Collapse: Join Anti-Entropy at the Beginning and Dominate the Entertainment Industry

Bai Qianqu felt uncomfortable looking at the small red dot +1 on [Contact]. He disliked these red dots the most and would click them off as soon as they appeared.

He clicked on it and found that it was an unfamiliar avatar, and the other party's ID was [Night Owl].

"Night Owl? Is it him?" Bai Qianqu was puzzled. His editor was Raven, so why did he want to add him?

After thinking about it, Bai Qianqu accepted the friend request.

The other party immediately sent a message.

[Night Owl: Hello, Teacher Qianjian! I am the editor-in-chief of the short story section of the World Snake Library. My name is Night Owl! ]

Hearing the other party talking about short stories, Bai Qianqu also remembered that he had published one before and won the first prize in the short story award.

[Qianjian: Hello, what can I do for you? ]

He guessed that Night Owl was looking for him because of the short story. Sure enough, the other party sent a long message.

【Ye Xiao: That's right. I know you are focusing on the field of novels now, but I read your previous works in the short story competition and I think they are very good, so I want to ask if you will continue to write short stories? If you still want to write, you can consider publishing them here. We also have a special short story magazine called "Spark" under the World Snake Library. It has a very stable readership and a considerable number of readers. There are no restrictions on the subject matter of short stories, and you can express yourself freely. Of course, the most important thing is that if you are willing to come to us, I can promise you a good royalty treatment. What do you think? 】

When Bai Qianqu heard that he could sign a high profit-sharing agreement, he immediately became interested.

The last time he published a short story, he didn't get any royalty, that is, he got a bonus from an event. In comparison, he didn't make much money.

Although he didn't expect to make much money from a short story written in a few minutes, he certainly wouldn't refuse if Ye Xiao wanted to send money to his door.

Seeing that Bai Qianqu didn't reply directly, Ye Xiao quickly added:

【Ye Xiao: The highest royalty I can give is 10,000 per thousand words! Of course, if you can write a work as good as "Wolf", the royalties can be even higher! 】

Short stories are different from novels. They are published in magazines, so they cannot get a share of the profits. Generally speaking, most short stories are charged according to the number of words.

The offer given by Ye Xiao is actually quite conscientious. Although Qian Jian won the first place in the short story award last time, he is still a new author in the short story circle after all. It is impossible for him to enjoy too high a treatment right from the start. Ten thousand words may not sound like much, but it has surpassed most authors.

Of course, Ye Xiao can't guarantee that the other party can write a work like "Wolf" again. After all, many authors are at the peak when they debut, and it is difficult for their subsequent works to surpass their famous works.

However, Bai Qianqu is obviously not very satisfied. He has made a lot of money now. Songs, novels, and even comics can bring him a lot of income, especially songs. The dividends for a song are hundreds of millions, so his horizons have been raised a lot now.

This five hundred per thousand words is a high price for other authors, but it is dispensable for him.

But no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still a piece of meat!

So Bai Qianqu decided to ask for a lot.

[Qianjian: Too little. ]

Yexiao also guessed that things would not go so smoothly, so he asked back:

[Yexiao: Then what is your psychological price? ]

[Qianjian: At least 20,000 per thousand words. ]

Yexiao, who was drinking tea, almost spit out a mouthful of water when he saw Qianjian's reply. He quickly typed:

[Yexiao: Teacher Qianjian, this is too high! It's impossible! Maybe you don't know what the current situation of short stories is. Let me tell you this, there are less than 200 people with short stories of more than 10,000 words! You... I admit that your last book "Wolf" is really good, but can you guarantee that you can write works of this level in the future? Unless you can come up with more excellent works, this offer is impossible no matter where you go. ]

Bai Qianqu did not refute Ye Xiao's words. What the other party said was not wrong. If you don't have enough strength to prove that you are worth the price, then there is really no reason to bargain.

However, Bai Qianqu was not worried. He didn't have much else, but he had as many works as he wanted.

[Qian Jian: Well, how about this, I will send you a short story later, you can take a look first, and then we can talk about the royalties. ]

Ye Xiao had no choice but to agree.

However, he did not have much hope for the works that Qian Jian would send. Short stories of the level of "Wolf" are not cabbages in the vegetable market. It takes an average author a lifetime to make a short story.Being able to write one is enough to be proud of.

It is estimated that Qian Jian has only written a work that is slightly inferior to "Wolf", so he is so confident.

Ye Xiao also decided that as long as Qian Jian can come up with a similar work, he can also slightly increase the manuscript fee, but at most he can increase it by one thousand. Twenty thousand for one thousand words is too outrageous. Moreover, the manuscript fee at that level is not something he can decide as an editor-in-chief. He must discuss it with Huishe.

After the two exchanged email addresses, Bai Qianqu also began to think about which work he should take out to make Ye Xiao agree to his request.

The last time was a story in "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio". This time he should come up with a better work, so that the other party can know his strength to the greatest extent.

"System, open the short story customization interface!"

Soon the system interface unfolded in front of him, and the panel was full of various short stories, which made people dazzled.

Bai Qianqu's purpose was very clear, which was to find a work that was more famous than "Wolf".

Soon he locked on a target.

"System, customize the short story "The Gift of the Magi"!"

[Customizing "The Gift of the Magi"! Customization successful! Consumption 20,000! ]

[The content of the novel has been polished for the host to make it more suitable for the background of this world! ]

Feeling the extra content in his mind, Bai Qianqu's eyes lit up.

As the system said, the background of the novel has been slightly modified, but it does not affect the reading of the story. It seems that this customization is still quite useful.

He felt the familiar story content in his mind and felt a little emotional.

"The Gift of the Magi" is a household name in the original world, and almost everyone knows it.

As a short story written from a third-person God's perspective, the content contained in it is impressive, especially the unique "O. Henry" ending, which has benefited countless people.