January 20th, Thursday …
Cui Geng ate Fish-Catching Take-Out as he listened to everyone's idle chatter.
"Ai, the readers scolded me for breaking chapters again yesterday."
"What's wrong with that? Isn't it normal to be scolded and broken chapters?"
"That's right, it's a small matter like breaking chapters."
"Huh? Is everyone so used to it? "
"Nonsense. Don't you have to leave suspense in the last few minutes of dramas and animations? The readers might scold you for breaking chapters, but their bodies are actually very honest. They would rush over to read the next chapter once it's updated. That's a good way to increase the readers' stickiness. "
"If you don't break chapters, the readers will give up after reading this chapter. The next chapter will definitely drop in subscriptions!"
"That's why an author who doesn't break chapters is not a good author!"
Many people nodded as they listened to everyone's discussion. Some authors smiled but did not comment.
Cui Geng looked at the calendar. He had arrived in Jingzhou last Thursday. Exactly one week had passed.
At the start, everyone was not familiar with each other. Thus, the questions they exchanged were relatively superficial.
Now, most people knew each other. Some authors who were close to each other could chat freely.
Naturally, there was no need to talk about writing techniques.
Cui Geng took out his cell phone and looked at his own comments.
"That's scary. The no-show is updating at five every day. At first, I suspected that he was kidnapped. Now, there's no need to doubt it anymore. He was definitely kidnapped!"
"It feels like it's getting a little watery, but it's still very cool!"
"Hold on, no-show. One more week, and the recommendation ticket in my hand will be yours!"
Cui Geng looked at these comments with mixed feelings.
He had to say that breaking chapters was indeed useful …
Once the number of updates increased, subscriptions, average subscriptions, and all sorts of tickets had increased significantly.
Since last week, Cui Geng had been updating eight to ten thousand times a day. This was unimaginable to him in the past.
What's more, the increase in word count was mainly due to the increase in working hours. It was not intentional. Thus, the quality of the updates was still guaranteed.
Of course, some perverts would not only write during the day but also use their laptops to write another chapter at night. They were simply beasts.
Of course, Cui Geng would not do that. He just wrote for eight hours a day. On average, he wrote more than a thousand words per hour. This was not considered fast, but it was quite impressive for him.
Once it became a habit, Cui Geng actually quite enjoyed this state.
It had to be said that under certain conditions, writing could be addictive.
However, Cui Geng had encountered a small problem.
As he ate the food from Fish-Catching Take-Out, he raised his worries at the table. "Everyone, I feel like I've been progressing too quickly recently. I can't continue writing anymore. What should I do?"
Everyone looked at him in unison, then said in unison, "Let's cut it."
Cui Geng: "…"
When it came to this kind of thing, this group of unscrupulous authors instantly became indecent.
Persuading people with better grades than them to stop reading was a daily occurrence in the authors' group.
Of course, no one could be blamed for this. It was mainly because there were too many authors who used the excuse of being "stuck" to show off.
Therefore, when faced with this kind of situation that seemed to be pretentious, most people would choose to strike first and use the words "cut it" to end the topic.
Cui Geng was speechless. He did have this problem, mainly because the outline of the book he was writing was not good from the beginning.
The results were not bad, and the plot was not bad. However, the framework from the beginning was not good.
At first, Cui Geng only planned to write two to three thousand words a day. That way, he should be able to write for quite a long time. However, recently, he had been uploading eighty-ten thousand words. He suddenly realized that the main plot of the story could not hold on any longer.
He estimated that the book would be finished after writing about a million words.
What should he do?!
Of course, as an author who was used to leaving things unfinished, an unfinished ending was not scary. After cutting it many times, he was already familiar with it. He did not even have to look down when he swung his knife.
However, what should he write after cutting it?
Cui Geng had no clue at all.
After lunch, Zhu Xingan said, "I'll give everyone an hour to upload what you wrote in the morning. Then, take a break.
"According to the schedule, we will tour Jingzhou this afternoon. We will move around, change our thinking, and accumulate material at the same time.
"Everyone, hurry up. Gather downstairs in an hour."
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In the car, Pei Qian was very sleepy and drowsy.
The closed-book exam was finally over.
He had been studying for the past few days. He did not have much time to care about the company.
However, the good thing was that memorizing had some effect. Pei Qian estimated that he should be able to score more than 70 points, right?
If he had spent money to pass, he would probably have only scored 60 points. However, if he relied on his own strength to score 70 points, that would be something to be proud of!
Pei Qian felt that his revision during this period had not been in vain. He just had to try to score a little higher than Old Ma.
"There are still three more open-book exams. I should not have to work so hard anymore.
"It's about time to keep an eye on the company.
"Strange, I keep feeling like I've forgotten something."
Pei Qian tried hard for two seconds, trying to recall, but he soon gave up.
He had just finished the exam, and his brain was in a relaxed state. It was really not the right time to recall.
What's more, he had too many businesses now. Pei Qian was a little powerless and could not remember them all.
He yawned and decided to go back to his place to sleep first.
Little Sun drove very steadily, but it was not convenient for Pei Qian to sleep with his seatbelt on. He could only take out his cell phone, open the Zhongdian Chinese Network app, and start chasing.
Pei Qian had a wide range of hobbies. Animations, dramas, games, movies, and so on. He liked them all, but he did not have a deep understanding of them.
After all, it was purely for entertainment. There was no point in studying them so professionally. He just wanted to have fun.
Before this, Pei Qian had been reading on Zhongdian Chinese Network because it had a full range of genres and new themes.
As for Zhongdian Chinese Network …
On one hand, Zhongdian Chinese Network was too trashy. Pei Qian could not stand it. On the other hand, he instinctively did not want to support his own business.
However, recently, he started to watch Zhongdian Chinese Network.
At the end of the day, it was for work.
Pei Qian felt that he had to pay attention to Zhongdian Chinese Network's state more or less because it was already profitable.
Previously, Ma Yiqun wanted to hand over a sum of profits, but Pei Qian decisively rejected him. However, until now, Pei Qian had not asked Ma Yiqun where he spent the money.
On one hand, he had been too busy and had forgotten. On the other hand, it would not be in line with Boss Pei's character if he asked too often.
Pei Qian felt that as long as he kept a close eye on Zhongdian Chinese Network's app, he would naturally be able to grasp the website's movements.
He had to say that Zhongdian Chinese Network had indeed released many high-quality content recently. Pei Qian could finally bear to read a few of the books.
It was now 2011. On the whole, the hot-blooded fantasy genre of 'don't bully the young for being poor' was still popular. Most of the books that dominated the charts were fantasy and xianxia themes. Many great gods would achieve godhood in the next two years.
Of course, the name of the website had changed. The specific books were also different from what Pei Qian remembered.
However, whether they were the same or not, Pei Qian read them all the same. That was because he had already forgotten all about the books he had read.
Zhongdian Chinese Network's library was basically following Zhongdian Chinese Network's footsteps. These fantasy books could basically be seen as pirated versions of Zhongdian Chinese Network's popular books.
Pei Qian read them quite casually. When he saw a theme that he was interested in, he would read it for a while. When he got bored of it, he would quietly delete the books. He could not read most of the books.
However, when he refreshed the bookshelves today, Pei Qian was suddenly stunned.
A few of the books that he had collected were neatly updated with a single chapter. Just two hours ago, at about 12: 30 PM.
Pei Qian frowned, vaguely feeling that something was wrong.
What could have caused so many authors to update a single chapter at the same time?
A large-scale PY event?
He quickly clicked on a random book and checked the updated chapter of the book.
"Dear readers, there are only two chapters today. Because the website is organizing a group activity in the afternoon, I'm temporarily released from prison. I'm touring Jingzhou and collecting materials. I'll continue updating tomorrow! "
Many readers had already left comments at the bottom of the chapter.
"Approved! I've seen that you've been updating a lot recently. Don't tire yourself out. Have a good rest. You'll be able to return seventy to eighty chapters tomorrow. "
"They've really been kidnapped by robbers! What's more, they've kidnapped so many authors at once! "
"Hahahaha, how's' temporarily released from prison '?"
"Previously, some authors said that they were going to participate in a study class. I thought it was just an ordinary lecture. At that time, I even said that the study class was useless and that they should hurry up and update! Now that I look at it, it's not a study class. It's an official little black room! Well done! "
"Even a few pigeons can steadily update four chapters these few days. I strongly urge this study class to continue!"
"May I ask if we can add more people to the study class? I have a perennial one-chapter beast here. He really needs to go to the study class for further education! "
"To be honest, I think this study class is good in every way. I just don't know why all the authors seem to like breaking chapters recently. Do you receive professional training on breaking chapters in the study class as well? "
Pei Qian was confused as he read the readers' comments.
At the same time, he vaguely felt that something was amiss.
Pei Qian quickly confirmed one thing through the readers' comments. Ma Yiqun had indeed spent the money on mid-tier authors. He had arranged for these authors to come to Jingzhou and set up a study class. That had obviously increased their creative efficiency!
As for how the efficiency had been increased …
That might not be in line with the Tengda spirit!
Pei Qian was a little speechless. This Ma Yiqun, how dare he cause such trouble under my nose!
From the looks of it, the mid-tier authors were getting better. Not only had their updates increased, but they had also come up with many new ideas in the process of continuous communication. Their plots and writing techniques had also improved to a certain extent!
If a godly author could really become famous overnight, how much traffic would that bring to Zhongdian Chinese Network?!
One had to know that the most important thing in the cultural industry was content. Without content, everything else would be useless.
For many consumers, the reason they downloaded a live-streaming platform was usually because of a live-streamer they liked. The reason they became a loyal user of a website was usually because of a book they liked.
Piracy was almost extinct in this world. If they really wanted to read a good book, they could only go to a designated website to read it. There would not be a situation where the author would put in so much effort and all the popularity would be earned by the piracy website.
Thus, Pei Qian sensed the danger behind this.
He called Ma Yiqun and asked for the specific address of Zhongdian Chinese Network's study class. Then, he said to Little Sun, "Turn around. We'll go to the suburbs first."
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