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In this era of exploration of online literary creation, works of almost all genres can find their own space for growth, development, and development.

However, there is one genre of works that is becoming more and more difficult, and although there are small masterpieces flashing during this period, the overall decline is inevitable.

That is, traditional martial arts novels.

Martial arts novels created using old-style "martial arts thoughts" and creative techniques are facing great embarrassment in this era.

By 2003, with the exception of Hubei's Ancient Martial Arts Legend Publishing House, other publishers in mainland China had openly refused to publish martial arts novels, and even shouted the slogan "I will publish your book as much as you give me" to the contributors of martial arts novels. ”

Although Sun Xiao's "Heroes" was born during this period, and after 2003, mainland writer Feng Ge also became famous with "Kunlun" and "Canghai", the overall decline of old-style martial arts novels is inevitable.

This is also the fundamental reason why Lin Yang's "Star and Moon Shadowless Knife" cannot be signed.

The novel website landscape in 2003 is very different from that in 2016.

In 2003, the starting point Chinese network was still just a fast-growing new website in popularity, and the Phantom Sword Book Alliance was the boss of the industry, this year, most of the writers who later became gods wrote books in the Phantom Sword Book League, and then there were excellent popular websites such as Dragon Sky, Sky Eagle Literature, Climbing Library, Cui Weiju, Golden Book House, Xilu Literature, etc.

At this time, there are far from any websites such as Zongheng, ***, Black Rock, and Grinding Iron.

It will not be until a few years later that the starting point will officially become a well-deserved overlord in the online literature industry.

Lin Yang wandered around the websites that he often landed on in these memories, and saw the names of the works that he was once very familiar with and had read, and some of the past memories gradually recalled.

Lin Yang once witnessed it as a reader, but now that he has come to this era again, he is no longer willing to be just a bystander, he also wants to become a popular god author.

This should be the biggest dream of every online writer.

For some people, the power of dreams is far more attractive than money.

Exactly three weeks!

In the third week of the release of "Star and Moon Shadowless Knife", Lin Yang finally received the signing station.

"Hello, your work has been submitted for signing by Bao Jianfeng, the editor-in-chief of Group X of the main site. Please add a ......" message from the background through QQ, which made Lin Yang, who was originally depressed, ecstatic.

And to date, "Xingyue Shadowless Knife" has uploaded 88,000 words, and the manuscript that has not been uploaded in Lin Yang's hand still has more than 600,000 words.

Book lovers don't have to worry about Lao Tzu's update anymore!

Thinking of this, Lin Yang couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

There are enough manuscripts, but Lin Yang doesn't dare to relax easily, he thinks very clearly, now that the National Day is approaching, he has plenty of time every day to conceive the plot and code words, with the gradual progress of the academic performance course, he can't always be distracted and think about the plot of the novel when he is in class, right?

Taking care of one thing and losing the other, Lin Yang didn't want it to happen to him.

Moreover, Lin Yang's time in the Internet café is also extremely limited, so the manuscript must be prepared sufficiently!

The most important point is that because of this book, in the past two or three years, he has actually thought a lot about how to continue to develop the plot and how to extend the story, so Lin Yang already knows the plot after 700,000 words.

As an old author, Lin Yang also knows how terrible Kavin is, and he doesn't want to fight an unprepared battle again.

The feeling of racking your brains but not knowing how to write is definitely one of the enemies of online writers.

Login to QQ, Lin Yang sent the friend application according to the QQ number signed and edited within the short period of the station.

failed to pass immediately, Lin Yang was not in a hurry, he added a contract editor in his previous life, and added a day.

Anyway, the station is short, and I'm afraid that I won't be able to sign a contract?

Lin Yang still deceived himself in his heart and believed that martial arts novels still had a chance.

The editor hadn't approved the application yet, Lin Yang didn't have any idea of code words for the time being, so he put the computer on standby, went to the counter and bought a lighter, and a pack of Wuyeshen cigarettes, and celebrated it well.

This is the first time in Lin Yang's life to smoke.

I have to say that when I am in a good mood, the pleasure of smoking is like driving clouds in the sky.

"Didi ......"

The prompt sound of adding QQ friends suddenly sounded.

After adding friends, Lin Yang didn't ask "Hello" or "Isn't there?" This kind of nonsense, because of the experience of dealing with the editor of the starting point for many years before rebirth, told Lin Yang that the editors of the starting point are very busy at work, and I don't know how many authors contact them through QQ every day, if they chat with every author and say those nonsense, then an editor can just talk about QQ a day is enough for him to be busy and dizzy, and don't want to do other work.

……

Bao Jianfeng: Hello, are you the author of "Starry Moon Shadowless Knife" Chilled Orange?

Lin Yang had a cigarette in his mouth, and as soon as he turned on the computer that was in standby, QQ popped up a message.

After a pause, Lin Yang reacted that this was not a contracted editor, but the editor-in-chief Bao Jianfeng, and felt a little surprised, he didn't know at all that this editor-in-chief named Bao Jianfeng was one of the founders of the starting point, but he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly typed and replied.

"That's right, I'm Chilled Orange. The editor-in-chief is greatly good. ”

"Hello, are you interested in signing "Star Moon Shadowless Knife" to the starting point Chinese network?"

"Yes."

"It must be reminded that we are not able to give you the publication and buyout commitment for the time being. Are you still willing to sign up? ”

“……”

Lin Yang was speechless, after signing the contract, he could neither buy out and earn numbers, nor could he guarantee its publication, and the starting point had not yet opened the VIP listing function, so wouldn't he have to drink the northwest wind?

Who wants to sign up?

Only fools are willing to sign up.

Seeing that Lin Yang didn't react, Bao Jianfeng's words suddenly changed: "Have you ever thought about developing your martial arts novel in the direction of Xuan Fantasy Literature?"

Lin Yang was puzzled, hurriedly tapped on the keyboard, and asked, "In that case, is it still a martial arts novel?"

"No, it's a fantasy novel."

"The martial arts novel market is sluggish, and fantasy novels are the hot trend today."

“……”

Lin Yang was in a worried mood, a little indescribably lonely, and said uneasily: "This ...... Will this really work? ”

"It works, I look at your book "Xingyue Shadowless Knife", there is a kind of ancient dragon flavor between the lines, you can upgrade the martial arts in the novel, like Huang Yi's "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", you can try it out, maybe there will be a good result."

Lin Yang thought about it, nodded in agreement, and continued to tap the keyboard: "Mmmm, I'll think about it, may I ask you, do you have any other suggestions?"

"Yes!"

"You say, I'm listening."

"We are willing to sign a contract with your novel, but it is not published in the traditional way of buying out or publishing a physical book, but on the shelves and selling it in a new model of VIP fees, I don't know if you are interested in this?"

Agency?

Shelves?

Of course, Lin Yang couldn't ask for it.

If his debut novel "Starry Moon Shadowless Knife" can guarantee the signing of the contract, and he can open VIP chapters to make money on the shelves, wouldn't it be a good thing to see?

According to Lin Yang's previous social experience, although he wanted to agree to Bao Jianfeng's invitation immediately, he still hid it a little, kept a little cautious, and asked: "If the novel signs a VIP, what is the proportion of the author and the website?"

"1 to 1!"

Bao Jianfeng, on the other side of the computer screen, answered very neatly.

"1 to 1? How can it be? Is there a business in this world that is not profitable and does not make money? ”

Lin Yang couldn't believe the conditions offered by Bao Jianfeng at all.

You must know that all evil capitalists are a group of bloodsuckers, how can they do things that lose money and make money.

This kind of pie-in-the-sky good thing suddenly came to him, but Lin Yang hesitated, and for a while, he couldn't make a good decision.

This feeling is as funny as the advertisement he saw on the roadside telephone pole - a beautiful rich woman who spends a lot of money to ask for a child, which is very much like a brainless trap to deceive children and the mentally handicapped.

"One-to-one sharing, your website doesn't have to make money yourself? To be honest, I kind of suspect you're a liar. ”

"Hehe, for now, it's really such a plan, we will charge for the newly written chapters of the VIP work; The old works continue to be free, the new works charge a dime per chapter, and all the profits and income obtained go to the authors, and our website itself does not charge a penny. ”

After all, Lin Yang is a newcomer author, and his ability to write online articles may be okay, but he is only a layman at best, and he knows very little about the operation and strategy of online websites.

And just at this time, it is the most fierce stage of competition between the starting point and the Phantom Sword Book Alliance, due to the killing of competitors, as well as the website's own "transfer" plan, that is, the transfer storm in October 2003, it can be said that it is the most serious crisis since the establishment of the starting point, this charging model is despised by 99% of people, ridiculed and even abused, it directly leads to the starting point Chinese network novels are basically online game novels, other types of novels can not come out at all, in a month lost nearly 80% of readers, There is a massive loss of readers, and the author is inevitably a lot of exodus.

This is a risky challenge and a historic opportunity.

"How? Interested in signing up? ”

After a short period of hesitation, Lin Yang relented and accepted the invitation: "Sign it, I'm willing to gamble."

"Okay, since you agreed to sign the contract, I'll make another suggestion to you as the editor-in-chief, but okay?"

"You say."

"Change the title of your book and give it a whole new name."

Lin Yang was stunned again: "Huh? That's fine...... I wonder if the editor-in-chief has any good names to recommend? ”

"What do you think of changing your "Starry Moon Shadowless Knife" to "Knife Shattering the Sky?"

Compared with the atmospheric and high-grade "Knife Shattering the Sky", the title of "Starry Moon Shadowless Knife" has more middle two and more middle two......

"Yay! did as the editor-in-chief said, and decisively changed it to "Shattering the Sky". ”

In this way, Lin Yang became one of the very few authors who were fooled into signing by the editor-in-chief of the starting point.

Frankly speaking, Lin Yang is not the first time to contact the editor of the online article website, in the part of the online article, his vision and ideas for the editor, in addition to admiration and gratitude, only respect, of course, except for a few editors who have no discipline.

After all, editing is a profession that relies on one's own unique vision to eat, and the editors of literary websites, after reading countless articles, have almost already trained their "sharp eyes".

Which book will be on fire, which book will be extinguished, and which book will be decent, they can almost tell at a glance.

(To be continued.) )