Big Manga

In the cultural center after the show, fans left one after another, only Shen Jie and two roommates stood outside the door.

They waited for ten minutes before Meng Huo came back.

"You seem happy?"

Shen Jie noticed the joy on his face, and was secretly upset, so she said goodbye without saying goodbye, how could she be happy seeing a beautiful woman?

"Yep."

Meng Huo smiled. He was indeed very happy. After all, he found He Qian. She was his second regret in his previous life, and now this regret has been settled.

He noticed that there was something strange under Shen Jie's feet.

"What happened to your foot?"

"It's okay, it's just that the heel is broken."

Shen Jie took two steps to prove that her feet were not injured.

Meng Huo nodded: "It was done in the backstage before!"

He guessed the answer, and said with a smile: "You guys go back later, we will have dinner together, and help you buy another pair of shoes by the way."

He is in a good mood today and doesn't mind spending more money. As usual, Shen Jie had already refused, but now she seemed to be feeling sullen, so she didn't refuse.

"OK."

The two roommates were surprised: "Shen Jie, there are late repairs tonight!"

"It's okay. I'll call the head teacher and he will agree."

Shen Jie's expression was very disapproving. The class teacher has always been tolerant to her, so it is impossible not to ask for leave.

But they didn't go anywhere else. There are restaurants and shoe stores everywhere in Ninghai. There was a pedestrian street not far from the cultural center. Meng Huo took the three girls to dinner, and then bought shoes for Shen Jie at a shoe store of a well-known brand.

It was already seven o'clock in the evening when I bought the shoes, and the sky was getting dark. The lights were turned on on the street, and the flow of people going out to shop continued unabated. The four young people were very happy. The sullenness in Shen Jie's heart disappeared, and she walked towards the bus stop with the new shoes she bought.

"Take off these shoes and replace them with new ones."

She was still wearing bad heels, Meng Huo couldn't help saying when he saw her walking crookedly.

"It's not necessary now, I'll wear it tomorrow." Shen Jie disagreed. She liked the new pair of shoes very much, but she didn't want to owe favors: "Meng Huo, if anyone bullies you in the future, tell me to beat him!"

After much deliberation, Shen Jie felt that force was the best way to return favors.

"Then there's no need."

Meng Huo shook his head with a smile. He had no intention of competing with others, and then said: "I will compose music in the future, and you can help me sing."

He felt that Shen Jie's singing was very good, and it was worth continuing to cooperate.

But Shen Jie refused.

"Singing is fine, but it's okay to perform like today." The girl complained: "It's too noisy. I don't like this kind of noise. It's better to be quiet."

"Quietly?"

Meng Huo raised his eyebrows: "You are the number one in the high school entrance examination, and you came to Ninghai alone. I thought you were a lively person."

"That's my parents' request!" Shen Jie pouted and explained: "They have high expectations of me. I actually don't like this city, especially after coming here..."

She looked at the brightly lit streets, and the dense crowd made her feel annoyed: "I'm not suitable for living in the city, it's too noisy here."

"This is your world.

"

She turned her head to look at Meng Huo, and lightly clenched the bag with her fingers: "And me, I will return to my hometown one day, and live my whole life in a normal way."

Meng Huo didn't answer the call again.

He and Shen Jie are two completely different people, perhaps he knew this from the first meeting. Shen Jie's eyes are full of vitality, but she lacks ambition. She is a girl who has ability but doesn't want to show it.

But everyone has their own freedom of outlook on life, and this cannot be changed by Meng Huo.

He sent the three of Shen Jie to the platform, and after saying goodbye to them, Meng Huo called Alice: "Alice, are you still at the venue?"

"I just finished my work and got ready to leave." Alice's voice seemed exhausted: "Where are you? Haven't you come home yet?"

"Well, come and pick me up."

Meng Huo told Alice the address, and not long after, she showed up in a red Porsche.

"I want to see your dad, is he free now?"

After getting into the car, Meng Huo asked, and Alice nodded, "No problem, I know where he is now."

Seeing that Meng Huo was not wearing a seat belt, she turned around and helped him put it on skillfully. The elegant scent of perfume wafted from her body, and Meng Huo felt as if she was already familiar with the smell.

Xu Jing is in a retro restaurant in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Alice said that this is his favorite restaurant.

There were flowers, grass, bamboo, and lakes and rockery in the dining room. Even when the two found Xu Jing, Meng Huo also found a stream paved with cobblestones in the old man's suite.

"This is the stream water from Canglan Mountain."

A waitress in a cheongsam was squatting by the stream to gather water to make tea. Xu Jing was eating. He put down his chopsticks and asked Meng Huo, "What can you do with me tonight?"

Alice took Meng Huo to sit down, and she asked the waiter to add two more bowls and chopsticks, and rushed to eat with Xu Jing unceremoniously.

Meng Huo had already eaten, he straightened his expression: "Can I open a third comic book?"

As soon as these words came out, Xu Jing didn't respond, but Alice almost choked.

"Cough, cough..."

She picked up the water and gurgled a glass, and finally caught her breath.

"The third manga!"

Alice turned her head and wanted to stop Meng Huo's Arabian Nights. Two comics were too busy, so three comics wouldn't exhaust him? But she stopped after only one sentence, because Xu Jing stretched out his hand to signal her not to speak.

The old man shook his head: "It's an exception for me to ask you to add "Wukong Biography" to the half-year agreement. Teacher He Xi has the chance to win, and there is no need to open a third comic book."

He wanted to appease Meng Huo, but Meng Huo refused to give up: "I need money now."

He asked for money to treat He Qian's illness, Xu Jing frowned slightly, and the old man drank tea for a long time.

"Teacher He Xi."

He said, "If you agree to stop buying shares at 25%, I will agree to you."

Meng Huo's complexion began to change subtly, Jiang was still old and spicy, Xu Jing actually saw through his other thoughts.

"As expected..." Xu Jing observed Meng Huo's expression and sighed, "Teacher He Xi, let's show our cards."

"You want to become the largest shareholder of Phoenix Company and kick me out, right?"

In the past two months, Meng Huo has published "Inuyasha" and "Wukong Biography" consecutively, and now he wants to open a third manga. If he is allowed to continue, he does not know how many things will be produced in half a year. Perhaps 50% of the shares of Phoenix Company will not be enough for him.

"Teacher He Xi, isn't it good to be a cartoonist?"

"Okay, it's good to be a cartoonist..."

Meng Huo nodded in agreement. Anyway, he will be seen through sooner or later. It is better to be honest now.

He looked at Xu Jing: "But a cartoonist is just a cartoonist. As a content provider, there are many things that I can't do."

"I hope to lead Phoenix Company, I don't want to be a person who can only draw pictures."

(Thanks to Mengying? and yue1223 for their rewards!)