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Chapter 263: Chinese online literature, one of the world's four major cultural phenomena. (Please subscribe)
2010 7 Month 1 Day.

The Hangzhou China Online Writers Village was officially launched.

The first batch of 100 online writers from all over the country moved into the writers' village at the same time.

Where is Chen Yang?

They arrived well in advance.

“Don’t exalt the gods, here, here.”

"Bu Yang Shen, I heard you're in charge here."

"Not to be proclaimed as divine..."

Dangdang, Tiger, Thirty-Two, Xiao Chao... were also among the first to arrive.

Chen Yang was too lazy to serve some of the other big shots.

Chen Yang then led Dangdang, Tiger, and the others on a tour of the entire writers' village.

"I often come here when I have free time. I'll probably stay here for the rest of the summer vacation. From now on, we can all write together and have barbecue together."

"This is the rest area, and this is the writing office, some are bigger and some are smaller. This is the sports field, Xiao Chao, exercise more, look at your belly. This is the canteen, they have all kinds of food, Dangdang, eat more, you're too thin, you don't look like a great writer at all. When people see you, they'll think that we online writers have hardship and even have trouble eating."

"Hahaha……"

Everyone laughed.

Don't say it yet.

Everyone who arrived at the writers' village immediately fell in love with the place.

One is the environment.

The living environment here is not only great.

At the same time, it is located in Hangzhou, and is very close to the city center, West Lake, and other cities in the surrounding Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.

In addition, the atmosphere here is also very good.

Some of our new colleagues have already taken their laptops to the office to start writing as soon as they move in.

There are also some authors who don't need Chen Yang's introduction.

They had already arranged to meet each other before they arrived, and they toured the place on their own.

Yes.

Although we come from all over the country.

But the online literature circle is actually not very big. Even if you haven't met them in real life, you are already very familiar with them online.

Like Dangdang.

Chen Yang hadn't actually met Dangdang many times.

But when Dangdang, Thirty-Two, Lao Wang... and others came to the group, Chen Yang felt like he was meeting old friends of decades every time they met.

The following day, July 2nd, the China Online Writers Village held its unveiling ceremony.

A group of leaders then took the stage.

For example, those from Hangzhou and those from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang region.

There were even higher-ups.

Meanwhile, executives from Qidian, China Mobile, China Film Group, Zhiman, Publishing Industry, Shengda, Tencent, LeTV, and others also came.

They're not just here for show.

This online writers' village is not just a vanity project.

Those who can come here are all well-known online writers from all over the country.

Many of the works they create can be adapted into popular IP content.

Just like China Film Group.

The executives from China Film Group immediately gave each author a business card and said that they could contact them anytime if they had any good works.

Chen Yang's Dragon and Snake.

This has brought China Film Group a tremendous benefit.

They really want to see when they can create another super IP like Dragon and Snake.

Other publishing industry leaders are also very down-to-earth.

They also followed the executives from China Film Group and handed out business cards to a group of online novelists.

Yes.

Although the publishing industry still primarily publishes mainstream works.

But let's be honest.

Mainstream works don't sell very well; a lot of them don't make any money.

But online novels are different.

Any online novel that can be published will make money, regardless of how many copies it sells.

As for the works of those top masters, they are all bestsellers.

Let's not even talk about Chen Yang.

Tang San's, Shenji's, Tomato's, Chen Dong's... they all sell very well.

"Dear experts, this is my business card."

"Actually, I also really enjoy reading online novels. You guys have such great imaginations."

"Let's keep in touch. Feel free to message me anytime if you have any thoughts."

No wonder they're not aloof.

These are all performance records.

Who knows, the business cards they handed out might one day bring them a big order.

On the other side, executives from Shengda and Penguin would occasionally come to the writers' area and chat with everyone.

Both companies are well-known internet companies and gaming giants.

Online novel IP copyrights are arguably the best source of material for their games.

Previously, Chen Yang's "The Great World Online".

Although it didn't become a phenomenal game, it still made Shengda a fortune.

As for the 500 million yuan game adaptation fee previously reported by the media.

Now, let alone 500 million.

These game companies are willing to pay several times the price.

Of course, there are also comic platforms like Zhiman.

Previously, domestic animation was mainly based on Japanese and American comics.

However, with the continuous emergence of comics adapted from online novels.

China has cultivated countless fans of domestic animation.

Judging from this trend...

Chinese animation will definitely rise in the future.

……

Then a group of leaders gave speeches.

This is optional; you can listen to it or not.

Anyway, it's in the meeting materials.

Many people had already read through all the materials before the meeting.

Some specific policies, benefits, cooperation, etc., have also been written down.

However, judging from the rank of the leaders who came, many online writers were still quite excited.

"Tsk tsk, what a big boss."

"Hehe, these leaders used to be written into novels."

"Yes, I never imagined that one day he would be standing right in front of us."

Yes.

In fact, most online novelists are otaku.

Aside from writing, this guy really rarely goes out into anything else.

Let alone what kind of leader he is.

A district head might be considered a high-ranking leader by some online writers.

After he finished speaking...

Then.

Next comes the election process.

As 100 villagers in the online novel writers' village, each of us has the right to vote.

What are we electing? Naturally, we're electing the first village chief of the online writers' village.

of course.

This election doesn't involve any messy pre-arrangements.

There are a total of 6 candidates in this election.

They are Chen Yang, Shenji, Sanshao, Fanqie, Chen Dong, and Xue Dada.

This was proposed by Chen Yang.

Although Chen Yang knew.

The higher-ups wanted to appoint him as the village chief.

Chen Yang also wanted to be the village chief.

However, Chen Yang has always felt that the online literature community is a fair and clean community.

He didn't want to break the rules here just because he was the village chief.

Simultaneously.

Chen Yang also wanted to set a good example. In order to reflect the fairness of online literature and to maintain its purity, Chen Yang conducted this election in accordance with the principles of openness, impartiality and fairness.

Who will be the village chief? That will be decided by everyone's vote.

Whoever gets the most votes becomes the village chief.

"Wow, God, I'm a candidate? How come I didn't know?"

“You’re in trouble, you’re definitely doomed. I’ll definitely vote for myself.”

"Bu Yang, do you want me to vote for you? If you want it, just tell me. How am I supposed to know if you don't tell me?"

"Hahaha, I want to compete with Bu Yang Shen for village chief, everyone vote for me."

cough cough.

Because this is a village election.

Therefore, in this election, all the other leaders and unrelated people left.

Only 100 villagers remained at the scene.

This also includes the vote counters and vote counters selected from among the 100 villagers.

Also, because we are all in the same industry.

So everyone was less serious than in previous meetings and started talking to Chen Yang.

Chen Yang said with a bitter face, "Everyone, please don't talk nonsense. Although we are on the same side, there are still cameras around."

"Pfft..."

Everyone took a look.

It really is.

This meeting was filmed the entire time.

"Okay, okay, don't worry. Even if we said something we shouldn't have, we'll definitely delete it. Um, do you want me to vote for you?"

"It's up to you, you can vote for whomever you want."

"Okay, you're finished. I'll vote for Shenji."

That's obviously a joke.

Actually.

The villagers had long had their own ideas about who should be elected as the village chief.

Even before the first thought pops into their minds, they've already decided who to choose.

Half an hour later.

The voting process concluded, and the vote counters announced the final vote counts for the six village chief candidates.

Wang Zhong (Shenji) 0 images.

Zhang Wei (Third Young Master) 0 images.

Zhu Hongzhi (Tomato) 0 photos.

Yang Zhendong (Chendong) 0 photos.

Liu Wei (Xue Dada) 0 photos.

100 photos of Chen Yang (who is not particularly handsome).

Congratulations to Chen Yang on being unanimously elected as the head of the Chinese Online Writers Village.

"I……"

When the vote counter announced the vote count, Chen Yang was stunned.

"100 pictures."

"My God... brothers."

Although Chen Yang predicted before the vote that he would receive the majority of votes.

But he never thought of it.

He actually got 100 votes.

"Next, please welcome Chen Yang, the first village head of the China Online Writers Village, to give a speech."

The host repeated it twice before Chen Yang finally realized what was happening.

"Thank you, thank you to all the authors."

"To be honest, I never thought I would be elected unanimously. After all, as everyone knows, our online literature circle is a group where we all respect each other and have no direct interests in each other. We don't have any special relationships. Most authors, like me, are passionate and outspoken."

“I thought that no matter what, there would always be authors who didn’t like me that much. Or, even if they didn’t dislike me, they just felt that I wasn’t suitable to be the village chief, which I think is normal. But when the vote count was over and I saw that all 100 votes were cast for me, I was both a little incredulous and moved by everyone’s trust and support for me.”

A wave of applause erupted.

"You truly deserve the title of 'Unpraised God'."

"I won't even vote for myself, but I'll vote for you. Isn't that generous of me?"

"Don't forget your promise to treat us, you sir."

"Not praising God means that you have done well enough so that you can be elected unanimously."

offstage.

A group of writers chimed in.

Yes.

Within the circle.

Although sometimes SkyNet also has some authors who criticize Chen Yang.

Some say Chen Yang updates slowly and that some of the plot points aren't very well written.

Previously, some people were spreading rumors that top creators like Chen Yang were taking up the recommendation slots, preventing newcomers from getting ahead.

but.

Everyone has seen the contributions Chen Yang has made to the industry.

Even ordinary authors admire Chen Yang.

Think back to those days.

Chen Yang created a monthly ticket ranking, which benefited many authors.

This is not even the biggest contribution.

Greatest contribution.

Many people believe that Chen Yang created the perfect attendance bonus, as well as various reward systems, etc.

This allowed all new authors to enjoy the benefits of online writing and persevere.

In here.

Dangdang felt this most deeply.

Without the perfect attendance bonus, Dangdang wondered how long he could have kept it up.

And it is precisely this seemingly insignificant perfect attendance award that has given countless authors an opportunity to pursue their dreams.

of course.

Furthermore, Chen Yang made significant contributions to IP adaptations, the development of online literature, and many other areas.

The applause never stopped.

even.

It's getting more and more enthusiastic.

Dangdang's eyes unconsciously became a little moist.

Other authors also wiped their red eyes.

In here.

Countless authors entered this industry because of Chen Yang and have persevered.

And apart from them.

Even some of the other candidates among the six.

They were also greatly influenced by Chen Yang.

The biggest change is the price increase of a series of IP rights.

Tang San, Shenji, Tomato, Chen Dong, Xue Dada... all deeply felt this.

“Do not exalt the gods.”

Shenji gave Chen Yang a thumbs up.

“Do not exalt the gods.”

The Third Young Master also gave Chen Yang a thumbs up.

Then came the other top experts.

Everyone present stood up and gave Chen Yang a thumbs up.

Kakaka...

The photographers on site were also caught up in the atmosphere and excitedly captured this historic moment.

"Thank you, thank you again everyone."

Chen Yang bowed to all the authors: "This is my first time being the village chief. I don't know how to do it. I'm afraid I won't do a good job and everyone will remove me. But seeing everyone's support gives me a lot of energy."

"The host just called me to come up on stage to speak, but actually, I didn't know what to say. As an author, I'm just like everyone else. Putting everything else aside, I'm just an ordinary online novelist. I'm glad I chose online novels as my profession, and I'm also glad that so many readers like the stories I write."

“In the past, I had a dream. I wanted to earn as much royalties as possible to improve my life and that of my family. Now, most of that dream has come true. Because of my online writing, my life and reality have improved dramatically. This allows me to create without worry for the rest of my life, and it also allows me to create as many excellent works as possible.”

"We know there are three major cultural phenomena in the world: Hollywood in the US, anime in Japan, and TV dramas in South Korea. They have all set world records in cultural export. Sometimes I wonder, what will I write for in the future? Of course, earning money from writing is still necessary. But while earning money, do we have another goal?"
What is this goal?

Not long ago, I wrote a drama called "My Love from the Star." Although I wrote the script, it was produced in South Korea, so it's not entirely my work. I've been wondering if one day China will be able to produce a drama or movie like "My Love from the Star" entirely made by Chinese people.

Finally, I have one more dream. I hope that in the future, our online literature can become one of the world's four major cultural phenomena, following Hollywood in the US, anime in Japan, and TV dramas in South Korea.

"Thank you, that concludes my remarks."

The applause was thunderous.

(End of this chapter)