"Huh...... Shueisha, I'm throwing stones and asking for directions. ”

When Meng Zhe told Kong Lan, who had finally returned from the instant noodle factory that had installed various production machines and could start low-speed trial production tomorrow, he replied.

"Well, Sister Lan, I think so too, my editor in Shueisha is just an insignificant little role, this level of news is not what he should know."

Meng Zhe nodded, if he was only a twelve or thirteen-year-old young man, then he might not be able to see this trick of throwing stones and asking for directions, but the problem now is that Meng Zhe has an adult soul before he was reborn, if he can't even see this, then he can't say it.

"Said myself, it's really not a good thing, they Shueisha released this news, they are waiting for us to take the initiative to ask for cooperation with them, and then ask for a sky-high price!"

Kong Lan rubbed the bridge of her nose that was a little sour, she thought so.

"Hmm...... So Sister Lan, we can't take this hook, our magazine is not short of manuscripts. ”

Meng Zhe nodded and replied, there is no need to introduce comics in "Anime Boy", with Meng Zhe, will there be a shortage of comic serials that can become popular?

Rubbing the bridge of his nose again, Kong Lan, who looked very tired, continued: "Since the end of the first month, dozens of comic publications have appeared on the market, although they are basically still pirating foreign animations, but they are not only pirated from the popular comics of the three major societies - those less famous comics, American superheroes, the disintegrated Soviet Russia, Europe, and even Turkey's comics, you can find them in magazines...... Diverted a lot of readers with niche tastes. ”

Just like Kong Lan said, under the influence of the success of "Anime Boy" and "Painting King Boy", after the New Year, mushrooms have sprung up in the national market, and many animation magazines have sprung up...... The vast majority of newly emerged manga magazines have gobbled up a part of the market at lower circulation prices by virtue of piracy, making the shipment growth rate of the last two issues of "Anime Shonen" fall below double digits for the first time since its inception.

Although I don't know the specific situation of the painting king, Kong Lan guesses that the growth of the painting king's shipments will definitely not be better than that of the anime boy.

"If the painting king really succeeds in cooperating with Kodansha and successfully laundering it from a pirate to a regular magazine, it will be a big threat to us...... Our anime boy sales are still short of the sales of 250,000 copies of the painting king. ”

So Meng Zhe's words did not make Kong Lan feel relaxed, she even frowned a little, if the painting king, who sold more than 400,000 copies, really succeeded in whitewashing, it would inevitably become a behemoth entrenched in the animation magazine publishing market, and it was really not easy for the anime boy who had always insisted on the original to catch up with others.

"The successful cooperation between the king and Kodansha? Not...... Sister Lan, I think it's unlikely that the cooperation will succeed, right? ”

Although Meng Zhe replied like this, Kong Lan's assumption made Meng Zhe feel a little headache, this time and that time - this kind of thing is really possible now.

At the beginning, since Kong Lan had adopted a piracy strategy, it was unlikely that he would reach a cooperation with the author of the mud bomb and the publishing house. But now, Kodansha has taken the initiative to contact the painting king and wants to reach a cooperation and contribution agreement.

The local comic book author who was supposed to make his debut in the king of painting was also snagged away because of the preemptive strike of "Anime Boy", and only the salt boiled water for painting "Snow Coconut" was leaked.

Meng Zhe, the big demon, has even successfully counterattacked and entered the comic market, and even the cartoon is already in production, not to mention, Tianjiao Club has also been connected with Shueisha because of Meng Zhe's relationship!

All of the above is a great stimulus to the painting king, right?

Meng Zhe already has a clear understanding of the power of the butterfly effect, so it is really possible for the painting king and Kodansha to reach a cooperation!

"In addition, according to the feedback from readers, many parents of readers have expressed their dissatisfaction with their children's obsession with comics, believing that our magazine is delaying their children's studies." Kong Lan put down his hand rubbing the bridge of his nose before continuing: "If this kind of public opinion is allowed to grow......

If this kind of public opinion is allowed to grow, "Anime Boy" will enjoy the same treatment as the previous 'martial arts novels' and the future 'online games', and there is no doubt that the reputation of being scolded as a rat crossing the street has greatly decreased its reputation and sales - human beings have a herd mentality of three people becoming tigers.

If many people say that "Anime Shonen" is not good, then in this simple era when the Internet has not yet developed, "Anime Shonen" will really become a bad publication!

Although Kong Lan didn't finish her words, Meng Zhe could certainly figure out what the unfinished words she didn't say were.

But then, Kong Lan said what should be good news: "Fortunately, because Xiao Zhe's three works are about to be made into cartoons, and the producer of Go Boy is still CCTV, those media should not aim their guns at us in a short time." ”

And Kong Lan's words of comfort made Meng Zhe's eyes light up, and he said with some excitement: "Sister Lan, do you remember the lawsuit between us and Zhu Jianqiang years ago?!" ”

"Remember? We won, what's wrong with that? ”

Kong Lan was a little strange, she didn't quite understand what Meng Zhe wanted to express in this plagiarism lawsuit where the topic suddenly jumped.

"Sister Lan, we were able to win the lawsuit, in fact, the fundamental reason is not that we are in charge, but because we are in power! It is a trend for me to animate my two comics, and the domestic media will help the public opinion to guide the trend - because we take advantage of the situation and follow the trend, we will eventually win Zhu Jianqiang, not to mention, but also get the two benefits of CCTV to animate "Go Boy" and the sales of the animation boy have also increased significantly! ”

Meng Zhe explained that he had already thought of a way to increase the sales of "Anime Boys" and reverse the 'anti-comic public opinion' that is still in the making!

"Xiao Zhe, what do you mean, do you mean to ...... again? Indulge in public opinion? ”

Kong Lan really understood it at one point, and she already understood Meng Zhe's thoughts.

"Yes, Sister Lan! We spend money to hire journalists, experts, and scholars who are willing to take the money to publish all kinds of articles in various newspapers and magazines that promote comics and promote the benefits of our "Anime Shonen"! Whether it is to develop the IQ of young people, to educate and entertain, to carry the banner of comic books that have fallen, to prevent this comic book from eroding children's minds, to resist the capitalist trend of thought, or to publish it abroad to increase the international influence of our country...... Reason for them to think for themselves! The only requirement is to reverse the parents' worries and make our magazines and our comics good things for the benefit of the country and the people! ”

Meng Zhe said a lot of things, his idea is really to indulge public opinion, if you can catch up with people who are dissatisfied with the comics, vent their dissatisfaction in the society and cause an impact, occupy the public opinion in advance so that the neutrals at least do not blindly follow, it is a huge victory!

"Hmmm! It's a good idea, I'm not going to ...... tomorrow I'll go to the setup in a moment! After thinking about it for a while, Kong Lan thought that Meng Zhe's proposal was worth it for, but then she added: "However, if we want to carry out the indulgence of public opinion, we need to draw and reserve enough cash - the cash flow of Tianjiao Club itself cannot be broken, and the capital chain of the instant noodle factory cannot be broken." Therefore, we can only temporarily give up the investment in the research and development of the game software of Pioneer Cartoon Bian Xiaochun, and only retain control of the already established "Popular Software......"

"Well, that's all there is to it." Meng Zhe nodded and said, China is too big, and if you want to reverse the trend of public opinion that affects the whole country, you need no less funds.

Now that it has been determined that public opinion control is to be carried out, Meng Zhe and Kong Lan have had a more in-depth discussion on this issue. It wasn't until about ten o'clock in the evening that the two finally decided on the general steps and strategies for controlling public opinion...... The next day, Kong Lan, who was a member of the action, embarked on the journey to Yanjing again, and Yanjing, as the capital, gathered a large number of influential newspapers and magazines! Therefore, only by first taking over the direction of public opinion in the capital can it radiate to the whole country and have the greatest impact.

As soon as Kong Lan left, Tianjiao Club became Meng Zhe's dictatorship again, and the excellent manuscripts selected by the editors in charge of the magazine had to be nodded by Meng Zhe if they wanted to be published in "Anime Boys...... Meng Zhe didn't want to do this coolie every day, so he released a new system for the magazine - the 'monthly short story censor system'.

What does this 'monthly short story examiner system' mean?

In fact, it is very understandable that Meng Zhe delegated the right to review the short stories, and transformed this right into an 'honorary identity', and handed it over to a cartoonist who is serializing the long story to be responsible for the review of the short stories that can be published.

In this way, the editors in charge of selecting and submitting manuscripts first act as the first layer of filters, selecting the short works that they judge can be used for serialization; Then, the serialized manga artist, who acts as the monthly short story reviewer, is responsible for the selection and recommendation of the second layer after the editors in charge submit the short stories.

Then, as the editor-in-chief, Meng Zhe only needs to be responsible for reading the short stories selected by the reviewers, and there is no need to waste time in the dozens of short stories submitted in each issue from the headache of having increased to more than a dozen responsible editors!

Looking at Chen Xiang, who is already a popular serialized cartoonist of "Anime Boy", after being accused of becoming the first 'monthly short story reviewer', he was so excited that he was incoherent, Meng Zhe felt a dark feeling in his heart.

Hey! Not to mention that this kind of can get cheaper, it can also increase the long-form serialized cartoonist, and the obedient to the magazine and the sense of belonging to the Tianjiao Society, aren't you happy?

Then, Meng Zhe, who completely delegated power, began to look forward to what kind of short story Chen Xiang would choose. However, at this time, the number of editors in the magazine increased, so Song Guixu, who had been promoted to the leader of the editorial team, came to Meng Zhe and handed him a tape without any logo.

"Uncle Song, what is this?"

Meng Zhe couldn't find the logo, so he could only ask Song Guixu who brought the tape.

"I don't know what's in it, a reader from Suzhou sent it to Xiao Zhe by name, and her letter said that it seemed to be dubbing the lines recorded in the discontinued "Dream Eater", or something?"

Song Guixu replied truthfully that there was no tape recorder in the magazine.

"The voice of Dream Eater? In that case, I'm going to hear it......"

For Song Guixu's answer, Meng Zhe naturally became interested, since the founding of the anime boy, although there have been many readers who have sent him things, but this is the first time that the dubbing tape has been mailed.

The painting work of "Chess Soul" was handed over to Ken Obata, the four-panel comic "Light Voice Girl" was drawn quickly, and Chen Xiang was elated in the work of saving manuscripts and reviewing short stories in "Dumb Guardian of the Three Kingdoms...... Leisurely - such a rare leisure time, such a rare perfect excuse, not to take the tape to the father-in-law's house with a tape recorder, take the opportunity to be close to the future wife and sister-in-law, absolutely damned!

So, thinking like this, Meng Zhe ran to the house of his future parents-in-law with this tape in his hand.

Meng Zhe, who said hello to his future mother-in-law and obtained the control of the tape recorder, called the two big loli of the Jiang family to listen to what was in the tape.

Originally, according to Meng Zhe's plan, he felt that he could listen to the tape for about ten minutes at most, and there would be no need to continue listening, and then it was time to increase intimacy with his future wife.

However, when he pressed the play button of the tape recorder, in the noise of sizzling and cheering, he heard the self-proclaimed 'Jing Xi' and 'Ji Youyuan' self-reported home and greetings, Meng Zhe had already forgotten his original plan, and even his originally relaxed expression quietly became serious!

These two guys, these two guys...... Not bad! Very good!

It's not without problems, the two obviously don't have professionally trained dubbing, and there are obvious mistakes in the wording and other issues, but this kind of dubbing is completely different from the endorsement of elementary school students, with full voices, clear emotional expression, and very ...... Well, it's a dubbing that makes people feel cute when they hear it!

Whether it is the voice or the full emotions when interpreting the words of the characters in the comics...... In Meng Zhe's view, these two children who use a simple home tape recorder, dub and mail tapes are clearly two pearls waiting for him to discover!

I'm going to fund them! I'm going to sponsor them to train as professional voice actors!

Meng Zhe thought like this secretly, and didn't notice that an audio tape had been played to the end.

So, a voice that made Jiang Xiyao laugh at Meng Zhe for a long, long time in the future came out of the tape recorder like a spring thunder at first release-"Teacher Meng Jiji!" Why did you suddenly stop serializing Dream Eaters, why? Why? Why? Absolutely unforgivable——! Mr. Jiji, will you republish Dream Eater within a year? Otherwise, I will wish you every day that you will choke on drinking water, choking on eating, and collapsing your bed......"

(To be continued)