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This isn't the first time AC Comics has had a meeting, but there's never been a time when the atmosphere was so depressing as today.

Ever since Elk Books canceled all comic-related operations, and since the Wara Bros. and NBO announced the suspension of superhero-related projects, this extremely oppressive atmosphere has quickly formed within the company.

Most people know what they will face after today's meeting.

David Lane's brows furrowed tightly as he whispered, "What are you going to do, Ned?"

"I don't know......" replied Ned Barty, then paused again, "Let's see......"

He co-created "Superman and Batman" with David Lane, which once firmly occupied the top five comic book sales charts, and it was the best-selling work on AC Comics along with "Justice League" and Frank Miller's comics.

However, after the superhero manga boycott, manga sales fell for a while, and now, AC Comics has lost its own distribution channel, and in the past half a month, sales have fallen to the bottom of the valley, and the latest issue of the comic has only sold more than 10,000 copies.

"I said, do you know, I now admire the organizing committee of the Comet Awards and the Galaxy Awards, and now with such a big wind and waves, they still have the confidence to say that they will not cancel the nomination for the winning candidacy of "Batman: Year One", ......

Nick Young held up his phone and suddenly leaned over and said.

On the screen of the mobile phone, two tweets were displayed, which were sent by the organizing committee of the Comet Award and the Galaxy Award.

The two organizing committees seem to have discussed the same, the difference in time is only two or three minutes, and the content is similar, to the effect that they have entered the selection process for "Batman: Year One", and it is unwise and impossible to cancel the nomination at this time, although there are all kinds of "strange status quo" in superhero comics, but it is also caused by force majeure that the organizing committee cannot eliminate, if "Batman: Year One" as a superhero comic is really bad, then it will not win the final award.

The official Twitter accounts of the two organizing committees are very slick and sophisticated, and they cleverly gag the opponents by putting everything down to an unchangeable selection process.

However, the attitude of the Comet Award and the Galaxy Award organizing committee actually proves that in some circles of the American Federation, even in the face of such a huge "anti-superhero wave", they still see the value of these works very rationally and accurately.

Ned Barty glanced at the phone screen with some displeasure, and then looked at David Lane helplessly, and said, "Nick Young, which side are you on?

Nick Young pouted nonchalantly: "I'm just analyzing the current situation, you know ......"

David Lane interrupted Nick Young and said, "Do you still need to analyze the current situation, or do you not understand it at all?"

"No, like you, I know very well what we're facing...... Nick Young said, "but, my man, we're just cartoonists, we just have to draw the comics, whatever?"

Nick Young's words left Ned Barty and David Lane speechless, and although they felt a bit strong, they felt that this was the case.

Isn't it true that cartoonists draw comics?

At this time, Meng Qi pushed open the door of the conference room and walked in, and the originally noisy aspect slowly fell into silence.

When Meng Qi entered the conference room, he restrained his murderous aura very well, and replaced it with a serious expression, with his tired face and slightly exposed scum, just the right way to outline a man who was in a desperate situation.

Meng Qi sat down in his chair with a wry smile on his face: "I think everyone knows the predicament that AC Comics is facing now, and also knows the disadvantage of superhero comics, so I won't beat around the bush and tell you straight, today's meeting is to give everyone a chance to leave......"

The reaction of the people here was not very strong, in fact, they also knew that today's meeting was essentially a meeting of "layoffs", and many people had a certain psychological preparation.

"Although this may be a bit hypocritical, it is difficult to say the word layoff from my mouth, but everyone here, whether it is the main comic writer, screenwriter, colorist, or who has not yet released their own works, has contributed to the development of AC Comics, and now, at this time, some people have to leave the ......."

Meng Qi still had a wry smile on his face, and suddenly as if he had made up his mind, he said loudly: "However, I am here to assure you that I will not take the initiative to dismiss any employee, and it is up to you to choose whether to go or stay...... If you want to leave, you can go through the resignation procedures now......"

After Meng Qi said these words, there was no sound in the huge conference room, and it took a full four or five minutes before the first one stood up.

This is a colorist, less than three months after coming to AC Comics, he walked up to Meng Qi and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Miller, AC Comics is a good company, but superhero comics are dead, I have to think about my future......"

Then, he strode out of the conference room.

With one person taking the lead, then there were people who stood up one after another, at first, it was just those who did not launch their own independent works, and in the end, some of the main writers also left.

Half an hour later, there were only twelve people left in the entire conference room, except for Meng Qi and Su Nan.

Among them, Nick Young, Ned Barty, David Lane, Charlie Wesley, and Barlow Rayleigh all stayed, and these were the first people to enter AC Comics, and the two main creators of "Superman: Legendary Adventure" also stayed, which made Meng Qi quite happy.

Meng Qi exhaled, still smiling bitterly and said, "The team is not easy to bring......"

Nick Young stood up and said, "I'm bored, I'm going to draw comics!"

Although this guy is a little unreliable, Ned Barty admired Ned Barty a little bit today's performance, and he also stood up: "Mr. Miller, there is nothing else, I will go and get busy first." ”

"Go, go, go. ”

Nick Young, who was planning to stay at AC Comics, calmly performed and left the office one after another.

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Su Nan looked at the door of the conference room that closed smoothly when the last person left, and after a while, he asked softly, "What next?"

"As planned...... Ask a private investigator to follow these twelve people......"

"Including Nick Young?"

"Of course...... We can't afford to miss any possibility......"

"What about those who left their jobs?"

"Leave them alone, I believe that the traitor is among these twelve people!" Meng Qi said a little harshly.

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