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Reformers have always been equated with madmen, because these people have a vision far beyond ordinary people, and what they want to do is to change the way of life that everyone is accustomed to.

In later generations, the VIP chapter fee system is the core policy to dominate the online novel industry from the beginning, and it is also the only way to push the entire online novel industry to formalization and professionalism.

However, in 03 and before, in the eyes of other so-called experts in the industry and the online economy, the mandatory fee for online novels was simply a joke.

Not to mention whether readers are willing to spend money to read novels, the piracy problem alone is enough to make the fee come to naught.

You can see it everywhere, why spend money to see the genuine one on your website?

Yes, there are clear laws and regulations related to copyright protection, but in reality, it is too difficult to protect rights, and the whole society has not cultivated copyright awareness, whether it is readers, authors, or even operators, they are accustomed to piracy.

Even if there are a small number of people who are willing to spend money, the vast majority of people will leave the website and go to other sites to see piracy because of the fee system, resulting in a large loss of website traffic and a shrinking value.

"Mr. Kong, I understand your concerns, the reason why we have not implemented the fee system since the beginning is also the same concern. But now, I think it's an opportunity. ”

Mr. Wu's understanding of online novels is much deeper than that of Kong Decheng. At least he has realized that if online novels want to develop, they must create value, and to put it bluntly, it is to turn traffic into real money.

If the starting point currently has the industry status of the previous Huanjian, it is a dominant company, and it would have started to implement fees a long time ago, because readers have no other website to choose from.

But now the situation is different, and the three-legged position is strong.

As a result, the timing of the charge is important, the chronological order is different, and the results are worlds apart.

Huanjian and Zeyue are eyeing each other, and if only one of the starting points charges, and the other two websites have more books to choose from, it can be expected that most readers will run to the other two to read books.

When the time comes, before the starting point cultivates a group of stable readers who are accustomed to charging, the readers will run out. Huanjian and Ze took the initiative after reading, and after having a large number of readers, they promoted the fee, and got twice the result with half the effort.

But on the other hand, if Huanjian and the starting point join forces, there will be enough confidence: a huge library and readership.

Readers want to read books, and in most cases, they can only go to Huanjian and Ze to spend money.

Of course, piracy is still a problem, but there is no way to solve it, so it is not a consideration for the time being.

Mr. Wu is even mentally prepared, even if half of the readers are lost, this price is acceptable.

If you don't sign a contract, the website can't get the copyright, and you don't have the right to charge fees and share with the author in law; after signing the contract, there is no way to essentially improve the author's income and treatment, and the scale of the entire industry has always been difficult to break through.

"Mr. Kong, Ze Yue has done the signing of the contract, and looking at it the other way, it is equivalent to exploring the way for us, and now it is the right time to charge for VIP. Mr. Wu finally said: "Even I have a feeling that Zeyue's next step is likely to be VIP charging." ”

Kong Decheng frowned, walked back and forth in the office for four or five minutes, smoked three cigarettes, and finally didn't say okay, didn't say no, just said that he would give a reply after going back to think about it.

"Okay, Mr. Kong, let's do this first, you decide that we will contact again. ”

After saying goodbye to Kong Decheng, Mr. Wu immediately convened the entrepreneurial team at the starting point and held a secret meeting.

Although Kong Decheng did not give any reply, from the other party's reaction, Mr. Wu had already seen the result.

Kong Decheng, a well-known investor in the industry, both Huanjian and the senior management of the starting point know that the ultimate goal of this investor is to do traffic, and when the traffic is large enough, sell Huanjian and make a million.

For him, sacrificing traffic violates his fundamental interests.

The starting point is different, and the founding team of the starting point has seen the prospects of the online novel industry from the very beginning. Even if you want to sell it in the future, you must make the industry bigger, push it to formalization, and then sell it at a good price.

VIP fees, which is the core policy of the starting point.

"Everyone, I showed the hole cards to Kong Decheng, and the other party doesn't seem to be ready to play this deck of cards with us. Now it has reached the stage where the bayonet is red, and it cannot be delayed any longer. Zeyue is getting bigger and bigger, according to this momentum, it won't be long before Zeyue may replace the former Huanjian and become the industry leader. ”

Several founders looked at each other and were silent for a moment, and the founder, whose screen name is Zuo Hand, suddenly smiled and said, "Only if you have good cards in your hand, are you afraid that you won't be able to find a card partner?"

"I mean, I'd rather not be the boss of the industry than be abandoned by the industry!" Another founder nodded: "As long as you can gain a foothold in the industry, there will always be a chance to hit the first place in the future." ”

"The Tao is different, and it is not to be conspired with. You're thin-skinned and embarrassed to say it directly, so I'll tell you. Even if Huanjian and the starting point are not on the same track at all, then you might as well change your partner. The starting point and the Huanjian alliance occupy seventy or eighty percent of the domestic market. On the contrary, if the starting point and Zeyue are in alliance, they will also exceed half of the country!" said one of the founders with the most straightforward personality.

Mr. Wu's eyes swept over everyone and said slowly: "Okay, now that everyone agrees, then let's change partners." ”

"What if, I mean, Zeyue can't be a VIP either?" someone suddenly asked.

Mr. Wu thought about it, and suddenly laughed: "That means that although the world is big, there are no heroes! What are we worried about?"

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"Mr. Wu, I've heard of a big name for a long time!"

Looking at the man in front of him, Zhao Zejun had an unreal feeling of traveling through time and space.

In his previous life, he was not a writer, but he had read a lot of online novels and knew a little about the changes in the online novel industry.

The birth of the starting point, the fee system, the grand acquisition, the entrepreneurial team out of the penguin devil, and the counterattack to help the penguin devil re-acquire the starting point and settle in the starting point again...... Over the past ten years, almost every major change in the online novel industry, Mr. Wu has played an important role in it.

In this life, if he hadn't been born out of nowhere, this Mr. Wu would probably be the real godfather of online novels.