Chapter 251: Newcomer cartoonist
Two weeks after "One Piece" was released, and as Phoenix expected, it opened the gap of five million in Weekly Boutique.
Although "Weekly Premium" sales have returned to normal since the second week, the huge gap will not be compensated so simply. Meng Huo predicted that Zhongxia company would have a response strategy soon, but unexpectedly, Zhongxia has remained silent.
They did not move anyway, but were just calmly making up for the gap, which made Meng Huo very surprised.
Has Zhongxia given up on his competition? With this question in her heart, before Meng got the answer, the invitation from Tomato and Huameng came.
The two couples, who are over thirty years old, do not seem to plan to hold a grand wedding ceremony, but just sent an invitation to invite him to a wedding banquet.
On Saturday morning, Li Qin packed a red envelope and Alice drove to pick them up.
"Are there journalists there?"
On the way, Li Qin asked worriedly: "I have seen some reporters at the entrance of the community these two days."
"There are reporters at the entrance of the community?" Alice frowned slightly. Could it be that Meng Huo's address was leaked? She remembered this incident in her heart, but a smile appeared on her face: "Don't worry, Mr. Qin, Mrs. Tomato and their wedding banquet have been held once, and this time they only invited people from our company, so there should be no reporters."
"That's how..."
Li Qin relaxed, Alice drove to the hotel, and after putting down the car, several people walked over. Tomato and Hua Meng stood at the door in formal clothes. When they saw their eyes lit up, they came up enthusiastically.
"Teacher He Xi, you finally arrived!"
"I love to write it. I have been waiting for you for a long time!"
They greeted each other, Alice and Li Qin smiled and sent red envelopes to Hua Meng. After the greetings, Meng Huo asked Tomato, "Have the others arrived?"
"Well, the editors are all inside, you and Mr. Mach are left, and there are a few other cartoonists who haven't arrived." Tomato, who was wearing a suit, replied, "It's a coincidence that Mr. Mach has also arrived..."
On the side of the road, a taxi stopped. Mach took his female companion out of the car and walked towards the hotel.
"Congratulations..." He greeted Tomato with a smile, then turned to Meng Huo and said with a hint of respect: "Teacher He Xi, long time no see."
Mach was actually very excited. The animation of "Detective Sherlock" has somewhat affected his psychology. Now "One Piece" has beaten "Son of Detective" to the point where he has let out a sigh of anger.
"I lost so badly at the beginning. Those guys still challenged Teacher He Xi without knowing how to do it."
The thoughts flashed in his heart, and awe flashed in the look of Mach looking at Meng Huo. He felt that choosing to join Phoenix Company was a very wise choice, at least not to confront He Xi.
"Long time no see, teacher mach..." Meng Huo replied with a smile, then turned his head and looked at the excited woman beside mach: "Who is this?"
"I am Teacher Mach's girlfriend, Teacher He Xi, I am also your fan..."
The woman excitedly stepped forward and shook hands with Meng Huo. Mach immediately told Meng Huo their story, which surprised the people around her.
"What a coincidence." "It's so romantic..."
Alice and Shen Jie had different reactions on their faces. However, Meng Huo noticed that Tomato and Mach's girlfriend quietly looked at each other, as if she was saying something.
"Okay. Don't stand here, go in!" Hua Meng led them into the hotel. Meng Huo and Tomato walked at the end. He asked in a low voice: "Do you know that woman?"
"What did you say?" Tomato's expression changed slightly, and she pretended to be confused: "I don't know her."
"Don't lie to me." Meng Huo said with a funny look: "I just saw you and her."
“…”
Tomato stayed for a few seconds, then smiled bitterly, "Teacher He Xi, your eyes are so powerful, okay, I'll tell you...but don't tell Teacher Mach."
He whispered to Meng Huo: "I do know that woman and I, as she is a follower of Mach. The last time they met, I actually arranged it."
Last time in the bar, Tomato saw Mach refused to leave. After leaving, she became more and more worried. So she found the woman and called her to comfort Mach, which led to the current result.
"Why do you do this?"
Meng Huo frowned slightly, what is the reason why Tomato did this kind of thing specifically without hiding it from mach?
"Teacher He Xi, Mach was very fickle before." Fanto touched her head and smiled bitterly: "The others are handsome. Am I afraid that he will think about Teacher Hua Meng?"
In his thirties, he finally found a wife, so Tomato didn't dare to take it lightly. Although Mach turned aside, his previous dissolution still vividly remembered. He didn't want such a single man to stay by his side. What if he seduced Teacher Hua Meng?
So he found an extremely crazy female fan to control the mach.
"Teacher, don't look at her weak appearance, but she is very scary..." Tomato said to Meng Huo: "A few years ago, I scolded Teacher Mach in the newspaper. This woman ran to my house with a knife, which scared me half to death!"
Tomato met this woman during that intimidation, but unexpectedly, a few years later, she had unexpected results.
After listening to the explanation, Meng Huo looked black: Isn’t that woman the same as Shen Jie? No, maybe she is the same as that mother and daughter. He looked at the mach walking in front of him. He walked with the woman ignorant and happy, and Meng Huo sighed in his heart.
"It's so pitiful..."
"teacher!"
At this moment, a girl suddenly ran out of the hotel: "It seems that there is not enough wine."
This is a girl with acne and pretty face. She originally ran towards Hua Meng, but when she saw He Xi on the road, she stopped moving forward and said hello with a stiff expression: "He, Teacher He Xi..."
Meng Huo looked at her strangely.
"Teacher He Xi, this is my assistant Wang Yan, who is seventeen years old." Hua Meng introduced to Meng Huo that the girl is a new cartoonist who just debuted in Phoenix Company, but has not yet launched a serial comic and acted as an assistant under Hua Meng.
Meng Huo was a little surprised because the girl was similar to his age.
"Hello."
He stretched out his hand to Wang Yan. Wang Yan was stunned for a moment, wiped his hand on his body, and shyly shyly shyly said to Meng Huo: "Teacher He Xi, I am your fan... I mustered up the courage to submit the article after watching "Dream Eater".
She said this to Meng Huo.
"Dream Eater?"
Meng Huo was even more surprised. No wonder Xu Jing was even more excited than him when this comic was released. It turned out that it really had a communication effect.
"Yes, "Dream Eater." Wang Yan nodded and said excitedly: "I originally learned to draw. Many classmates in the class wanted to be cartoonists after watching "Dream Eater", but I was the only one who successfully contributed the article."
A pride flashed in Wang Yan's eyes,
Learning to draw does not mean learning comics. Wang Yan succeeded in submitting short comics for the first time, which also proves that she is very capable.
"You can contribute successfully shortly after "Dream Eater" is released. It seems that you are very talented." Meng Huo saw through Wang Yan's background and smiled: "But don't be impatient. Study with Teacher Huameng with peace of mind. One day, the serialized one will be released."
"yes……"
Wang Yan nodded happily.
"This is the first time I have heard Teacher He Xi praise the newcomer." Hua Meng, who was on the side, was envious of Wang Yan when she heard the conversation between the two. Even she herself had never received several praises from He Xi.
However, Wang Yan is indeed very talented in comics. She is a newcomer valued by the girl editorial department and has high potential. Wang Yan's painting skills and story production skills are excellent, but she has been exposed to comics for too short and her skills are insufficient.
As long as he has been tempered for a while, Wang Yan will become a popular cartoonist at Phoenix Company.
"Thank you for your praise from both teachers."
Wang Yan lowered his head a little restrainedly, his cheeks were slightly hot.
In fact, she is a proud girl. She has felt that she has outstanding talents since she was a child. This time she submitted her article very smoothly. She won a bonus of 20,000 yuan in the short story, which made countless peers envious.
During this period, Wang Yan has become a celebrity in school.
However, after seeing He Xi, Wang Yan felt that she had no pride.
He Xi is younger than her, but he has won the respect of professional cartoonists, and he is also the chief cartoonist of Phoenix Company. Compared with him, Wang Yan feels like an ugly duckling.
And more importantly...
"Teacher He Xi is really handsome!"
Chapter completed!