Writing Web Novels In America

The next day.

Wang Jian sat at his desk, pondering for a long time.

Always feel yesterday's own, peacetime is a little different.

Especially after seeing Sarah.

At that moment, my consciousness seemed to be divided into two parts.

Half is the original owner, and the other half is the present self.

Wang Jian frowned and made a decision.

After getting Sarah out, we can make some compensation.

Then, try not to contact again.

After all, as a passer-by, it's always strange to keep in touch with people who have a close relationship with the original owner.

He took a sip of water and looked at the front page of the website.

Except for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone and arcane, the titles and styles of other works on the home page have changed greatly.

It's no longer a collection of XX short stories or success studies.

It becomes the style of "crossing XX" and "I am XX".

Click to see, the content is no longer out of the version of the wind, no variety of deep gorgeous short sentences.

There are just plain words and stories with big brain holes.

Wang Jian nodded with satisfaction.

Right, that's what online novels should look like.

Take a look at the various data of the website background, the number of published works has increased significantly, and the number of readers has also increased steadily.

Even the readers' comments have reached ten thousand a day.

Wang Jian took a glance.

Although, most of the messages are scolding: "retarded", "idiot" and so on.

However, the data show that the most abused works are the ones with the largest number of readers.

The mouth is not the body.

Wang Jian laughed indifferently.

As far as the current situation is concerned, there will soon be a batch of works that have been "ordered" by the editors, and they will start to collect fees.

At that time, we will know whether our "xiaobaiwen author training plan" will work.

If it works, then the "capital hunger" of the website will also be greatly alleviated.

And he, too, will be officially from the person who is given the royalty share to the person who gives others the royalty share.

Just as Wang Jian was thinking about the bright future, Tom came in with a man pushing the door.

"This is the man that Black Horse Comics sent to send samples of arcane." Tom pointed to the young man behind him.

The young man respectfully handed a hand-painted comic book to Wang Jian.

Wang Jian has a look.

I feel that there is no big problem except that the painting style is not suitable.

But most European and American comics are in this style.

So he put the comics aside and asked the young man, "what other comics are going to come out recently besides the arcane caricatures?"

The young man obviously did his homework well and answered without thinking: "in addition to the new comic book that comes out every month, DC is taking advantage of the film to launch the hardcover version of" Batman Forever "for $8."

"Marvel has a sequel to X-Men for $5."

"Five dollars..." Wang Jian tapped his fingers on the desk.

EA and itself have signed a contract for the game copyright of arcane and 50% of the comic book copyright.

The $900000 authorization fee will be paid soon.

EA agreed to the $1.50 subsidy for each comic book, but required that the number of copies sold should not be less than 50000.

Can arcane sell 50000 copies under the attack of DC and marvel?

"Well, forget it." In Chinese, Wang Jian said to himself, "you should make less profit and sell more."

Tom asked suspiciously, "what did you say?"

"Nothing." Wang Jian shook his head and said to the young man, "50000 copies will be published first, with a price of $3 each."

"Three dollars? It's usually not a low-quality comic book. The price of a single copy is $4. " The young man said with some doubts.

Wang Jian waved his hand, "in this matter, we have pricing power."

"If in doubt, ask your boss yourself."

The young man opened his mouth and said nothing more.

Then Wang Jian asked Tom to take the man out.

And he himself began to contact EA to announce that the cartoon was about to be released.

In other words, pay!

As for asking EA to look at the quality of comics, it's not that Wang Jian didn't invite him.

However, EA said it was unnecessary.

The small amount of money that comics can make a profit is not enough for the monthly salary of their core game designers. They can't see it at all.

EA only cares about sales volume and influence.

Finally, under Wang Jian's communication.After $75000 is transferred from the website's account, it goes directly to the account of Black Horse Comics.

And the cartoon of arcane God, also immediately began to enter the printing plant, and will be officially released in three days.

Wang Jian calculated in his mind that he currently has 45% of the comic book royalties.

If the profit of each comic book is $1.50, 50000 copies, that is more than $30000.

Alas, no game company is so generous.

However, the content of a comic book is limited.

3.3 million words. How can we publish dozens of comic books.

So, dozens of 30000 dollars There's still a leader.

Wang Jian looked at the "Arcane throne" on the website, which has more than 1 million words.

He tried to get the idea of "not wanting to code" out of his mind.

Heart said to himself: "every knock a word, it is money ah!"

At the moment, the editor in chief of candlestick Publishing House of the six major publishing houses is in the room.

The bald editor in chief is asking several data statisticians.

"Recently, that's the amount of contributions?"

One of the middle-aged people said with a smile, "maybe those literary lovers, recognizing the reality, have become waiters?"

Editor in chief's bald head gently shakes, said: "that also should not reduce so much at once."

Then, hesitating for a moment, he picked up the phone and called the editor in chief of penguin.

In half an hour.

The editors in chief of the six major publishing houses are all frowning with the monthly contribution data.

Then, they ordered their men to find out why.

It has to be said that although these publishing houses with the shortest history are calculated by decades, they are also suffering from the disease of big enterprises and are usually passive and rambling.

But when they want to figure out something, their access to information is frighteningly efficient.

Only half a day later, including wangwen.com All kinds of registration information, share composition, and even the work experience of each staff member are put on the chief editors' desks.

"Wang Jian?" Candlestick's editor in chief looked at the material and asked, "is that the best-selling author?"

"Yes." His subordinates respectfully agreed: "he also relied on the book arcane to attract a large number of readers to his so-called website."

The editor in chief looked at the information on the website, especially the number of new works, and the number of contributions that the publishing house plummeted.

Finally, he picked up the phone and called the other chief editors of the six major publishing houses.

"I think we need to meet."

PS: the last chapter has been revised.