Chapter 540 The Launch of Dragon Ball

Chapter 540 The Launch of Dragon Ball

Chapter 540 The Launch of Dragon Ball
"It may be difficult to open a supermarket in the Middle East, so it is better to invest less." Yang Wendong thought for a while and said, "You should use our existing supply chain advantages to cooperate with Changxing Trade to sell many industrial products in Hong Kong to the Middle East;

Or if you can find wealthy people or companies in the Middle East, you can also form a joint venture. Just like in Southeast Asia, our core is to control the supply chain and make money from it.”

Capital is most afraid of ZZ, which is why Hong Kong's housing prices plummeted in 67. Only a few who have confidence in the future dare to stay or even buy at the bottom.

The same is true in the Middle East. Some countries are still welcoming to external capital, and many people have been cheated.

As a time traveler, Yang Wendong's understanding of the Middle East is not enough. There will be many conflicts there in the next few decades, and many countries often experience coups. Investing heavy assets in such places is too risky. It is safer to focus on trade.

"Okay." Liu Huayu agreed.

Yang Wendong concluded: “In short, we want to sell Hong Kong’s industrial products to the Middle East, where there is no industry, and where appropriate, we can invest a small amount to help the business develop;
As for personnel, we can try to use local Chinese or Arabs, but we must respect religious laws and avoid conflicts.”

"Understood, Mr. Yang." Several people answered together.

Qian Wenhua, who is in charge of Changxing Trade, said: "Mr. Yang, I have also had some trade with Middle Eastern countries recently. They are not only short of industrial products, but also a lot of food. I think this will be an opportunity for us."

"Food? Do you mean the instant noodles from Watsons?" Yang Wendong asked back.

Qian Wenhua said: "No, Watsons' instant noodles and ham sausages are also selling well in the Middle East, but they don't eat pork, so we also export chicken, corn and ham sausages;

But these are all snacks. What is lacking more in the Middle East is staple food, such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, etc. Few countries can be self-sufficient in food.”

"You want to do this grain trade?" Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, "Then where does the grain come from?"

Qian Wenhua said: "Southeast Asia also has a large amount of food exports and a lot of wasteland. As long as we can get orders from some Middle Eastern countries as a middleman and let Southeast Asian countries open up wasteland, we can form a complete trade."

"It sounds feasible. But if Southeast Asia develops its own farms, will they bypass us and contact the Middle East?" Yang Wendong asked again.

The essence of human commerce is often to eliminate middlemen, so being a middleman is also risky.

Qian Wenhua said: "It is possible, but grain trade is a futures trade, which requires a lot of money and cooperation trust. As long as we cooperate with multiple parties for a long time, and the profit margin of this business itself is not very high, it will also cost a lot for other people or countries to participate.

Besides, we can use Hong Kong or Singapore as an intermediate port, and the manufacturers will not know where we export to, so it is not easy for them to bypass us.”

"Okay, let's try some small business first." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Not just food, other meats and vegetables might also be considered. The Middle East is mostly desert, and the food self-sufficiency rate is too low. This is indeed a good opportunity."

The Middle East is very poor now, and it is good enough to have cheap bread to eat, but in five years, when Saudi Arabia and other oil-producing countries become rich, things will be different;

Of course, countries like Egypt will continue to be poor.
Large conglomerates need to consider the long-term future, and five years is nothing. With the future prosperity of the Middle East, it is impossible for them to participate in the oil industry, but after the locals become rich because of oil, they will inevitably need to import large amounts of industrial materials from overseas to enjoy the benefits, which gives them a great opportunity.

Hong Kong's industrial products are very popular in many parts of the world and are cost-effective. Now that I have made special arrangements in advance, there is still a great possibility of gaining a relatively stable market in the Middle East in the future.

The only pity is that the political situation there is quite chaotic, and the relations with the United States and the West are not good. It is better for me not to get involved in ZZ and just make money.

Several first-tier subsidiaries within the group that can be exposed to the outside world have also begun to send teams to the Middle East to investigate the markets of various cities, especially countries with abundant oil, and then sort out the needs of these places;
As for Changxing Trading and Carrefour, both of them deal in almost all kinds of daily necessities. As long as you are willing to buy, you can get them near Hong Kong. The few that are not available can be re-exported to Japan, Europe and the United States.
Time soon came to August. On this day, Yang Wendong came to the office of Changxing Culture Company again;

As soon as he got out of the elevator, he saw many drawing boards in front of him that were half a person's height. On the drawing boards were portraits of characters from "Dragon Ball". Yang Wendong did not rush in to look for people, but began to look at them carefully.

"Mr. Yang." Zhang Zhiyuan, Wu Hailin and several other company executives also came to Yang Wendong.

Yang Wendong nodded and said, "These paintings are pretty good. They have that style."

"This is also the credit of Coach Yang." Wu Hailin said with a smile.

Yang Wendong said: "Then let's go in and take a look at the plot."

The Dragon Ball manga is much more complex than previous manga, with many more characters, so a lot of time was wasted on the character prototype manga;
It's not that Yang Wendong insisted that his team draw exactly the same as the comics in his previous life, and there was no need for it. However, the style of painting brought by Hong Kong Chang for a long time made Yang Wendong feel that it was not suitable for "Dragon Ball", so this delayed a lot of time. After several people entered the meeting room, an assistant put a document in front of Yang Wendong: "Mr. Yang, this is the content of our first 10 episodes, please take a look first."

"Okay." Yang Wendong said politely and began to read it carefully.

In his previous life, he was very fond of cartoons such as "Dragon Ball", "Digimon", and "Slam Dunk". He was relatively better at these contents than other animations, so he was deeply involved in many contents of "Dragon Ball".

For example, the plot of the manuscript in front of him was almost the same as he remembered. There might be some differences in details, but they were not that important.

After a while, Yang Wendong said, "Okay, let's draw it according to this plot. Let's try it for a few issues first and see how the market responds."

Even though the characters and plot are similar, no one knows whether this version of "Dragon Ball" can be successful. Everything still has to be decided by the market.

"I'll arrange it right away." Zhang Zhiyuan agreed quickly.

Yang Wendong added: "In addition, we will also develop a Japanese version and launch it in the Japanese market. We are no longer a small company as before. We now have sufficient channel resources and can launch it through multiple channels at the same time."

After years of publishing many comics from Changxing Culture Company, and with the help of Changxing Group at the capital level, we have channels in many Southeast Asian countries, including Japan;
However, in Southeast Asian countries, most of the products are still sold to Chinese people. Just like the film market, although comics are more likely to break cultural barriers, it is not that easy, and generally requires a hit comic.

Zhang Zhiyuan replied: "No problem, we have enough equipment nowadays to print versions in multiple languages ​​at once."

"When can he come out?" Yang Wendong asked.

Zhang Zhiyuan replied: "The artist needs to draw the first episode first, and then I can print it. While the first episode is being printed, the artist can draw the second episode, thus forming a cycle;

It is estimated that the first episode will be available for sale in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and some Chinese communities in Southeast Asian countries in about half a month.”

"Half a month, then I'll wait for the good news later." Yang Wendong was not in a hurry;
Half a month later, Dragon Ball began to be sold in Hong Kong:
"Dragon Ball? Isn't this Son Goku? Why is he still a child?"

"You don't know this. In Wu Chengen's original work, Sun Wukong is a dwarf?"

"Then the Monkey King in the original novel is also in a modern setting? There are cars and airplanes?"

"(⊙o⊙)..."

"What a weird thing to say? Find the dragon balls, and then gather them into a dragon to complete the mission?"

“Haha, although the content is weird, it’s so funny, haha~”

Many people found it very funny after watching it, especially the little Monkey King’s ignorance of technology and gender differences.

Similar situations have also occurred in some bookstores in Taiwan, Japan, and Singapore;
As a Chinese, or someone who has been heavily influenced by the Chinese, I am very familiar with Journey to the West. It is the first time I see the little boy Monkey King in a modern setting. Although it is a bit hard to accept, at least it is not an original character and everyone is familiar with it.

In this way, everyone is still willing to flip through it a little to understand what the story is about;
Once you turn the page, the content inside becomes very attractive. Many people find it very funny, and then they remember the book naturally. It is not very exciting, but the funny content is very popular everywhere.

At the end of August, Yang Wendong quickly received the data for the first issue of "Dragon Ball".

Wu Hailin and Zhang Zhiyuan came to the boss’ office and reported: “Mr. Yang, our total printing volume for the first issue is 55 copies, including 15 copies for the Japanese market;

But judging from the feedback from dealers, this number is still not enough. They have already booked the next sales volume to a total of 70. After that, it all depends on the sales performance of the previous phase and the market feedback. "

"Okay, then we will increase the print run, and then properly advertise in various places." Yang Wendong said, "This comic will help our newspaper gain more distributors."

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