Reborn in Hong Kong as a Tycoon

Chapter 3 on Ming Pao

It was noon on March 1977, 3.

Lin Baicheng completed the proofreading of the first volume of "Feng Yun", and took his first solid step towards winning 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 Eastern District.

Causeway Bay is located in the East District of Hong Kong Island, where human resources are concentrated. Its economy is second only to the Central and Western District and Wanchai District, which have the best economy in Hong Kong.

The bus arrived at the stop not long after.

Causeway Bay is known as a shopping paradise by later generations, and it has begun to take shape in the 70s.

After Lin Baicheng was reborn, he hadn't even gone out for a walk, but he was no stranger to Xiangjiang through the memory of his original body.But the real personal experience is this one.

Business is booming in Causeway Bay, with high-rise buildings rising from the ground. There are restaurants, cinemas, electrical appliances stores, etc. on the street, and there are all kinds of bulletin boards.The road is also full of traffic and people coming and going. Although it is different from the modern style decades later, it is equally lively.

However, Lin Baicheng, who is used to shopping malls in later generations, is not a bumpkin, so after looking around curiously, he stopped looking around.

Although Lin Baicheng was no stranger to Xiangjiang through Yuanshen's memory, Yuanshen had never been to the location of "Ming Pao". Fortunately, this was not a problem for him. He quickly found the place by asking passers-by.

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

The reason why Ming Pao was chosen was because of its reputation, and Jin Yong, a master of martial arts novels, was in charge.

Xiangjiang is not a big place, but there are quite a few newspaper offices, 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 a hit, so the first choice was naturally the three 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 serial novels. It has a large audience inherently.If the novel is good enough and liked by the public, it will be popular in Xiangjiang in the fastest time.

Of course, Lin Baicheng, who wrote Xiangjiang entertainment novels before his rebirth, also knew one thing clearly, that is, Jin Yong is a bit stingy in terms of author fees, and he would never pay a big price, let alone a newcomer like him.

However, for Lin Baicheng, as long as the manuscript fee is not too low, it is fine. 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 popular, whether it is the physical publication of the novel or the income from various copyrights, it will definitely make him a lot of money.

Lin Baicheng walked into the Ming Pao building, and there were people coming and going inside.

Lin Baicheng, who came here for the first time, simply went to the security guard and asked the security guard which floor Mingpao was on.

The security guard was an uncle in his 40s. He looked Lin Baicheng up and down: "What are you here for?"

Lin Baicheng said: "I wrote a novel, and I submitted it to Ming Pao."

"Come to contribute?"

The security guard laughed after hearing this: "You should be under [-], right? You're too young, so 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 there are not many who can submit their papers throughout the year. And those people, there are teachers and lawyers, all of them have rich experience. If they are not good enough, do you still think you can do it?"

"A novel looks at 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 have come, I must let the editor read my novel. You just need to tell me how to find someone. If the editor really If you don’t like my novels, then I have nothing to say.”

"Well, you wait here first, and I will contact you for you."

After hearing this, the security guard stopped trying to persuade him. He was just a security guard, and they insisted that he couldn't just drive him away.Besides, Lin Baicheng is a young man under the age of 20. If his attitude becomes tough and he makes a fuss, he will be the one who will suffer.

"Thank you, uncle."

Lin Baicheng expressed his thanks.

The security guard left to make a phone call, and after a while beckoned to Lin Baicheng to let him pass.

"I won't take you up there. You can take the elevator over there by yourself, go directly to the sixth floor, and find the front desk there."

The security guard pointed to the elevator. He is the security guard here and cannot leave easily.

"OK, thanks."

Lin Baicheng responded and walked towards the elevator.

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

There was a girl in her twenties at the front desk who was very familiar with this kind of thing. Although she was a little surprised at Lin Baicheng's age, she still skillfully led him to the reception room.He poured tea for Lin Baicheng, and told Lin Baicheng to wait for a while before going out.

Lin Baicheng didn't wait long before the door of the reception room was opened, and a middle-aged man in his 40s walked in.

When the middle-aged man saw that Lin Baicheng was the only one in the reception room, he couldn't help being taken aback: "Young man, are you here to contribute? 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, only about 18 words."

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

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

"Lin Baicheng, Shuangmulin."

Lin Baicheng introduced himself tactfully.

"Do you mind if I call you Lin Tsai?"

Chen Changming looked at Lin Baicheng, saw him shaking his head, and continued, "Lin Tsai, you should be young, less than [-], and still in school, right? Why do you want to write a novel?"

Facing the question, Lin Baicheng replied patiently: "I am only [-] this year, graduated from Form [-], and now I have not studied, mainly because of poor grades. The reason why I write novels is because I like watching the martial arts of Jin Daxia very much. It’s a novel, and I have a lot of ideas in my head, so I decided to write it down.”

Chen Changming knew who Lin Baicheng referred to as the "Jin Daxia" and Lin Baicheng was not the first to call Jin Yong that way, 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 how to deal with him is quite experienced.

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(End of this chapter)