Chapter 696: A Secret Coincidence
"Well, I already know...... Go comics, what a surprising choice. ∷.”
Ning Hai, Dong Ding sat in the moving car, listened to Yang Liang's report in the microphone, and replied: "Since Phoenix Company launched this kind of niche comics, let the angels concentrate on making "Sherlock" and "Flame Boy", and don't spend energy fighting against new comics." ”
What a pity's new comics, the outside world thinks that Zhongxia Company has not cared, but in fact, they have always been very concerned, what a pity's new comics are in an uproar, Dong Ding can't sit still, and a while ago let the angel be ready to launch a new comic.
It's a pity to be able to juggle so much work, and it's even more okay for angels with double-digit members.
Two days before the carnival, rumors circulated in the media circle that "He regrets that he will announce a new work at the carnival", because he knows some government information, Dong Ding knows that He Xi's comic situation will be unlocked during the carnival, and he is more sure than the media that the new work refers to the new comics.
Therefore, he instructed Yang Liang to prepare, and as soon as He Xi's new manga was announced, they immediately looked for a subject that could fight against it - whether they could win or not, they could not let He Xi soar in the manga magazine like a wild horse.
However, after learning that the new work was a Go comic, Dong Ding changed his mind, and he thought there was no need to fight.
"Do you also think that "Chess Soul" will not have a great future?" Yang Liang asked on the phone.
"Niche comics, it doesn't matter how well they are drawn." Dong Ding replied: "But my judgment is different from that of those reporters, I believe that it is possible to draw "Chess Soul" well, but after all, it is a professional comic, no matter how good it is." It's also unlikely to become a threat like One Piece. ”
Dong Ding believes that "Chess Soul" is a restricted comic. It's unlikely to turn into a popular comic with a huge readership. In fact. In the past, when he was still in Longteng, he was already approached by representatives of the Go world, and figured out that the influence of Guò's novels had brought some vitality to the declining Go industry.
However, after investigation, even if the audience of Chinese 'Go' has increased tenfold, it is just an ordinary subject. Even the most popular novelists would fail to write 'Go'.
This genre is too niche in modern times, and if you want "Chess Soul" to become popular, its readership must be at least 1oo times more than that of people who are interested in "Go".
And let's be honest. No matter how much he believed in any pity, Dong Ding didn't think he could do this. If this is not done, it is a pity that the new comics are not a threat to Zhongxia Company, even if it increases the audience of Go by more than ten or twenty times, it is only the level of comics ranked about ten in Zhongxia Company.
"But Mr. Dong, what if the story of "Light Girl" is repeated?" Yang Liang is still very worried, before "The Light Sound Girl" came out a while ago, he was also quite optimistic, but after it came out, he was startled by the fire - Yang Liang didn't dare to underestimate it for a short time.
"Impossible!"
But for his concerns, Dong Ding denied it: ""Light Girl" seems to be a niche. In fact, it is an untapped popular theme, just like "Detective Conan". Both of these works seem to be niche, but they are works that can be viewed by anyone, and there are no restrictions on viewing requirements. ”
Take Detective Conan as an example, although it is a detective comic, you don't need to have detective knowledge to watch it. This is the so-called 'O' threshold, any 'O' threshold theme has a chance to become the public, so before the broadcast of "Light Sound Girl", Dong Ding was more optimistic about it than Yangliang.
"Go comics, what do people who don't know about Go think?"
Dong Ding asked rhetorically, he didn't know how to play Go, and if a Go comic was placed in front of him, he would definitely not be interested in flipping through it. There are occasional Go programs on TV, and there are even explanations, but he can't understand it very well, in Dong Ding's judgment, Go is something that can only be appreciated with a fairly high threshold.
With such a high threshold, this is a hard indicator that cannot be changed, and he doesn't believe that he can resemble it like a threatening manga like "Detective Conan". And after his explanation, Yang Liang quickly became enlightened.
"You're right, to be honest, I'm not interested in reading Go manga, and I don't think I can read it." Yang Liang replied, "I will inform the angels, they will definitely be very happy when they know the news!" ”
Angels are always pushed in front of him, and this time he saves a job, so he will naturally be happy.
However, after hanging up the phone, Dong Ding frowned slightly, the reason was not that he was worried about "Chess Soul", he believed in his own judgment. It's just that he wonders why Meng Huo chose Go, this choice is definitely not a good choice, and it also reminds Dong Ding of a little memory......
He still remembers that when the representatives of the Go industry came to him, it was the time when the old and new ideas of the Go industry clashed, of course, this was not the point, the point was that the Go industry at that time was about to show a business and league model similar to other skills, and the person who led these industries was the Meng family.
Dong Ding was very sure that he was not mistaken, and it was precisely because it was the Meng family that was comparable to the Jiang family, that Long Teng did a special investigation for the possibility of Go novels. The reason why it didn't succeed later, in addition to the fact that this was a fantasy at all, was also because of the death of the head of the Meng family.
Go is not a great thing, the head of the Meng family likes Go, so he takes special care of it, and after it dies, no one cares.
"But now Go is still in the hands of the Meng family......"
Although he did not go to the exhibition, according to the impression of the time, Dong Ding believed that the Go industry was still in the hands of the Meng family, and this era was different from ancient times, the chess players were decoupled from the government, they needed money to survive, and the Meng family controlled this qiē industry.
All competitions, chess halls, and even professional chess players' associations are all the property of the Meng family.
"He Xi's real name is Meng Huo...... Meng Huo, Meng family ......" Dong Ding frowned, and then shook his head: "It's impossible, it's impossible, if they have a connection, there is no need for the Go curator in Tokyo to give the chessboard." ”
His judgment was not wrong, Meng Huo had nothing to do with the Go industry, and he didn't even know that he had accidentally connected with the Meng family.
Su Hua, Meng family
The old lady sitting in the living room had a sneering expression, while the bearded old man opposite her was delighted.
"Don't thank me, I didn't say it!" The old lady shook her head and said, "Although you mentioned this matter, I also thought about mentioning it to him, but in the end I still didn't mention it, I should sue you about this matter, so you hurriedly asked someone from Tokyo to give him a chessboard, right?" ”
"Yes." The old man nodded, with a smile on his face: "Since Madam didn't say it, then this is the judgment of the little young master himself...... I thought it would take many years to convince him, but I didn't expect him to make a choice so quickly, it should be said that it is worthy of the blood of the master......"
Whether it was a coincidence or fate, Meng Huo's decision was indeed gratifying to this top chess player. He originally expected that the young master would like Go like his grandfather, and would persuade him to help in the future, but he didn't expect his decision to be as quick as he imagined.
"Is the bloodline...... the old lady smiled, she took a sip of tea: "Li Bo, will you blame me?" ”
The old man was stunned, and then bowed his head slightly: "How dare you, we all understand Madame's decision, Go is not a valuable thing." We were able to maintain the status quo thanks to the help of my wife. ”
In the past, after the head of the Meng family passed away, the old lady put down her devotion to Go.
However, no one will blame her, Go is not a valuable thing, and it is too difficult to play. Coupled with the death of the head of the family, there was turmoil in the Meng family for a while, and the old lady naturally wanted to grasp more important things, how could she have time to manage the exhibition of Go.
And Go has always been an industry that cannot make ends meet, and although the old lady has not paid attention to it, she has been investing money to maintain it. Maintaining an industry is not a simple matter, although the Go industry is not large, but it needs hundreds of millions of dollars every year.
This is already very grateful to Li Bo and other chess players, and if it were anyone else, Go would have been abandoned long ago. And not to mention that now, Meng Shu has let Li Bo and them see the hope of revival again.
"But I really didn't expect that the little young master would engage in this kind of cultural industry...... Li Bo then praised again: "This is a priceless treasure for everyone." ”
The influence of culture is the greatest, especially after moving towards the new century, the potential value of leading a cultural industry is more than its economic value, if Meng Shu can make the Phoenix company completely bigger, it is simply unimaginable wealth for the Meng family.
"Don't look at him from the perspective of interests...... the old lady's expression turned cold: "He is my grandson, the only grandson, you don't beat his crooked ideas!" ”
Li Bo was stunned for a moment, then his heart was awe-inspiring, and he immediately bowed his head and apologized.
He knew that it was not easy for the old lady's grandson to come, and he could understand from her refusal to speak for Go that for the old lady, Meng Shu was obviously more important than her property. Perhaps she was more worried than anyone else that the side effects of her wealth would keep her grandson away, so she had been strictly forbidden from anyone in the know* from contacting Meng Huo.
"After all, the little master is too strong......"
Li Bo thought in his heart that the reason for this phenomenon was that the little young master was too powerful, and others had to turn around and run over after knowing that they had such a huge wealth behind them. However, Meng Shu didn't need it, he didn't need this wealth to live a more wonderful life than anyone else.
His talent made many people in the Meng family love and hate. Hate that he can't force him back, but love is that if he can return to the Meng family, then the group with the Meng family as the core is likely to usher in a new era full of hope.
In recent years, Meng Huo has conquered the trust of many people with Phoenix.
And now he has inadvertently walked to a key position, "Chess Soul" and the Meng family are linked, this is the first time, it has entered the eyes of all the senior management of the group, and everyone is observing its achievements.
If it can improve the Go industry to a certain extent, then Meng Shu will invisibly establish the trust of everyone, and there will not be much resistance to coming back in the future.
And if it can completely revive the Go industry, then his return will be a major event that everyone will have to actively pursue - no one will want to give up such an outstanding successor to the group. (To be continued!)
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