After getting the authorization from Huanyu Technologies, the other side had a little more confidence.
Now that the payment problem was solved, whether the readers would subscribe or not depended on their content.
For this reason, eight works were specially prepared for this VIP release.
Of course, Qidian also wanted to prepare more.
It was just that this was 2002, and there were no professional authors. Everyone was writing for fun, and no one would update every day.
It wasn't easy to come up with these eight works after discussing with the authors.
Among them was Toad's "Roc Roaming the World." The response to this work was also very good.
However, the highlight of the eight works was Number One White in the World's "Fantasy Journey to the West: Prehistoric Times."
Moreover, in order to get everyone to support the authors, they also asked the authors of the eight works to write a chapter of their thoughts.
The so-called "thoughts" meant to tell everyone that the works were on the shelves.
Yes, that was obvious.
What was hidden? Did it need to be said? It was asking for subscriptions.
Was there a need to notify the authors when they were on the shelves?
Everyone knew.
However, asking for subscriptions and not asking for subscriptions were two completely different things.
If you did not ask for subscriptions, some readers would think that you were not short of money and did not care whether you subscribed or not.
If you asked for subscriptions and felt embarrassed reading your book for so long, they would subscribe to you.
As Qidian's top author, Number One White in the World, Chen Yu, naturally wrote a chapter of his thoughts.
However, unlike the others, Chen Yu's thoughts were written shamelessly.
The full text was as follows.
[Everyone, I am Number One White in the World. I am also known as God White.
It will be on the shelves tomorrow. Actually, whether it is on the shelves or not has nothing to do with me.
However, since you are begging me to put it on the shelves, I will put it on the shelves.
They said that after it is on the shelves, everyone can subscribe and support the original version. I can then earn money by writing.
I am speechless about this.
Would a chairman like me care about this little bit of money?
However, since it is on the shelves, forget it. I don't care about the money. After it is on the shelves, God White, I promise to update three chapters.
There couldn't be more than three chapters.
As for after three chapters …
It depends on the situation.
Although God White does not care about money, I care about the subscription results.
If the results are not good, not to mention three chapters, I will let you read it on the day itself.
Do you want me to let you read it or you want me to continue writing? it is up to you …]
Chen Yu was very happy to write this chapter's acceptance speech.
That was indeed the case.
He was not short of money, and he was only writing it to advertise the game.
Now that the advertisement had been completed, logically speaking, it should be canceled, just like the previous chapter.
However, in the spirit of being responsible for his readers, Chen Yu still decided to write a few more chapters when he was free.
However, writing this kind of thing required a lot of time. Writing one chapter took one to two hours. As the chairman of Huanyu Technologies, Chen Yu had to attend school and manage the company at the same time. He really did not have much time. If the readers didn't subscribe at this time, it would really be the best time for them to give up.
It was just that Chen Yu's extremely arrogant speech was really effective.
"D * mn, White God actually managed to get three new chapters. Awesome."
"Yes, as White God said, three chapters. Three chapters, no more than that."
"White God, motherf * cker, I'm going to charge money. If you can't get three chapters, I'll fight you to the death."
"White God, please don't be careless. Let's go recharge now."
Actually, reading books didn't cost much. Some books only cost a few yuan.
Although this VIP mode had just been released and many people didn't support it.
However, some people didn't support it.
Especially those hardcore fans of White God. They really liked what he wrote.
Of course, other than White God, there were also some people who followed the trend.
However, they kept reading and felt that something was missing. They still felt that White God wrote well.
Now that it was on the shelves, White God promised to update three chapters. How much was three chapters worth? It was just a few cents.
Not even a few cents?
Then, there wouldn't be such a talented author in the future.
Of course, this was Chen Yu's side.
There were also some other authors who more or less supported it.
No matter what, after reading for so long, there were some feelings for the authors.
In the past, these authors wrote for free and didn't earn a single cent.
You can't always let others write for you for free every day.
If you don't support him or her, the author would probably starve to death.
Therefore …
Even if some readers said that there would definitely be pirated copies after it was released, many fans still expressed that they would support the original version.
The next day at noon.
This was the time when the eight books were released.
At noon sharp, the VIP subscription model was activated.
Chen Yu had already finished writing the first three chapters. Seeing that the VIP chapter function was activated, he clicked to upload it.
"I wonder how many subscriptions there are."
"I don't know. Let's see."
Chen Yu wasn't the only one looking. At this time, Zhang Jianming, Li Nan, and even Xie Zhenyi were also staring at Chen Yu's backstage.
Zhang Jianming, Li Nan, and Xie Zhenyi were so concerned. Did they want to create a website too?
Although the website looked promising, the money was average. They really couldn't make much money.
Moreover, it was tiring. It was okay to invest, but they didn't have the time to do it themselves.
They stared at the backstage only to see how many readers were willing to support the original version.
After all, YY Music Network was going to launch a VIP subscription model.
One charged for words while the other charged for music. In essence, there was no difference.
"Boss Chen, does Qidian charge based on chapters?"
"Yes. Actually, it's not chapters. It's based on two cents per thousand words. There are about 3,000 words per chapter, so it's six cents per chapter."
Two cents per thousand words was the setting of Qidian in the early days.
In Feng Yu's previous life, as the price of goods increased, ordinary members were charged five cents per thousand words. However, VIP members only charged four cents per thousand words.
If they were VIP members, it would be three cents per thousand words.
"Then our music can also be charged based on the price of each song."
Xie Zhenyi referred to Qidian's charging model and said.
"Okay."
Chen Yu nodded. "Let's charge ten cents per song."
There was no precedent for the subscription model for electronic music. In the past, music was sold in the form of albums.
Each album had 10 short songs and more than 20 long songs.
Even if you only wanted to listen to one song, you had to buy the entire album.
The cost of an album was about 20 RMB. Pirated albums were cheaper, but they were still around 3 to 5 RMB.
The price of 10 cents could be considered very cheap.
Even if you bought 10 songs, the total cost was only 1 RMB. It was cheaper than pirated albums.
Of course, this was electronic music. There was no physical album. Perhaps no one would try it for a while.
However, when MP3 became popular in the future, you might feel that it was inconvenient to carry a physical album.
"Isn't ten cents per song too low?"
Li Nan felt that the price was too low and suggested.
"We can only set it this way in the early days."
The VIP subscription model had to be done step by step. Although ten cents per song was a bit low, it could stimulate users to buy. As long as users spent money to buy the first time, there would be a second time. If they did not even want to buy the first time, there would not be a second or third time.
"Moreover, ten cents is not necessarily low."
Chen Yu said, "It seems that ten cents is low. However, if the volume is large, you can do business with ten cents. For example, if a song is subscribed by 100,000 people, 1 million people, 10 million people … How much do you think the profit will be? "
"10 million people, that's impossible."
This size was simply too big, so big that it was almost unbelievable.
"Nothing is impossible. 10 million is still considered low."
This was only for now.
In the future, when the mobile payment era comes, 100 million people are likely to subscribe.
"Of course, we don't have to do everything. The price is limited to ten cents per song. In the future, the pricing can be flexible. Based on ten cents per song, we can also introduce a membership fee system or a package sales system. "
The three of them understood what he meant.
The membership fee was the same as YY membership. It was calculated based on how much it cost per month.
Package sales meant that there were dozens of songs in a bag. Normally, it would cost four or five RMB. If there was a discount of one RMB, it would also be more attractive.
However, the foundation of all this depended on whether there were users subscribing.
"It's out. Ten subscriptions."
"This is the subscription data for 10 minutes."
After 20 minutes, the data was 30.
The subscription data for one hour was 100.
In other words, 100 people subscribed in this hour.
"100 people subscribed in one hour."
Chen Yu breathed a sigh of relief, "According to this calculation, there should be 600 people in 24 hours."
The subscription was the fastest when it was first released, but it would slow down later.
Therefore, the estimation was based on the first hour multiplied by 6 or 7, not 24.
Such a result was naturally bad in the future, but now that the VIP model had just been introduced, 600 people subscribed in 24 hours. It was already very scary.
If converted into money, these three chapters would make about 60 RMB.
No, Chen Yu's estimation was wrong.
At 8 PM that night, the number of subscriptions for Fantasy Journey to the West increased a little.
Why was this happening?
It was completely because Chen Yu had updated the three chapters and added a new setting [Providence].
What was providence?
Providence was not luck.
Providence was fate. It was the most important thing that affected a sect, a race, and a world.
The reason why the human race prospered was because of providence.
Although this kind of providence was illusory and could not be seen or touched, it was mysterious. Everyone was intoxicated by it.
"White God is simply a genius. He added another setting, providence."
"It's too exciting. The settings in White God are one after another. The climaxes are endless."
"Now it makes sense why the human race prospered. It's because they have providence."
"Yes, why did the Witch Race and the Demon Race lose? It's also because of the decline of providence. However, providence can also be fought for, but one must have the cultivation of a Saint to fight for it. Ordinary people can only turn into ashes. "
"I'm thinking, what should those who followed White God Feng do?"
"What can they do? They can't continue writing. They can only be eunuchs …"
Well.
As soon as providence appeared, all the previous followers died.
As for why, it was all because of these followers. Update:
Mobile phone:
Even if you replenish your Providence later on, it would be useless because the Providence setting did not exist alone.
He was also connected to Saints and Connate Cardinal treasures.
This situation also made countless readers laugh. They finally understood why White God had stopped updating for a period of time.
Okay, you can copy.
Now you're wrong.
At 12 AM the next day, the number of 24-hour subscriptions for Fantasy Journey to the West reached 700.
In other words, Chen Yu had earned 70 RMB.
Qidian's upper echelons were a little excited about such a data.
They had been prepared for a complete failure.
That was because they had also seen pirated copies appear immediately after the eight novels were released.
Even so, more than 700 people had subscribed to the highest-rated novel among the eight novels.
In addition to the number of subscribers of some other novels, there were more than 1,000 people.
According to this number, as long as one wrote well, although they might not necessarily become rich, they could barely make a living.
Especially Number One In The World.
Number One In The World had updated three chapters that day, generating 70 RMB in profit.
If he continued updating like this for a month, his monthly income would be 2,100 RMB.
An income of 2,100 RMB was considered a high income in 2002.
A group of readers helped Chen Yu calculate and said that if White God continued to update like this, he could write professionally.
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