Based on context alone On Qidian Chinese Network, a 3000-word contract was a relatively common contract model. In terms of the quality of the work, these 3000 words needed to show unique creativity. For example, the novel world setting, like the unique fantasy world constructed at the beginning of the book, attracted the readers 'interest from the beginning. The story had to have a certain level of attraction, and the pace of the plot couldn't be dragged out. In just 3000 words, it had to be able to present a preliminary plot conflict or suspense. Character creation was also very important. Even if the amount of text was limited, the main character or main character had to have a distinct personality. In terms of market potential, the type of work needed to meet some of the current market needs or have the potential to open up new markets. If it was a fantasy genre, it had to be innovative in terms of traditional fantasy elements, and if it was an urban genre, it had to have a unique selling point, such as a unique urban profession or a fusion of surreal elements in a real city. As for the contract signing process, when the author uploaded a work of about 3000 words that met the platform's requirements, the editor would conduct a preliminary review. The editor would consider the subject matter, style, story structure, and many other aspects of the work. If the editor felt that the work had potential, they would contact the author to sign the contract. They might also suggest some changes and other further requirements.
On Qidian Chinese Network, 6000 words was a key word count node. If the book was sent directly, after 6000 words, the work would enter the backstage of the editor's group and the editor would be able to see it (provided that they avoided weekends and holidays). If it was for internal submission, 6000 words would be enough, and 4000 words might be good enough. However, the requirements of each editor for internal submission were different. Some might require more or less words, some might require an outline, and some might not. If the editor had already said the manuscript, it was basically considered a contract. The rest was the process of publishing the book. However, one had to pay attention to the fact that one manuscript could not be submitted multiple times. An editor could only submit one manuscript. In terms of signing probability, the probability of signing straight hair was higher than that of inward investment.
On the Qidian platform, the 6,000-word contract involved two methods: internal submission and direct delivery. ** 1. Inward Projection ** 1. ** Word Count Requirement and Completion Judgment ** - Generally speaking, about 6,000 words were enough for the internal submission. However, some editors might ask for more or less words. Some editors would look at the outline, while others would not. If the 4,000 words were written well, it was possible for the draft to pass. Once the editor had approved the manuscript, it was basically considered a contract. The subsequent release of the book was a process. - For example, in the process of publishing a book, if 6,000 words were to be submitted to the internal editor for endorsement and were chosen by other editors to be shortlisted, they had to find the internal editor. 2. ** The advantages and disadvantages of internal investment ** - The advantage was that they could know the fate of the work earlier. Some editors would read the manuscript on weekends and in the early hours of the morning. - The disadvantage was that he could only submit to one editor. If he submitted more than one draft without proper reason, he would be blacklisted. If an editor did not pass the draft, he could submit another one. If he met an editor who read the draft slowly, it would take more time. ** 2. Straight Hair (Directly Send Books)** 1. ** Editor and View System ** - A minimum of 6,000 words could be sent to the editor's background. However, if the book was published on a Saturday or Sunday, even if it was 6,000 words or more, the editor would not be working on the weekend and would not receive a short message. All editors with more than 30,000 words could see it, but other editors might not read it if they were busy. 2. ** The advantages and disadvantages of straight hair ** - The advantage was that all editors could see the work, and editors of different types (such as Xianxia, urban fantasy, light novel editors, etc.) could sign if they thought the work was good. - The disadvantage was that he would be very anxious before he received the message, and it was easy for him to frequently check if the Author's Assistant had received any messages. To increase the chances of signing a contract with 6000 words, the title of the new book should be attractive. The introduction should include elements such as the novel's golden finger, highlights, suspense, and imagination. The opening story should be centered on the main character and the first three chapters (within 6000 words) should include the main character, events, and golden fingers.(There are additional points for system texts), the upcoming crisis, and other elements. If there is a plot reversal in the first chapter, the protagonist has a golden finger, and the golden finger has a sense of anticipation, growth, and interest, it will add points. The opening will allow the protagonist to use the golden finger to turn the situation around (the greater the crisis, the better). The opening will have a sense of anticipation and foreshadowing. It will also help to sign the contract. The sentence must be smooth and the update must be stable.
On Qidian Chinese Network, there were two main ways to sign a contract: internal investment and direct publishing. If a book was sent directly to the editor for collection, generally speaking, 6000 words could enter the backstage of the editor's group. In theory, all editors with more than 30,000 words could see it. However, if one applied for a contract after reaching 100,000 words (understood here as not being signed by the editor), there might be some problems. Judging from the editor's consideration of signing the contract, it might not have met some key signing criteria. For example, the introduction of the book title was not attractive enough, and did not include the golden finger, highlights, suspense, imagination, and other elements of the novel; The beginning did not directly focus on the protagonist; The first three chapters (within 6000 words) did not include the protagonist (character), events (plot), golden finger (system, etc.), the upcoming crisis, and other elements; The plot of the first chapter did not reverse, the protagonist did not activate the golden finger, or the golden finger lacked anticipation, growth, and fun; The opening plot did not use a cheat to turn the situation around, and the opening lacked a sense of anticipation, foreshadowing, suspense, and the development of the plot. In addition, there might also be situations where the sentences were not fluent, the level of diction and sentence formation was low, and the updates were unstable. Although editors were judged based on certain standards when signing contracts, it might be insufficient in these aspects if they were not signed after reaching 100,000 words.
In the contract signed by Qidian Chinese Network, the A version of the contract had the following characteristics: 50 years after the death of the original author, the author could enjoy the promotion, full-time guarantee, reward support, etc., and 50% of the net profit of the copyright would be distributed to the author. If they chose Version A, the author would have a corresponding editor in charge. The work would be recommended and promoted by the platform, and they would be able to enjoy the author's benefits (including the Full-Attendance Award and readers 'tips). This had a positive effect on the author's promotion, creation guarantee, and income. However, this also meant that the author had to give half of the net profit from the copyright to the platform. In general, Version A was suitable for authors who wanted to use the platform's resources to promote their works and were willing to accept the corresponding rights distribution model.
If after Qidian signed the contract: 1. Directly uploading 6,000 words and then going to the Author's Assistant to choose a good cover would make the investors think that you had successfully invested in the new book. The new book launch on the investment page could also be considered a small recommendation. If you were lucky, you could get a few readers. If it was a fan, it was possible to get dozens of investors as soon as the book was published. For example, Douluodoujin, some of them had just published 3,000 words and had 40 investors. Don't forget to sign a contract with the editor. 2. Every day, he would update 4,000 words to wait for the new book to enter the library. If there was a saved manuscript or if the update was good, he would clearly inform the readers that " I have a fixed update time." For example, a chapter at 6 am and a chapter at 6 pm, or a chapter at 12 noon and a chapter at 8 pm. This would help to stabilize the reading. 3. He would try to win the first round of recommendations as soon as possible and try to maintain a sense of mystery, giving people the feeling that he had failed. Try not to talk to the readers before the first round of recommendations. If you like to talk to the readers, you must take care of every reader who asks you about the book review. Otherwise, it may cause dissatisfaction among the readers. 4. Once a new book was published, there would be reader comments. If there were trolls, they would be deleted immediately. Even if they praised one-third of the book and criticized two-thirds of the book, they would not feel bad. They would be deleted immediately. This kind of review might persuade many readers away. Instead, it would be like," It's not good enough. The main character's writing is decisive and his character is calm. It's just that he's not my type." This type must be kept and refined. 5. Don't argue with the troll readers. If you can't help it, use words to enlighten the troll readers. Try not to use the author's ID or a smurf.
There were two main ways to sign a contract for a novel at Qidian: internal submission and direct publishing. ** 1. Inward Projection ** 1. ** Requirement ** - Every editor had different requirements. Some asked for more words, some asked for less, some asked for an outline, and some didn't. Generally, 6000 words or so was enough. If one wrote well, 4000 words was also possible to pass. 2. ** Flow and characteristics ** - If the editor had approved the manuscript, the book would be considered signed. The rest was to distribute the book and go through the process. However, it should be noted that if you write 6000 words and are about to look for an internal editor to sign off on it, you must look for an internal editor. - The advantage was that they could know the fate of the book earlier, and some editors would read the manuscript on weekends and in the early hours of the morning. - The disadvantage was that he could only submit to one editor at a time. If he submitted more than one manuscript for no good reason, he would be blacklisted. An editor could only submit one manuscript at a time. It would take a lot of time if he encountered an editor who read the manuscript slowly. Moreover, internal submission was not a necessary job for an editor. An editor could choose not to read the submitted manuscript. ** 2. Send a book directly (straight hair)** 1. ** Requirement ** - A minimum of 6000 words could enter the backstage of the editor of the group. However, if the book was published on a Saturday or Sunday, the editor might not receive it even if he wrote 30,000 words, because the editor did not work on weekends. All editors with more than 30,000 words could see it, but other groups of editors might not be able to see it if they were busy. 2. ** Flow and characteristics ** - All the editors could see the works, such as works about Xianxia, urban fantasy editors or light novel editors who thought it was good could also sign a contract. - The advantage was that it could be seen by all the editors, so there were more opportunities. - The disadvantage was that he would be anxious if he couldn't receive the goods. The probability of a straight player signing a contract was higher than an inside player. In addition, regarding the time of signing the contract, if he chose to send it directly, he would publish a new chapter on Saturday, another chapter on Sunday, and another chapter on Monday morning. This way, the editor would be able to see it when he went to work. Even if the editor was busy on Monday, there were still four working days. If he started the book on Wednesday night and updated it on Thursday and Friday, even if he had 6000 words, he would not be able to see it during the weekend. Also, signing the contract early was only because the editor thought it was good, not necessarily the readers thought it was good, and it might not be popular. If the editor had not gotten more than 50,000 words, the work might have flaws. If the contract was hopeless and he did not plan to write anymore, he had to see if there were any shortcomings within a week. Because sometimes, he would also receive shortcomings if he stopped updating.
When the number of words of the works on Qidian's main website reached 100,000 words, Genesis Chinese Network, Yunqi Academy, Qidian Girls 'Network, Fiction-Reading Network, Red Sleeves, and Romance Fictions Bar reached 50,000 words, the option to sign a contract would appear in the Author's Section, Managing Chapters, published Chapters, and Contract signing application. After the application, there would be a review by the editor, and the results would usually be notified within 7 working days (postponed during weekends and holidays).
About 20% of Qidian's contracted authors had no income after signing the contract. This could be considered the worst income situation for Qidian after signing the contract.
At Qidian, there would be a special situation when the 30,000 words mark was reached. At 30,000 words, if the group of editors did not accept the manuscript, all the editors could see the manuscript and send it to the author. However, it was important to note that although all editors could see it, if other editors were busy, they might not check the manuscript. When submitting a book directly, the editor did not work on weekends. If the book was published on Saturday and Sunday, even if it was 30,000 words, it would not receive a short notice. In order to increase the chances of signing a contract, some other conditions had to be met. For example, the title and introduction had to be attractive.(The introduction should include elements such as the novel's cheat, highlights, suspense, and imagination to increase the chances of signing the contract); The opening story should be centered on the protagonist and the protagonist should appear as soon as possible; The first three chapters (within 6000 words) should include the protagonist, events, and cheat.(Additional points for the system), the upcoming crisis, and other elements; the first chapter of the opening story has a reversal of the plot, the protagonist has a golden finger, and the golden finger has a certain imagination; after the reversal of the opening story, the protagonist uses the golden finger to turn the situation around; the opening story has to have a sense of anticipation, bury the foreshadowing, etc. In addition, the sentences had to be fluent, the wording and sentences had to be at least above the level of primary school students, and the updates had to be stable, which would also help in signing the contract.
If you have written 40,000 words at Qidian and haven't signed the contract, there may be the following reasons: 1. ** Not up to the editor's attention standard **: - The title and introduction were not attractive. They did not contain elements such as golden fingers, highlights, suspense, or imagination. They could not attract the editor's attention to the work. - The main character appeared too late, or the first three chapters (within 6000 words) did not fully present the main character (character), events (plot), cheat (if the system and other elements were present, it would be better), the upcoming crisis, and other elements. - There was no plot reversal in the first chapter, the protagonist did not activate the cheat, or the cheat lacked a sense of anticipation, growth, interest, and so on. - The opening plot did not use a cheat to turn the situation around reasonably, and the crisis setting was not attractive enough. - The opening lacked a sense of anticipation. There was no foreshadowing, suspense, or development of the plot. It did not give the reader the desire to continue reading. 2. ** Basic writing problems **: The sentences are not fluent, and the level of diction and sentence formation is low, affecting the editor's overall evaluation of the work. 3. ** It's related to the time of direct submission **: If it's a direct submission, pay attention to the time of submission. If the book was published on Saturday and Sunday, although 40,000 words had been written, the editor did not work on weekends and had not seen the manuscript yet. It was impossible to confirm whether or not to sign the contract. And even if it exceeded 30,000 words (40,000 words met this condition), although all editors could see it in theory, if the editor was busy, he might not pay attention to the work in time. 4. ** Flaws in the work **: From the content, there may be certain problems in the plot, character creation, story logic, etc., which caused the editor to not choose to sign the contract.