At around 6 PM, Fang Tian took the subway back home for dinner.
There was a big event tonight. Golden Jade Web was going to have a major update!
With a laptop on his lap, Fang Tian was reading a novel on Golden Jade Web.
He was not reading his own novel, but his cousin, Shi Jun's, "The Legend of the Dragon God".
He looked at the book's data. It was quite good. Although "The Legend of the Dragon God" was suppressed by "The Legend of the Sword and Fairy" and was only ranked second in the male genre.
However, it was still quite impressive.
Shi Jun was taught by him, so he was very concerned about his results. More importantly, Shi Jun was the real author who made a living by writing novels.
If he could succeed, it would be beneficial for him and the website in the long run.
Coincidentally, Shi Jun called.
"Cousin, it's my birthday today. Come over for dinner!" Shi Jun smiled.
Fang Tian looked at his watch and said to his phone, "Okay. I'll go over now! "
He hung up the phone.
Fang Tian walked out of the subway station and went to the road outside to stop a taxi. He got in and went to Shi Jun's house …
Half an hour later, he walked into an unknown village in the city. Fang Tian pushed open the door and walked into a rented house.
"Nephew, you're here?" His aunt, who was wearing an orange apron, was busy in the kitchen. She was very happy to see him.
"Yes. I haven't been here for a long time! "Fang Tian walked in and smiled.
At this moment, Shi Jun was sitting in front of the computer. His eyes were staring at the screen and his fingers were typing quickly on the keyboard.
This kid was really working hard. He was still writing on his birthday.
In this day and age, as long as one was diligent and fast, one could write 10,000 chapters a day. If one's work was of a certain quality, he would definitely be successful.
As the saying goes, "Fast and good". Writing web novels was not only good but also fast. This kid finally understood the essence of writing.
Fang Tian walked over and knocked on the computer table with his knuckles. "I see that your" The Legend of the Dragon God "is doing well!"
"What's so good about it? It's overrated!" Shi Jun's eyes were still on the screen as his fingers typed quickly.
He was referring to the author of The Legend of the Sword and Fairy.
Fang Tian really wanted to give him a good knock on the head and said, "It's not easy to be ranked second in the male section. Your book has become popular!"
Shi Jun chuckled and said, "Thank you, cousin. Without your guidance, I wouldn't have achieved this result!"
Fang Tian: "Keep working hard, you'll succeed!"
Shi Jun suddenly sighed and said, "The numbers are so good now, but I haven't earned a single cent yet!"
Shi Jun was starting to wonder if writing web novels could really make money.
Without income, where would the motivation come from? It's not like you can say that it's for self-entertainment, right? Writing a long web novel was tiring and time-consuming. It was too self-deceiving to say that it was just for fun.
After being a guest author for a while, Fang Tian had a deep understanding of it. Patting Shi Jun's shoulder, he smiled. "Let me tell you a piece of good news! Jinyu Network is going to launch a VIP paid reading service! "
"VIP paid reading service?"
Shi Jun was stunned. His fingers that were rapidly typing on the keyboard stopped.
VIP paid reading service was definitely something new. In Shi Jun's mind, he didn't have the slightest idea about it.
He could vaguely guess that it was a way to make money. Shi Jun looked over and asked quickly, "Cousin, hurry up and tell me, what is this VIP reading service?"
Fang Tian cleared his throat and thought for a while, then said, "It's very simple. In the past, authors could only rely on physical publishing to make money. But after the VIP reading service, authors can completely rely on electronic publishing to make money! "
Hearing that, Shi Jun was excited, shocked, and in disbelief!
Apart from physical publishing, was there any other way for authors to make money?
Relying on electronic publishing to make money was unthinkable.
"Is it really possible?" Shi Jun was very doubtful.
"Of course!" Fang Tian said with certainty. "Jinyu Chinese Network will launch VIP reading service tonight. This is the general direction of the future …"
E-paid reading was too novel for the current people. Fang Tian spent a long time telling Shi Jun a lot of things in this regard.
After listening, Shi Jun completely understood. He clapped his hands excitedly and said with a smile, "That's great! This is great news! Haha! "
Fang Tian said, "The threshold for writing online novels is low. Authors don't need to pay too much to make money. But the low threshold is relative. There are so many authors writing online novels that the competition will be even more intense."
"However, you have an advantage. There aren't many people writing online novels now, and not many people are optimistic about the future of online novels. You started earlier than others, and it will be relatively easier for you to become famous!"
Fang Tian patted his shoulder and said, "Seize the opportunity!"
"Understood!" Shi Jun nodded heavily.
"Oh right!" While he was happy, Shi Jun suddenly thought of a very serious problem. "There are many pirated physical books. Then, are there pirated electronic books?"
"Yes. And piracy is even more serious! "
After Jinyu Chinese Network launched VIP reading service, a large number of pirated websites emerged.
Those who knew a little about programming used "web page collection technology" to directly grab the VIP chapters of the original website and repost them to their website. This was not difficult at all.
Technically speaking, it was impossible to completely eliminate piracy.
However, Soft cloud technology was very strong in the domestic Internet. Some methods could be used to greatly reduce piracy.
For example, Angel Cloud Browser had a market share of 90%. In other words, 90% of the netizens used this browser to surf the Internet.
Using Angel Cloud Browser to block pirated websites.
There was also Angel Antivirus, which intercepted pirated websites on the grounds of security, and so on …
For great authors, they did not care about the income from subscriptions. After all, the value of the IP was more profitable.
However, for the majority of authors, subscriptions were the main source of income, especially those who relied on writing to feed their families. Piracy was very harmful to them.
Fang Tian believed that with the strong presence of Soft cloud technology, the original reading market would be much better.
"Don't worry, Jinyu Chinese Network will do its best to protect the authors' interests!" Fang Tian looked at Shi Jun and said.
Shi Jun smiled and said, "Cousin, how do you know so much?"
This cousin's identity seemed to be not simple.
"Let's eat!" His aunt, who was wearing an orange apron, walked over with plates of dishes and placed them on the table.
Tonight was Shi Jun's birthday. Dinner was much more sumptuous than usual.
Four dishes and a soup, bitter gourd braised pork, stir-fried red fish, honey roasted chicken drumsticks, and a salad. For a family that was not rich, it was very sumptuous.
"Stop chatting, come and eat!" His aunt took off her apron and smiled at him.
The aroma assailed his nostrils. Shi Jun was about to drool. He did not ask about Fang Tian's real identity. He could not wait to sit down and pick up his chopsticks to eat.
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