Chapter 48, straw paper is also valuable!

"Yes, Liu Dingdang is also the author of our 18K novel network, and he is now a little god." Shi Wuxian nodded.

"Little God, is it a small big god?"

"Well, sort of. He now has tens of thousands of readers, and his annual manuscript fee is more than 100,000 or 200,000. ”

"So much?" This number, for Xiaofeng, is simply astronomical.

"Yes, but there are more than 30 such little gods on our website."

"What, that's all that?" Xiaofeng was a little surprised, "Oh, I understand, you big gods and small gods are all sealed by your website itself, right?" How do I feel like your website is like a heavenly palace? What kind of gods, immortals? So, your boss is the Jade Emperor? ”

"What Jade Emperor? Let me tell you, this big god, middle god, and small god are not sealed by ourselves, this is a kind of name for the author of the good writing by netizens, this is an Internet term, you can search for it on the Internet. However, our website will make an author ranking according to the performance of each author, and it is customary to have this big god, middle god, and small god arrangement. However, we treat every author equally, and there is no hierarchical discrimination. ”

"Oh, then this Liu Dingdong is also quite powerful?"

"Isn't it? I'm not trying to tell you how good he is, though. Shi Wuxian shook his head, "I'm going to tell you the story about his failure. ”

"What, the story of failure?" Xiaofeng was stunned.

"yes, don't you think he's very good now?"

"Of course. They are the second generation of rich, rich and handsome. Oh, he's not tall, good-looking, so-so, and passable, but not as handsome as me. Hehe. ”

Xiao Feng couldn't help but laugh when he thought of this Liu Dingdong.

This Liu Dingdang's face is round, and it looks like the robot cat Tinker Bell.

However, when he first started writing books, he actually wrote three books in a row. Do you know what it means to hit the street? Shi Wuxian asked.

"Zhilu Dao, isn't it that no one reads his books?"

That's right, he wrote three books and hit the streets. But he didn't give up, but insisted on writing, without any manuscript fees. ”

"No manuscript fees?" Xiaofeng couldn't understand, "Why don't you pay for your website?" ”

"If no one reads a book, of course there will be no manuscript fee." Shi Wuxian said, "But he still insisted on finishing the three books that had no manuscript fee and few people read, a total of more than one million words." ”

"Is he stupid? What do you write without manuscript fee? Xiaofeng felt incredible, there was such a stupid person?

"yes, even you think that. At that time, of course, he was also very disappointed, and he also thought about giving up. Still, he persevered. And guess what happened? ”

"What's wrong?"

After he finished writing these three books, he started to write a fourth book, and finally he got better, he started to have readers, and he got paid. By the time of the fifth book, he had a complete outburst! ”

"Erupted? Was it an explosion? Oh, he can't think about it, he has to hold the explosives bag to find a short view, right? Wow, he's going to get on the bus with a bomb, so won't he kill a large piece? What a terrorist, huh? Xiaofeng remembered the arrival of the terrorist with a suicide bomber on the red alert.

"Rub, what an explosion, it's an explosion!" Shi Wuxian really couldn't laugh or cry.

This little wind, at this level, how can you write a book?

"Outbreak, that is: his first five books are finally popular and popular."

"Fire doesn't work, huh? It's not good to set fire to it if you can't think about it. Xiaofeng said playfully.

In fact, how could Xiaofeng not know the meaning of "outbreak" and "red fire"? But he likes to make the master happy.

Shi Wuxian didn't pay attention to this seemingly ignorant apprentice, "His later books were a big sell." And guess what, not only the books he wrote later, but even the original three books that hit the streets, became popular now. ”

"Oh? What do you mean: as long as he writes a popular book, all his books are also popular? ”

"That's right. Do you know that Mu Youyan, who won the Slave Bei'er Literature Award? ”

"Zhilu Dao, master, what do you say about this wood?"

"After this Mu Youyan won the Slave Bei'er Literature Award, even the draft essay he wrote when he was in elementary school was regarded as a cultural relic."

"Oh, I know this, I've seen it on TV." Xiaofeng nodded, "I think the straw paper he used to go to the toilet may have been snatched up." ”

"What? Toilet paper? Shi Wuxian didn't understand what was going on.

"Master, are great writers very diligent?" Xiaofeng asked.

"Of course."

"I think, this Mu Youyan old-timer must not forget to write something on that straw paper when he goes to the toilet, right?"

"How do I know this?" Shi Wuxian smiled, "However, if it is according to my habit, I will bring a notebook when I go to the toilet and write something on it, such as an idea, a sentence, I will write it on it." ”

"So. I thought: this Mu Youyan old-timer will definitely write some drafts on this papyrus. If someone finds out one day, it will be quite valuable. ”

Shi Wuxian covered his nose, "Don't say it, I want to vomit when you talk about that papyrus." ”

"Hahaha." Xiaofeng was so happy. "Master, I understand what you mean. Don't you just say: by the time I'm famous, everything will be worth a lot, right? ”

"What? What I mean is: you have to learn from Liu Dingdang, stick to it, and even be willing to write a book without a penny of manuscript fees. You see, he has succeeded now, and all his past efforts have been worth it. ”

Xiaofeng was silent, as if thinking about something.

Shi Wuxian Zhizhi said: What he said, Xiaofeng listened to it.

"Xiaofeng, what I told you today about 'there is no free dinner in the world' and 'the world needs a free dinner' seem very contradictory. However, if you think about it carefully, if you want to succeed, you have to pay the price, this is 'there is no free dinner in the world', no one has ever succeeded casually, if you want to succeed, you must work hard, a point of hard work and a point of harvest. ”

After a pause, Shi Wuxian continued: "On the other hand, 'the world needs a free dinner', which means that you must pay for others at any time and let others get some free dinner. Liu Dingdang did a good job in this regard, he didn't have many readers at the time, but he still insisted on finishing the article for the sake of these few readers, and definitely didn't give up halfway. If he had suffered a loss because he didn't have a manuscript fee at that time, so he gave up writing and stopped paying, would he have the results he has today? ”

The more Shi Wuxian spoke, the more excited he became.

Actually, don't talk about Liu Dingdang, back then, Shi Wuxian also came over like this.

In those days of free writing, Shi Wuxian also questioned himself.

He wondered what good he was doing by doing this. He suspected that he had so much time and energy, why didn't he go to a part-time job or a part-time job, which was much better than coding words in front of the computer, so why should he continue to persevere?

In this world, there are jobs that are easier to make money than codewords.

The code words are very hard, and the readers don't even buy the bunch of words that come out, and throw them aside as garbage, and they don't know the hard work behind the author.

At that time, of course, Shi Wuxie's heart was also sore, and several times, he also wanted to give up.

However, what the bald master told him, and the words of the editor-in-chief of the website, Commander Lei, gave him a lot of motivation.

"Stay the course until you succeed!"

"There are no shortcuts in this industry, only diligence and perseverance. This is the world where the remnant is king. You give up, you have nothing. If you keep going, you're the ultimate winner! ”

The words of these two seniors gave Shi Wuxian great courage, and he persevered, so that he could have such success today.

After meeting Liu Dingdang, Shi Wuxian also encouraged this junior in the same way.

Liu Dingdang was not his disciple. But in him, Shi Wuxian seemed to see his past self, so he also selflessly promoted this junior.

Of course, what Shi Wuxian hopes most is that this Lu Xiaofeng in front of him, this disciple he has chosen, can also get ahead like Liu Dingdang in the future.

In this industry, there are too many people leaving.

Countless temptations and countless tests can make some newcomers come with enthusiastic and bold words, and finally return home as deserters.

Those who do "eunuchs" are not a minority, but a majority.

This is also one of the reasons why Shi Wuxian has never dared to accept disciples easily.

In Xiaofeng, Shi Wuxian found his biggest strength, that is, he can persist and have tenacity.

However, whether this apprentice is really willing to join the online literature industry, Shi Wuxian is still vaguely worried.

Xiaofeng stopped talking, lowered his head, and rolled his eyes, as if thinking about his thoughts.

Could it be that Xiaofeng was moved by his heartfelt words?

After a while, Xiaofeng finally spoke.

"Master, isn't this Liu Dingdong stupid? He is a rich second generation, and he is going to be this poor writer for anything? Does he have a hole in his head? ”

Shi Wuxie's full of anticipation instantly turned into a big ice cube and smashed it on his head.

At this moment, Shi Wuxian was completely stunned??????