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Chapter 355 The goal is to wipe out the competition! (Seeking monthly votes!!!)
With the money, Lin Ning continued to poach talent.

Xu Xuan worked non-stop, spending almost all his time except for sleeping on drafts, typing them out, and then having others draw them.

Finally, you come to him to deliver the finished product. If the finished product is very good, he will give you the corresponding price. This is the base salary, and there will be some subsequent profit sharing and so on.

Of course, this base salary isn't easy to get. There will still be a corresponding rating system, and you'll get paid according to the quality of your drawing.

It was no different from when Zhou Yue paid him to paint; the only difference was that he gave these people a share of the profits.

Profit sharing comes later; right now, there's only a base salary, but that base salary is already quite substantial.

Those top-tier IPs don't receive revenue sharing, only a base salary, but that base salary is very high.

Only professionals and those who are recognized will draw it.

Others haven't had this opportunity yet.

Xu Xuan has done a good job in terms of quality, at least in terms of content control within this platform. He does a very good job because he can tell the quality of comics almost at a glance. So, it's important to do these things very well.

Zhou Yue trusted them completely, and didn't even get involved in much of the content creation or management himself.

He doesn't know how to manage either.

Even within the college, it was this vice dean who managed things; he was only responsible for approving the requests.

He approved many things that could be approved directly, and even those that couldn't be approved, he found conditions to approve them directly.

Because one still has to consider interpersonal relationships; even in this position, interpersonal relationships remain very important.

Lin Ning began recruiting a large number of people, including comic book artists, but he recruited from top art academies.

He didn't even look at the others.

If the goal is to create a platform and develop this industry, then it must be done to the best of its ability. Otherwise, there's no point in doing it and investing so much money.

Making this platform a success is the goal that so many of them are working together towards.

Although we are still in the initial stage and it's just a makeshift operation, many things are already starting to emerge.

For example, some big names in the comics industry have also started to observe their websites.

Let's look at their benefits.

The benefits are indeed a bit better than those of the industry average, but not by much. The pricing is basically based on status, which is determined by a tiered system. How well you draw determines how much money you get, so it doesn't disrupt the market.

Of course, this is the publicly announced price; what they're really after is the profit sharing.

In other words, nobody really cares much about the website's traffic or base salary. They're already at the top of the industry, so what can that little bit of base salary do?

What they want is more traffic, greater fame, and more money.

This platform can fulfill this requirement.

Because the comic book market is too small, no one really cares about it. Now that top online novelists are entering the market, there is definitely a good chance they can make the market bigger.

Most of them are observing, while a small number are starting to take action.

However, Lin Ning was quite strict in his vetting of this group of people.

After all, they're all seasoned veterans; they're definitely not as good as the new comic artists they've trained.

They recruit people with potential, but they can't afford not to recruit these people.

After all, these people are still very useful if you want to crush your competitors.

Students recruited from art academies are generally full of passion for their work; they are not lifeless but rather brimming with energy.

They also wanted to make a name for themselves. Some of them didn't know much about the comic book industry, but their drawing skills were already superb.

The major players in the comics industry have come together.

They were also keeping an eye on this website, feeling that it posed a significant threat to them. After all, Zhou Yue had previously placed the copyright of Dao Gui on their various platforms, and that single book had brought them a considerable amount of traffic.

They now control countless IPs.

The amount of traffic this can generate is practically unimaginable.

After all, he is the supreme god in the online novel circle, and his appeal is extraordinary.

But to their surprise, they discovered that the rise of this comic platform seemed to have nothing to do with them.

Their authors haven't lost many, because the new platform mainly recruits promising students from major art academies and trains them from scratch. Although it may take a little longer, if a teacher can guide them, it will definitely be quick.

They have someone draw out the draft storyboards and then let them practice on their own, which gives them a lot of room to grow. After all, having a teacher to correct their work is definitely much better than figuring it out on their own.

Cultivating your own authors sounds like a crazy thing, but the new platform has clearly done it very well.

Another issue is traffic. They originally thought the new platform would compete with them for the limited traffic in the comics market, but they found that most of the traffic came from just a few IPs.

The traffic was all brought by Yue Shen's several wildly popular IPs. It was the first time they had ever witnessed the popularity of such a hit IP. The three books combined even had more traffic than the entire comic book industry.

Moreover, this is something with pictures, and pictures can express those emotions, so many readers who follow novels also follow comics, and there is a lot of overlap between the two groups.

Therefore, comics on new platforms don't compete with them for market share or traffic at all.

It's like a skyscraper being built out of thin air; all they can do is watch helplessly.

What else can we do?

After all, others have stopped disrupting the market, and they do indeed have the ability to disrupt the market, so they should even thank Zhou Yue.

The new website uses its own traffic and spends a lot of money on it.

This is something they can't compare to.

……

He didn't pay much attention to this matter.

He was soon summoned to Jingzhou City again.

He arrived at the building management office for a meeting. This wasn't his first time there, but it certainly wouldn't be his last.

He sat in the back of the second row. He didn't pay attention to the identities of the people sitting there, but they were probably all very high-ranking, even authoritative figures in the field of architecture—not academicians or anything like that, but high-level managers. Lu Cheng looked around for a while before finding his seat and smiled, "Professor Zhou, you're sitting so far back."

His secretary next to him gave an awkward smile.

However, he didn't say much, since this position was assigned according to status, and Teacher Zhou could only sit in this position within the system.

Lu Cheng didn't pursue the matter further, and the others just smiled along.

"Yes, Professor Zhou is the main character this time, so it's not normal that he's sitting in such a far back seat."

"In our construction industry, who hasn't heard of Professor Zhou's name? Next time, you can sit in the first row."

"After all, this isn't an internal meeting. If there are outsiders present, then we should definitely let the guests sit down."

"Putting everything else aside, I have to admire Professor Zhou's architectural designs. I've seen his drawings, and they're absolutely breathtaking!"

"This is a major challenge to traditional architectural concepts."

"Now it seems that Professor Zhou's understanding of architecture is beyond our reach. We must respect knowledge and profession. Professor Zhou's achievements in this field are enough to give him a very high position in this conference."

Zhou Yue smiled and said, "You all flatter me. I am still young and have many opportunities to learn from you all. I think this position is very suitable."

Everyone couldn't help but look at him with newfound respect.

That's great! For someone so young to have such insightful views is quite impressive.

Lu Cheng nodded and didn't say anything more.

Sit down for the meeting.

In fact, he already knew the content of the meeting. Although the higher-ups hadn't given him much information, he could guess the gist of it based on the clues. It was that the higher-ups were going to give him a new task.

"For this version of the mission, I recommend Teacher Zhou. If anyone else has a character they want to recommend, they can tell me and report to me. I will do a quick evaluation and then compete with Teacher Zhou."

Lu Cheng's words were almost a definitive statement.

The others exchanged glances and smiled.

"Professor Zhou is already one of the top designers in China, and he is still young and has the corresponding vitality in architectural design. Even if we wanted to recommend someone else, it is possible that no one else could design as well as Professor Zhou."

"Yes, although the older generation of designers have a lot of experience, their status in the international design field may not be as high as Professor Zhou's. Apart from a few top designers from Jinghua University, I can't think of anyone who can compare with Professor Zhou."

"So I fully approve of assigning this task to Teacher Zhou, and I have absolutely no objections. As for the other designers, I don't think we need to consider them."

"Yes, although most of Professor Zhou's previous buildings were abstract, I have read Professor Zhou's materials and he has a deep understanding of ancient architecture."

"Including the two previous university campuses, this already demonstrates Professor Zhou's level of expertise. There is basically no need to question Professor Zhou's abilities."

This is perfectly normal. They didn't have any particular thoughts about it. The fact that they were able to invite him here today means that they have basically had a small meeting internally and have made a basic decision.

After all, it's normal for such matters to be handled partly through public meetings and partly internally, since the decision-making power still rests with them.

"Then it's decided." Lu Cheng nodded. "Meeting adjourned. I'll send the materials to Teacher Zhou later."

Zhou Yue didn't think much of it, since he already knew about this news.

And he also knew that this project would definitely fall to him.

There's no need to overthink it. Most major domestic projects might be handled by the Jinghua University Design Institute, but even within the Design Institute, the decision-making power still rests with him. So, he's an indispensable figure in the domestic design field.

Basically, if there are any major domestic projects, the higher-ups will still consider him.

Because he works quickly and does it very well.

Otherwise, so many people wouldn't have come knocking on our door.

Although Lu Cheng is the one who calls the shots in this field, he can't necessarily secure all projects. Meetings are still needed to resolve these issues. However, since most people are on his side, things become much easier to handle.

He quickly obtained all the relevant information about the project.

The above represents a significant investment of money to build this library, which is essentially a library in the style of ancient architecture. Of course, the typical platforms and pavilions of ancient architecture are unnecessary; all that's needed is to build a library, a repository of books.

So many magnificent libraries were once built, but now all that's needed is to renovate and rebuild them. However, there are very few designers in China who understand ancient architecture, and most of their designs are not very mature. After all, many ancient buildings have already been phased out and are now the exclusive domain of the wealthy.

It's quite sad that ordinary people can't appreciate the charm of these ancient buildings.

That's just the truth. Ancient buildings require far too much manpower and financial resources, and there are really very few people involved.

In the field of ancient architecture design, few can surpass him.

He had even designed something like this before; for these high-level executives, seeking stability is a very important factor.

Since he has such achievements, let him do it.

Otherwise, who else could we entrust it to? Academician Liang?

Academician Liang is indeed capable of designing it, but he may not have enough time to focus solely on design. Moreover, it's not a landmark building; while it's considered important, it's not truly important, yet it's explicitly stated by higher authorities that it's important.

Therefore, since this kind of thing couldn't interfere with Academician Liang's normal scientific research, they naturally thought of Zhou Yue.

This is quite normal, so he has already put his name on it.

Being able to work quickly is one thing, but being able to do the job well is even more important.

This is no easy feat.

After receiving the task, he didn't have any other thoughts; he simply inquired about the timeframe for the task.

About two months.

This is the time allotted to him by his superiors.

If it were someone else, it could take up to six months, which is quite normal. After all, it would take a long time for a typical designer to handle such a large project, and it would require constant revisions.

After all, this type of museum is not a single one, but rather there are designs in almost every major old town area, totaling four.

There are four libraries, all of which are ancient buildings. However, they cannot be entirely ancient buildings; they must incorporate some modern elements. After all, you still need lighting and some modern equipment, and these need to be well integrated.

"Another job is coming up."

(End of this chapter)