Chapter 455 This Is Not the Sadness of Our Starting Point, but the Sadness of the Times!

"We can't go on like this. Our development speed is far behind that of Zhongshan International Novel Platform. They have begun to absorb foreign authors! This is to copy our Qidian's path to god creation! This person has a big plan!"

At Qidian’s internal meeting, Zhao Si, the director in charge of Qidian International, said this.

Everyone nodded, indicating that they also recognized Zhao Si's statement.

After all, the current path of Zhongshan International’s rise is too similar to its early starting point. From a small website, it gradually attracted countless like-minded authors to write books. Finally, content became king, creating a group of early greats who brought the website to pay. Users take off.

If Zhongshan International only relies on domestic book translations, Qidian will catch up on this track sooner or later.

But it would be terrible if Zhongshan International raised its dimension and started to establish its own system of foreign writers. Qidian understands best what are the three elements for the success of an online literary website.

Library!

High quality library!

A steady stream of high-quality books is produced!

As long as there are good books, readers will follow. This is why so many websites are keen on poaching authors from Qidian. They want to bring their good books to the website, and readers will naturally follow.

Hengshu Chinese website has dug out some great masters from Qidian and written several masterpieces to boost the website’s traffic. Without the works of these great masters, the website would probably not be able to survive long ago.

Qidian's method to deal with the collective job-hopping of its authors was to create new gods, promote mid-level authors, publish a new batch of high-quality articles, and stabilize its position as the leader in the industry.

Readers don’t care what your website is doing, they just want to read good books that suit their taste.

Therefore, once Zhongshan International is allowed to establish its own system of foreign writers, they will be the starting point for foreign writers!

It will be difficult to play Qidian International again in the future

"The situation is very serious, everyone! We must take action!" Zhao Si slapped the table and said decisively.

He was transferred from the market operations department to the director of Qidian International Network, responsible for opening up foreign markets.

Previously, he was responsible for the purchase of Zhongshan Novels, but was rejected by Mr. Pu outright. He was so angry that he couldn't stand the female college student for three days.

I can only sleep like this by looking at my breasts and tender breasts.

He wants to regain his position from Qidian International! He pressed Zhongshan International to the ground and rubbed it, letting Mr. Pu know what a stupid decision it was to reject him in the first place!

Only when he starts losing money will he regret it and cry and beg himself to buy Zhongshan International.

Hiss~ That feeling is so wonderful!

However, the reality is that Qidian International has failed, completely failed.

People are prospering, Qidian International is expanding its territory, and the VIP charging system is not recognized.

President Xingchen crossed his hands and pushed forward a little, asking: "Do you think there is something wrong with the VIP charging system we have used for so many years?"

Zhao Si smiled bitterly and said: "President, it's not that there is a problem with our VIP charging system, it's that the VIP charging system we moved to Qidian International cannot help us achieve our established strategic goals."

"Because Zhongshan International started out as free and sowed the seeds of free abroad, it will be difficult for us to promote it by charging fees. After all, there is a big gap between the number of books we have now and others. Every day The update speed is not comparable.”

Xingchen: "Oh? So... what are you going to do?"

Zhao Si opened his PPT and said: "Look here, my analysis of the future income of Qidian International."

"You can see from the report that if we also follow Zhongshan International's example of making free novels, our income will be reduced, but we will quickly integrate into the market, and then gradually catch up with Zhongshan International, and completely win more than 70% of the market in one year. market share."

"At that time, we can start the member-paying advertising system, increase our income through this operation, and then gradually launch member-exclusive good books, members-paid early viewing, members-exclusive ads that can be skipped, and many, many monetization methods. As long as we can After this difficult period, grab the users first!”

"As long as our market share exceeds that of Zhongshan International, they will not be able to compete with us in terms of book thickness and quality. They can build their own author system, and so can we! We will spend money to do it with him! We will give foreign authors high amounts of money. Subsidy! But the premise is that we must retain the author first.”

"So, I propose that we change Qidian International to a free website and make money from advertising."

What Zhao Si said was reasonable and convincing.

Many senior executives of Qidian have been persuaded and showed excited expressions.

"I agree with Xiao Zhao. In the Internet age, traffic is king. It doesn't matter if you lose some money first. The market will take it and you can make whatever you want." said an older but energetic board member.

"I think we can give it a try, otherwise we will be farther and farther away from Zhongshan International with one step at a time, and by then it will be difficult to use any means."

"The download volume of Zhongshan International's app has surpassed many traditional reading apps in the United States, the United Kingdom, South Korea and other countries, and it is hitting the rankings, which shows that the foreign online literature market is huge and worthy of us making some changes. Our country is booming development, the national spirit is also awakening at a rapid pace, and I agree that the future lies abroad.”

Several board members were convinced by Zhao Si that they must let Qidian International stand up and bring new opportunities to Qidian, which has stagnated in development.

A confident smile appeared on Zhao Si's face.

He had been working on this plan for a long time, and he dared to apply for this conference only after he was completely prepared.

Just when he thought he had won, a rhythmic sound came from the conference table.

"Da da da~"

"Da da da~"

"Da da da~"

Xingchen tapped three fingers on the table, then stopped after a moment.

"I disagree."

A trace of surprise flashed in everyone's eyes, and then they waited quietly for Xingchen to speak.

Xingchen stood up and said: "The development of online literature is from free to paid. We, Qidian, were the first novel website to insist on paying for knowledge 20 years ago, because the founders at that time knew clearly that hobbies, talents, and interests are not The first productivity is the royalties!”

“Only when real royalties are paid to the authors, they will continue to create good stories one after another, and the website will continue to transform into a professional novel platform. They have worked hard for so many years, until today! "

"We have a VIP payment system that is superior to any kind of payment for knowledge! Payment is divided into chapters. Each author must take every text seriously to be recognized by readers! The quality of the complete work is king ! You are saying that you want to go back to the free reading era?"

"I disagree!"

"If paid reading cannot beat free reading, it is not the tragedy of Qidian, but the tragedy of the times!"

"Because once again bad money drives out good money."

"It's not us who should make changes, it's Zhongshan International! They've ruined the value of our Chinese online articles! We shouldn't let foreigners read them for free!"