Huayu: King of Kung Fu

When Lin Hu finished shooting the sample footage, Crown Publishing also received news.

To be honest, Lin Hu's request was a bit excessive, but the novel "The Legend of the Dragon and the Snake" was really popular online.

The novel itself is good, and online serialization is very innovative in this era.

As the first work to try this approach, "The Legend of the Dragon and the Snake" naturally garnered the most attention.

Moreover, Lin Hu writes 10,000 words a day, both quickly and steadily.

Although Crown Publishing was the first to extend an olive branch, several other publishing houses soon approached Lin Hu to make contact.

There are over 700 publishing houses in Taiwan, making the competition extremely fierce.

They all want to take a gamble on this new field of martial arts novels.

It is important to understand that although both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one China, many terms used are quite different.

For example, the term "martial arts" is called "national arts" in Taiwan.

Lin Hu wrote an unprecedented novel about Chinese martial arts, and Taiwanese publishers immediately saw it as a potential marketable product.

Although Lin Hu coveted the Crown, it didn't stop him from adding to his own prestige.

He decisively leaked information about other publishers to Crown Publishing, and in turn, leaked Crown Publishing's terms to the other publishers.

Naturally, this would be in the hope of obtaining better publishing conditions.

Crown was indeed in a hurry. A few days later, Lin Hu received a phone call from an unknown number.

"Hello, Mr. Lin, I am He Xiuqiong from Crown Publishing. I am currently in Beijing. Is it convenient for us to meet in person?"

Lin Hu was shocked when he received the call. Crown Publishing had actually come all the way to Beijing to meet with him in person for his novel.

"Sure!" Lin Hu agreed, deciding to go and take a look.

……

When Lin Hu arrived at the agreed meeting place, he looked at the pavilions and towers in front of him and suddenly understood what was going on.

Prince Gong's Mansion, the casting location and filming location for "My Fair Princess".

He Xiuqiong, that's Qiong Yao's daughter-in-law.

She was also the producer of "My Fair Princess," representing Qiong Yao and carrying out her will.

"My Fair Princess" is now airing in Taiwan, achieving phenomenal ratings and sparking heated discussions across the island.

Although the mainland version will not be broadcast until the second half of the year, the second part has already been approved.

It's not surprising that He Xiuqiong is in Beijing, because she needs to prepare for filming in advance.

Ping Xintao, the owner of Crown Publishing, is Qiong Yao's husband. It's not surprising that Crown wanted to sign the rights to "The Legend of the Dragon and the Snake" and entrusted He Xiuqiong, who lives in Beijing, to negotiate with Lin Hu as their representative.

He Xiuqiong is in her forties and is very well-maintained. She has a very delicate appearance and looks intellectual and elegant.

Upon seeing Lin Hu, He Xiuqiong warmly shook his hand, saying, "Mr. Lin, you look very young!"

"Hello, Ms. He!" Lin Hu casually shook hands with He Xiuqiong.

Lin Hu wasn't very interested in the middle-aged woman, but he was quite interested in the girl accompanying her.

With fair skin and big eyes, she is already a beauty in the making, even though she is still young and hasn't fully grown up.

"This is Ms. Fan Binbin, she is an actress."

"Hello, Ms. Fan, you are very beautiful!"

"Thanks!"

Fan Binbin didn't know who Lin Hu was, but out of respect for Lin Hu's good looks, he politely replied.

Fan Binbin went to Beijing at the age of fourteen to look for opportunities. At that time, she played a minor role in a TV series called "Strong Woman".

Her stunning beauty caught the attention of Liu Xuehua, the lead actress of the drama, who then recommended her to Qiong Yao.

Not long after, Qiong Yao started filming "Princess Pearl", and she joined the crew.

She originally had the opportunity to play Xia Ziwei, but because "My Fair Princess" was a co-production, one of the two female leads had to be from Taiwan.

Ultimately, Lin Hsin-ju from Taiwan was chosen to play Ziwei, and she could only play Ziwei's maid, Jin Suo.

Although her role was small, with the immense popularity of "My Fair Princess," she still managed to become one of the three leading ladies of the show and gained some fame.

Lin Hu thought to himself that Fan Binbin was probably trying to curry favor with He Xiuqiong because of the start of filming for "Princess Pearl II".

Fan Binbin is only sixteen years old now, a little girl. Lin Hu has no interest in minors and didn't say much to her.

He Xiuqiong didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "Mr. Lin, after careful consideration, our publishing house plans to change the first print run of your work to 8000 copies, with settlements made quarterly. What do you think?"

The conditions were improved, with more copies printed and a shorter settlement time, which Lin Hu was quite satisfied with.

"Could I get an advance on one quarter's royalties?"

"OK."

"Then there's no problem!"

"Then I'll draft a contract, and we'll sign it today?"

"sure!"

The two signed the contract on the spot, and He Xiuqiong took out a thick envelope from her handbag and handed it to Lin Hu.

That was Lin Hu's first royalty payment in this time and space, a full $15000.

Although the novel's print run increased, Lin Hu's first royalty payment was reduced due to the change to quarterly settlements.

Lin Hu checked the list, then shook hands with He Xiuqiong with a beaming smile: "Ms. He, it's been a pleasure doing business with you. Goodbye!"

He Xiuqiong smiled slightly and said, "Farewell!"

Lin Hu didn't leave immediately. Instead, he took out a business card and handed it to Fan Binbin, saying, "Ms. Fan, I hope to have the opportunity to work with you!"

Fan Binbin accepted Lin Hu's business card, somewhat bewildered.

She glanced at the business card and exclaimed in surprise, "He's the owner of a film company? How come he's so young?"

When I looked up, Lin Hu was already far away.

……

Back at the courtyard house, Zhou Xun was not there; Wang Baoqiang had gone to practice his martial arts.

Lin Hu found a stool and sat quietly under the jujube tree.

Before I knew it, I had been in Beijing for more than two months.

For the time being, everything is going according to Lin Hu's plan.

The company was successfully established, obtained the filming permit, and also filmed sample footage.

The publishing contract for "The Legend of the Dragon and the Snake" was successfully signed, and the first royalty payment was received.

$15000!

Lin Hu took out the envelope and waved the stack of brand-new US dollars in the sunlight. In those days, this was a huge sum of money.

Everything was going smoothly, except that meeting Zhou Xun and living with her was an unexpected turn of events.

Next, I went to see Wu Bin and asked him to help me get a referral to Han Sanping, the director of the Beijing Film Studio.

Lin Hu had met Wu Bin once before, after Wu Bin won the National Games last year.

This person greatly values ​​talent, and Lin Hu believes he is willing to help.

Han Sanping is the future chairman of China Film Group Corporation and a heavyweight figure in the Chinese film industry.

Netizens joked that the dragon that appeared before the movie started was the one he raised.

According to the information Lin Hu knew from later generations, this person was bold and decisive, and also liked to promote newcomers.

He supported most of China's sixth-generation directors.

In 1999, China Film Group was established, and Han Sanping began to promote the "Youth Film Project," supporting filmmakers such as Guan Hu, Wang Xiaoshuai, Lu Xuechang, Wang Quan'an, and Lu Chuan.

This person holds a high position and wields great power, enabling them to mobilize numerous resources such as funds and connections.

If you want to make it in the Chinese entertainment industry, this is someone you absolutely can't afford to offend.