Chapter 228: Aunt can't bear it
Time goes back to Friday afternoon.
"I'm back."
After two days of exams, Meng Huo returned home exhausted.
"Why is it so late?"
Li Qin came out and asked with a scarf tied up.
"After the exam, there was traffic jam outside the school..." Meng Huo gave a simple answer, and Li Qin turned her eyes to him and smiled: "Oh, Chen Jie, you haven't come in the past two weeks, I thought you had a quarrel with Xiao Huo!"
Chen Jie bent over and changed her shoes while laughing: "Auntie, I've been busy with class and dubbing these two weeks, so I really haven't had time to come."
"Xiao Huo said you want to get first place in the exam, how is the exam this time?"
"It's okay. If Meng Huo didn't give his all, I should be able to stay first."
The two women started chatting, Meng Huo ignored them, changed his shoes and entered the room. After he went in, he was slightly stunned and was surprised to find someone: "Alice? Why are you here..."
The blonde female editor sits on the sofa, drinking water while flipping through the report in her hands.
"I'll give you some tea, but before that..." Alice turned around and looked at Meng Huo with a smile: "How is the situation when you go back to school for the exam?"
"On average." Before Meng Huo left, he sat beside her. He didn't care much about the tea on the table. Instead, he reached out to pick up the report and looked at it: "The sales of "Weekly Boy" exceeded 1.2 million in Ninghai?"
He read it out in surprise. The documents Alice was looking at were some survey forms, including data from this issue of "Weekly Boy", readers' voting situation, and some feedback-related improvements...
"Yes." Alice laughed: "How about it, you're very surprised!"
Meng Huo nodded. He was indeed a little surprised. The data exceeded expectations. Although this issue of "Weekly Boy" made Ai Haibara appear. However, this character is different from the monster thief Kid. The more she can make efforts in the later stages, she will be more obsessed with her later. When readers know her identity and story, they will be more obsessed with her later.
“How is the total sales?”
But after the surprise, Meng Huo frowned again. Although Ninghai's sales are not far from Zhongxia Company, the total sales are the most important indicator.
"There is no way to count it yet, but the value must be more than half of the "Weekly Premium", which may be close to two-thirds of it." Alice smiled and said, "This ratio is very good. As long as you finish this comic, you can basically determine the victory."
Two-thirds of "Weekly Premium"!
Meng Huo opened his eyes wide. In the past, the sales of "Weekly Boy" were less than half of that of "Midsummer Daily". The serialization of "Weekly Premium" was taken from the super popular comics of "Midsummer Daily", and the sales volume almost doubled the latter!
The sales volume of "Weekly Boy" has reached two-thirds of "Weekly Boy" and what is this concept? This concept means that this issue of "Weekly Boy" may surpass "Midsummer Daily" and is a miracle in Meng Huo's eyes!
"How could it be so much?"
His heart was shocked. This was simply a step to reach the sky. Meng Huo thought it would take several weeks for Ai Haibara to do this.
"Because Huamei... by the way. I forgot to say it." Alice smiled bitterly. Only then did she remember that she had not explained the franchise of Huamei Bookstore to Meng Huo, so she told her again.
Huamei Bookstore is the second largest bookstore chain since Zhongxia. When Meng Huo heard this title, he was relieved.
"It turns out that we have a channel advantage."
Alice did not give a very detailed description of Huamei Bookstore, which gave Meng Huo some misunderstandings. He attributed the growth factor of the sales of "Weekly Boy" to Huamei Bookstore. He underestimated the benefits created by readers' psychology.
It is precisely because of this misunderstanding that when Chen Jie told him that some readers placed signs at the door of Zhongxia Company, he didn't care too much.
"A reader? Has anything happened?"
He asked this, Chen Jie's news was quite sensitive. She searched the Internet and did not cause any trouble.
"The brand was quickly taken away, and that reader...well, it seems that he didn't encounter any trouble, he was just driven away."
After answering this sentence, both young people put things aside. They went to the movies. After the trip, Chen Jie found a new way to get along with Meng Huo. In addition to the occasional showing love, it was normal for me to be normal. Meng Huo seemed to have returned to the past years.
But they didn't realize that the brand at the entrance of Zhongxia Company was not an accident.
On this day, the sales of "Weekly Boy" were exposed by the media. Zhongxia Company issued an announcement on its official website to congratulate Phoenix Company, and the content showed:
"Congratulations to "Weekly Boy" for exceeding 1.2 million sales in Ninghai City. After our "Weekly Premium", Huaxia Comics has appeared a second weekly magazine that exceeded one million sales in a single city. This indicates the arrival of a big comic era. Hope Phoenix Company..."
At the same time, some media also published reports.
"The great cartoonist Li Xin congratulated He Xi on his sales increase, hoping that he can continue to work hard and continue to achieve good results..."
"The sales of Ninghai in Weekly Boy" is 1.2 million. Zhongxia Company and the newcomer god Li Xin expressed congratulations in unison. Teacher He Xi is still honored even if he loses..."
Although these titles and contents do not have any obvious insults, the "chiluo" naked aloofness and irony made many readers who saw the news tremble in anger.
"Teacher He Xi used it to congratulate you?"
"There is nothing more disgusting than this when you act hypocritical!"
On the Internet, readers of He Xizhi Family are talking about it. Most people know the power of Zhongxia Capital. No matter what the media says, it is easy to distinguish who is right and who is wrong. However, He Xi has not come out to complain for a long time, so his readers naturally have no idea what to say.
They did not express their dissatisfaction, but Zhongxia repeatedly forced them, not only proclaiming them in the media, but also mercilessly used a newcomer to belittle He Xi. Over and over again, on this day, some readers could no longer bear it.
Zhongxia's propaganda offensive is a very effective influence for ordinary people, but in the eyes of He Xi's fans, this is a kind of "chiluo" naked hegemony.
Why do you need your affirmation?
What qualifications does that new cartoonist have to comment on Teacher He Xi!
Is he strong? Two-on-one, so funny, it is obviously an excuse for hype. In order to promote his new cartoonist, Zhongxia Company actually deals with Teacher He Xi like this! It's hateful, so hateful!
All day, angry comments were everywhere on the Internet.
"I want to send a bomb to Zhongxia Company!"
"I'm so angry, Teacher He Xi is so pitiful!"
"Woooo, I'm not willing to give up. This time, the sales of "Weekly Boy" is so good. So many of us take the initiative to help, but we still lose to Zhongxia. They actually mocked us like this. Teacher He Xi, he is always targeted by others, and I feel so sorry..."
"Teacher He Xi is sixteen years old, and that newcomer is over 20 years old! What a thing!"
Readers surround the virtual world and use their keyboard to express their dissatisfaction.
"The teacher has always insisted on original comics and moved the cheese of Zhongxia Company. Don't you understand? Zhongxia Comics wants to crack down on original comics. You see, they have not allowed Teacher He Xi's works to enter their channels!"
“That’s despicable!”
"I can't bear it anymore! I want to go and ask Teacher He Xi for justice, I want to go over and protest!"
That night, a radical young reader put down the ironic sign at the door of Zhongxia Company. Of course, he was quickly driven away by the security guards and the sign was broken. However, the security guards did not notice that the sign was actually made of He Xi's photo.
Finally, the text on the sign was broken into two columns, and the photo was even stepped on several steps, which was really miserable. This reader angrily posted the photo online. Now, even the reader with a good temper could not sit still.
"Ahhh, Teacher He Xi's photo!"
"I dare to treat our idol like this. Uncle can tolerate it, but aunt can't! Brothers and sisters, we will smash the door of that bastard's company tomorrow!"
"Oh oh oh!"
So, on Saturday, an incident that caused a sensation in Ninghai occurred - the gate of Zhongxia Company was smashed by hundreds of He Xi's fans.
Chapter completed!