Chapter 1 Aftermath

After hearing Boss Pei's words, the authors' expressions quickly shifted from apprehension to shock, and then from shock to ecstasy.

The authors had been quite nervous when they first saw Boss Pei.

After all, the Inspiration Class offered such excellent benefits, but the works the authors ultimately produced rarely satisfied them, leaving everyone feeling somewhat guilty.

When Boss Pei initially stated that he was satisfied with the results of the Inspiration Class, many authors were skeptical, thinking that Boss Pei was just trying to comfort them, afraid of hurting their fragile feelings.

But now that Boss Pei had announced the plan to develop three film copyrights, the authors instantly became convinced.

It seemed that these works had indeed pleased Boss Pei!

Otherwise, how would they qualify for copyright development?

So many excellent online novels emerge every year, and only a select few of the very best are eligible for copyright development.

This is partly because the conditions for copyright development are quite strict, and partly because copyright development requires a significant investment, and failure can result in significant losses, so it must be carefully considered.

Writing a novel is a solitary endeavor, but adapting a novel into animation or a web series often requires the close cooperation of an entire team and access to appropriate promotional channels...

Which author doesn't hope that their novel's copyright can be successfully developed?

Turning words into images would elevate the story's reach and recognition to a whole new level.

The authors of the three selected books were all thrilled because they had never imagined such an opportunity.

And the authors who weren't selected didn't feel disappointed at all, because they hadn't expected their books to be eligible in the first place. Instead, they felt even more motivated, hoping that their works would be on the next list for copyright development!

"Boss Pei is awesome!"

"I will definitely write well and not let Boss Pei down!"

"What are you all waiting for? Let's get to work!"

The authors, who had been listless just moments before, suddenly revived, returning to their posts as if they had been injected with chicken blood. Some continued to gather material, while others couldn't wait to start writing and creating.

Most of the authors who had been planning to return to their old jobs after finishing their current books had abandoned that idea.

Anyone could see that writing in this Inspiration Class significantly increased the chances of having one's copyright developed, far more than with regular online novels on Zhongdian Chinese Network, or on any other website!

Three out of more than twenty works were selected to be adapted into games, web series, and animation. This ratio was simply sky-high!

With this kind of incentive, who would want to leave?

Even if the current book didn't work out, there was still hope for the next one!

Even if they wrote three or four books in a row without getting a copyright development opportunity, it didn't matter, at least they had to try. This was a golden opportunity that wouldn't come again!

As for the three selected authors, they were overjoyed, and the creative passion that had been extinguished before rekindled.

Although the main parts of their novels were mostly complete, there were still a large number of details that needed to be refined.

If there was no hope for adaptation, they might have just let it go, since the impact wouldn't be significant anyway. What was the point of sweating over those details?

But now that it was going to be adapted, to be seen by audiences all over the internet, the situation was completely different.

Not only did they have to avoid any mistakes in the details, but they also had to work hard to improve and enrich the already written plots, striving for perfection.

These three works were all handpicked by Boss Pei; if the screenwriters responsible for the adaptation found the content to be a mess, wouldn't that be embarrassing for Boss Pei?

This situation must not be allowed to happen!

Watching the authors once again throw themselves into their work with enthusiasm, Pei Qian nodded in satisfaction and turned to leave.

It seemed that these authors wouldn't be leaving anytime soon, and the Inspiration Class was saved.

Pei Qian considered that since the Inspiration Class was so effective, he could consider further expanding the scale of the Inspiration Class in the next cycle, such as renting another floor and recruiting twenty or thirty more authors.

Wouldn't that double the expenses? How wonderful!

But that was all for the next cycle; he wouldn't consider it for the next two months.

Just as Pei Qian left the Inspiration Class, his phone vibrated, displaying a reminder on his memo.

"Huh? Today is another day to calculate Meng Chang's commission."

He had to admit, time flew by quickly, and it was almost the end of the month again.

Speaking of last month, Pei Qian found it hard to put into words.

He had already helped Meng Chang eliminate one wrong answer and didn't even let him work on the promotional plan for the Otto G1 phone, only assigning him a smart fitness clothes-drying rack.

But it was still useless!

Meng Chang found Lin Jiaqiang to create the promotional plan, and they produced a promotional video with excellent reach. What was even more deadly was that Lin Jiaqiang himself used the smart fitness clothes-drying rack to achieve excellent weight loss results, and he even edited the video and posted it on the Ellie Island website, generating extremely high traffic!

Pei Qian didn't even need to look at the analysis report to know that Meng Chang's commission for this month was probably 0 again.

What could he do?

Even Pei Qian himself was worried about Meng Chang.

The settlement time was almost here, and Meng Chang had been earning a base salary for most of the past few months. It was just too tragic!

Pei Qian still hoped that Meng Chang could earn a little commission before the settlement, even if it was just a thousand yuan, so they could all celebrate.

But Pei Qian didn't have any good ideas. If he did, he would have already done the promotional plan himself; why would he need Meng Chang?

All he could say was, let's work together!

Pei Qian went straight back to his office by car, and before it was time to get off work, he quickly met with Meng Chang to arrange the promotional work for next month.

...

"Still just the base salary this month." Pei Qian handed the analysis report to Meng Chang.

Meng Chang didn't even take it, listlessly nodding as if to acknowledge it.

It wasn't the first time he had received a base salary; he was almost numb to it.

Looking at Meng Chang's couldn't-care-less expression, Pei Qian couldn't help but worry.

Was he going to slack off?

Pei Qian hurriedly said with a serious expression, "Meng Chang, promotional work is extremely important, you can't slack off on me."

"You must put in 120% of your effort and carefully think about each promotional plan, understand?"

"Look how nice I was to you. Last month, I even helped you eliminate one wrong answer, but you still didn't get a commission. It's such a pity!"

Pei Qian was considering that Meng Chang was racking his brains to reduce the impact of the promotional plans and promote the products in reverse, but the products were still becoming popular one by one.

What if Meng Chang gave up completely and just casually came up with a few promotional plans to muddle through? Wouldn't they become even more popular?

Meng Chang was the first line of defense. Even if he couldn't keep the enemy out of the country, he should at least weaken their forces, right?

So, Pei Qian wasn't lying at all; these were all his heartfelt words.

However, Meng Chang's mouth twitched slightly as he listened, and veins faintly appeared on his forehead.

It was too infuriating!

He even had the nerve to say that he had helped him eliminate one wrong answer?

Last month's two projects were both wrong answers!

What was the point of eliminating one? Wasn't it the same as giving it away if I did a promotional plan for the smart fitness clothes-drying rack?

But even though Meng Chang was as angry as a pufferfish, he couldn't think of any way to refute it, so he could only use silence to protest.

Seeing that Meng Chang had fallen into a state of couldn't-care-less, Pei Qian was even more worried.

This couldn't continue.

He had to find a way to give Meng Chang a little hope, otherwise, after such a series of blows, even the most energetic person would become depressed.

Pei Qian cleared his throat twice: "How about this, Meng Chang? I think the agreement we signed before is a bit too difficult. Considering that Tenda's products naturally have good recognition, this also brings many difficulties to the formulation of promotional plans."

"So, I'm considering slightly modifying the content of the agreement and appropriately relaxing some standards. This way, your success rate will be higher. What do you think?"

Meng Chang's eyes widened slightly, not quite believing what he was hearing.

Was there really such a good thing?

Boss Pei was actually taking the initiative to relax the standards?

Meng Chang finally broke his silence and asked, "How exactly will it be modified?"

Pei Qian thought for a moment: "First of all, we'll slightly increase your base salary, to four thousand yuan. Secondly, we'll relax the conditions for the promotional plan commission. As long as the promotional expenses are spent enough and the promotional effect remains below the expenses for half a month, you can at least get a guaranteed commission of 2,000 yuan. Even if the promotional effect suddenly improves later, this 2,000 yuan can still be retained."

The light gradually returned to Meng Chang's eyes, which had been like a stagnant pool.

These conditions sounded pretty good!

It could be said to be a double guarantee.

The previous base salary was only three thousand yuan, but now the base salary plus the guaranteed commission reached 6,000 yuan, a full doubling!

Of course, to get this 2,000 yuan guaranteed commission, he needed to ensure that the promotional effect was poor for at least half a month.

But that shouldn't be too difficult.

When Meng Chang created the promotional plan for *Mission and Choice*, this situation lasted for a long time. If Boss Pei hadn't suddenly changed the game's release time and tricked him, he might have already received the commission for that month.

In short, the new plan was indeed comprehensively beneficial to Meng Chang compared to the original plan.

Meng Chang nodded: "Okay."

He subconsciously wanted to say "thank you," but then he felt like something was wrong. Saying "thank you" sounded a bit absurd and even darkly humorous, so he only squeezed out an "okay" in the end.

Pei Qian said, "Then let's implement it starting next month."

"The promotional plan for next month is a four-choice-one. You decide which one to choose."

"They are the Zhongdian Chinese Network Inspiration Class, the Snack Market, the Tenda Experience Store, and the Summer Promotion Event."

"I can help you eliminate another wrong answer. You better not touch the Summer Promotion Event."

Meng Chang thought to himself, *Do you think I'm stupid?*

*Tenda spends money on each Summer Promotion Event like it's nothing. I'd have to be out of my mind to choose the Summer Promotion Event for reverse promotion.*

But Meng Chang hadn't really decided how to choose between the first three, because he wasn't very familiar with these projects.

He thought for a moment: "Boss Pei, can I take some time to investigate the specific situation of these three projects before deciding?"

Pei Qian was very happy and immediately nodded: "Of course you can, you should have done more research long ago!"

"Study them carefully and thoroughly. If you have any needs, have the person in charge there cooperate with you more."

"You must plan before you act, and the promotional plan must be carefully considered, understand?"

Meng Chang was already a little used to Boss Pei's sarcasm, and he nodded silently.

He figured that even if he failed, persisting for fifteen days shouldn't be a problem, right?

The base salary had changed from 3,000 to 6,000. Although it still wasn't much, the guarantee had at least doubled. And, if he did well, there was still a chance to earn a 100,000 yuan commission!

Meng Chang suddenly felt that Boss Pei wasn't so hateful after all.

This person seemed to have a little conscience!