In the park, under the street lights.

"Why are you always staring at me?"

Meng Huo asked uncomfortablely after circling the scarf.

"Lu Xue said you are strange." Alice looked him up and down: "I want to see where you are strange?"

"I'm weird?"

Meng Huo was stunned and smiled bitterly: "She suddenly hugged me, which scared me to push her away. What's so strange about it?"

Alice also saw this and thought for a while: "Can I hug you?"

"OK."

Meng Huo generously opened his hands to Alice: "Come on!"

Alice smiled slightly, bent over and hugged her. She was tall and felt like a sibling when she picked her up.

"That's right."

Meng Huo hugged Alice back.

Alice was startled, her heart beat a few times, and she immediately let go: "Forget it, I'm wrong."

She separated from Meng Huo and looked at Meng Huo in panic. He looked normal, but there was a smile in his eyes.

"You won..."

Alice said angrily, Meng Huo is indeed a very attractive boy. If you get too close, it may not be a good thing for women, so you have to pay attention to it in the future.

"Let's go, go back."

After the meeting with Lu Xue, Alice believed that there would be no problem. Just as she guessed, the sales of "Five Centimeters in Seconds" showed no sign of decline. He Xi and his comics received a lot of attention, and more and more people turned their attention to him, and the TV station also sent invitations to him to participate in the show.

Phoenix Company is constantly strengthening its publicity, and its employees are as excited as if they are injected with chicken blood.

However, just as this thriving scene, a news broadcast by CCTV changed the world.

"This station news, on December 23, Zhongxia Comics Company was established in Yanjing, and will start selling the comic magazine "Zhongxia Daily" next week, and 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 department was acquired by Zhongxia for 300 million Chinese coins."

"Zhongxia Company announced its cooperation with local TV stations, Tianhui Animation Production and other animation companies... It is reported that 90% of the first comics graduates from Yanjing University chose to join Zhongxia and the corresponding animation production companies for internships..."

"Some experts commented that the establishment of Zhongxia Company will promote the maturity of my country's comics and animation industries ten years ahead of schedule."

Just overnight, with this news, the Chinese comics industry underwent an amazing reversal.

All media and TV stations have targeted the newly established Zhongxia company, and He Xi and his comics have obviously become supporting roles, and no one has come to marvel at his sales again.

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

The three of them sat in a high-end tea room with different expressions.

"The comics industry has been activated, and capitalists have begun to come in to make gold." Li Ming said first, saying: "Longteng Company abandoned the comics department, which is an inevitable move. I think Director Xu is clear about the reason."

Meng Huo turned his curious gaze to Xu Jing.

"Yes." Xu Jing nodded, and then said to Meng Huo: "Have you heard of Zhongxia Bookstore?"

"Zhongxia Bookstore..."

Meng Huo read from textbooks that Zhongxia Bookstore is a national chain bookstore similar to Xinhua Bookstore. It covers all areas of China and even has locations in remote townships.

"Can Zhongxia Comics be opened by Zhongxia Bookstore itself?"

"So that's it." Xu Jing nodded and explained: "The capitalist behind Zhongxia Bookstore is an important shareholder of Longteng Company. This time, Longteng abandoned the comics department should be for this reason."

"That's right."

Li Ming admitted: "Our company's novel status, after all, mainly relies on the channel advantages of Zhongxia Bookstore. This time Zhongxia Comics was established, and it was natural for them to take away our comics department."

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 agreement for cooperation. Longteng's novels can be given to Zhongxia comics to enjoy high original royalties, which is basically the same as the original comics department.

The profits are not much different and they can save worries and effort, Long Teng simply gave up the comics department.

"Zhongxia Bookstore, so powerful?"

Meng Huo was a little surprised. He had never been to this bookstore.

"It's amazing, and it's strong capital." Xu Jing said slowly while drinking tea: "Zhongxia Bookstore is rooted in the grassroots level, and its sales are the sum of all other bookstores. Nearly 40% of readers in China are used to choosing books in Zhongxia."

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

"Zhongxia did not launch a comic business before. This time they set up a new company and did not even need any advertisements. Those comic magazines can appear in major bookstores across the country, without leaving any location, and sales exceeding you easily."

Li Ming said seriously, and Meng Huo was surprised again.

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

"I'm also very 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's impossible that they haven't found you, right?"

Xu Jing nodded and said, "Phoenix has 30% of its shares, this is their request."

This sentence awakened Meng Huo. He wanted to take the big share of Phoenix Company. If Xu Jing agreed to give 30% more, there would be not much left of this old guy. If it were Meng Huo, he would not have agreed.

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

Li Ming didn't know the inside story, so he shook his head and said, "Join Xiali is more harmful than bad things. You can't compare to them in terms of funds, channels, publicity and public opinion. Even the quality of cartoonists is worse than them."

"certainly……"

Li Ming paused and laughed at Meng Huo: "Teacher He Xi is not included in this."

He looked at the time and stood up and said.

"I'm going to get ready to go to work, you guys should think about it seriously."

Li Ming picked up his briefcase and walked out of the tea room. Before leaving, he stopped and turned around and added: "I'd better say some things. The comics industry is about to become a fiercely competitive red ocean. There are definitely more capitalists behind Zhongxia Comics, and Zhongxia Bookstore also sells comics from other places. Their power to manipulate public opinion is very strong."

"Phoenix Company has little chance of winning. Teacher He Xi, Longteng Company will always open the door for you."

Li Ming bowed slightly and turned and left.

The big trend in the comics industry has come. Phoenix Company can rely on He Xi’s comics. Can his comics rewrite the fate of a company?

"It's a fantasy!"

Not to mention He Xi has serialized two comics now, and he has no time to prepare for the third one. Even if he prepares, how far can a comic do?

(Thanks to Me丨Mei, and Xing, Lian for their rewards!)

(The pace is slightly slow, and there are 1 and 2 chapters of transition, and then the next volume is opened: The comic era. There will be no commercial struggles and conspiracies in this article. If there is one, it will flash at most. Everything is decided by comics. Please rest assured.)
Chapter completed!