Parental Love: Jiang Weimin's Life of Lying Down

Song Wenqing from Qingdao Publishing House was leisurely drinking tea in his office when he heard hurried footsteps, followed by Liu Shuo's anxious voice: "President, something bad has happened, something bad has happened!"

Song Wenqing looked calm, put down the teacup in his hand, and said slowly: "Don't be anxious, tell me slowly, what happened?"

Liu Shuo took a deep breath, his tone still urgent: "I just heard that Shandong Publishing House is also going to publish a comic book about suspenseful crime solving, the title of the book is "Criminal Police Captain"."

"What?" Song Wenqing's face changed drastically. He stood up from the stool abruptly, frowning: "This Li Changfeng is too shameless!"

Liu Shuo nodded and continued, "President, as far as I know, they have already started printing, and this comic book is drawn by Master Wang Qimin, and the quality is very high. What's worse is that our new book may be released at about the same time as theirs."

Wang Qimin is a famous painter and comic book writer from Jimo, Shandong. The main features of his characters are accurate modeling and strong dynamics. His grasp of form and spirit is rarely surpassed in China. His representative work in the 70s was "Surprise Attack on the White Tiger Regiment", but he has not yet reached his peak.

Song Wenqing pondered for a moment, and said with some annoyance: "This Li Changfeng really knows how to pick the right time! We have finally cultivated readers' interest in suspense and crime-solving comics, but he took the opportunity to get a piece of the pie."

Liu Shuo asked worriedly: "What should we do now?"

Song Wenqing looked determined and said decisively: "We must speed up the progress and try to publish it before them. Go find Zhao Jian immediately."

Not long after, Zhao Jian hurried to Song Wenqing's office.

"Boss, you're looking for me?" Zhao Jian looked at Song Wenqing, feeling somewhat puzzled. He knew that being called here at this time must be for something important, but he still couldn't help asking.

"Well, there is an emergency right now. Shandong Publishing House is also printing suspenseful crime-solving comic books, and the market competition is very competitive. So I need you to make every effort to arrange the printing of "Police Dog Attack - The Vault Mystery" and try to publish it within two months." Song Wenqing's tone was very serious, and it was obvious that he attached great importance to this matter.

Zhao Jian's heart tightened and he quickly replied, "Okay, President, I'll arrange it right away." After that, he turned and left the office.

After Zhao Jian left, Song Wenqing immediately picked up the phone on the table and called Li Changfeng from Shandong Publishing House.

"Hello, who is this?" A deep voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Old Li, I heard that a new comic book is going to be released soon!" Song Wenqing said straight to the point.

"Oh, it's Old Song! You're well-informed. But I heard that your Qingdao Publishing House has been doing quite well recently! The comic book has sold 400 million copies, the employees' salaries have increased, benefits have been paid, and even the office facilities have been changed."

"This is all the result of Qingdao Publishing House's efforts to discover and cultivate my own paintings."

Song Wenqing's tone became serious and he added, "Old Li, you are not being honest! The painter from our Qingdao Publishing House gave me feedback that the editor from your Shandong Publishing House went directly to his house to recruit people. What kind of behavior is this? Do you think it is appropriate?"

"Hey, Lao Song, don't be angry! Besides, this painter is not a subordinate of your Qingdao Publishing House. They have the right to choose better development opportunities."

"Old Li, I'm warning you, don't let this happen again. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude." Song Wenqing threatened.

"I value talent and want to bring him here to be trained by Master Wang Qiming. Maybe he can even be accepted as a disciple by Master Wang. Wouldn't it be a waste of his future if he stays with you?" Li Changfeng said with a sneer.

"We can train our own painters, so you don't need to worry about it. But Shandong Publishing House is going too far! If you can't poach our talents, just steal our subject matter!"

"We didn't intercept your subject matter. Yours was adapted based on the story of Qingdao Criminal Investigation Team, and ours was adapted based on the story of Jinan Criminal Investigation Team. Our stories take place in different places, so how can we be considered to have intercepted yours?" Li Changfeng said proudly.

"We discovered this genre and cultivated the readers. It's not very nice of you to publish it without telling us! If two publishers publish it at the same time, one of them will suffer."

"Haha, you are scared! You must be frightened by Master Wang Qimin!" Li Changfeng laughed.

"We are not afraid of Master Wang Qiming. As pioneers of suspenseful crime-solving stories, we are afraid that you will suffer if you publish with us, so I want to remind you. If Master Wang Qiming loses to a new painter, I am afraid that Master Wang will be embarrassed and leave your Shandong Publishing House. I heard that Master Wang is a good friend of Yuan Dayi from Tianjin Publishing House. Don't let Master Wang go to Tianjin Publishing House in anger."

"You don't need to remind me. I have confidence in Master Wang. I was just thinking of fighting with you to see if you are worthy of being the pioneer."

"Let's wait and see." After saying that, Song Wenqing hung up the phone.

Li Changfeng couldn't help but smile after hanging up the phone: "This Song Wenqing still wants to compete with me? He really overestimates his own abilities!" He has full confidence in Master Wang Qimin and feels that Wang Qimin's work "Criminal Police Captain" can definitely crush the opponent.

Afterwards, Li Changfeng called the printing dispatcher and the distributor over. As soon as they entered the office, Li Changfeng couldn't wait to say, "We must hurry up and print Criminal Police Captain. We will publish it in two months and we must catch Qingdao Publishing House off guard!" His tone was firm and decisive, and he was obviously looking forward to this showdown.

After arranging the work, Li Changfeng hummed a little tune in a happy mood. In his opinion, Wang Qiming's "Criminal Police Captain" far surpassed "Police Dog Attack" in terms of painting skills and storyline. He firmly believed that his choice was right and this duel would end in victory.

In the following days, Li Changfeng and Song Wenqing closely monitored the printing progress and continued to communicate with team members to ensure that everything went smoothly as planned.

What they didn't expect was that the two of them would release their albums at the same time, each wanting to seize the initiative and catch the other off guard.