I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 724 Eva is pregnant!

Liu Jin stopped paying attention to the financial market.

He's going to start preparing for the T certificate exam in November!
Getting more certificates is a good thing; when you go back to China someday, these will all be valuable assets.

Meanwhile, Halo 2 is also nearing its end.

During this month-long period, despite his constant travels, he never stopped writing.

Even during those two days with AA, he would still make time to write for three hours every day... His extraordinary self-discipline as an online novelist has benefited him greatly.

I'm just too busy!

He was so busy that he didn't even have time to look for a house.

Until, Mela appeared at the Salerno campus with two large raccoons and Eva the tabby.

"Why did you suddenly come here?"

Liu Jin looked at Mela at the apartment entrance and asked in confusion.

Mella was driving a bright red Cayenne, which was very eye-catching.

She opened the car door, let the two big cats out first, and then carried a carrier from the back seat, where Eva-the-Tanuki lay down.

"Meow!"

The raccoon, which had been somewhat uneasy and listless, let out a soft meow upon seeing Liu Jin.

"What's up with her?"

Liu Jin keenly sensed that Eva was acting strangely.

"pregnant!"

"what?"

Liu Jin flew into a rage, "Who did this?"

Mela grinned and went around to the trunk, opened it, and took out another airline case.

"Here, I've brought you the culprit too!"

Liu Jin walked over and took a look. "How did we end up with this thing!"

Inside the airline pet carrier, a chubby orange cat was lazily lying around.

As soon as Liu Jin said that, the thing immediately bristled.

"what!"

It bared its teeth and claws at Liu Jin through the door.

Eva, who was in the pet carrier next to it, immediately hissed twice at it.

The two big ones ran over, circled the big yellow orange, and whimpered warnings.

The big yellow orange cat immediately lay down in the box, meowing.

Liu Jin looked disgusted. "It's a damn clip."

Mela covered her mouth and giggled.

……

Mela brought the two large dogs and two cats into the house, and also took a bunch of items out of the trunk.

"Amos, what are you doing?"

Just then, Barbara and Bella came downstairs and were a little confused to see both dogs and cats.

“My agent, Mela, Mela Singer.”

Mela put the litter box on the ground and hugged Barbara and Bella.

"Professor Barbara, thank you for taking care of Amos."

"take care of?"

Barbara laughed and said, "Amos should be the one taking care of me. Bella, let's lend a hand and help carry these things upstairs."

The two women had litter boxes and cat toys, while Mela carried a pet carrier with the two large cats, and followed them upstairs.

Liu Jin then made three trips to the trunk, carrying cat food, dog food, and cat litter.

"We're leaving now! Mela, let's have dinner together sometime."

Barbara and Bella had other things to do, so after helping out, they said goodbye and left.

Liu Jin opened Eva's pet carrier, and she gracefully walked out, sniffing around the room. After circling around, she jumped onto the sofa, lay down on Liu Jin's clothes, and purred contentedly.

Liu Jin walked over and sat down, covered in sweat. The dog looked up at Liu Jin and gave a soft, meowing sound.

It seems to be saying: "Human, have you gone bankrupt? Why are you living in such a small house?"
Liu Jin couldn't help but laugh. He picked her up, placed her on his lap, and gently stroked her chin. She responded with contented purrs.

The other large orange tabby was meowing pitifully in its carrier.

"what's the situation?"

“I don’t know either… Turner called me and said Eva is pregnant.”

I rushed over to visit him.

Banana is a stray cat who has been staying at the manor ever since Eva got pregnant.

However, after Eva became pregnant, she stopped eating and drinking and became very depressed... I guessed that she missed you, so I brought her along. The day I took Eva away, Banana refused to leave the car, and I couldn't do anything about it.

"Eva, Eva, how could you possibly fall for such a thing?"

What a free spirit among cats!
They are naturally wild and untamed, like to run away from home and go out into the world.

Eva responded with a meow, seemingly introducing the big yellow orange named Banana to Liu Jin, saying it was a good orange.

A moment later, Liu Jin released the orange.

It immediately ran to Eva's side, meowing softly.

Then Eva slapped him across the face, and he immediately fell silent!
……

Mela's visit was just a coincidence.

She was invited to Milan to attend an auction on behalf of the Singer family.

Her status within the family is rising higher and higher.

Singer Publishing is valued at over 500 million because it owns the developmental copyrights to all of Liu Jin's works.

At the same time, she borrowed 80 million euros from her family last year, equivalent to 100 million US dollars, and invested it in the Green Sisters Investment Fund.

Oh, and Chloe too, she took fifty million from her family.

Originally, the Singer family was waiting to see Mela make a fool of herself, believing she was making a reckless investment.

But now...

After Liu Jin completes this transaction, preliminary estimates suggest that Mella's earnings will be around 1.3 billion euros, while Chloe will receive 900 million euros. This profit has made the other members of the Singer family envious. Mella has also used this opportunity to become the wealthiest member of the younger generation in the Singer family.

"auctions?"

Liu Jin scratched his head.

"Are you interested?"

"Yes, I do, but I'm just too busy right now."

"What are you busy with?"

"I need to prepare for the T certificate exam next month."

Then, Halo 2 is wrapping up... and I still have to help Professor Barbara translate research materials. Every day is making me want to quit.

"Haha, who told you to ask for trouble?"

I already told you, you can apply to another school.

"After being a student for so many years, I'm tired of it! I originally came here hoping to mislead students, but I'm now overwhelmed by materials every day."

"Hire an assistant."

"Please, I'm just an assistant. Why would I need to hire another one?"

"Please, you're rich!"

"Hmm... what you said does make some sense."

Liu Jin brought the food to the table and then took a bottle of red wine.

"What's Clay doing? Why didn't he come with you?"

"She's in Paris. The Paris court hearing is on the 28th. She's busy with your case."

Liu Jin slapped his forehead, a look of sudden realization on his face.

"My memory is terrible, I've completely forgotten about this!"

"Also, there's going to be a hearing in the New York District Court in December, the case you're suing Sharon Stone for crimes against humanity."

Mary contacted Clay beforehand to ask if you had time to attend.

Clay figured you must be very busy, so he turned it down for you…

"How's that bitch doing now?"

"It's not good... Your punch really disfigured her. Although the surgery was successful, her face looks extremely disproportionate. I heard that if she wants plastic surgery, it will be a major operation and will cost a lot. She is also contacting plastic surgeons in South Korea, who are said to be very skilled in this area... However, I heard that the cost is also very high."

"She's rich, so she's not afraid."

"She really doesn't have much money!"

Mela took a sip of red wine and smiled, "She became famous in her early years with those few films, but the pay wasn't very high... She did have some endorsements before, but after that statement of hers, it's said that all the endorsements were facing termination."

I really need to go to South Korea for surgery...

However, she seems to have landed endorsements for a few small-scale companies; although the pay isn't high, it's still a pleasant surprise.

"See? I told you that bitch would definitely get involved with Xiao Rizi."

"and then?"

"When I have some free time, I need to disgust those bastards again."

Upon hearing this, Mela couldn't help but giggle.

"I knew you'd do this."

As she spoke, Mela took an email from her purse on a nearby chair and handed it to Liu Jin.

"what is this?"

"One was the copyright request for 'True Grit,' which was an inquiry from the Coen brothers."

They want the adaptation rights to your work, but the fee is low, only three million…

"Three million is no problem, but I have one condition..."

"Eva, right?"

Liu Jin did not respond, but simply smiled and nodded to Mela.

"There shouldn't be any major problems. The Coen brothers are very interested in your short story."

"They're fine, and so am I."

"OK!"

Mela put the fax away and pointed to the second document, saying, "This is the data since Castle was published last month."

Released on September 22, it sold a total of 1.3 million copies in three weeks!
In addition, when I set off yesterday, I received a letter of intent from ABC Television, hoping to purchase the television adaptation rights.

Their director called and said that a week before the book's release, an ABC screenwriter had mentioned the idea to him. He was also very interested and was preparing to submit a project proposal when your book was published… He said it was God's arrangement! He simply couldn't believe how similar your book was to their idea…

Even the female lead's name is the same.

Liu Jin had finished eating by now.

He lit a cigarette and then laughed, “What a coincidence! The inspiration for this book came from a New York policewoman named Catherine Beckett.”

"Yes, they did inquire, and the NYPD does indeed have such a patrol officer."

Liu Jin smiled but remained silent.

If it weren't for this female patrol officer, ABC would probably have gotten into a war of words with him.

Fortunately, HarperCollins Publishers specifically contacted the New York Police Department to inquire about the female patrol officer when publishing the book.

The New York Police Department even wrote a preface for this book.

This prompted ABC to drop the matter and directly demand the purchase of the copyright.

That's normal. Theoretically speaking, there's really nothing to argue about.

Liu Jin completed the work in June, while at that time, the ABC screenwriter didn't even have this idea yet.

But thankfully, HarperCollins published the book in September.

Waiting until ABC approves the project will actually make things more complicated.

"How much are they asking?"

"One million two hundred thousand US dollars, and an 80 US dollar buyout right of first refusal."

"It's a bit too low!"

Liu Jin tapped his fingers on the table and said in a deep voice.

……

(End of this chapter)