Chapter 299 - The Legends of Manga (2/2)

Meng Fan put away the business card, his face showing happiness. He smiled at Goro Takahashi. “To be honest, I’m a college student majoring in comics. I actually have a series right now. One of my goals for this trip has to do with comics. I can’t believe I get to meet one of the trailblazers of the industry today, I’m so honored.”

Goro Takahashi looked surprised after he heard the translation from En’en’s dad. The reason he introduced himself: young people like Meng Fan were usually comic fans, so he figured maybe he could thank Meng Fan in this way. He had no idea Meng Fan was studying comics and a comic artist as well.

After Goro Takahashi shook hands again with Meng Fan, he said, “M-san, please, allow me to take you on a tour of Kodansha Comics.”

“Absolutely. It would be my honor.”

The two of them exchanged their contact information and made a date to meet again.

As he walked out, Meng Fan received at least fifty more business cards!

There were maybe even more than fifty, as they all came from the passengers on the flight, mixed in with numbers from several flight attendants.

While people knew it was unlikely Meng Fan would keep in touch with them, they clamored to leave him their contact information. It wasn’t because they wanted to copy others, they just really wanted to befriend a legendary person like Meng Fan.

Based on the names on the business cards, most of them were Japanese, some were expats in Japan, and a few were Chinese. It was not an exaggeration to say that if Meng Fan had thick skin, he could eat and play for free for the next three to six months in Japan. He would have a great time too, since people traveling from Singapore to Japan were usually pretty successful.

Just like En’en’s dad, after Meng Fan chatted with him after they got in the car leaving the airport, he learned the older man dealt in real estate, red wine, and soy sauce, but he wasn’t a real estate developer.

The biggest coincidence was when Meng Fan realized they were from Hangzhou, too. He almost swore when he heard their home was near his school!

It was a good thing they weren’t from the same district, just a nearby one; otherwise, it would be too much of a coincidence.

When En’en learned Meng Fan studied near her house, she was even more excited. She wanted to go back to China with him, leaving her parents chagrined.

When their car entered the financial district of Otemachi, it stopped briefly at the Aman Kyoto Hotel, part of Otemachi-Tower.

Meng Fan and En’en made sure to meet again, then he left under En’en’s reluctant gaze, carrying his suitcase.

The Aman Kyoto Hotel wasn’t an entire building; it was in fact located on the top six floors of the Otemachi-Tower. The hotel lobby was on the 33rd floor, making the hotel rooms even higher. Because of this, the Aman Kyoto Hotel was known as “a luxury above the city.”

As soon as Meng Fan entered the elevator, his phone rang. It was from Wu Tong.

“Are you in Japan?”

“Yes, I just got to the hotel.”

“How long are you staying?”

“Two or three days?”

“You’re not coming back earlier?”

“If I got everything done with the manga, I would go back earlier. Why, you miss me or worry about me?”

“So you do know!”

Wu Tong did sound a little displeased, but it was mostly worrying. Then she said, “Seventh Bro is taking his team to Kyoto today. When he gets there, you can head out and have him follow you, or have someone follow you.”