Parental Love: Jiang Weimin's Life of Lying Down

Chapter 210 Kung Fu Panda Order

Time passed quickly, and soon it was the end of 1979.

As the cold weather deepens, Jiang Weimin returned to Qingdao Publishing House again.

At this time, orders for the first volumes of Kung Fu Panda and The Legend of Sword and Fairy came in like snowflakes.

The market response to Kung Fu Panda was as enthusiastic as Jiang Weimin had imagined, and it has shown considerable appeal abroad.

In the United States alone, it received orders for a staggering 30 copies.

Smith from the United States was deeply attracted by the cute yet courageous Kung Fu Panda and was full of expectations for this comic.

Not to be outdone, Europe placed an order for 15 copies.

In that land full of art and romance, people have shown great interest in this comic with unique charm.

The Hong Kong Island region also contributed 10 orders, demonstrating strong support for excellent local works.

And in Japan, a country with a highly developed animation industry, there were also orders for 20 copies, fully demonstrating the excellent quality and wide appeal of Kung Fu Panda.

What is extremely gratifying is that at the last Canton Fair, the team led by Feng Nan actually successfully established contact with friendly companies in Taiwan.

Taiwan also contributed 10 copies to this order.

Together with scattered orders from other countries, the total number of orders for Kung Fu Panda Volume 100 has reached million copies, which is a remarkable achievement.

Jiang Weimin spent a lot of time on the comic Kung Fu Panda.

This work has a total of more than 300 pages and is priced at US$4.5 per copy, a price that fully takes into account the market acceptance.

Under the historical background at that time, the mainland had been actively promoting exchanges and cooperation with Taiwan.

As an important trade platform, the Canton Fair also provides opportunities for Taiwan compatriots to participate.

Although cross-strait relations were still in a relatively complicated stage at that time, the demand and trend of economic and trade exchanges had gradually emerged.

However, the order situation of The Legend of Sword and Fairy seems to be somewhat unsatisfactory.

In Europe and the United States, the number of orders was relatively small, adding up to just 15 copies.

This is understandable. After all, at first glance, The Legend of Sword and Fairy is obviously a theme full of Asian elements.

For readers in Europe and the United States, they definitely need to make some attempts first and cautiously test the market reaction.

After all, there are still more Chinese elements contained in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", and it is not as easy to be accepted as some works with more international styles.

Moreover, the order volume of "The Monkey King" also increased slowly bit by bit.

For Jiang Weimin, the fact that Europe and the United States did not refuse to distribute this work already made him very happy.

Although there are few orders from Europe and the United States, there are quite a lot of orders in Asia.

The setting of The Legend of Sword and Fairy is very much in line with the reading preferences of Asians.

Asian readers seem to be deeply attracted by the fantastic world of immortals, the touching emotional entanglements and the rich cultural connotations in this work.

The order volume reached 40 copies. Although this number is not as popular as Kung Fu Panda worldwide, it also fully demonstrates its strong influence in Asia.

The price is still the same as The Monkey King, $2.5 per copy.

The order for Kung Fu Panda alone reached $450 million, which is an impressive figure.

Song Wenqing estimates that after the remaining three parts are completed, there will be orders worth 1500 million in the second year.

Combined with the stable sales of more than 100 million copies of The Legend of Sword and Fairy every month, the second year's mission has been achieved as expected after this trial.

This achievement made Song Wenqing very excited. He seemed to see the bright future of the publishing house, and his heart was filled with joy and expectation.

The moment Song Wenqing saw Jiang Weimin coming back, he couldn't help but break into a bright smile on his face.

In Song Wenqing's heart, Jiang Weimin is his benefactor!

Whenever Song Wenqing recalled the little things that happened since he met Jiang Weimin, he would be glad that every step along the way was right.

He knew very well that without Jiang Weimin's talent and hard work, the publishing house would never have achieved such brilliant success today.

"Wei Min, your two comic books are so successful! They have made our publishing house famous again."

At this moment, Song Wenqing felt that it was no longer appropriate to call him "Xiao Jiang". Jiang Weimin's outstanding talents and extraordinary achievements made Song Wenqing truly put Jiang Weimin on the same level.

"It all depends on everyone's joint efforts!" Jiang Weimin said modestly.

"Wei Min, don't be so modest. You have done a great deed this time. What reward do you want? Just tell me."

"Boss, I don't want the reward, please help me exchange some more foreign exchange certificates!

There are many paintings in Beijing Foreign Exchange Store that I like." Jiang Weimin said his request with a smile.

"It's no problem for such a small matter!" Song Wenqing agreed readily.

Jiang Weimin now has two paintings by Tang Bohu in his collection.

The most modern paintings are by Qi Baishi, Xu Beihong and Fan Zeng.

There are also quite a few ancient paintings. All in all, Jiang Weimin now has a collection of nearly fifty paintings.

Modern paintings are relatively cheap, but paintings by famous painters are still relatively expensive in Friendship Stores.

Jiang Weimin's collection consists entirely of paintings, except for a small amount of jade and porcelain.

Moreover, the Friendship Store issued a receipt and stamped each work, making it easier to prove the origin of these paintings later.

"President, what's the situation with the toys?" Jiang Weimin asked with concern.

“President Feng approached several manufacturers for the design of the plastic toy you gave him, but it took a long time to make it.

I'll take you to see it later. I think the effect is good."

"What about the wooden ones?" Jiang Weimin continued to ask.

“We have already made more than 200 wooden ones, in various sizes.

However, this speed is basically one every two days! And there are relatively few people in Qingdao who can carve wood, so let's see the effect first!

If foreign businessmen like it, we will find ways to further expand production." Song Wenqing introduced the situation in detail.

Jiang Weimin nodded slightly, and then asked, "President, how is the patent application that I told you about in the last telegram?"

"The leaders are still discussing this. You have applied for more than 30 patents.

Each patent fee is several thousand US dollars, and the patent application alone requires more than 50 foreign exchange.

After the Qingdao city leaders knew that it was you who made the request, they agreed.

However, because it involves foreign exchange, it requires approval from higher-level leaders.

However, the top management now feels that it is unnecessary! So the application has not been approved yet. "

Song Wenqing helplessly explained the progress of the patent application.