Top class he is versatile

Chapter 30

Zhou You took a rough look at the novels he bought from Lao Xing.

The writing seems to be looking at the mountains and not happy, and the leisurely farming writing is the same. There must be core conflicts and ups and downs in the plot, otherwise it will easily become a running account if you don't pay attention.

Moreover, in order to increase the richness of the novel, the farming texts are often integrated with themes such as history, food, and city life.

It just so happens that these contents are what Zhou You is good at.

After looking around, Zhou You had some vague inspiration.

He picked up a pen and scribbled some agricultural knowledge on paper, and tried to write another fragment.

It's a pity that it was boring to read. Zhou You realized that he was a little too hasty, so he put down his pen and looked up the skills of writing novels online.

Many authors shared their writing experience in the post bar. Zhou You picked out a few high-quality posts to read, and gained a lot.

In addition to the text, there are a lot of preliminary preparations for a novel:

Character designs that attract readers, interesting world views, core stalks, and an outline to prevent forgetting the follow-up in the middle of writing...

Not only that, he also accidentally learned that different fiction websites have different salary methods.

Some websites are guaranteed - as long as they are updated, they will earn money.

There are also sites that pay readers based on their subscriptions—only when a reader buys a chapter of a novel does the author get a share of that chapter.That is to say, if no readers buy paid chapters, the author will not get a dime.

The two salary methods have their own advantages and disadvantages, and the only common premise is to sign a contract with the website.

Zhou You checked the editor information that Xie Ping recommended to him. The editor with the id "garbled code" published a large number of job notifications in the personal introduction column. Zhou You successfully found her website, Qingshui Novel Network.

The payment method of Qingshui Novel.com is the second method, and the website has been established for many years, with large website traffic, many readers and users, and it is a large platform.

I didn't expect that the editor recommended by Mr. Xie was so powerful, so I searched around the homepage of Qingshui Novels.com, wanting to know the popular trend of the website.

As soon as he opened the homepage of the official website, he was shocked by its simple and even crude design style.

What about the well-known domestic novel websites?How did he see that this homepage revealed a taste of poverty?

Suspecting that he had entered some pirated website, Zhou You carefully chose to search again, and found that this was indeed the official website.

Zhou You: "..."

Maybe all novel websites are in this style?

Zhou You took a look at the styles of other novel websites in the relevant recommendations.

No, other people's websites have a sense of design... Is this Qingshui novel website really reliable?

……

After a day's class, Xie Ping came home from get off work happily. After dinner, he teased his lovely grandson. At eight o'clock, he walked into the study on time and turned on the computer to start writing.

Xie Ping, an associate professor at S University, is actually an author of online novels behind his back.

It is his hobby to keep writing every day. He has written novels for more than ten years. Although he has not squeezed into the ranks of the top authors of the website, Xie Ping's achievements have been quite impressive. With this side job, he bought a car for his son. I can continue to earn money for milk powder and toys for my grandson.

As an experienced routine writer, Xie Ping no longer needs to think for a long time before writing a paragraph as he did when he first entered the industry.

Today, he is familiar with typing on the keyboard, taking breaks to tidy up during the period. It takes more than an hour to complete a chapter, and then slightly revise it, publish it on time, and soon gained comments from readers.

With a fan base and regular readers, Xie Ping's articles are rarely criticized.

Occasionally someone would come to give pointers, but it would be fine if they sincerely gave advice, but Xie Ping, who opened his mouth to scold, always turned a blind eye to it.

They are quite old, and Xie Ping is not the kind of person who likes to argue with others, so just ignore the comments that you don't want to read.

He prefers to spend a lot of time reading, trying to keep up with the times.

After posting the article, it was his reading time. Xie Ping didn't like to read the routine articles on the gold list on the front page. On the contrary, he liked to find some novels that were not popular, not well-collected but interesting to read.

Most of the authors of this kind of novels are based on their passion for writing. Although the writing style is immature, if you are lucky, you can come across some cleverly conceived articles.

Xie Ping was searching for articles in an obscure place on the list, and Zhou You sent a text message, asking if his editor friend needed a web designer for his website.

Xie Ping: "?"

Unfortunately, Qingshui has no plans to recruit web designers for the time being.

But why did Zhou You ask this?

After asking the reason, Xie Ping replied with a smile: [It’s okay, I also thought the website was ugly at first, but I got used to it, and now I even think it looks a little nice. ]

Hearing from Zhou You that he was going to start writing, Xie Ping happily expressed his support, and called and asked, "What type of novel are you going to write?"

Zhou You answered truthfully, and Xie Ping immediately recommended several high-scoring farming articles to him.

"The writing style of Qingshui's novels is generally relaxed. Your writing style is definitely fine. The focus is on the plot arrangement," Xie Ping asked him, "Do you have any good ideas?"

Zhou You stared at the characters and background settings he had scribbled on the paper, and read them to Xie Ping.

This is a story of a child in a mountainous area working to earn money to improve the fate of a poor family.

On the other end of the phone that he couldn't see, Xie Ping looked troubled: "Well... it seems that there is a core conflict, but how did the protagonist get out of poverty?"

Zhou You replied, "Through study."

Xie Ping: "..."

It's so honest, so honest that it's a little dull.

Xie Ping euphemistically said: "It's very realistic. The spirit of studying hard is good and can be preserved. But as the first article, you can consider adding some attractive things—such as using some familiar characters or settings."

Xie Ping thought about it and said, "How about the system and portable space for Chang Tianwen?...Although it's a bit clichéd, writing about popular topics can attract readers who like it."

Travel thoughtfully.

As an old author, Xie Ping taught him a lot of experience in writing novels, and Zhou You quickly memorized a whole page.

With Xie Ping's guidance, his thinking became clearer.

Zhou You said gratefully, "Okay, thank you teacher."

"It's okay, I'm just offering a few suggestions, use them if you think it works." Xie Ping gave him a few more points that newcomers should pay attention to.

For example, only if the daily updates are not stopped can there be stable reader data.

Participating in the essay contest can get additional promotion.

Taking titles and writing copywriting is a technical task, and sometimes it directly affects reader data...

Zhou You memorized them one by one. After the call was over, he followed the method taught by Xie Ping, flipped through the relevant materials, and boldly reorganized the character design and outline.

In addition to getting rid of poverty, Zhou You also considered letting the protagonist embark on the road to wealth.

system? ...Since it is related to farming, it is better to call it the Shennong system.

Shennong has come out, and labor (crossed out) is not impossible to hire exotic animals to grow land.

As for the background of the story, Zhou You originally planned to set it in modern times, but after such an arrangement, there are a lot of fantasy content, and it feels restrained everywhere... It's better to be simple and rude, and let the story take place in the fictional era.

Zhou You continued to enrich the settings. After the entire character design and story were modified, the outline in his hand was summarized. The original setting was "youth get rid of poverty by learning agricultural knowledge", but now it has become "the protagonist who has obtained the Shennong system and brought a different The beast farms among the stars."

Zhou You: "..."

It can be said that apart from the farming attribute, it has nothing to do with his original setting.

However, the outline in hand is indeed much more interesting. Zhou You cleared his mind and immediately started writing the content of Chapter 1 of the novel.

……

After Xie Ping finished his work the next day, he received the first and second chapters of the novel from Zhou You.

This week's parade was too motivated, as expected of a young man, he wrote [-] words in one breath.

Xie Ping read the content while sighing.

Zhou You's brain is bright, and he can see through it at a point.Xie Ping saw that not only most of the suggestions he said last night were adopted, Zhou You also worked hard to collect and sort out the materials. Although it was the first time he wrote a novel, he wrote it decently.

The subject matter of the novel is quite novel, and it can be said that it is a slant. I don't know how Zhou You put these irrelevant elements together, but the rhythm is also appropriate. Even though he has read countless articles, he is somewhat looking forward to the next development.

With Xie Ping's affirmation, Zhou You was a little relieved, and sent it to the editor who had just added it together with the character design and outline.

It didn't take long to edit the garbled characters and reply the message.

Zhou You thought that the signing of the contract would have to wait for him to write a few more chapters before it could be finalized. Unexpectedly, after reading the document he sent, Garbled immediately asked him if he had any intention to sign an exclusive contract.

Zhou You: "?"

Is this too fast?

Some novels can be seen at a glance, the subject matter is interesting, and the writing style is in place. Such works can never be too bad.

Zhou You decisively replied "interested".

If you don't sign a contract, you will have no money. Signing must be signed.

Under the guidance of Garbled Code, Zhou You registered the author account of Qingshui Novel.com.

After carefully reading the contract, he signed a three-year contract with Shimizu.

What Zhou You has to do is to ensure that works of at least 30 words are updated every year, and published works cannot be published on other platforms.

After signing the contract, he officially became a writer on Qingshui Novel.com.

Zhou You was in a daze, and the garbled characters reminded him:

[Gibberish: Welcome to Shimizu! (*^w^*)ノPlease update your work as soon as possible after signing the contract. The registered author account has a newcomer recommendation list in the first month. This is the most important list for newcomers. Climb to the front to harvest the first batch of readers ]

Zhou You didn't know there was such a rule.

The summer vacation is approaching. On the one hand, the weather is unbearably hot, and the number of production crews starting work is decreasing day by day. On the other hand, college students come to the film and television base to do summer jobs.

Zhou You thought that he was quite free recently, so he seized the opportunity, filled in the basic information, quickly drew a cover and uploaded it, and the new book was created.

The chapter 1 novel was published successfully. Zhou You took a few minutes to refresh the background page nervously, but there was no change in the reading volume for half a day.

Zhou You smiled self-deprecatingly, and warned himself not to rush for success. He put down his phone, took two deep breaths, and continued to write the next chapter.

In the beginning, the enthusiasm for writing was at its peak. In addition, Zhou You held the outline in hand, and his writing ideas were clear. After the content of the chapters was determined, a chapter of the novel could be completed in about two hours at a fast speed.

He wrote selflessly for several hours, until he felt hungry, Zhou You stretched his wrists and went into the kitchen to make himself a bowl of noodles.

While cooking the noodles, he clicked on the background data again.

The good news is that the reading volume has changed from "0" to "15".

The data is not enough to look at, but Zhou You is already very happy, at least no one complains about his poor writing in the comments.

After eating a bowl of noodles, Zhou You put the new chapters in the manuscript box and prepared to go to the S University Library to borrow books in the afternoon.

The protagonist in his novel is bound to the Shennong system in the interstellar background, and has acquired plant affinity, and the plants he grows are all healthy and tall.

In order to make readers feel more involved, Zhou You wants to write a set of more realistic farming content. Currently, he has encountered some knowledge blind spots, and he needs to consult information to solve them.

S University has a rich collection of books. Zhou You found a few books related to agriculture, found a quiet corner, and organized useful knowledge into a notebook while reading.

Zhou You does a lot of farm work, and he is quite handy in farming.But he had never systematically studied agricultural knowledge, and he didn’t know it if he didn’t read it. After consulting the information, Zhou You found that some of the methods he knew were outdated. With the rapid development of modern agriculture, there are better and more efficient treatments for those diseases and insect pests in the past.

Zhou You looked at it, and began to sort out new methods of treatment of diseases and insect pests, especially for several crops that are commonly grown in his hometown. Zhou You sorted out more carefully, sorted out more than 20 pages, and finally sent them to the teacher Yang Daoyuan.

After receiving the documents, the teacher will definitely teach the villagers this knowledge.

As the only teacher in the valley, Yang Daoyuan has made a lot of contributions to the village and has a high reputation in the village.

Therefore, after Yang Daoyuan fell ill and was hospitalized, the villagers did their best to help. Even though everyone was not rich, they still borrowed money if they had money, and contributed to those who had no money.

In addition to paying back the money, Zhou You has no other ability to repay the villagers for the time being. He can only thank them for their kindness in this way.

While thinking about it, Zhou You came up with a whim.

Since this knowledge can help the folks, it should also help others.

... Maybe he should write these farming tips and pest control methods into the novel, maybe readers can also use it?