Chapter 371

Since this world has a competition between the King of Martial Arts and Street Fighter, martial artists who have mastered Qi cannot each be considered poor; some hold nominal government posts and earn money, some make money through shady means, and those with good image earn money by doing legitimate work as endorsers, shooting ads, becoming stars, etc.; even if they are unwilling to do those, they can also open a dojo and take on students to make money. However, there still are a few who only pursue martial arts achievement, undergoing arduous training—these are the poor ghosts among martial artists.

Such examples exist for both the King of Martial Arts and Street Fighter; the most famous is Street Fighter's Ryu—this person who pursues martial arts wanders the world, has never held a regular job, basically doesn't know how to make a living, and is very poor.

Bai Lang emerging like this is indeed a high-quality asset; looking at his appearance, it is very well-proportioned, and his looks can be described as having a vigorous heroic spirit, sufficient to serve as a tough male lead—why not sign him quickly? Bai Lang saw that the signing fee already exceeded a hundred million yen; as for this, Bai Lang had no objection, saying, 'How about I go to your company to talk?' Bai Lang glanced back, then walked out and closed the door.

As for Mr. Teng Tian Gang, he hasn't gotten off work yet; will Taozi tell him that she slept together with Bai Lang? Probably not, and Mr. Teng Tian Gang, out of friendship, wouldn't ask either—one million yen is genuine value.

Taozi and Ban Tian, as the opening act, are likely also signing a contract together with Bai Lang—it's impossible for them to sign separately, because they aren't worth that price. 'Suddenly I thought those female martial artists seem to be very rich?!' Bai Lang then recalled that when he watched the King of Martial Arts, he saw the superstar big names—Mai Shiranui and Kasumi Todoh, who together with Athena Asamiya in Ri Ben and East Asia became the flagship figures of the King of Martial Arts in Ri Ben, raking in endorsement money.

Bai Lang usually doesn't watch any advertisements; otherwise he would have noticed earlier.

Outside the apartment parked a luxurious RV, which had been waiting for Bai Lang since early morning. This group of people, with attendants before and after, escorted Bai Lang to a company in a high-rise building to begin discussing business cooperation; their attitude was excellent, even officials came by to pass through—completely disregarding the fact that Bai Lang actually holds a passport of an ancient East Asian state. 'When registering for the competition in Ri Ben, of course it counts as the Ri Ben team, right?!' That's the default rule.

Bai Lang admits he never thought of this, but such a rule only applies for one session; next time, if he goes to other countries to register and form a team, then it would count as that other country's team.

The contract was dazzling, so Bai Lang, according to the phone book directory, found the lawyer who seemed most reliable to help— the other party was very interested in becoming his exclusive lawyer, so they were willing to help him review the contract without having collected lawyer fees yet.

Later that day, Bai Lang discovered he had become a 'hundred-millionaire'; according to the contract, he first received a signing fee of 200 million yuan, and after deducting a large sum of tax he still had over 100 million yuan; thereafter came the various income from the contract. The contract is quite lenient for him; attending events mainly depends on his own willingness..... For such martial artists, this is basically the rule; of course, the cut is forty percent.

Bai Lang doesn't mind this; he is now considered to have become famous overnight, a fresh young expert—'Only sixteen years old, the King of Martial Arts!' Although he looks like he's lying about his age. Bai Lang had just signed the contract and already obtained endorsement deals with several sports brands and health drinks, to shoot commercials 'when convenient'—of course his teammates will also appear.

When Bai Lang returned, the people in the apartment had already left—without Bai Lang's permission, Ban Tian Qiuzi dared not stay here, while Teng Tian Taozi was next door. Mr. Teng Tian Gang had also returned; seeing Bai Lang, he was extremely respectful—unexpectedly, this person truly is a master, and even won the first match, directly bringing his household an income of one million yen. Bai Lang directly said to Mr. Teng Tian Gang, 'Teng Tian-san, let Taozi come out for a moment; we need to discuss the distribution of income from the endorsement contract......'

Teng Tian Gang kept nodding and bowing, saying 'hai' over and over, 'How come I feel this is their true nature?' Bai Lang felt slightly unhappy about this behavior; this kind of idolizing the strong is too...... shameless? As a result, Bai Lang still went inside, and in the Teng Tian household he told the couple about the endorsement contract: 'According to this, your wife might become a star; but no matter what, I think this time your household can at least earn seventy to eighty million yen before tax, no problem.'

It was plain to see that Taozi was about to blossom again, and Teng Tian Gang's expression became very lively; Bai Lang, under Taozi's gaze, leisurely walked out the door, leaving the couple in their apartment.

The next day, when Teng Tian Gang went out, he similarly encountered Bai Lang, who was heading to school—Ri Ben high schoolers go to school even if the earth is destroyed...... Bai Lang looked at Teng Tian Gang's face, 'The aura of death is already showing, yet there is strangely a magical inner fire blazing.' The pallid complexion, with cheeks that suddenly flush red from time to time, and the vigor of Teng Tian Gang being a hundredfold made Bai Lang feel astonished.

'Mr. Teng Tian Gang, you definitely cannot go to work, you'll die suddenly! Hurry up and see a doctor—that's the proper thing to do.' Bai Lang sternly warned Teng Tian Gang, at the same time calling out Taozi, asking her to send her husband to the hospital.

Otherwise, how could one say Bai Lang is a good person?

On the train it was fine; presumably Bai Lang isn't that famous yet, so without a mask or sunglasses no one recognized him. However, Ban Tian Qiuzi didn't know why she didn't come today; this issue was only resolved after arriving at school. It turned out she came earlier than before, and even brought a hint of queenly aura—being bolstered by the surrounding female students, they wanted to get close to Ban Tian Qiuzi but dared not, making Ban Tian seem like a queen in their midst.

'A feeble queen?' Bai Lang, along the way, had in fact received many bows and salutes—students could only use this etiquette to lift Bai Lang high up. Bai Lang now is the king of White Crane Academy—even in front of teachers, the principal, and the board chairman, it's the same. Of course, the teachers in the class are also welcoming Bai Lang—White Crane Academy has never produced a martial artist capable of participating in the King of Martial Arts!

This is simply a huge boost to the academy's fame, isn't it? The board chairman even came running to celebrate. Of course, Instructor Xiang Xiushu is surely trembling, running back and forth to serve the big shot. Now the situation is as if Bai Lang says he wants to take on someone, and the board chairman and principal will definitely use money and power to bring down that target—namely, to pry open Xiang Xiushu's and even the board chairman's own chrysanthemum...... I estimate this bunch of shameless folks will also gladly lift their buttocks......