I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 710 A Triumphant Smile
The Bélier family won the Palme d'Or, dispelling some of the gloom that had hung over China.

The disaster relief efforts are still in full swing, touching the hearts of all Chinese people.

The award-winning performance of "The Bélier Family" brought a sense of joy amidst the sadness.

Life always needs some good news to brighten things up.

Yes, Bélier's films are not Chinese films; the investors, producers, and distributors have no connection with China.

It's not even considered a Chinese-language film.

But the male supporting character and the female lead are Chinese, so tell me if there are any Chinese elements involved.

Tianxian won the Best Newcomer Award.

Yes, it can't compare to Xia Yu winning the Best Actor award right after his debut, but that was still a major award.

Is the screenwriter Chinese?

Moreover, it was created by a Chinese person.

Not to mention, with the popularity of The Return of the Condor Heroes, Liu Yifei's Blood Bull Divine Skill has reached its peak, and she has countless fans in China.

And Jiang Wen.

God knows how a rough old man could have so many fans.

In addition to Liu Jin's punch at the Cannes opening ceremony, the Bélier family gained many supporters in China.

Many people began to protest, given Amos's great reputation in Europe and America.

The Pulitzer Prize, the Goncourt Prize, the Grand Prix de France, and the Prix Renaudot...

Why is there so little buzz about this writer who is so highly regarded by foreigners?

To date, there are only four works, all published by Yue Ren Publishing House in the early years.

What about his other works?
Notre Dame Cathedral, Les Misérables, and the recently popular American novel, Gone with the Wind.

Many people studying abroad, especially American students, are talking about this book.

They said, "Nowadays on campus, if you can't recite a few famous lines from 'Gone with the Wind,' you don't know how to communicate."

After all, this book was created by Liu Jin during his exchange studies at Columbia University.

The two universities in Toulouse are very famous, but their fame is limited to Europe.

Most Chinese people don't even know where Toulouse is.

But Columbia is different!

Moreover, being located in New York, its influence is indeed incomparable to that of the two major cities of Toulouse.

Not to mention that Columbia University is the senior member of the Ivy League system, and with Columbia's support, almost all the universities in the Ivy League system are promoting this work.

In five months, sales have approached ten million.

According to Nielsen Book Survey, the book's sales are very likely to approach or even exceed 20 million by the end of the year.

After the epic battle between Liu Jin and Rowling last year, the book market in 08 wasn't actually that bad.

This year, an American writer emerged out of nowhere.

Cassandra Claire, an Iranian-born writer who later settled in America.

He used to be a reporter in Hollywood before moving to New York.

In 2007, she created "City of Bones," which sold very well.

However, due to the dominance of Liu Jin and Rowling in the book market last year, especially in the second half, *City of Bones* failed to attract much attention. But this year, the book has surged in popularity, with total sales exceeding six million and approaching seven million. Published by Margaret K. McElderry Books, the novel has immediately attracted the attention of major publishers.

Okay, Cassandra is Iranian, but she is now an American citizen.

that's enough!
As a result, various reports about her emerged one after another.

He was hailed by the New York Times as a 'young writer who surpasses Amos'.

However, on the same day, Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times published an article arguing that Cassandra is far from being as good as Amos.

Anyway, America's newspapers are mostly good at contradicting each other, which is not surprising.

But it's also clear that this book is indeed very appealing.

When Liu Jin heard about it later, he was completely dumbfounded.

He genuinely didn't know about the book; if he had, he would have taken it long ago!
In the original timeline, the book "City of Bones" sold over ten million copies worldwide.

It is also the opening piece of the "Holy Grail" series in "The Shadowhunter Chronicles".

The Holy Grail series has sold 3000 million copies worldwide...

However, no one would try to use this work to compete with "Gone with the Wind"; they are not on the same level, they are of different quality.

……

"Since Amos has made so much money, why hasn't he donated any?"

"He raised funds from the Cannes Film Festival!"

"That wasn't his donation; he was just being generous with other people's money."

"I heard he lives overseas most of the time. Is he still a Chinese citizen?"

"In the face of such a massive disaster as the Southwest earthquake, he didn't say a word. All he did was show up under the guise of fundraising."

"Actually, this person has a very bad reputation overseas."

Frequent fighting severely damages the image of Chinese people.

"Don't come back. He's just a foreigner. Why are you discussing him?"

"..."

Various opinions and comments continued to emerge in Chinese media.

Although some overseas students defended themselves online, public opinion in China at this time was still controlled by a minority.

Someone was asked about Liu Jin during an interview.

He claims to have lived in America and is an American citizen.

"Actually, this person isn't that great; he's just an overseas Chinese who's been hyped up."

I've read his works, and they're just so-so! Actually, his literary skills are quite poor; otherwise, why haven't they been published in China?

"Translated, it's utter nonsense!" "Mr. Gao, but Mr. Amos won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature."

The short, stout man opened his mouth, then laughed and said, "I don't know much about the specifics. I've only read one of his books, which is very superficial."

Which book is it?

The short, stout man blinked his eyes. "The assassination attempt on the Emperor is nothing but a propaganda piece that incites national hatred."

A reporter suddenly raised his hand and said, "But as far as I know, director Quentin Tarantino has already bought the adaptation rights to this book."

"what?"

The short, stout man remained silent for a moment, then stopped talking about Liu Jin.

……

On May 28, Tianxian, Jiang Wen, and Xiao Touming returned to China.

At first, all three of them were quite happy.

Until someone suddenly asked about Liu Jin.

"Heavenly Fairy, is it true that Amos has changed his nationality to French?"

Before Tianxian could answer, Jiang Wen exploded.

"Fuck his ancestors for eighteen generations! Who said Lao Liu changed his nationality? Lao Liu is a genuine Chinese citizen, his passport is a Chinese passport, how could he be French? Who said that? Let him stand up, I want to know him!"

Jiang Wen has always been unrestrained in his speech.

He swore in front of the reporters.

"A bunch of empty talkers, all they can do is talk."

Amos has brought glory to the country overseas and won so many awards, but what has happened? Which of you has ever seriously reported on it?

They spend their days gossiping about trivial matters, stirring up trouble, and spreading rumors.

I've never seen you guys mention anything serious!
Saying Lao Liu immigrated? Let me tell you, in my circle of writers, I've never seen a writer who loves this country more than Lao Liu.

One sentence caused a huge uproar.

The reporter then asked, "Then why didn't he donate money for the disaster in Southwest China?"

"You know nothing!"

Before Jiang Wen could finish speaking, Tianxian interrupted.

"Amos raised a total of $13 million for the Southwest disaster relief during his two weeks at the Cannes Film Festival, with the entire process monitored by the Cannes Film Festival organizing committee. In addition, he personally donated a total of 20 million euros."

A series of exclamations came from the scene.

"Heavenly Immortal, are you sure? You need to know that this can be verified."

"Of course, I also donated 500,000 euros myself."

The fairy's face was contorted with rage.

Jiang Wen pulled her and Changchang away, preparing to leave.

At this moment, someone suddenly asked, "Heavenly Immortal, what are your plans for the future?"

As far as I know, after filming "The Sun Also Rises," you didn't have any other film offers besides "The Bélier Family."

Does this mean your influence is declining?

Before the celestial being could speak, Changchang couldn't hold back any longer.

"Who says Sissi doesn't have film contracts? She's in Cannes, and she just accepted a role in Clint Eastwood's new film."

"Who?"

The reporter was taken aback.

"Directed by Clint Eastwood."

"A celestial being, is it true?"

Yes, but not as the lead actor, he's a supporting actor.

Meanwhile, I've already signed my overseas agency contract with America's Scatterwave Company, which is owned by Leonardo DiCaprio... By the way, both the agency contract and the film contract were introduced by Amos.

The reporter's eyes lit up, and she blurted out, "Fairy, what is your relationship with Mr. Amos?"
As far as I know, he has many girlfriends…

"us……"

"uncle!"

Before Tianxian could speak, Changchang interjected, "Amos is Sissi's uncle. He and Sissi's father have known each other for many years and are very good friends. Moreover, it was Sissi's outstanding performance in 'The Bélier Family' that moved Mr. Amos and director Eastwood. Mr. Amos is very fond of helping those he knows..."

During my trip to France with Sissi, I unexpectedly received help from Mr. Amos.

She signed with Scatterwave Company along with Sissi, and also received an audition offer for Woody Allen's new film.

boom!
Exclamations immediately arose from the crowd.

Jiang Wen dared not linger any longer. He pulled the two of them out of the crowd and hurriedly got into the car driven by Zhou Yun.

"Changchang, why won't you let me say it?"

“It’s no use saying these things; you have to speak your mind, otherwise, given those people’s character, they’ll definitely make up lies.”

You won the Palme d'Or, signed with Scatterwave, and got a role in Eastwood's film.

"Changchang is here to help you share the burden; otherwise, just you wait and see, those monsters and scoundrels back home would probably do who knows what kind of harm to you."

Jiang Wen was speaking when he suddenly laughed.

"But this is good too. With this halo, things will go much more smoothly for you two in the future."

"Damn it, why can you two sign with Scatterwave, but I can only sign with SNEG? That son of a bitch Liu, does he think I have no chance in Hollywood?"

Zhou Yun glanced at them with a puzzled look.

"No, what are you talking about? What scattered waves, what SNEG?"

Jiang Wen smiled and explained it to Zhou Yun.

Zhou Yun's mouth dropped open. She looked at Tianxian, then at Changchang, her eyes gleaming with envy...

(End of this chapter)