I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 768 Oscar Nomination

The assistant came home in the evening!
But then he discovered a strange woman in his home.

"Boss, who does she resemble?"

"New bodyguard, I already told you about this."

"But you didn't say that she's so young and so beautiful."

"Hehe, are you feeling threatened? So you'd better work hard, or you might be in danger."

"Hmph, you can fire me, but with compensation!"

"What compensation do you want?"

It was meant as a joke, but the assistant's eyes suddenly welled up with tears.

Her eyes were brimming with tears, swirling around as if they were about to fall at any moment.

Liu Jin immediately panicked.

"I was just kidding, just kidding... She's a bodyguard, and you're my trusted confidante."

Bodyguards can be replaced at any time, but trusted confidants are forever. How about I assure you, unless you resign voluntarily, I will never fire you, okay?

Mia, you need to be more confident.

You have a C2 level Italian language certificate and a B2 level Dante certificate—can the average person achieve that? You're also fluent in literature and philosophy, speak French and English, and are proficient in computer skills. You're the kind of person who uses their brain; you're irreplaceable.

The assistant smiled.

A glistening tear rolled down her cheek.

She wiped her face, then stopped smiling. "I'm not insecure at all, I'm very confident."

After saying that, she tossed her long hair and strode upstairs in her high heels.

Liu Jin watched her retreating figure and breathed a sigh of relief.

Turning to get a drink, he noticed that Sister Pa—no, it was Margot…the two really did look alike, and Liu Jin, being face-blind, kept unconsciously mistaking Margot for Sister Pa. But Sister Pa, oops, Margot was standing in the doorway, a cold smile playing on her lips, looking at Liu Jin and saying coldly, “So, I’m the one who can be replaced at any time?”

"Hey, hey, that's not what I meant."

"Humph!"

Margot gave a cold laugh and turned to leave.

Liu Jin suddenly realized something, turned his head to look upstairs, and then glanced at Sister Pa, no, Margot's back.

"I'm the boss!"

He roared angrily.

Upstairs, it was quiet.

Margot led Fanny and Leon down the path without looking back, heading towards the beach.

Is there any boss in the world more frustrated than me?
They're all old ladies!

Liu Jin stood there for a long time, then suddenly snorted and, mimicking his assistant's walk, swayed his hips as he went upstairs.

……

There's one more person in the house, but it doesn't seem like there's an extra one.

Margot rarely went inside; she was mainly responsible for the outside.

However, Jerome's work has become much easier, with Margot providing more professional guidance and no longer needing to stay up all night every day.

And the assistant seemed to have stopped being wary of Margot.

When they have nothing to do, they get together and chat and laugh.

During this period, Liu visited Leslie twice.

The doctor said he was out of danger, but the injuries to his ribs and leg wouldn't heal quickly.

Leslie called Mr. Zhao for advice.

I'd like to ask if there are any ways to recover quickly.

But it takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone, and he's over fifty years old. What magic tricks could he possibly have?
Mr. Zhao sent him some plasters, saying they could promote bone healing. But they could only promote healing, not cure it.

Therefore, Leslie Cheung will have to continue lying in the hospital.

This really worried him!

"I just came to spend New Year's Eve with you, but I ended up being treated as a patient."

My Anita is still docked... Could you pay the port berth fees for me?

Upon hearing this, Liu Jin turned and left without saying a word.

This guy is becoming less and less like the gentle and refined 'older brother' he had in his mind.

Fortunately, Maggie returned on the 24th.

When she saw Liu Jin, she said with a big smile, "Amos, congratulations!"

"What's the good news, Sister Maggie?"

"Didn't you read the newspaper? 'The Bélier Family' has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film."

Furthermore, your film "Before Sunset" was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, and you didn't even know that?

"When was it announced?" "Three hours ago!"

Liu Jin hurriedly picked up his phone, only to find that the screen was black and the battery had died.

"No power! No power!"

Liu Jin then remembered that he had gone to clean the yacht yesterday, and went to sleep after returning, forgetting to change his phone battery...

Sure enough, after replacing the battery, it turned on.

My phone kept ringing.

Countless text messages and messages flooded in all at once.

There are actresses like Sophie Marceau, Monica Bellucci, David Lynch, Anne Hathaway, and...

Huh?
Liu Jin discovered a text message from an unfamiliar number.

The materials have been sent to your email address. Please make the final payment as soon as possible.

It took Liu Jin a long time to remember whose call it was.

Mel!

That New York private investigator with a thick Australian accent.

"Maggie, I need to go upstairs to check my emails. I have something to do."

"Go ahead... Oh, by the way, I'd like to use your kitchen to make some pig's feet, peanut, and red date soup. Where can I buy pig's feet in Salerno?"

"Valerio should have some. Call Mia and ask her to bring some over when she gets back."

Italians don't have the habit of eating pork knuckles.

Moreover, there are very few Chinese people in Salerno, which means that some of the world's most delicious ingredients are rarely seen.

Valerio is a local.

He doesn't sell pig's feet, but he definitely has pig's feet.

Salerno's pork supplier, a butcher.

Liu Jin had previously bought offal such as pig kidneys, pig liver, and pig intestines from him, which were mostly given away for free...

Italians can't handle such complicated ingredients.

Maggie agreed and immediately called her assistant.

Liu Jin went upstairs, entered his bedroom, turned on the desktop computer, and checked his emails.

found it!
He found an unsigned email.

Wow, a 10GB attachment.

A few years ago, downloading alone would take half a day.

Fortunately, internet access is now widespread in Europe, so we don't have to wait forever.

While downloading the attachment, Liu Jin replied to Mel with an email, telling him that he was downloading the attachment and would transfer the remaining payment to him after checking it.

However, Mel did not reply.

Looking at the time, I guess he's sleeping, or doing something fun with his Sarah.

The attachment was downloaded quickly.

It's a compressed file, you need to unzip it.

Liu Jin didn't pay much attention. After unzipping the file, he opened the folder, which was filled with a bunch of photos and several documents.

Open the first document.

It contains AA's personal information, along with a recent photo.

These must be photos from a fashion show; she looks stunning.

Each photo is accompanied by a fashion show she attended.

AA has been quite busy since September, participating in at least a dozen major shows.

Moreover, the Spring Fashion Week is about to begin, and I reckon it will be either in New York, London, Milan, or Paris.

If it's Milan, I should contact him.

That's not Milan!

Work, nothing but work...

Are models really that busy?
Liu Jin scratched his head, feeling somewhat confused.

Gisele is a supermodel, but she still has plenty of time to date.

It seems like AA's life is completely filled with work. She seems to be short of money, or perhaps she's in a hurry to make money and seems very anxious.

Then, Liu Jin opened the photos.

Most of the photos are of her walking the runway, but there are also many photos of her daily life.

As Liu Jin looked at the photo, his hand suddenly trembled, and he stared at a particular photograph, completely stunned!

……

(End of this chapter)