Chapter 60: Don't want money, but popularity
Seeing that Weibo, which has only been open for three days, has exceeded 500,000 followers, Lu Wenbin really seemed a little surprised. But from another point of view, this can also show that fans are really concerned about him.
From time to time, I looked at the comments on Weibo, asked some questions, and also accused myself of being a tired book friend. There are also some users who are purely soy sauce, or attracted by 'Internet celebrity words', Lu Wenbin feels that the timing is about the same.
quickly edited a message and said: "In order to thank all book fans for their support and attention, a chapter will be updated every day from today, a romance novel newly created by me, so that everyone shouldn't think I'm tired, right?"
After this message was released, some book friends who followed his Weibo immediately forwarded it to the message. But many book lovers were very surprised when they heard the news. Romance novels, aren't they the strong point of female authors?
'Thief, romance novel, isn't it funny?'
"Thief, I have time to write romance novels, so I might as well update two more chapters of tomb robbery notes, it's so hard to wait!"
'Upstairs, what's the tomb robbery note? Is it also a novel?'
'Upstairs, how did you pay attention to the thieves on Weibo?'
Messages like these made Lu Wenbin's Weibo very lively. Lingtong, who also paid attention to Lu Wenbin's Weibo, immediately sent a message to Lu Wenbin after seeing this Weibo.
He asked, "Thief, you have a new work, why don't you publish it on the website?"
As the responsible editor of Lu Wenbin, Lingtong naturally hopes that each of Lu Wenbin's works will be published on the website. Even if it's a romance novel, there is also a section of romance novels on the vast network, and there are many loyal readers!
Receiving the message from Lingtong, Lu Wenbin also said in a timely manner: "This is a short romance novel, which can be regarded as my test work." chose to post on Weibo, also hoping to attract some popularity and attention. ”
"Short stories are fine, and we have a lot of readers who love short romance novels on our website!"
Tong Da, this novel will be posted on Weibo first. If it can be really liked by readers, I will update it on the website at that time. For this novel, I only value physical sales and film and television adaptations, and I can't make money by subscribing. ’
knew that Lingtong was also thinking about the website, but Lu Wenbin also had his own plans. Compared with the vast literature network, today's Weibo is very popular with young people. Even many celebrities have joined the practice of opening Weibo.
If there is nothing to do, these celebrities also like to post photos and small videos to give out some benefits to fans who love them. To some extent, Weibo is also a platform for these celebrities to gain popularity.
Considering this matter, it is necessary to communicate with Liu Bixue, and there is any misunderstanding between the other party in the province. Anyway, he is now the second shareholder of Haohan.com, and when it comes to literary works, it is really necessary to say hello to the other party.
After listening to Lu Wenbin's plan, Liu Bixue also understood and said: "I really can't see that you can still write romance novels!" Okay, since you have your own considerations and plans for this matter, then I don't force it." If the work is excellent, remember to update the website synchronously!"
With Liu Bixue's understanding, Lu Wenbin quickly sent the title of the book and the first chapter. Seeing this title that does not have any romance flavor at all, many concerned book fans think, how can this book have such a title?
Why is it silent!
For the inquiries and curiosity of book fans, Lu Wenbin naturally can't explain them one by one. But he believes that after these fans have read a few chapters, he believes that these fans will know why this novel has this name.
When releasing the novel update, Lu Wenbin posted two chapters at a time. Compared with online novels, which are 3,000 words per chapter, this romance novel is about 2,000 words per chapter. Send two chapters at once, and the extra ones are benefits.
With the release of the two chapters, many female readers who love romance novels quickly became interested in the follow-up plot of this novel. Many people have gradually understood that the title of the book is related to the name of the protagonist of the novel.
He Yichen and Zhao Mosheng are the heroes and heroines of this romance novel. After reading the two chapters of the update, the female book fan quickly released her feelings after reading. For a while, it was lively again under the Weibo message.
'Thief, renewal!'
Messages like this 'asking for updates' instantly occupy the information column in the message area. Even in the message, there are some bloggers who don't like romance, saying that they can't understand what is written, but they will soon be sprayed by female book fans.
If you can't even read romance novels, are you still a man?'
Such a firepower of criticism makes some bloggers who want to join in the fun dare not easily send bad messages. From the messages of these female readers, Lu Wenbin can feel how much it seems that these romance novel lovers have entered the pit!
For Lu Wenbin, this novel is more about earning popularity. Even now on the Weibo platform, some people also write novels and chicken soup articles to attract popularity. But he's really the first person like him to post a novel.
Even the Genesis Network Company, which runs the Weibo platform, quickly paid attention to Lu Wenbin, a new Weibo user with super hot interactions. They were also a little surprised to learn that this Weibo account was verified by Haohan.com.
After all, as a well-known author of Haohan.com, I have never seen a novel that is not posted on the website and posted on Weibo. Compared with reading novels on the vast Internet, you need to pay, and you can't make money by updating novels on Weibo.
If you really want to say that you can make money, maybe it's popularity!
The director in charge of the operation of the Weibo platform, after receiving the feedback below, also said wisely: "Put this Weibo account in the list of key concerns, and see how much attention he pays in the later stage."
If this novel is really good, talk to him about the exclusive license then. Nowadays, online literature is developing rapidly, and if we can attract these users to the platform, it will also be of great benefit to us. ”
As a network group mainly engaged in social networking and communication platforms in the Yanhuang Empire, Genesis Group has also entered the ranks of the world's top 100 in terms of market capitalization, and is undoubtedly a giant among Yanhuang Internet companies.
The Firefox communication software developed by the company accounts for 80% of the communication software users in the Yanhuang Empire. Weibo is also a new social promotion platform launched by the group for three years, and it has been loved by many users once it was launched.
It's just that compared with the Internet environment in the early years, several newly emerging Internet companies in China are also trying to compete for the user share of Genesis. For this reason, Genesis Group is also very concerned about the network platform of Weibo.
Earlier, in order to promote this Weibo, the group also specially spent money to invite some popular artists and singers to use it. With the help of the popularity of these stars, Weibo was quickly broadcast. A newcomer like Lu Wenbin on Weibo is very good to get attention.
Perhaps in line with the old adage, free stuff is more appealing. The news that well-known online writers updated novels for free on Weibo, with the popularity of Internet celebrities being fermented, more people paid attention to Lu Wenbin's Weibo.
From the beginning of curiosity, or recommended by friends, many lovers of romance novels have also found Lu Wenbin's Weibo account one after another, and began to browse this romance novel highly recommended by romance lovers.
As a result, it is clear that these later readers have also fallen into the pit one after another, painfully and happily urging updates to see updates every day. In less than a month, the number of users who follow this Weibo soon exceeded one million and quickly advanced to the number of 10 million.
Many online publishers, seeing that this novel is so popular, naturally want to buy its physical rights. can search Lu Wenbin's Weibo, but I can't find Lu Wenbin's contact information.
In the end, in desperation, these people found the Haohan.com company that verified the account. In the face of these publishers and Genesis' proposal to buy copyrights, after soliciting Lu Wenbin's opinions, Liu Bixue also replied one by one.
The reply to Weibo is simple, exclusive authorization is unlikely. But Lu Wenbin promised that he would finish updating the novel on Weibo. Even if there are short stories in the future, they will continue to be updated on the Weibo platform.
However, several emerging Internet companies in China have proposed to spend money to invite Lu Wenbin to settle in their platforms, and even give a certain endorsement fee according to the user's attention, or a manuscript fee.
After learning the news, Genesis quickly replied, as long as Lu Wenbin continues to update his novel on Weibo, they can also pay for the manuscript according to the number of words. It's just that on the update, it must be first published on Weibo.
Regarding this request put forward by the creation network, Lu Wenbin decided not to accept the money after some consideration. After all, this novel is only about 100,000 words in total, even if you charge one dollar for one word, how much money is there?
And his request is that Weibo must give Lu Wenbin's Weibo account more promotion opportunities in its platform promotion. This kind of practice of not wanting money to be popular is undoubtedly what Genesis is happy to see!