I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 775 Escape intact
It's been raining for forty-eight hours now, and it's making everyone a bit gloomy!
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On February 5, 2009, the Bank of Great Britain announced an interest rate cut.

This marks the fifth consecutive month of interest rate cuts by Great Britain, and the eighth such cut since December 2007.

Of course they do!
Global financial markets remain sluggish.

Interest rate cuts are no longer able to boost public confidence in the market.

America's Black president officially took office at the end of last month, and it seems there are not many solutions to this situation.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is approaching 7,000 points.

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Meanwhile, the handover between Joan Pu and the bank is proceeding smoothly.

At this point, nobody is thinking about how to boost the market anymore; everyone's just preparing to run away... In this situation, it seems like that's a long way off.

Of course, smart people have already started quietly buying at the bottom!
Levins is quietly buying Apple stock, preparing to work towards becoming Apple's chairman of the board this year.

Liu Jin also took the opportunity to acquire a large number of General Electric (GE) shares, obtaining 3.1% of the total shares.

Meanwhile, Joannup's team began financing negotiations with Twitter.

It's highly likely to succeed!
The breakdown of negotiations with Facebook last year dealt a significant blow to Twitter.

In addition, the financial crisis caused Twitter's operations to encounter huge problems.

Evan Williams is preparing to raise $35 million in hopes of weathering his current difficulties.

Currently, Twitter's market valuation has shrunk significantly, and he hopes to raise $35 million by offering 5% of the shares, which is far higher than the market valuation.

It's hard!
At this point, Joannup proposed $50 million in financing for a 15% stake, which Evan Williams naturally disagreed with. A protracted negotiation ensued. Ultimately, Joannup offered $80 million for the 15% stake.

Evan is starting to get interested!

However, this requires further negotiation. Everyone is working towards a successful negotiation, so there is a high probability that a deal will be reached.

Liu Jin did not interfere in the negotiations.

On the afternoon of the 25th, Eva returned to Paris to continue filming "Inception".

The following day, Alizée also left Salerno to continue promoting her record.

The song "Always Remember Us With You" topped the Billboard Hot 100, prompting Universal Music to further increase its promotional efforts.

Alizee appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on the day she returned to Los Angeles.

Who would have thought that sixteen years later, Jimmy Kimmel Live! would be taken off the air by the FCC because of a single sentence from Jimmy Kimmel?

The man who later caused Jimmy Kimmel Live! to be canceled brazenly appeared as a guest on the show, showering Alizee with attention.

That's absurd!
Alizee looked radiant on the show.

There was no indication that he had just experienced a great joy or sorrow.

She took Liu Jin's words to heart: Let's have a few children!

In short, we absolutely cannot lose to Eva, and that AA...

Liu Jin, on the other hand, continued his creative work.

Everything seemed to have returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

But Liu Jin knew in his heart that many things had changed!
He hadn't married by the age of fifty in his previous life, and now he had a four-year-old daughter? He found it hard to believe.

Camille's appearance seemed to add a splash of color to his life, making it brighter.

In fact, even he himself didn't realize that he had changed a lot.

Gunfight, Daughter!
Two major events occurred within a month.

It also made him, a guy whose mentality had never been very mature, mature!
Creating seems to provide even more motivation.

However, some of the original plans have been changed accordingly.

Since completing Theron two years ago, he hasn't written any fairy tales last year.

But now...

He felt it was necessary to give Camille a gift for her fifth birthday.

But what should I write?

He was scratching his head again!
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The production speed for the last two parts of The Shadow of the Wind began to increase.

However, the pace of "Great Expectations" did not change much.

Every day, without fail, I write 5,000 words by hand, spending three hours writing.

After that, he had more time to think about other things...

Time passed by, day after day.

Before we knew it, the weather was getting warmer.

Spring has arrived in southern Italy!

Mom finally got through to him on the phone.

I hid for almost a month, but I still couldn't escape it. My mom gave me a thorough dressing-down on the phone.

But what can be done?

Just bear with it!
According to my mother, the old man has been in a dizzy state for the past month.

In the middle of the night, I was dreaming when I suddenly shouted "Camille!" and almost kicked the old lady off the bed.

"When should we bring Camille back for a visit?"

Otherwise, your dad will go crazy!

The seventy-year-old man had been waiting for this for so many years.

Instead of the son's wedding, the eldest granddaughter appeared first.

How can an old man stand it?

"Next month, after the last Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Miami, Alessandra Ambrosio will take Camille to China."

"Will you come back?" "Me?"

Liu Jin was a little hesitant.

However, after a few days, he stopped hesitating.

In February, Michael Jackson, while attending an event in London, reiterated his invitation to Liu Jin to attend his concert in July.

He then went to Paris.

Liu Jin then rushed over from Salerno to meet Michael.

However, he did not go alone; he also brought Mr. Zhao with him.

Michael's complexion had a sickly rosy hue.

He appeared to be in good spirits, but he gave off a sickly feeling.

Is he taking some kind of propofol or benzodiazepine?

"How would I know?"

"Those kinds of medicines all have side effects, and you could get poisoned if you're not careful... I advise you to talk to him about it and tell him to use them sparingly."

Are there any alternative medications?

"I'll write you a prescription, you can give it to him and let him try it."

There might be some initial reactions, but that's normal. However, if you want to treat the symptoms effectively, it's best to have a full check-up... By the way, the best thing for him right now is to rest and recuperate, and try to reduce his workload as much as possible..."

The problem is, Liu Jin can't say anything about this.

It is a big no-no to have too much talk with someone you don't know well!

After all, he and Michael weren't that familiar with each other.

Moreover, Michael's security detail is very tight, and if Liu Jin were to hand the prescription to Michael, it would most likely be intercepted.

Liu Jin thought for a moment and asked Michael if he had a private email address.

It's the kind of thing that only he can use...

Michael didn't refuse and gave Liu an email address.

"Nobody knows about this email; I made it secretly."

Michael is not a tech enthusiast.

In fact, he now lives like a hermit on his dream island.

I rarely use electronic products, or rather, I'm not used to them.

“I always feel that carrying a cell phone around is like being leashed on a dog; your life is no longer your life.”

Liu Jinshen agreed with this.

Technology changes lives, and it also makes life lose its boundaries.

In a few years, when internet celebrities are everywhere, that's when we'll truly feel offended all the time.

In his past life, Liu Jin had also had this idea.

Unfortunately, he lived in an era in which he could not resist the trend of being swept up by technology.

Michael and Liu Jin only talked for forty minutes before he hurriedly said goodbye.

He stayed in Paris for a day before returning to America, while Liu Jin went to Toulouse and had a get-together with Méra, Chloé, and others.

"Old Joe told me you're going to set up a Camille Trust Fund under GST?"

"Yes!"

Who is Camille?

Chloe asked.

Mela also showed a look of curiosity.

"My daughter!"

Liu Jin did not hide anything.

There are some things he will keep from everyone.

But he would never hide this from Chloe and the other woman.

Mela is thirty-three!
Chloe is thirty now...

Suddenly, it felt like everyone had aged.

After returning to Toulouse, Liu Jin went to ESC TOULOUSE, only to find that many familiar faces were no longer there.

Ms. Guillaume has left the company, but she remains within the ESC education system and is now the principal of Annecy Business School, a promotion indeed.

Professor Russell suffered a sudden heart attack and passed away last year.

Xiao Qiao was transferred to ESC Paris to serve as its principal.

Old Pi is still around, but he's aged considerably. He's now a board member and also serves as the principal, which has increased his power.

Liu Jin wandered around the playground behind the school for a while.

Of all the people I knew back then, it seems only Chloe and Mela remain by my side.

Oh, and Old Joe too.

other people……

Jimmy went back to America and there has been no word from him since.

Martina is now in Marseille... Last year's financial crisis almost caused her family's fresh food import company to go bankrupt.

She got married, not to Brian from back then, but to a local from Marseille.

The couple has closed their import company and returned to Argentina to run their ranch.

Things are different and people are different!
Looking back, we realize just how precious that friendship was.

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(End of this chapter)