Half an hour later, Pei Qian arrived at Zhongdian Chinese Network's inspiration class.
The 'study class' and the 'inspiration class' were on two different floors. Pei Qian went to the study class to take a look.
At first, there was only one room in the study class. Later on, there were three rooms. Now, the three rooms were filled with people. One could hear the sound of mechanical keyboards typing from the door. It was like a cheerful ocean formed by crisp tapping sounds.
Most of the authors here were new faces, but their expressions were very focused and excited. They seemed to be eager to translate the stories in their minds into words.
Pei Qian could not help but feel his heart ache.
This study class had nurtured countless core authors for Zhongdian Chinese Network. This income was not worth mentioning for Tengda's current size, but the entire Zhongdian Chinese Network's library was constantly being enriched. The authors and readers were also expanding.
Over time, the possibility of popular books appearing would greatly increase.
Pei Qian did not disturb these authors. Instead, he continued upstairs to the floor where the inspiration class was located.
This floor was much quieter. Pei Qian could only hear the sound of one person typing. What's more, it was intermittent. It was obvious that it was very difficult to hold it in.
There were a total of three areas in the inspiration class. They were the inspiration collection area, the work area, and the large recording room. There was a long conference table in the inspiration collection area and the work area. It was occasionally used for meetings or brainstorming.
In the inspiration collection area, every author had a single sofa, television, and game console. The entire space was relatively dark. Everyone's sofa was equipped with a reading lamp. They could read comics, watch movies, and play games.
The entire room in the large recording room was soundproof. There were cinema-level projectors and sound equipment inside. Authors could request movies and make appointments.
There were only about ten people in the inspiration class at first, but it expanded gradually until the total number of people reached 25.
These 25 people were basically the top authors of Zhongdian Chinese Network for a period of time. They were ranked in various regions.
Now, there were only about ten people in the Inspiration Collection Area. Some of them were playing games, some were watching movies, and some were reading under the reading lamp. Because they were all wearing headphones, it was very quiet. One could only occasionally hear the sound of pages turning and the pressing of buttons on the controller.
There were two authors in the work area. One of them had both hands on the keyboard, typing a few words every once in a while, while the other was staring at the computer screen in a daze. It was hard to tell what he was thinking.
As for where the other half of the authors had gone?
Apparently, they were watching a movie in the movie room.
Although the entire studio was soundproof and would not affect the inspiration collection area and work area, one could still vaguely hear the sound outside the studio. It seemed that a very tense war film was being played inside, and the sound of intense gunfire was incessant.
Pei Qian was extremely gratified.
Look, look!
Compared to the study class, it was clear who was superior!
The authors in the study class were all busy writing. On the other hand, the inspiration class was all 'collecting inspiration' seriously. There were only two people in the work area, and they were both in a daze.
Pei Qian could not help but feel a little proud. After all, he was the one who came up with the idea of the inspiration class. Reality had proven that the effect was outstanding.
Everyone was so focused that no one noticed Pei Qian's arrival.
There were no restrictions on the inspiration class after all. It did not matter if one was late, left early, or even did not come for two or three days in a row. Usually, the authors would go to the bookshelf to look for books, game discs, and go to the toilet. Everyone was already used to it.
Pei Qian found a random place in the work area and sat down. The two authors were focused on their own matters and did not notice him.
After waiting for a while, the movie in the movie room finished broadcasting, and the authors walked out one after another.
A few authors were discussing the plot of the movie in low voices, but they obviously did not look very interested. They returned to their seats.
Pei Qian could tell that these authors were very confused. It was time for him to give them some pointers.
Cui Geng walked in from behind the crowd. He subconsciously turned his head and saw Boss Pei sitting in the work area, smiling at the authors.
"Boss Pei?!"
Cui Geng's voice made the others turn their heads. Then, the authors' faces all revealed embarrassed expressions.
Oh no, Boss Pei caught them red-handed!
When they first came to this inspiration class, most of the authors were in a state of high morale. They might be writing fixed-rate contracts, but they had to rub their palms together and make a name for themselves with such good conditions.
However, as they wrote, they realized that they were unable to do as they wished. The more good works they read, the more inspiration they accumulated. On the contrary, they felt that they were writing rubbish. Naturally, they wrote slower and slower, and the more they wrote, the less they felt.
Over time, they degenerated into a very salted fish state. They worked eight hours a day and spent seven hours watching movies, playing games, accumulating materials, or thinking about the plot like finding a needle in a haystack. It was already good enough to have an hour to write.
If they had known that Boss Pei was coming, everyone would have prepared seriously and brought out their best mental state.
After all, Boss Pei had arranged such a good working environment for them and prepared such generous treatment. In the end, not only did they not write any particularly exciting works, they did not even maintain the most basic passion for creation. How could they live up to Boss Pei's good intentions!
Pei Qian smiled. "If everyone has time, can you put aside your work and have a chat?"
Everyone nodded quickly.
Most of their time was spent 'collecting materials'. There was very little time for them to maintain a high level of concentration and create. There was no 'work at hand'.
There was a long table beside them. Everyone quickly took their seats. The authors who could not sit down pulled chairs from the work area and surrounded them.
Many authors felt very nervous, feeling that they had been caught by Boss Pei.
Even if Boss Pei did not question them, he would definitely make some adjustments to the form of the inspiration class.
After all, maintaining this inspiration class burned a lot of money. Not to mention the expenses of the entire venue and daily expenses, the authors' articles were bought at a high price. In the end, some of the quality was produced. That would definitely not satisfy Boss Pei.
Some authors were very ashamed. They wished they could pat their chests and promise Boss Pei that they would no longer be salted fish and write seriously. They had to write a classic even if they had to hang themselves and write until they foamed at the mouth.
There were also some authors who had made up their minds to admit their mistakes to Boss Pei. They would consciously withdraw from this inspiration class and go back to write their own old tricks. They were not cut out for this, so they did not want to waste Boss Pei's good intentions.
Pei Qian looked around at everyone and smiled. "It's been three or four months since the inspiration class was opened. I've seen everyone's hard work during this period."
"I think the inspiration class is very successful. It has completely met my expectations!"
Everyone was petrified.
Huh?
It has completely met my expectations?
Don't we know what kind of sh * t we are now? What kind of "very successful" was that?
This made the authors who wanted to seriously repent and admit their mistakes fall into collective silence. They did not know how to respond.
Cui Geng said weakly, "To be honest, Boss Pei, most of the authors in the inspiration class are not doing well, including me … What's more, our results did not meet expectations at all …"
Cui Geng was the most familiar with Boss Pei among all the authors here. Naturally, Cui Geng could only speak the truth.
Pei Qian waved his hand. "Of course I know that."
"However, this is normal!"
"All of you are in the exploration stage of transformation. It's normal for you to suffer a little. A story of a few million words is completely different from a story of a few hundred thousand words. It's equivalent to starting from scratch. How can you succeed in one go? "
"When you first started writing online novels, you didn't succeed in your first book, right? You had to accumulate at least a few million words. "
"It's the same for the inspiration class. If there was no inspiration class, you might not have touched this theme in your lifetime, right?"
"As for the results, to be honest, to be able to write in the top fifty of the entire network with such slow word count and unpopular content on an online website, doesn't that highlight your strong foundation?"
The authors were confused by Boss Pei's words.
According to Boss Pei …
So what we wrote was actually very good?
It had to be said that people were very easily hinted and guided by the outside world.
If a large number of people ran to the book review section and said that the book was very rubbish, the authors themselves would doubt themselves. Many of the content that they had originally thought of would not dare to write. They might even want to give up;
However, if many people encouraged them and said that the content of the book was very exciting even though the statistics were not good, the author would also be encouraged. They might even be bolder to try new plot designs and ideas.
Boss Pei was the only one who gave such a high evaluation, and most traditional readers of online literature did not think highly of these works. However, that was Boss Pei!
Boss Pei's praise could at least offset the criticism of ten thousand readers, right?
Therefore, the authors quietly ignited some confidence in their hearts.
Many people had the misconception, "Could it be that my writing is actually okay?"
Pei Qian smiled slightly. It seemed like his Great Deception Technique had improved.
In the past, he had only fooled one-on-one people. Now, he could fool a group of people, and the effect was not bad.
However, he was not satisfied yet. He had to strike while the iron was hot.
Pei Qian paused for a moment to calm the authors down. Then, he continued, "In order to consolidate the results of this stage of the inspiration class, and at the same time to support and commend outstanding authors, I have decided to choose the top three creators of this inspiration class and reward them!"
"I will arrange for the game department to develop a large-scale expansion pack for Repent and be Saved for the book 'Eternal Fallen Samsara'. It will be created with the content of 'Eternal Fallen Samsara' as the background of the story. The authors can participate in the entire production process and give their own suggestions for any details in the game."
"Cui Geng's' Successor 'is a superhero theme. I will entrust Fei Huang Workspace to produce a web drama. Similarly, the authors can participate in the entire process and give their own suggestions."
"There's one last book."
"Executor Academy is a story set in GOG, but it's more relaxed and humorous. It's also a little mischievous. I think the format of an animation would be more suitable."
"Therefore, I will ask Fei Huang Workspace to acquire an animation studio and turn Executor Academy into an animation. It will be the studio's first work!"
"What's more, the authors can get a 15% share of all the profits after the adaptation!"
All the works of the inspiration class had already been paid a higher price than the market price. Logically, there was no need to give this share at all. However, Pei Qian would definitely not let go of this opportunity to spend more money. Thus, he gave a rather generous share.
Pei Qian paid more attention to the first two works. The third one was purely to make up the numbers.
Executor Academy was a work based on GOG, but it did not describe the official story of GOG. Instead, it was more of a lighter feeling. It was made up of many short stories. It was humorous and even a little nonsensical.
The results of this work were not as good as the first two. After all, similar themes would not fit in on online literature websites. What's more, it was more difficult to write a good short story than a long one. Many humorous points that could only be expressed through tone and actions would not be as effective when written in words.
The works of these authors had already been proven to be commercially unsuccessful works. Since that was the case, it was all the more reason for them to be promoted and promoted!
They were not successful in the first place. Wouldn't they be even more unsuccessful if they were turned into a movie or an animation?
How much money could be wasted on a novel? It was nothing more than a small sum of money. However, if they were to turn it into a web drama or an animation, the cost would be very high!
Wouldn't it be perfect if they were to burn so much money and the audience did not like it?
As for why they wanted to make web dramas and animations …
It was mainly because Fei Huang Workspace gave Pei Qian a headache.
They had made so many themes before. Short videos, documentaries, and two movies …
All of them were popular.
Even the rubbish script written by Boss Pei could become popular if Fei Huang Workspace was to film it. It was obvious that Zhu Xiaoce had the power to turn something rotten into something magical.
What if these books were to be turned into movies by Fei Huang Workspace? What if they took off again?
Thus, he changed the theme.
The web drama this time was different from the previous web dramas. It was not a low-budget production, but a high-budget production. However, it was not a movie and could not be sold in cinemas. The possibility of losing money would naturally increase greatly.
As for animation, it was a field that Tengda had never set foot in before.
Pei Qian could spend a sum of money to buy an animation studio. The path of movies could not work, but the animation should not be affected, right?
If these three works could be turned into movies and animations, it would definitely be very encouraging and motivating for other authors.
The other authors would definitely squeeze into the inspiration class when they saw that such rubbish could be adapted into games, web dramas, and animations.
That way, all the top authors on the website would enter the 'large salted fish petri dish' of the inspiration class. Wouldn't it be better over time?
Pei Qian could not help but feel smug.
What a perfect plan!
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