Chapter 724: Will You Be Invited to Tea in This Chapter?
At the scene of the online literature festival held by the Penguin Literature subsidiary, whose parent company is Penguin Group, Wang Shen directly took out WeChat and buckles as metaphors.
To be honest, in other people, they definitely don't dare to do this.
Because this kind of behavior is like smashing the field, like slapping the face of the Penguin Group.
Although Penguin Literature is a subsidiary, it is operated and managed independently.
But, no matter what, after all, they are all part of the penguins, and after all, it is quite a smashing behavior.
It's just that, having said that, Wang Shen still stood on the stage with such a metaphor.
Moreover, no one came to power to stop his actions.
If, at this moment, Wang Shen was standing at the party held by the Penguin Group, someone would definitely stop his behavior.
On the contrary, if it is at the party held by the subsidiary Penguin Literature, as long as Wang Shen's cards are enough, no one will stop it.
This is because Wang Shen's metaphor is not stepping on penguin literature, but calling buttons.
Two different businesses, although they belong to the same parent company, are not in the same pot.
Therefore, a star like Wang Shen is calling buckles on the stage, and Penguin Literature is still a little happy to see this.
After all, as long as he is not stepping on it, Wang Shen is stepping on any business under the Penguin Group, which is to elevate them on the side.
In that case, what is there to stop?
If someone who doesn't have enough cards says such words on stage, Penguin Literature does not stop it, and when it spreads, the responsibility must lie with Penguin Literature.
But now, because it is a well-known figure like Wang Shen who stands on the stage to say this, then no one comes to the stage to stop it, so the responsibility is not on Penguin Literature.
Anyway, it wasn't penguin literature that was whipped, and there was nothing to stop it.
On and off the stage, everyone is happy, and the videos recorded can be more interesting.
Pretty good.
"You say, is WeChat's profit deducted?"
Wang Shen showed a puzzled look, then smiled slightly, looked at the three traditional literary writers sitting in the audience, whose faces were already a little wrong, and said, "You say, is it true that the manuscript fees of online writers are also issued by traditional literary writers?"
After Wang Shen finished speaking, he smiled faintly and continued: "As far as I know, many traditional literary writers are keen to mingle in the circle, and there are many people who have no masterpieces at all, but they can hold high positions in the association. ”
"Online literature, on the other hand, is all about strength. Only those best-selling writers can be called gods. If you want to rely on the mixed circle to be respected as a god in the industry, there is no possibility. ”
"Then I wondered. ”
"Why do many traditional literary writers who don't have real materials and rely on touting and stammering circles, where do they get the confidence to look down on, or ridicule Internet writers who rely on their own strength to eat?"
"Is it because they are of noble birth, are they contemporary aristocrats?"
"No, it's not. ”
"The truth is that it is like buckling and looking down on the new WeChat with simple operation. ”
"As for what the reasoning is. ”
"I think a lot of people know it in their hearts. ”
Wang Shen talked eloquently with a smile on his face, completely unconcerned about the change in the attitude of the three traditional writers in the audience.
Before, when the three traditional writers took the stage, they all had haughty looks on their faces.
Now, with Wang Shen's remarks, his face has become as ugly as he looks.
In the field of literature, in the entire scene, except for Wang Shen, no one is qualified to stand on the stage to contemplate them.
In addition, the yin and yang bizarre remarks of the three traditional writers on stage have nothing to do with the entertainment industry, and it is impossible for anyone to stand up for the connotation.
Only Wang Shen is different.
As a part-time online writer, and also as an artist who climbed up from the bottom of the entertainment industry after suffering humiliation, after listening to the remarks of the three people, Wang Shen felt the same as many online writers in the audience.
Because, those people, on the surface, are looking down on online literature.
In fact, he thinks he is noble and looks down on the people at the bottom.
That's what the words say.
In the past, Wang Shen faced this situation, and like many Internet writers in the audience, he endured it silently.
Now, if you have the ability, do you still endure a yarn?
Since the three of them are unhappy, then go on stage and go back.
It's that simple.
It is undeniable that if Wang Shen only has honors related to online literature, then in the eyes of some people, Wang Shen is not qualified to confine the three traditional literary giants.
However, Wang Shen is not only honored for online literature, he is also the winner of the Hugo Award.
The only big man in China who has won a world award in the field of science fiction.
On such a card, no matter how good the three traditional literary bigwigs are, it is not enough to see.
Seriously, in the face of the cynical words of three traditional writers on stage, Wang Shen quite understands the inner feelings of online writers.
How so?
The manuscript fee of ordinary online writers needs to be divided with the website 55%, that is, the website gets 50% and the writer gets 50%.
However, when it comes down to it, the writer doesn't get fifty percent.
This is because the website first gets 50%, and then the remaining 50% will deduct the operating expenses, and finally the writer will get the share.
This operating expense, including the operation of the website, the salary of employees, external publicity, and the announcement fee given for inviting celebrities to participate in such occasions, are all part of the operating expenses.
That is to say, the website first divides 50% of the net income, and then takes out all the costs of running the website in the other 50%, and then distributes the manuscript fee to the writer.
In short, not only can the website take 100% of the revenue, but the business can also operate without spending a penny.
Of course, none of this matters.
The important thing is that the website is operated with the writer's money.
It is also okay to use the writer's money to invite celebrities and let many writers come over as foils.
Take the writer's money to hold an online literary festival and invite traditional literary writers to come, and forget it.
However, there is one thing that must be said.
Take the writer's money, hold an online literature festival, invite traditional literary writers, and then traditional literary writers step on online literature on stage.
Spend the manuscript fee of the online writer to do things, and the online writer has to send out his face and be stepped on in various ways.
Ask me, what kind of sin has this been created?
But no one will feel good in his heart.
Wang Shen has seen a lot of things like this, so he has deep feelings.
Before, he didn't have the strength, and in the face of this situation, he could only endure it.
Now, with strength, as long as you are unhappy, there is no need to endure it.
As the saying goes, life and death are downplayed, and if you don't accept it, you will do it.
Of course, Wang Shen is not the kind of person who does not measure his own strength, he jumped out to do what he could do.
Obviously, if he can't do it, he will still choose to be a younger brother.