roccoschili Chapter 265 The Raptor Crosses the River
Chapter 265 The Raptor Crosses the River
In the president's office with the air conditioner blowing gently, Dongchuan Che, wearing a white shirt and suit pants, kept typing on the keyboard behind the boss's desk, and lines of words were reflected on his round-frame glasses that gave him a sense of gentlemanliness.
“I feel that Japanese light novels are actually quite similar to older online novels in terms of subject matter.”
Dongchuan Che kept typing on the keyboard, copying the first volume of Sword Art Online into the system while his mind was still lost in thought.
To be honest, he likes watching anime and TV series, and occasionally read online novels in his previous life, but he has rarely come into contact with light novels. And when he wrote this time, he felt a familiar feeling welling up in his heart.
The previous life of Sword Art Online was a work in 09. The theme and main story are that the protagonist is a closed beta tester of the game. He enters the game after the public beta, and then finds himself trapped in the game. Then he looks for a way to leave the game and find the heroine.
This theme is actually very old. But what’s interesting is that recently Japanese light novels seem to be following some retro trend, and various isekai game stories and adapted animations have begun to emerge again.
This is also one of the reasons why he chose to copy "Sword Art Online".
"Sword Art Online" is a monument in the history of Japanese light novels. In the ranking of the sales of Japanese light novels, only "A Certain Magical Index" can suppress this monster. However.
Novels are actually similar to games. Not only must the content be of good quality, but it must also meet the current market demand. After all, market demand is like a multiplier that fluctuates up and down at [coefficient 1]. Writing about topics that meet the current market user needs will naturally make it easier to reach higher. And more importantly, "Sword Art Online" is a long novel, which helps to stabilize website traffic in the long run.
but
"I can only spare an hour or so every day. Even if I copy verbatim, I can only write 10,000 or 20,000 words a day at most, and 30,000 words at best. And once the FGO project is launched, my schedule will be even tighter. It seems that I will either delay the update or find a ghostwriter. I feel like I will be scolded by readers."
"Forget it, never mind. At most, I can give out more benefits after Sword Art Online is adapted into a game."
It's shameful to escape, but it's useful.
After convincing himself, Dong Chuan Che quickly began to bury his head in writing. Although he was in a leisurely state of writing with air conditioning and coffee, a heated discussion had already been set off within the Holy Light Society.
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"No way, the chairman is actually going to write a novel himself?! This is too exaggerated."
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the company stipulates a half-hour tea time.
In the tea room, a cute female employee with a bow on her chest was drinking coffee while looking at her mobile phone screen in shock.
In the morning, the news that Dongchuan Che was going to write the novel himself had spread throughout the company, but at that time most employees, including her, thought someone was joking.
It's not that they doubt Dongchuan Che's ability, but mainly because they, the employees, also know how busy Dongchuan Che is at work every day. Not only is the R&D department completely managed by him, but the leaders of other departments such as art and music are also directly responsible to him.
This is flat management, communication is smooth and efficiency is extremely high, but the price is a terrifying workload. Under such circumstances, Dongchuan Che even announced that he would write a novel himself. The cute female employee wearing a bow tie was a little bit unbelievable, but now she had no choice but to believe it.
[Toru Fuyukawa bravely ventures into light novels! His debut work "Sword Art Online" is released! 】
Looking at the exaggerated slogan of the APP on the mobile phone screen, the female employee with the bow tie shook her head with emotion.
Next to her, a young woman in a dress smiled and said, "That's nothing. Didn't the chairman go to Huaxia to participate in a variety show some time ago? I feel like he's the type of person who looks cold at ordinary times, but is actually very active inside and wants to try everything."
"That's true, but can he turn around in time?"
The female employee with the bow tie was still a little worried, and the young woman in the dress smiled and shook her head, "This is not something we should worry about. However, if it is the chairman, it should be no problem. You just joined the company this year, unlike us old folks who have only seen the madness of the chairman in the early stage.
I remember the early stages of developing Sekiro, because we had never developed that kind of game before, so there were a lot of problems. The chairman of the board went to work at 8 am every day and got off work at 3 pm, without taking a break, running around various departments. He held on like this for more than two months, until the development of Sekiro was on track, and then he went to get off work and got off work normally. "
"Scared?! So exaggerated?"
"Yeah, I was so immersed in my work at the time that I didn't think it was amazing, but now I think the chairman's work intensity during that period was so exaggerated that it was not like a human being. However, it seems that it would be difficult for the chairman alone to support the novel website."
The young woman in the long skirt sighed slightly.
She is one of the plot planners of "Elden Ring". She often helps Fuyukawa Tetsu and knows very well how strong Fuyukawa Tetsu's scriptwriting ability is. But the problem is that different trades are like different mountains.
Although game plots and novel plots are both plots, it is actually not too difficult for top creators to come up with a wonderful plot.
The real difficulty lies in how to present the plot in your mind with exquisite techniques and structure, but the game's narrative rhythm, exciting feedback, and expression techniques are completely different from novels.
In her opinion, even if Dongchuan Che can write a great plot, he will definitely need a certain period of time to adapt to the expression method and other aspects. The lack of these aspects will definitely reduce the tension of the plot. What Dongchuan Che has to do now is to support the traffic of the entire novel section of Shengguang Society. In this case, his works must be top-notch.
The difficulty is a bit too great, and the young woman in the long skirt is a little worried.
Not only her, but the employees in the tea room were also more worried than excited, and they were all chatting nervously. The most nervous ones were naturally the editors in the light novel section in the corner.
"Hey, have you heard? The chairman is going to make some adjustments to our editorial department this time. He said that all editors will get a 3% commission on all the contracts signed by them!"
A chubby editor said excitedly. Editors must have performance bonuses, but this was the first time he had encountered such a thing as directly linking the editor's performance bonus to the performance of the novel!
3 points is 3%.
Don’t underestimate 3%.
In the past, although old websites like Kawako Bookstore also had performance rewards, this performance was not directly [3% of the sales of novels], but rather [if the books under the editor achieve a certain sales volume, a certain amount of bonus will be given].
It seems that both are linked to the performance of the book, but the former can obviously get much more share, and one editor can sign a lot of books!
This is an extremely exaggerated welfare benefit.
The chubby editor was very excited, while the thin man next to him nodded, and then said helplessly: "It is indeed a very high welfare package, but high welfare means high intensity of competition. Hey, now I don’t know whether I should cheer for the chairman or not."
The thin guy had a very conflicted expression.
The light novel section of Shengguangshe has actually been launched for half a year, and the previous benefits were already very good, but this section has not improved.
Therefore, this time, Dongchuan Che not only greatly improved the welfare benefits, but the editorial department of the light novel section also became the only department in Shengguang Society to implement the [pseudo last-in-first-out system].
Reviewed every three months.
Editors who fail to reach 30% of the third-place performance in two consecutive reviews will be eliminated. This rule will continue until Shengguangshe's novel section accounts for % of the light novel market.
To be honest, because the editing industry is inherently full of randomness, luck is indeed required to come across a good book, so the elimination mechanism designed by Dongchuan Che is already very merciful, but it will obviously still bring huge psychological pressure to employees.
The skinny editor now hopes that Toru Dongchuan's works will become popular and attract more authors so that he can get more commission, but he is also worried that he will be squeezed out.
The thin man was drinking coffee and talking in a rambling manner. While other departments were worried about whether Dongchuan Che's work would become popular and the editorial department was worried about their own future, a sound of high heels came from the corridor.
Human hearing is amazing.
Some people can ask Ma Dongmei three times, while others can tell whether it is their father, mother or leader from the footsteps outside the door.
Needless to say, the moment the footsteps sounded, the entire tea room immediately became much quieter. Under the cautious gaze of several employees, an elegant and beautiful woman walked through the door of the tea room with two little girls.
The beautiful woman was still as elegant and calm as usual, talking to the little girl with a peaceful face. It was a normal scene, except that.
"Minister Ohara isn't wearing a uniform today?"
Japanese companies generally require formal attire at work, but Shengguangshe has no dress code. Unless it is an important day, you can wear whatever you want. As long as it does not affect your work, it is okay to wear a puppet costume to the company.
However, in the past, Chika Oohara didn't care about her appearance and she changed into the same OL uniforms every day when she went to work, but today was different.
Looking at the sexy back of Chika Ohara as she walked away, the thin editor had a look of curiosity in his eyes. Not only him, but other employees in the tea room were also a little curious.
Today, Chika Ohara no longer wore the somewhat old-fashioned OL uniform and knee-length skirt, but instead wore a long summer skirt that showed off her figure and temperament.
Not only has her clothing become more fashionable and sexy, her makeup has also become more refined, and even her long hair, which has always been simply tied up, has been curled into sexy big waves, giving people a sense of elegance and nobility, yet a slightly lazy and psychedelic feeling.
Many male employees were stunned and started gossiping in low voices about why Chika Oohara suddenly changed her image.
Chika Ohara also heard some of the chattering voices behind her.
In the past, she didn't care much about employees' discussions, especially employees' gossip about her appearance. But this time, when she heard "This dress is so suitable for Minister Ohara, it's simply so charming," her eyes were still calm, but the corners of her mouth were quietly raised.
"Sister Qianhua has become like this because of Brother Dongchuan, right?"
Capturing the slight change in Chika Ohara's expression, Nanako Ohara, who was carrying a small schoolbag, had a thoughtful look in her eyes.
She was a thoughtful little girl. Although she didn't know why Chika Ohara had changed, it was obvious that all these changes had happened after the party last night.
She was a little curious, but after all, she was just a little girl in her teens who loved writing. Compared to her sister's emotional changes, which she didn't understand at all, she was more curious about what the employees had just discussed.
"Sister Qianhua, is Brother Dongchuan really going to write a novel?!"
Ohara Nanako asked excitedly. Not only her, but Sayuri Sato who was eating ice cream beside her also pricked up her ears despite her expression of "I don't care what happens to that weird uncle who took my sister away".
The reactions of the two little ones were very interesting. Ohara Chika smiled and said, "Yes, they said that the books will be distributed at 5 o'clock this afternoon."
"Ah~ Five o'clock? Doesn't that only leave half an hour?!"
After taking a look at the cartoon watch, Ohara Nanako exclaimed excitedly, then hugged Ohara Chika's arm, her big eyes sparkling with anticipation, "Then Chika, can Nanako do her homework at home tonight? Nanako wants to see Brother Fuyukawa's work first!"