Chapter 19: Hope

"It's finally done. Yang Fan stretched tiredly and glanced at the time displayed on the computer, it was already twelve o'clock at noon. He looked out the window.

Outside the window, it was raining lightly, and the whole sky was gloomy and oppressive. Yang Fan lit a cigarette and leaned back in his chair to think about whether to update a new chapter and then rest, or to rest first and then wake up in the update.

A new prompt message popped up in the writer's area of the computer, and Yang Fan cheered up and clicked on the prompt message.

"Xianxia World Essay Contest. Yang Fan looked at these words and couldn't help but complain. In previous years, in the Xianxia Essay Competition, a rookie writer like him could only be familiar with each other. Generally, the Xianxia Essay Contest is a benefit for veteran writers who have written several books with experience and a fan base.

Although last year's Xianxia essay contest allowed a rookie writer to win the championship, it was just an accident. Because of last year's competition, the prize money was too small, only 1,000 yuan, and the conditions were also very harsh, that is, to open a new book in two months. Many old writers and gods felt that it was not worth opening a new book for 1,000 yuan, so they took the initiative to give up this opportunity. If you get involved, you may not know who the champion will win.

Don't think alarmist, the reality is like this, the so-called large-scale essay competition, you look at the champion who hasn't written a book or two before? Someone else publishes a book, thousands of collections, you take a new book from scratch, the starting line is different, if your writing is very good and your thinking is clear, then you just shorten the distance, readers collect and subscribe to these things are accumulated over time, this is the world of writers, cruel and real.

Yang Fan is also a person who often visits writers' forums, he understands this truth, and when he was about to turn off this prompt, he saw the conditions for the essay, and he stared at the screen with his eyes wide in disbelief.

"Conditions for participation: 1. The authors participating in the submission have signed a contract with less than three works (including three). ”

This condition directly brushed off most of the gods and old writers, and Yang Fan couldn't wait to look down.

2. Existing works of up to 500,000 words can also participate. ”

"3. Submissions must be fairy-like, healthy and upward, do not violate national laws and regulations, and plagiarism is strictly prohibited. ”

4. The selection time is from now on, 30 days. ”

"5, the review result of this activity is determined by the number of collections, and it is strictly forbidden to brush the collection!

Yang Fan looked at this essay contest, which was completely a benefit for novice writers like himself. Could it be that the reward is not high? Yang Fan continued to look down while thinking.

"Reward 1st place

100,000 guaranteed contract 50,000 cash prizes

2nd place

100,000 guaranteed contract 10,000 cash prizes

3rd - 5th place

50,000 guaranteed contract and 5,000 cash reward"

This activity is completely a benefit for new writers, and it completely gives hope to countless novice writers. Yang Fan looked at this event, sleepy, he immediately clicked to submit immediately, then chose his own work, and waited patiently for the result.

In just a few tens of seconds, the page shows that the submission has been successful. His eyes were full of hope and his body was full of strength, and he decided not to sleep anymore and hurriedly prepared for the codeword update.

"This is my chance, I can't fail, I have to succeed. I'm going to take the first" In a basement in SH City, the middle-aged writer magic knife waved his fist excitedly and said coldly, "I want to tell those people who look down on me how bad their vision is." I'm going to get back everything that's mine. ”

Li Xin skillfully lit a cigarette, and his fan base exploded.

"Boss, go and participate in the essay competition, it's completely created for the boss"

"Go and participate, my referral tickets are all for you. ”

"The boss is mighty and domineering and won the first place. ”

Li Xin looked at the fans in his fan group scrambling to support him, he had a trace of emotion in his heart, and a sense of enthusiasm, he hadn't felt this way for a long time, he replied with a smile, "No problem, I'll show you the first." Then he picked up his phone with a sweet face and told him about his participation in the competition.

In the XX Net Xianxia Editorial Department, a pot of porridge has exploded, every year, there are indicators for the activities assigned to each editorial department, although the Xianxia Editorial Department has vaguely become the first among all editorial departments, but the activity indicators do not fluctuate much. Wang Jingya's practice of directly submitting activities without consulting all editors has aroused the dissatisfaction of many veteran editors. Moreover, this activity infringes on the interests of many old writers and great gods under him.

"I've been an editor for so many years, and it's the first time I've seen such a campaign to train new writers. The said aloud with a dark face, accentuating his tone at the words attentive and novice. is the one who is most dissatisfied with this activity, because the writers under his command have more than three books. He had nothing to do with the event.

For the first time, the Son of Heaven nodded in approval of the's words, "You're too biased." The Son of Heaven said with a smile, his eyes glancing at the fries, and as for the meaning, it was self-evident.

"Yes, yes. I really don't understand why. "Some of my subordinates have the qualifications of veteran writers, and veteran editors have responded one after another. Editors with novice writers, on the other hand, have chosen silence with a rare unanimous choice.

Wang Jingya looked at the complaining old editors in front of her with a headache, these old people, relying on their high qualifications and long working years, have rotted from their bones.

Unwilling to share the cake in the field of online literature to newcomers, for most newcomer writers, these old editors look down on them from the bottom of their bones, and give them some newcomer writers, all of them are pushing, even if they agree to add those newcomer writers, for newcomer writers, they are all busy, unwilling to take care of it, or give some suggestions to make the work short-lived.

While laughing at the fact that these rookie writers can't hold their hands up, they harshly squeeze the little value left by the rookie writers.

Many rookie writers have reluctantly given up their works in the end.

"That's what I decided. You guys have questions for me. A strong male voice came, and a man in his thirties, dressed in a suit, walked over and said.

This man is very ordinary-looking, belonging to the type of person who grabs a lot of money on the street, but he has bright eyes. There was a lot in those eyes.

He is Wang Tianhe, the CEO of xx.com. He looked at these old editors and said dissatisfiedly, "xx.com, which is known as the birthplace of novice writers, has attracted countless new writers and stable readers by relying on this, and has secured the fourth place in the overall ranking of national online literature websites." I'm sure you all know all about it. However, in the past month, as many as 80% of new writers have abandoned new books, and most of them have gone to other websites with their works and readers.

All the editors bowed their heads and did not dare to speak. Wang Tianhe looked at them like this, frowned and said, "We must create new gods now to attract more readers and novice writers to join." As for what you think, I understand that for the sake of the greater good, you must give up the small interests of the present, don't you understand?"

"As for the top five in this essay competition, it can basically be determined. I hope for those newcomer writers who have left, so that more newcomer writers feel that we are their home, and bring the readers they have worked so hard to accumulate from other websites back to our site, eat my things, and give me an honest spit out. Wang Tianhe said, his eyes showing a hint of cruelty and a smile.