Feng Yu often reads novels on the internet, and most of the online novels are still free.
Qidian started its VIP paid reading mode last year, and Feng Yu is one of the first paid readers. But there are too few good books now. It's not that all of them are bad. But for Feng Yu, who had read for many years in his previous life, there are not many books he likes. But there are still some.
At least, Feng Yu's comments in the comments section had guided the novel's final direction. Now, Feng Yu's account, "Sixth White of Central Plains," is rated as a gold medal storyteller by many online authors and readers.
What do the online literature websites rely on to make money? After gaining popularity on the internet, they publish physical books to make money. The main publishing market is Taiwan's traditional Chinese market. Compared to the whole of Southeast Asia, it is still very prosperous. Also, the cost of online literature is lower than those Taiwanese authors. This lowers the cost of those publishers, and they are more than willing to buy the copyrights from Taiwan.
But for the Simplified Chinese market, it is very difficult. Most importantly, there are many pirated versions, and it is hard to sell the Simplified Chinese copyrights. Sometimes, some publishers are interested, but they discover that the copyrights are already available in the market. Some publishers might contact them, and they will think that their novels can be read for free on the internet. Why do we need to publish them?
There are also some advertisements. These are considered the website's profits, and it has nothing to do with the authors.
But since the payment model was introduced, everything had changed. This method not only greatly stimulated the birth of more online writers, but more importantly, it made many publishing houses interested in simplified Chinese copyrights. Since the later parts couldn't be read for free, then there should be people who would buy the books, or some people would choose to rent the books.
In the past, the book rental market was dominated by Wuxia novels and mangas. But it is different now. There are more novel novels on the internet, and they cater to people's tastes.
Feng Yu knows that in his previous life, Hua Xia's online novels had rushed out of Asia and entered the world. Of course, there are only a few representative works. But in the Chinese circle, these online novels are very popular, and there are hundreds of millions of readers. Especially after the mobile phone reading software was developed, the number of readers increased, and the number of paying subscribers also increased.
But now, it did not seem to be making much money. Not only were the authors not making much money, but the companies that ran the literary websites were not making much money either.
But in the future, many of Hua Xia's movies and dramas were adapted from online literature. There were also online games, mobile games, comics, animations, etc. This was a huge industry.
It was normal that Wang Zhongjun could not tell. After all, Wang Zhongjun was not in the internet business. Feng Yu believed that Zhang Chaoyang and the rest would be able to tell.
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"Ah? You're not interested? "Feng Yu looked at Wang Zhixi in surprise.
"General Manager Feng, how much can we earn from this payment model? How much does it cost to maintain a website? Not long after the update, all kinds of pirated versions appeared. How many paid readers were there? This industry would soon be ruined by piracy. Look at other countries, there's no such thing. "
Feng Yu rolled his eyes. What are you talking about? Does it mean that foreign countries are better? The internet in other countries might be better than Hua Xia, but that does not mean their products are better than Hua Xia. The Chinese Web is doing well in China, and other countries are just starting to imitate it.
"But what if we can use technology to suppress piracy?"
"That won't be easy. Actually, there are quite a few serialized novels on our blog. They're all similar to essays and aren't worth much."
"Alright. I will ask someone else."
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"General Manager Feng, investing in an online novel website will not have a bright future. Although our website does some copyright management, we are only dealing with video copyrights. This is different from novels. But since you said this will have a bright future, can I invest in it personally? "Zhang Chaoyang asked.
"Alright. I will not make things difficult for you. I will ask someone else."
"General Manager Feng, don't worry. If you need us to promote our website, it will not be a problem. We will give you the lowest price in the industry."
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Ding Lei heard what Feng Yu said and felt it will be difficult. At least for now, he does not think this industry will have a bright future. It was possible to earn some money, but wouldn't it be too much of an exaggeration to say that he could earn a lot of money?
Li Yanhong, Zhang Chaoyang, and the rest decided to wait and see. Anyway, those online novel websites are not worth much, and if they have potential, they can still invest in them. Or, they can set up their own online novel website.
Li Yanhong heard what Feng Yu said and hesitated. There are many serialized novels on Baidu's Tieba, but they are not making money. Paying for it requires a certain level of technology. What's so difficult about those online novel websites? They only need to set up a server and make some links. It's easy to imitate them, and how can they make money?
Although Hua Xia is concerned about copyright protection, it's hard to control online novels. Also, these websites are not for profit, and it's hard to define their responsibilities.
Fine. Another rejection.
Feng Yu asked Ma Yun, but Ma Yun told him he is too busy with Alibaba and doesn't have time to read online novels.
Shi Yuzhu is interested, but he does not think it will be as successful as Feng Yu said. He felt Feng Yu is too optimistic. The return on investment will not be high, and if Feng Yu needs more shareholders, he is willing to join.
Feng Yu almost died from anger. Shi Yuzhu thought Feng Yu is going to get listed to make money.
Finally, Ma Huateng asked. In Feng Yu's previous life, Ma Huateng owns more than half of Hua Xia's online novels. He should be interested. Also, it will be a better marketing channel if this novel is combined with QQ.
Ma Huateng told Feng Yu that he does not have the energy to do so. His company's QQ Space had taken up most of their funds and technicians. This online novel is a good idea, but he has no plans to invest in it. Maybe he will consider it in one or two years.
Ma Huateng wants to wait and see first. Anyway, Ma Huateng's company has a lot of users, and it will be successful even if Ma Huateng does it himself.
After making a big fuss, not a single company was interested in it.
Feng Yu picked up his phone and called Sun Lijie. "Sun, go and investigate that Qidian website and see if they are interested in investing."
Sun Lijie immediately got his men to investigate. At the same time, he looked at this website.
A website that publishes online novels. This … is worth investing in?
But since General Manager Feng said so, Feng Yu will give it a try. General Manager Feng has good foresight, and he had never missed an opportunity to invest in an industry he is interested in. This online novel website might really be profitable.
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