Chapter 457 Websites and Magazines

"Have you read Manwang's 'Cartoonist Welfare'?" Hook turned his head and said.

"I see, why is it called 'welfare'? Isn't this what the author should get?" Zhou Xiaoming asked puzzled.

"Look down and you will know." Wang Wenhong explained while clicking on the page of "Cartoonist Welfare":

"For any work that ranks in the top 50 of China's comic popularity list, the website will have a single-page manuscript fee ranging from 500 yuan to 20,000 yuan. After that, the author will no longer have any additional income (excluding rewards) except for the manuscript fee.

"Generally signed works, depending on the quality, can have a living allowance of 80 to 3,000 yuan per page, plus monthly income.

"For any reward, the author gets 50% of the amount, and the website gets 50%.

"The contract is signed according to the work, not according to the number of years. In addition, there is no limit to the length of the contracted works, and it will not be cut in half. Teachers, please rest assured. However, if the negative reviews are less than 50%, the living allowance will be cancelled.

"Non-signed works can receive 50% of the reward amount, and it will be distributed after 500 yuan. Non-signed works click on the top five works on the list, and can be submitted for editing and signing a contract..."

The benefits are written on the benefits page, which is very exciting.

When everyone saw this page, they couldn't help but shift their eyes to "3000".

Zhou Xiaoming's expression changed suddenly when he saw this line, "3,000 yuan for a single page! It's a big deal, and there is a monthly subscription, and there is also a share of the copyright."

"What big money?" Wang Wenhong gave Zhou Xiaoming a white look, "Think about it carefully, is this '3,000 yuan' really easy to get? Teacher Shen and Teacher Wang's manuscript fees are not so high, and their main income is still from booklets. So 3,000 yuan is just a decoration, which is the upper limit. The website should rarely publish booklets, so the income of these authors is mainly on monthly subscriptions and living allowances."

"But this living allowance is also very embarrassing. It costs about 10,000 yuan a month just to hire an assistant. Looking at it this way, 80 yuan for a single page is really a drop in the bucket. It is very likely that you will lose a lot of money after painting for a month. However, the website does not require that 4 episodes be drawn in a month, so it is difficult to survive with this money... But without an assistant, there are two updates in a month, which is barely enough." Yan Fei also expressed her own opinion.

"However, this method is quite new for cartoonists. It's just that the addition of messy projects makes it easy to fool people." Jia Hui shook his head, feeling a little uneasy in his heart.

In this regulation, the biggest variable is probably the "monthly subscription". so,

How to operate in the future depends on the revenue of the website.

"Aren't you worrying too much? Even if Duoman.com can attract readers, they have a big weakness - content. Their comics are full of books, only about a hundred books, even if there is a three-month free period, But if there is no new content, readers will still choose to leave." Jian Xiaomei speculated.

"Those seven free comics are basically three chapters now, not one chapter, and maybe Feng Shuo will do something later?" Wang Wenhong reminded.

After his reminder, others realized that not every comic has only one chapter.

Among the seven free comics, only two are not three-episode comics, one is "Shengwu Academy" and the other is "Sirius".

"Shengwu Academy" posted five episodes in one breath on the first day of its opening, so far, the click-through rate of this comic is extremely high, almost double the click-through rate of the second place "Sirius". "Sirius" has only changed two chapters.

"Is this comic called "Shengwu Academy" really so good?" Xu Jie asked suspiciously.

"I'm afraid, in addition to the quality of "Shengwu Academy", it also has something to do with the quantity? It was updated on the first day, which is almost the length of a single volume. Readers should like such a cartoonist very much." Wang Wenhong explained.

"Updating five chapters a day... It's really hard for ordinary people to do." Jia Hui shook his head, clicked on "Shengwu Academy", and after checking the details, a registration dialog box popped up, "I'm really convinced! I don't want to register!"

Jia Hui got angry and closed the page of "Shengwu Academy" angrily.

Shang Haozhi stroked his beard, stared at the screen coldly, and after about five or six seconds, he suddenly said: "Register! All editors, all register! When the website officially opens next year, everyone will sign up for a monthly subscription!"

"Why?" Jia Hui asked in surprise, "Duoman.com is our enemy!"

Enemies, not opponents, only life and death!

Duoman poached Wang Yunze away, and the grievances between Jia Hui and Duoman became serious.

"Right now, Duoman.com's involvement in the comics industry is a storm for the entire industry. "IC Future" is the largest comics magazine in China and has been affected the most. But don't forget, we are also the ones that are most able to resist risks. We have more than just Mr. Wang’s trump card in our hands. We have more opportunities and time than other magazines. Therefore, we must use our advantages and try to understand our opponents during this time. Otherwise, how can we win Duoman? ?

"Taking a step back, if we can't win Duoman, then we will face transformation. Duoman.com is ahead, and our follow-up work will be better. If we really face transformation, we must do it at all costs. !"

Jia Hui grinned and clenched his fists, but it has to be said that Shang Haozhi's statement was not wrong this time.

In fact, no matter whether Duoman.com is successful or not, the comic industry is destined to change after this shock. If "ic future" wants to maintain its current advantage, it must understand the Internet.

"That, Mr. Shang..." Wang Wenhong raised his hand and said.

"Um?"

"Our magazine's 'inventory' is more than 50." Wang Wenhong reminded.

"in stock?"

The other editors were taken aback for a moment, and then immediately remembered that the inventory Wang Wenhong was talking about was exactly the completed comics of "ic future" over the years.

"That's right. Although Duoman.com's model is very novel, its 'content' is definitely a big problem... Without a library, even if it is eye-catching at the beginning, I'm afraid it won't last." Shang Haozhi nodded.

"However, if all of them are made into electronic editions, the sales volume of booklets will be a problem... Bookstores and printing factories may be affected unpredictably." Zeng Yue, who has been silent all this time, reminded again.

Magazines cooperate with printing houses and bookstores.

Whether to give up the partner or continue to cooperate, this is not a decision that can be made casually, and the pros and cons must be weighed.

Shang Haozhi rubbed his forehead, which really stumped him again.

"Let's wait and see for the time being. It will be a while until the end of the year. Our priority during this period should be to maintain the sales of the magazine." Yan Fei said.

"Well. The original manuscript of Mr. Shen's next chapter, "game"...and other teachers' works, have they been calibrated?" Shang Haozhi asked Zeng Yue.

"It is estimated that the first batch of magazines has already been printed." Zeng Yue reminded.

"Well... let's see the result of our first confrontation with Duomanwang." Shang Haozhi took a deep breath and said softly.

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