Saturday, 10 November 2007.

Although it was a weekend, none of the members of the board of directors of Pacific Comics chose to rest, and all of them sat around the round conference table in suits and leather shoes.

Today's board of directors is the fifth time in the past half a month, and the continuous making of major decisions has made everyone mentally exhausted, but hidden under this exhaustion is more of an ecstasy.

The huge success of Kung Fu Detective is almost a foregone conclusion, and it only takes to wait until next Wednesday for the official release and the whole thing will be complete. This is undoubtedly a great joy for Pacific Comics.

There was silence in the conference room, and the members of the board of directors were all looking at the meeting materials, only Alan Claude was a little absent-minded, his mind was obviously not on the meeting materials, but raised his head slightly, and quickly glanced at the board members present, and the arrogant look on his face flashed.

Although Alan Claude is not a member of the board of directors, as the executive editor of Pacific Comics, he is the mastermind of the "plagiarism incident" against Meng Qi, so he is still allowed to sit at this round table.

"What about the board? I don't have to rely on me to turn this fateful situation around......"

Alan Claude said secretly in his heart with a little smugness.

Indeed, if it weren't for the executive editor-in-chief who was frightened by Meng Qi at the beginning, Pacific Comics might have been killed by "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" a long time ago.

As Meng Qi guessed, the mastermind behind the entire plagiarism incident was Pacific Comics, and their goal was to reverse the defeat and launch "Kung Fu Detective".

At that time, faced with the terrifying sales figures of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the entire Pacific Comic company, including the board of directors, fell into a pessimistic mood.

More interesting than the plot, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Compared with the oriental elements, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" shows it more vividly.

Compared with the setting, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is even more unprecedented, just ask, who has ever seen an animal that has been mutated and then become a dark enforcer?

By any measure, the company's upcoming Kung Fu Detective is a defeat for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

And "Kung Fu Detective" is precisely the largest investment in the history of Pacific Comics, and the fees paid to cartoonists, colorists, and screenwriters alone are nearly 10 million US dollars.

Such a big deal, before it was listed, suffered such a heavy blow, and faced a certain defeat, that feeling, it is not an exaggeration to call it despair.

In fact, the board of directors quickly learned that Meng Qi had come to his company to submit a manuscript, but Alan Claude refused, so it poured all its anger out on the executive editor.

Faced with tremendous pressure, Alan Crowder came up with this poisonous plan, and the board had no better way but to gamble and use resources to let Alan Crowder do it.

What they didn't expect was that this series of actions actually got such a big effect, in their eyes, now Meng Qi has been forced into a corner, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is also a lamb to be slaughtered, as long as they like, they can end this war at any time.

Adam Sandler put down the information in his hand and coughed lightly, and the others also put down the information.

As the chairman of Pacific Comics, the silver-haired Adam Sandler still has a certain prestige.

"According to the latest statistics, the sales of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are still on a downward trend, and the sixth issue has only sold 650,000 copies, which is almost half the sales of the highest volume...... I have to say that our strategy has succeeded......" Speaking of this, Adam Sandler also had some emotion, he didn't know that Aaron Crowder used a ruthless move that would become a beneficiary if it didn't succeed, but he didn't expect the Elk company to lose and retreat.

He paused, then continued, "I think it's time to pick the fruits of victory......

"Wait a minute, Chairman. ”

It was one of the company's vice chairmen, Barry Wright, who spoke.

"What's the matter, Barry?"

"I just got the news that the Texas Report published a news item accusing Cartoon Man magazine of a review article about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...... Suspicion of racism...... "Barry Wright is a thoughtful and calm person, and he is unhurried in his speech," and everyone knows that the relationship between The Texas Report and Elk Books has always been good......

Adam Sandler frowned and was about to speak, when he heard a pompous "ha".

It was Alan Claude, who had already risen from his seat, raised his hands, and said with some exaggeration: "What do you mean, Mr. Wright, do you want to tell me that the Elk Books are ready to fight back? If that's the case, it's ridiculous, it's as ......easy to deal with such a trick as swatting a mosquito to death."

As he spoke, he clapped his hands heavily, made a gesture to fight mosquitoes, and let out a crisp applause.

Barry Wright didn't like Claude's exaggerated movements very much, and his tone raised a little: "Listen to me, Claude!"

Alan Claude looked at Barry with some resentment, then shrugged and sat down.

Not only that, but the latest issue of "Comic Frontier" released a signed article by Mark Dujon, highly recommending "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", you know, since the plagiarism incident broke, no media has dared to speak for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", even if it is a neutral media, it is very wise to choose silence at such a time...... As one of the top five comic book critics in the United States, as a well-known comic book critic, I always feel that this is a little unusual to voice in support at this time.

Barry Wright's words are not unreasonable, and it is always not wrong to be careful and take a little more emergency measures.

"So, what do you think we should do?"

Adam Sandler didn't rush to show his attitude, but threw the question back.

"I think we're going to have to reassess what's going on, or...... We should have released Kung Fu Detective early ......"

As soon as Barry Wright said this, the conference room immediately fell into a lot of discussion.

Adam Sandler coughed twice again, signaling the audience to be quiet, and when everyone was silent, he said, "Barry, my dear old fellow, I don't think you should worry, no matter what you think, we've won...... We're going to expand our success now, you know? This is an opportunity, and if we succeed, our company will not only be the largest comic company in Texas, but even enter the forefront of the country!"

For a while, the other board members also agreed.

Birds die for food, and people die for money. Faced with the huge benefits that can be obtained by pushing, everyone has let down their vigilance.

At this time, Alan Claude suddenly stood up slowly, looked around, and said to Adam Sandler: "Mr. Chairman, I have a proposal that can not only divert the public's attention, but also add fire to our victory!"

Adam Sandler has a lot of trust in Claude for now, and motioned for him to continue.

"We can hold a press conference with booksellers from all over the country, where we will print out a trial version of Kung Fu Detective and take orders on the spot......"

Alan Claude's self-confidence, which had long since swelled to the point of exploding, was now conceited, and he explained his plan in detail with a defiant smile on his face: "In this way, we can successfully divert the attention of the public from some kind of racism and receive more orders, so why not?"

"It's release day next Wednesday, isn't it a little too tight?" said Adam Sandler, who was impressed by Crowder's offer, but was still a little apprehensive.

"It's okay, Mr. Chairman, the most popular comic now is no longer "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", but "Kung Fu Detective", look at the reservations on the Internet, it has already exceeded one million, I think even if we hold a press conference now, those booksellers will fly over!"

"So, when do you think the time is right?"

"Of course, next Monday, the release day of the seventh issue of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", when it comes to our huge press conference, their attention and sales will definitely drop by a few percentage points......" At this moment, Alan Claude's expression was almost crazy, "We are stepping on these turtles, at this time, of course, we have to step on another ......"

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"Are you sure what of your racist remarks have worked?" Joe Smith threw a copy of the Texas Report in front of Monch.

Meng Qi didn't raise his eyes, continued to look at the "Comic Frontline" in his hand, and said: "Of course, this is just the beginning, there is an old saying in Huaxia, a spark can start a prairie fire." ”

"Then your fire should be lit on the Pacific Company...... You're not working against Cartoon Man at all!" Joe Smith asked, relentlessly.

"It's not who is targeted, it's ...... igniting the topic of racism," Meng Qi put down the magazine.

"What's the use of that?" asked Joe Smith insistently, "can it help us get the comics to sell?

"That guy is coming to the U.S. Commonwealth......

Meng Qi suddenly said such a sentence without a clue.

"Who?"

Meng Qi smiled and said, "Don't you watch the news? Or do you Americans only pay attention to your own country's affairs?"

Joe Smith looked at Meng Qi with a "what the hell are you talking about" expression.

Meng Qi didn't care, shook his head, pointed to "Comic Frontline" and said, "Is this magazine also our ally?"

"Of course not, these high-end magazines are all uncles, and we are the only ones who ask for their ......," Joe Smith replied, "I really didn't expect them to be willing to speak up for us in this situation......"

"This is an ally worth fighting for...... And those media outlets that remain neutral, all potential allies......"

"Ignore the allies, tell me, what are we going to do next?" Smith was more concerned about his current situation.

"Keep waiting......" Meng Qi picked up the magazine again, "Our first shot has already been fired......

"But who the hell did your gun hit?!" Smith frantically said.

"Don't worry, Mr. Smith. Meng Qi looked at the clear blue sky, and the traces of the plane flying were clearly visible, "Let the bullets fly for a while......