Monday, 29 October 2007.

The fifth issue of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has been sent to cities in the United States, placed on shelves, and placed in the most prominent position in bookstores, waiting to be sold.

But Joe Smith was clearly not interested in any of this, and he was so shocked by the statistics in front of him that he didn't know what words to use to express his mood at the moment.

The inaugural issue of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" has sold a total of 350,000 copies......

The second issue of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" has sold a total of 640,000 copies......

In the third issue, the sales of comics instantly exceeded the million mark, selling 1.07 million copies, and in the fourth issue, it directly rushed to 1.2 million copies.

What does 1.2 million copies mean?

According to the latest national comic book sales list, the sales of the fifteenth place are 1.21 million copies! Only 10,000 copies are missing, and you can reach the fifteenth place! And the top 15 works on the sales list, which one does not sell all the copyrights cleanly and make a lot of money?

At this moment, Smith felt deep regret in his heart, remembering Meng Qi's meaningful smile that day, and suddenly felt a mixture of joy and sorrow.

Sadly, in addition to the electronic copyright, all the others are in Meng Qi's own hands, and fortunately, fortunately, the electronic version of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" sold well, and nearly sold more than 700,000 copies of the electronic copyright, although 50% of the revenue will be distributed to Meng Qi, but because the e-book has almost no cost, it can be said that it made nearly 500,000 US dollars in vain.

"If I had known, I should have agreed to Meng Qi's proposal and won the game copyright! Millions of dollars slipped away from my head like this!"

Joe Smith said this sentence again in his mind for an unknown number of times.

"Knock knock!"

At this moment, there was a knock on the office door.

"Please come in!" Smith sat upright, gently adjusting his collar.

Pushing the door in was Elk Books' Director of Operations, Emma Paltrow.

The white woman, with her brown hair tucked high on her head, was in her forties and looked very sleek and lean in a well-ironed professional suit.

"BOSS, I have an emergency to report to you. "Emma's style of speech is as tasteful as her dress, straight to the point, simple and direct.

Smith motioned for Emma to sit down, "Please." ”

Emma put a magazine on her desk and pushed it in front of Smith, saying, "This is the latest issue of Cartoon Man, which contains a very bad review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more seriously, there is an anonymous post in the anime section of the REDIT forum accusing Mr. Frank Miller of plagiarism......"

Hearing the second half of Emma's words, Smith's brow couldn't help but jump fiercely.

He didn't understand the truth of the tree, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

"Okay, I see, I'll discuss this with Mr. Frank Miller...... You go out first......"

Watching Emma walk out of the office, Smith calmed down for a moment, then took out his phone and made a call to Meng Qi.

"Dear Meng, I think we're annoyed!" After the phone was connected, without waiting for Meng Qi to speak, Smith briefly recounted the matter.

Probably because Meng Qi was not his subordinate, Smith's tone was a little anxious when facing Meng Qi.

On the contrary, Meng Qi seemed very calm, and simply said, "I know, I'll rush to your side as soon as possible." ”

Then he hung up the phone.

Half an hour later, Meng Qi was already sitting on the couch in Smith's office, silently flipping through the review articles in "Cartoon Man".

"The Sensationalist Frank Miller and His Little Tortoise".

This is the title of this review article, with a clear hint of frivolity and irony.

Meng Qi let out a soft "heh" and continued to read.

“…… There's no denying that Mr. Frank Miller has made some bold innovations in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic, but that's where the rookie manga artist excels – assembling seemingly novel elements into a vulgar monster that silently devours the tradition and glory of the American manga......"

“…… In this comic, the yellow-skinned gentleman from China, who goes by the pseudonym Frank Miller, replaces suspense and black humor with violence and gore, detective hats and cigars with katanas and nunchucks, and the free American spirit with gangsters and unknown ninja turtles......

"...... 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' is indeed a blockbuster and has become one of the hottest comics at the moment, but it is also a wake-up call for all of us comic book practitioners to why such a comic with no artistry, story, and sensationalism will win the market ......."

It is very clever to refer to the deer as a horse, and it can even be said that it is a word for word.

After reading the article, Meng Qi put down the magazine silently, not knowing what he was thinking, and his face was calm.

Joe Smith looked nervous: "Meng, what do you think?"

"Someone must be behind it, and I took a look at the anonymous post on my phone on the way over. The person who posted it is very powerful, the wording is ambiguous, but it is very clear in the details, which can easily make netizens who don't know the truth believe that it is the truth. ”

Meng Qi's calm analysis.

"So I'm asking you what you should do!" Smith almost frantically, "why do you have two things in a row just after success!"

"There is an old saying in China: the tree is a big wind. One person's success will inevitably attract the envy of many people. Meng Qi looked at Smith and said, "Also, why do you think these are two things? These events are essentially comics against me, maybe they are the same mastermind behind ......"

"Damn, I didn't think of that. Smith's eyes widened, "Meng, I believe it is very likely that someone is trying to attack us at the same time through print media and the Internet, as you analyzed!"

"That's right, a beautiful combination. ”

"Damn it, who the hell?!" Smith let out another curse.

"Is your publishing house any rival or rival or anything like that?"

"How is it possible, Elk Books used to make popular science books, and it can only be regarded as a relatively niche publishing house, who can it make enemies with! It's you, you won't provoke anyone who will cause trouble, right?"

"I haven't been in the U.S. Federation for a long time, so even if I want to make a feud with someone, I don't have a chance......"

Wait a minute!

A flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in Meng Qi's mind, and a key sentence in the comment just now suddenly jumped out. He grabbed the magazine sharply, quickly found the passage, read it again, and laughed softly.

"I probably know who did it!"