Writing Web Novels In America-Chapter 50 EA

Wang Jian was translating the second volume of "Arcane Throne" from Chinese to English while learning the writing techniques within.

Second Volume, Chapter One.

It featured the protagonist arriving on a new continent, encountering the wonders of Magic Train and Undead Laboratory where technology and magic merged.

This not only described the new story setting but also piqued the readers’ curiosity, tempting them to read further.

At the end of the first Chapter, he sent it off without a second thought.

Then, he continued translating, moving on to code the second Chapter.

However, what Wang Jian hadn’t anticipated was that many authors were refreshing wangwen.com, hoping to see their works’ placements on the website.

Moments later,

the news that the second volume of "Arcane Throne" had been posted online began to spread.

Among these people were fans from fantasy forums.

Then, numerous posts about the release began flooding these forums.

"The second volume of ’Arcane Throne’ is now online on this website, available for a free trial read."

Below the posts, there was also a website link.

It was unclear whether it was due to "Arcane Throne’s" already large fanbase or the allure of the word "free".

Thus, many people clicked into the website and began viewing.

Afterward, they voluntarily promoted it on other forums.

Soon, George Martin, who was browsing the forums for inspiration, noticed this message.

Fat Martin shook his head in disbelief.

He knew well how many brain cells it took to write a logical and novel story.

Moreover, before this, Wang Jian had published "I’m a Great Mage."

Although that novel was rather simplistic, even basic text and logic couldn’t be achieved without time and effort.

But out of curiosity, George Martin nevertheless clicked the link and entered the website.

He then saw that "Arcane Throne" was ranked second on the site.

He clicked the mouse, opened the page, and to his surprise, saw the latest update: "Volume Two, Chapter One."

"Huh, could it be that someone else continued writing and posted it under ’Arcane Throne’?" he shook his head and decided to check.

If it really was an unauthorized continuation, Fat Martin decided he would still contact that Asian boy.

But after watching for a while, Martin’s face wore a serious expression.

The style and setting were in full continuity with the first volume of "Arcane Throne."

Could it be that Wang Jian was already gearing up for the second volume of "Arcane Throne"?

But without finishing the work, warming up was useless.

Fat Martin scratched his messy hair, slightly baffled.

Before he could figure it out, suddenly, the website indicated there was an update for the second volume of "Arcane Throne."

Martin clicked to check and, to his surprise, it was the second Chapter of the second volume.

He looked at his computer screen, then looked at the lone title on the manuscript of "A Song of Ice and Fire" Volume Two.

He shook his head and couldn’t help but exclaim, "Young people indeed think much faster."

But before he could finish his thought, continuous alerts from the website appeared.

Displayed on the computer were Chapter Three, Four, Five...

Martin was initially stunned, then quickly began reading.

Ten minutes later,

he stared blankly at the ongoing alerts, his hand subconsciously clicking the mouse.

Meanwhile, after updating fifteen Chapters continuously, Wang Jian suddenly remembered he had the contact information of Mike Richardson from Dark Horse Comics in his pocket.

He thought about it and figured it might be useful for Tom.

Then, he picked up the phone and called Tom.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the call connected,

Tom’s excited voice almost penetrated Wang Jian’s somewhat sore brain.

"Tom, Electronic Arts contacted me,"

"Electronic Arts?" Wang Jian was still immersed in the novel and didn’t catch on immediately.

"Yes, Electronic Arts," Tom said excitedly, "a gaming company."

"Because of the great success of Diablo by Blizzard Company, EA also wants to follow suit and create an RPG game."

"But since Diablo is already well-known, simply following the trend won’t easily compete in the market.

"So, they hope to adapt some fantasy bestsellers with novel settings and some fame to compete with Diablo."

"Originally, they were waiting for A Song of Ice and Fire by George Martin, but then they realized that the combat levels in that novel were too vague."

Wang Jian thought about A Song of Ice and Fire which he had read a few days ago and nodded slightly.

Then he asked, "So, which novel did EA take an interest in, I’m a Great Mage?"

"No, it’s Arcane Throne," Tom answered.

"But Arcane Throne has only released its first volume and the story isn’t fully developed yet?" Wang Jian questioned.

"That’s okay," Tom said. "EA mentioned that just the content from the first volume is enough to make a game."

"If the second volume of Arcane Throne is published later, they could also release Arcane Throne II."

Wang Jian thought about the content of the first volume of Arcane Throne.

Well, he had to admit, the style was somewhat similar to Diablo.

But from the second volume of Arcane Throne onward, it would become a magic technology civilization, how could that compete with Diablo then?

Magic-powered nukes vs giant pineapples?

However, Wang Jian immediately shook his head.

Why should he care about what EA does? He should focus on getting the licensing fee first.

After the website becomes official, there would be significant expenses for the office building, servers, employee salaries, etc.

And to maintain his 75% shares from being diluted, he also had to provide a corresponding share of the funding.

"We can talk about it," Wang Jian responded. "But the licensing of just the first volume of Arcane Throne wouldn’t count as a licensing of website works."

"I understand," Tom responded. "There aren’t too many bestsellers adapted into games at the moment."

"I’ll gauge EA’s determination before making an offer," Tom asked. "What’s the minimum offer you would accept?"

"Similar to movie and TV rights," said Wang Jian, "no less than 300,000 US dollars."

"Okay."

After Wang Jian hung up the phone, he then realized he had forgotten about the matter with Dark Horse Comics.

But tonight, Tom would definitely come over to discuss the game licensing.

Thus, Wang Jian shrugged.

The issue with Dark Horse Comics could wait until tonight.

After drinking a glass of milk, Wang Jian thought, since he was free anyway, he might as well continue updating the novel.

So, he sat back down in front of the computer and started typing.

It had to be said, copying an interesting book was just like reading deeply.

This process not only brought pleasure but also made the copyist slip into reader mode, eager to write up to the climax of the novel.

And so, Wang Jian typed eagerly.

Meanwhile, George Martin was looking at the online second volume of Arcane Throne,

consoling himself repeatedly, "It must be pre-drafted Chapters, although fifteen Chapters of drafts are quite a lot, there should be more coming."

Then...

Website notification: Arcane Throne Volume 2, Chapter 16 has been updated.

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