Chapter 26: The Wall Was Dug Under

  This is truly treating him like a fool, to put it in Gou Xis tone, wed be doing you a great favor by publishing your work and then buying out the rights for a thousand words at a hundred yuan each, so dont be ungrateful.

  The previous book "Journey to the West", sold 200,000 copies in the first month at a price of 50 cents per thousand words.

  The price of a copy of "Wukong Biography" is 23 yuan, and the publisher can get at least 10 yuan in pure profit. That means that in the first month, Deyun Publishing House exchanged 50,000 yuan for 2 million yuan in profit, which is just the first month.

  Having earned so much, generally speaking, those with a slightly longer vision would give the author a big red envelope to appease them. After all, their achievements and income are seriously mismatched, and most importantly, the publisher must still want to sign the authors second book.

  But DeYun Press not only didnt give out red envelopes, but also wanted to take advantage of the situation and buy it out at this low price again.

  Su Shis reputation has already been established, let alone "Sherlock Holmes" although it was only serialized for a dozen or so days, but it already has a large number of loyal fans, which means that the sales volume of "Sherlock Holmes" will definitely be higher than "Journey to the West", and its profit is self-evident.

  Su Shichen didnt stay, got up and left directly. Behind him, Gou Xis voice came "Su Shichen classmate, think about it carefully. Although The Sherlock Holmes Detective Collection caused a sensation on Yangcheng Daily, some are suitable for serialization in newspapers, but not suitable for publication. Maybe except for our De Yun Publishing House, no publishing house will publish your book."

  Gou Xis words seem to make sense, and indeed some of them have been serialized in newspapers and magazines with great popularity, but the publishing results are very poor. However, detective stories are exactly the type that is suitable for publication. Gou Xis words completely treated Su Ruo Chen as a child who doesnt understand anything.

  So Su Shichen completely ignored Gou Xis words and went straight home.

  "The Sherlock Holmes Collection" has made him famous, he is no longer a newcomer to the literary world, and even if he doesnt cooperate with DeYun Publishing House, there are still many people who can cooperate.

  Back home, the first thing I do is turn on my computer. "Ordinary Persons Immortal Legend" has already surpassed 400,000 words and has over a thousand bookmarks. Although its performance is far inferior to that of others in the same period, the review section is still lively.

  As usual, he browsed through book reviews and one review caught his attention.

  "Ordinary Peoples Cultivation Story" will definitely become a classic. This is a message from a user named "Killing Rose".

  "The Legend of an Ordinary Persons Immortal Cultivation" has always been mediocre, with over 400,000 words written and still no contract signed. If it were anyone else, they would have given up on the novel long ago. However, the author updates with a staggering 10,000 words per day. Putting aside their determination for now, lets talk about the plot. At first, it seemed like a typical martial arts world, and I almost thought the author had mistakenly chosen the wrong title or category when creating the book. But as I continued reading, I realized that this was all intentional on the authors part - everything at the beginning was just setup.

  The authors bold and innovative approach, using tens of thousands of words to lay the groundwork, is indeed a grand gesture. However, this also directly led to the dismal performance in the early stages. The reason I think "Ordinary People" will be successful is because of its relatability. We are all ordinary people, unable to travel through time or possess supernatural powers. The protagonist Han Lis journey to immortality reflects many things that we, as small individuals, experience when trying to make a name for ourselves and gain recognition - the bitter struggles and hardships that come with it.

  This film is not suitable for those under 18 years old because they lack that mature mindset.

  But after being tempered by society and tossed about by life, we come to realize that so-called lofty ideals are nothing but nonsense, and everything around us is connected by interests. People like this will have a strong sense of identification and recognition when watching "The Legend of an Ordinary Mans Rise to Immortality", and according to the development of the plot, a big explosion should be coming soon, around 600,000-700,000 words in.

  Also, author, this is my QQ number: 24515164, please add me.

  "The landlord is mighty, I also think that Ordinary People Cultivating True Transmission will become a divine book."

  "Right, the owner is great, said what I wanted to say, I just couldnt express why I like chasing this book, it turns out its just like the owner said, a sense of substitution!"

  "Be a good auntie!"

  ……

  Su Release Morning looked very carefully, it can be said that this article completely explains the biggest reason why "Ordinary Peoples Cultivation Transmission" will succeed. The strong sense of substitution, the protagonist is just like the masses, an ordinary person, watching the protagonist defeat one genius after another, and finally becoming a fairy is a very cognitive thing! This is the true meaning of the mortal flow!

  "Ordinary Peoples Cultivation Story" is the pinnacle of ordinary peoples flow! If someone just leaves a good review and their IQ number, they will absolutely not add it, because such people are generally web writers pulling books. But this reader named "Killing Rose" is obviously very serious about reading books, and has extremely good eyesight. In the previous life on Earth, "Ordinary Peoples Cultivation Story" was signed and put on shelves at over 600,000 words, and finally set off a wave of ordinary peoples flow, while Killing Roses guess of 60-70 million words coincidentally matches.

  So Su Release Chen got on his own IQ number, added him as a friend, and in the IQ chat software he was still using the name "Killing Rose". The other party agreed to the friend request and quickly sent a message 【Who?】

  The bookworm who killed Rose is actually a girl.

  Tian En, also the author of "Ordinary Persons Immortal Legend", wasnt it you who left a comment in the book review section asking me to add you? I read your book reviews and can tell that youre very serious about reading.

  You are Tian En, asking a very impertinent question, how many drafts do you have?

  I can translate up to 10,000 characters a day when Im in school, but on double rest days, I can write more. Half a month has passed and Ive saved about 150,000 words of manuscript.

  "Can I have a look?" Seeing the message from Killer Rose, Su Xichen was taken aback for a moment, and he could understand the readers feelings about the draft.

  This feeling is just like a starving person facing a grand feast, if you dont see it, you will be anxious.

  But understanding is one thing, answering or not is another matter. He wasnt foolish enough to give his manuscript to someone he had just met, but this person was also his reader, which made him hesitate a bit.

  Just then, Murderous Rose sent another message.

  Dont get me wrong, Im the chief editor of Longyun Web, and when we first established Longyun Web, although we purchased a large number of copyrights for articles, we also poached a big batch of mid-level writers from websites like Qidian, IQ Book City, and Digital Web.

  Su Release didnt respond, but instead searched online for the name "Longyun Net", and soon found detailed information. Longyun Net is a website invested by Linghang Technology. And Linghang Technology mainly operates network software, with its most famous product being the Linghang Internet Cafe Management System, which is installed in 80% of internet cafes across China. From this, it can be seen that Linghang Technology is an extremely powerful company, and Longyun Net, which is invested by them, cannot possibly be a scam website.

  Open Longyun website, no mistake on the front page publicly announced editor IQ number is indeed this, no wonder can write such a book review.

  When a websites editor has a unique perspective. Later, the Rose Killer explained that their strategy was mainly to dig up some mid-level writers and lay a solid foundation first.

  Then dig out potential writers and cultivate them into big gods of their own websites, that is, representative figures.

  A great gods influence on a website is imaginable, knowing that in the previous life of Earth there was an almighty god who held up a website.

  Longyun Network has the investment of Linghang Technology, no need to say more about its strength. But why only poach mid-level writers and not top-notch ones? The reason is simple: Longyun Networks strength is not bad, does that mean other websites are very weak?

  Numbers network, Qi point, IQ book city, none of them are simple. Dont mention the cost of digging up a great god, even if you pay a huge price, its not necessarily successful. The most important reason is that those great gods signed white gold contracts, which cannot be jumped during the contract period. So, all in all, its better for the website to cultivate its own.

  To become a great god, the support of the website and ones own strength are indispensable. As the editor-in-chief of Longyun Network, Sha Luo Mei naturally goes all out to dig up hidden talents, and Sha Luo Mei has found several good ones, Su Shi Chen being one of them.

  After some thought, I sent over the 150,000-word manuscript that had been stored away. Anyway, it wouldnt hurt to try.

  However, "The Legend of an Ordinary Mans Immortal Cultivation" has regained its original brilliance and is now considered the pinnacle of the genre. After finishing it, I was extremely excited and felt that it had the potential to become a divine book. With proper operation and sufficient website resources, this book can definitely condense the spirits.

  Whats it like to sign with our Longyun Network?

  Dont rush to refuse, although our Longyun websites traffic and reader base cant compare with IQ Book City and other websites, but similarly small stations compete in a smaller market. The most important point is that you have published 400,000 words on Starting Point without being signed yet, whereas if you transfer to our website, not only can you be signed immediately, but I also promise to give your work a Small God or even Medium God level recommendation.

  Su Release Chen did not immediately respond or dismiss the promise of Killing Rose, after all, classics will eventually be cast as classics. He still stayed at Qidian, and after the popularity explosion, he could also enjoy the recommendation of Da Shen. Most importantly, compared to Qidian, the users of Longyun website are really not worth mentioning. The side of Killing Rose obviously became anxious and offered another benefit.

  Generally, websites take 3 cents for every 1,000 characters, with the author getting only 1 cent and the website taking 2 cents. But I promise you that on Longyun Website, you can get 2 cents for every 1,000 characters, while the website only gets 1 cent, and all wireless income belongs to the author.

  Su Zhe was shocked by this benefit, the author got two points, the website got one point. This is not much, the most important thing is the second half of the sentence, it can be said that wireless is the big head of these gods, plus the abnormal development of the world network, and even a year with tens of millions of income, which means that Kill Rose gave up hundreds of millions of income.

  Soon, Su Lixing also understood why Killer Rose would propose such generous terms.

  Qianying has received investment from Linghang Technology, and Longyun Network is no longer short of money, but its just fame.

  After he was touted as a great god, he gained wealth, and the website gained fame. Moreover, the website wasnt working for nothing either; if the work achieved good results, it could also gain wealth. After some deliberation, he agreed, and then Killing Rose sent over a phone number, saying that the contract details would be discussed more clearly on the phone.

  The USB interface is used for data lines to be directly inserted into the computer for charging.

  Turn on the phone, twelve short messages, all from Aunt Wang...

  PS: Today should be able to update three times, one chapter at 3 oclock and another at 6 oclock, work hard and it should be done.