March 1989.

  To everyone's surprise, the two months following the ics' publication, the groundbreaking ges in ic history have geed a sense of anticipation. The first to reach 100,000 copies was "Informe Fantasma" ("Ghost Informer"). Iy, the progressive ic sales increased steadily, with Dark Horse ics' positioning followed by the surge in sales of Sm Dunk, and the new series "The Terminator," which has gained signifit tra in the market.

  [Reinated wish:

  Publish a ic. Sell over 100,000 copies.

  To discover your repressed desire, you must fulfill the first one.

  ...]

  Mission fulfillment: 160 excitement points.

  [Reinated wish:

  Sell over 1,000,000 copies with YuYu Hakusho/Ghost Informer.

  To discover your repressed desire, you must fulfill the first one.

  ...]

  The sales numbers are 108,430 copies fhost Informer/YuYu Hakusho and 103,480 copies for Sm Dunk, and sales are only increasing due to the freshness of the ics. With these sales, father and son paid off half of the bank loan, and Iron paid the rest on the "North San Jose" property, paying the first and sed installments in advance. A single payment of 90,000 was still pending.

  -Now, there's little money, and sales projes are on the rise. And the quarterly payment of taxed reveo the pany is on the fifteenth of April, and we have 33,545 ready for these quarters, - his father murmured i while reviewing the ats. Even though he had some knowledge of what ating was, he failed to grasp these statistics.

  The goal initially is to open up the distribution market in ada, which doesn't have the expeensity of the UK. Even iure, it's better to buy or lease a small building in Maer Enterprise Zone aablish a Dark Horse ics zone across the UK or start with Irend. But it's an unknown and difficult-to-access market pared to Maer.

  That's the tradition of the ic market.

  It's unheard of that these two series are causing a small sensation in the world of ics. In previous years, acc to Mike, they would have sold double or triple, but ics are on the dee. Issue 7 premieres Saturday of this month. And reprints are happening every day, with a new print run of 500,000 copies. Two employees were hired for the plete process.

  The first batch of prints, with the help of four employees due to time straints, took a total of three weeks to assemble 400,000 iow, they started a month earlier, with two employees, and the t stands at 150,000 copies ready. It's possible that month, two more employees will be hired, making it a team of five.

  The world of ics isn't a very lucrative one. pared to other eai media, it only yields enough. The issue is that it couldn't be enough if one wao gee savings in case of a crisis. That's why both Dd Marvel went into recession during the '90s. In both situations, it was due to a ck of innovation and creative strangution. One is cushioned by the rge Warner , the other by selling its characters and the challenge of starting new projects in marketing, animated series, and the ematic field.

  The goal is to hoist the world of fantasy and sce fi, perhaps handling different works posed in literature, to gee an amalgam of drawn series capable of geing a great of ics that will subsequently be reflected in animated series and ics, providing a joint idea to a great animation el like Cartoowork or ter chyroll as a streaming ptform.

  -Mr. Mike, it's a pleasure to speak with you over the phone, - said Billy, still lost in his thoughts as he ducted a brief meeting.

  -The pleasure is mine, - replied Mike Richardson, jotting down notes. - Iwo months, sales have exceeded our imagination. I've had a meeting with the sportswear brand Nike for advertising in your ics. I know you've developed up to the final ar Dunk, and it's printed 15 issues so far. As an initial form from the following titles, you include Nike advertising in your ics, especially in your drawings, - said Mike.

  -Fantastic, -replied Billy absentmindedly.

  - you redesigire yout to include the Nike brand as a period of advertising while the ic sts? - Mike Richardson asked pedantically.

  -It's possible, but it would mean rew the design of the books in general, which is a long and tortuous process, - replied Billy, with some hesitation, knowing that starting from scratch is not very easy to swallow.

  -But, starting from issue 16, adding the ads won't be a problem. The print run of all issues will already include the advertising, and in the color ic books, it's a done deal. The color design will feature all the elements, - said Billy.

  -We o get the structuring doake it as a quick fix for some cash to sponsor your drawing work. It's not normal food brands to approach for sponsorship, - ented Mike.

  -How much is the brand sponsorship? -asked Billy, already starting his reprinting process, luckily he has the drafts and whole pieces they used for hand printing.

  -A lot. -

  -I'll do it, just give me time. -

  -Billy, that's perfect. I'll call them and discuss this matter with Nike. I don't think it'll be a problem; the CEO is willing to make a payment of 2 million for including Nike in your books immediately, as long as they have a right of first refusal: meaning they would be our exclusive sports sponsor for this ic, - Mike replied, pressuring the boy. - If you think about it, it's a ine of over a million dolrs. Dark Horse ics will take a 3% cut of the payment, and the rest will go into your coffers, - said Mike cheerfully.

  -It's a joy for me to accept Nike's advertisement, - said Billy, with some doubt. His father listeo the versation while Billy picked up the phone, with a gesture as if to say, - Shouldn't you be doing this? – He asked.

  -Well, I'll send the tract to your father; there will be a few loopholes they'll use to exploit the spending. Be careful with these sharks; they're quite terrible, and before you know it, you'll find yourself in a disadvantaged position, - said Mike.

  -Billy thought about it.

  -Well, I'll adjust the volumes, but I want you to hire assistants who focus on the ic factory process. Currently, I only have two people helpih the volume creation process, and this is for the packaging process. I need a specialized artist to help me with the small processes that take up my time, - replied Billy, loading Mike with operations.

  -I have plenty of people who do that, - added Mike, resolved and quick.

  -I'll do it, but I want those gentlemen! - said Billy.

  -Deal, - replied Mike.

  -Then I'll start editing the volumes; however, the brand visibility would begin in May and pause in Juil September when the summer season ends, acc to the established pns, - said Billy.

  -We'll discuss it; we could advahe distribution of the Sm Dunk series by a month. It depends on the final iations your father agrees to, - said Mike.

  The logistical expansion of the pany isn't particurly good for him, especially sidering the time he has to draw the series that he already has as a support point. For the summer, the 90s are the year, and time doesn't wait. How would he fare with his ag career; will it be possible to succeed in this new challenge? Upon refle, with more points of sale, it's more likely that he'll reach the million-ark. Depending on the sales volume, a portfolio of iments could be created, iing in potential stocks is in his steps.

  ...