Reborn, I achieved legendary status with a single book.

Chapter 146 You've only just reached the Contract Realm; seeing the Unassuming God is like a frog in a well seeing the bright moon.

Chen Yang once again topped the overall monthly rankings on Qidian.com.

This incident did not generate much discussion.

It's as if this battle never even started.

seem.

That's what everyone thinks too.

But those in the industry know.

The more this is the case, the more it represents Chen Yang's unshakeable position at the starting line.

"Bu Yangshen is estimated to be the number one person on Qidian in the future."

"Well, in the past, everyone was talking about the same level of Platinum. Now, many people think that Chen Yang should be a level higher than Platinum."

"There's no other way; that's how strength is acquired. I punched Chen Dong, kicked Yue Guan, and even suppressed the most formidable Shenji. Tell me, who still has the strength to challenge Bu Yang Shen's position?"

……

Compared to the sensation Chen Yang caused at the starting point.

Chen Yang's "Those Years," written on Tianya.cn, also became a phenomenal work.

Although many people find it hard to believe.

But that's how things are on the internet.

Just like many people couldn't believe that "Those Things of the Ming Dynasty" could sell so well.

After all, many history majors believe that the history in "Those Things of the Ming Dynasty" is written too naively.

It's not that it's wrong, but history is never that simple.

But there are many things in this world that he doesn't understand.

If only they could understand.

Then they can write hit stories too.

even.

Sometimes, even the author may not fully understand.

Even the author of "Those Things of the Ming Dynasty" probably never imagined that his book would become so popular.

He was bored at work, so he wrote a lot of works while slacking off.

This is similar to that of another Liu Cixin.

I just slacked off at work.

How did it become so popular?

However, for Chen Yang...

He knew all too well why "You Are the Apple of My Eye" was a hit.

However, the serializations on Tianya are different from those on Qidian.

Although it's very popular on Tianya.

However, serializations on Tianya have not developed into a good business model.

In other words.

Chen Yang has been updating his blog on Tianya.cn, but he hasn't earned a single penny yet.

Fortunately, Tianya.com doesn't have a very specific business model.

But once you become famous, you'll have plenty of ways to make money.

As it is now.

Chen Yang received a series of messages from publishing houses on the Tianya website.

The most direct example is Takaoka.

"Chen Yang, you didn't write 'Those Years' on Tianya.com, did you?"

Gao Gang made a phone call to Chen Yang.

"bingo."

"Wow, you're really something else."

Takaoka was incredibly excited.

To know.

He made the call just to ask a question.

After all, he wasn't entirely sure.

He also knew that Chen Yang wrote online novels on Qidian.

But if someone on Tianya (a Chinese online forum) doesn't ask Chen Yang about him, they'd be doing a disservice to their profession.

"I told you you could write youth and campus-themed works."

"No problem, publish this book for us."

Gao Gang was quite familiar with Chen Yang, so he said directly, "This time, we'll give you 14% of the royalties."

"Mr. Gao is very generous."

Chen Yang nodded.

Previously there were only 10 points.

Now it has been raised by 4 points, reaching 14 points.

Although 14 points is not the highest in the industry.

However, it is still one of the higher royalty rates in the industry.

Chen Yang had no objection to this.

However, Takaoka said, "I think you can debut with this work."

"Debut? Debut what kind of debut?"

Chen Yang was somewhat confused.

After a while, Chen Yang asked, "Guo Xiaosi, Han Han, this kind of guy?"

"Yes."

Takaoka said excitedly, "You're way better than them. As long as we give you a good makeover, surpassing two people is no problem at all."

side said.

Takaoka was already fantasizing.

He deeply regretted not being able to win over Guo Jingming and Han Han back then.

I never expected God to be so kind to me.

He ran into another one.

Not only did he encounter one, he also encountered an even more impressive one.

Look at the status of Aurora University.

He's inherently more impressive than Guo Jingming and Han Han.

The added value of such a top-tier university cannot be compared to any amount of hype.

However, Chen Yang shook his head: "President Gao, let's forget about it. I've said before that I don't like celebrity writers like Guo Jingming and Han Han, and I don't plan to go down that route."

"Uh, Chen Yang, don't you want to be famous?"

"Aren't I famous now?"

"But you can become even more famous. Even more famous than those celebrities."

I think things are pretty good right now.

"No... Chen Yang, listen to me. Even if you don't want to be famous, or even if you want to make more money, think about it: as long as you package your identity a bit, your book will definitely sell even better than before."

"Mr. Gao, there's no need to say anything more. There are many ways to become famous, and I don't want to rely on this method. But if you still intend to mold me into an idol writer, then let's just forget about this book."

"No, no, no... I was just saying. If you don't want to, I can't force you. Okay, we can talk about this later. Let's publish your work first. By the way, how many more are finished?"

"There's not much left, just a few chapters before it ends."

Although those years were serialized online, they can still be considered online novels.

However, this kind of online novel is different from the online novels on Qidian.

So it's not very long.

In addition, Chen Yang did not write the book exactly according to the one from his previous life.

So overall, it's about 15 words.

"OK, we'll start the publishing plan the day you finish writing."

Takaoka agreed.

And he has already started to initiate the project for this book and has taken it for approval.

……

"Chen Yang, is your novel 'Those Years' coming to an end?"

"Yes."

"It's too short."

"It's long enough, after all, I haven't fully graduated from university yet. If possible, I'll write another one, 'Those Years 2'."

Chen Yang answered Li Hanxiao.

However, Chen Yang felt that there was no need for a second part of those years.

He wrote about his youth during his high school years.

University is not the most important thing.

As for graduating from university later.

There are too many real-world problems.

No matter how much you liked that person in the past, reality will defeat you.

Just like the female protagonist in the story, didn't she also marry someone else?

"It's a bit of a pity."

"Regret is what youth is all about."

"Aren't you going to write some side stories?"

"Now that you mention it, it's definitely something worth writing about."

but.

Chen Yang has no intention of writing any side stories.

He plans to write two songs after "Those Years" is finished.

One of the songs is called "Those Years".

We've returned to where we started, your youthful face still fresh in my memory... We've finally arrived at this day...

Ok.

This is the first song.

In its previous life, it was also the theme song for the movie "You Are the Apple of My Eye".

This song is pretty good.

But Chen Yang also likes one song.

The song is called "The Wind Rises".

Same as before.

Chen Yang simply posted the lyrics; he did not upload the sheet music.

He plans to release the sheet music for the two songs when "Those Years" is officially published.

Ok.

Chen Yang is not someone who doesn't understand hype.

He simply didn't want to follow the same path as Guo Jingming, Han Han, and others.

"Chen Yang, you've written another song?"

"Ah."

"Wow, can I sing these two songs?"

"Of course, didn't you sing 'Ode to Young China' before?"

"Uh... I didn't get your permission at the time either."

Speaking of this song...

Li Hanxiao was a little embarrassed.

At the welcome party, she mustered up her courage and sang "Ode to Young China".

But she never expected it.

The person in question is right next to her.

"Whether you agree or not, as I said, everyone can sing my songs freely. Remember, just put 'Those Years' theme song on the credits." That's what Chen Yang was thinking.

This is also a form of hype.

Moreover, Chen Yang felt...

This kind of hype is clearly more profitable than selling a song.

in particular.

Chen Yang had inquired about it before.

The market price of a song is not high now.

The ordinary ones cost a few hundred yuan, while the more expensive ones cost several thousand yuan.

Those songs that sell for 1 yuan each are already pretty awesome.

As for songs costing over 100,000 yuan each, that's already the absolute top price.

These songs can be used to package a work.

The effect he achieved.

It's definitely more than a hundred thousand, and could even bring Chen Yang a profit of a million.

Just like Chen Yang's current work, "The Vast World".

He is currently ranked first on the monthly ticket chart.

Besides being well-written.

It's also because there's a constant stream of readers outside the circle who keep reading Chen Yang's work.

If we lose external influence.

The showdown between Chen Yang and Shenji is not going to be decided so quickly.

……

"President, it seems your novel 'Rebirth in the 70s' is about to be released."

"Yes, it will be available at midnight tonight."

"President, you are absolutely amazing."

In a group of online writers created by three traditional writers.

Zhang Yuanping and Zhu Kun excitedly sent their blessings in the group chat.

"Congratulations, congratulations, President! You're going to make money and get your bonus."

"It wasn't easy, but the president has finally taken the first step."

"President, you must take us with you after you make money!"

It's impossible not to be envious.

Like He Chuang, Zhang Yuanping and Zhu Kun have also been studying online literature for some time.

They also created several aliases.

But a pity.

The grades are better than before, but I still can't get a contract.

Vice President He Chuang, however, successfully passed the signing stage.

Now it's ready to be listed on the shelves.

"The powerful characters that have been added to the game are terrifying."

The two gradually became more and more tech-savvy, and they talked about it in the group chat.

However, He Chuang was not too excited.

he knows.

While publishing your work can earn you royalties, it also depends on your subscription rate.

If the subscription amount is too low.

If you only make a few hundred yuan a month, you'll become less and less willing to write.

But the good thing is.

He Chuang checked out the perks offered by Qidian.com.

Follow what they wrote on it.

Regardless of grades.

As long as you write more than 9000 words every day for a month.

Then.

He can earn 900 yuan a month for perfect attendance.

900 yuan isn't much.

If you add a certain subscription fee.

You can still get more than a thousand yuan.

A little over a thousand yuan a month isn't much.

But its advantage lies in its stability.

His advantage lies in his ability to predict the future.

And this is the worst-case scenario.

just in case.

What's the difference in grades?

If things get even a little better, my monthly royalties will be close to 2000 yuan.

"Okay, the guild leader will put it on sale tonight."

"Don't wait any longer, it will be available at midnight tonight, go to sleep early."

"I can't sleep. When I think about your work being put on the shelves, I feel like ours is going to be put on the shelves too."

"Yes, yes, President, please share the data with us after the product is released."

Zhang Yuanping and Zhu Kun looked on with envy.

Time passed in a blink of an eye.

Midnight officially arrived.

He Chuang received a text message in his system activating VIP access.

This text message means that his work has been officially put on sale.

Being listed means you can earn money by publishing VIP chapters.

He Chuang's hands trembled slightly.

Although he has been writing books for decades.

But he had never experienced this moment before.

He used to write books and submit them to editors, who would then pay him a fee per thousand words after reading them.

How do you determine the value of your work within this framework?

There are a whole bunch of standards.

But upon closer examination, the truth is that there is no standard.

But it's different now.

Now we need to look at the readers and the market.

You wrote well.

Readers then subscribed.

Your writing is poor.

Excuse me.

Readers won't feel like they have too much money.

Copy the saved chapters to the backend.

He Chuang released the chapters one by one.

He had recently saved up five chapters of his manuscript, and in one go, he published all five chapters.

After sending it.

He then clicked to subscribe to the statistics.

Backstage.

At this point, a series of subscription data is displayed.

Because subscriptions are published separately for each chapter.

Therefore, readers subscribe to each chapter as they read the book.

"10."

"20."

"30."

He Chuang's right hand trembled even more.

He took out a cigarette and lit it for himself.

But after taking a couple of puffs, he clicked refresh.

Until an hour later.

He Chuang stopped.

"First order of 100 in 1 hour".

Simultaneously.

He Chuang also sent this data to two friends.

"First-time subscriptions within 1 hour cost 100, and subscriptions within 24 hours cost at least 500."

"Hmm, it's possible it's 600, because it was released at midnight, and there were still a lot of readers who hadn't subscribed during the day."

"If it's 600, and you write 1 words a day, how much would you earn in royalties per month?"

"About 5000."

"Brilliant."

at this time.

Their eyes were already sparkling.

To know.

Nowadays, everyone's salary is only around 2000 yuan a month.

5000 a month.

That's more than twice the average person's salary.

"Congratulations, President."

"President, tell us later how to write this online novel."

"If I could earn 5000 a month, I swear I'll never write poetry or prose again for the rest of my life."

With 5000 a month, what more could you ask for?

Those poems and essays... are just pointless whining.

He finally began to acknowledge some of the opinions expressed by SkyNet and its online writers.

"Thank you, thank you both. But writing 10,000 words a day is not easy, it's still very hard work. But I will try my best."

"Yes, President, it's getting late, you should go to sleep early too."

"Ok."

"By the way, President. How many subscriptions does Chen Yang have on Qidian again?"

"I don't know... It was rumored to be 18,000 before, but now it's probably 20,000."

What does 2 mean?

"It's a height I can't even look up to."

He Chuang said with a sigh.

In the earliest times.

When he first learned about Chen Yang, he knew that Chen Yang was very capable.

but.

After he wrote and published his online novel, Chen Yang was no longer just someone who was good at writing.

He suddenly remembered a quote from SkyNet describing Chen Yang.

You've only just signed a contract, your vision is still narrow, and you can't see the light of day, like a frog in a well seeing the moon.

When you're lucky enough to get a contract with a top god, seeing Bu Yang Shen again will be like a mayfly seeing the blue sky.

(End of this chapter)