Everyone walked around Hollywood Boulevard for more than two hours. At noon, they had lunch at a famous steakhouse. After dinner, they moved to another street. At the end, they saw a small shop with a sign on it.
Written in Chinese characters: Shengtang Culture Co., Ltd.
There is also a line of English next to the Chinese. If it is literally translated, it is "Chinese Gods Era Co., Ltd.". This name is even more domineering than Shengtang.
This is the American branch of Shengtang.
"Mr. Liu, this store was rented two months ago. It is twice the size of the previous one. The rent is also very reasonable. The most important thing is that the location is very good. Tens of thousands of people pass by here every day!"
Lin Guodong said.
"Well, not bad, not bad, very good!"
This is a two-story building. The area is not large, just over 100 square meters. The rent is six thousand US dollars per month. This rent is relatively high in the United States. After all, it is Hollywood Plaza. If it is on Hollywood Boulevard
For a shop rented online, the monthly rent for one square meter is more than one square meter.
One hundred dollars, and even as high as one hundred and thirty dollars in the most central location. Although the rent here is very expensive, the supply is still in short supply. Lin Guodong also searched for a long time before he found the vacant store, and then rented it immediately. If
If you delay it for one day, you may be rented by someone else.
"Walk!"
Liu Lang opened the door and walked in.
The main focus of Shengtang Culture is Transformers, so the images inside are naturally filled with Transformers. The first floor is full of various books and huge promotional posters, especially the two two-meter-square figures of Optimus Prime and Majesty on one wall.
The huge and shocking poster is particularly conspicuous, allowing those who walk in from the outside to remember it firmly after just one glance.
There were more than a dozen people in the room, some of them were walking slowly, flipping through the books placed around from time to time, while the rest were holding books and looking at them intently, making sounds of exclamation from time to time while reading.
"Sir, this comic is the fifteenth volume. There is not yet the sixteenth volume?"
A white young man in his thirties asked.
"Sir, what you have in your hand is the latest comic book of the Transformers series. The new volume has not been published yet. It will take another month. If you can leave your contact information, I will contact you when the new comic is published.
Will contact you!"
There was a Chinese waiter next to me who hurried over to explain.
"Okay, then I'll leave my contact information and I'll be notified soon when the latest comic issue is published!"
The other party followed the waiter to the side and wrote down his contact information.
"Okay, I'll go to the second floor and take a look!"
The young white man went up the stairs.
"I think this Megatron is more suitable to be the leader of the Transformers than Optimus Prime. They are strong. The strong do not need mercy when facing the weak. Not to mention that there are also problems in the place where the Transformers live. The earth is suitable for transforming.
King Kong lives, and as a strong man, he must occupy it. This is the truth. Look at Optimus Prime. Mother-in-law and mother still have to interact with humans.
My friend, this is as weird as humans making friends with monkeys. The design of this comic is perfect, and the author is a woman. It is really a pity, but I think this story is comparable to the comics of Marvel, especially
The images of these robots are much better than those of Marvel, they should have been drawn by a group of painters!"
There was a man in his forties talking to his companions.
"Lund, I don't agree with your opinion. Why was the Transformers' homeland destroyed? It wasn't because of Optimus Prime's kindness, but precisely because of Megatron's tyranny and madness. If he hadn't provoked the war, the entire Posetan
How could the planet become a Death Star? Optimus Prime is an excellent leader who has seen that war and suppression cannot solve everything. Only peaceful coexistence can lead to symbiosis, so I think Optimus Prime did the right thing!"
Another person had a different view.
"Symbiosis? This can only happen between the strong and the strong. There will never be the possibility of symbiosis between the strong and the weak. The planet Posetan has mastered technology that is far more advanced than the earth, and has thousands of years or even more history.
With a life span of ten thousand years, it is unreasonable for him to protect human beings!"
Another person immediately retorted.
"You two, don't argue!"
Lin Guodong hurried over to persuade.
"Who are you?"
one person asked.
"This is our manager. If you two have any questions about the storyline, just ask our manager!"
The waiter said.
"Oh, you are the manager? Are you Chinese?"
"I am a Chinese, but the author of this book is Chinese... If you have any questions, just ask me!"
Customers are God. Although Lin Guodong felt that it was not worth arguing over the storyline of the comic, he still said it respectfully.
"Okay, let me ask you, Megatron wants to capture the Earth for the survival of his race, and Optimus Prime just wants to be friends with the people on Earth but ignores his own race. Do you think this story is consistent with common sense?"
The man asked immediately.
"this……!"
Lin Guodong was a little speechless. He was very familiar with the storyline and could accurately name every Transformers character. Naturally, he paid the most attention to the two main protagonists, Optimus Prime and Megatron. With his character, of course he likes the benevolent and righteous Optimus.
Optimus Prime, but he doesn't have that much dislike for Megatron. As for the other party's question, if he answers Optimus Prime correctly, what if he offends the other party? In that case, he may lose a reader.
"Sir, I like Megatron!"
Liu Lang suddenly spoke.
"You? What do you, a little kid, know?"
The other party looked down upon Liu Lang a little.
"Megatron represents human desire, desire for power, and reliance on force. Anyone who stands in his way will be destroyed.
Aren't there a lot of people like this in our world? Even the leaders of many countries are like this... As for Optimus Prime, he is a representative of human nature's goodness, so the battle between them is essentially a battle between good and evil.
fight between.
But where there is good, there is also evil. There is no perfect person in the world, so even an "evil guy" like Megatron has his charm. Likewise, Optimus Prime is sometimes not decisive enough, and he also has many weaknesses.
"
As the original author, Liu Lang's understanding of Transformers is certainly not comparable to others.
"Wow! You are such a magical child, how do you know so much?"
Liu Lang's explanation amazed the two people.
"Two gentlemen, this is the boss of our Shengtang Company and the original author of all Transformers images and stories, Jimmy Liu!"
This Jimmy was a random English name that Liu Lang gave himself before going abroad. On the one hand, it was convenient for foreigners to call him, and on the other hand, it was also a "fake" name.
"What? You're the boss and the creator?"
Not only those two people felt incredible, but all the tourists in the room opened their eyes wide.
"Are you kidding me again?"
one person asked.
"All these images were indeed designed by me alone, as was every story, so I know every detail of them. If you don't believe it, just ask me!"