Although John inherited the company from his father, he has now been in the shopping mall for more than ten years, and he has seen a lot of large and small scenes and all kinds of outstanding talents, so it can be said that his mentality has been very stable. But last night's search for information still shocked John. China is a place where dragons and tigers are hidden, and John is reminded of his father's evaluation of China.

"Son, what do you think of China?"

"Father, do you mean the game? No kidding, what can they have over there? The game is only made at the level of high school students. ”

John didn't know much about China, but his evaluation of the Chinese game industry had long been settled among the young people in his peers, so he truthfully said what he thought. But his father shook his head and uttered something that John still remembers.

"Boy, what do you think the game is based on? High-tech? Capital operation? Wrong! The development of games will always revolve around one theme, and that is culture! History, future, war, peace, all cultures are contained in the game. China, which has a long culture, has stood before you and me at this point, and if you open their history books, you will find that each paragraph can actually be made into a game. Now they are restricted by various circumstances and cannot develop, but if one day they take off their shackles, then they will definitely be there in the game industry in the future. ”

Thinking about Old John's evaluation, John chuckled in his heart. Is it now that China has shaken off its shackles and is ready to soar into the sky? If that's the case, then I'm really a coincidence. Thinking of this, John tidied up his outfit and set off with his entourage to the headquarters of the linkage company.

"Since I can't stop you, I'll follow you."

John finally made up his mind that the cooperation with UMP was the first step into China, and the next step should be this half-house university. After seeing the power of Hantaku University, John decided to buy this anti-piracy software from Hantaku University in the future. Although the piracy industry in North America has not taken much profit, if it can take away their share, it will be a lot of income.

"It seems that this trip to China was not in vain, at least this anti-piracy software is a huge gain. After chinajoy is over, let's go to Hantaku University again. ”

……………………………………… Zhu Xiaoxuan's game party has ended, but there are still many people who stop in front of the Hanzhai University exhibition area, hoping that Zhu Xiaoxuan can suddenly appear again. Many tourists in other halls rushed over after learning the news, but in the end they couldn't see Zhu Xiaoxuan's face, so they could only sigh incessantly.

Although Zhu Xiaoxuan has left, the stage performance is not over, Lu Xiaocheng's performance will be repeated every once in a while, so that those friends who come later will not get nothing.

"Xiao Xuanxuan, how is it, you're having fun now, right?"

In the underground network center of Hanzhai University, Huhua Xiaoxuan is standing in front of the glasses girl with an excited face, her little face is full of excitement, and there are still fine beads of sweat.

"Well, I have two more days to play, I'm so happy!"

Foxy Xiaoxuan naturally likes to stand on the stage, so she can't stand loneliness like the glasses girl. This stage performance can be said to have vented her mood that she had been holding back for a long time.

Zheng Lu looked at the hot scene in front of the half-house exhibition area and knew that his task had been completed, so he left the exhibition area and went to the e-sports area to watch the game. Zheng Lu's bragging is not good, so competitive games have never been played, but this does not prevent him from liking to watch others play.

Since he started teaching at Hantaku University, Zheng Lu has never had such an easy time as he does today, he doesn't have to think about making games, and he doesn't have to think about teaching students. It was as if he had returned to the state he had stayed at home again, and this long-lost feeling made him very forgetful and completely relaxed.

It's a pity that the time of happiness is always short-lived, and the three days of chinajoy passed quickly, and Zheng Lu and they had to return to Banzhai University. Zheng Lu didn't go home this summer, but just took out part of the money he had saved in the past six months and sent it to his parents at home along with a family letter.

"In this year's Golden Plume Award and the Outstanding Game Producer Selection Contest, many of our games at Hantaku University were shortlisted. Among them, the more important ones are "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" and "Jianghu Knight's Dream" in the PC category, and "Five Rats in Tokyo" by Jade Pupil Jian's handheld. As for the few games on the ebox platform, the results are also good, but we have given up on these games. Because this is made by a half-house immortal, even if he wins the award, no one will receive it, so the surname Suo will give up the position to others, which is also the order of the half-house immortal. ”

After the CHINAJOY conference, Zhou Yixuan organized a meeting of the teachers who did not leave the school. The main content of this meeting includes the participation of these awards, but more importantly, this year's awards should be handed out. The teachers and students have worked hard for half a year, for today, after hearing Zhou Yixuan's words, everyone was in good spirits, and the waist pole stood up unconsciously. Because in the next time, it will be time to judge the reward for meritorious deeds.

Zhou Yixuan took out a table that listed all the works of each department this semester and the status of profitability. The animation department has produced a total of five animations this semester, but they are all short-term, with only one season and twelve episodes. Moreover, the domestic examination has basically not passed, and all the reliance is on export.

Only one funny animation barely passed the test and was allowed to be broadcast in China. However, the profit obtained is very disappointing to everyone, and it is not as good as one-tenth of the income earned from export, which can be said to be dispensable. Therefore, the teachers of the animation department are more willing to make animations for export. In addition, there are some licensing fees for the use of animated images, etc., which are also sold in foreign countries, and they are basically used fraudulently in China, and there are very few formal purchases of licenses.

Not to mention the game development department, they are an important industry, and the rewards they receive are difficult for other departments to achieve. The only dismal harvest is the comic book department. At present, Hantaku University has not yet created a game magazine, so their comics have not received manuscript fees except for a few works that are valued by the animation department as animations, which makes Zhou Yixuan anxious.

"The Hantaku website is now under the name of Hantaku University, and the manga section has accumulated a lot of popularity. So we decided that from the next semester, the manga of Hantaku University teachers and students will no longer be released for free. ”

Hearing the news, they were finally happy, they had been waiting for this day for a long time. Seeing that the teachers of other departments are talking about making money, they are all making up nonsense.

"The specific way of doing it is as follows.,Each work has to be reviewed by the teacher of the manga department.,After passing, you will get a buyout fee for the first ten words totaling 230 pages.,And then release it for free on the half-house website for everyone to enjoy.。 If the first ten episodes are recognized by netizens and reach a certain score, they can be serialized. Serialized manga will enter the charging mode, and the income depends on the number of viewers, and Hantaku University will not pay any more fees. ”

Although this provision is somewhat commercialized, it is better than justice. Whether the comic is serialized or not depends on the evaluation of netizens, and there is no other external interference. And as long as you pass the teacher's review, you can get a fixed manuscript fee for the first ten words anyway, and the manuscript fee standard of Hanzhai University is quite high, reaching 100 yuan per page. This price is enough for the comic book author to settle down and finish his work with all his heart.

This high price also determines that the comics that can pass the review are definitely the best of the best, and there is no trace of luck. Because this review must be approved by more than half of the teachers, it is not an easy task to complete. The standard for the first sentence is 50 pages, which is the basic number of pages for each student's submission, and each subsequent sentence is set at 20 pages.

The biggest limitation of the comic book industry is similar to that of the game industry, and it is also because piracy is rampant. The game can be restricted by anti-piracy software, but the scans of comics cannot. So at this time, it's the turn of the glasses girl to play.,Her super network monitoring system can keep an eye on whether there is a comic theft picture of the half-house university on the Internet all the time.,Once found, take a screenshot as evidence.,And then protest to the website.,If it's not deleted within 24 hours, report it immediately.。

And when a member of the half-taku website subscribes to the comic, a unique logo will be automatically added to the picture, and if the picture leaks, you can find out which member has leaked the picture through the logo. And this member will receive a warning for the first time he steals the picture, and if he repeats it for the second time, he will be banned for one year.

The accounts of the half-house website are all registered through identity verification, and each ID card can only be registered once, so being banned for one year can be said to be a very serious punishment. And if you continue to steal pictures after the ban is lifted, you will be permanently banned.

"In addition, the works in the serialization will be released every ten words, and members who insist on subscribing will receive a physical single book for free."

Zhou Yixuan said another measure. There are two ways to subscribe to the half-house website, one is cheap, only five cents per word, but you don't get a physical book. The other kind costs a dollar per word, and if you insist on subscribing, you can get a physical book. The two subscription methods are free for members to choose according to their own circumstances.

And for the comic book authors, they can't get money for the single book of the first ten chapters, because they have been bought out. Only the next ones will be allocated additional single line fees.

At the meeting, everyone went back excitedly, and basically everyone got something. Those who have already received the benefits, and those who are about to receive the benefits, are all gearing up and waiting for the next semester with great anticipation.

"Glasses girl, is the comic column layout ready?"

Back in his dormitory, Zheng Lu loosened his waist, and then went to the kitchen, asking the glasses girl while cooking. After living alone for a long time, Zheng Lu also learned to cook, and as long as he was free, he cooked and ate by himself. Although it doesn't taste good, it's still enjoyable.

"Brother Zheng Lu, it's paste, it's almost paste!"

Huhua Xiaoxuan seems to be very interested in cooking, and when Zheng Lu is not cooking, he will watch from the sidelines, and will give some pointers from time to time. The reason why Zheng Lu can learn to cook is inseparable from Huhua Xiaoxuan, because Huhua Xiaoxuan has read all the recipes on the Internet. So Zheng Lu did it, and Huhua Xiaoxuan was the conductor, and the cooperation between the two was tacit.

"Well, it's done, you can see for yourself."

When Zheng Lu finished cooking the food and came out, the glasses girl was using the auxiliary system to open a network window, which was the page of the new comic section of the half-house website.

Zheng Lu's idea was that this comic column would be made into a weekly system, which would be updated once a week. Only about 20 to 30 manga are included, and they are updated at the same time every Monday. A single page can definitely fit the covers of these comics, and the new comics and last week's popular comics will be placed in the front row, which can be regarded as a small publicity.

So this section as a whole is not fancy, thirty columns are placed over there for vacancies, and the top three positions are particularly eye-catching. There are also some blank spaces next to it, which are reserved for some future plans such as interviews with cartoonists, the Rookie Manga Grand Prix, and so on.

There's also a reader survey at the top of the page that selects the three favorite manga in a multiple-choice format, with each member only having one chance to vote once a week. This is no ordinary reader survey, but it can make the difference between life and death of a comic. If a manga is not consistently ranked high, it may be cut in half.

This is also a helpless thing, there are only 30 positions in total, there are so many people in the half-house university, everyone wants to go to it, and the people in front of them can't be allowed to occupy it all the time. In order to add fresh blood at all times, such a system will come out. Whenever a newcomer's work is added, it means that the last one in the ranking has been cut in half.

Reader surveys are not only bad, the thirty columns are high and low, and the first of the natural attention may be higher. Their rankings are based on weekly reader surveys, and the most popular ones get a chance to be at the top.

There are also two top positions, one for new comics and one for the most subscribed comics of the week. If the highest and most popular comics are repeated, then the two positions will be combined to become a big cover, and the effect is extremely eye-catching.

In addition to the works of the main station, there is another sub-station, that is, the amateur comic station. The collection here is full of free works, mainly works by students of Hantaku University, as well as contributions by some amateur manga artists in society. Of course, cartoonists in society can also submit to the main site, as long as they pass the review of the teachers of Hantaku University, then they can enter the main site, and the treatment is the same as that of teachers and students of Hantaku University.

The works on the amateur comic station do not necessarily have no chance of turning over. Censors are also human beings, and there may be times when judgment is wrong. Therefore, it is also included in the weekly survey, and as long as it can get enough public recognition, it is also possible to transfer to the main site. But this road is more bumpy, because the number of works here is definitely huge, and it is not so simple to fight your way out.

"Well, you're doing well, you're really a good helper. However, I have one more idea, please help me do it. ”

While eating, Zheng Lu told the glasses girl about an idea in his heart.

The half-house website has been around for several years, and there was no overall plan when it was first established, and it was basically a temporary addition of modules with any ideas, so now it looks a little messy. Zheng Lu wants to take the opportunity of this comic section revision to give the half-house website a major operation, and show it to many netizens with a more refreshing face.

Zheng Lu's idea is that the main page will only keep the four major sections of animation, comics, games and audio. Half-house news is divided into two parts, one is the whole site news, which is placed on the front page of each section. One is classified news, which is only hung in the corresponding sections. The audio section is new, mainly including radio dramas and dubbing works by voice actors, as well as some student music works. In addition, there are some top-up systems and so on, which also have to be set up again.

"Okay, I'm going to get the new layout ready."

After listening to Zheng Lu's plan, the glasses girl roughly had a framework, so she nodded and went to work. This amount of work is almost pediatric for her, and one night is enough to get it done.

……………………………………… The revision of the half-house website quickly aroused discussion among netizens. Especially in the comics section, all the comics that used to be in it have been transferred to the amateur comics category, while the professional comics are a blank slate. Although there were thirty empty seats, there was nothing inside.

"What are the half-house immortals doing? Playing the Empty City Scheme? ”

Some people have questions in their minds. And in comic news, a news about a comic section redesign made them understand what was going on.

"God, comics are going to be charged! It's the end of the day to read manga for free! ”

This is the voice of the reader.,From the various measures of the half-house immortals,You can know the punishment of the half-house website for stealing pictures.,So the free comics on the professional comics can read ten words.。 Although there are free comics to read on amateur sites,But think about it, you also know that the ones that can enter the main site must be the best works.,The comics they're chasing now.,Aren't they the top-ranked comics?。

So now there are only two possibilities, that is, these works are included in the main station, and you can only spend money if you want to see them. Another possibility is that these works are not selected, but will the comic artist continue to draw? If everyone didn't have money before, they might still insist. But now that the fee system has been introduced, everyone must be running for money, not to mention that the price offered by Hanzhai University is so attractive.

"The main comic is charged! Here's your chance! ”

This is the voice of an author who has made a career out of comics. If you can enter the main station, as long as the results are not behind, it is very likely to be animated, and then it will be an adaptation fee. Spring, the spring of Chinese comics has finally arrived.

(To be continued)