"I wish I could lock all these authors in a dark room, not give them food if they don't update, give them a bite of food for every chapter they write, and only let them sleep after they've written dozens of chapters a day!"
He muttered a few words in a low voice, his voice filled with resentment.
"Ah, I have no books to read! I'm having a reading slump!"
"God, please save me!"
Lying down on the sofa, Li Yundong couldn't help but groan.
"Do you expect me to go and eat seedlings?"
"Forget it, I'd better go ask my stupid group friend!"
He logged out of Qidian, opened QQ, and skillfully clicked on a QQ group called "Qidian Readers." He typed rapidly, asking:
"I'm having a reading slump, any recommendations from fellow book lovers?"
Within moments, a member of the group replied.
"I found a seedling today, it's really interesting, do you want to take a bite?"
Li Yundong was quite disappointed when he saw the seedlings. However, he was currently experiencing a reading slump, so it didn't matter. He might as well take a look.
He replied, "Tell me the title, I'll go take a look!"
The group member quickly posted a link. Li Yundong looked at the book title, "Rebirth in the City: A Journey to Immortality," clicked on it, and the page automatically redirected to the Diaoniang app.
Li Yundong first switched back to QQ, sent a received emoji to the group chat, and then switched to the Dianzai page to look at it.
Book Title: Rebirth in the City: A Journey of Cultivation
Author's Name: Online Novel Typing Machine
The word "writer" displayed after the author's name told Li Yundong that this was a new author with a new book, and that the book had not yet been signed.
Word count: 10,000 words
Recommendation votes: 124
Synopsis: The protagonist, Chen Fan, is killed by his enemies, but suddenly finds himself back more than two hundred years in the past. There are still three years left before the spiritual energy revival. He then uses his various precognitive abilities to seize opportunities, curry favor with powerful figures, rapidly increase his strength, and slap people in the face along the way, eventually reaching the pinnacle of life.
"It's just so-so, nothing special!"
As a bookworm of ten years, Li Yundong naturally had a good eye. He only glanced at the homepage and made his own judgment.
He opened the table of contents and found that there were already five chapters of the main text, so he opened the first chapter to read.
Ten minutes later, Li Yundong looked up, a hint of excitement on his face.
"The writing is good, the plot is decent, and the characters are well-developed. It's a rare find, though still a ways from being a masterpiece! Keep it up, author!"
Li Yundong casually added the book to his bookshelf and wrote a comment in the book club.
In the mind of an old bookworm, the evaluation of books is divided into four levels, from high to low: immortal grass, fodder, dry grass, and poisonous grass.
No explanation is needed; its meaning is clear from the literal meaning of the words.
In Li Yundong's mind, the fact that this book was rated as a "good book" was already a remarkable achievement.
If the plot doesn't fall apart later on and the current quality is maintained, it should be able to become a high-quality product.
Subsequently, he enthusiastically promoted this book, which he rated as a must-read, in QQ groups and online forums.
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At this point, Xiao Ning had already learned from Da Mi that the company had undergone restructuring, and contracts were now divided into two different forms.
Version A of the contract is not much different from the previous Version A contract.
Version B of the contract is similar to a licensing agreement, but it only authorizes the author to serialize the work on the platform; all copyrights still belong to the author.
The difference between the two is significant. If you sign a B-version contract, you will not receive a recommendation from the platform, will have no exposure opportunities, and will not have the chance to sell your product.
The contract for version A remains unchanged.
However, if an A-version contract is signed, all copyrights belong to the company, and even if the copyrights are sold, the profits will be split 50/50.
However, if a B-version contract is signed, although there is no resource allocation, the copyright belongs to the author and has nothing to do with the author.
Generally speaking, most online novel authors choose to sign A-version contracts, after all, when you're under someone else's roof, you have to bow your head, so you don't have a choice.
However, for Xiao Ning, copyright is the most important thing.
Therefore, after much consideration, Xiao Ning decided to sign the B version contract. After all, he didn't care about recommendations or subscription fees.
All he wanted was a huge fire, and to release the full IP rights, making it a part of the real world.
Of course, this possibility is very small.
However, Xiao Ning was willing to take the gamble.
Xiao Ning then told Dami his idea and asked it to choose to sign the B version contract.
Rice naturally complied, even though it knew that this wouldn't maximize its profits.
But its master's words were like golden rules, and it had no reason to refuse.
Afterwards, Xiao Ning found a print shop by the roadside, printed out two copies of the B version contract sent by Dian Niang, signed it in the car, and then made a phone call.