Boss Jia's words struck a sore spot for these web novelists. In the future, they would all be great gods with annual incomes of tens of millions or more.
But now, being able to earn 300 yuan a month to buy cigarettes was a luxury. Among them, only Jin He Zai was slightly better. The novel had been published and had sold more than 100,000 copies nationwide. To be able to earn a few hundred thousand yuan was considered the pinnacle of all online novels.
The rest were really using their hair to write.
Hence, when they heard Boss Jia mention cashing in, they all pricked up their ears. What they talked about previously was not important. Earning money was the most important thing.
"Our Zhong Dian website will be launched globally on November 1st. At the same time, I've designed a new cashing in fees for Zhong Dian Literature website. I'll discuss it with everyone now. If anyone has any opinions or ideas, feel free to let me know!" Boss Jia said with a smile. Everyone nodded in unison and listened to Boss Jia in silence.
"First of all, the publication of web novels has been very popular recently. Personally, I don't think this method of cashing in is desirable. At the same time, it's also completely inappropriate. All the readers who patted their chests on the website and told you that they would buy your novels will disappear without a trace."
"At the same time, there are too many steps involved in the publication of web novels in the real world, including the various reviews, corrections, approval, and a series of other steps from traditional publishing houses. The final novel's price is as high as 20 to 30 RMB, which will also deter a large number of readers. Hence, I don't agree with this. Zhong Dian Literature website will also not use physical publication as the main method of profit and cashing in."
Boss Jia's words made everyone's hearts turn cold. This was the most suitable method of cashing in on web novels. In the end, it was directly rejected by the richest man in Hua Xia, Boss Jia. What other method could there be?!
Then, they heard Boss Jia continue with a smile. "Actually, it's best to use the internet to solve problems on the internet!"
"Currently, there are two methods of profit and cashing in on the internet all over the world. The first is to participate in advertising alliances and rely on online advertising to make profits."
"The second is to directly charge the card fee and profit from it!"
"These are the two most popular methods at the moment, and they are also the two methods that I will use at the finish line …" Boss Jia began to express his thoughts. This was the conclusion that Boss Jia came up with after thinking for a long time based on his experience in the future.
Boss Jia could have just copied Qidian's VIP reading policy and put it on Zhong Dian literature website. After a few years, after 2008, the website would naturally become the overlord.
However, Boss Jia didn't want to suffer so much. Moreover, he didn't want the development of online novels to be so difficult. Especially under the VIP model, it would inevitably lead to the problem of traffic to pirated novel websites.
Therefore, after much consideration, Boss Jia decided to implement a dual system of VIP fees and free admission.
The so-called dual-track system meant that one could read novels for free or for a fee.
According to Boss Jia's design, at the beginning of the novel, approximately 240,000 words to 500,000 words would be free of charge. This would vary according to the quality of the novel. The main purpose was to make use of the free content to attract and gather popularity.
Then, it would be the stage of putting the novel up for sale.
First of all, it was the same as Qidian in the future. Once a novel had a certain number of free chapters, it would have to be put up for sale. After that, the chapters would become VIP chapters and would be charged at the price of 1 cent per 200 words.
Oh right, by the way, when Qidian was established in 2002, the price of VIP chapters was 1 cent per 200 words.
In 2020, the price of VIP chapters was still 1 cent per 200 words. Thus, it could be seen that the yuan did not depreciate at all (hilarious).
This was the charging part of the dual-track system.
Once the novel had more than 200,000 words, the initial VIP chapters of the novel would be released to the public for free again.
However, the reading page of these chapters would be filled with all kinds of advertisements. These advertisements would be pasted on both sides of the reading page at all times. At the same time, players would have to read five seconds of advertisement content for every chapter they read.
In any case, if they wanted to read it for free, they would have to look at the advertisements.
Of course, players could also choose to use Zhong Dian coins to buy it. After that, they would be exempted from the advertisements.
Whether it was the advertisement income or the VIP income, the website would split it 40-60 with the author. The website would get 4, and the author would get 6.
This was the method that Boss Jia came up with after much thought. This was the most suitable method in the year 2000.
This way, not only could it cultivate the habit of paying for reading, but it could also allow readers who were not well-off to have a way to read for free. Thus, it would block all the possibility of pirating novel websites to profit from piracy.
As for the advertising alliance … Anyway, the world's largest advertising alliance was owned by the Daqian. It would not be a problem to allocate some of the advertising alliance's advertisements to Zhong Dian novel website.
The authors who were participating in the conference below the stage were also very excited. Well, actually, no matter what the plan was, as long as this plan could give them a chance to earn money, they would agree wholeheartedly.
"Alright, I believe that we will be able to work together happily at Zhong Dian literature website!" Boss Jia said with a smile. However, the authors below the stage were a little embarrassed.
That was because they were only invited to participate in the conference. They had never said that they would join Zhong Dian literature website.
Of course, no one would be stupid enough to reject it. Anyway, everyone would just treat themselves as if they were already part of Zhong Dian literature website.
"Alright, everyone can go home and write in peace. According to my observation, only authors who maintain a daily update of more than 4000 words will have a bright future!" Boss Jia said with a smile.
"What! Four thousand words!! "Everyone was stunned. Four thousand words a day? Was this a joke?
Impossible, it was impossible to update 4000 words a day. This was impossible for humans!!
Well, most of the authors in this era wrote weekly. Those who were more conscientious would update a chapter every two days. Those who were not conscientious would update a little every month. Updating 4000 words a day was completely wishful thinking.
However, Bloody X was an exception. This guy was already licking his lips. After all, he was the man who created the legend of writing 8000 words an hour.
"Oh right, let me tell you in advance. On November 1st, I will have a small surprise for you! For all the readers! "Boss Jia suddenly added.
"Surprise? What surprise? " Everyone was curious. It was not easy to wait until November 1st. Zhong Dian novel website was officially opened. At the same time, there was a novel with a big promotion notice on the website's homepage.
The name of this novel was "Maiden Voyage". The pen name was his real name: Jia Yapeng.
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