"President, this is your email, I saw it when I came back from class, so I brought it back."

Du Ziming pushed open the door of the dormitory and saw Meng Qi sitting in front of the computer, as if he was looking for some information, so he said casually and put the thick envelope in his hand next to the computer.

Du Ziming is a third-year student majoring in finance at Southwest Associated University, and like Meng Qi, he is also one of the fifteen exchange students, and he is assigned to the same dormitory as Meng Qi.

Coincidentally, Du Ziming is actually a member of the Wildfire Animation Club, so he has always called Meng Qi "president".

Du Ziming is a taciturn and loner, whether it is in the animation club or in life, he can be regarded as a person with a low sense of existence, but after all, he and Meng Qi know each other, and after going abroad, the two get along quite well.

"Thank you."

Meng Qi raised his head from behind the screen, picked up the thick email, and his heart moved.

"Could it be that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has already been printed?"

Looking at the time, Meng Qi nodded clearly, there are still three days, that is, next Monday, the inaugural issue of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" will enter major bookstores and comic stores for sale.

Thinking of this, Meng Qi's heart, which was originally as calm as a lake, seemed to be thrown into a small pebble, causing ripples, and his mood couldn't help but get excited.

I've always wanted to be a manga artist, but it's really come true......

Meng Qi held down the email with his hand, but did not open it, and in the face of his debut novel, his heart became nervous. But then, he laughed self-deprecatingly: "I'm thinking nonsense, this is just the beginning!" ”

Adjusting his mood, Meng Qi opened the email, and as expected, inside were the inaugural issues of five "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".

The inaugural issue is about 50 pages long, which is a full two words, but the price is still $4.99, which can be said to be half sold and half given.

In fact, this is also the marketing strategy set by Elk Books after discussing with Meng Qi. Although the publicity and sales work is all done by Elk Books, when it comes to some more important or interest-related matters, Joe Smith will still negotiate with Meng Qi.

"President, are you a comic?"

After all, he is a member of the animation club, although he is far away, but when Meng Qi took out the comics, Du Ziming still found it with a sharp eye.

"yes, this is the latest comic coming next week." Meng Qi paused, and then said, "A friend who works in a publishing house sent me a few copies in advance. ”

Meng Qi is a person who doesn't like to be in the limelight, and he has to be sneaky when he paints, of course he didn't tell the truth to Du Ziming.

Du Ziming didn't doubt him, and walked over: "Can I take a look?" ”

Meng Qi nodded.

Du Ziming picked up a comic book and returned to his desk to read it.

And Meng Qi took out his mobile phone and sent a text message to Su Nan.

"Su Nan, thank you for your help. I've got the sample now, when will it be sent to you? ”

Meng Qi of course remembered the promise he made when he met at the subway station, and now that he got the comics, Meng Qi told this girl who could be regarded as his Bole for the first time.

"Congratulations! But I have a lot of lessons today, so we can only make an appointment tomorrow and contact you when the time comes. I'm sorry. ”

Su Nan's text message quickly replied, and there was a smiley face with an emoji at the end, which made Meng Qi smile knowingly.

"That's amazing! President, this manga is amazing! It's unprecedented! ”

At this time, Du Ziming's low exclamation sounded in the room. He flipped to the cover, looked at the author's name, and continued: "This Frank Miller is a newcomer, but I would like to say that this comic book is full of genius ideas!" ”

In the face of such a masterpiece, Du Ziming, who has never spoken much, actually said a series of words like a cannon, and it was obvious that he was shocked.

Meng Qi smiled lightly and did not answer.

At this moment, the sun outside the window is just right, and the wind blows through the treetops, making a gentle sound.

In these two decades, there has been no time like the present.

Meng Qi was full of confidence, he just wanted to find someone to share the joy that he was about to overflow.

Taking a deep breath, Meng Qi walked out of the dormitory, took out his mobile phone, selected the phone number of a person named "Meng Yan", and dialed it.

"Brother, it's me. Are you working overtime again? ”

"yes, I have a lot of material to write...... Why did you remember to call me today, what's wrong, Xiaoqi, what's the matter? ”

Meng Yan on the other end of the phone seemed to stand up, and his chair rang for a while.

Meng Yan is eleven years old and is Meng Qi's biological brother. But the relationship between the two brothers is far more than the usual brotherly relationship.

Because they lost their parents at an early age.

Meng Qi's parents are well-known mountaineers, and during a mountaineering activity, they were buried forever on the top of the mountain by a sudden avalanche.

When they died, Meng Yan had just entered college, and that year, Meng Qi was only seven years old.

Meng Yan worked part-time while studying, and it was difficult to pull Meng Qi up. After graduation, for the sake of Meng Qi, he gave up his dream, refused the invitations of many large companies, stayed in Rongcheng, and became a civil servant.

The four words of eldest brother like father, I am afraid that no one interprets it better than Meng Yan.

But Meng Qi is very responsible for Meng Yan's feelings, in addition to brotherhood and respect, there are also some resistance, the reason is that Meng Yan resolutely disagrees with Meng Qi to spend time drawing comics, and completely disagrees with Meng Qi's dream of becoming a cartoonist.

Therefore, at this time, although Meng Yan's phone was dialed, the sentence "My comics have been published" still did not come out for a long time, Meng Qi was hesitating, and Meng Yan did not speak.

There was an awkward silence in the air.

In the end, it was Meng Yan who spoke again.

"Xiaoqi, you should pay attention to taking care of your body over there, keep up with your studies, and don't leave your exercise behind. I have made an appointment with Professor Chen Feng of Huaxia University of Geosciences, and we will visit him together during the Chinese New Year. By the end of your junior year, you can prepare for his graduate school. He is now the vice captain of the Huaxia Mountaineering Team, and he used to be a good friend of our father, and I believe that with his help, you will soon be able to join the mountaineering team......"

"I'm not going."

Meng Qi originally wanted to share his success with Meng Yan. But he kept talking about mountaineering, Meng Qi felt very uncomfortable, and ran out a sentence coldly, directly interrupting Meng Yan.

"You have to go, if you don't go, who will inherit your father's will!"

Meng Yan on the other end of the phone raised his voice.

After hearing this, Meng Qi felt even more disappointed.

"Inherit his father's legacy" and the like, Meng Yan has been talking to Meng Qi for more than ten years, which has almost become an obsession of his, even if Meng Qi was filling in the university volunteer, he took the initiative to force Meng Qi to apply for the geology major, the purpose is to pave the way for the future to enter the mountaineering team.

"Why don't you let me do what I love?!"

"Do you know why my father changed his name to Meng Yishan, because he hasn't climbed the highest mountain yet, and he hasn't been able to see the scenery on it, why don't we help him realize it as a son?!"

"You're the eldest son, why don't you do it, but force me!"

There was silence on the other end of the line.

Meng Qi also noticed that what he said seemed to be a bit excessive.

"Because I'm going to take care of you."

After more than ten seconds, Meng Yan's deep voice said this sentence almost word by word, even through the phone, Meng Qi could hear the tiredness and disappointment inside.

"Think for yourself." After Meng Yan finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

Meng Qi exhaled deeply, trying to release the suppressed feeling in his chest.

The two brothers, as long as they talked about this topic, almost always ended in such a fierce collision.

Meng Qi is also helpless in this regard, but at least for now, he has no effective way to resolve such a contradiction.

After standing in the hallway for a few minutes, Meng Qi decided not to think about these bad things for the time being, and now it was imperative to draw "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and then draw more and better comics.