Chapter 314 - Punishment and Loss (2/2)

“Wow, he fought and he ran!”

“Hah, why is Meng Fatty smiling like that? Is he really happy? Why am I smiling, too? His smile is so infectious!”

“Why is he by himself? Where’s his brother-in-law?”

“They said online that those fighters were all disciplined. Meng Fan is the only one who wasn’t since he’s not in that industry. It’s hilarious.”

“…”

The taxi driver was confused, too. The muscular guy in the back seemed charismatic but also a little odd with his smile. Why was he constantly smiling? He pondered, “I better stop looking at the rearview mirror, or I’d start smiling, too.”

Ding dong.

The mesmerized Meng Fan pressed his own doorbell. Soon, the door opened to an apron-covered Wu Tong, who also held a spatula.

“Are you out of your mind? Why are you pressing the doorbell at home? Why are you smiling like that? Come on in.”

Wu Tong got slippers for Meng Fan then grabbed his suitcase. After Meng Fan came inside, she said, “The soup needs some more time. You can take a shower.”

“Oh.”

Meng Fan nodded with a stupid grin then walked toward the bathroom. He was looking at Wu Tong the whole time and didn’t stop until he collided with the wall.

When he came out of the bathroom in a robe, he was humming, and then he got spooked by Wu Tong standing in front of him.

“Let me see your wounds.”

When Meng Fan just stood there, she dragged him to the living room and pushed him down on the sofa. “I want to see where you’re swollen.”

Meng Fan’s heart started beating really fast. He shook his head as if in a trance. “I’m not swollen.”

“Not swollen?”

Wu Tong bit her lips lightly and grabbed him with the courage from sending those emojis earlier. Her face heated. “It’s swollen.”

Wu Tong wasn’t one to go back on her word. She did what she said.

Meng Fan’s soul left his body.

It’s not good for someone to lose their focus or one could lose things.

This was how Meng Fan lost a few hundred million.

When Yixin heard Meng Fan was coming back from Japan today, he flew from Shenzhen to Hangzhou. Traveling with him was an associate editor-in-chief and a few other colleagues. The big group showed Meng Fan’s importance.

In addition to Meng Fan’s “Legend of the Mountains and Seas” about to be serialized by Kodansha, his mysterious popularity and the fact that his comic, despite having no content, was already well-known, Penguin Animation Network was determined to sign him.

They arrived at one in the afternoon. Since Meng Fan was busy, they had to wait.

They didn’t see him until after seven in the evening.

The meeting was held at the Damei Studio. The studio was spacious, and there was a conference room ideal for discussions.

If they were going to sign, there would be professionals at the studio who could take a look at the contract.

If Meng Fan signed the contract, he wouldn’t be the same as a typical comic artist, especially in copyright. Meng Fan wanted to keep a lot of his copyright, or sign a partnership agreement, so a regular Penguin contract wouldn’t be appropriate for him.

Meng Fan didn’t show up until after his dinner with Wu Tong and taking her back to the studio at the school. At the door, Meng Fan saw Zhang Zhouwei and Flathead Bro sitting together looking at their phones. It seemed like Flathead Bro had been here a lot lately. So he probably was on the fast track with Yan Xixi.

They seemed to be streaming a game. Meng Fan heard the two of them saying excitedly, “Flathead Bro is cool! YTG is cool!”

What’s going on? Why’s Flathead Bro calling himself cool? What’s YTG?

Meng Fan didn’t ask why and just greeted them. He asked a studio member if the conference room was ready and checked it out. Soon, Yixin and his people arrived.

Yixin also graduated from the Huaxia Art Academy. He was a student of Qin Qiu as well as a classmate of Yan Xixi. He also knew a bunch of people at the studio. After he greeted everyone, he’s made a nice foundation for the contract negotiations later.

Meng Fan went inside the conference room. He then passed out the pre-printed manuscripts to Yixin, the associate editor-in-chief, and others.