Writing Web Novels In America-Chapter 68 Greek Version?

Half an hour later.

In the office, Wang Jian accepted the report Tom handed him and began to read it carefully.

Starting from five o’clock yesterday afternoon, the website began to roll out 20 paid works.

Among them, 10 were serious reads.

The other 10 were selected by the editors according to Wang Jian’s requirements.

According to the data, the serious reads had a higher payment rate but fewer followers.

However, the "novels" that Wang Jian referred to had a slightly lower payment rate, but their following was much higher than that of serious literature.

As a result, the total paid amount got so high that it was unrecognizable.

Especially an author named James seemed to be a master at writing these accessible novels. freёnovelkiss-com

He set the payment point of his novel right at the moment when a magic genius looked down on the protagonist, who was about to fight back.

Consequently, readers, while cursing "That’s infuriating," clicked to pay.

The end result was that over 2000 people paid, and the number of payers was still increasing.

James himself had become another object of envy for many authors on the website, following Wang Jian and J.K. Rowling.

Wang Jian looked down at the bottom of the report, where the total payment amount for these novels was almost equivalent to the daily payments for "Arcane Throne" and "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone" now.

"Hmm, not bad," he placed the report on his desk, and said to Tom, "Continue to steadily push the paid reading for other works."

"At the same time, expedite the application for tax exemption status with the ’Literary Creators Charity Fund.’"

"But applying for tax exemption requires signatures from a large number of impoverished beneficiaries," Tom took the report.

Wang Jian pointed with his chin to the computer, "Except for the very few, most of these authors should meet the criteria."

"However, most of them are part-time," Tom raised doubts based on his experience working at the publisher.

"Don’t worry, there are always those who give up everything and focus solely on creating," Wang Jian said with a smile and a shake of his head, "Even if these people are in the minority among authors, there should be enough of them for the signatures."

"Alright, I’ll look into it and make contact," Tom turned and left the office.

Wang Jian, too, stopped pondering the various other matters of the website and began pleasantly tallying his various gains.

The royalty share from Scholastic Publishers for "I’m a Great Mage" was getting less and less.

However, this period’s royalty share was still going to be just under $10,000.

And the royalty share from Random House for the first volume of "Arcane Throne" had broken through the $200,000 mark.

Added to that the incomes from online paid reading and game licensing,

his personal account balance was approaching $1.5 million.

Recalling the cop’s advice from last night, Wang Jian thought it necessary to switch to a new apartment.

After all, no matter how much money there is, there’s only one life, right?

As for the expenses of unexpected events, the income from the comic book version of "Arcane Throne" should be sufficient.

Although Marvel and DC Comics had launched many comic book issues to cope with the formidable Dark Horse Comics,

they did not dare to issue more of the well-received "Superman" and "Spiderman."

But the rest--"Fantastic Four," "Black Panther," "Green Lantern," etc.--just weren’t up to par.

"Arcane Throne" still held firm as the second best-selling comic of the day, based on solid quality and high exposure,

just behind "Batman."

He picked up the phone and dialed the number of a well-known real estate agency in New York.

Then, he reiterated his requirements for a "safe community, convenient transportation, and preferably a hotel-style apartment."

Upon hearing these requests, the other party immediately realized this was a major client,

and their voice and tone became extremely humble,

assuring they would handle it as quickly as possible.

After hanging up the phone, Wang Jian returned to his computer.

His habit of rushing to meet deadlines for "Arcane Throne"

made him want to write something when a certain time came around.

But then, Wang Jian thought of the "Extreme Heavenly Demon" in his mind.

He typed, then deleted, deleted, then typed...

Damn it,

how do you translate this?

He pondered the backdrop of the story in the novel.

It seemed that in the book, the government’s control was weak, and the cities were somewhat self-governing.

So...

The city-states of Ancient Greece, like Athens?

The book’s non-"gifted" individuals were just ordinary people.

And the "gifted" ones were those with divine bloodlines?

As for the villains...

Mother Earth Gaia and her Titans?

And for the woman who was out of reach at the start and then became a slave to the protagonist...

Let’s just go with Athena.

Wang Jian thought it over and felt this idea was feasible.

So, he started looking up related information online.

"Oh right, it seems wangwen.com has a book that introduces the background of Greek Mythology."

Wang Jian mumbled to himself as he opened the website and searched the catalog.

He clicked into this book and began to read.

Seriously, this book was rich in information and full of references, talking about everything it seemed, except it hardly told a story.

This made Wang Jian feel that it was much friendlier than Homer’s Epic.

Moments later, he was curiously clicking his mouse.

Below,

It ended?

He checked the latest update.

It was a week old.

Wang Jian shrugged, feeling it was just a minor inconvenience.

He needed to find someone to collect information on Greek mythology and couldn’t just acquire this knowledge directly.

Nonetheless, he still left a comment in the reviews: Nice writing, detailed information. But where’s the story?

At that moment, the author of that book, a Greek-descended man named Koya, walked out of Candlewick Press excitedly.

His manuscript had finally been accepted.

He was about to be published!

Although the number of copies was small and the royalty share was low,

it was much better than being ignored on that website.

He had thought his work would be popular online.

But after many days of posting, single-digit clicks, and zero comments.

Indeed, those who liked to read fabricated novels didn’t appreciate his work.

When he would become a well-known bestselling author in the future, and he was interviewed, he definitely planned on criticizing that website and its readers right in front of the reporters!

Meanwhile, inside the building behind him, an editor was consulting a colleague, asking, "Greek mythology with no narrative, we’re accepting manuscripts like this?"

The editor beside him picked up his coffee, took a sip, and said, "Well, since it’s just for online sales, low cost, and small print runs, we won’t lose much money from our own pockets."

"Let’s just collect the required number of copies quickly, hand them over to the editor in chief, and then we can call it a day."

"These low-cost books are prepared for online sales. The other major publishers are doing the same, it’s not just us!"

"That anazon?"

"Yes, that amazon!"

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