writing.

There have been so many things happening lately that it's already mid-August, and he's only just started reading "Moana" in his hands.

However, a sudden phone call interrupted his train of thought.

Simon & Schuster's editor-in-chief, Jonathan Karp, called to tell him some good news.

"Amos, you are absolutely amazing!"

"Um, did Assassin's Creed outsell Harry Potter?"

Jonathan fell silent on the phone.

After a moment he laughed and said, "I'm sorry, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows are still at the top of the sales charts."

Sales have dropped, but even after a week, over a million copies were sold, bringing the total sales to over fifty million... The popularity built up over ten years is truly terrifying. According to Nielsen Book Survey, the book is very likely to surpass eighty million copies sold by the end of the year…

Liu Jin gasped. Although he had already expected it, he was still somewhat shocked when he heard the sales figures from Jonathan.

In the original timeline, there were over 70 million books.

But now...

"Okay, if it's not about that, then what's the good news?"

Jonathan laughed, "Amos, your Big Short has exploded!"

"what?"

"After The Big Short was published at the end of last year, it has been somewhat lukewarm."

But now... from the warning issued by the German Industrial Bank at the beginning of the month to the injection of funds by the three major central banks a few days ago, all the predictions you made in your work have come true! Stimulated by market information, the sales of The Big Short in the past week have approached one million copies... Amos, the total sales of this book from its release to July are not even comparable to the sales of this week.

At the beginning of the year, even the experts on Wall Street began to acknowledge that you had a very calm and accurate judgment of the financial markets…

This is certainly good news.

Liu Jin breathed a sigh of relief.

The economic crisis has only just begun.

This is a consequence of America's neoliberal economic policies, which began as early as the 1980s.

So-called neoliberal economic policies involve reducing government intervention in the financial and labor markets, promoting consumption, encouraging consumption in advance, and using high consumption to drive high growth...

The result...

No matter how magnificent a castle is built on the beach, it will eventually collapse.

However, America can make up for her losses by exploiting overseas investors.

And they have indeed been doing that all along.

In any case, no one can stop this crisis.

Even if the central bank intervenes to rescue the market, the only ones who will ultimately benefit are the oligarchs and financial giants. You want to rescue the market? Wall Street won't agree!
Where does the big short seller rank now?

"second!"

"what?"

Liu Jin was surprised.

But thinking about it, it seems to make sense.

After a month of frenzied sales, all six of his novels began to show signs of fatigue.

Only *Les Misérables* continues to sell at a rate of around 200,000 copies per week, and is estimated to reach 30 million copies by the end of the year. Looking ahead, it will likely maintain a stable sales trend without significant changes.

Does Nielsen forecast the sales volume of major short sellers?

"They predict that the Big Short's sales this year are very likely to exceed seven million!"

"Not even one-tenth!"

Liu Jin was somewhat disheartened.

However, he personally estimates that sales will definitely not stop at seven million copies. As signs of an economic crisis emerge, sales of "The Big Short" will continue to grow. After all, in the original timeline, the book's sales were astonishing after the economic crisis subsided.

Let's see how it goes.

"Amos, you..."

"how?"

"I heard that you gave the book 'Gone with the Wind' to Random House?"

"Yes!"

"That's such a pity. Why not give it to us? Simon & Schuster's publishing capabilities are no worse than Langdon's."

"They paid $600,000 for priority publication, just like you did when you bought Assassin's Creed."

Jonathan slapped his forehead.

Actually, he had considered this method at the time.

but……

Assassin's Creed sold well, but the epic battle between Liu Jin and Rowling hadn't even begun yet, so its sales figures weren't as impressive as they had been in the previous month. Furthermore, the short sellers hadn't met expectations, so when Jonathan proposed buying back the priority publishing rights, the board rejected his application, citing "excessive risk."

But now it seems...

Amos, what's your next book?

"My next book is a children's novel, which has already been reserved for a group of scholars."

"That……"

"After finishing Theron, this year's plan is Night at the Museum 2, which is also something we agreed on with the Scholars Group. There's also a prequel to Assassin's Creed, which I can give you if you're interested."

"Of course we're interested. You know, we've always had great respect for you."

Jonathan's voice was almost obsequious.

Liu Jin couldn't help but laugh...

(End of this chapter)