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On Wednesday, as soon as Meng Huo went to work, Xu Jing called him to the office.

"Sit down, I'll make tea..."

The chairman comforted Meng Huo on the sofa, and smilingly took out the tea leaves to make tea. He put the cup in front of Meng Huo, and carefully made a cup of hot tea for him.

"Drink and watch."

Under his signal, Meng Huo picked up the teacup with some doubts, and slowly took a sip.

"How about it?"

Xu Jing asked with bright eyes.

"Huh? It's not like the usual tea..." Meng Huo frowned slightly: "How should I put it, it's bitter when you drink it, but only a scent remains after drinking it."

"Yes, right! This is Jiangnan premium tea, and the aroma after drinking it has no trace of color." Xu Jing clapped his hands and praised: "This kind of tea is not sold in the market, and there is no brand. You can only get it through acquaintances."

"However, Meng Huo, most people don't notice the difference between it and other teas. It seems that you have a talent for drinking tea!"

Xu Jing wanted to promote his tea science again.

"Okay, you didn't come to me to buy me tea, did you?"

Meng Huo interrupted him, Xu Jing must have encountered something happy when he took out such a good tea.

"You're right. There are two main things." Xu Jing sat across from Meng Huo, and then said with a smile: "A few days after the CCTV news, the sales of our company's magazines have increased gratifyingly."

"Many bookstores in the mainland have increased the number of reservations for "Weekly Boy" and "Weekly Girl". Can’t add so many bookings.”

Xu Jing looked at Meng Huo with eyes full of admiration. This kid is really the lucky star of Phoenix Company. Since Meng Huo made his debut in Phoenix Company, Phoenix's performance has surpassed that of the past ten years in just half a year.

This is quite remarkable. Now "Weekly Boys" and "Weekly Girls" have been cut in half, the quality has improved, and the future is bright. As for the most worrying mid-summer issue, after the broadcast of CCTV news, the market is also full of confidence in Phoenix, and they have gained a firm foothold with the momentum of thunder.

Although the future remains to be seen. But in a short period of time, Phoenix Company will no longer be overwhelmed by Zhong Xia.

"How powerful is CCTV news?"

Meng Huo was surprised.

"The power of CCTV is of course great." Xu Jing poured himself a cup of tea and replied: "But the news itself, the time is too short, the audience may not care too much when they see it, the power of CCTV news is mainly its influence force."

He explained to Meng Huo in detail that CCTV news is a weather vane for all media, and its influence on the media far exceeds that on the audience. When CCTV introduced He Xi, many viewers didn't feel much after seeing it, but the media was different.

The media from all over the country discovered that the central government actually broadcast news about a cartoonist. Naturally, it will follow the trend and fry for a while. The result is that there will be follow-up reports about He Xi in various regions, and these reports are what attract readers' attention.

CCTV news flashed by. But the follow-up effect it brings is very large, and it is difficult for Phoenix to achieve this by relying on its own advertising.

"And Meng Huo, in addition to the two periodicals, the sales of "5 Centimeters per Second" have increased even more." Xu Jing took a sip of tea, put it down in satisfaction, and smiled: "The publishing house has been busy these days, conservative estimates , CCTV's news will increase the total sales of "5 Centimeters Per Second" by 5 million."

Five million sales, which is half of the current sales of "5 Centimeters Per Second". There are many reasons for this situation, the key is the difference in advertising before and after. A few months ago, "Five Centimeters Per Second" was released as a booklet, and when Phoenix Company was preparing to promote it with great fanfare, Zhongxia comics came out.

The arrival of Zhongxia is like a big mountain, it occupies people's sight, Phoenix company's investment in the promotion of "5 Centimeters per Second" is in vain, and Xu Jing regrets the bad timing in his dreams for a few days.

But just when he thought there was no hope, "5 Centimeters Per Second" surpassed 10 million sales very competitively. Seeing this result, Xu Jing gritted his teeth and went to Yanjing, saying it was for "Dream Eater", but why not to prevent "5 Centimeters Per Second" from being buried!

But to say a thousand words and ten thousand, the biggest hero is still Meng Huo. Without him, the following things would not happen. This is one of the reasons why Xu Jing asked Meng Huo to come here today. He wanted to thank this child very much.

"Meng Huo, the company's success depends entirely on you. I won't talk about the manuscript fee and royalties. The company will still listen to you for half a year. I don't care about it." Xu Jing said cheerfully: "You have worked so hard these two weeks. What other rewards do you want, tell me, I can give it all..."

"How about I pay for the house for you? Or do you want a sweat car? Other things are fine...except my daughter, you name it."

Meng Huo was a little moved. This old man clearly distinguished between public and private. If he wanted to reward Meng Huo with things, he would only spend his own money and would never use the company's property. To be honest, Xu Jing treated Meng Huo with kindness and righteousness. as far as possible.

He even handed over the company to Meng Huo. At this time, no matter what, Meng Huo couldn't raise any high demands, but he couldn't dampen Xu Jing's interest either.

"Then let's have a cake..." Meng Huo thought for a while and replied, "I want a big cake, enough for hundreds of people, and I can hold a banquet in the company!"

He doesn't need anything, the house can be paid later, and he has no interest in cars. If Xu Jing wants to reward, it is better to reward the employees of the whole company, and the cake is very cheap, it is just a drop in the bucket for Xu Jing.

"Cake?" Xu Jing looked shocked, and then laughed loudly: "You child, okay, cake is cake, I will prepare a super big cake for you!"

He was very pleased with Meng Huo's answer. Meng Huo knew how to accept and be grateful, which was why Xu Jing felt relieved about him.

With the phoenix in Meng Huo's hands, nothing will happen. Xu Jing believes that even if he leaves the company one day, Meng Huo will still treat Phoenix and his family kindly...

Xu Jing feels very lucky to be able to find such a child as his heir.

"You said you wanted me for two things, and what is the other one?" Meng Huo asked again.

"Wait." Xu Jing nodded, got up and picked up a card from the table, and handed it to Meng Huo when he came back: "This is the director of the CCTV animation team, um...not the one who reviewed "Pokemon" "The director of the original script."

Meng Huo looked at the card, it was a business card, it said CCTV Animation Production Group B, director Su Yuhua, and it was a female director: "Why does this director want me?"

"She wants to shoot the animation of "Detective Conan" and wants to buy the copyright." Xu Jing said with a smile: "I think this is an opportunity. CCTV's animation channels and publicity are better than ours. Your "Detective Conan" "In her hands, she will definitely be famous."

"And it's also a big boost to your development..."

Xu Jing looked at Meng Huo's expression, and added: "Our company has its own animation production team. It's a pity to give up "Detective Conan", but there are too many people producing an animation, and hundreds of people can maintain efficiency. "Pokemon" is a long animation, I don't know how many years it will be serialized, we don't have the energy to make "Detective Conan"."

Meng Huo understood this very well. Animation production is very difficult. Serializing one series is already quite good, but it is impossible to serialize several at the same time. Phoenix Company is not capable of recruiting so many painters.

Moreover, "Detective Conan" and "Pokemon" are not short animations. It is a good choice to hand over one of them, especially CCTV is the top choice.

Of course, Meng Huo was still a little reluctant. "Detective Conan", this is an animation that can be serialized for decades, and can even maintain the long-term survival of an animation team. Isn't it a loss to hand it over to others?

"Let me think about it..."

He put away his business card and decided to think again: "By the way, what was the ratings of last week's "Pokemon"?"

"33.8%..." Xu Jing's face changed slightly when he mentioned this. He looked at Meng Huo, and the more he looked at it, the more he couldn't understand: "How did you do it? People say that "Pokemon" will take a month to produce." Beat the ratings of "Tom and Jerry" and you're pretty much over in a week."

"The hearts of many film critics are almost frightened by you..."

33.8%, this figure surprised Meng Huo, it was only 28% last week, the spread of "Pokemon" is beyond imagination. Who said that this animation is not good in the previous life? Well... maybe the latter ones are really not good, but the first few ones are the essence.

"By the way, there is one more thing..."

Xu Jing clapped his hands, as if he had just remembered: "The night before yesterday, there was a group called s5 who wanted to find you... It was an apology, do you want to spare some time to meet them?"

"s5?"

Meng Huo remembered that there seemed to be such a celebrity group who once said bad things about "Pokemon", and even made a bet with Xifeng. Could it be that they also came to kneel down and beg for forgiveness?

Imagine the five people kneeling in front of him, and Meng Huo's body would get goosebumps.

"I don't want to see them." He has been so busy recently that he has no time to pay attention to these people who come out, and things like celebrities may be hyped again once they come into contact with them. He wants to work quietly.

"You let people reject them, so you just say that I didn't take their words to heart." Meng Huo said, and suddenly felt that something was wrong. Did he always forgive others, did he appear cowardly? What if more people use him to hype him up in the future?

"Well then, you tell them to apologize publicly, but you don't have to eat the real thing..."

"What is that?"

Xu Jing asked amusedly.

"Ask knowingly..."

Meng Huo got up and left. (To be continued..)