Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

More than half an hour later, Pei Qian arrived at the location of the inspiration class of the Chinese website.

"Pei Qian went to the class first to have a look at the two different floors.

In the beginning, there was only one room in the classroom, but later it was expanded to three rooms. Now, all three rooms were overcrowded, and you could hear the sound of typing on the mechanical keyboard from the doorway, just like a sea of crisp tapping sounds.

Most of the writers in the room were raw faces, but their expressions were very focused, and they looked very excited, as if they couldn't wait to translate the story in their minds into words.

Pei Qian could not help but feel his heart ache.

Although this income is not worth mentioning in light of Tengda's current size, the entire library of the website is constantly being enriched, and the group of authors and readers is also expanding.

As time goes by, the possibility of a hit book will be greatly increased.

Pei Qian did not disturb these authors, but continued upstairs to the floor where the inspiration class was located.

On this floor, it was much quieter. Pei Qian could only hear the sound of one person typing, and it was intermittent, so it was very difficult to hold it in.

There are three areas in Inspiration Class, namely, the Inspiration Collection Area, the Work Area and the large audio-visual room.

In the Inspiration Collection area, each author has a single couch, a TV, and a game console. The entire space is dimly lit, and each couch is equipped with a reading lamp for reading novels, comics, movies, and games.

The large audio-visual room is soundproofed and has a theater-quality projector and sound system that authors can use on-demand and on-demand.

The inspiration class started with about ten people, but has since expanded to a total of 25.

Basically, these 25 people were the headline authors of the Chinese website at the end of the line some time ago, and were ranked in every section.

They were playing games, watching movies, or reading under the reading light. Because they were all wearing headphones, it was very quiet, and they could only occasionally hear the sound of turning pages and pressing the handle button.

There were two authors in the workspace, one of them had his hands on the keyboard and was only typing a few words every now and then, while the other was staring at the computer screen with one hand on his chin, not knowing what he was thinking about.

As for the other half of the authors, where was it?

Apparently, the movie was being watched in the AV room.

Although the whole room was soundproofed so that it wouldn't affect the inspiration gathering and working areas, you could still faintly hear the sound outside the door of the room, and it seemed that a very tense war movie was playing inside.

Pei Qian was simply too pleased.

Look, look!

Compared to the study class, it's a great comparison!

The writers in the study group were all bored with writing, while those in the inspiration group were all serious about "gathering inspiration".

There were only two people in the workspace, and they were all staring at each other. Pei Qian couldn't help but feel a little proud of himself, because he came up with the idea of Inspiration Class by himself, and it proved to be very effective.

Everyone was so focused that no one noticed Pei Qian's arrival.

After all, there were no restrictions on the inspiration class, so it didn't matter if you were late, left early, or even didn't show up for two or three days in a row. Usually, authors go to the bookshelf to look for books, look for game CDs, and move around a lot when they go to the bathroom, so everyone has gotten used to it.

Pei Qian found a random place to sit down in the work area, and the two authors were so engrossed in their own business that they didn't notice him.

After waiting for a while, the movie in the AV room finished, and the authors came out one after another.

A few of them were discussing the plot of the movie in a low voice, but apparently they were not in high spirits and returned to their own seats.

Pei Qian could see that these authors were very confused, and it was the time when they needed his advice and guidance.

Cui Geng walked in behind the crowd and unconsciously turned his head, just in time to see Mr. Pei sitting in his seat in the work area, smiling at the authors.

"Mr. Pei?!"

Cui Geng's voice made the others turn their heads, and then the authors all had shameful expressions on their faces.

Bad, caught by Mr. Pei!

When I first came to this inspiration class, most of the writers were in a state of high morale, although they were writing buyouts.

The more good works I read, the more inspiration I accumulate, and the more I feel I write garbage, the slower I write, and the more I lose my shape.

Over time, it degenerated into the current state of a very salty fish, working eight hours a day, seven hours of which are spent watching movies, reading novels, playing games, accumulating material or plotting like a needle in a haystack, and it's not bad to have an hour of coding.

If we had known that Mr. Pei was coming, we would have prepared carefully and put on our best spirits.

After all, Mr. Pei has arranged such a good working environment for himself and prepared such generous treatment, but as a result, he has not only failed to write any particularly wonderful works, but also failed to maintain even the most basic creative enthusiasm, which is not worthy of Mr. Pei's kindness.

Pei Qian smiled, "If we have time, can we put the work at hand aside for a moment and talk together?"

People were quick to nod their heads.

They spent most of their time "gathering material" and had very little time to really stay focused on the creative process, so there was no "work at hand".

There was a long table right next to us, and people quickly took their seats, and those who couldn't sit down quickly pulled chairs from the work area and gathered around.

Many of the authors were drumming in their hearts, feeling that they had been caught by Mr. Pei.

Even if Mr. Pei didn't condemn them, he would definitely have to make some adjustments to the format of the inspiration class.

After all, to maintain this inspiration class is a lot of money, the entire cost of the venue and daily expenses, not to mention, the authors' articles are bought at high prices, resulting in the output of some novels of this quality, which will certainly not make Mr. Pei satisfied.

Some authors were so ashamed that they could not wait to make a promise to Mr. Pei that they would not be salted fish again and would create seriously, even if they had to write a classic work of their own, even if they had to write until they were frothing at the mouth.

Some other writers made up their minds to admit their mistakes to Pei, quit the inspiration class, and go back to writing their own cliches.

Pei Qian looked around at everyone, smiled and said, "It's been three or four months since the inspiration class opened, and I can see everyone's efforts during this time.

"I think the Inspiration Class was a great success, and it met my expectations."

The crowd was petrified.

What?

Does it meet expectations at all?

Don't we have any idea what kind of piss we are now? How is this a "great success"?

This caused the authors who wanted to seriously repent and admit their mistakes to suffer the collective silence effect, and they didn't know how to respond.

Cui Geng said weakly: "To be honest, Mr. Pei, most of the authors in the current inspiration class are not doing well, including me ...... And, our results are not up to expectations at all ......".

Cui Geng and Pei are the most familiar of all the writers here, so naturally, only Cui Geng can tell this kind of truth.

Pei Qian waved his hand, "Of course I know this."

"But it's all normal!"

"You guys are already in the groping stage of transition, a little bit of pain is very normal. Millions of words and hundreds of thousands of words are written in completely different ways, and you're starting from scratch, so how can you succeed all at once?"

"When you guys first started writing online novels, it wasn't the first one that was successful, was it? How do you get a few million words accumulated."

"It's the same with inspiration classes, without them you probably wouldn't have touched the subject matter in your life, would you?"

"As for the results, honestly, to be able to write on an online fiction site with such a slow update word count and such unpopular content that ranks in the top 50 on the internet, doesn't that highlight your strong skills?"

Pei's words are a bit silly to the authors.

According to what Pei said, ......

So what we wrote together is actually good?

It must be said that people are very susceptible to external suggestion and guidance.

If a large number of people go to the review section and say that the book is garbage, the authors themselves will have self-doubts and will be afraid to write much of what they had in mind, or even want to give up.

But if a lot of people encourage the author, saying that the book is particularly exciting despite the bad data, the author will be encouraged and even try some new plot designs and ideas more boldly.

Although the only one who gives such high ratings is Pei, and most traditional online readers don't like these works, but that's Pei!

One compliment from Mr. Pei can at least offset the criticism from 10,000 readers, right?

As a result, some confidence is quietly kindled in the hearts of authors.

A lot of people have the illusion that "my writing is actually okay".

Pei Qian smiled a little, and it seems that his own flickering technique has improved.

In the past, it was a one-on-one bluff, but now I can bluff a group of people, and the effect is still good.

However, it is not enough now, and we have to strike while the iron is hot.

Pei Qian paused a little to let the authors' mood settle before continuing, "In order to consolidate the results of this phase of the inspiration class, and also to support and honor the outstanding authors, I have decided to select the top three creations of this inspiration class and give them a reward."

"The book Forever Fallen Reincarnation, I'll arrange for the game department to develop a large-scale documentary for Turning Back, creating a story with the content of Forever Fallen Reincarnation as the backdrop, and the author can participate in the entire production process and put forward his own suggestions for any details in the game."

"Cui Geng's Successor is a superhero theme, and I will commission a web series to Fei Huang Studio, and again, the author can participate in the entire production and give his own opinions."

"There's one last book."

"The book 'Surrogate Academy' is a story set in GOG, but leans towards light, witty, and slightly spoofed, and I think an anime format would be more appropriate."

"So, I'll have Flying Yellow Studios acquire an additional anime studio to animate The Dynastic Academy as the first work of this anime studio!"

"And, the author gets a 15% cut of all proceeds from the adaptation!"

All the works of Inspiration Class have already paid above market price for the buyout, so it is reasonable to say that this share is completely unnecessary. But Pei Qian would not let go of this opportunity to spend more money, so he gave a rather generous share.

For the first two works, Pei Qian paid more attention to them, while the third one was purely improvised.

This one is about GOG, but it is not about the official background of GOG's story, and has more of a light novel feel. It is made up of many short stories that are witty, humorous, and a bit nonsensical.

This work is not as good as the previous two, as similar themes would be out of place on a web site, and short stories are actually harder to write than long ones, as many of the laughs that can only be expressed in tone and action are much less effective in writing.

These authors have proven to be less than commercially successful, and as such, it's all the more reason to bring them forward!

Wouldn't it be even more unsuccessful if it was already unsuccessful after being filmed or animated?

How much money can be wasted on one original novel? It's just a little bit of buyout money. But if the novel is turned into a web series or anime, the cost would be much higher!

Wouldn't it be great if the audience doesn't like it when so much cost is burned into it?

As to why we do web series and anime ......

The main thing is that Flying Yellow Studio is giving Pei Qian a bit of a headache.

He has filmed so many subjects before, short videos, documentaries, and two movies ......

They all caught fire.

The fact that even the garbage script written by Mr. Pei himself could be shot by Feihuang Studio shows that Zhu Xiaoshe has the power to turn decay into magic.

What if these books were handed over to Studio Feihuang to be made into movies, what if they took off again?

So, change the subject matter.

This time, the web series is different from the previous web series. It's not the kind of small cost production, but a big cost and big production. But not a movie, can not go to the cinema to collect box office, the possibility of losing money will naturally increase greatly.

As for animation, it is a field that Tengda has never ventured into before.

Pei Qian just can spend a sum of money to buy an animation studio. If the road of film is not feasible, the animation side should not be affected, right?

And if these three works can be made into movies and anime, it will definitely inspire and motivate the other authors.

The other authors, when they see that they can adapt their garbage into games, web series and anime, will definitely go to the inspiration class.

In this way, the head writers of the entire website will all enter the "large petri dish" of inspiration class, and over time, this will be good, right?

Pei Qian couldn't help but feel proud of himself.

What a perfect plan!