Reborn, I achieved legendary status with a single book.

This scene was captured by a number of media outlets and cameras.

When this scene was reported back to China, its brilliance was comparable to a major domestic event.

Breaking news! A well-known online novelist is holding a book signing event in North America.

[Going global with online novels is not a dream: The journey of a foreign reader.]

[Chinese online literature proves incredibly effective, successfully helping a young man in North America overcome his drug addiction.]

At first, many people thought this news was nonsense.

It can be seen that a number of well-known media outlets, and even some top media outlets, have reported on it.

Domestic online literature, however, has exploded in mainstream media.

"After reading the news for so long, I never expected that a domestic online article would become the headline."

"I knew this day would come; the online novels in China are just so good."

"Isn't this Chen Yang, who's ranked number one on China's rich list?"

"Yeah, that's him. Now I know why he can earn 1 million a year. Damn, he's even making money off foreigners."

"Let me tell you a secret, he earns more than 1 million a year. Last month, his royalties exceeded 6000 million in a single month."

"I go……"

This news truly left many netizens in China speechless.

The Southern Daily, however, provided a more detailed account of the situation in North America.

They interviewed the energetic young man.

The young man told him his name was Kevin.

Last year he broke up with his girlfriend and was in a bad mood. He stayed at home every day and accidentally started taking medication, which led to his addiction.

To afford the medication, he squandered all his family fortune and even borrowed money from his friends.

All his friends wanted to leave when they saw him.

Later, when he ran out of money to buy medicine, the young man had to sit alone in front of the computer.

A friend online recommended a novel to him, saying that reading such a novel could make him forget about taking his medicine for a whole day.

Because he had no money to buy medicine, the young man followed his friend's advice and started reading this kind of novel.

This novel is called Battle Through the Heavens.

Correct.

It's from the domestic area.

Initially, some international students, who also enjoyed reading Battle Through the Heavens, translated the novel for free and sent it to North America.

But no one expected it.

Battle Through the Heavens has surprisingly attracted so many fans in North America.

The young man had never seen such a work before.

All of a sudden.

The young man watched it continuously for more than a month and finally finished reading Battle Through the Heavens.

When he came to his senses, he discovered that he had actually kicked his drug addiction.

Later, he feared a relapse.

Then I read a series of other online novels, such as The Vast World, I Have a System for Pretending to Be Cool and Slapping Faces, I Am an All-Around Superstar, etc.

Finally, the young man told the Southern Daily reporter, "In the past, I wanted to take my medicine as soon as I got home, but now all I can think about when I get home is online novels." He felt that Chinese online novels were even stronger than medicine. He could quit taking medicine, but after reading Chinese online novels, he could never quit. Fortunately, he didn't plan to quit. After all, taking medicine would harm his body, but reading online novels wouldn't.

It's not just Southern Daily.

Other media outlets also interviewed friends in North America who enjoy reading online novels.

Many foreigners said they enjoy watching Eastern fantasy and martial arts stories, finding them magical and even more exciting than their own mythological tales. They especially love the part where the protagonist acquires a multitude of beautiful women every time they arrive in a new city or map.

Some readers also expressed their fondness for the cultivation depicted in Chinese online novels. Although they didn't know the specifics of cultivation, this method of practice fascinated them. They already had numerous cultivation groups. Online, they addressed each other as "fellow Daoist," some as "this seat," and referred to newcomers as "juniors." They had even learned some Daoist mantras, such as "The Dao that can be spoken of is not the eternal Dao… Hurry, hurry, as the law commands!"

Some readers have even learned the Chinese philosophical concept of "better to die for your fellow Daoists than for yourself."
Such news reports made everyone laugh uncontrollably.

"It's fun, it's so fun."

"I never expected Chinese online novels to be so interesting."

"Yes, some people used to look down on those who write online novels, thinking that their writing was too simplistic. But now it seems that they have actually conquered foreigners with what we considered to be simplistic online novels."

"This is called cultural export."

"Yes, cultural export, well done, keep it up. Ideally, you could even fool them in your novels."

"Don't worry, they've already started to fool people."

……

"Everyone, I think we should seriously study online literature."

"Online literature is so powerful that it has become popular overseas."

"Yes, I never expected online literature to have such a strong vitality. At the time, I thought that online literature was only read by some big names in China, but I didn't expect that foreigners would like it too."

"Hey, Chairman He, I've heard you've been writing online novels for many years. Why don't you talk about online novels at the association sometime?"

"I can't explain it."

"President He, please don't say that. When online literature first started, everyone had opinions about it. But look at how well online literature has developed now. I've heard that the higher-ups are paying attention to it."

"That's right. Now that online literature has gone global, you shouldn't just bury yourself in making money; you should share your experiences with others too."

The directors of the Shanghai Writers Association frequently spoke to He Chuang.

He Chuang replied modestly, but inside he was incredibly excited.

Think back to that time.

He writes his online novels secretly, afraid that others will find out.

it's good now.

Not only can we write openly and honestly, but according to the chairman and higher-ups, we should also vigorously support online literature.

"Alright then, I'll talk to everyone in the association about online novels later."

He Chuang nodded.

he knows.

Domestic online novels are finally no longer what they used to be.

It turns out that domestic online novels are also very impressive and have many fans.

But no matter what, the authorities will definitely not regard online novels as mainstream.

Although the authorities don't consider online novels to be mainstream now.

However, online literature has achieved a level of cultural export that traditional literature has not been able to achieve.

If you continue to underestimate online novels, then you are truly blind.

Especially the issue of cultural export.

This matter was originally part of their orthodox literature.

They have been working on this for decades.

Occasionally, some of my works are published abroad, but to be honest, they don't have many readers.

Some even pay out of their own pockets to publish them, just to make a show of it.

But now.

Chinese online literature has taken root and flourished abroad.

This foreign country.

He's not just venturing into Asia and Southeast Asia, which are related to domestic culture... he's even ventured into North America.

This is a momentous event that has shaken the world.

of course.

It's not just in Shanghai.

These days.

When Chen Yang's series of online articles about North America came back to China.

Large-scale online literature research conferences were successively held in various regions across the country.

A series of ordinary online novel authors whom they had previously ignored have now become honored guests.

There are also some experts and professors who, despite believing it to be a dead-end field, have gone on to study online literature theory.

He has now become a hot commodity in the industry, and is frequently invited by various universities to give lectures on online literature.

You can't blame them for being so proactive.

The main reason is that online novels were originally only successful in China, so the mainstream literary circles didn't really think much of it.

After all, their mainstream literature has never relied on commerce.

However, cultural export has always been their goal.

But unfortunately.

They had always wanted to do something, but they failed to do it themselves.

Ironically, it was those who weren't in the online literature business who made this happen.

How can this not make them anxious?

If we don't hurry...

Whether they can keep their positions is still unknown.

Also.

This also affects a number of online literature copyright holders in China.

Originally under Chen Yang's influence.

The price of domestic online literature copyrights has been increasing every year.

At this time, Chen Yang went abroad. (That's good.)

Currently, the price of IP rights for a number of online novels on Qidian has doubled.

As for your question, isn't this price too high? Will anyone buy it?

Too many people are buying it.

At one point, film and television companies even had to compete for the rights to some of the most popular IPs.

As for the reason.

Too normal.

Consider the films produced by domestic film and television companies in the past; just buying traditional writers and hiring well-known screenwriters to write scripts cost millions.

Given how popular these online novels are right now, it's quite normal to spend millions on them.

As for some phenomenal ones, the starting price is eight figures.

……

A movie theater in North America.

Han Sanping and Chen Yang sat on one side.

Unlike in China, there was no premiere ceremony.

After all, nobody knows you in North America.

If you want to succeed, your work will speak for itself.

However, it's a little embarrassing to say.

Although many Chinese films are exported overseas or shown in North American cinemas every year.

But in reality, the box office figures were all very low.

Some only cost a few hundred thousand US dollars.

Some only have tens of thousands of dollars.

Some didn't even have tens of thousands of dollars.

If we're talking about the most successful example in China, then it has to be "Hero".

This film grossed over $5000 million in North America and nearly $2 million worldwide.

It grossed $1.4 million overseas.

This was an unimaginable number in 2002.

pity.

Ten years have passed.

No one has yet surpassed that number.

Not only did it not exceed that.

Later entrants didn't even reach $1.4 million, let alone $0.4 million, or even $0.04 million.

As a result, in recent years, most domestic films have been hesitant to release overseas.

Why even bother showing it?
The box office was shockingly low.

It would be embarrassing to take it out.

But this time.

Han Sanping, however, was filled with mixed emotions as he carried with him "Dragon and Snake 3".

Chen Yang was also very excited.

Although Dragon and Snake 3 cannot be said to be entirely Chen Yang's work.

After all, a movie is produced by a director, actors, investors, and a series of producers.

Unlike a novel, it wasn't written by one person.

But ultimately, the IP name "Dragon and Snake" was written by him.

Among them, Chen Yang is the most well-known.

"Chen Yang, I admire people like you who write online novels. A few days ago, I read about an American guy who said that reading your novel even helped him quit his drug addiction. I was completely blown away."

"Haha... I guess that young man exaggerated a bit."

"Exaggeration may be an exaggeration, but it also proves the power of your online novels. I look forward to seeing if Dragon and Snake 3 can conquer these North American audiences just like your online novels."

"I think so."

Actually, Chen Yang was also very uneasy about whether or not it was true.

Although current data suggests that a significant number of North American viewers are interested in Dragons and Snakes 3.

But how many votes can this interest actually bring?
You'll never know until the day it's actually released.

……

"Hey, are you here to see 'Dragon and Snake 3' too?"

"Oh, you're here too?"

"Correct."

"Did you know this was a Chinese film?"

"know."

"Did I know you were coming too?"

"Hehe, I just wanted to see that Chinese hero fight Captain America."

"Haha, it seems like the media is just making things up. That's not Captain America."

"I don't care whether it's true or not, but watching some of the promotional footage they've released is really exciting. And I'm also very eager to see what the outcome of the battle between the two heroes will be."

"Me too."

For many North American movie fans, the meaning of "Dragon and Snake 3" is unknown.

But when it comes to "Chinese Heroes vs. Captain America," they are quite interested.

As for your question, isn't this a bit too unrestrained?

Not at all.

They value freedom.

They don't think Captain America represents America at all.

Many movie fans also have some rebellious feelings.

Just as they've always seen how powerful Marvel heroes are, they really want to see another hero challenge their dominance.

Although it does exist in fact.

For example, in the Marvel series, there are a series of villains who can easily kill these Marvel heroes.

But in the end, Marvel heroes are their main characters.

No matter how badly they are beaten, the ultimate victors are still the Marvel heroes.

They actually really want to see something where Marvel heroes can be villains.

Or rather, it's not about being a villain, but at least not about mythologizing these Marvel heroes.

of course.

It's not that no one had thought of this before.

For example, some people want the Justice League heroes to fight against Marvel.

But a pity.

Because of their respective interests.

The heroes from both sides could not unite, and the operation never materialized.

But this time, "Dragon and Snake 3" fulfilled their expectations.

Who Wang Chao is in Dragon and Snake 3 is not important.

The important thing is that they can see Wang Chao give these Marvel heroes a good beating.

In fact.

Dragon and Snake 3 did not surprise them.

Although they came to Dragon 3 with other ideas.

However, Wang Chao's fighting prowess still shocked them.

"Wow, this fighting power is practically equivalent to the Hulk."

"No, it's even more awesome than the Hulk. And the Hulk goes berserk after transforming and can't really control himself, he's like a monster."

"Actually, the Hulk became more and more able to control himself later on."

"I know, but that's not what we're discussing here. Even though the Hulk is incredibly powerful, sometimes Marvel's concepts feel a bit mindless. For example, the Hulk mutated because he absorbed gamma rays. In reality, if you absorbed gamma rays like that, the human body would be completely destroyed. This also includes Captain America, who supposedly received a super soldier serum... using a scientific veneer to tell unscientific stories."

“I feel the same way. But Wang Chao is different. He achieved it through his own cultivation. Yes, like spiritual practice. At the same time, his cultivation is very scientific. I think his concept of ‘qi and blood’ is much more powerful than serums or radiation. Imagine, the heart is like an engine. If his heart is an engine with a capacity of several thousand tons or hundreds of thousands of tons, one punch from him would be enough to overwhelm even the Hulk.”

"In addition, he is skilled in martial arts."

"The mysterious kung fu of the East can greatly unlock the potential of the human body. Oh, I love this hero so much."

The two movie fans watched the film while discussing it in hushed tones.

until.

When Wang Chao killed the legendary Captain America, the two of them shouted excitedly.

"Good, I like this movie."

"Compared to that King... Captain America is really weak."

"Yes, that King is not only physically strong, but also has a variety of powerful countermeasures. On the other hand, our Captain America is all brute force and nothing else."

"I highly recommend this film; I absolutely must recommend it." (End of Chapter)