Chapter 303 - The IronFans (2/2)

What are the IronFans? It was a nickname for Iron Tower’s fans.

Because his fanbase from live streaming and fanbase from the comic sharing website greatly overlap each other, there were many wealthy guys among Meng Fan’s enthusiasts. Of course, the most important point was that the energy of live streams attracted people with temperament similar to Meng Fan’s. All of them could be considered as quite nonchalant, doing what they want to do and finding joy in being proactive.

Shortly after successfully announcing “Legend of the Seas and Mountains,” Meng Fan lost his position as top of the fan list, since now there were more than thirty “Leaders”. At two in the afternoon, the amount of rewards started peaking. As of 3:30 p.m., more than a hundred people got the “Fan Leader” title!

So many rewards!

There was no difference between fan clubs and parties whatsoever. Screenshots of discussions posted on online forums, gossip in manga artists’ chatrooms, and threads published on Weibo were sent to the fans’ group chats. These were exactly like “drinks” at the party. Don’t get too bubbly!

Meng Fan shamelessly rewarded himself with 100 million Penguin Coins. And a hundred of the crazy IronFans already made enough donations to get the “Fan Leader” titles. The topic was discussed not only on various forums and in online chatrooms. Meng Fan’s popularity was quickly rising on Weibo, too!

#MengFansLegendOfTheMountainsAndSeas was trending!

This time, fans certainly were being more lively and merry. That bastard somehow set in motion something extraordinary. This sense of participation and personal user experience was crucial!

A lot of people on Weibo got to know about this hot topic by clicking on the hashtag. After reading about the matter, they either had no words for the behavior of that son of a… or were amazed by this madman’s actions and were spamming with likes. In short, it was getting more and more intense.

The editors and other employees of Penguin Animation Network were dumbfounded.

This kind of duckery was even possible?!

Of course, Meng Fan did not expect that rewarding himself with millions of coins would have such an effect, and he didn’t yet know about this whole situation.

He had imagined the beginning of his manga, but actually drawing it seemed much more difficult. Starting really was the hardest part!

The first dialogue should take up more space than was usually used. Meng Fan drew all 38 panels.

With his current Drawing skills and Hand Speed, and considering that it’s going to be a black-and-white manga, not a colored one — some illustrations, as well as covers, title pages, and more will still be colored — normally it would take him five hours max to complete all of the 38 panels. But this time, Meng Fan drew it from noon to ten at night!

After another hour of revision, Meng Fan was satisfied.

Although this speed was enough to shock people in the industry, it was really slow for Meng Fan!

After finishing this drawing, Meng Fan stood up and exercised for a bit. This activity made him hungry because he hasn’t eaten since eleven in the morning. He ordered a meal, then checked his phone and saw several missed calls and some messages, two of which were important.

One was from Wu Tong, saying that Wu Ji has arrived in Japan. Meng Fan missed Wu Ji’s call, so he’ll need to call him back.

The other one was from the fourth big sister, Meng Caihe. As a matter of fact, Meng Caihe found him a tour guide. Because the incident at the Singapore Airport caused a three-hour delay in his flight, the guide wasn’t able to welcome Meng Fan. And because his cellphone was automatically rejecting strangers’ calls, she couldn’t contact him.

Meng Fan replied to Wu Tong, saying that he was fine; he had been staying in the hotel to make manga, and he did not go anywhere. Then he called Wu Ji, asking if he had time to meet.

Regarding the guide, Meng Fan thought about it and told Meng Caihe to cancel the appointment. The purpose of this trip has changed; now he didn’t plan on sightseeing and having fun, so he didn’t need a guide. As for translating and stuff like that, there were online apps for interpreting and he understood a bit of Japanese. He can manage.

Ding dong.

The waiter pushed in the food trolley, with way more food than at noon.

After eating, he continued to draw. He was to visit Shueisha tomorrow afternoon. He better produce five parts to show them.