“There is no pen name on the splash screen; is it by a new author? If the book is written well, I would have to immediately pull this author over to learn about the Tengda spirit!”
Pei Qian clicked in subconsciously.
He was momentarily stunned when he saw the author’s pen name.
“The Tentacled Beast that Writes for His Life? Isn’t that Cui Geng? He’s still writing?!”
Pei Qian felt very perplexed. He was very fond of Cui Geng because Cui Geng played a very crucial role in the spreading of Tengda spirit in the class.
However, Pei Qian’s impression of Cui Geng was still lingering in his ‘complete speech’ and ‘special observer’ status.
Pei Qian went to understand about Cui Geng’s income. Based on his average subscription and average updating rate, his monthly income could only be around 10,000 yuan.
The income of a special observer might not be high, but the actual value would obviously be over that amount if he were to add on all sorts of Tengda’s subsidies and benefits.
Moreover, his position did not have a specific scope. He would still earn the same amount of money even if he were to play games all day long.
What motivation would Cui Geng have to update his novel comparing it this way?
Pei Qian was a little confused. Why would a lazy bum with no reason to update his novel write a new book? This…
Something was definitely wrong. He glanced at the total number of words in this novel: 260,000 words!
The first chapter was published on February 2nd, New Year’s Eve!
In other words, this book had been written for less than a month so far and already had 260,000 words written. There had been 10 chapter updates since it was published which added up to 280,000 words!
He wrote 280,000 words in a month? How was he a lazy bum like this then? He was already worthy of his The Tentacled Beast that Writes for His Life title!
Pei Qian felt a little faint.
Did he earn some money and found a ghostwriter?
That was still impossible. Ma Yiqun would not allow something like that to happen.
No matter what, writing 280,000 words in just one month was not something the Cui Geng that Pei Qian knew would do!
Else, it was Cui Geng who was problematic.
Else, it was Pei Qian’s understanding that went wrong…
Pei Qian quickly opened the ‘The Butterfly Game’ novel to read.
He read chapter by chapter, from when the protagonist obtained a golden finger to make an unintentional game designer profit so much…
Pei Qian felt a growing sense of deja vu.
“Is… isn’t this me?!”
The content of this novel emphasized repeatedly about his successes, and the readers’ comments made him feel as though he was being laughed at again and again.
“This bast*rd’s novel is too funny, hahahahaha…”
“Quickly update, lazy bum! I can’t wait to see which unlucky idiot’s ‘dream being realized!”
“This protagonist is rather interesting. You might say that he was doing something good, granting orders’ wishes on a whim but always obtaining the opposite effect. If you say that he was doing something bad, he was indeed doing something that had every sense of the meaning of success. He was only left with a face of confusion!”
“I wonder what kind of thought process this lazy bum has! He can even think of such a scenario!”
“You’re still calling him lazy bum? Call him the Tentacle Beast! He made such a massive update in one month, making it to pay-to-read. Do you yield!”
“I really want to know if someone else is using this pen name. The difference in style and material is too large. Even his state experienced massive changes. Previously, it was a gift to be able to get one chapter. Now, he sometimes updates four or five chapters a week!”
“It seems like it’s the efforts of the authors’ class organized by the website. The works of authors who went to the class are getting better.”
“I’ll @ the books I’m following right now!”
Pei Qian quickly glanced at the comments of the readers, his heart turning cold.
It seemed like… this book… has great reviews?
Pei Qian was shocked.
This was not as simple as Zhongdian Chinese Network having another good novel. More importantly, was Cui Geng worthy of the ‘special observer’ role?
How could a special observer start to write fervently every day? Would he still have the time to observe if he were to write so much?
He had absolutely let down Boss Pei’s expectations for this role!
Pei Qian was very anxious. He refreshed the application by accident, causing a new article to pop out. “I’d like to report a piece of good news to everyone. It has been 12 hours since the first VIP chapter was uploaded from 12am. This book has 8,000 subscribers now and has broken Zhongdian Chinese Network’s record!
“There are still another 12 hours. The estimated total subscribers would be within 12,000 to 15,000. It’s a very large breakthrough to both me and the website!
“I hope that everyone could come in to support before the final results are out. If you think this book is alright, please subscribe. Let us create a new record on Zhongdian Chinese Network!
“I’m also working hard on my writing. I’ll update with a 10,000-word chapter once midnight strikes!
“Thank you, everyone!” Pei Qian was feeling a little dizzy.
“What the f*ck…?”.
If they were to go by normal circumstance, the last 12 hours would definitely not be able to attract as much traffic as the first 12 hours. Putting the estimate at 13,000 subscribers was a very normal figure.
However, this was an excellent chance for Zhongdian Chinese Network. Ma Yiqun, therefore, was using everything at his disposal at Zhongdian Chinese Network to promote it!
The rest of the 12 hours had two peak readerships: during afternoon and night. It was possible to double the readership!
Zhongdian Chinese Network’s greatest problem had been that the lower and mid-tier authors had always had average benefits, but no novel had really great results.
Cui Geng’s original book had an average of 5,000 subscribers which put him at rank 40-50 on Zhongdian Chinese Network. Cui Geng was also one of the better achievers in class.
Ma Yiqun and Pei Qian were both very aware of this fact.
Pei Qian, therefore, rejected Ma Yiqun’s request to poach masters from outside to spend the money on the mid and low-tier writers. However, he did not think that this class could actually still produce a super author!
An 8,000 subscribership was nothing compared to a large site like Infinite Chinese Network. Perhaps a dozen authors there could obtain such traffic.
However, an author with a 15,000 subscribership would also be a prominent author in Infinite Chinese Network!
That meant to say that from then on, Zhongdian Chinese Network would also have masterpieces and prominent authors!
Moreover, that was not the crucial point.
The most crucial point was that Ma Yiqun used so many resources to promote one novel also for publicity to show the rest of the authors a kind of exemplary behavior. It meant: ‘Did you see it? You could also get a 15,000 subscriber if you were to write well on Zhongdian Chinese Network!’
If it were to persist, the average subscribership might even hit 30,000 to 40,000 without a problem!
The originally lower and mid-tier authors had good benefits on Zhongdian Chinese Network. Many authors did not go on board because they felt that there was not enough visibility on the website.
However, there was evidence that there was ample readership on the website. The upper limits had been raised so more authors would definitely come onboard!
It was the same logic for readers. Many readers previously might feel that there weren’t many top-quality good books on the Zhongdian Chinese Network and treated this website as a spare tire. They would only come here when there were no
other good books on the Infinite Chinese Network.
However, the stereotype of ‘Zhongdian Chinese Network did not have any good books’ would naturally have changed for the better!
In short, Cui Geng’s The Butterfly Game would have a long term impact onZhongdian Chinese Network. It symbolized Zhongdian Chinese Network’s advancement to the next stage!
Pei Qian was speechless looking at Cui Geng’s chapter.
Boss Pei’s happy place did not seem to be particularly peaceful today…
Chapter 434 - Emphasize On The Disadvantages Of Our Cell Phones!
Chapter 434 Emphasize On The Disadvantages Of Our Cell Phones!
Zhongdian Chinese Network authors’ study class…
The authors were seated around a long table at noon, having their Fish-Catching Take-Out. All of them were focused on the information on their cell phones, replying from time to time.
Everyone was looking at the same group chat: Zhongdian Chinese Network Authors’ Study Group (Main Chat)!
There were more than 60 people in this group, and most of them were online now, keeping track of the information on Cui Geng’s new book.
“More than 8,000 now? Impressive Brother Cui! Formidable!”
“The role model of our generation!”
“Breaking more than 10,000 initial subscriptions is now a sure bet from the current situation. Let’s see if it can hit 15,000 for record-breaking!” “When will I be half as good as Brother Cui…?”
Most comments were bootlicking, but some were seriously discussing it. For example, why was Cui Geng’s new book so hot? Were there any writing techniques that could be learned from and be bookmarked?
This setting seemed as though everyone was possessed since most of them were in this room…
Of course, they had their reasons for doing so.
The study class was now at its second batch. There were changes to the authors attending it. The selection for the second batch was very difficult. The competition was scary.
Ma Yiqun was very vexed as well.
The authors with good results should participate in this study class so that they could help guide the others who were not as good.
The authors who were not as good should attend this study class as well to spur them on for them to improve.
In short, it seemed like almost all the authors on Zhongdian Chinese Network should come to this study class…
It was a tough call. Ma Yiqun spent a lot of effort in selecting the second batch of authors. He spent some time to appease the contestants who did not make it to this batch and placed them into the name list for the third batch.
However, some authors who had participated in the first batch continued to participate in the second batch.
Ma Yiqun hoped to achieve a kind of ‘the experienced teach the new’ effect. One-on-one tutoring would enable them to understand the Tengda spirit more quickly and master the learning rhythm of the class.
Therefore, many members of the first batch —including Cui Geng-were not present. They could only find out about Cui Geng’s real-time status through the chat group. “Ming Yuju, what was the situation like when Brother Cui was in the class? How did he improve so fast? You saw everything; can you explain a little?” an author asked curiously.
The rest of the authors looked at Ming Yu as well.
“Yes, Ming Yuju, tell us, what exactly happened?”
“I heard that Brother Cui even obtained an ‘observer’ position? He went to Tengda to do research?”
Most questions were asked by new authors.
These new authors did not participate in the previous class so they only knew that Cui Geng had obtained some insights during class, and his ‘grades’ had taken a huge leap However, they were unclear about how exactly he achieved that.
It was a great opportunity for someone who knew about it.
Ming Yu put down his chopsticks and replied after a moment of silence, “This is a long story. The most important factor should be Boss Pei’s visit that day…”
He summarized the story and iterated the entire situation.
In the beginning, everyone was in the little black room, writing profusely, comparing who could write more. The volume of updates increased, but they did not make any qualitative leaps.
Boss Pei appeared right at this moment!
Boss Pei was already keenly aware that this model had certain problems so he made a rule. The author with the most updates should take a day off while the author with the least would be sent to Tengda to receive the Tengda spirit education!
This move seemed like a simple one, but it had a deep meaning.
The wrong trend of emphasizing quantity over quality was stopped in time after the study of the Tengda spirit.
Lost authors found a goal; lazy authors were filled with vigor.
Authors who were only focused on quantity calmed down to work on the story plot; authors with no planning started to draw the outline seriously.
The atmosphere of the study class was instantly renewed!
In the end, Ming Yuju concluded: “Brother Cui wrote the hit ‘The Butterfly Game’ in such an environment. It seemed as though it was because of his personal talent and hard work and that the Tengda Group provided enough good materials. Some of them were, of course, by luck.
“However, even if Brother Cui did not write ‘The Butterfly Game’, someone else would appear because the standard of the entire website is continuously improving. The waterline is rising so this is an inevitable result!
“In short, it was because Boss Pei pointed towards the general right direction which made this huge ship turn around and head towards the normal course!”
The authors listened attentively with a look of yearning on their faces. Some of them even forgot to take a bite from the food they brought to their mouth.
Was it really that amazing?
Unbelievable!
An author could not help but raise his hand to ask. “So, Ming Yuju, what exactly is the Tengda spirit? Can it really turn something that decayed into an entirely new thing?” Ming Yu smiled slightly. “Hahaha, it’s not only able to do that. It can even turn already great things even better!
“However, it could only be understood, not said. Everyone’s characteristics are different, and the understanding of the Tengda spirit would also be different.
“Go to Tengda’s headquarters personally if you really want to know. See for yourself what the Tengda spirit looks like!”
Pei Qian took a deep breath after coming to the door of the company. He adjusted his emotions before he walked in. For some unknown reason, he felt as though he was a primary school kid on the first day of his school. He was reluctant.
Pei Qian had been backstabbed on the way to work. It did not seem to be too smooth.
However, Pei Qian had no time to investigate the matter with Cui Geng now. He had a lot of things on hand to settle.
Lin Wan had already sent several messages about the completion of Be Quiet’s development. She would require Boss Pei to determine the initial publicity strategy.
Dream Realization Ventures made more than 10 million yuan selling the Top Student, Come Quick’ project on He Desheng’s end. He wanted to know what should be done with these funds now. It would be a shame to leave the money in the company as an investment firm.
Chang You hoped to confirm the things at the news conference later on.
The other matters could be pushed back, but these three matters could definitely not delay. The consequences would be very serious if any of them were not handled well.
Pei Qian still had to make a trip to the office to decide on these three matters.
Pei Qian made an appointment with the three of them. Chang You would be there from 2 to 3 PM, He Desheng at 3 to 4 PM, and Lin Wan at 4 to 5 PM.
Solve all of it in an afternoon, which was rather hasty.
Chang You came at 2 PM sharp.
“Boss Pei, I want to confirm the general direction of the
news conference with you to make the slideshow for it…”
Pei Qian waved his hand. “I know, tell me about how you think you want to do the news conference.”
Chang You thought that Boss Pei had very little time so he asked him the most important question first.
“The important thing about the news conference is where to hold it, the scale of the conference, which aspects of the cell phone would the slideshow introduce? Do you need a special spokesperson to be there?
“My consideration is that we cannot sell many cell phones and it’s a new product. It would seem too extravagant to rent too huge a venue. However, we cannot make it too shabby as well. It might give people a bad impression of the brand being ‘cheap’.
“Therefore, the news conference can be in a general venue in Beijing or Shanghai. We can invite more media in the evaluation media to attend.
“Then, I would also like to suggest that we can also ‘highlight’ something about Shenhua’s cell phones and Pineapple cell phones. We have so much information about the cell phones on the market anyway. Many aspects of our phone surpass these two flagship models. “This is also a tactic of many smaller cell phone companies to gain popularity.
“As for the spokesperson… well, money has to be spent on this so it’s better for Boss Pei to decide.”
Pei Qian remained silent.
Such difficult problems from the get-go. It really placed a severe test on Boss Pei’s abilities. However, these problems were not difficult to solve.
News conferences had to be as great as possible!
That was because the initial investment of OTTO mobile phones was only a few million. A total of only a thousand mobile phones have been mass-produced, it might not even sell.
They should find a big venue for the press conference and spend a fortune on renting it. Moreover, it definitely could not be held in Beijing and Shanghai. It should be held in Jingzhou!
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