I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 786 Liu Jin, I'm pregnant!

The fairy has gone to America!

The Hollywood strike ended on April 10.

As Liu Jin predicted, the writers' guild was the first to surrender.

Well, it wasn't exactly a surrender, but it was definitely a concession... After the Writers Guild made its concession, the Directors Guild and Screen Actors Guild also softened their stance. After some haggling with Hollywood investors, the two sides finally reached an agreement.

On TV, the bigwigs all had beaming smiles on their faces.

But Liu Jin always felt it was a bit ridiculous!

People come to the world seeking fame, and leave the world bustling about seeking profit.

This has been true throughout history and across the world.

……

Lala knows a few words of Chinese, but not many.

But he also took on the role of guide, accompanying Liu Dasheng and his wife to Toulouse.

Incidentally, Liu Yalin was also taken away.

Yalin is Camille's Chinese name; the old man found a master in China to give her this name.

"Ya" means elegant and dignified, embodying traditional Chinese virtues; "Lin" means beautiful jade, implying preciousness.

Before AA left, Liu Dasheng gave her a thorough, literal explanation. Liu Jin translated, and AA really liked the name, even asking Liu Dasheng to help her choose a Chinese name so she could show it off.

Incidentally, she also gave Camille a nickname based on this name: Yara.

This is an Arabic word that translates to 'little butterfly'.

Liu Jin liked it very much; it was much better than that Miki.

Liu Dasheng and the old lady were indifferent, but they also thought it wasn't bad.

Thus, Camille's nickname became Little Butterfly.

It's fortunate that she's young and has a high tolerance for change; otherwise, changing her name every day would be a headache for Liu Jin.

Liu Dasheng and the old lady went to Toulouse and took the keys to their house in the Saint-Étienne neighborhood.

In their words: What's the point of staying in Gryzan?
It's like a rural village, completely boring. I'd rather stay in Zhongzhou.

But sir, you didn't say that a few days ago...

You were having so much fun shooting. And riding the yacht was really interesting to Mom, but Liu Dasheng couldn't resist.

The reason is simple: he gets seasick!
Therefore, yachts have become boring.

Liu Jin didn't go with them, but Lao Zhong said he would accompany him.

Let Liu Jin stay at the manor and focus on writing.

Good heavens, they all flocked here a few days ago, and now they've left him all alone in the manor.

Liu Jin felt a little helpless, but to be honest, he didn't really care.

He spent his time alone on the estate, writing books, walking his dogs, and also finishing the proposal for "A Musical Evening by the Fireplace".

Life was quite comfortable.

Mr. and Mrs. Liu Dasheng also had a very pleasant time in Toulouse.

Accompanied by Lala and Lao Zhong, they explored all the famous historical sites in Toulouse, and then took commemorative photos at ESC TOULOUSE and Toulouse II. After all, this was where Liu Jin had studied and fought, making it very meaningful.

Afterwards, Lao Zhong drove the two elderly people to Marseille and Metz.

Marseille is where Liu Jin wrote "The Old Man and the Sea". They also found Ernest and went out to sea on his fishing boat.

Old Liu was vomiting uncontrollably on the boat.

Mays is where Qianqian lives and studies, and even the old lady is here for the first time.

However, they didn't have a very good impression of Mays.

There are many thieves and criminals there, and the security is not as good as in Toulouse.

Because of this, the old lady felt sad for Qianqian, saying that Qianqian had lived here for four years and had suffered a lot!
But Liu Jin knew that during the years Qianqian was there, Mays was still doing well.

It's just that the number of black and green people has surged in recent years. Let alone Metz... just go and see what Paris is like, and you'll know.

That's the capital of France!

Camille was very happy living with her parents.

In late April, AA returned from America because her parents were preparing to return to their home country.

As previously agreed, Camille would accompany the elderly couple back to their home country.

It's not about settling down and going to school, but rather getting used to life in China first. After AA graduates, we'll go to China and take Camille back to Erexin. When Camille is six, we'll send her to school in China... Beijing or Shanghai, it doesn't matter.

Liu Dasheng has completely retired, but he still retains some face.

When Camille left, she hugged Liu Jin and cried.

She did the same thing when Liu Jin left Erexin last time.

This made Liu Jin feel quite uneasy...

He assured Camille that he would visit her.

In addition, Camille had been with Liu Dasheng and his wife every day for the past month, so she only cried for a short while before it passed.

AA will accompany the two elders to China, so they can look after each other on the way.

However, as a foreigner whose native language is Portuguese and who is fluent in English, French, and Italian, she might not have an easy time in Central China.

After all, Zhongzhou is different from Beijing and Shanghai. Fortunately, there's Qianqian there, so at least there's no problem communicating in French.

Afterwards, AA will return to America from China.

I'm quite busy!
However, Liu Jin will have to go there after a while.

After all, he had won the America PEN/Faulkner Prize for Fiction, so he had to make an appearance.

America, I've missed you so much after a year apart!
……

It was still early before May 16th, and Liu Jin didn't plan to go that early.

Just as he was speeding up his writing of Great Expectations at home, Isabelle Huppert called.

He was invited to attend this year's Cannes Film Festival.

Isabelle Huppert is the president of the jury at this year's film festival and has invited Hong Kong actress Shu Qi to serve as a jury member.

Liu Jin simply wasn't interested, so he told Isabelle Huppert over the phone that he was preparing to go to New York to receive the award...

"Oh la la, the Faulkner Prize for Fiction?"

Isabelle Huppert expressed great surprise, but then added, "It seems normal; your 'Gone with the Wind' deserves the Faulkner Prize for Fiction."

Liu Jin couldn't help laughing.

He chatted with Isabelle for a while longer before hanging up.

I picked up my pen, intending to continue writing, when the phone rang again.

It was Dimarco calling.

"Amos, your car has been delivered. It should arrive in the next day or two. Remember to receive it."

"I'm in Toulouse."

“I know, so I had the car dealership send it directly to Toulouse. They should call you in the next couple of days.”

"Rino, atmosphere."

"Get lost! If I had known you had this kind of power, I would never have made a bet with you."

Liu Jin kept chuckling on the phone.

Afar and Pascal were found in an apartment in Brussels, Belgium.

However, when they were discovered, they were already dead!

The Marco family's executioners were the first to discover them, but they were already dead.

According to police reports, on April 23, the bodies of Afar and Pascal were found in an apartment in Brussels. In addition to the two men, eight other gunmen were also killed at the scene. The two perpetrators acted swiftly and decisively, each fatally shot with three shots, a typical Mozambican shooting method, suggesting a revenge killing.

A large number of weapons were found in the apartment, including heavy firepower weapons such as assault rifles that are banned in Europe.

At that time, Lao Zhong accompanied Liu Dasheng and his wife on a trip to Marseille.

I called Liu Jin and only said one sentence: "The danger is over."

But Liu Jin has no intention of publicly acknowledging it.

Dimarco was quite straightforward; even though Liu Jin didn't admit it, he knew who was behind it, so he accepted the bet and lost.

Two days later, Liu Jin received the Phantom convertible at his home in Toulouse.

Upon seeing the sports car, he flew into a rage and called Dimarco.

Why did they choose this color for me?

Looking at the bright red car body, Liu Jin also had a headache.

Yes, he likes to be flashy, but he's a grown man...

Dimarco laughed loudly on the phone and then hung up.

Liu Jin was thinking about whether to change the color, but Chloe stopped him, asking him to drive it for a while and have some fun.

"Wait until I'm done before you switch."

Admittedly, this bright red color is quite popular with girls.

Forced by Chloe's tyranny, Liu Jin ultimately had no choice but to submit.

……

I spent two days in Toulouse and visited Professor Michel.

Afterwards, Liu Jin returned to Grysant and continued writing.

This book, "Great Expectations," is indeed a bit slow!

Seeing that he had no immediate plans to return to Italy, the assistant went back alone first.

Liu Jin stayed in Grysanthem for two more days and successfully finished writing "Great Expectations".

At the same time, Leslie called to say that the renovation of the villa had been successfully completed.

He immediately packed his bags, preparing to return to Salerno first.

Let's see how his villa has been transformed first, and then go to New York.

However, just one day before he was to set off, Alizee called, causing Liu Jin to change his plans at the last minute.

"Liu Jin, I'm pregnant!"

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(End of this chapter)