Chapter 316 0316, the Annual Drama Begins!
In a villa in the Magic City.
After hanging up the phone call with Bee, Cheng Wu sat alone at the table and lit a cigarette. The smoke circle circled in front of his eyes for a few circles and then disappeared.
The first thing the new official did when he took office was to rectify and reorganize the editorial department of Panda Chinese Network and bring back the two representative authors "Cross-border King" and "Nan Yuan Li Meng".
There is no conflict between creating new gods and inviting old gods, let alone two old gods with strong strength.
Among domestic novel websites, the only one that can threaten Panda Chinese Network is Squirrel Deer.
However, the two are novel websites with different directions.
The former is mainly based on IP incubation. Simply put, it is to raise the author's account, and the fans and the author have stickiness, while the latter is mainly based on fan fiction. There is no such thing as IP incubation. What is raised is the original fan fiction, and the fans have no stickiness with the author.
Therefore, the core concept that Cheng Wu advocated when he took office was that the core of the content industry is people, the creators.
He also said that novelists are the most valuable asset of Panda Literature, and future business development must be based on the spirit of understanding, respect, and win-win partnership. There has never been, and there will never be, in the future, things that ignore the rights and interests of novelists.
He wanted to bring the previous conflicts between Panda Chinese Network and Yunfeng and Tang Yu to the table for discussion, hoping to resolve them.
However, the first negotiation ended in failure.
But in fact, Yunfeng and Tang Yu's refusal was within his expectations.
It is normal for young people, especially talented and capable young people, to have a bit of temper.
After smoking a cigarette, Cheng Wu picked up his mobile phone and dialed a number. After a few simple words, he hung up.
"In the world, there are no eternal friends or eternal enemies, only eternal interests."
In Cheng Wu's eyes, the essence of human interaction is the exchange of interests. If you don't understand the principle of interest exchange and take all the benefits for yourself, then even the amazing talent can only become useless white paper.
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Early the next morning.
An unexpected guest came to Yunfeng's ward. He was a middle-aged man in his 36s and 37s, dressed in a suit and tie, looking like a successful person.
He had a gentle smile on his face and was carrying a fruit basket. As soon as he entered the ward, he took a quick look and said politely to Yunfeng and Tang Yu: "Mr. Yun, Ms. Tang, hello, I am Hou Yue, the new editor-in-chief of Panda Chinese Network."
Upon hearing this, a trace of surprise flashed in Tang Yu's eyes, while Yunfeng looked calm and indifferent.
The two greeted in unison: "Hello."
Hu Guoting resigned as the editor-in-chief of Panda Chinese Network, which was something neither of them expected.
Moreover, this new editor-in-chief is really young.
After saying hello, Hou Yue said straight to the point: "I'm sorry to bother you this time because I want to talk to you about cooperation."
Yun Feng frowned slightly and said, "Didn't Bee tell you our decision?"
Hou Yue smiled and said, "She may not have explained the details to you."
He took out a thick stack of documents from the file bag and continued, "This is the new contract for the exclusive author. You can take a look at it first."
Yun Feng did not reach out to take it.
He is not a petty person, but he is not very generous either.
He was indeed responsible for losing tens of millions, but he was very disgusted by their use of this matter as a bargaining chip to force him to negotiate.
Hou Yue was not embarrassed. He took back his hand and said, "Maybe the previous president had some unpleasant things with you two, but that is in the past. Now that Panda Literature has been established, we must comprehensively expand our strategies, markets, and channels, and join hands with Panda Film and Television and Chuangmei Media to build a good online literature ecological chain. In other words, the reader base will become larger in the future. I think the cooperation between you two and us is mutually beneficial and win-win."
After a pause, he said with a smile: "The new contract for exclusive contracted authors also makes adjustments to the copyright, so that novel authors can get more profits and rights."
Although the other party's tone was very kind, it gave people the attitude of a strong man.
Yunfeng didn't buy it at all.
Let him be strong, the breeze caresses the hills, let him be arrogant, the bright moon shines on the river.
Hou Yue has a strong ability to read people's words and see Yunfeng and Tang Yu indifferent, and then said: "As for the contract, we can talk slowly. The new president is also a person who cherishes talent. After receiving the reply from Bee last night, he immediately called me and asked me to come and have a face-to-face meeting with you two today."
Yunfeng did not comment on this.
As for Tang Yu, it doesn't matter to her whether she goes to Panda Chinese Network or not.
Because she never chooses to go this way, it's just a hobby, and she can write on other novel websites.
Hou Yue's smile gradually faded, and he said: "You two, we are originally in the first position among domestic novel websites, and the gap with Haidiao Literature Network, the world's leading online literature industry, is also narrowing. Now, with the strong support and capital investment of the head office, plus the various resources we already have, it is only a matter of time before we surpass Haidiao Literature Network."
This is true.
But...
It's not very tempting for Yunfeng and Tang Yu.
Hou Yue narrowed his eyes, changed his tone, and said: "You two are both recognized as great god-level novel authors in the online literature industry. Only our website can match such an identity and status, right?"
Yunfeng laughed.
This flattery is quite interesting, which not only elevates them, but also elevates Panda Chinese Network.
However, after breaking the appearance, what is hidden inside is also the practice that disgusts him.
Using the market as a bargaining chip to negotiate is essentially the same as last time.
Perhaps, in the future, the online literature market will once again become dominated by one company.
But, it may not be them.
"Thank you, Editor-in-Chief Hou, for talking to us so much." Yunfeng was polite and said with a smile: "We do not plan to cooperate with your company."
Hou Yue's eyes flashed with a hint of displeasure and then calmed down quickly, but his tone became more serious and urgent, and said: "You two, we are indeed sincere in our cooperation. You don't have to rush to make a decision. In the future, the online article market The pattern..."
"Don't tell me about the pattern." Yunfeng smiled faintly, waved his hand and said, "I'm just an ordinary person."
Once these words came out, there was nothing to talk about.
Hou Yue thought of Chengwu's order to him, gritted his teeth, and immediately looked at Tang Yu, at least trying to get one, right?
Tang Yu was even more ruthless and said: "Editor-in-chief Hou, I'm sorry, Yunfeng has to take a rest."
Yunfeng added, "I can't move around now, so I won't send it to Editor-in-Chief Hou."
Hou Yue opened his mouth, but did not speak. He took a deep look at the two of them, stood up and left.
In his opinion, there are only three types of people who will refuse them a new exclusive contract as an author.
1. People who regard money as garbage.
2. A person who is out of his mind.
3. A confident person.
Obviously, Yunfeng and Tang Yu belong to the third category of people who want to rely on their talents and strength to gain more benefits.
"Oh, how can a self-righteous ant shake a big tree?"
What online novels need is diversity. No matter how many novels one person can write, how many can he write?
In the final analysis, the online literature market is not controlled by any novel author, but by interests.
Hou Yue walked out of the hospital without looking back.
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In the ward.
Tang Yu asked curiously: "Why didn't you just take a look at the new contract they gave to the exclusive author?"
Yunfeng replied: "Although I didn't read it, I can probably guess the content inside."
Tang Yu looked unbelieving and said, "Are you that amazing?"
Yunfeng smiled and said: "There must be concessions, but at the same time, there must be new conditions, such as setting a contract period, how many novels need to be written, and extending the priority. How can a philanthropist give all the benefits to the novelist?"
Tang Yu was right when he thought about it. The Huaxia Panda Group reformed the Panda Chinese website just to make more money, and it also had the same purpose of bringing them back.
Anyone can make an abacus, but they can't make it too loudly.
However.
There is more than one uninvited guest today.
Squirrel Deer, Shengshi Chinese Network, and Tiantian Chinese Network also sent representatives to discuss cooperation.
There is sincerity, but their strength is limited and what they can give is too little.
Moreover, Yunfeng has his own considerations and will not change his previous decision easily.
Although it is said that Youxianqi FM network is initially selected, there is still room for cooperation with these novel websites, and it can be synchronized as a third-party platform in the future.
Naturally, they will not miss any opportunity for cooperation. Who will push the money out?
It was already noon when these groups of people were sent away.
At twelve o'clock, the traffic of Youxianqi FM network surged, and the Panda Chinese website did not lag behind.
Because there are new works released by famous artists.
On the Xianqi FM website, naturally there are Yunfeng's "Ghost Blowing Lantern II", "Little Football Captain: Junior High School, High School", and "Tomb of the Gods".
On the Panda Chinese website, there are Erliang Heigouxue's new masterpiece "Evil Coming", the work "Tongtian Monkey King" which has become a popular transformation, and the new work "Broken Sword Can Feng" which won the Rookie King last year with "One Sword" Fairy Sword".
Both websites have carried out key promotions, with various special topics and advertisements flying all over the place.
Now, the annual drama really begins.
"I won't release it early, I won't release it late, but I just chose to release it on the same day as Yunfeng."
"Isn't it obvious? It's a beating!"
"Last time, I Am Digua's "Immortal Garden" ended in failure. This time, can Panda Chinese Network succeed in choosing one of three?"
"I can't say for sure. If I am a sweet potato, I won't be able to stabilize myself. I'll collapse on my own. Writers like Erliang Black Dog Blood and Sweeping Pen Chengfeng are both experienced authors, and I'm sure they won't have such a problem."
"Yunfeng is at a disadvantage. After all, the traffic of Youxianqi FM network cannot compare with the traffic of Panda Chinese network."
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Fans of the novel have prepared their melon seed soda stools to watch this competition.
As soon as the books on both sides were released, they were full of momentum.
The collection easily exceeded one million on the first day, the book review area was full of hot comments, and the reward area continued to become popular.
And Yunfeng's "Tomb of the Gods" is even more impressive. On the first day, it got a thousand readers of "Transcending Tribulation", three readers of "Taiyi True Immortal", and one "Daluo Jinxian" reader.
Youxianqi FM website’s [Dujie] benchmarked [Leader] of other novel websites, and the reward was 1,000 yuan; [Taiyi True Immortal] benchmarked [Silver Alliance Leader], and the reward was 10,000 yuan; [ Daluo Jinxian] compared with the [Golden Alliance Leader], and the reward was one hundred thousand yuan.
Thanks to [Half the Sky] for the 600 starting coins, and [Loyal Minister under the Skirt] for the 100 starting coins.