Chapter 240: Transition
Meng Huo was surprised by the first chapter of the comic "Son of the Detective".
The protagonist of this comic is a Chinese. He has a great detective father, but he grew up in China and can be said to be a Chinese.
Meng Huo did not expect Anthony to write the second story like this. This story has three major advantages compared to the previous work. One is the strong sense of immersion in Chinese identity, the second is the modernization of the times and background, and the third is the existence of female characters. These three factors make "Son of the Detective" more up-to-date with the times and more popular among young people.
But why could a British man write works with China as the stage? And Duke Anthony wrote very well. At least in the content of the first episode, Meng Huo did not find any strange settings.
He was curious, on the night the hustle and bustle of the playground ended, he and Alice chatted on the topic on the phone.
"Because Duke Anthony is a senior Chinese researcher."
Alice explained to him that the principle is similar to that of Meng Huo in his previous life. A strong country was learned by a weak country. In this world, many other countries are familiar with the system and culture of China. Relatively speaking, the Chinese people are relatively unfamiliar with the culture of other countries.
So far, only very famous foreign works have spread in China, and Anthony's "Sherlock Detective" is one of them. However, this is due to its genre, because before this book, mystery novels were ignored in China.
It can be said that "Detective Sherlock" was popular in China back then, and a big reason was that China needed a masterpiece of reasoning to activate this type of development.
"But no matter what, it's too real." Meng Huo looked at the "Weekly Premium" and said, "The scenes inside are exactly the same as Ning Hai."
"Isn't this reason easy?" Alice sighed: "Don't nail your eyes to Duke Anthony. Do you forget that he has a cartoonist?"
Meng Huo was stunned and then suddenly realized.
Cartoonist, yes, is it really accidental to launch "Son of the Detective" in the form of a comic? Perhaps not, Anthony's original work must have some minor flaws and loopholes, but as long as it is launched in the form of a comic, the person who wrote it is Chinese cartoonist Li Xin, who can completely detect the existence of the loophole and then fix it.
For example, Anthony wrote about buildings that did not conform to China in his book. Li Xin could repair them, and the scenes he drew were the same as the current situation in China.
"So that's it... no wonder." Meng Huo shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I have forgotten Li Xin."
"..." The phone suddenly fell silent, and then Alice's exhausted voice sounded: "I said Meng Huo, why don't you keep that cartoonist in mind all the time?"
Meng Huo avoided answering.
"Compared with this, I just received royalties from "Detective Conan"." He changed the subject and said, "Nine million, is this not the right amount?"
The royalties of "Detective Conan" released during his trip to the extreme east have been transferred to Meng Huo's account, but the amount is different from the expected amount. The royalties given to Meng Huo by this single book should be around 20 million.
"That royalty is not paid in one lump sum." Alice laughed: "This is the first transaction, and the rest will be called to you within two months."
The release of a single book involves the cooperation of many merchants, especially companies like Phoenix with fragmented channels, which take a long time to count royalties. Moreover, Meng Huo’s amount is large. It is generally delivered in two times. There are also some tips for reducing tax payments. The larger the amount of royalties in Huaxia, the more you pay.
"I see."
Meng Huo nodded. In fact, nine million was enough for him to spend. The next day was Sunday, and Meng Huo's family found the original owner to pay off the remaining debts of the house in one go. At this point, the house in Jiayuan Community completely became his home.
On the way back, Li Qin seemed particularly excited.
"I finally let go of one thing." She was relieved. Although her son could make money, the house had been owed millions some time ago, which made Li Qin feel like she was carrying a debt and could not let it go.
This time, the house is paid out. China has no limit on land use time. As long as they don’t sell that house, they can live there for generations.
"By the way, Xiaohuo, mom is going to buy some vegetables...you ask everyone to come for lunch." Li Qin stopped again. She wanted to celebrate warmly, said to Meng Huo, turned around and walked towards the vegetable market.
"Auntie, I'll go with you!"
Chen Jie looked at Meng Huo, then looked at Li Qin. Her eyes turned and unexpectedly chose to leave Li Qin.
Meng Huo took out his cell phone and notified several assistants, Alice and others, asking them to come and have dinner when they have time. After calling, Meng Huo was not in a hurry to go home. He came to the bank and transferred the compensation from Tomato Teacher and Xi Wenlin.
Before noon, two assistants arrived first.
"Teacher He Xi, I received the transfer!!"
As soon as he entered the door, Tomato pounced on him with excitement, holding He Xi's hand and waved up and down: "Teacher, thank you so much. Teacher Hua Meng and I originally wanted to postpone our marriage. If we receive your money, we will be able to..."
Before he could finish his words, his ears were twisted by Teacher Hua Meng.
"Don't talk nonsense!" Hua Meng's face turned red and pulled the tomato apart, then lowered her head slightly to the surprised Meng Huo and said, "Teacher He Xi, don't listen to him..."
Meng Huo reached out to interrupt her and frowned and said, "Okay, tell me when I will get married!"
He couldn't stand it anymore, and the two of them showed their love all day long and got married early.
"I haven't decided yet..." Teacher Hua Meng replied, but Tomato jumped up: "We plan to do it in two weeks."
"Hey, I haven't said it yet..." Hua Meng was a little anxious, but Meng Huo nodded and said, "Two weeks later, I will remember, you can send an invitation early, I will come and support you!"
When he said this, Hua Meng's face turned red.
"Why is this..."
Even though she blushed, Hua Meng did not deny it anymore. Instead, she hid in the kitchen as if she wanted to escape, and became busy with Li Qin and Chen Jie.
At noon, Alice and Ye Xiong came with a few editors. Xi Wenlin was the last one to arrive, but he brought his wife, a pretty woman with a gentle personality, and her name was Mo Xue.
The couple received Meng Huo's transfer and felt grateful when they entered the door. After being grateful, Mo Xue was pulled into the kitchen by Li Qin to help.
On that day, they had a busy afternoon, but after the lively life, the days returned to peace.
Chapter completed!