Writing Web Novels In America-Chapter 85 Lehman

Amid the cheers and excitement of the readers, "Extreme Heavenly Demon" was updated with two Chapters, totaling about twenty thousand characters.

The plot just hit the point where Odin was about to launch "The Twilight of the Gods" to annihilate the protagonist’s maid, Athena.

Athena, in despair, looked at Odin and was preparing to close her eyes and wait for death when the protagonist suddenly appeared out of thin air and said to Athena, "Athena, I asked you to buy a maid outfit and black stockings, but you didn’t have to run away, did you?"

Then, "The Twilight of the Gods" struck the protagonist’s back.

The protagonist slowly turned around, looked at Odin, and asked in confusion, "Why are you patting my back?"

After Wang Jian finished typing, he looked at the readers’ wailing comments and laughed.

Then, he shut down the computer and prepared to go back to his apartment for the party.

It must be said, the parties of the rich are drastically different from those of the not-so-rich.

A party in the Bronx District involved canned beer and bagged snacks.

Meanwhile, a party in Manhattan featured high-end champagne and craft beers.

However, one commonality between them was the pervasive stench of leaves.

Wang Jian, frowning in disgust, walked into his neighbor’s apartment.

All he saw was men and women behaving wildly under the deeply rhythmic music.

From time to time, pairs of men and women, men and men, or women and women would leave the living room and enter other rooms.

Soon, a middle-aged man noticed Wang Jian’s arrival.

He first gestured to pause the music, then introduced to everyone in the hall, "This is our new neighbor, bestselling author, Wang!"

The crowd applauded and emitted a series of ghostly howls and wolf cries.

Wang Jian looked at the men and women before him, even doubting if these people had heard the introduction properly.

Still, out of politeness, he announced his apartment number.

Then, he was ready to leave.

But the middle-aged neighbor pulled over another middle-aged man and introduced him to Wang Jian, "This is Ted, a partner at Lehman Brothers."

"Hello," Ted said with the demeanor of a middle-aged gentleman, politely addressing Wang Jian, "You are not just a bestselling author, you must also be a part of the technology elite."

Wang Jian looked puzzled at him.

Being introduced as a bestselling author had happened many times.

But being called a technology elite was indeed a first for him.

"Hello," Wang Jian shook hands with him, "Nice to meet you."

"If it’s not too much trouble, could we talk for a bit?" Ted asked.

Thus, the two moved to a quieter corner of the party.

Ted got straight to the point, "Lehman Brothers is interested in investing in your website. What do you think?"

"Invest? Invest in wangwen.com?" Wang Jian played dumb while quickly weighing the pros and cons in his mind.

Wall Street’s investments in technology companies are considered a win-win cooperation.

Wall Street relies on investments to reap the dividends of technological advancement.

And technology companies rely on these investments to alleviate their own financial cravings.

But his website was different from other technology companies.

It relied on paid reading and was currently entirely self-sufficient.

What could a large amount of capital accomplish?

Perhaps buy computers and give them away to people who have never had internet access?

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Thinking this, Wang Jian smiled and shook his head, "The website isn’t particularly desperate for funds at the moment."

"Still, thanks to Lehman Brothers for the consideration."

Ted, seemingly unsurprised, smiled, "Won’t you listen to the offer?"

"If you could become a true millionaire just by giving up control over the website, wouldn’t you consider it?"

Millionaire?

Wang Jian was truly tempted in that moment.

But after considering his financial situation and future earnings, he still shook his head.

"I’m a Great Mage" and "Arcane Throne" had brought in a million US dollars in revenue.

And the number of paying users for "Extreme Heavenly Demon" was steadily increasing.

Plus, there were the peripheral rights for other works on the website.

Becoming a millionaire wasn’t too difficult for him.

"Does that mean there’s no deal?" Ted chuckled, shaking his head and addressing Wang Jian, "Young man, don’t aim too high. The power of capital is not to be underestimated by anyone."

"I heard you are seeking tax-exempt status for the ’Literature Lovers’ Charity Fund’, which is a brilliant idea."

"But have you considered what would happen if a new website emerged that not only had everything your old site has, but also had a creative fund provided by the charity fund?"

"Would your website still be able to attract many authors?"

Hearing this, Wang Jian felt a tightening in his chest.

This was indeed a crippling strategy.

Most of the authors on the website were very poor.

A few hundred dollars in creative funds had an unimaginable appeal to these people.

Yet, the idea of giving up control over his website genuinely angered Wang Jian.

He stared at Ted and slowly said, "Literature websites aren’t so easy to establish."

"It has to rely on written works to attract readers."

"Heh, as far as I know, determining plagiarism is extremely difficult." Ted picked up a biscuit and poured Wang Jian’s cup full.

"And the process for claims requires several rounds of litigation."

"Lehman Brothers can handle it, but can you?"

"Typical of a large company to bully a new company."

Suddenly, a young voice reached Wang Jian’s ear.

A young blonde white man, holding a wine glass, approached the two men.

"You Lehman Brothers are as domineering as ever," the young man said to Ted, "Investing in a business just to take control of it."

"You never understand that the most important thing about a company is its original management team."

"And we at Goldman Sachs are completely different."

Having said that, the young man turned to face Wang Jian and introduced himself, "Let me introduce myself—Lehman from Goldman Sachs Investment."

"We are also very interested in investing in wangwen.com."

"However, Goldman Sachs believes in a win-win situation and wouldn’t seize control of the website."

"Moreover, if Mr. Wang does not wish to accept cash investment, he could also consider a stock swap with other enterprises evaluated by Goldman Sachs."

"Of course, what Goldman Sachs requires is controlling no less than 30% of the shares with board voting rights."

Wang Jian looked at the young man in front of him, his brow slightly furrowed.

Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs Investment...

Both were massive entities not to be trifled with.

How had his website suddenly attracted this kind of corporate titan?

Lehman looked at Wang Jian, gently pulling out a piece of paper, stating, "These are the companies with which Goldman Sachs can accept a stock swap."

"I hope Mr. Wang will carefully consider this."

"Goldman Sachs Investment can also lend a hand in establishing the charity fund. Plus, we aren’t afraid of engaging in prolonged litigation."

Saying this, he turned to look at Ted with a smile, "Just talking about the frequency of lawsuits, Lehman Brothers isn’t even one-third of Goldman Sachs, right?"

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