[Review] Lets talk about the ins and outs of the reading incident in the past month
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.
By taking advantage of the benefits of capital, we have also endured many of its harms. We hope to limit some of its harms in the long-term game. This situation is completely different from the methodology adopted during the revolutionary period.
What do you do?
Have you ever been exploited?
In fact, everyone is more or less enduring it.
But today our country has been a country for seventy years, and capital has only been developed for thirty years. We have not reached the point where it is difficult to recover and cannot compromise on either side. We are subject to a certain amount of exploitation, and we are also living our own lives.
The days are even prosperous. Well, today an issue in your company has been singled out, and you will also participate in the resistance. At this time, I will help you with revolutionary quotations, telling you that your company will never compromise, and I will burn a fire for you.
What do you think about lighting a fire? You dare not light a fire, but I say you are a slave. What do you think?
Even during the revolutionary period, people lowered their psychological expectations to zero only after several failed negotiations with capital or the government.
People who resist for five or ten days, directly reduce their psychological expectations to zero, have no personal interests involved, and do not take it too seriously to watch the excitement, are the so-called "lumpenproletarians" in history.
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The symposium in Beijing was completed on May 6. There were actually problems with the symposium. Both Elbow and Toad yelled at me.
In the following May, there were two problems with Qidian's technology and operations. Because of the tense situation, everyone's nerves were very tense. Therefore, during the whole process, many authors went to the editor to yell at them. I even
The editor said in front of me that the update was not discontinued in 55 and could be discontinued in June. I even deliberately incited the author's emotions and talked nonsense with me. I said that if the starting point is not done well this time, the author will go crazy and collapse.
In this situation, the more tense the better, lest Cheng Wu take it seriously.
In the middle, those who actually contribute the most are the old editors of Yuewen, Hushua, 314, Anyi, Snowy Night, Dingdong... They are caught in the middle. On the one hand, they have to come out to calm the situation when the author is yelling. On the other hand, the appeal needs to be sent to Cheng Wu.
Toad is also a person caught in the middle. Of course he doesn't care about this. In early May, he called himself and joked that he was the "Holy Toad of the South China Sea." He likes them, but in fact, he hates fools, so when he saw those degenerate guys later, he yelled at them.
Today, 63, the new contract came out, and some very bad traps have been removed. Of course, there are still people who are dissatisfied. For example, if I don’t give you the copyright, what should you do if you don’t give me recommendations? In the meantime, we need to look forward to it. It is a friend business. If there is a strong enough friend business, a better contract can be given. Of course, the starting point must keep up. In the entire online literary circle, Zongheng's contract is good, but due to some early operations, Their reader pool is not deep enough, which is another weakness. You see, I am even willing to advertise here. Competition is good for all authors.
Although the contracts at Qidian have been tightened today, in the days to come, in terms of the general trend, they will of course slowly tighten again. This kind of game will always exist. Not only in the Internet literary circle, but even in our lives Here, readers’ careers will also be discussed throughout. If you want to resist one day in the future, how should you play it?
As I have said time and time again, on one side are China Literature, on the other side are friends and businessmen, on the other side are the authors, and on the other side are the enthusiasts who are being incited. In this complicated game, how can it be possible for the author to win? What benefits can we get? This question will run through our lives.
One thing is certain.
No extreme attitude can be correct from beginning to end.
From April 27th to 55th, the people who rose up to appeal and oppose were right. There may be the promotion of friendly businessmen behind this. Without such a game, everything that happened later would have been impossible. But by 55th, many people became Enthusiastic people who were incited by thoughtful people gradually developed and linked their initial stance to face. Later, it simply became a fight for face. They would be filled with indignation because a certain author did not stand on their side. After being filled with righteous indignation, they want to destroy everyone's interests. This is the atmosphere on the Longkong Forum these days. In fact, this is also the inevitable evolution of all so-called "decentralization" movements. In the end, only the most extreme people will remain at the center of this movement.
If you don’t understand this, we can discuss it in terms of purpose. At first, everyone was talking about recovering the author’s interests. In just one month, the impassioned people no longer care about the author’s interests at all, and their public opinion tendency has become At worst, they all die together, and they even wish that Yue Wen and the author would die. This is because what happens later is linked to their face.
Have what they did changed? No, they have been "resistance" in the same way from beginning to end.
This is the problem with the ass theory.
They really hope that they are always righteous, but if you do not have the ability to distinguish the various stages of things, then all the resistance you do, the best result can only be "everyone dies together." You want such people for your
Are you fighting for your own interests?
This is the whole process of the Yuewen incident that I have seen. During the whole process, you will say that my position is wavering. I do not trust capitalists, and I also do not trust the blind masses. Sometimes I oppose Yuewen, and sometimes I
In order to cool down the issue of reading articles, I know that the editor’s position is basically consistent with the author’s position, but I also instigated the author and editor to put pressure on the author group... If there is a reason for all this behavior, I hope that in this complicated game
In the end, the possibility of the author gaining benefits will be slightly greater. I am not a key figure in this matter, but I can only use so much strength.
Thanks to all the friends who fought rationally for the interests of the author before and after 1955, thanks to the old editors who were originally at the starting point, thanks to the toad, the elbow, the squid... I also have to thank Cheng Wu, who finally gave in and allowed everyone to
There is such a step down.
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ps: Capital is not a good person. Although Toad Elbow put forward many specific requirements in the 56 talks, some problems actually occurred, which made this talk mostly just a formality. Since there is a good result now, there are no more specifics.
Of course there are some problems.
ps2: Throughout the month of May, in order to cope with the impact after the holiday, Qidian had two technical and operational problems, which made me feel like I was in a hurry to seek medical treatment. This reminded me of the several times I had dinner with Bao Jianfeng and Yi Zhe.
When they are traveling or socializing, they will take their mobile phones and read Qidian’s online articles in the spare time of anything. Even after having a net worth of billions, they still do this. These are the first five Qidian people.
The biggest advantage of the Internet literary circle.
ps3: I hope everyone can get some useful insights from it. I wrote a book, which contains "The Ruler of the Literary Man and the Sword of the Warrior". The ruler has always made people confused, and the knife makes people feel refreshed, but in our lives, only
In the most extreme case, we need to use the knife, and in 99% of the categories, we need to use a ruler. This ruler is very related to dialectical materialism.
That’s all.
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