Monch didn't know about Joe Smith's thoughts.

In fact, now, after this battle, he can completely break away from the Elk Company and run all the publishing things by himself, but Smith has the grace of knowing him after all, and he still can't be so ruthless.

Besides, it is obviously easier to leave publishing and marketing to a more professional book company than to start from scratch and work your way up.

"What's next for us?" As a businessman, Smith quickly put himself in the right place, and he knew very well in his heart that everything about the comics would be Meng Qi's final say.

"I plan to hold a press conference jointly by AC Comics and Elk Books, which can be regarded as an official official reply to the plagiarism incident, and can also be regarded as the end of this incident. Meng Qi has a very clear plan for what will happen next.

"Yes, it's time for us to clear the battlefield...... Smith replied after a long pause.

"When the time comes, the NBO and the Wara brothers will cooperate with us, and I have already negotiated with them. Meng Qi said confidently.

Su Nan asked, "Will they also come to the press conference?"

"Of course, if you don't do it, you won't do it, and if you want to do it, you have to make a big news. Meng Qi looked at Su Nan with a smile and said, "Our company is just short of a spokesperson, Su Nan, why don't you try it?"

Whether it is his image, eloquence, or status in AC Comics, Su Nan is very suitable as a spokesperson for this press conference.

It is reasonable for Meng Qi to say such a proposal.

However, Su Nan froze for a moment, looked down at the floor, and sat on the sofa without saying a word.

Joe Smith laughed dryly twice and played a round on the side: "I said, why don't you and I go to the press conference as spokespersons?"

Meng Qi was delicate, and obviously felt that Su Nan and Smith's reaction was a little strange, but he didn't pick it out.

Meng Qi knew that Su Nan was reluctant to serve as this spokesperson, perhaps because of her personal reasons or because of her family. For this, Meng Qi didn't force it, just nodded and said, "That's okay." ”

"I'm sorry. Su Nan's voice was a little muffled, and he didn't seem to be in a good mood.

"It doesn't matter. ”

"It's not that I don't want to ......"

"It's really okay, I just asked casually, I didn't expect to bother you......"

Su Nan was interrupted by Meng Qi's somewhat low voice, raised his head, and saw a smiling face, and for some reason, his whole heart spread out like a marshmallow.

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AC Comics' press conference was also held at the Crown Hotel in Texas.

Although Pacific Comics had collapsed and filed for bankruptcy at this time, Meng Qi's choice was still an unrelenting whipping and ridicule in the eyes of the public.

When Mond and Joe Smith arrived at the venue, Will Benjamin and Bob Turner had been waiting backstage for a long time.

"Mr. Frank, long time no see. ”

The two saw Meng Qi coming over, walked up and greeted him warmly, and Will, the fat man, even gave Meng Qi a super hug.

Meng Qi responded uninhibitedly and politely, and then pulled Joe Smith, who was staying aside, over and said, "Let me introduce you to the two of you, this gentleman is the president of Elk Books, Joe Smith, and my most important partner in the future." ”

Hearing this, Joe Smith's heart skipped a beat, and Meng Qi said such things in front of the head of the NBO and the Wara Bros. animation department, obviously helping himself build a network!

Joe Smith was grateful.

Will and Bob looked at each other, each having a number in their minds.

In fact, the moment when seeing a series of counterattack strategies formulated by Meng Qi, seeing how Meng Qi used public opinion and the situation to attack his opponents, and seeing Pacific Comics filing for bankruptcy, the NBO and the Wara Brothers' evaluation of Meng Qi as a person changed.

In the past, it was probably a manga artist resource worth preserving its value for a long time.

Now it has become a highly dangerous unknown factor, because they dare not guarantee that Meng Qi will do something crazy and unreasonable in the face of difficulties and blows.

But fortunately, they think the same as Joe Smith, and they know very well in their hearts that in the face of such people, it is better to maintain a cooperative relationship, and even if they cannot cooperate, they cannot become enemies.

Since he wants to cooperate with someone like Meng Qi, he naturally has to maintain a good relationship with the people around him.

Will and Bob didn't understand this truth, so they immediately exchanged business cards with Joe Smith, and then chatted enthusiastically, like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.

After greeting for about ten minutes, a staff member came over to remind that the time for the press conference was approaching, and Meng Qi and the four of them walked to the front desk.

This was the first time Meng Qi had attended a press conference, and as soon as he walked out, he saw a large group of news media reporters standing or squatting, holding long guns and short guns.

For a while, the sound of "clicking" photos kept ringing, and the flash flashed so that Meng Qi couldn't open his eyes.

The four of them sat down in turn.

Meng Qi looked at Joe Smith beside him, and found that his ten fingers were tightly twisted together, and he seemed a little nervous.

After all, according to the process of the press conference, the first one is for him to announce some statements about the "plagiarism incident".

Although the draft of the press conference was prepared in advance, Joe Smith, like Meng Qi, was facing such a huge scene for the first time, and it was inevitable that he would be a little nervous.

But nervousness is nervous, and when he spoke, although his tone was a little stiff, he almost recited it according to the script, but fortunately, there was nothing wrong, and the task was completed in a decent manner.

Joe Smith sat back in his chair and let out a long breath, according to the flow of the press conference, the rest of the matter didn't matter to him, and his heart that had been hanging was finally a little lighter.

"I have a question, Mr. Smith......"

However, at this moment, a reporter suddenly stood up and said loudly.

The staff next to him reminded: "I'm sorry, this gentleman, it's not time to ask questions yet." ”

But the reporter was unmoved, and continued to his own devices: "May I ask you, Mr. Smith, how can you prove that Frank Miller is not a plagiarist?"

Joe Smith was stunned for a moment, wondering what the question was, and then subconsciously replied: "Isn't the plagiarism incident a conspiracy of Pacific Comics? Isn't the current situation of Pacific Comics the best proof?"

The reporter put on a "I'm just waiting for you to answer" and said, "Isn't everything that happened to Pacific Comics because of racist remarks?

A cold sweat broke out on Joe Smith's forehead, he didn't expect that in such a situation where the overall situation had been decided, a reporter would jump out to question, he thought for a while and replied: "The initiators of the plagiarism incident are the three posters on the forum, all of whom were instructed by Pacific Comics!"

"As far as I know, Pacific Comics is just trying to hype up their new comic, Kung Fu Detective. "But, let's pause and think about it, since neither Elk Books nor Frank Miller have produced evidence of their innocence, can we assume that there is a crooked coincidence?"

"What do you mean?" Smith was annoyed.

"I mean, even though it was a conspiracy by Pacific Comics, it was exactly the truth. Frank Miller is a plagiarist!"

There was a commotion in the press gallery, and many reporters immediately began to discuss.

"Mr. Reporter, what evidence do you have?"

Meng Qi stood up suddenly, staring at the other party with blazing eyes.