At the time, Mike Richardson didn't think such a small website would matter.

A down-and-out writer is bewitched by the website, and it's a big deal to change it.

Anyway, New York is full of would-be writers with literary dreams.

They work and write at the same time, hoping that one day they will be lucky and appreciated by the editors of the publishing house.

But most of these people have been educated by reality. Then, with their manuscripts, which had no chance of being published, they rolled out of New York City.

And it is very appropriate to recruit these people as creative workers in the dark horse comic transformation studio model.

They are cheap and do not have the stinking literati temper of famous writers.

When the creativity runs out, kick them out again, and there is not even a union to look for trouble.

But when Richardson contacted a few more down-and-out writers, he found that things were not so simple.

Those who should have been ecstatic to accept the solicitation actually became reserved.

After inquiring, Richardson learned that there was a news circulating in the circles of these would-be writers.

It's going to be redesigned.

These guys, who are often rejected, are not only able to publish their work on the website.

There is also the possibility of having a share of the income through the website and receiving up to 50% of the royalty share.

Now, these people are all waiting for the revamp of the website and the results of its first pay-to-read novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

Richardson also logged on to the site, and after taking a closer look, he finally felt that it had the potential to change the landscape of literary publishing in the future.

The first thought that came to his mind was whether he could imitate it, and there was a website that belonged to Dark Horse Comics, which served as a copyright pool for comic adaptations.

But after studying the creation process, he had to abandon the idea.

Because the creator of this website is a best-selling author of a topic in his own right.

And at the beginning, what attracted people to click was the phenomenal masterpiece of fantasy novel "Arcane Throne".

Then, a series of unexpected events increased the exposure of the website a lot.

By now, this website has been well-known and accepted by many down-and-out writers and literature lovers, and even has a certain reading habit.

If you imitate it and create a similar website, the cost of customer acquisition will increase exponentially.

Because the Internet economy, to put it bluntly, is a habitual economy.

Rather than spending a lot of manpower and material resources to imitate it.

It is better to spend the minimum price before the website has no real profit, and get the comic adaptation rights of the website's works.

So, after investigating Wang Jian, Richardson met with Wang gradually through this method.

The purpose is simply to show that he also has a strong network of contacts in New York.

Then, it is possible to have a small advantage in the negotiations.

This method has a certain effect on the so-called "tech heroes" born at the bottom and the best-selling authors who have become famous in one book.

As a result, some "tech heroes" have lost their corporate dominance, and some best-selling authors have sold the rights to film and television adaptations of their works at low prices.

Then using this trick to deal with Wang Yan, who has the dual identity of "science and technology hero" and best-selling author, should also have a certain effect.

What I didn't expect was that after Wang gradually suffered a loss in "I Am the Archmage", he took interests very seriously.

Of course, there is also the influence of New York, the "financial capital", which is all about money.

So, after the initial surprise, Wang gradually calmed down quickly.

He picked up the glass and took a sip of water as he began to weigh the pros and cons.

Naturally, it is to obtain a sum of money when it is not possible to determine whether the website will work.

Wang has been studying the growth history of Yahoo and Netscape in the past few days.

I know that Internet companies have extremely serious "capital hunger" in the early stage of their development.

With this money, not to mention that this problem can be completely solved, but it can also greatly alleviate the financial pressure.

But the drawbacks are also obvious, in the case of unverified by the market, the comic adaptation rights of the works on the website are packaged and sold, which is not only easy to cause dissatisfaction among the authors, but also has the possibility of selling cheaply.

Wang gradually estimated his net worth.

After deducting daily expenses such as rent, and just upgrading the website, there are more than $400,000.

And the matter of online paid reading, which is not feasible in the current United States, will have an approximate result within a week after the website is revised.

More than $400,000, enough to burn for a week.

If it doesn't work, it's a big deal to go to that Bezos yourself and package the website and sell it to the other party.

So, Wang gradually shook his head with a smile and said, "Thank you for your appreciation, but the website still has a lot to be desired, and it will not carry out business such as licensing around works for the time being." ”

"In the future, after the website is regularized, I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with Dark Horse Comics. ”

"$500,000 for a one-year license. Within a year, Dark Horse Comics can select the comic adaptation rights of 10 works on the website, which should be a suitable price. Richardson said.

"I'm sorry. Wang gradually smiled and got up.

Then, he turned to the principal and asked, "It's almost time, can I give a speech?"

The headmaster glanced at Richardson, then nodded and said, "Of course." ”

Then he stood up, made a gesture, and said, "Please." ”

Wang smiled and said goodbye to Richardson, and then followed the principal out of the office.

The red-haired Lynn followed behind Wang Jian, glanced at Richardson, and asked Wang Jian in a low voice: "Can you still get a 500,000 yuan a year licensing fee for your website? Aren't you a best-selling author?"

Wang gradually glanced at Lynn and did not answer.

He's really annoyed with the red-haired woman now.

Moments later, the group arrived in the school auditorium.

Wang gradually looked at the full children sitting in the audience, took a deep breath, and wrote on the blackboard: "Knowledge and dreams".

Then he turned around and said with a smile: "When I was a child, someone asked me what I wanted to do, and I didn't hesitate to say "scientist". ”

"But when I grew up, I didn't become a scientist for various reasons. ”

"This became a huge regret for me. However, literature has given me the opportunity to realize my dreams in books and fantasies. ”

"So, there was Arcane Throne. And it is precisely because of my love of science that Arcane Constellation is able to describe scientific principles without making common-sense mistakes. ”

"That's the importance of knowledge!"

"In order to encourage those who have not achieved their dreams, I founded it in the hope that everyone can use literature to realize their dreams that they have not been able to achieve. ”

Wang gradually turned around and wrote the web address on the blackboard.

Seeing that many children in the audience were recording, he smiled in his heart.

Probably because American elementary school students often have to answer what they want to do in the future.

At the beginning of this speech, it was kind of attractive to these children.

So, Wang gradually continued: "And a lady in Europe often fantasized about "magic, wizards, and monsters" when she was a child, so when she was a child, she learned a lot about this. ”

"Of course, becoming a magician or something, I guess she will never achieve it. ”

The audience burst into laughter.

"But is this knowledge really wasted?

She used this knowledge to write a book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" on this website, using words to realize her childhood dream. ”

"You can take a look, the various magical fantasies in the book are quite exciting. ”

And this is because she has learned knowledge that is "useless" in the eyes of others. ”

...

Just when Wang gradually desperately gave the website and "Haripo and the Philosopher's Stone" a sense of existence.

Inside the apartment.

Tom looked at Rosie and asked, "Is the process of revamping the website ready?"

Rosie nodded with two big dark circles under her eyes.

Then, rubbing his head, which was starting to fall out, he said, "I'm still a little nervous." ”

Tom ignored him, instead sat on the couch and said to himself, "The ads for Yahoo and Netscape have been replaced by websites and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone." ”

"The gossip tabloids printed with our advertorials have already begun to be published. ”

"Several hacker groups have begun to swipe ads on various forums. ”

"What else, what else needs to be done?"

Rosie looked at a nervous Tom and shrugged.

And just as nervous as Tom is J.K. Rowling.

She hugged her daughter and looked at the manuscript she was about to upload over and over again.

It is the chapter where the protagonist Harry has to face off against the recognized genius of the school of witchcraft and wizardry, the heir of several generations of the wizarding family.

But she never imagined that in New York, there was a group of literature lovers in a similar situation to her, who also scrolled through the web page over and over again.

I am very much looking forward to the fact that this novel called "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" will be a big hit.