Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

It was noon on March 7, 1977.

Lin Baicheng completed the proofreading of the first volume of "Wind and Cloud" and took the first solid step towards earning his first pot of gold in writing novels.

After two o'clock, Lin Baicheng went out with the manuscript and took a bus to Causeway Bay in the East District.

Causeway Bay is located in the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island. It is a concentration of human resources. Its economy is second only to the Central and Western District and Wan Chai District, which have the best economies in Hong Kong. Causeway Bay can be said to be the place with the best economy and the largest flow of people in the Eastern District.

The bus arrived at the stop not long after.

Causeway Bay, known as a shopping paradise in later generations, began to take shape in the 1970s.

After Lin Baicheng was reborn, he had never gone out for a stroll, but through his original memory, he was no stranger to Xiangjiang. But the real personal experience is this one.

Causeway Bay's business is booming, with high-rise buildings rising from the ground, restaurants, cinemas, electrical appliance stores, etc. on the streets, and bulletin boards of all kinds. The road is also bustling with traffic and people coming and going. Although it is different from the modern style decades later, it is still equally lively.

However, Lin Baicheng, who was used to seeing shopping malls in later generations, was not a country bumpkin, so after taking a curious look, he stopped looking around.

Although Lin Baicheng was no stranger to Xiangjiang through his original memory, he had never been to the location of "Ming Pao". Fortunately, this did not trouble him. He quickly found the place by asking passers-by.

That's right, Lin Baicheng came to Ming Pao this time.

The reason why I chose Ming Pao was because of its reputation and the presence of Jin Yong, a master of martial arts novels.

Xiangjiang is not a big place, but it has a lot of newspapers, dozens of them, but the three with the largest circulation are Oriental Daily, Ming Pao and Sing Tao Daily.

Of course Lin Baicheng wanted to become famous instantly, so his first choice was naturally the three major newspapers with the largest circulation.

"Ming Pao" is not only one of the three major newspapers, but also a leader in the cultural field. It serializes many novels and is the best newspaper for serializing novels. It inherently has a large audience. If the novel is good enough and popular among the public, it will become popular in Hong Kong as quickly as possible.

Of course, Lin Baicheng, who wrote Xiangjiang entertainment novels before his rebirth, also knew one thing clearly, that is, Jin Yong was a bit stingy about writers' royalties and would never pay a big price, let alone a newcomer like him.

However, for Lin Baicheng, the manuscript fee is fine as long as it is not too low. After all, for him now, the most important thing is that the novel can be serialized. As long as the novel can be serialized and become a hit, he will definitely make a lot of money from the physical publication of the novel or the income from various copyrights.

Lin Baicheng walked into the Ming Pao Building, where people were coming and going.

Lin Baicheng, who was here for the first time, simply asked the security guard which floor Ming Pao was on.

The security guard was an uncle in his forties. He looked Lin Baicheng up and down: "What are you here for?"

Lin Baicheng said: "I wrote a novel and came to Mingpao to submit it."

"Come to submit an article?"

The security guard laughed after hearing this: "You must be less than twenty, right? You are too young. I advise you to go back. I don't know how many people come here to submit articles every day. They all want to be famous, but few of them can be reported all year round." And those people include teachers and lawyers, all of whom have rich experience. They are not good at it, do you still think you are?"

“Novel is about the content, not the author’s experience.”

Lin Baicheng shook his head and didn't say much to the security guard. He just said: "Uncle, since I'm here, I must let the editor read my novel. You just need to tell me how to find someone. If the editor is really If they don’t like my novels, then I have nothing to say.”

"Okay, just wait here and I'll contact you."

After hearing this, the security guard stopped trying to persuade him. He was just a security guard, and he couldn't directly expel people if they insisted. Besides, Lin Baicheng is just a young man under twenty years old. If he gets tough and makes a fuss, he will be the one who suffers.

"Thank you, uncle."

Lin Baicheng expressed his thanks.

The security guard left to make a phone call, and after a while he waved to Lin Baicheng and asked him to pass.

"I won't take you up. You go there and take the elevator. Go directly to the sixth floor. When you get there, just look for the front desk."

The security guard pointed to the elevator. He was the security guard here and could not leave easily.

"OK, thanks."

Lin Baicheng responded and walked towards the elevator.

After a while, the elevator reached the sixth floor. Lin Baicheng walked directly to the front desk and briefly explained the situation.

The receptionist was a girl in her twenties who was very familiar with this kind of thing. Although she was a little surprised by Lin Baicheng's age, she still took him to the reception room skillfully. He poured tea for Lin Baicheng, and then asked Lin Baicheng to wait for a while before going out.

Lin Baicheng didn't wait long when the door of the reception room was opened and a middle-aged man about forty years old walked in.

When the middle-aged man saw that Lin Baicheng was the only one in the reception room, he couldn't help but be startled: "Young man, are you here to submit the article? Is it a novel or a short story?"

"it's me."

Lin Baicheng stood up: "I am writing a novel, but I have just finished the first volume, which is only about 180,000 words."

"Sit down, let's sit down and talk."

The middle-aged man motioned for Lin Baicheng to sit down, and he sat opposite Lin Baicheng: "Let me introduce myself first. My name is Chen Changming. I am one of the editors of Ming Pao's novels."

"Lin Baicheng, Shuangmulin."

Lin Baicheng introduced himself sensibly.

"You don't mind if I call you Lin Zai?"

Chen Changming looked at Lin Baicheng and saw him shaking his head, so he continued: "Lin Zai, I think you are young, less than twenty, and you are still in school, right? Why are you thinking about writing a novel?"

When asked, Lin Baicheng replied patiently: "I am only 18 this year. I graduated from Form 5. I have stopped studying now, mainly because my grades are not good. The reason why I write novels is because I really like watching Jin Daxia's martial arts. novel, and I had a lot of ideas in my mind, so I decided to write it down.”

Chen Changming knew who Lin Baicheng was referring to by 'Jin Da Xia', and Lin Baicheng was not the first to call Jin Yong that, so he just nodded. Moreover, there are many people like Lin Baicheng who like to read martial arts novels and then write their own novels. He has received more than one, so he has some experience in how to deal with him.

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