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At noon, Meng Huo came out of Qinyuan wearing a hat: "Why are you here?"

He asked Alice who was standing at the door, and Alice smiled and made an excuse: "I happened to come to Yanjing for business, and I heard you were here so I asked Huang Ye to bring me here, how about it? "Five Centimeters Per Second" Have all of your songs been produced?"

"En." Meng Huo shook the document bag in his hand: "The finished products are all in there, as long as you bring them back to the company, the movie will be done!"

"Recorded just now?"

"No, it was recorded yesterday." Meng Huo frowned slightly, and said, "I finished the recording yesterday in a side room of the theater, but they said that some teachers were not present, and asked me to play a few songs this morning...but When I watched the scene, I always felt that the school deliberately arranged for me to perform in front of those students!"

Meng Huo had spent the whole day finishing the assessment and recording the day before, and today there were so many students sitting in the theater, he could see that something was wrong.

"It's not just students who are arranged to watch you play." Alice said with a smile: "There are many musicians present today, didn't you notice?"

Meng Huo was surprised, he did notice that Qin Lang was there, but the group of people with him were old and young, and they didn't talk to him, so they couldn't tell he was a musician.

"What are they doing here?" He frowned.

"Don't you want to meet you, a piano genius?" Alice gave Meng Huo a blank look, and then said, "You are really lucky, those people originally wanted to draw you into the music world, but after listening to your performance An old lady who can be said to be Taishan Beidou in the piano world said that you don't need guidance, and gave up the idea of ​​​​wooing you."

Just now in the theater, the musicians had a discussion. In the end, several veteran pianists recognized that Meng Huo could be self-taught, and finally gave up the idea of ​​persuading him.

The details of their discussion needless to say, but Alice felt that some of their points of view were very reasonable. One of the more convincing points of view is Meng Huo's work. As a person who spans multiple industries such as comics, animation and games, Meng Huo has enough reasons to continue to compose music, and he will get better and better at the piano.

Kong Wei and others wanted to win over Meng Huo, let alone the feasibility. Even if they succeed, what can Meng Huo gain in the music industry? His piano skills no longer need to be refined for other piano pieces. There is no need to exercise yourself through performances and competitions...

It's better to let him continue his current life. Animation and other things will stimulate Meng Huo to compose and play the piano. He will not stop pursuing music. But although several pianists are optimistic, in fact——Alice, who is familiar with Meng Huo, has some doubts: Is this guy really interested in music?

His piano has been improving over the years,

Is that because of love, or simply because of talent? If anyone else repeats Meng Huo's progress over the past few years. Alice will not hesitate to believe that this is a miracle produced by hard work and enthusiasm, but she is really not sure about the "talented monster" Meng Huo...

"Meng Huo, I'm curious, do you usually practice piano in the apartment?"

In order to get the answer, Alice tentatively asked.

"Well, I will practice when I have nothing to do..."

Meng Huo nodded and answered, but this answer made Alice even more confused. She knew that Meng Huo was usually very busy. It's work and comics, what is the definition of "nothing to do" and how often is it. It's really hard to be sure. But speaking of it, Meng Huo's life is quite monotonous, and there are almost no recreational activities. It seems that practicing the piano is indeed the only thing he does to pass the time.

Alice became more and more confused when she thought about it, and finally decided that she didn't want to, and let it go. Anyway, it is impossible for Meng Huo to suddenly become a pianist.

"Going back tonight?" She asked about the time to return to Manga Island.

"No, I still have to go to Yenching University to answer the questions in the afternoon." Meng Huo shook his head, "I'll do it tomorrow morning too. I won't be able to go back until noon tomorrow at the earliest."

"Then where do you live? I'll go back with you!"

Alice said, Meng Huo thought about it, so he told her about the hotel, the two had lunch, and then Meng Huo rushed to Yenching University to answer questions. After answering the questions in the afternoon, he drove back to the hotel. Alice had already booked another room in the same hotel, but when Meng Huo came back, she was not there.

"Where did she go?" Meng Huo was a little surprised, but Alice came to Yanjing for work, so he didn't care too much. At seven o'clock in the evening, Alice returned to the hotel, but Meng Huo noticed that her face was more serious than at noon: "What's wrong?"

"I heard a piece of news." Alice walked into Meng Huo's room, then poured a glass of water, drank and said, "I went to chat with a junior agent in the afternoon, and she quietly told me a secret news, Zhong Xia The company is secretly contacting many entertainment companies..."

"..." Meng Huo was stunned, and Zhongxia Company finally made a move: "What are you in contact with?"

Alice frowned: "Seiyuu, songs, and even animation and comic copyrights of popular TV movies, as well as cooperation in TV adaptations of popular comics..."

Meng Huo's eyes widened immediately, he was so shocked, this Dong Ding is too awesome, he even thought of adapting a manga to a TV series, this is the way of Japan in his previous life. However, the fastest-growing Phoenix in the world has not taken this step yet. Meng Huo thinks it is not realistic within four to five years, but Dong Ding's vision is too far ahead!

"That old man's ambition is really great!" Meng Huo murmured, "However, his steps are too big, can he stand still?"

"No, their steps are not big." Alice shook her head: "What I'm talking about is willingness. I heard from the junior that Zhongxia Company gave a long-term cooperation proposal. The adaptation of comics to TV series is just a preview of the future. One, they are still very pragmatic at this stage, mainly focusing on voice actors and TV adaptation comics..."

Zhong Xia gave a huge vision, but the action was very cautious, and it was because of this that Alice realized the seriousness of the matter.

It seemed difficult to understand from what she just said, so Alice immediately explained to Meng Huo. The main business that Zhongxia is developing is voice actors, which repeats the path of Phoenix Company. In recent years, the role of voice actors in animation has been paid more and more attention. Zhongxia naturally understands that he cannot lag behind Phoenix on this point.

However, setting up your own firm and developing voice actors from scratch obviously cannot keep up with the pace of Phoenix Company, and it is not very affordable. The most convenient way is to cooperate with the entertainment industry. Before Dong Ding, Xu Jing used the method of inviting celebrities to dub, but this was expensive and complicated every time. Dong Ding was more straightforward and directly approached the stars. their boss.

He wants to sign a long-term contract with a brokerage company, select voice actors directly from the stars when needed, and the price can be lower. This is also a good thing for those companies, which is equivalent to an additional business. Maybe they looked down on the voice actor industry a few years ago, but now there are quite a few people who would reject it.

"If there are no accidents, in a few months, all the animations produced by Zhongxia will be voiced by stars." Alice sighed: "It's terrible, one or two animations are okay, if all the voice actors are replaced by stars, Then Zhongxia's animation influence will be multiplied several times."

Meng Huo also felt that it was tricky. Alice was right. The occasional star voice actor would only be an indirect publicity highlight, but if it was a long-lasting star with a full lineup, then there would be enough stars to form a scale effect. It can make all the animations of Zhongxia Company have a new look, put them on the label of stars, and even change the status quo of the entire voice actor industry.

Not only that, but Alice didn't mention the scariest thing behind this incident. She believed that she could understand it without mentioning Meng Huo. That thing will have a fatal impact on Phoenix Company——Zhongxia Company is embarking on a completely different development path from Phoenix Company.

The development of the Phoenix Company can be compared to a proud and lonely child. With the amazing talent of He Xi, a cartoonist, they can run forward without currying favor with the entertainment circle or under the traditional TV group. Constantly encroaching on other people's fields, those old industries feel aggrieved.

Voice actors erode the influence and stage of stars, and animations erode the schedule and ratings of TV dramas... Some brokerage companies and film and television companies hate Phoenix Company, but they can't deal with Phoenix Company.

Zhongxia's current actions will change this point. The brokerage company can rely on stars to enter the seiyuu industry, and it is likely to beat Phoenix's seiyuu by virtue of quantity and quality. However, film and television companies have more channels for adapting comics and animations, and the development of TV dramas has increased. In the future, comics can even be adapted into TV dramas, and the popularity of comics can be used to increase ratings.

No matter how you look at it, Zhong Xia's actions are a fatal threat to Phoenix Company, and others may not be able to make this plan succeed, but Dong Ding can definitely turn the plan into reality.

Meng Huo suddenly remembered the book he had read about Dong Ding. There was a passage in the book, which described that Longteng Company absorbed another novel company during its development. At that time, the president of that company commented on Dong Ding: "He is a Poisonous snakes usually lurk in the grass, accumulate venom without your knowledge, and then wait for the best time to strike."

He understands this comment a little bit now. Dong Ding has been keeping a low profile since he took office, but unexpectedly, he has quietly started the layout.

And this is the layout of the entertainment industry, Alice only heard by accident that Zhong Xia's purpose in this is animation. But Meng Huo believed that Dong Ding could not only focus on animation. He may also have begun to carefully plan for the future in comics, peripherals and other industries.

That old man was a bit scary, but Meng Huo believed in one thing...it was the works that ultimately determined the future of manga. As long as Zhongxia Company does not surpass him in its works, it is impossible to win. And if they surpassed Meng Huo in his works, then Meng Huo would be happy—his rebirth was not in vain.

After all, Huaxia Manga still has to find its own way.

However, Meng Huo also believes that he can still lead the comics forward for decades... (to be continued)