In the park, under the street lamps.

"Why do you keep staring at me?"

Meng Shu wrapped his scarf around and asked a little uncomfortably.

"Lu Xue said you were strange." Alice's eyes looked him up and down, "I'm going to see what's wrong with you?" ”

"Am I strange?"

Meng Shu was stunned and said with a wry smile: "She suddenly hugged me, so scared that I pushed her away, what's so strange." ”

Alice also saw this, and she thought for a moment, "Shall I hug you?" ”

"Okay."

Meng Shu generously opened his hand to Alice: "Come on!" ”

Alice smiled slightly, bent down and hugged her, she was very tall, and she felt like a sister and brother when she hugged her.

"That's right."

Meng was given a hug to Alice.

Alice was startled, her heart skipped a few beats, and she immediately let go: "Forget it, I was wrong." ”

She and Meng Shu separated, looking at Meng Shu with panicked eyes, his expression was normal, but there was a smile in his eyes.

"You won ......"

Alice is angry, Meng Shu is indeed a very attractive boy, if he gets too close, it may not be a good thing for women, and he has to pay attention in the future.

"Let's go, go back."

After the meeting with Lu Xue, Alice believes that there will be no problem. As she guessed, the sales of "Five Centimeters Second" showed no signs of declining. He Xi and his cartoons have received a lot of attention, more and more people are turning their attention to him, and the TV station has even invited him to participate in the show.

Phoenix Company has been strengthening publicity non-stop, and employees are as excited as if they have been beaten with chicken blood.

However, at this time of prosperity, a news broadcast by CCTV changed the world.

"According to this station, on December 23, Zhongxia Comics Company was established in Yanjing, and next week it will start selling comic magazines 'Zhongxia Daily', which will be sold in major bookstores across the country from Monday to Friday. Zhongxia Company has reached an agreement with Longteng Company, and the Longteng Comics Division was acquired by Zhongxia for 300 million Huaxia coins. ”

Zhongxia Company announced that it would cooperate with local TV stations, Tianhui Animation Production and other animation companies...... It is reported that ninety percent of the comics graduates of Yenching University chose to join Zhongxia and the corresponding animation companies for internships......"

"Some experts commented that the establishment of Zhongxia Company will promote the maturity of China's comic and animation industry ten years ahead of schedule."

Overnight, with this news, there was a surprising reversal in the Chinese comic industry.

All the media and TV stations were aimed at the newly established Zhongxia Company, and He Xi and his cartoons clearly became a supporting role, and no one came to marvel at his sales anymore.

A few days later, Xu Jing hurriedly called Meng Shu to discuss, and there was an unexpected figure present - Li Ming, the editor-in-chief of Longteng Novels.

The three of them sat in a high-end tea room, their faces different.

"The comic book world was activated, and the capitalists began to come in and pan for gold." Li Ming spoke first and said: "Longteng Company abandons the comics department, this is an inevitable move, I think Xu Dong knows the reason. ”

Meng Shu turned his curious gaze to Xu Jing.

"Hmm." Xu Jing nodded, and then said to Meng Shu, "Have you heard of Zhongxia Bookstore?" ”

"Zhongxia Bookstore ......"

Meng Huo had read from textbooks that Zhongxia Bookstore was a national chain bookstore similar to Xinhua Bookstore, covering all regions of China, and even had locations in remote towns and villages.

"Could it be that the Zhongxia comics were opened by the Zhongxia bookstore itself?"

"So to speak." Xu Jing nodded and explained: "The capitalist behind Zhongxia Bookstore is an important shareholder of Longteng Company, and this time Longteng abandoned the comics department for this reason. ”

"That's right."

Li Ming admitted: "Our company's novel status, in the final analysis, mainly relies on the channel advantages of Zhongxia Bookstore. This time Zhongxia Comics was established, and they took away our comics department, and it was a matter of course. ”

As the editor-in-chief of Longteng's novels, Li Ming still has a secret in his heart, Zhongxia and Longteng have signed a win-win cooperation agreement, and Longteng's novels can enjoy high royalties for the original works when handed over to Zhongxia Comics, which is basically the same as the original comic department.

The difference in income is not big, and it can save worry and effort, so Long Teng simply gave up the comics department.

"Zhongxia Bookstore, so powerful?"

Meng Shu was a little surprised, he had never been to this bookstore.

"It's powerful, and it's well capitalized." Xu Jing drank tea and said slowly: "Zhongxia Bookstore is rooted in the grassroots, its sales are the sum of all other bookstores, and nearly forty percent of readers in the entire Chinese world are accustomed to going to Zhongxia to choose books. ”

"What a pity, teacher, of course you can't see it in Ninghai, because there are all kinds of bookstores here." Li Ming looked at Meng Shu, and then Xu Jing's words said with a smile: "In county-level cities, there are fewer bookstores and incomplete types, and Phoenix Company's main channel is to rely on private bookstores, and there is no way to compare with Zhongxia. ”

"Zhongxia didn't launch a comic business before, and this time they set up a new company, and they don't even need any advertising, and those comic magazines can appear in major bookstores across the country, and they won't be left anywhere, and the sales will be easier for you."

Li Ming's words were strict, and Meng Xu felt strange in his heart.

"Zhongxia is such a good channel, why can't we sell comics through guò Zhongxia?"

"I'm also curious about this question." Li Ming looked at Xu Jing with a smile and said, "In the past, capitalists were not interested in comics, but now, it is impossible that they have not looked for you, right?" ”

Xu Jing nodded and said, "Thirty percent of Phoenix's shares, this is their request." ”

This sentence made Meng Shu wake up, he wanted to take the lion's share of the Phoenix Company, if Xu Jing agreed to give thirty percent, this old guy would not have much left, and if it was Meng Shu, he would not be able to agree.

"Dong Xu, sometimes it's better to be generous."

Li Ming didn't know the inside story, he shook his head and said: "The benefits of joining Zhongxia outweigh the disadvantages, you can't compare to them in terms of funds, channels, publicity and public opinion, and even the quality of cartoonists is worse than them." ”

"Of course ......"

Li Ming paused, and smiled at Meng Shu: "This does not include Teacher He Xi. ”

He looked at the time and got up.

"I'm going to get ready for work, think about it."

Li Ming picked up the briefcase and walked out of the tea room, before leaving, he paused, turned around and added: "There are some things I still say bluntly, the comic industry is about to become a fiercely competitive red sea, the capitalists behind Zhongxia comics are definitely not only Zhongxia Bookstore, and Zhongxia Bookstore also sells comics from other places, and their power to manipulate public opinion is very strong." ”

"Phoenix Company has little chance of winning, what a pity teacher, Longteng Company will always open the door for you."

Li Ming bowed slightly, turned around and left.

The big trend in the comics industry is coming, and the only thing Phoenix can rely on is what kind of comics, and his comics can rewrite the fate of a company?

"It's a fantasy!"

Let's not talk about it, why don't you have two comics serialized now, and you don't have time to prepare the third one, even if you do, how far can a comic go?

(Thank you for the tips!Baa, Hexing, and Lian!) )

(The pace is slightly slower, with 1 or 2 chapters to transition before opening the next volume: The Manga Era.) There will be no business struggles and intrigues in this article, and if there are any words, they will be flashed at most, and a qiē will be decided with a comic, please rest assured. ）

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