Tokyo, everyone is drawing comics, who still wants to fall in love?.

Chapter 32 The Landlady Has an Appointment
After leaving Aono High School in Tokyo, Saburo Mikami was looking through the comic manuscripts in the car while his assistant was driving.

Before contacting Shingo Oda, he needed to set the tone for his signing.

He looked at the original drawings of the remake of "One Punch Man" again.

What a great comic!
Minister Mikami is at the rising stage of his career. He is young and promising, but what he lacks is a gust of fresh air to help him rise to the top.

At this moment, looking at the comic manuscript in his hand, he had a strong intuition: he seemed to have found this breeze!

He opened his notebook again and checked the update record of "One Punch Man Web Version" on the background of the website.

Very fast! Even scary! Up to 7 updates per week!
Minister Mikami was very satisfied.

Although it is just a poorly drawn web version, it means that the author is a hardworking person.

Capitalists like workers like this!

"I'll make a call, just be quiet." After thinking it over in his mind, Saburo Mikami reminded his assistant, and then made the call according to the contact list.

In the few seconds while waiting for the call to be connected, he was even thinking:

Oda Shingo, could the other party be some great god that I know?

The call was quickly connected, and a young man's voice came from it: "Moximoxi?"

So young? It really matches the age on the contact form. Mikami Saburo was stunned, but soon asked politely, "Ah, hello, I am Mikami Saburo, the director of the web department of Qunyingsha. Excuse me, are you Mr. Oda Shingo?"

"Yes, I'm Oda Shingo. Hello, Mr. Mikami."

The voice sounded very young, and the words were neither humble nor arrogant, Sankami Saburo said in his heart.

He is used to seeing many young people's servile attitude.

Young people who want to make progress, when they see someone who can help them improve, although they will not be so humble as to lick the shoes of the person, at least they will use respectful titles such as Sama when addressing him/her, instead of using very professional and equal titles such as Mr. Mikami.

Minister Mikami immediately said, "I am very happy to have such a direct conversation with Mr. Oda. I have read your excellent work and feel that it has great potential. If it is convenient for Mr. Oda, I would like to visit you. Please forgive me for being so rude."

His words were very polite, and clearly showed respect, which was extremely rare when comic book editors and those in power controlled market capital.

If it were any other head of the "Jump" headquarters, no, even the editor of this magazine, he wouldn't be so polite.

Of course, this has something to do with Saburo Mikami's young age and personal character, and his career development also requires great talent.

Oda Shingo's voice on the phone also became more polite: "Mr. Minister, you are too polite. I should be the one visiting. If it is convenient, we can make an appointment to meet at the headquarters of Qun Ying She."

"I wanted to visit in person, but since Mr. Oda said so, let's make an appointment." Director Mikami looked through his work schedule. "How about 3 o'clock this afternoon?"

"Oh, I'm sorry about this time. I just happen to have an appointment." Oda Shingo's voice was regretful, and it sounded very sincere over the phone.

"Then let's change the time. How about 10 o'clock tomorrow morning?" Minister Mikami immediately changed the new time.

At 10 a.m., many Japanese companies were closed. Even the comic book companies were closed. But Director Mikami was eager to meet with the author of One Punch Man, so he had no choice but to arrange it this way.

"Okay, okay, I'll come to your company at this time."

“I look forward to discussing this with you in person.”

The two sides exchanged a few polite words and hung up the phone.

As the assistant drove, he said angrily, "Minister, this Oda Shingo actually dared to reject your initial appointment."

There are no famous comic book authors, they are all job seekers, why do they have this attitude?

Usually, whenever an editor makes an appointment, the cartoonist will come running over.

"The cartoonist has very few social contacts. He said he had an appointment and it was daytime, so I'm afraid he had contact with other colleagues." Saburo Mikami frowned slightly.

If Oda Shingo is indeed in contact with other comic companies, then we need to seriously consider the bargaining chips in our negotiations.

If this is just an illusion he deliberately created... it also shows that the author has a lot of ideas. At least he is very confident in his work and wants to sell it at a good price.

Being able to sit in the position of minister in his thirties, Mikami Saburo is a powerful person who has his own way of judging the situation. His guess is very accurate.

In the shabby apartment next to the tram tracks, Oda Shingo put down the phone.

"It looks like we have to sign the contract." Oda Shingo stood up and wrote down the agreed matters for tomorrow morning on a white board hung on the wall with a water-based pen.

There is another agreement on the whiteboard:
The landlady will be negotiating at 3 o'clock this afternoon.

Oda Shingo returned to his seat and looked at his cell phone.

The screen shows the line message received not long ago:

[Oda-kun, excuse me, if 1pm is convenient for you, the manga friends I mentioned last time would like to meet you. The location is...]
Sent from the landlady Yukino Shindong.

I'm going to meet the landlady first today...Oda Nobuo was leaning on a pen, tilting his head, and was in a daze for a rare moment.

He set the alarm on his phone and continued drawing.

It was not until the alarm rang and the agreed time was approaching that he put down his pen and stood up to get a copy of the first 10 episodes of "One Punch Man Remake" from the copier.

His many years of working experience in his previous life helped him develop a good work habit: the original drawings must be copied in a timely manner.

Even if the copy is inferior to the original drawing in many aspects, or even unsuitable for machine printing, it is still better than being damaged.

"I really need to consider repairing this door lock." When going out, Oda Shingo felt that the lock was loose.

He didn't expect that it was the masterpiece of Namikaze Youhe's great power that created miracles.

After calculating the time, I should be able to get back before Namikaze Youhe comes to work.

Okay, go meet the landlady!

Oda Shingo found the meeting place according to Yukino Mifuyu's line information.

It is a membership-based business club restaurant.

At the door, a well-dressed waiter asked Oda Shingo's identity very politely, and then arranged for a maid to lead the way.

The business suite is luxuriously decorated with separate furnishings on all sides, making it ideal for conducting business.

"Oda-kun, welcome." The landlady, Yukino Shindo, wearing a light yellow kimono, had been waiting there for a long time. She stood up and bowed slightly.

She was still as beautiful and bright as ever, and her clothes were retro yet not cumbersome. Oda Nobuo once again felt that this last person was an exquisite woman.

"Thank you for your care, Mrs. Yukino. Thank you very much." Oda Nobuo took a seat.

Since it is not a Japanese-style restaurant, Oda Shingo does not need to take off his shoes.

The two sat down opposite each other.

The friends from the comics industry that my wife mentioned have not yet arrived.

The business restaurant of the private club did not serve ice water like ordinary Japanese restaurants. Instead, the waiters served green tea or hot tea.

"I haven't been here for a long time. I don't know if there are any new dishes." The landlady took the menu and started looking at it.

Of course, three o'clock in the afternoon is not a meal time, but desserts and side dishes are still necessary.

But as she held the menu, her arms were exposed from her kimono sleeves.

As white as snow and as crystal clear as water.

Oda Shingo's heartbeat couldn't help but quicken.

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