Huayu: King of Kung Fu

Once the company is officially established, the registered capital is deposited in the company's account.

It can be used for the company's daily expenses, salary payments, etc., but not for personal use.

Therefore, Lin Hu doesn't need to worry about the company's operation after its establishment for the time being.

However, as a business owner, he only had a little over 20,000 yuan in his hands, which was a bit of a tight spot.

The desire to make money became extremely urgent.

It took several days to complete the capital verification. There are still some procedures to go through, and it will probably take about a month to get the business license.

That evening, Lin Hu returned to the courtyard house, turned on his computer, and logged onto the Rongshuxia website, only to find that his novel had been pinned and featured.

As the first Chinese literature website, Rongshuxia had very basic functions, mainly focusing on essays and short stories, and didn't even have the function of serializing long novels.

If Lin Hu wants to publish his work on Rongshuxia, he needs to submit it via email first. The editor will review it and only publish it if they approve it.

There are no royalties for publication; the only way to monetize is to gain fame online and then pursue traditional publishing.

The website's format is similar to early BBS forums, with each article being a post, arranged according to the order of publication time.

If someone replies to a post, it will jump to the top of the list; otherwise, it will sink to the bottom and be difficult for others to see.

There are only two ways for a website to support a particular post.

The first is to mark it as a featured post. This kind of post indicates that it is of high quality and will be read by other users first.

The second option is pinning, which will display the post at the top of the page and prevent it from sinking to the bottom.

Probably because of the hype surrounding Lin Hu, a national martial arts champion, writing a martial arts novel, the website generously featured "The Legend of the Dragon and Snake" at the top of its list.

This is the highest level of treatment.

Lin Hu opened his article page with great interest and found that there were more than a hundred comments. It seems that pinning and highlighting articles is still very effective.

Reading those comments made me want to laugh a little, because... many of the IDs looked familiar.

Li Xunhuan: Really a national martial arts champion? You must be bragging.

Yu Baimei: Upstairs, I checked the list of champions from last year's National Games, and there is indeed someone named Lin Hu, who is a triple champion in boxing, spear, and staff fighting. But whether he wrote this article is unclear.

Ning Caishen: This novel is really exciting to write. It's completely independent of Jin Yong and Gu Long's systems. You really can't write something like this if you don't understand martial arts. The writing style is simple and unadorned, but the youthful spirit is as powerful as a spear and halberd. I believe his identity is real.

Lin Hu knew all of these people; they were all famous figures in later generations.

Li Xunhuan's real name is Lu Jinbo. He is a publisher and Han Han's godfather. He handles all of Han Han's book publishing matters.

Yu Baimei later became a screenwriter and worked with Deng Chao to produce a bunch of bad movies such as "The Breakup Guru" and "The Villain Angel".

Ning Caishen later became a screenwriter, and his "My Own Swordsman" is a super classic. It's a pity that he was addicted to weeds and his career was ruined.

Lin Hu continued scrolling down, trying to find any familiar faces, when suddenly a comment caught his eye.

Fourth Dimension: Clicking on this text is like suddenly stumbling into a martial arts world brimming with a chilling, bloodthirsty atmosphere. There are no tender romantic tales, no fleeting youthful sorrows, only the cracking strength of bones and the surging passion of blood, each word striking a chord deep within the martial arts techniques, etching the loneliness and sharpness hidden within into the heart…

Damn, this is so sour!

Lin Hu couldn't help but complain: This guy is only fifteen years old, right? Is he already this sour?

The fourth dimension is Guo Jingming, who became very famous in later generations.

His coming-of-age novels are extremely painful; Lin Hu felt incredibly frustrated after reading them.

This guy later switched to the film industry and made a bunch of movies that received terrible reviews but did well at the box office.

Upon seeing Guo Si, Lin Hu flipped through the pages again, hoping to find Han Er, but he couldn't. He figured that guy probably hadn't come to the banyan tree yet!

These days, not many people go online, and even fewer frequent literary websites. Lin Hu easily recognized many famous figures from later generations, which he found quite interesting.

Most of these comments on "The Legend of the Dragon and the Snake" are praising it, saying that the novel is written with great care, is very exciting to read, and has a youthful spirit between the lines.

Some people think the writing style is too straightforward and not elegant enough, but since Lin Hu clearly stated that he is an athlete, no one really cares.

Lin Hu thought these people's assessments were quite accurate. The characteristic of Shenji's novels is that they are about fighting against heaven and earth, and fighting if they are not convinced. To put it nicely, it is youthful spirit; to put it bluntly, it is violent.

It seems that copying "The Legend of the Dragon and the Snake" is a sure thing now.

Next, we just need to continue releasing new chapters, build up buzz, and patiently wait for publishers to come knocking.

The internet is now unblocked, and Chinese netizens from all over the world gather together in a very friendly atmosphere.

If a novel becomes popular online, it becomes popular throughout the entire Chinese-speaking world.

Even if it can't be published in mainland China, it can still be published in Hong Kong and Taiwan, which is still quite promising.

It will take at least a month to complete the company registration, and who knows how long it will take to publish the novel.

However, Lin Hu couldn't just wait idly; he had to plan ahead and do some things first.

First, you need to build your own team.

In 1998, the Chinese entertainment industry was still in its infancy. Many of the celebrities who became famous later were still struggling to make a living in Beijing.

For example, Deng Chao is still living in a shack, and Fan Bingbing just played a maid in "My Fair Princess," which hasn't even aired yet.

However, these people were not Lin Hu's primary target. He wanted to make an action movie, so he needed to find some skilled fighters.

……

At seven o'clock in the morning, it was not yet fully light; the sky was a hazy gray, and the sun peeked out from the northeastern edge of the city with a sliver of red light.

More than a hundred people had gathered at the main gate of the Beijing Film Studio.

The spring chill lingered, and the weather was cold. Some people squatted on the ground; some paced back and forth with their hands tucked into their sleeves; and some ate large mouthfuls of soy milk and fried dough sticks.

These people are all extras; they're waiting for work.

The Beijing Film Studio has film crews shooting movies all the time, and shooting movies requires extras and background actors.

They were squatting there, waiting for the assistant director of the film crew to come and select actors.

Once you're selected, you'll have work to do, food to eat, and money to earn.

You can earn 20 or 30 yuan a day as an extra. If you can play a minor role with lines or work as a stuntman, you can earn more.

In this day and age, that's a pretty good income.

Suddenly, a taxi stopped at the factory gate, and a young man wearing a down jacket got out of the car.

A slight commotion arose in the crowd, and everyone turned to look at the man.

This is a normal reaction for extras. If they want to work and earn money, they have to be proactive. If they are slow, they won't be able to get any work and will have nothing to eat.

"Hey, it's him again!"

A middle-aged man was about to get up when he saw the young man, so he squatted down again and grabbed a boy next to him.

The boy was dark-skinned and thin, dressed in tattered clothes, holding a half-eaten steamed bun in his hand, and was about to rush forward to snatch the job.

"Uncle, why are you pulling me?"

"Don't go, it's hopeless. That guy has been here for a few days. He said he was looking for a few young people who knew kung fu, but after a few days he still hasn't found anyone he's satisfied with."

The skinny, dark-skinned boy's eyes lit up: "I know kung fu!"

The middle-aged man slapped his thigh: "That's right, you're from Shaolin Temple."

The thin, dark-skinned boy stuffed the unfinished steamed bun into his pocket, stepped forward, and politely asked the young man, "Hello, are you looking for extras?"

The young man nodded: "Yes, you have to know kung fu and pass my test first."

The thin, dark-skinned boy quickly said, "I know kung fu. I trained at the Shaolin Temple for six years. Shall I show you a set of punches?"

"OK!"

The dark-skinned, thin boy assumed a fighting stance and immediately performed a set of Shaolin boxing.

His punches were excellent, and the extras waiting around for their turn to perform gathered around to watch, cheering loudly.

After finishing their attack, the thin, dark-skinned boy looked at the young man with hopeful eyes.

"Sir, how did I do?"

The young man nodded and said, "Well played. What's your name?"

"My name is Wang Baoqiang!"

The young man thought to himself, "You finally showed up! It wasn't for nothing that I've been waiting for you here every day!"

This young man was none other than Lin Hu. He had been waiting outside the Beijing Film Studio for several days when he finally found Wang Baoqiang, adding one member to his team.