I really want to hit the street

"Thank you all for accompanying Chaoshen Wangwen Studio this year. Due to poor operation and excessive losses, the studio has officially closed. Last month's manuscript fees have been settled for everyone. We have a long way to go. Goodbye, everyone. Bar!"

After Meng Xingkong sent this message, he collapsed in the empty office.

a year ago.

He and two other partners established the Chaoshen Wangwen Studio with great ambition and rented this small office on the basement floor, with a total area of ​​only 30 square meters.

I want to make a lot of money from this studio.

As a result, a year later, he lost all his money.

The problem can be summed up in four words: inconsistent ideas and unable to make ends meet.

Before they opened this studio, the three partners were all Internet writers, and they used to be good friends who chatted and spanked together.

He is a genuine street writer with an average net worth of more than 500 and less than 3,000.

It's a small achievement.

Later I found out that I couldn’t make much money writing books, so I just had to make ends meet.

The three of them happened to have researched the web articles on various websites, visited various websites, and made some money by using the rules.

Occasionally, I will be a guest editor on the Internet, and I will recruit a few authors to open books in other places and make a quick buck.

Over time, the three of them cherished each other.

One day a year ago, probably before the first new media article became popular.

In the evening, Meng Xingkong suddenly said in the small group of the three of them: "How about we open our own studio?"

Hit it off immediately!

Open up!

They have been immersed in the Internet literature circle for many years. Although the books they wrote are so-so, the three of them have a lot of author resources and website resources, and they are more knowledgeable than most authors.

It can be said that the innate conditions for running an online writing studio are full.

However, the subsequent operation was not satisfactory.

Meng Xingkong and his two partners have different philosophies.

The two partners believe that online writing studios use the rules of various websites to earn information gaps, and then become second-rate dealers themselves, which can ensure a steady profit without losing money.

For example, they take the beginning of a novel written by a newcomer and go to various novel websites to buy it. The website will give a price, such as 15 per thousand words.

(Guaranteed article: No matter whether anyone reads it or not, the website will give you a guaranteed minimum amount of money. If the book becomes popular and the actual manuscript fee exceeds 15,000 words, approximately 1/4 of the profit will be given to the author.)

They just take it and give it to new authors to write 10 words per thousand.

Earn the 5 yuan difference yourself.

If you are lucky and the book is good, you may even earn some profit.

Many people think it’s incredible, why don’t newcomers just invest in the website? Wouldn't this save you from having to be tricked by the studio?

Because of poor information.

Most newcomers are really blind when they enter the industry. They know nothing except a few big websites where they can read books.

After investing in Qidian Chinese website, I panicked when it didn't meet the contract criteria.

I lost a lot and felt like a waste.

Then he would find others to read his articles and ask why he couldn't sign a contract. However, the authors he could find were all Internet article lovers at the same level as him, and 99% of them were unsigned.

This group of people are also willing to give guidance to others and especially like to comment!

After a group of Internet enthusiasts modify it, what level will it be like?

I can’t even sign it!

If they could sign a contract, they would have signed it themselves!

But what many newcomers don’t know is that large websites like Qidian have high requirements and a high threshold for signing up.

However, small websites do not have such high requirements, and they can even sign up for low-priced guaranteed articles.

The studio takes advantage of this information gap by accepting a large number of submissions from newcomers to various small websites. Those who can sign guaranteed guarantees or buyouts will sign.

(Buyout article: one price, one thousand words per thousand words, all copyrights will be bought out directly, no matter how much you earn, it will not be distributed to the author.)

The new author is also very grateful. After all, writing is not in vain, and he can at least make some money even if he earns less.

I have pocket money.

In this way, the studio will generally not lose money. Even if the subsequent results are too poor and the website requires the book to be cut, they can just cut it for the author, and the studio can always make the difference.

Therefore, studios generally require authors to update a lot every day.

Daily updates start at 6,000.

Average 8000.

In this way, for a book with a price difference of 5 yuan, the studio can earn 40 yuan a day. If you get more books, you can make more.

There are also some orders for authors to continue writing, orders for website customization, etc., which are all a way of making money by relying on the difference in information.

Most studios do this.

But Meng Xingkong doesn't think so.

He feels that making money from the low-end online writing market by exploiting new authors is too low.

It's purely hard-earned money.

Every day we have to recruit a large number of authors to write books, and every day we face a large number of authors running away.

We also need to review a few interesting ones from a bunch of bad manuscripts and submit them to various websites to see which one offers the best.

Then I review a huge amount of text every day, and constantly urge the author to write.

Finally, each author is paid more than ten yuan or dozens of yuan in royalties every day.

It’s really too low-end!

No technical content!

This kind of thing can be made by just a few people.

He, Meng Xingkong, has a higher pursuit.

Cultivate your own team of authors, develop various routines according to the online article market, create high-quality popular articles, earn more royalties, and make big money with the authors.

Especially in the first few months of the studio.

He saw with his own eyes that the book "Urban Son-in-law Dragon King" went from a dead flop to the top of the bestseller list of new media channels, and the author's monthly income was as high as more than 900,000 yuan, which started a trend of son-in-law!

If their studio can mass-produce such articles, wouldn't it be a waste?

The money earned from creating a hit book is more than they exploit 100 new authors!

The workload is also much less.

This is making money with the brain.

Therefore, Meng Xingkong is ready to cultivate his own team of authors and study how to create hit articles together, instead of becoming a low-end online writing studio that sells second-hand articles.

This was strongly opposed by the two partners.

Their studio has been open for half a year and has been profitable, and the amount is also considerable. Each person can get about 30,000 yuan per month, which is much more than what they earn from writing books. They think this is good. If they mess around, they may lose money.

Meng Xingkong insists on his own way.

Cultivate new authors and study the routines of creating hit articles.

He offered more royalties to the authors and asked for more, hoping that they could implement his own ideas.

However, a large number of new authors were quickly scared away.

They didn't need to revise their articles before, they just sent them out after writing, as long as they didn't involve politics or pornography.

Now Meng Xingkong actually asked them to revise their articles over and over again, but they still didn't meet his requirements.

It's torture!

It seems that the unit price of the royalties has increased, but in fact, they write less and earn less every day.

The most important thing is that the newcomers think, why do you want me to revise according to what you said? I think you are wrong.

You still ask so much for this little money?

Go to hell!

For a time, the authors of Chaoshen Online Studio lost a lot and their income dropped sharply.

And some of the articles they sent out can indeed make more money, while some can't even pass the contract.

It is far less stable than the guaranteed articles.

At the same time, because Meng Xingkong paid more royalties to the authors, the financial pressure of the studio also increased, and the already low income made it worse.

The two partners thought he was unreliable, so they continued to do online literature trading as before, and gave him less profit.

A rift between the three of them.

Then the studio did not last until Meng Xingkong succeeded, and it was disbanded.

Meng Xingkong not only did not make a lot of money, but also lost all the money he had earned before.

Only left.

"Xingkong, don't disband, I feel that my next book will definitely be successful!"

"Do you really want to disband? Our performance has begun to improve. It is correct to say that we will definitely succeed if we work harder."

"Boss, I don't want the royalties from last month, help our studio through the difficulties."

"Although my royalties last month were not much, I only had full attendance, but I also took them out to support our Chaoshen Studio."

"After coming to the studio, I have evolved from a newbie to now. I can sign a contract with Qidian based on my own strength. Xingkong can give us a good topic, and we will go straight to it. It will definitely work!"

In the WeChat group of Chaoshen Online Literature Studio, 30 hardcore authors are Meng Xingkong's last team.

These people have been with him for at least half a year, and have evolved from a newbie to a qualified online writer. Although they are still always failing, at least they have the possibility of taking off.

One more month?

Meng Xingkong shook his head, it's all over.

The studio's money has been used up, and the other two partners have run away.

The office lease is up.

He only has 1,000 yuan left, and he can't hold on any longer. He plans to find a construction site to move bricks tomorrow.

"That's it. If you have anything in the future, you can still chat with me privately. Let's part ways in peace and go our separate ways!"

('Super God Online Writer Studio' has been disbanded by group owner Meng Xingkong.)

This office will belong to someone else tomorrow.

Everything has been sold.

There is only one laptop left in the room, and the screen is still on, flickering a faint light.

He sat down.

Prepare to spend the last few hours here.

Draw a question mark on his failed entrepreneurship.

"Am I really wrong?"

"Ah"

"Don't think about it, just browse around"

He looked at the familiar forums, post bars, and author groups, and there was no room for him to play in them.

Because the news that Chaoshen Studio was messed up by him spread in the small circle of online writing studios.

Even if he went to work with others, they would not use him.

And there was nothing for him to follow others to do. Only the few people who took the lead could make money, and the others would only get a hard work fee, which was not as good as working in a factory.

At this time, he saw a post.

"Duoyu Culture Co., Ltd. sincerely recruits experienced online writing studio managers, with a monthly salary of 10,000+ commissions, five insurances and one housing fund, and a formal company with business qualifications. You need to come to Kyoto to work. If you are interested, please contact me as soon as possible!"

There will be more updates later.