Ancient scholars made money in different ways depending on the era, region, and occupation, but the following are some common ways: 1. Creation of literary works: Ancient literati could sell copyrights or adapt copyrights to obtain royalties when creating literary works such as novels, poems, essays, etc. 2. Teaching knowledge: Ancient scholars could teach various subjects such as classics, history, literature, and languages. They could obtain teaching or publishing income through teaching or writing books. 3. Writing Assistant: Ancient literati could hire writing assistants to create works for them and pay them a salary. 4. Take part in the imperial examination: Ancient scholars could obtain official positions or make a fortune by taking the imperial examination. The imperial examination questions included all kinds of subjects. Ancient scholars could gain the favor of the examiners through their profound knowledge and writing ability, obtain official positions or obtain generous rewards. 5. Engage in commercial activities: Ancient literati could also earn profits by engaging in commercial activities such as opening shops and trading. It should be noted that the source of income of ancient literati was relatively simple. They mainly relied on creation, teaching, writing, and other means to obtain income. At the same time, due to the social system, economic environment and other reasons, the source of income of ancient literati also had certain limitations, unlike modern literati who were as extensive and diverse.
Self-media referred to a form of individual or small team using their own platform and content creation ability to spread and promote information through the Internet to achieve traffic, fans, and value realization. There were many ways to cash in self-media. The most common ones were advertising, membership, e-commerce, and content payment. 1. Realization of advertisements: The self-media platform will provide data to the advertisers according to the user's behaviors such as browsing and browsing, so that the advertisers can place advertisements on the platform to realize advertising revenue. 2. Member system: The e-media platform usually provides membership services. Members can enjoy the privileges provided by the platform, such as exclusive content, discounts, etc. The e-media can earn profits through membership fees. 3. E-commerce realization: The self-media platform can realize the sales and revenue of goods by converting the content into goods and selling them on the e-commerce platform, such as the videos and pictures of the products. 4. Paying for content: Self-media platforms can generate content revenue by providing paid content such as e-books, audio, video, etc. to attract users to purchase. The flexible and diverse ways of realizing money from the media required the media to choose a suitable method according to its own capabilities, characteristics, and goals, and constantly optimized and improved. At the same time, the media also needed to pay attention to protecting their intellectual property rights and abide by relevant laws and regulations to avoid illegal activities.
Movie production was a complex business activity that usually required a large amount of capital and human resources. Film companies made money in many ways, including: Box office revenue: Film companies usually sell tickets to the audience when the movie is released, and the revenue will be directly converted into the economic benefits of the film company. 2. Film production costs: Film companies usually publicly announce their film production costs. These costs include costumes, props, special effects, directors, screenwriters, actors, and so on. 3. Ancestors: Film production companies usually license products such as T-shirts, hats, cups, games, etc. These peripheral products could be sold online and offline to make money. 4. Advertising income: During the release of the movie, the film company usually makes money through advertising. For example, placing advertisements in movies or making money through sponsorship activities. 5. Release income: Film companies will also make money by releasing their own streaming media platforms, television, radio, etc. For example, a film company might partner with a television or radio company to broadcast movies on these two media. Film companies made money in many ways, but box office revenue and production costs were their main and most direct sources of income.
A novel broadcaster could make money in many ways, such as: 1. Record a novel radio drama: The novel broadcaster can record his own recorded novel radio drama and broadcast it on the network platform. This way, they could attract audiences through their voices and earn money. 2. Writing novels and essays: A novel broadcaster can earn money by writing novels and essays. They could create some novels and essays that met the market demand according to their own preferences and publish them on the online platform to earn income. 3. Hosting web programs: A novel broadcaster can also host some web programs such as telling stories or analyzing the plot of a novel. This way, they could attract audiences through their professional knowledge and earn money. 4. Offer consulting services: The novel broadcaster can also provide consulting services such as providing readers with novel reading suggestions or analyzing the plot of some popular novels. In this way, they could help their readers earn money through their professional knowledge.
The IP of " The Order of Grievance " had earned more than 800 million yuan. Among them, the online movie " Chen Qing Ling's Life Soul " received 1.775 million yuan on the first day of release, and the adapted game, animation, and various peripheral revenue was about 300 million yuan. In addition, the revenue from the advanced video streaming reached 156 million, and the album sales reached 21 million. In addition, the show also brought in more revenue through advertising revenue, placement ads, and sales of peripheral products. Although the investment was as high as 300 million yuan, Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo's pay was lower, and in the end, their own income was also less. Overall," Letter of Grievance " was a successful IP that brought huge commercial value to the relevant companies.
Based on the information provided, it was impossible to accurately answer how much money the author had earned. Although there were rumors that the copyright fee for his work, Celebrating Years, was as high as hundreds of millions of yuan, this figure had not been confirmed by Maodi himself or the relevant agencies. In addition, Maoni also had the rights to film and television adaptation, animation adaptation, radio drama adaptation, overseas copyright, and so on. Every sale had a clear time limit and scope of use. Therefore, the specific income situation was still not disclosed.
Based on the information provided, it was impossible to accurately answer how much money the author had earned. Although there were rumors that the copyright fee for his work, Celebrating Years, was as high as hundreds of millions of yuan, this figure had not been confirmed by Maodi himself or the relevant agencies. In addition, Maoni also had the rights to film and television adaptation, animation adaptation, radio drama adaptation, overseas copyright, and so on. Every sale had a clear time limit and scope of use. Therefore, the specific income situation was still not disclosed.
According to public data, as of July 2023, Maoni's works, such as "Choosing the Sky,""The Night," and "Celebrating the Years," had been adapted into film and television works. The copyright sales revenue and adaptation revenue of these works might be one of his main sources of income. However, I have not found any official data on his income, so I am unable to provide accurate information.
A novel broadcaster could earn money in many ways, including: 1. Accept the novel broadcast mission and read it according to the novel content. This kind of mission would usually be rewarded by the novel website or platform, including royalties, traffic, exposure, and so on. 2. Create your own novel, read it aloud, and publish it. This required a certain degree of literary attainment and broadcasting skills. At the same time, one needed to come up with the plot and characters, and complete the writing and reading of the novel. 3. Cooperate with novel websites or platforms to provide audio novel services. This required a certain amount of broadcasting skills and network knowledge, as well as understanding the operating model and user needs of the novel website. 4. Voiceover actors who participated in the adaptation of online novels into films, games, and other works. This required a certain amount of film and video dubbing experience, as well as understanding the adaptation and production process, and having good performance and sound conditions. 5. Posting your own novel reading content on the media platform to attract fans and earn advertising revenue. This required a certain fan base and social media experience, as well as understanding the needs and operating models of the advertisers.
The main sources of income for novel websites included advertising, membership, content payment, and game revenue. 1. Advertising revenue: novel websites usually place advertisements on their pages to provide novel pages and user traffic to advertisers. The advertising companies received revenue by clicking on the advertisements. 2. Member income: The novel website provides members with unique services such as unlimited reading, VIP chapters, etc. Members could pay for these services. 3. Paying for content: The novel website provides paid content to readers such as the main body of the novel, additional chapters, reviews, etc. The readers could pay for the content. 4. Game income: The novel website will usually cooperate with other game developers to provide users with in-game purchases. For example, novel websites could work with game developers to allow players to buy novel chapters in the game. These sources of income intertwined, allowing novel websites to continuously increase the number of users and revenue. At the same time, in order to attract users and increase the competitiveness of the website, the novel website would also provide special promotions and launch new content to attract users.
Wu Jingzi vividly described the image of scholars in The Scholars, emphasizing their importance and influence in feudal society. In the novel, scholars were regarded as the representatives of traditional culture and morality. They had a high sense of social responsibility and mission. Not only did they pay attention to the accumulation and application of knowledge, but they also paid more attention to their own cultivation and moral character. In the process of reading, they pursued the truth, advocated justice, and respected the classics, forming their own unique ideas and values. Scholars had a high status in society. Not only were they valued by the government and officials, but they were also recognized and respected by the people. They were regarded as academic authorities and cultural inheritors with important status and influence in politics, culture, education and other fields. Wu Jingzi's "Scholars" deeply depicted the image of scholars, emphasizing their importance and influence in the feudal society, showing the essence and charm of Chinese traditional culture.