I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 778 Let's cause some trouble together!

In the end, AC Milan lost 0-1 to Genoa.

AC Milan in 09 was quite star-studded.

Maldini, Nesta, Beckham, Pirlo, Gattuso, Ambrosini, Kaka, Shevchenko, Ronaldinho, Inzaghi...

These experiences left Liu Jin with fond memories.

Yes, Liu Jin really likes Kaka.

However, it wasn't because he played football... In fact, in his previous life, he hadn't watched much football since 02.

I like Kaka because of "We Are the Champions".

But he was very familiar with Maldini, and he was no stranger to Gattuso either, as for Ronaldinho...

He has Ronaldinho's autographed jersey from Barcelona.

Well, then I wouldn't mind having another one!
Liu Jin asked Lao Bei to help him get autographed jerseys from all the players this season.

Old Bei was quite generous in this respect, agreeing without hesitation!

He had intended to invite Liu Jin to dinner, but Liu Jin declined.

The reason was also quite valid: he had to get back to Salerno.

He also had to speak with people in France to investigate the operations of La Cinq.

The reason was perfectly legitimate, which made Lao Bei feel that Liu Jin was only interested in France's Channel 5 because of him.

However, Liu Jin received a text message after they parted ways.

Mara and Meloni invited him to dinner, and he accepted without hesitation.

……

If you have money in your pocket, you can stand tall even when you're just messing around.

That night, Liu Jin spent the night at Mara's home in Milan.

Her status and position are different now, but Liu Jin's assets are different too!

Therefore, Liu Jin was still able to maintain the male-on-top position and have a very friendly exchange with Mara...

"I'm sorry, I didn't know Silvio was looking for you about this."

Mara, with her back to Liu Jin, spoke breathlessly and haltingly.

Liu Jin was very angry.

Why bring him up at a time like this?

"I... I just didn't want you to be unhappy."

"I'm really unhappy right now!"

Liu Jin turned her around, grabbed her tightly with both hands, and said angrily, "So today, you have to compensate me!"

"I can make it up to you for the whole night!"

"I do not believe!"

"..."

And so, the whole night passed intensely.

"Silvio feels the losses are very serious!"

As dawn approached, the two lay snuggled together in bed when Liu Jin suddenly spoke.

“I heard from Irene in private that Silvio even intends to sell the paid subscription systems for his Italia 1 and Rete4.”

"Um, explain in detail?"

"It seems that the pre-sales of advertising for these two channels are very poor this year, down 48.6 percent compared to the same period last year... However, Silvio will not sell the entire channel. His intention is to divest the bad assets and accelerate the transition to pay television."

"Hmm, interesting!"

You can't get this kind of information from outside sources.

Unless, of course, the dust has already settled.

"Have you found a buyer yet?"

"You want to buy it?" Mara turned over, hugged Liu Jin, and pressed her face against his chest.

"I advise you not to even consider this... The situation in Italy is different from that in France. France's communications commission is independent, while Italy's communications commission, BABT, is operated by TÜV SÜD and is a certification body under the EU's CE certification body. It also has a very close working relationship with America's FCC. Close, you understand?"

Liu Jin smiled.

"It belongs to the FCC, right?"

"Don't put it so harshly, it's because the BABT certificate allows you to enter the America market."

No wonder, it must be their place of origin!
How could the US possibly allow the EU to import these products in the opposite direction?

"Actually, I've heard some news that the overall business situation of Italian television stations is not very good this year."

Besides what I just mentioned, Dahlia is also seeking new shareholders. That's the pay-TV business owned by TIM Group… Do you know how much debt TIM Group had last year? 280 billion euros, and it was net debt. They're going crazy.”

Liu Jin suddenly asked, "May I come in?"

"you?"

Marla stretched out her index finger and poked him.

"What are you thinking? Do you think the FCC would agree to let a Chinese person become a shareholder?"
Or will TUV approve your BABT certificate? Or will the EU allow a Chinese person to have a voice in Europe?

Dahlia is a pay-TV channel with EU CE certification.

Liu Jin, silent!

Mara said, "If you're just investing and don't have normal voting and veto rights, that's possible."

But that's like being a puppet, a blood bank. The moment they deem you useless, they can kick you out.

Liu Jin nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly.

This kind of thing seems to happen quite often in the future.

Chinese investors put in money and own absolute controlling shares, but they have no say in the matter.

Bullshit!
The key point is that there is still a group of people flocking to it.

The media went crazy, praising how successful these people were... At first, it sounded exciting, but later, it became laughable!

"Actually, I really didn't know before that Europe or America were so wary of Chinese people."

Jiaoya learned about these circumstances while preparing to run for the next European Parliament.

Amos, if you really want to do something, I advise you not to step forward. At least don't let anyone know you exist...

You can change your identity, to an identity that doesn't exist.

Then someone else would step in.

You can continue being a writer, actor, screenwriter, singer, or even director, no problem.

But remember, never let Re find out you're involved... Organizations like television stations are incredibly complex.

Are you betraying information?

Liu Jin held Mara tightly and asked softly.

"No, I was just planning for the future with my boyfriend."

She giggled!
Liu Jin scratched his head and reached out to pull her into his arms.

It feels like I've incurred another debt of guilt!

……

The next morning, Mara left, half asleep.

She had to rush back to Rome on Monday.

Before leaving, she left a set of keys to her apartment in Milan for Liu Jin.

This apartment isn't located in one of Milan's wealthier neighborhoods around Lake Como, but rather in the Pagano area, postal code 20145. This area is considered a residential area for Milan's high-level white-collar workers; the environment is good, the security is decent, and importantly, each unit is private and detached. Living in an apartment building means that everyone is a stranger to each other, and the atmosphere is quite cold and distant.

Who would have thought that the Minister of Youth Affairs of Italy would live here?

This villa was bought with the money Mara earned as a presenter and cover model; only a few people know about it…

Liu Jin slept until noon.

I'm getting old, I'm thirty-four, and I'm so sleepy after just one night!

There weren't many people around in the apartment building at noon, so Liu Jin changed his clothes and quietly left.

Without informing anyone, he took a train to Naples.

It will take six hours!

Sitting in the carriage, he took out his notebook and started writing and drawing in it.

Besides what Mara and he said, there were some other ideas.

For example, France 5 television, or buying an identity?
Having more identities means having more security.

After pondering for a long time, Liu Jin made a phone call to Mela.

"La Cinq?"

Mela, Chloe, Ottilie, and Lala were having dinner together.

She was surprised to receive Liu Jin's call.

"You want to buy La Cinq?"

"He's crazy!"

As expected, Ottilie's sharp tongue kicked in: "There are too many women, which has probably made him a little confused."

Does he know how to run a TV station?

Besides, even a dog wouldn't watch that lousy, crappy TV station, La Cinq!

"Did you hear that?"

Mela laughed.

"What did I do to offend her? Why is she so vicious?"

"Haha, Ottilie is wary of you now. She's afraid you'll ruin her Jules clock."

Who knows, maybe one day Mr. Jules Zhong will suddenly run up to her and say he has a four-year-old daughter, just like you... Hahaha, you don't know, when I told her about Camille, she wanted Mr. Zhong to break off all ties with you immediately."

Liu Jin was silent for a moment, then said without any emotion, "Tell her that I helped Lao Zhong transfer over a billion yuan. I can break off all ties with him; it doesn't matter to me."

"Amos, Doctor!"

Ottilie's voice suddenly became charming.

Immediately afterward, Chloe's unrestrained laughter reached Liu Jin's ears.

"Why the sudden idea to acquire La Cinq?"

Mela then got to the point.

“Yesterday, I watched a game with Silvio, the Italian prime minister, and he said he was interested in selling La Cinq.”

"Then what do you think?"

"To be honest, I'm a little tempted..."

"Are you the one who's attracted, or is someone else's heart set on you?"

Mela, having come from the publishing industry, keenly sensed the sensitivity of this television station.

After a moment of silence, Liu Jin said, "Of course it's just me personally... But as you know, Europeans have too many prejudices against China. Many people still think that Chinese people wear queues... I haven't thought too much about it. If there were a TV station, I would really like to do some educational stuff about China and tell everyone that China is more than just the Qing Dynasty."

"Hmm... Chloe, what do you think?"

"Amos, let's add another identity."

Even if you have a lot of influence in France and everyone likes you, your Chinese identity will always be a limitation.

"How can I increase it? Let me make this clear first, I'm not changing my nationality!"
Chinese citizenship is incredibly difficult to obtain. If I change it now, changing it back later will be an extremely difficult process.

Chloe remained silent.

After a moment, she lowered her voice and said, "You're not willing to take the legal route, then let's do something illegal!"

……

(End of this chapter)