Regarding what has happened recently, and my views on the so-called break of 55, I promised to do a review before, and they are all here.******************

——Remember this “movement” happening around us

2020 is truly a magical year.

In the context of the trade war, from the spread of COVID-19 domestically, to its spread abroad, to the current chaos in the United States, both domestic and world situations seem to be changing drastically on a weekly basis.

Faced with such a thing, I once told my family that fortunately I chose the online literature industry. We immersed ourselves in writing books at home, which was almost like isolation. But when the epidemic came and the situation outside changed, we were the only ones who seemed to still have the upper hand.

Cheap. Who knows who God will spare? On April 27, China Literature Group changed its administration, and a sudden contract crisis was over.

Throughout May, this storm actually had an impact on every writer who read the article, and many readers were filled with indignation and participated. Throughout this whole process, there were things I agreed with and things I didn’t agree with.

Things, I promised that I would do a review after things have achieved phased results. Today, June 3rd, the new contract for Qidian came out, and this review can start to be written.

Of course, it should be noted in advance that this entire article is still interpreted from my personal perspective. I only sincerely talk about the things I have come into contact with, my thoughts and ideas, and what I have learned.

As a reference for readers, you can draw your own specific conclusions.

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Let’s start from the beginning. On April 27, Qidian changed dynasties and Cheng Wu came to power. Public opinion broke out about Qidian’s possible implementation of free services. This matter related to the rights and interests of all authors, and various worries rapidly expanded among the author group. What followed was

The news that Qidian changed the contract to pave the way for free has made people panic.

At that time, what we were most concerned about was whether the free measures would be violently implemented, so I kept asking in the group whether the modification of the contract was Cheng Wu’s first move. In my Weibo post on May 2

As I said, if it is his first action, we basically don't need to speak, and next we can only vote with our feet.

However, after asking for several days in a row, they all said that although Cheng Wu was a member of Yuewen in the past, he actually did not do anything, and the personnel changes in Yuewen this time were very sudden. Later, I also heard that the person who actually accepted Yuewen was

For a moment, Cheng Wu was still in isolation in Beijing. He was having a serious talk on May 6th as to why he was in Beijing because he had not actually set foot in Shanghai Yuewen after becoming the boss. So, as for whether he would implement the contract roughly?

, maybe there will be some turning point.

During this process, outside public opinion expanded rapidly, and the focus changed from free things to contract issues. That contract was very bad, and everyone would get angry after seeing it. Of course, we were not exposed to it at the beginning.

Regarding contracts, the author is most concerned about the issue of free services. After understanding that it is unlikely to implement free services roughly, I breathed a sigh of relief.

But the details of the contract were entangled with the wave of grievances about free, and the commotion got bigger and bigger, and we began to learn some details of the contract. We have a group with about thirty platinum members, and on May 2nd we

Just chatting: "Are there really such harsh conditions?" I said: "If it is such a detailed condition, we have to express our opposition." The others also agreed, Yaoye came out and said: "You write one

"I used Hunan Net to publish the article." I said that I couldn't write official documents and could only write my own attitude. At that time, Squid came out and reminded: "Don't be busy writing it now. Let's find the real contract first and read it before talking."

Then I found the contract.

(Many people deliberately stir up conflicts, saying that the contracts signed by the platinum masters are different from ordinary people, but in fact, the two platinum players in the group had already signed new contracts, and they regretted it just like the grandson.)

We read the contract and singled out the biggest problems, and then I wrote the Weibo post on May 2.

Personally, I am a bit of a thief. On the one hand, I wanted to oppose this contract. On the other hand, the situation within Yuewen was also very tense at that time. After learning that the contract was not Cheng Wu’s intention, I hope that

Let them have a step up. I hope that Yuewen can use the opportunity to let Cheng Wu, the new boss, be the "Bao Qingtian" and change the contract. Then everyone will be happy. Moreover, I think this form of statement can be more effective.

Let Platinum and the experts who are still reading the contract come out and express their position: We are opposed to the contract and want to make changes.

Of course, in the middle, Cuttlefish was more candid. At that time, he directly pointed out the problems in the contract and scolded them. Apart from him, among Qidian Platinum, it is difficult for anyone to be so candid while still under contract.

insulted.

This was what we thought about at the time. Later, editors from Qidian came over and said that they had been anxious for several days and did not know how to respond to public opinion. Then Toad contacted Cheng Wu and posted our Weibo account as well.

Turning around, he had actually put forward a lot of opinions to Cheng Wu secretly. Many people did not know these things. He later ridiculed himself as the "Holy Clam of the South China Sea", which originated from this.

On the night of May 2nd, Yuewen made a decision and went down this slope. On the one hand, it promised to negotiate and modify it. On the other hand, it clarified that the contract was not its own fault. We were somewhat relieved. But next, about 55

Public opinion about the break has grown rapidly, and resistance to serious talks has become increasingly fierce.

On May 3rd, Hu Shuo found me and invited me to a symposium in Beijing. I refused immediately. The reason is that my ability to express myself on the spot is actually very weak. I can write an article of tens of thousands of words after sorting out the logic.

, but if I were asked to express it on the spot, I would usually sweat profusely because my brain was moving too much. On May 4th, after the rejection, the public opinion at the scolding symposium outside was already in disarray. They were talking about scabs and wanting to nail people.

On the pillar of shame, I went to find nonsense again, saying that I went to Shanghai like a squid. With his positive expression, I made up for it. Of course, the symposium in Shanghai has not been held yet, and there are some things in between. Let’s go to the end of the article.

Say it again.

Our differences with many people are all on May 5th. Many people don’t understand why we boycott the so-called May 5th holiday. We first talk about some minor considerations. Many people think this is a just and spontaneous "mass protest".

Movement", but in fact, the speed of public opinion expansion this time is unusual. A senior editor in the circle said that the speed of public opinion expansion this time is the fastest I have ever seen since the Baidu Wei Zexi incident. Trader

The people at 56 are great. They only promised to talk about 56 on May 2, and the public opinion and details of the 55 update were quickly improved. Here, I basically prefer that friends and businessmen have already entered the market. Even if they are not there at the beginning, in May

They should also be in place here.

Of course, let’s put aside the question of whether there are friends or suppliers first. As I said, this is a detail consideration. Let’s put these aside and talk about the nature of the 55 update break.

As we all know, the country has attached great importance to online writing in recent years. Although the theoretical development has been relatively slow, resulting in the country not knowing how to use its power correctly, in the literary circle, the emphasis on online writing is increasing every year. In this way

The situation once confused traditional literature. They thought that they were the ones responsible for literature. Why were the authorities so generous in allocating funds to online literature but not providing much support to literature?

To put it bluntly, the state’s support is based on the influence of online articles. Why invest money in literature that has no influence and cannot reach readers? Let’s put literature aside and treat it as media and communication.

Looking at it, the whole logic becomes clear at a glance.

Internet articles can basically be regarded as a kind of media, because we are reaching a huge readership at any time. Of course, we do not output our opinions at will. We are a service industry, but we also have the potential of media. If one day we really

To express a position, it will really sink in quickly among our readership.

Especially the crude and simple stance of "boycott reading articles".

On 55th day, many platinums, masters, and even authors who usually don’t update came out to update. Some people yelled at scabs and thought they had no future. So, think about it for a moment, if everyone really stopped updating on this day.

, what will happen?

If on this day, all authors come out directly to express their "boycott of China Literature", what do you think the next May 6 will be like? Do you really think this is a demonstration?

No, starting from May 6th, "boycott reading" will become an unstoppable and huge trend in the reader circle. "In order to support the author, I will no longer read the book at the starting point." "Author, please jump to another job. I will go wherever you jump.

where".

Where does the real vitality of Qidian lie? It lies in the huge number of genuine paid readers. The 55-minute break is an attempt to sink the author's anger towards Qidian directly into all readers. Some people say that it has a very positive meaning.

It has a great effect. Yes, its power and effect are far greater than everyone imagines. Even at this scale, Qidian's readership and activity have probably dropped by 20%.

, if all leading authors take the lead in making trouble, this is not a sit-in, this is a nuclear bomb.

This is what I have always said. There was a factory that was very domineering, and the workers got into trouble. The factory decided to talk to the workers, but a group of righteous people rushed in and said: "The capitalists can't believe it." "You must be more determined and destroy more things."

"The story of smashing the factory building. Among those who smashed the factory building, there will also be members of the security department next door.

They have promised to talk on May 2nd, and the time for the talks is May 6th, and the break date is set on May 5th. Just because they directly determined that "capital will not compromise", they rushed in to kill all the authors. These

Who are people? There are very few people who rely on Qidian to make a living. Those who are filled with righteous indignation to this extent are either the authors of external sites, or they are desperate people who can't afford to eat at Qidian, or they are enthusiastic people standing outside.

On May 4th, I said this in several groups with hundreds of authors. I will not stop updating 55. I will definitely update. If you point to the point where it is no longer at the starting point, you will stop. If this wave starts,

If the author is discontinued, then it is not a discontinuation period, just a job-hopping period.

On 55, the administrators in the group originally wanted to respond. I told them this in the leader group with more administrators. I will definitely update, but I will not use this reason to publicly boycott the update break.

, because I also don’t believe in Cheng Wu. Although it is a benefit and a hundred harms to stop the update on 55, since the harms can no longer be prevented, I will not try to eliminate the one benefit in the middle.

On that day, even some of my readers couldn’t understand my update, and some may have stopped reading my books. If I had told them this at the time, many of them would have understood. But then I thought, people in the world

We encountered a tiger at the meeting. Since we encountered such a storm, we would inevitably lose some of our things, so let’s just regard them as battle losses.

After 55, I only said some circumstantial remarks. Although I opposed 55, I never talked about and dismantled the problems in it. The reason was that the pressure on Cheng Wu must be maintained, and some people wanted to make trouble.

If they even want to make a fool of themselves, then let them make trouble. If they keep making trouble, there will always be the possibility of incitement by friends and businessmen. If this possibility remains, Cheng Wu will not take it lightly.

Having said that, if the final change is 515, that is really a good thing, and I will directly come out and support it with both hands.

But it is set at 55, which is the story of a bunch of son-of-a-bitch pushers who instigated a group of enthusiastic people. They destroyed 20% of the factory buildings under the background that the factory had agreed to negotiate. Of course, this batch

Those who destroyed the factory would also say that the reason why Cheng Wu made the concession today was all due to them. It is really difficult to say clearly whose reason was behind this.

55 is the biggest doubt in many people's minds. They don't understand why the author updated it on that day. For onlookers, the impassioned and desperate struggle will make their blood boil, but what about the author of Qidian? What is the background?

There are thousands of authors who rely on it to make a living. They are not all big authors with monthly incomes of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands. Some of them work full time, and some rely on subscriptions to support their families. Although they seem to have no future, these things about Yuewen

Salary is indeed their indispensable monthly living expenses. Yuewen is very domineering today, and Yuewen was also very domineering in the past, but taken together, Yuewen has the best score among all websites.

Although the best score may only be 60 points.

Emotions broke out. The author would hope to get 65 points on the basis of these 60 points. He may have some thoughts in private. If he can't get it, he might as well continue with 60 points. It's better than other websites anyway, right? And the capitalists want

By changing the starting point of 60 points to 55 points, they gained more benefits. The two sides were competing like this. At this time, a group of enthusiastic people came. They also wanted to win 65 points for the author at first, but then they became passionate about the author.

Desperate desires overwhelm rationality. They quoted the revolutionary declarations of the past. Before the game even started, they determined that "capitalists will never compromise." They decentralized and did not set any stop loss points.

.There may have been instigation from friendly businessmen, who quickly reduced their psychological expectations of struggle to zero: If Yuewen does not retreat, everyone will die together!

If we look at all this coldly - analyze it as a pure mass movement, before May 55, all the rebels had the same interests and demands, but by May 55, radicals who were incited by others and mostly had no interests involved

, began to escalate the situation without any psychological burden, which led to the split of the protestors on both sides.

Radicals take the slogans of the past revolutionary period and shout loudly today, and take the life-and-death judgment of the revolutionary period as today's judgment. They believe that the capitalists will never compromise, and they believe that they must use the momentum of lifting the roof to fight for the right to open the windows.

, they define exploiters as "masters" and authors as "slaves"... However, looking back, has it really reached this level today? If it has really reached this level, what we need is a revolution.

One of the essences of the primary stage of socialism is that we and capital will compete and coexist for a long time.

These days, when we ask those people who blindly recite Lu Xun's quotations, "What kind of work do you do? Do you think you are being exploited?" None of them gave a positive answer. Why? Our country is in the process of being exploited.
To be continued...