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Negotiating and signing an agreement with the REDIT forum did not allow Meng Qi to relax.

On the one hand, this is only part of the plan, and more importantly, on the other hand, there is a growing trend of Frank Miller's plagiarism and the overly violent remarks of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, both online and in print media.

There may be discerning people and media who recognize the value of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but how can they speak out in this climate?

People tend to be like this, almost never judging what they see and hear, and in the vast group and collective consciousness, individual opinions are often ignored, even drowned out and dissolved.

The most direct impact of this incident was, of course, the decline in sales of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

The fourth issue of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles magazine had just crossed the million mark, and because of the impact of the incident, sales plummeted within a week, and the fifth issue "only" sold more than 800,000 copies, although this number is already very impressive, but compared with the previous issue, the decline has reached more than 30 percent.

Moreover, the number of pre-orders for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the official website of Elk Books is also declining at a frightening rate.

In this world, whether it is the United States or China, they are all working hard to crack down on piracy and protect intellectual copyright, "plagiarism" is indeed the biggest sin of creators.

Even if you don't plagiarize, as long as there is such rumors, the pressure and impact are enough to be unbearable.

Joe Smith, for example.

He barely had a good night's sleep for a week, and when the events intensified, he finally realized that it wasn't just Frank Miller and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but that his Elk books, as the publisher, had long been involved.

If the "plagiarism" incident is not handled well, Elk Books will not only suffer a lot of vitality, but may even not be able to raise its head in the publishing industry in the future.

The intense mental pressure forced Joe Smith to sleep only two or three hours a day, and when he tried to communicate with Meng Qi, Meng Qi simply said a word to him.

"Wait!"

Wait for that one-hit kill.

Joe Smith didn't know when that was the moment, but at this point, he had to, and had to, believe that Monch could handle it all.

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Meng Qi felt that he could certainly handle all of this, even if he was in a little trouble now.

The trouble for him is that there is not much time left for him to lay out, according to the latest news, Pacific Comics is expected to officially release their new comic "Kung Fu Detective" on November 14, that is, next Wednesday.

Time was of the essence, so he decided to meet with the NBO and Wara Bros. TV at the same time.

This is not a wise decision, and in a sense, if you are not careful, you may even offend both TV stations at the same time.

But Meng Qi can't help it, because even if he negotiates with the TV station on the anime adaptation of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", there are still many follow-up things to deal with.

Meng Qi had to take a risk.

In fact, Joe Smith has contacted many TV stations and entertainment companies before, and there are many companies that are interested in it, but only these two TV stations are willing to contact.

Although "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is a big hit, it is a new manga that has just emerged, and it has recently been affected by the "plagiarism storm", and many companies still have scruples.

But no matter what, as long as there are companies willing to meet and talk, it means that there is still a glimmer of life, and Meng Qi is confident that he can convince them.

Will Benjamin, the head of the NBO Animation Department, was a fat man, and when he walked into the area out of breath, the first thing he saw was Bob Turner's hateful face.

Next to Bob sat a Chinese man.

He was stunned for a moment, but then he understood, and his chest was suddenly filled with anger.

Will was all too familiar with the potted face. The NBO and the Wara Brothers are originally in a competitive relationship, and Bob is the same as him, both of whom are the heads of the animation departments of their respective TV stations, and they usually deal with each other, and of course, intrigue is indispensable.

Of course, Bob Turner also saw Will, with the same look of hell, and then turned his head and said angrily, "Mr. Frank, what do you mean by that, you didn't say that the NBO people would come over, do you want to hold an auction today?"

"I came here on an early morning plane, did I come to compete with Mr. Moon?"

Will Benjamin was also quite dissatisfied, and while accusing Meng Qi, of course, he did not forget to mock the not very good-looking faces of his competitors.

"Oh...... Dear Mr. Fat Pig, is your department so poor that you have to buy a special ticket in the early morning? I think you might as well quit?" Bob Turner, of course, spared no effort to fight back.

The two glared angrily.

"Two gentlemen, don't be impatient, don't be angry yet. Meng Qi was playing a round on the side.

"I need an explanation, Mr. Frank, that you're doing this very uncomfortably. ”

"That's right, I have to doubt your motives and character. ”

This time, the two worked together.

"Mr. Benjamin, Mr. Turner, listen to me first. Facing the two people who were full of anger, Meng Qi did not panic, but said calmly, "It may be that Elk Books did not make it clear when negotiating with you, which caused you to have a misunderstanding, and I apologize to the two gentlemen here." ”

Will snorted coldly, and Bob frowned and didn't speak.

Meng Qi didn't care, smiled, and continued: "Regarding the anime adaptation of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", I am going to adopt a new method of calculating royalties. ”

"What's the calculation?" Bob asked.

"Pay royalties based on the number of episodes. Meng Qi held up two fingers, "My expected price is $50,000 per episode." ”

What? Pay the copyright fee according to the episode? Each episode is only 20,000 US dollars?! And judging by Meng Qi's attitude, it seems that there is still the possibility of lowering the price?!

Now the comics that are on the top of the comic sales list, which one's animation adaptation costs are not millions, and some even ask for more than 5 million US dollars.

Even if it is a screenwriter of a live-action series, the remuneration is six figures.

Meng Qi's offer is simply too cabbage compared to them!

Will and Bob looked at each other again, each seeing the shock, disbelief, and rekindling of the inevitable fire in the other's eyes.

"Of course, if I distribute VCDs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs and other video products, I want to get a certain percentage of the shares. Regarding this, my intention is 20%. ”

This is not an excessive request, and the cost of sales of audiovisual products is very common in movies, live-action series and animation.

"Two gentlemen, what do you think of my proposal?" Meng Qi smiled and looked at the two heads of the animation department opposite.

Neither of them spoke, on the one hand, they were calculating the gains and losses in their hearts, and on the other hand, they didn't want to speak too early and fall into passivity.