Chapter 344: Prologue

Meng was only in Tokyo for half a day, and after assigning the task of setting up a new editorial office, he was ready to leave.

However, Meng Huo just walked out of the Sakura Animation Company, and a scene that surprised him appeared, twenty or thirty cartoonists stood at the door of the Sakura Company, they looked excited, everyone had a happy look on their faces, and after seeing Meng Huo come out, these cartoonists rushed over, and they excitedly expressed their gratitude to Meng Huo, and several female cartoonists almost cried.

"Thank you for giving us the opportunity!"

"What a pity, teacher, your decision is too timely!"

Meng Shu was a little stunned, and when he learned the specific reason, he was sweating profusely.

He didn't care much about the situation of comics before, but he didn't expect that the comic competition of Phoenix Company had become so terrible, and he almost drove away these new cartoonists, which made Meng Shu a little afraid, but at the same time, he also felt lucky, fortunately, he made the action of expanding the magazine in time, otherwise Phoenix Company's loss would be great.

He comforted the cartoonists and returned to Ninghai.

After returning to Ninghai, the Phoenix company executives continued to discuss the details of the magazine, but encountered very big disagreements on the specific classification criteria, and finally under the advice of Meng Shu and Xu Jing, everyone reached a result that was not very satisfactory, but it was qualified, and the new magazine was also submitted to the government for review.

Here is the final result - because of the Ninghai Publishing House and the editorial department to retain, the editorial department of "Weekly Boys" continued to stay in Ninghai, the positioning of this magazine is clear, and in the future, it will mainly include "fantasy", "battle", "friendship", "victory" and other royal hot-blooded juvenile comics, which is also the best-selling comic genre. One Piece and Dream Eater continue to be serialized on it.

The editorial office of "Weekly Girl" was all relocated to Suhua. It focuses on the royal elements of shoujo manga such as "love", "idol" and "romance". Comics such as "Ouran High School Men's Public Relations Department Live-Action Version" continue to be serialized in "Weekly Girl".

There are also two new magazines, which will use the same name - Weekly Twins, which are divided into male and female editions, and the serialization of these two magazines is set for Monday and Tuesday for the convenience of work and sales statistics. The men's edition of "Weekly Twins" was handled by Su Hua's new company, while the female edition was handed over to Sakura, and Takako Takashima, the vice president of Sakura Company, temporarily served as the editor-in-chief of the female edition of "Weekly Twins".

"Weekly Gemini" is different from the previous two magazines in that it absorbs a wider range of themes. Any subject matter will be accepted, and it is biased towards exploring the charm of niche themes. "Detective Conan", as a popular detective manga, was moved to the male version of "Weekly Gemini", and Phoenix hopes that this work can open up the market for "Weekly Twins".

"One Piece" and "Detective Conan" stay in one magazine, and it is not cost-effective to compete with each other, and this time they are serialized separately, which is also conducive to long-term stability.

The final decision was made, and although there were still many problems, the overall situation was stable. The editorial offices of the four magazines are located in different geographies, but they are very closely connected with each other. Except for the different places of publication, the sales channels are uniform. Moreover, the editorial offices in the three regions have a very important responsibility - the transmission of manuscripts.

This is the main reason why Meng Huo wants to disperse the editorial department. Cartoonists in each region can submit their manuscripts to the nearest editorial office, regardless of the type of comic, and the editorial department must pass these manuscripts to the corresponding editorial office, forming a system of mutual cooperation. In order to reduce the friction between these editorial departments, Meng Huo also deliberately asked the personnel department to strengthen the personnel turnover of several editorial departments.

Subsequently, Phoenix officially announced the news of adding a new magazine.

As soon as the news came out, the entire comic world was frightened, and even people who were not in the comic world were taken aback by the news.

"Phoenix Company launched two new magazines at once, and this step is too big!" Li Ming, the editor-in-chief of Longteng Novels, was one of them, and he jumped as soon as he got the news. Subsequently, Li Ming sent a congratulatory letter to Meng, and then invited Ye Xiong, the comic editor-in-chief of Phoenix Company, to dinner.

"Who made this decision?"

Eating is just an excuse, Li Ming is more concerned about the details behind the scenes: "Suddenly adding two new magazines, you are standing opposite Longteng Company this time, this is not like Chairman Xu's courage!" ”

The addition of two new magazines by Phoenix is extraordinary, and the magazines are the cornerstone of the comics company's business. The number of cartoonists represented by the Phoenix Company behind this is close to that of Zhongxia Company, and the number of cartoonists is the driving force behind the comic company's development, and with a sufficient number of cartoonists, Phoenix Company has a threat to Zhongxia Company in a real sense.

With a huge reserve of cartoonists, and a pity, if Phoenix's two new magazines are on display, it will be difficult for it to be knocked down again. But this step is also a very dangerous step, and the risk of expanding new magazines is quite large, not only Zhongxia Company, but also many other comic companies will be afraid of it, and it is likely to lead to collective confrontation.

"You're knowingly asking." Ye Xiong smiled: "The only one who can make this decision is Teacher Hexi, right?" ”

“……”

Li Ming was a little stunned, this answer is not difficult to guess, and it can even be said to be easy.

A few years ago, there were rumors that He Xi would sue the Phoenix Company, but the subtext of that news was a little different from now, although everyone said that He Xi was the new owner of the Phoenix Company, but there were not too many people who actually believed it. In other words, everyone thinks that although it is a pity that at this stage, although the two branches are controlled, the principal of Phoenix Company will still be Xu Jing in a few years.

However, as soon as this incident came out, people's hearts were shaken. The Phoenix Company has not officially started work in Suhua, and the decision to add a new magazine was decided in Ninghai, and it stands to reason that the person who decided on this magazine should be Xu Jingcai-Ye Xiong told the truth, and Li Ming was surprised, what a pity to grasp power earlier than he and everyone imagined.

"What a pity the teacher is really going farther and farther......" Li Ming drank tea and said with some regret, he originally had the expectation of letting He Xi write a novel again, but this time he was completely dead, as the controller of a comic company, it was impossible for that young man to switch to another company.

"He's not afraid of Zhongxia's suppression?"

He couldn't help but ask, and then felt that his question was stupid: "Forget it, when I didn't ask, why didn't the teacher be afraid of Zhongxia before, and now there is no reason to be afraid of them." ”

Ye Xiong nodded.

"Zhongxia Company got the animation copyright of Mr. He Xi's "Netad", and they want to reconcile with our company." He paused and continued: "I don't think it's possible for them to come out and make trouble at this time, if they do this, then they will tear their faces with Teacher He Xi, and Teacher He will definitely be very angry." ”

He saw through Zhongxia's idea that he didn't want to offend him, in fact, from the moment he bought "Netad", Zhongxia never had the opportunity to go toe-to-toe with Meng Huo.

In Zhongxia Company, Ding Yanghua could only break his teeth and swallow it in his stomach after hearing the news. He drank cold water in the office, paced from side to side, and kept comforting himself: "It's okay, it's just two new magazines, nothing big...... I can't be angry, I can't turn my face at such a critical moment! ”

Finally reconciled as before, even if Phoenix Company launched two new magazines, Zhongxia Company had to hold back the panic. They can't afford to lose out with any more than that, and the next few years will be the golden years of the comic industry, and if they miss this era of fast development, they won't have another chance in the next 100 years.

"Genius, after all, is still a matter of comic genius!"

Ding Yanghua calmed down, what a pity can there be one in the comic industry, then there may be a second one. Zhongxia only needs to wait, and then dig out a cartoonist with such talent as He Xi in a few years, relying on their huge financial resources and perfect packaging, that cartoonist will definitely be more popular than He Xi, and Zhongxia still has a lot of hope.

"I have to persuade the second young master, what kind of animated movie is he playing there, how can the achievements of that line compare to the comics......"

This thought flashed through Ding Yanghua's mind.

Then, two more days passed. On February 13th, Phoenix Company officially opened, and on the 14th, "Burning Eye Xana" was sold, and at noon on the same day, Meng Shu took Alice and his party on the high-speed train to Suhua.

The most turbulent year in the history of comics has begun. (To be continued!)

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