Chapter 36: President
Kong Lan spent about five minutes explaining to Meng Zhe why she held the issue of "New Comic Book Monthly".
It turned out that Kong Lan went to the magazine office of "New Comic Book Monthly" this morning, and happened to meet two men when he was doing errands, and they quarreled loudly in the magazine.
One of them roared angrily: "Song Guixu, you actually published "Light Girl" without authorization?!" When Meng Zhe knows about this, you come and tell me Jiang Bai, how should I explain it to him?! β
And Song Guixu, who was yelled at, was obviously the editor of the magazine, and he replied: "Old Jiang, what I did was not very authentic, but I also wanted to save our magazine!" You also know what the situation is now, relying on those outdated comic strips, the magazine is about to collapse! The above means that if the circulation of the magazine next year is still only a few hundred copies per month like this year, it will be closed! Old ginger, my heart aches! I'm in a hurry! β
Song Guixu clenched his fists with a look of grief and indignation: "Old Jiangββ, I can't just look at the place where I have dedicated my youth, just say that it will be gone!" β
ββ¦β¦ Even if that's the case, you shouldn't say hello or not, just take Meng Zhe's child's sketch and publish it! That kid is a good seedling, it's rare that he wants to concentrate on accumulation now, do you want to kill him by secretly publishing his works so secretly?! β
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Kong Lan, who listened to the quarrel between the two clearly, stopped to listen because she heard Meng Zhe's name, and then she understood the cause and effect of the matter.
Here's the thing: A few days ago, the man named Jiang Bai, who Xingshi asked for the crime, invited Song Guixu, the editor of the magazine, to have a drink at home, and Jiang Bai inadvertently talked about Meng Zhe when he was half-drunk. And Song Guixu, who was curious, saw Meng Zhe's soft-sounding girl's sketch because of this, and then Song Guixu said that he wanted to take the sketch back to observe and study, Jiang Bai, who was basically drunk at the time, agreed in a daze.
Next, it was Song Guixu who did not consult Meng Zhe and Jiang Bai to put the content of the first episode of "The Light Girl" on the latest issue of "New Comic Book Monthly". Even, Song Guixu persuaded the editor-in-chief to expand the four-panel comic section, which was originally only one page, to the number of pages that can put down a complete story.
Although the magazine was actually printed in the Jiang family's printing house, because the number of copies printed was only a few hundred, Jiang Bai didn't notice this matter at all. It wasn't until this morning that Jiang Bai went to inspect the printing factory and heard the youngest zero-hour worker in the factory, Xiao Ma, unintentionally talk about it, and then he knew about it!
"Anyway...... That's how it is. That Uncle Jiang of yours was a little embarrassed to apologize to you in person, so he asked me to apologize to you, and he said that as long as you don't want to, he will never let that magazine serialize your comics in the next issue. Brother Xiao Zhe, your Uncle Jiang is very good, and you are far beyond my sister's expectations. β
Kong Lan, who clearly explained the cause and effect of the matter, finally said that her last sentence was worth a little fun.
Originally, Kong Lan felt that Meng Zhe was just a teenager who had the dream of becoming a cartoonist and could draw a few comics that was slightly unusual compared to ordinary people. Kong Lan will recognize Meng Zhe as her younger brother, more because she thinks Meng Zhe is very cute, and she talks and acts very much like her own brother.
But Meng Zhe's performance has been beyond Kong Lan's expectations.
started from painting hairstyles and avatars, to easily estimating the output value of the animation industry, and then to quietly drawing this eye-catching "Light Girl".
This little brother Zhe really doesn't look like a child...... There can't be an adult's soul hidden in his body, right?
Kong Lan couldn't help but guess like this, but then she denied the idea with a dumb smile - how could this kind of thing be possible? This kid is just a little smarter than the average kid.
That Huang Yulang started drawing comics at the age of nine, and dared to start a business at the age of fourteen or fifteen.
Shangguan Xiaobao, who has the same status as Huang Yulang, also debuted at the age of 11.
However, compared with Huang Yulang and Shangguan Xiaobao, his younger brother Xiao Zhe will definitely be better and more outstanding.
Oh, Aunt Li has already told me, Xiao Zhe's younger brother has the opportunity to get up early every morning during this period of time to go to the Taoist temple on the mountain to practice national arts, and when he returns home, he will start to study and study all kinds of classics.
After lunch, Xiao Zhe's younger brother will take a nap for more than an hour, and then go to Jiang's house to guide the two little girls of Jiang's family to paint. At night, the kid would concentrate on drawing cartoons again, and Aunt Li said that the various sketches drawn in his room were almost half a person tall......
To be able to do so much, the child's goal and hope are only a matter of time.
Having a clear purpose and being able to act unswervingly to achieve the goal is a similar surname to my sister.
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Under Kong Lan's gaze, Meng Zhe finally spoke: "Is this actually the case? I just said, Uncle Jiang, he shouldn't do such a thing...... But that's fine, now that Sister Lan is going to enter the animation industry, how can I, as a younger brother, not help? β
Although he still has the purpose of making a name for himself and taking advantage of the situation, Meng Zhe will definitely not say it.
I can't, tell Sister Lan that she has changed her mind and will make her debut now, the purpose is actually for the hateful head teacher Zhao Yufen in Zhenyi Town, right? I said that I can't let this sister die of laughter?
"By the way, Sister Lan, you haven't said your specific business idea?"
Meng Zhe suddenly remembered this question.
"It's very simpleββ, start a journal with a regional surname, and then create a trial issue that will attract people to read. Then, one or two issues will be released for free to make a name for yourself, and then you will enter the business stage. After all, funds are limited right now, and there are some better plans that cannot be implemented yet. In a word...... It's just to punch out the name first. β
Kong Lan is also confident about this problem.
"Got it! When Sister Lan and your magazine are launched, I will immediately transfer "The Light Girl" to serialization. Meng Zhe nodded, Kong Lan's strategy is decent, just like she said - the funds are limited, and it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice.
It's a pity that Kong Lan, who always does things unexpectedly, smiled slightly and used a slightly hoarse voice to say words that Meng Zhe didn't expect again.
Kong Lan said: "Heh, you don't need to transfer Brother Xiaozhe, because my sister has already signed a contract with the county government axe, and from today onwards, my sister and I will be the president of the "New Comic Book Monthly" magazine." By the way, sister, I'm going to change the name of the magazine, what do you suggest, brother Xiaozhe? β
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Thanks to the book friend Wind Wild Dragon for his reward support o(β©_β©)o~
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