Chapter 178: What's that?
On Wednesday, as soon as Meng Shu went to work, Xu Jing called him to the office.
"You sit, I'll pour tea......"
The chairman comforted Meng Shu on the sofa, took out the tea leaves to make tea with a smile, he put the cup in front of Meng Huo, and carefully made a cup of hot tea for him.
"Drink and see."
At his suggestion, Meng Shu picked up the teacup with some confusion and took a sip slowly.
"How?"
Xu Jing asked with shiny eyes.
"Huh? It's not like the usual tea ......" Meng Shu frowned slightly: "How to say it, it's more bitter when you drink it, but after drinking it, only one aroma remains." ”
"Yes, yes! This is Jiangnan premium tea, and the fragrance after drinking it does not have a trace of variegation. Xu Jing clapped his hands and praised: "This kind of tea is not sold on the market, and there is no brand, and it can only be obtained through acquaintances." ”
"But Meng Shu, ordinary people can't notice the difference between it and other teas, it seems that your kid has a lot of talent for drinking tea!"
Xu Jing wanted to sell his tea again.
"Okay, you're not looking for me to invite me to tea!"
Meng Shu interrupted him, Xu Jing must have encountered a happy thing when he took out such a good tea.
"You're right, there are two main things." Xu Jing sat opposite Meng Shu, and then said with a smile: "After a few days of CCTV news, the sales of our company's magazines have increased gratifyingly. ”
"Many bookstores in the mainland have increased the number of pre-orders for Weekly Shonen and Weekly Girl, and this week's pre-order sales have increased by 300,000 copies before they are released, before you arrive. Our company can't add so many bookings in a year. ”
Xu Jing looked at Meng Xu's eyes full of appreciation. This kid is really a lucky star of the Phoenix Company. Since Meng Huo's debut in Phoenix Company, Phoenix's performance has surpassed the previous ten years in just half a year.
This is quite remarkable, and now "Weekly Boy" and "Weekly Girl" have been cut in half, the quality has risen, and the future is bright. And the most worrying Zhongxia problem, after the broadcast of CCTV news, the market is also full of confidence in Phoenix Company, and they have stood firm with thunder.
Although the future remains to be seen. But in a short period of time, Phoenix Company will no longer be overwhelmed by Zhongxia.
"How powerful is CCTV news?"
Meng was surprised.
"Of course, the power of CCTV is great." Xu Jing poured himself a cup of tea and replied: "But just for the news itself, the time is too short, and the audience may not care too much about it, the power of CCTV news is mainly its influence." ”
He explained to Meng in detail that CCTV news is a vane for all media, and its influence on the media far exceeds its influence on the audience. CCTV introduced what a pity, many viewers didn't feel anything after watching it, but the media was different.
Local media found out that the central government actually broadcast the news of a cartoonist. Naturally, they will follow the trend for a while. As a result, there will be follow-up stories about what to do in every region, and those stories are what attract the reader's attention.
The CCTV news flashed by. But the follow-up effect it brings is very large, and it is difficult for Phoenix to do this by relying on its own advertising.
"And Meng Shu, in addition to two periodicals, the sales of "Five Centimeters per Second" have increased even more." Xu Jing took a sip of tea, put it down with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "The publishing house has been busy these days, and it is conservatively estimated that CCTV's news will increase the total sales of "Five Centimeters per Second" by five million. ”
Five million sales, which is half of the current sales of "Five Centimeters per Second". There are many reasons for this, but the key is the difference between the before and after advertising. A few months ago, the single book of "Five Centimeters per Second" was released, and when Phoenix was preparing for a big promotion, Zhongxia comics were born.
The arrival of mid-summer is like a big mountain, it occupies people's attention, Phoenix Company's investment in the promotion of "Five Centimeters per Second" has been wasted, and Xu Jing has dreamed of regretting the bad timing in those days.
But just when he thought there was no hope, "Five Centimeters per Second" broke through 10 million sales very aggressively. Seeing this result, Xu Jing gritted his teeth and went to Yanjing, saying that it was for "Dream Eater", but why not to prevent "Five Centimeters per Second" from being buried!
However, the biggest hero is Meng Shu, without him, nothing will happen. This is one of the reasons why Xu Jing came to Meng Shu today, he wants to thank this child well.
"Meng Shu, the company can get to this point all up to you, don't talk about the manuscript fee and royalties, the company will still listen to you within half a year, I don't care about these." Xu Jingle said: "You have worked so hard in the past two weeks, what other rewards do you want, say it, I can give it all ......"
"How about I help you pay for the house? Or do you want a sweaty car? Something else can be ...... Except for my daughter, you can say whatever you want. ”
Meng Shu was a little moved, this old man has a clear distinction between public and private, he wants to reward Meng Shu with things, which means that he will only spend his own money, and will never use the company's property, to be honest, Xu Jing is benevolent and righteous to Meng Shu.
He even handed over the company to Meng Shu, at this time, no matter what, Meng Shu couldn't make any high demands, but he couldn't distract Xu Jing's interest.
"Then let's make a cake...... Meng Shu thought for a while and replied, "I want a big cake, enough for hundreds of people to eat, and I can hold a banquet in the company!" ”
He doesn't lack anything, the money for the house can be paid later, and he is not interested in the car. Xu Jing wants to reward, it is better to reward the employees of the entire company, and the cake is very cheap, which is a drop in the bucket for Xu Jing.
"Cake?" Xu Jing's face was stunned, and then Da Lu laughed: "You kid, okay, the cake is the cake, I'll prepare a super big cake for you!" ”
He was very pleased with Meng Shu's answer, Meng Shu knew how to accept and be grateful, which was also the reason why Xu Jing was at ease with him.
If the phoenix is placed in Meng Shu's hands, it will definitely be fine. Xu Jing believes that even if he leaves the company one day, Meng Shu will still treat Phoenix and his family well......
To find such a child as an heir, Xu Jing feels very lucky.
"You said there are two things to look for me, and what is the other one?" Meng Shu asked again.
"You wait." Xu Jing nodded, got up and picked up a card from the table, and handed it to Meng Shu when he came back: "This is the director of the CCTV animation team, huh...... Not the director who reviewed the original Pokemon manuscript. ”
Meng Huo flipped through the card, this is a business card, which says CCTV Animation Production Group B, director Su Yuhua, and it is a female director: "What is this director looking for me?" ”
"She wanted to shoot the animation of Detective Conan, and she wanted to buy the rights." Xu Jing said with a smile: "I think this is an opportunity, CCTV's animation channels and publicity are better than ours, and your "Detective Conan" will definitely be famous in her hands." ”
"And it's also a big boost to your development......"
Xu Jing looked at Meng Shu's expression, and added: "Our company has its own animation production team, it's a pity to give up "Detective Conan", but there are too many people to produce an animation, and hundreds of people can maintain efficiency, your "Pokemon" is a feature-length animation, I don't know how many years it will be serialized, we don't have the energy to produce "Detective Conan". ”
Meng Shu understands this very well, animation production is very difficult, serializing one is already quite good, and serializing several at the same time is impossible to complete, Phoenix Company does not have the ability to gather so many artists.
And "Detective Conan" and "Pokemon" are not short animations, and handing over one of them is a good choice, especially since CCTV is the best choice.
Of course, Meng Shu is still a little reluctant, "Detective Conan", this is an animation that can be serialized for decades, and can even maintain the long-term survival of an animation group, is it a loss to hand it over to others?
"I'll think about it......"
He put his business card away and decided to think again: "By the way, what were the ratings for Pokemon last week?" ”
"33.8%......" mentioned this, Xu Jing's face changed slightly, he looked at Meng Shu, and the more he looked at it, the more he didn't understand: "What did you do this kid?" People say that Pokemon will take a month to surpass the ratings of "Couple Cat and Mouse", and you will almost exceed it in a week. ”
"A lot of film critics' hearts are about to be scared out of your heart......"
33.8%, this number surprised Meng Huo, only 28% last week, and the spread of "Pokemon" is beyond imagination. Who said this anime was bad in the last life? All right...... Maybe the latter parts are really bad, but the first few are the essence.
"By the way, there's one more thing ......"
Xu Jing clapped his hands, as if he had just remembered: "Since the night before yesterday, there has been a group called S5 that wants to look for you...... Say it's an apology, do you want to take the time to meet them? ”
“s5?”
Meng Shu remembered that there seemed to be such a star group who had said bad things about "Pokemon", and they also made a bet with Zephyr, could they also bow down and beg for forgiveness?
Imagine the appearance of five people kneeling in front of them, and the goosebumps on Meng Huo's body are about to come up.
"I don't want to see them." He has been busy with life and death recently, and he has no time to pay attention to these people who come out, and celebrities may be hyped up once they are contacted, and he wants to work quietly.
"When you let people reject them, you say I didn't take their words to heart." Meng Shu said, suddenly he felt that something was wrong, did he always forgive others seem cowardly? What if it encourages unhealthy trends, and more people use him to hype up in the future?
"Well, tell them to apologize publicly, but they don't have to eat the real thing......
"What's that?"
Xu Jing asked amusedly.
"Knowingly ask ......"
Meng got up and left. (To be continued......)