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Mantiantang, this is the name of the largest comic company in the Far East Region. It is said that it was established with the investment of several consortiums, and now it basically monopolizes the comics and animation industries in the Far East Region.

In fact, this company cannot be said to be very tyrannical. It is far less capitalized than Zhongxia Company, and its influence is limited to the Far East. It can be said that it is only a regional overlord.

The reason why Meng Huo hated it was because of its style, especially the practice of using other cartoonists' works to develop the market.

The cartoonists under this company held the banner of "original comics", but launched serials in various best-selling comics that "learned" from the outside world. Both Zhongxia Company and Phoenix Company suffered from it.

Li Xin's "Son of Detective" - ​​"Grandson of Detective", Qin Ya's "New Moon" - "Suoyue", He Xi's "One Piece" - "Pirate King" and so on...and so on.

This model is quite shameless. Zhongxia has sued Mantiantang twice, but lost without exception.

"Different content, similar title—not plagiarism."

The court ruled that this is the case. In fact, Mantiantang's comics are full of plots and plots from the outside world, and even the character settings are very similar. It is right to say that it is plagiarism, but it is difficult to obtain evidence.

The editors of Mantiantang know how to measure. They turned the plagiarism of cartoonists into a reference, and their business is limited to the Far East. If they want to sue it, they must come to the Far East Court. However, this is its territory. It is very difficult to sue successfully. trouble.

Neither Zhongxia nor Phoenix Company has much energy to suppress it. Even if the lawsuit is successful, it will be a breeze to replace one or two comics, which is completely irrelevant.

And more importantly, Mantiantang's hands and feet have not touched the Chinese mainland. There is a style of 'I just want to be the boss of the district'. This made Zhongxia and Phoenix Company somewhat uncertain. Naturally put it aside to dry.

Meng Huo didn't pay attention to it at first, but after a few days in the extreme east, he found that something was wrong.

Mantiantang is not just 'learning from'. It is also manipulating the news and public opinion in the Far East. It has been quietly spreading some negative news about Zhongxia and Phoenix for a long time, which makes the reputation of the two companies in the Far East very bad.

Readers in the Far East are no longer as objective as Meng Huo was when he came last year...

Not to mention far away, let's just say that now, in the high-speed train bound for Tokyo that Meng Huo is riding on. Several young people talked about the topic of comics.

"Another shady incident broke out in Zhongxia Bookstore, it's too much..."

"Don't mention it,

Now Zhongxia Bookstore only sells a few comic magazines of theirs and Phoenix Company, and they refuse to let Mantian go in. I heard that the president of Mantang visited the headquarters of Zhongxia in person, and he couldn't even enter the door. "

"I've heard about this too. The business of those two companies in the Far East Region has not been good, so they joined forces to suppress Mantang. Mantang is our local company, and we can't let it lose!"

"Yes. It's too shameless, we have to support Mantiantang!"

This is the conversation of several young people. But the overall atmosphere in the Far East is very similar. Mantiantang plays the sympathy card of "local companies", and at the same time fabricates and uses various excuses to slander other companies, completely occupying the market in the Far East.

Moreover, Mantiantang has a lot of negative slanders against outside cartoonists. Meng Huo has been shot countless times. Many of his readers in the Far East in the past are now prejudiced.

Thinking of this incident, Meng Huo felt a little upset. When he first came here, he wanted to find some readers he knew before, but he found it difficult to find anyone.

"Is it necessary to make it like this..."

He sighed that the current extreme east is very repulsive to outside comic companies and cartoonists. This is the result of the subtle influence of the media. Solve many puzzles.

When a person commits a crime, whoever can get the most benefit is the most likely suspect.

Who is the biggest beneficiary of the vicious atmosphere in the Far East—of course, Mantian, which is the dual overlord of comics and animations in the Far East. If the comics from the outside world cannot come in, Mantiantian can enjoy this cake to itself.

"I said... what are you sighing for?"

Also on the high-speed train to Tokyo, Takashima Koko sat across from Meng Huo. She looked at Meng Huo angrily, "Is it so uncomfortable for me to be by your side?"

"Well...it's a little..."

Meng Huo smiled and said, this girl is always angry, but she is quite similar to Shen Jie: "Speaking of which, I can't help "Gundam Genesis", why are you still pestering me?"

Yesterday, Ning Hai's assistant notified the manga author of "Gundam Genesis" for him, but unfortunately, its animation copyright has long been bought by an animation company.

The manga artist also knew about the affairs in the Far East District. He sympathized with the Takashima family, but the copyright was bought and he couldn't take it back.

Meng Huo told Takashima Xiangzi the news. The girl was full of disappointment, but when he was leaving today, Xiangzi still pestered him.

"I, I didn't bother you..." Takashima Koko blushed and said angrily, "I just went to Tokyo to visit my parents, yes... I want to visit them!"

"How do I remember that you said a few days ago that you didn't want to go to Tokyo to disturb them..."

Meng Huo said weakly, he was also so hot, but he liked Shen Jie more.

"You remember it wrong!" Takashima Koko was a little hard to get off the stage, she got up suddenly, paused, and then said: "I'm going to the bathroom!"

She ran away, while Meng Huo continued to stare out the window in a daze.

"Takashima Eiji..."

He read the name of Kako Takashima's father, in fact, he had an impression of this name. When he was traveling in the Far East, there was a middle-aged couple who played with him. They were lovers of comics. Establish an animation company.

But there are so many similar names in the Far Eastern District, Meng Huo didn't know if it was that person, and even if it was, he still had to consider whether he should help.

Once he helps, he may have to stay in the Far East for a long time.

Meng Huo shook his head, not thinking about it for now.

Soon, Takashima Koko came back, this time she came back with a newspaper, her face flushed—but it was different from before. It's totally angry red.

"You lied to me!"

She said loudly to Meng Huo.

Meng Huo smiled: "You know?"

He looked at the newspaper. Think identity exposed. He hadn't gone unnoticed in his travels, but never so quickly. Half a year has changed his appearance a lot, and at the same time, the media's attention has also decreased a lot.

"Yes, I know! The animation copyright of "Gundam Genesis" is not sold at all, is it!"

However, Takashima Koko's next sentence stunned Meng Huo.

"what?"

She didn't discover his identity, but she meant that the animation copyright of "Gundam Genesis" was not sold?

"You show me."

Meng Huo reached for the newspaper and glanced at it. Saw such a title in an obscure place.

——'The real reason why Sakura Animation Company is on the verge of bankruptcy——He Xi's refusal. '

He frowned slightly: "Sakura Animation...is this your father's company?"

"Yes, he likes cherry blossoms the most, and he will find time to travel every year during the cherry blossom season."

Takashima Koko's words made Meng Huo feel that it was a coincidence. Could it be that Takashima Eiji was really the reader he knew?

He continued to look at it, and the more he looked, the more frowning his eyebrows became.

"You guys were talking about Sakura animation, right?"

At this time, a few people who were talking about comics not far away came over curiously: "Sakura Animation is a company run by your father?"

They looked at Koko Takashima.

"kindness……"

Xiangzi nodded, the anger on his face still did not dissipate.

"It's so pitiful, you read the report, it's all He Xi's fault. My mother used to be his fan, if I know that he stopped the cartoonist from selling the animation copyright to Jidong, I will be very disappointed!"

"That's right. It's fine if you don't save yourself, but you still want to make trouble..."

"Don't worry, sister, I heard that Mantiantang is also making Gundam animations, and they will definitely help your family out of trouble!"

These young people comforted Takashima Koko, and Meng Huo also finished reading the report.

The content of the whole news is very simple, that is to say, Sakura Animation was deceived by someone, and they had no choice but to go to Phoenix Company for help. As a result, the original author of "Gundam Genesis" did not agree. According to "reliable" "insiders", it turned out that the creator of the Gundam theme did not agree.

He Xi disagreed with the production of Gundam animation in the Far Eastern District, so he used his position in Phoenix to suppress the author of "Gundam Genesis" and let him reject Sakura Animation's request.

Takashima Koko should be angry about this matter. The newspaper said that the animation copyright of "Gundam Genesis" had not been sold, and she believed it.

"Nonsense."

But after reading it, Meng Huo felt it was too fake.

"I said Xiangzi, what is the reason for He Xi's refusal?" He said to Takashima Xiangzi: "This matter has nothing to do with him, don't believe the rumors of these newspapers,"

"Of course there is a reason—that He Xi is guilty!"

Koko Takashima didn't answer, but the young man beside her said: "Now who doesn't know that Gundam is a theme thought up by our cartoonists in the Far Eastern District, and it was stolen by that He Xi."

"Ah?" Meng Huo was dumbfounded: "How do you say that?"

The woman next to the young man explained.

"I heard that the theme of Gundam is something that some veteran manga artists in our Far Eastern District came up with. At that time, Mantiantang was not established, and Phoenix Company preempted the registration in advance."

"The original name of this theme is - Mobile Suit. Now there are several comics about Mobile Suit in Mantiantian. Look at the name, Mobile Suit is obviously more in line with the setting."

"I don't know how the title of Gundam came about. The mobile suit is simple and easy to understand. This is undoubtedly the work of our Far East manga artist - He Xi is afraid of being held accountable by Man Tian, ​​of course he will not agree to make such a cartoon in the Far East. Animated."

The woman's words were over, but for a moment, Meng Huo suspected that he was in the country that 'created the universe'. He was a little speechless, this Man Tiantian is too powerful, the promotion is done like this, no wonder it can occupy the market in the Far East.

"You don't seem to believe it? Actually, I didn't believe it at first..."

The woman looked at Meng Huo in disbelief, and continued, "But you can go and watch some interview programs of Mantiantang, He Xi is really too much."

"I heard that the theme of magical girls is also someone else's idea. Think about it, the themes of magical girls and Gundam are both popular topics, but why don't you draw them? He has never drawn these two themes because he doesn't know how to draw them. painting."

"Mantiantang was just established half a year ago. I heard that Mantangang was going to hold He Xi accountable, but he disappeared. You said it was not too much... that is a guilty conscience."

"It makes sense." Meng Huo nodded in a daze, and then asked, "But... is this what Man Tiantian said?"

The woman shook her head.

"Of course not. It was discovered by the media at the beginning. Mantiantang was unwilling to tell the story. In the end, it was when the media went to interview them that they admitted..."

Meng Huo frowned, and asked again: "Man Tiantang wants to make a Gundam animation?"

"Yes, it's the animation of "Mobile Suit"!" The woman smiled proudly: "Mantiantang wants to justify the title of this theme. Animation is much better than manga. My parents both watch animation, but they never read manga."

"As long as Mantiantang produces the animation of "Mobile Suit", people in the whole of China will know that Gundam is a fake brand..."

"..."

Meng Huo was silent.

"Okay." He clapped his hands suddenly, turned to look at Takashima Koko: "Xiangko, you take me to see your father today!"

"what!!"

Smoke rose from Takashimaka's head.

"This... this... is it a bit faster..." (to be continued...)