Chapter 20 020 Cat Felt Star Network is boiling
Chapter 20
This entry was not ranked high on the hot search list, but its ranking kept rising while Lin Shu was browsing.
[I smell gossip.] 】
【? ? ? ? ? Come and see quickly! 】
In this "in-depth revelation", a certain author support organization, the one to which Qiao Da donated, did apparently support and supply a group of unknown new authors to the online literature circle.
"But whether it was due to tacit understanding or some other reason, these authors eventually signed with Knicks Entertainment."
"What's even more amazing is that shortly after signing the contract, these authors all chose to stop publishing."
"Let's do some economic calculations first. The support organization donates XX star coins to each author, and after the author's work is published on StarNet, he will be charged 5 star coins per chapter. In other words, even if we don't consider the profit sharing, an ordinary author must write at least dozens or even hundreds of chapters to reach this amount. If we consider the profit sharing, the author will spend more time and energy."
"But now, they only need to create a few words, or even not generate any income. I doubt that Knicks Entertainment is not an online writing company, but a charity."
Netizens: “?”
[In other words, the Knicks author donates money → donates to the Knicks author → the money is actually still in the Knicks' pocket? 】
[I would like to take the conspiracy theory a step further and say that the Knicks found a group of "authors" and the donations were ostensibly given to these "authors", but in fact there were no such people at all. 】
What is the purpose of doing this? The Knicks might as well provide subsidies privately, since the money hasn't decreased anyway. 】
[…You are so naive, think about it, how many times has Qiao Da’s donation been on the hot search? The readers' tips alone can make back all the investment, not to mention that Jorda can also gain a good reputation, appear on shows, and expand his influence. If other methods are chosen to achieve these goals, the money and resources invested will be beyond imagination, but now, the Knicks only need to pay a pitiful amount of money. 】
[In addition, by participating in the support project, the Knicks can also be exempted from part of the tax, and the authors who donated are not only the Knicks' authors, but also authors from other websites have donated more or less. From this perspective, the Knicks not only earned back the part they paid, but also made money from other authors. 】
[Oh shit!] ? ? Isn’t this much more scandalous than what happened to Joda? 】
Starnet netizens originally did not pay attention to which authors were supported, but as soon as this "in-depth revelation" post was released, netizens rushed to the online literature section to search for the authors' names.
As mentioned in the revelation, these supported "potential new stars" now do have the Knicks Entertainment label, and the number of words on the author interface is negligible, but considering the amount of support they received, to some extent, their income per thousand words is quite high, almost catching up with the level of a small number of gold list authors.
Knicks Entertainment did enjoy tax-free benefits through this donation.
[Qiao Da's homepage still has trailers for "Love Is Forever", "Chaotic Stars" and "Planet Jumping". Without his "kind" "donation", would the program team have invited him? 】
Knicks Entertainment realized that the situation was not right and issued a statement early on, claiming that all the "in-depth revelations" were false and were a deliberate attack on the Knicks by competitors.
However, netizens did not care about the content of the statement at all. When it was still unclear how the funds were circulated, Knicks Entertainment had already been sentenced to death.
[Even if the funds did not return to Knicks Entertainment in the end, did the authors who were supported get any results? 】
Just at this time, several new authors chose to speak out and admitted that they had applied for this support project.
[To be honest, I felt very strange at the time, and my application was rejected very quickly. However, I thought that my essay was not well written at that time. Later, I successfully signed the contract, and my financial situation improved a lot, so I didn't pay attention to this matter anymore. 】
These new authors are still publishing articles in the online literature section. Although they have not reached the level of gold list authors, they are already the backbone of the online literature circle.
In any case, the articles of these authors are still being serialized, and the homepage of Star Network still has traces of daily life, while the supported authors not only cannot see their articles, but also have not left any trace of their lives on the homepage of Star Network.
Not all authors need to share their daily lives, but it is also abnormal that no one leaves any trace.
Next up are the voices of non-Knicks Entertainment writers who participated in the donation...
#Nikkis Entertainment Donation Fraud#
#The disappeared authors#
#No cost, huge profit#
In just one day, Knicks Entertainment went from being the largest company in the online literature sector to being condemned by everyone.
The number of Jorda fans was visibly decreasing, and the rate of decrease was faster than the day before. Some people defended Jorda, claiming that Jorda was not aware of what the Knicks had done, but -
[How could the people who benefit the most from the bonuses be unaware of this? Who are you trying to fool? 】
The more the fans defend themselves, the more feeble their explanations seem.
No one had expected that not long ago, they were still proud of Jhoda's appearance on several well-known programs in the galaxy, but now, with the public outraged, as long as they spoke up for Jhoda, they would inevitably be met with a storm.
Before this, they had always been the ones to oppress other authors. How could they have ever encountered such a situation?
What's worse is that after the Knicks Entertainment scandal was exposed, the two shows "Chaotic Stars" and "Planet Jumping" announced almost at the same time that Joda, as a guest on the show, would not appear.
…
On this day, netizens on Star Network failed to find "The Amnesia Marshal's Love" in the top ten of the gold list, and "Amnesia" dropped directly to the 11th place on the gold list.
Other authors of Knicks Entertainment were also affected, so that there was not a single article signed by Knicks Entertainment in the top five of the entire gold list.
"I told you a long time ago to control your fans, why didn't you listen?"
James, the president of Knicks Entertainment, was furious. Normally he would never be so rude to Joda, but this time he spoke without thinking.
Because of this incident, not only did the authors' overall subscriptions decline, but even several contracts that the Knicks had previously negotiated fell through.
It is not easy to cultivate top-level authors. For Knicks Entertainment, Joda is equivalent to a brand. Only when Joda becomes popular will authors flock to Knicks and create greater profits for Knicks.
Now that Joda's reputation has collapsed, Knicks Entertainment has naturally been greatly affected.
In the face of Jamil's accusations, Jodha said nothing.
It is true that he is the one enjoying the dividends, but the fake support was initiated by the company and had nothing to do with him.
"This is the only way now. Finish "Amnesia" first. Don't put it off any longer. Wait until the storm is over before we talk about it."
Joda hummed in response.
…
Before the authors and readers of the online literature section had digested the fact that "Amnesia" had fallen out of the top ten on the gold list, they saw Qiao Da neatly update five chapters in a row and complete "Amnesia".
But the completion did not save "Amnesia" from its decline. On the day of completion, "Amnesia" dropped from 11th on the gold list to 15th, and it was not even on the reward list. In the past, as long as Qiao Da finished an article, the rewards from fans would surely flood the reward list, so much so that later, many authors on Star Network tacitly chose not to finish their works on the same day as Qiao Da.
[It feels like a bleak ending.] 】
[It’s okay, Xiao Qiao, I believe you are innocent. Thank you for arranging such a good ending for "Amnesia". 】
[I still want to continue reading "Amnesia" ahhhh, "Amnesia" should have been so brilliant, and Xiao Qiao should have finished this article surrounded by everyone, it shouldn't be like this now! ! It’s all the teriyaki chicken drumstick’s fault! 】
So that day, Lin Shu saw a magical creature in his comment section blaming him for causing Qiao Da to finish "Amnesia" in a sloppy manner.
Lin Shu: “…”
The logic was so perfect that his brain went blank for a moment and he didn't know how to respond.
After a long time, Lin Shu felt that his brain had become a little clearer after being hit, so he replied: "The difference between the first place on the gold list and the 15th place on the gold list is a bit far, so it shouldn't hurt, right?"
【! ! ! ! You are worthy of it! 】
[Hahahahahahaha it has to be you!] 】
[Fans of the top 15 on the gold list, please stop trying to trick me into believing that I am kind and generous/rich/number one on both the reward list and subscription list/the real top 15 on the gold list, can you give me a teriyaki chicken drumstick? If you want to get some heat from the teriyaki chicken drumsticks, just say so. 】
…
After replying to the comments, Lin Shu took a rest for a while. Dora was not at home. When he woke up, he didn’t see the little orange cat. He suspected that it had gone to play with the robot dog upstairs.
But it was almost noon and Dora hadn't come back yet.
Dora has been like this these past few days, very clingy but then suddenly disappearing.
That day, when Lin Shu went out to look for it, he saw it squatting at the door with Uncle Yang's cat Duoduo. This posture did make it look pitiful, but given that Dora's body size is now considered majestic among cats, at first glance, it would only make people think that it is fat and pitiful.
Lin Shu decided to go to Uncle Yang's house to ask.
"Dora? I didn't see it coming over." Uncle Yang frowned. "I went out for a walk this morning and saw it on the side of the road. I guess it ran off to play somewhere."
Just as Lin Shu was about to leave, Uncle Yang stopped him: "Xiao Lin, I have something I want to ask you for help with."
"I heard that you are also writing online articles. Do you know an author called Teriyaki Chicken Legs?"
Lin Shu was stunned.
Before Lin Shu responded, Uncle Yang said, "I guess you don't know him. I saw on Star Online that many of my comrades got help from him this time. I want to ask you to help me. How do those readers usually buy novels and how do they give rewards?"
"Just let Xiaolin teach you the operation procedures."
"Right, right, right." Uncle Yang smiled. "They are helping us out of good intentions, we can't let them suffer too much."
"I heard that you earn money for each chapter you write, and authors with more readers can earn more. But in fact, you can't earn much money from one chapter. He donated so much, how long will it take him to write a novel to make back his investment?"
Seeing Lin Shu standing still, Uncle Yang patted him and said, "Hurry up and teach me."
“Writing novels isn’t that… unprofitable.” Lin Shu whispered.
However, he still helped Uncle Yang find the online article section and told him how to buy articles and give rewards. Uncle Yang pondered for a while: "This is like giving rewards to Teriyaki Chicken Legs. You won't give it to others, right?"
Lin Shu pursed his lips: "No."
He noticed that the reward Uncle Yang gave him... was probably enough for him and Aunt Yang's living expenses for half a month.
After hearing what Lin Shu said, Uncle Yang smiled with satisfaction.
Lin Shu felt depressed and heavy, yet he felt like crying.
He seldom paid attention to the reward list, but he also noticed the ever-increasing number of rewards in his background. However, Lin Shu did not think that among his rewards, there might be readers like Uncle Yang who fumbled to open the article interface and then carefully took out the money they had saved.
I don't lack this little reward, but for Uncle Yang and Aunt Yang, half a month's living expenses are very important.
But Lin Shu said nothing. This was a token of his affection, and he understood.
Lin Shu walked slowly towards the door of his home. Before entering, he felt something was wrong. He lowered his head and saw a cat felt lying at his feet. It was orange with clear stripes and had a pair of amber eyes, but the touch was completely different from Dora's.
Normally, such cat-like items are not allowed in his house, as Dora would get jealous.
Lin Shu picked up the felt, thinking of hiding it in the cupboard later to prevent Dora from finding it.
But when I got home, Dora hadn't come back yet.
Lin Shu felt even more strange.
The communication happened to light up at this time. It was Cheese Bean calling. Lin Shu thought Cheese Bean wanted to discuss the changes in the gold list rankings with him, but the other party apologized loudly to him as soon as he opened his mouth: "Sorry, Mr. Chicken Legs, we just realized that the cat-shaped robot sent to you seems to have been sent to the wrong person."
Lin Shu's brain buzzed: "What about the robot that was sent to the wrong place? Will it be transformed into felt?"
"W-what?"
"My cat seems to have turned into felt."
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