Debut After Eight Years
244. Terrible reading data, let me tell you about Three Kingdoms storytelling? (seeking subscription
It is already past twelve o'clock at night.
Qin Xuerong took the phone and put it down just now!
Xu Zhongfei had made more than a dozen phone calls in a row before.
but.
Wang Qian didn't answer.
Of course, Wang Qian didn't care who called.
If it was his parents calling for something urgent, Qin Xuerong would call him.
There is no need to answer other people's calls right away.
Even if someone offered hundreds of billions to buy Qianqian Jingting or Haidilao, he had to answer the phone immediately, and he would trade in cash as long as he answered the phone.
Wang Qian didn't even bother to pay attention.
Now, Wang Qian has suspended the codewriting. Although his head is still awake, he is mentally exhausted and his hands are already a little stiff and numb.
so!
Today, it's time to call it a day.
Wang Qian picked up the phone and connected.
Immediately, Xu Zhongfei's excited voice came from the phone: "Professor Wang, I finally got through to you."
Wang Qian said wearily: "Mr. Xu, what's the urgent matter with me? Have you finished the game plan?"
Wang Qian still remembered the last time he promised Xu Zhongfei to make a game, the premise was that Xu Zhongfei's plan could get his approval.
Therefore, he thought that Xu Zhongfei was in such a hurry to find him because of the game.
After all, this is the dream that Xu Zhongfei has been pursuing.
I finally met a boss with a lot of stupid money who was willing to spend money on him to pursue his dream. It is understandable that he is a little anxious.
but.
Xu Zhongfei immediately said excitedly: "Professor Wang, I will not think about the game for now. I am looking for you to discuss about your book, Romance of the Three Kingdoms!"
Three Kingdoms?
Wang Qian was puzzled: "What do you want to discuss with me?"
Xu Zhongfei immediately said in a hurried tone: "Professor Wang, do you know how much traffic your novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms has brought to our entire Qianqianjingting platform today?"
For the time being, Qianqian Anthology is still a sub-site of Qianqian Jingting, and there is a link to Qianqian Anthology directly on the page of Qianqian Jingting.
The reason why Xu Zhongfei built the Qianqian anthology platform in the first place was to curry favor with Wang Qian by giving Wang Qian a window to display his literary works. It was almost a literary website created for Wang Qian himself.
However, later, some literature lovers saw the huge traffic and consumption power here, so they all ran over and published some articles to accumulate some popularity.
For example, Qin Xuehong is like this.
However, Qianqian Anthology has always been a non-profit before, and the publication of literary works on it is free.
Qianqian Anthology has not signed contracts with those who publish works, everything is voluntary, can be published at any time, and can be terminated at any time.
Now……
Xu Zhongfei saw another opportunity!
so.
Xu Zhongfei contacted Wang Qian more than a dozen times today, just to discuss this matter.
Wang Qian said calmly: "How much traffic? It's just a Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and the reading threshold for this book is relatively high. It's not very attractive to many ordinary people, right?"
This half-literate ancient Chinese writing method is definitely not friendly to many ordinary people. If you don’t settle down to read it carefully, or even look it up in a dictionary, you will not understand many words and sentences at all, and you may not even know how to pronounce many rare words!
Therefore, Wang Qian aimed this book at those high-level intellectuals, such as Qin Xuehong, Liu Shengnan, Tang Hepeng, Lu Chunhu, Xueman, Xu Wenwen and others!
If other people want to read it later, Wang Qian will authorize other writers to write a vernacular text according to the original story plot and character line, so that everyone else can read it.
Xu Zhongfei laughed: "Haha, Professor Wang, you have underestimated your influence! Your number of fans on Weibo will soon exceed 50 million. This time when you release this book and it is also in the spotlight, everyone pays attention to it. Well, how could you not read it? Even if you don’t understand it, it still looks good, just watch it slowly, everyone in our company is watching it, many people can’t understand it, and they will discuss it with each other.”
"So, you underestimated the reading volume of this book!"
Wang Qian smiled and asked, "How much reading do you have now?"
Xu Zhongfei said in a serious tone: "You must have never thought of it! So far, it has been more than ten hours since your Romance of the Three Kingdoms was uploaded, and 14 chapters of the text have been released, with as many as 40,000 to 50,000 words, and the number of updates is terrifying. .Even those web articles that are famous for their update volume are far behind.”
"Besides, you have written so much, and the quality has not declined in the slightest. On the contrary, it has become more and more exciting and attractive. Personally, I can't stop reading it!"
"As for the number of readings, to be honest, I didn't expect it. Up to now, the number of people who have followed your latest chapter has exceeded five million, and this is just for follow-up. The total downloads have exceeded ten million. It has brought more than three million new registered users. The payment rate of these users is very low, only about 10%, because most of them are directed at you, and your Romance of the Three Kingdoms is free, so They don't need to top up."
Five million follow-ups?
Tens of millions of downloads?
For Wang Qian, who has tens of millions of paid downloads a day after releasing a new song, he didn't feel anything all of a sudden!
seem!
Relative to the release of new song data!
Very ordinary?
See Wang Qian is silent!
Xu Zhongfei could roughly understand what Wang Qian was thinking, and immediately explained: "Professor Wang, do you know the Internet Literature Tengwen Group?"
Wang Qian: "Well, I've heard that most of the popular networks come from this website, and Tengfei is owned by the same Internet giant."
Xu Zhongfei: "Yes, Tengwen Group is the content provider base of the entertainment development strategy formulated by this giant, and it is the content source of the entertainment industry chain! Therefore, the support is not low, but even the most popular online articles above, Tengwen The follow-up reading on the Internet is only about 100,000. This is due to the fact that the above-mentioned piracy industry has been destroyed in recent years. In the era of piracy, more than 10,000 follow-up readings are the top data in the industry. The highest is about 100,000."
"Now that there is no piracy, the record number of paid follow-up readers is only 100,000. This is only at the peak, and the average number of subscribers can reach more than 500,000! So, you know what it means to have 5 million follow-up readers now Right? It’s fifty times the highest record!”
Hearing Xu Zhongfei explain the data, Wang Qian was silent for a while.
He doesn't pay much attention to online literature, but as an old fritter in the entertainment industry in his previous life, he still knows the Internet giant who has almost built the entire entertainment industry chain. As long as he is in the entertainment industry, he must deal with him, from the source of content From adapting the script, to hiring stars, to filming, to showing, people can use their own people in one go, and earn money by themselves.
So, he compared it in his mind, and now he knows that his reading data of Romance of the Three Kingdoms seems to be very high?
"However, people charge for it, and I'm free. It's normal for the data to be high, so there's no comparison, right?"
Wang Qian said lightly, his tone was very calm, without any pride.
If they were all charged, he knew that Romance of the Three Kingdoms would not have such a high number of followers as five million.
Xu Zhongfei smiled and said: "Yes, so, that's why I was eager to find Professor Wang today. I plan to formally commercialize Qianqian Anthology, so I will use Professor Wang's Romance of the Three Kingdoms as an opportunity to start the charging reading mode on the shelves .From today, Qianqian Anthology will start charging."
Turn on charging mode?
Wang Qian was silent for a while, and then asked: "Do you have any specific plans? There are not many works in Qianqian Anthology, right? Besides, I see that many other people come to publish their works, and they only post some scattered personal insights. And so on, some works also tend to be physical, and the audience on the Internet is relatively small.”
Xu Zhongfei said: "Yes, this is the style of our Qianqian Anthology. However, my plan is, since we already have Qianqian Anthology, then we should pay attention to both culture and entertainment, and don't ask for the development of Qianqian Anthology. , but we also need to get involved, which will benefit the future development of Xuehong Entertainment."
"Tengfei and Tengwen Group are part of the giant entertainment industry chain behind them. Then Professor Wang's Xuehong Entertainment Group, can you also create this kind of industrial layout?"
"Now your Romance of the Three Kingdoms has brought such an opportunity to Qianqian Anthology. We will use your Romance of the Three Kingdoms to try the charging model, and then we will formally sign contracts and launch works of other writers to create our own content. source of production."
Xu Zhongfei's words made Wang Qian think quickly in his heart!
He asks himself first!
What kind of industry do you want to develop?
Xuehong Entertainment!
To what extent?
Does it involve the entire entertainment industry chain?
actually.
Before this, Wang Qian really didn't think so much.
Live a new life, not short of money, not short of love.
He just wanted to keep it simple and easy.
But……
seem!
Each step.
Someone is pushing him forward!
Let him have to keep going, and he can't stop at all.
After thinking for a while in silence, Wang Qian said softly: "It's okay, when will it start?"
Xu Zhongfei asked: "Professor Wang, how many words are you going to write for this Romance of the Three Kingdoms? How long will it take?"
Wang Qian thought for a while and replied: "It is estimated that there are five or six hundred thousand words at most. Recently, I will write as much as possible. I will write during this time until I go to North America to participate in the World Championship!"
Xu Zhongfei said excitedly: "Well, are you going to rest now?"
Wang Qian: "Yes, I'm too tired today, I'm going to sleep and rest."
Xu Zhongfei: "Then when will you start updating tomorrow? Can you still maintain today's status?"
Wang Qian: "I'll start writing when I get up and have dinner tomorrow. As far as the state is concerned, it depends on the mood and the situation! However, it should not be too bad. If the state is poor and the writing is not satisfactory, I will not write."
capricious!
Xu Zhongfei admired in his heart, and then said: "Look, Professor Wang, you will post another chapter tomorrow morning, and then we will start charging for the text of the second chapter tomorrow. How about it? You can post it on Weibo now and tomorrow morning. Let’s warm up the publicity with everyone.”
Wang Qian had no objection to this, and immediately agreed: "Yes, I will tell everyone."
Xu Zhongfei: "That's great. Thank you, Professor Wang, for your cooperation. I will also cooperate with you in everything. Then I won't disturb your rest?"
Xu Zhongfei always used the honorific title when speaking, which was extremely polite, and he already regarded Wang Qian as a writer and artist in his heart, and respected him extremely.
Wang Qian: "Okay, but I think the price is a little cheaper."
Xu Zhongfei: "Don't worry, I know. However, your book is so small in length and of such a high standard that it can be called a masterpiece of literature. I think it's not good if the price is too small. It's better to be more expensive than Teng Wen's online articles." gone."
Wang Qian thought for a while, and Teng Wen's online writing fees were already relatively cheap, so he agreed immediately: "Okay, let's do it like this!"
Xu Zhongfei: "Okay, goodbye, Professor Wang. You should rest early and recharge your spirits. Everyone is not only waiting for your Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but also looking forward to your overseas expedition and triumphant return."
Wang Qian smiled and said, "Thank you, I will pay attention."
hang up the phone.
Wang Qian put down the phone, looked at the pages of Qianqian's anthology on the computer screen, and began to think.
Now it was late.
There were very few lights on outside.
Qin Xuerong came over, put a coat on Wang Qian, and said in a warm voice: "Old Xu wants to commercially operate Qianqian Anthology?"
Wang Qian nodded: "Well, I plan to use Romance of the Three Kingdoms to open the paid reading mode, and I agree."
Qin Xuerong smiled and said: "That's good, it can be regarded as perfecting the weakness of our Xuehong Entertainment Group in the source of content."
Wang Qian: "Hehe, it won't take a year or two to see the effect. Let's get it started first and talk about it later. Why don't you go to bed early?"
Qin Xuerong approached Wang Qian and leaned his head on Wang Qian's shoulder: "Wait for you to rest together."
Wang Qian nodded, and now he logged on to Weibo and saw that the number of followers on his Weibo account had reached more than 49 million, and he could break through the 50 million mark at any time, reaching half a small goal.
This speed of attracting fans made everyone in the entertainment circle and even outside the circle jealous!
Many people are asking...
Could it be that, in the whole of Huaxia, did everyone see Wang Qian going alone?
Why is he so attractive?
Why can't other celebrities and Internet celebrities give Wang Qian a little pressure and blow?
There are many answers to this question!
But the simplest and most powerful answer is a list!
On the list, every musical work and every literary work that Wang Qian has released since his debut is listed.
The long list.
Leaves people speechless.
Everyone who asked questions was unable to ask any more questions and remained silent.
Acknowledged this fact.
Moreover, it is an objective fact.
today!
Under the circumstances of many criticisms, Wang Qian released the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The code words were continuously updated for half a day, and 40,000 to 50,000 words were updated in half a day. Many voices of criticism have disappeared, and many famous critics and writers in the literary circle have greatly praised it!
so!
It once again attracted the attention of many fans, and it is reasonable to directly and truly approach 50 million.
Perhaps, tomorrow morning, he will officially become the first super-popular singer in China with 50 million fans, and even the first singer in the world to reach 50 million fans!
It's just a pity that the world's statistical agencies don't recognize the various data in the Huaxia region, otherwise it would definitely be included in the world record.
Wang Qian looked at the lively comment area, almost all of them were discussing the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and he believed what Xu Zhongfei said in his heart. Five million follow-ups and tens of millions of downloads should be true!
This is indeed incredible data for a book that has just been released for half a day.
In the comment area, everyone is discussing the content, characters, and stories of Romance of the Three Kingdoms!
Although, only a dozen chapters and tens of thousands of words were published.
However, the stories and characters told are already extremely rich, and dozens of episodes of TV series are more than enough.
"The plot is ups and downs, and I can't stop watching it! Several lines advance together and cross each other. There are many characters and they don't look messy. Every main character is written vividly and has a distinctive personality. This is what I have seen for decades It is the most beautiful and has the most writing skills! Professor Wang's writing and ideas are really awesome."
"Liu Guanzhang just started in Xuzhou, Cao Cao already has a family, Sun Ce set off to Jiangdong, the prototype of the Three Kingdoms has already been established? But, isn't Liu Bei from the Shu Kingdom? The Shu Kingdom is the current Bashu, how can it develop in Xuzhou? Or did you say that Liu Bei was driven away later?"
"I remember that the representative of Soochow in the Three Kingdoms is Sun Quan, right? Sun Ce is still in power now, and Sun Quan is Sun Ce's younger brother? Then will Sun Ce die suddenly? Then Sun Quan will take over?"
"Currently, among the princes in the world, the Yuan family is the most powerful, right? How will the Yuan family decline in the future? Looking forward to..."
"Liu Bei feels too hypocritical!"
"Brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu join forces and can push the world at will. Who can stop it?"
"Professor Wang, the update is awesome!"
"The number one divine book on the Internet!"
...
Among the many discussions, it is basically the praise of Wang Qian's book.
Wang Qian immediately typed and said on Weibo: "Thank you for your support for my Romance of the Three Kingdoms. To be honest, I have been thinking about this book for a long time. Many characters and stories have even become in my mind. A clear picture. Taking this opportunity, I will write it for everyone to see.”
"It may seem hasty, but in fact it has been brewing for a long time, and I have a well-thought-out plan, so if I write with spirit, I write very quickly. I can personally guarantee that the characters and stories I write are basically in line with history, but I put them The advantages and disadvantages of some of the characters are artistically magnified, and some artistic processing is carried out, so that it looks more conflicting. However, no one believes this. Because there is no complete history book of the Three Kingdoms to prove this point. I I learned this information from my grandfather, and when my grandfather passed away, the documents he had read were all destroyed, and now there is no evidence."
"However, I don't need to prove anything, as long as everyone likes it, it can be viewed as a pure fiction in the cloak of the Three Kingdoms."
"Writing here today, I'm going to rest. If you want to see the latest follow-up content, you have to wait until tomorrow."
"I will rest at home these few days to recharge my batteries for going abroad to participate in the competition next week. It is also a kind of rest for me to completely put down the music and fill my mind with literature and history, so I will Write this Romance of the Three Kingdoms at home, and write as much as possible."
"I want to inform everyone that tomorrow my book will be the first book of Qianqian Anthology to be released for free reading. At that time, if you continue to read the follow-up chapters of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, you will have to pay for it."
"Of course, if you don't want to pay, you can wait. When I finish writing the book, I will arrange physical publication as soon as possible. You can buy the physical book and read it slowly."
"Okay, that's all!"
"Everyone should rest early."
Click to send!
Said a lot.
As soon as it was released, the entire Weibo was vibrated immediately.
It is very late now.
but……
All of a sudden, many people came out.
It seems that everyone has not slept.
A lot of speeches appeared in the comment area in an instant.
"Wow, Professor Wang finally appeared."
"Professor Wang, are you tired? Rest early if you are tired!"
"Are you going to charge? Qianqian Anthology is going to follow Tengwen's route, and make an online fee-based reading website? Do you want to make online articles?"
"Is there a fee? But it doesn't matter, Qianqianjingting's recharge can also be used. Last time I recharged 100 yuan, I still have a lot left."
"I believe what Professor Wang said is true, but those historical experts and professors definitely don't believe it, because there is no evidence to prove it."
"Professor Wang is already powerful enough, don't care about their opinions, we support you."
"Professor Wang, Jia Fuqing and the others stopped talking."
"Professor Wang, how long is Romance of the Three Kingdoms? Can it be finished in a few days? I really want to finish it in one sitting."
"Professor Wang, what time will it be updated tomorrow morning? I can't wait, but I don't want you to stay up late to update. It's really uncomfortable."
"Professor Wang, when it is published, can you publish the vernacular version? Your writing style is really good now, and the writing is also very exciting, but I am struggling to read it. I am holding a dictionary to read. I seem to have returned to elementary school and just learned to recognize When new characters are born."
...
Liu Shengnan and Qin Xuehong read the latest chapter just updated by Wang Qian together, and saw the Weibo information posted by Wang Qian.
Qin Xuehong said with a smile: "There will be a fee. It seems that Wang Qian's business acumen is not bad! This Romance of the Three Kingdoms is so popular, it's a pity not to make good use of it."
Liu Shengnan didn't speak, she was not interested in business matters, she stared at Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and started to look again from the front.
Qin Xuehong looked at Liu Shengnan: "Why don't you interact with Wang Qian on Weibo?"
Liu Shengnan said without raising his head: "What am I going to say? He doesn't need me now, this book is worth reading several times carefully!"
Qin Xuehong was stunned for a moment, and then fell silent, with an inexplicable feeling of distress in his heart.
However, she also admired Liu Shengnan's willingness to give silently!
He doesn't need me now, I won't show up!
When he needs me, I'll be there!
for example.
Jia Fuqing and Zhang Yue dared to jump out and scold Wang Qian.
Then Liu Shengnan would immediately charge into battle, angrily annoy Jia Fuqing and others, and protect Wang Qian!
To know.
Since Liu Shengnan registered on Weibo, it was the first time that he publicly quarreled and cursed on Weibo.
Before, she didn't even bother to post the usual fan interaction.
If she had a professional team to run Weibo well and interact with fans more, she would have already crossed the super giant threshold.
However, she was too lazy to do these meaningless things.
She only focuses on her own works, and the people she cares about, fans and so on, she doesn't care at all!
Qin Xuehong thought about it for a while, and felt that the realm between himself and Liu Shengnan was quite different, so he made up his mind at the moment that he would only focus on his own works in the future, as well as Wang Qian...
...
northwest!
A provincial capital.
It's late at night.
Jia Fuqing, who was in his eighties, hadn't slept yet.
Still listening to Qin Hua read the last chapter of Wang Qian.
Neither Zhang Yue nor the two history professors left. They listened to Qin Hua's reading and discussed in low voices from time to time.
Half day down today.
More than a dozen chapters of the text.
The content in it is enough for them to discuss for several days without repetition, and every main character written in it is enough for them to discuss for a long time.
After Qin Hua finished reading, he looked at Jia Fuqing, who was squinting, wondering if he was asleep or not, and said, "Teacher, Wang Qian said that he is going to rest today, and he will update it tomorrow. Moreover, he will start charging for reading tomorrow. If we read it again , you will have to pay.”
Jia Fuqing opened his eyes, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth: "Young man, as expected, fame and wealth are the most important thing. After posting such a little content, I started thinking about making money."
Zhang Yue echoed: "I'm afraid that after he thinks about making money, the quality of subsequent content updates will drop sharply. Such examples can be found everywhere in our Chinese literary world in the past ten years."
When he said this, Zhang Yue lacked confidence!
Because, he himself is one of the representatives. In order to make money, he relied on his fame to publish bad works. Now his reputation has been rotten, and he is purely living on his laurels.
Jia Fuqing nodded slightly: "Then we will continue to pay attention to his work. If the quality of the work drops significantly after the fee is charged, we, as seniors, have the obligation and qualification to give him some vigilance."
Zhang Yue smiled: "Yes, the teacher is right."
Jia Fuqing looked at Qin Hua: "Qin Hua, do you have class tomorrow?"
Qin Hua shook his head: "I'm on annual leave recently, and I don't have classes tomorrow."
Jia Fuqing: "Then I will trouble you recently, come and read it to me again. Your reading voice and emotions are my favorite. You have mastered this book very well."
Qin Hua said in a low voice: "That's because this book is very suitable for reciting. In fact, reading it in the way of storytelling will be more effective!"
Several people's eyes lit up.
Jia Fuqing said in surprise: "That's right, it might be more effective to read this book in the way of storytelling. Qin Hua, can you do it?"
Qin Hua shook his head slightly: "I may not be able to. I am a female voice, and I don't have that kind of momentum when I read this kind of thick history. I think Brother Zhao Jie is not bad."
Jia Fuqing thought for a while and said, "Then I will contact Zhao Jie tomorrow and ask if he has time."
Zhang Yue: "Let me tell you. I met Zhao Jie for tea a few days ago. Teacher, if you want to hear him talk about storytelling, he will definitely not refuse."
Jia Fuqing nodded: "That's good! It's very late today, you all go back to rest, I can't stand it anymore, old man."
Several people got up to bid farewell to Jia Fuqing and left!
Under the care of the nanny, Jia Fuqing quickly went to bed and rested.
...
Beijing!
In a courtyard.
Neither Xue Zhenguo nor Xueman's father and daughter rested, and carefully read Wang Qian's latest chapter.
The two discussed the characters and plots in the study room, and both felt that they had gained a lot, not only in terms of literary skills in writing, but also in understanding the historical figures and events of the Three Kingdoms!
only……
The two are still not sure whether what is written in the book is true or not.
This is where the problem lies.
See Wang Qian's latest Weibo message.
Xueman smiled and said: "Professor Wang said that what he wrote is based on history, and he made some artistic exaggerations, but they are basically in line with historical facts. I believe what he said!"
Xue Zhenguo shook his head: "It's useless for you to believe, others won't believe it, there is no evidence! Academic research pays attention to objective evidence. Although his book, so far, is of a very high standard and the characters and events are logical, but Without historical evidence, it cannot be proven true.”
Xueman shook her head: "It doesn't matter if it's true or not, just read it. This book has inspired a lot for my Three Kingdoms thesis, and I want to rewrite it!"
Xue Zhenguo: "Just think about it yourself."
Xueman: "I've figured it out. By the way, Professor Wang's Romance of the Three Kingdoms will be put on shelves tomorrow for a fee, and we will have to pay if we continue to read it."
Xue Zhenguo: "It's so exciting and of such a high standard that you should pay for it! When the physical book is published in the future, I will buy a set and come back to take a closer look. It is more practical to read the physical book."
Xueman: "I will buy a set too!"
The father and daughter chatted for a while, and then went to rest.
but!
Xueman lay on the bed and watched Romance of the Three Kingdoms again from the beginning, the more she watched it, the more she liked it.
...
Early the next morning.
Wang Qian woke up naturally after sleeping, and saw that Qin Xuerong had already made breakfast, so he was full of energy, washed his face with cold water, and sat in front of the computer and started typing on the keyboard!
today!
There will be a fee.
Wang Qian is also looking forward to this.
With new expectations.
The power of Wang Qian's code words is even more sufficient.
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