Writing Web Novels In America-Chapter 51: Rushing a Draft

That evening, Tom arrived at Wang Jian’s apartment.

He first brought out a document which listed the details of potential office locations for the website.

Then, he produced a list of office supplies needed to start an internet company.

Wang Jian took the documents and quickly did some calculations.

To prepare everything on the list would actually require over 300,000 US Dollars.

"Can’t it be cheaper?" Wang Jian asked Tom.

Tom shook his head and said, "It’s difficult, unless you want to set up the office in the Bronx District."

Wang Jian thought about the environment in the Bronx District and decisively shook his head.

Starting an internet company there... By the time you come to work the next day, there might be nothing left in the office.

Wang Jian did some mental calculations. If the total investment was 300,000 US Dollars, then a 75% investment ratio would be 225,000 US Dollars.

And his total capital was only just over 400,000 US Dollars.

But this was just the funding needed during the initial stages of setting up the internet company.

If there was an unexpected situation in the future, the entire 400,000 US Dollars might need to be put in.

"By the way, how much did EA offer for the game license fee for ’Arcane Throne’?" he asked hopefully.

Tom shook his head and said, "EA’s bid is just 150,000 US Dollars."

"150,000?" Wang Jian asked, slightly surprised, "Is that just for the first volume, or for the whole of ’Arcane Throne’?"

"For the whole book," Tom replied, also frowning slightly and looking somewhat helpless.

"Moreover, this 150,000 US Dollars would also include the exclusive game rights to ’Arcane Throne’ for ten years."

"Is there such a big difference between game licensing and film and television licensing?" Wang Jian opened his computer, ready to search for relevant information.

"So far, your ’Arcane Throne’ would be the first bestseller adapted into a computer game," answered Tom, "Therefore, we don’t have any standard to reference."

"This licensing deal might even set the standard for future bestseller game licenses."

After searching, Wang Jian indeed did not find any precedent for bestsellers adapted into computer games.

However, he did stumble upon a significant amount of information about "D&D" being adapted into video games.

"Can’t we use this as a standard?" Wang Jian asked, pointing at the computer screen.

Tom glanced at it and shook his head with a sense of resignation, "Firstly, ’D&D’ is not a bestseller; it’s a board game."

"Secondly, ’D&D’ provided an entirely new game setting and world view, something ’Arcane Throne’ doesn’t do."

"To be frank, the content of the first volume of ’Arcane Throne’ is somewhat similar to the setting of ’Diablo’."

"EA is buying the license merely to leverage the popularity of ’Arcane Throne’ to attract some gamers’ attention."

A new game setting and worldview, huh?

Rubbing his chin, Wang Jian began to ponder the content of ’Arcane Throne’ that followed.

"If ’Arcane Throne’ Volume 2 were to make the ’knowledge is power’ concept concrete and prominent,"

"Could that possibly give you some leverage in negotiations with EA?" Wang Jian asked.

"If it’s logically consistent and really popular, it should," Tom replied thoughtfully after a moment.

"But writing a novel takes time, and currently, EA’s patience is very limited."

Wang Jian smiled and said to Tom, "You don’t have to worry about that."

"Just keep EA interested in ’Arcane Throne’; that’s all you need to do."

Tom curiously asked, "Do you have drafts saved? Didn’t you just finish ’I’m a Great Mage’ and the first volume of ’Arcane Throne’?"

Wang Jian pointed to his head and said with a smile, "It’s all up here."

Shortly after,

Tom ate his takeaway while watching Wang Jian, whose fingers were dancing on the keyboard.

He thought to himself, "Writing on the fly without even an outline, and still maintaining such speed."

"Is this the capability of a bestselling author?"

Meanwhile,

George Martin, after reading the second volume of ’Arcane Throne’, glanced at ’Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ which was at the number one spot.

This couldn’t help but make him feel old.

The younger generation not only had fantastic imagination but also had a never-ending supply of inspiration.

After he drank five cups of unsweetened black coffee to stimulate and wake himself,

He prepared to force himself to start writing the second volume of ’A Song of Ice and Fire’.

His computer then started frantically popping up notifications. freewёbnoνel-com

’Arcane Throne’ Volume 2, Chapter 21, Chapter 22, Chapter 23...

George Martin shuddered and looked at his computer.

Moments later, he shut down the computer,

Then, he tore up the manuscript on his table and left the study.

"I didn’t see anything today," he said to himself, "Sleep, time to sleep."

But George Martin’s mood was different from many others.

Fans of fantasy were overjoyed.

Since the beginning of the year, with the sudden emergence of ’I’m a Great Mage’, a plethora of quality fantasy had been released.

Although ’I’m a Great Mage’ couldn’t be considered a classic work of fantasy,

The protagonist who traveled to another world still captured the interest of many readers.

Then came ’Arcane Throne’ and the first volume of ’Ice and Fire’ one after the other.

One fresh and one profound, both were rare gems of fantasy.

Before these readers could go through their usual routine of reading these two books over and over again,

wangwen.com quietly emerged and brought ’Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’.

This book, labeled as children’s literature, had a completely different style from ’Arcane Throne’ and ’Ice and Fire’.

It was accessible, understandable, and full of passion.

Most importantly, the story took place in a school.

This evoked deep anticipation in the many readers who typically experienced bullying at school.

Moreover, it introduced a different way of reading, online reading,

As well as the option to purchase individual Chapters without having to buy the whole book.

For those readers who disliked going out, this was an excellent experience.

Just as everyone thought that this year’s climax of fantasy literature had passed,

And that it would take some time for authors to accumulate inspiration for another burst of creativity,

That guy named Wang Jian, unbelievably, began to serially update Volume 2 of ’Arcane Throne’ online.

Moreover, from reading the first few Chapters, they could tell that Volume 2 of ’Arcane Throne’ was not a rushed job for the sake of making money.

It was even more novel and interesting than the first volume of ’Arcane Throne’.

They wished the author would update faster while lamenting that their wallets were rapidly thinning.

However, these people failed to realize that logging onto this website every day and reading the works posted there had become a habit in their life.

And through their sharing, more and more people had started to develop this habit.

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