First Encounter with Tony Stark

Lu Qi went to a bank to get a bank card. After leaving the bank, he sent the card number to Kingpin.

"I didn't expect this thing could even be used to get a bank card." Lu Qi glanced at the work ID in his hand. The thing was practically all-purpose; he could use it for anything. He could not help wondering whether it would get him discounts in certain places.

When he received a text saying that five million dollars had been deposited, Lu Qi felt like he could take it easy for the rest of his life.

Looking at the work ID in his hand, Lu Qi felt he could just throw it away. Five million dollars was enough for him, after all. But in the end, he kept it. It got him discounts everywhere and let him cut lines whenever he wanted. That was pretty great.

He flew to Las Vegas and searched for the location of tomorrow night's award ceremony.

After finding a luxury hotel nearby, Lu Qi decided to get a room there. With Tony's current arrogant personality, he would definitely stay only at the best hotel.

Standing in his room, Lu Qi could see the award venue being set up. But he also knew Tony would not show so much as a shadow there.

He turned toward an entertainment center on the other side. The Tony from the movie would most likely appear there.

Seeing the current time, Lu Qi decided to go out for a stroll.

Las Vegas at night felt even livelier than Big Apple. As Lu Qi walked down the street, he saw people wandering everywhere, along with plenty of gamblers who had lost even the shirts off their backs.

Although Las Vegas was packed with entertainment venues, the order was surprisingly good. Of course, that might have been because the Annual Apex Awards Ceremony would be held tomorrow.

After wandering around for a while, Lu Qi found a camera shop.

After thinking it over, he found it rather interesting and simply bought a digital camera. He had nothing to do every day anyway, so he might as well take photos and update his blog daily.

Imagining himself uploading all those superheroes' embarrassing histories onto his blog someday, with a whole crowd of superheroes leaving comments beneath his posts, Lu Qi smiled wickedly.

And so, Marvel's famous collector of embarrassing histories was born.

Holding the camera, Lu Qi took several photos around Las Vegas. Once he had familiarized himself with its controls, he slowly returned to the hotel.

From afar, Lu Qi spotted Tony Stark and his bodyguard, Happy Hogan.

Tony was chatting with Happy, while the other bodyguards were either carrying luggage or checking in.

Finding it rather amusing, Lu Qi snapped a photo. This was the first... no, the third prospective superhero he had met since coming to this world.

Tony was arguing with Happy over which of the two girls they had passed earlier was hotter when he suddenly noticed Lu Qi taking pictures.

Tony was not angry. He actually enjoyed the feeling of being adored by countless people.

Cooperatively striking a pose, Tony said, "Come on, say cheese."

Lu Qi pressed the shutter and looked at the photo of Tony posing while Happy beside him was still arguing away.

"Alright, kid, bring that camera over and let me see whether the picture looks good. If it doesn't, you'd better delete it." Ignoring Happy's endless chatter, Tony walked toward Lu Qi. "This is for my... what was it called? Image rights?"

Lu Qi smiled at Tony, who acted as though they were already acquainted, and handed him the camera.

"As you wish, Mr. Stark."

Tony waited for Happy to come take the camera, then had Happy show him the photo.

"Alright, looks like you're not a professional paparazzo. Otherwise, your photography skills wouldn't be this bad."

"Can't be helped. I only bought this camera two hours ago, and I decided to keep taking pictures from now on just over two hours ago." Lu Qi folded his arms and looked at Happy, who had inserted himself between him and Tony.

Although Happy was often unreliable, he had protected Tony many times. He was also Tony's good friend.

"But why does fat Happy take up such a large portion of the photo? Is it because he's fat?" Tony commented on his own picture.

"I thought you two had a pretty good relationship. I was planning to use this photo, add some kind of caption, and post it on my blog."

"Hmm, not a bad idea. The Untold Story Between Genius Inventor Tony Stark and His Bodyguard Happy? I have to say, that idea is brilliant. It'll get your blog hundreds of thousands of followers overnight, and earn you a lawyer's letter from Stark Industries."

Lu Qi smiled and retorted, "If the story of Hachiko makes the public misunderstand the relationship between you two, then you'll have to fire Mr. Happy."

"Umm, why am I suddenly getting fired?" Happy asked in confusion.

"Shut up, Happy. You're embarrassing me." Tony Stark had Happy return the camera to Lu Qi, then continued, "The Hachiko story isn't bad. If you post it, remember to tag me. If I happen to see it among the millions of people I deal with every day."

"Then why not remember my name? Though you might forget it half an hour later, there's still a tiny chance it'll leave some impression on you."

"No, I bet I'll forget that useless information in ten minutes. And I can't be bothered to remember it." Tony continued.

"But I think you'll remember my name for a long time one month from now."

Lu Qi walked past Tony and entered the hotel.

"What a strange guy." Happy spread his hands at Tony.

"He really is strange. He saw the genius Tony Stark and didn't even ask for an autograph. Though even if he had asked, I wouldn't have signed one, because I don't have a pen."

When he saw the bodyguards emerge after booking the rooms, Tony leaned close to Happy's ear and said, "Of course, even if I had a pen, I wouldn't sign for him. I'm not giving an autograph to a guy."

Lu Qi returned to his room and saw that all the photos were still there. Smiling, he uploaded the scenery photos to his blog and added a post: "Day one of photography."