Writing Web Novels In America-Chapter 218 - 216: Transformation

Flushing, office.

Wang Jian stared at the newspapers covering his desk, somewhat dumbfounded.

He had guessed that the critics influenced by writers might support "Anomalies," but he hadn’t expected the writers’ influence to be so great!

However, in the film industry, a critic’s acclaim and the audience’s preferences often aren’t the same thing.

Wang Jian clicked his mouse, entered Twitter, and muttered to himself.

"I don’t want to write any classics; I’m not making as much as I used to!"

"Indeed, ’Anomalies’ with daily life elements is the real ’Anomalies’!"

"That’s also because Wang’s substantial financial power deterred ABC, allowing for a normal adaptation." freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

"Exactly, I’ve heard many writers don’t dare fight with the producers because they can’t afford the lawsuits!"

"If you ask me about the whole USA, the only billionaire I am not jealous of must be Wang."

"May Wang’s wealth increase further, so we can see even more great adaptations!"

Hmm...

Wang Jian nodded, agreeing.

He too hoped his wealth would keep growing.

"Seeing the praise for ’Anomalies,’ I specially went to check out the TV series.

After watching the series, I couldn’t wait for updates, so I started reading the novel.

Haha, I love ’Anomalies and Creatures,’ and I’m paying to watch."

Hmm?

It has this effect too?

Wang Jian quickly opened the backend to check the data.

He was surprised to find that the subscription rate for "Anomalies and Creatures" had skyrocketed by 20%.

"Seems there’s a big benefit to becoming a writer’s representative, apart from finding a solid base."

Wang Jian pondered for a moment, then resolved to maintain this public persona.

"Right now, the most important thing is to update ’Anomalies and Creatures’ while the hype is hot."

Wang Jian picked up his coffee and took a sip.

"After all, serving the readers is my goal."

"I can’t let the US Dollars in the readers’ pockets have nowhere to go!"

"Ha, ’Anomalies and Creatures’ is updating, I love you Wang!"

"I never thought I’d be moved to tears by a novel’s update before.

Wang, you did it!"

Meanwhile, Dan Brown, the King of Bestselling Book Writers, looked at Twitter, which exploded instantly due to the update of "Anomalies and Creatures," and felt a little off-balance.

Especially after seeing the metrics for his "Angels & Demons," he even wanted to curse the readers.

"Just like Simon and Schuster’s editor said, online readers are low-end readers."

"Renowned writers really won’t get their recognition, huh?"

In that instant, Dan Brown doubted the Writers Association’s announcement.

He even suspected that maybe Wang had bribed those long-famous writers with money.

"Those writers, if they publish online, would probably end up like me."

He complained verbally while refreshingly unwilling to accept the ranking page.

Suddenly, a new work rapidly climbed to the top of the rankings.

"Which plagiarized work is it this time?" He sneered and clicked into the page.

The novel’s name was "Mist," and the author’s name was...

Stephen King?!

"oh my god! The first time I’ve seen this type of post-apocalyptic novel, indeed he is the ’King of Bestselling Book Writers’!"

"No time to comment, saving a spot. I’ll come back to comment after I’ve read it!"

"Saving a spot +1."

Hmm?

Stephen King’s novels can be this popular, but not his own.

Could it truly be a matter of not being skilled enough?

He pondered, clicked into the table of contents, and started reading seriously.

The story’s background was set in a regular small town.

One day, hordes of monsters suddenly appeared.

And the male protagonist’s wife was killed by a monster, his daughter didn’t make it home either.

While the protagonist was overcome with grief, he discovered he had a growing ability.

This ability wasn’t enough to handle all the monsters.

But it was sufficient to protect just a few people.

The protagonist, seeking his daughter, first arrived at a large supermarket.

And inside the supermarket, panicked people, after discovering the protagonist’s ability, began to act egregiously to gain his protection.

"Is this setting up the protagonist to be like the lifeboats on the Titanic, then observing the about-to-be-drowned individuals from a bystander’s perspective?"

"So, the works published online can also showcase the dark side of human nature?" After finishing the update for "Mist," Dan Brown murmured to himself.

"But... this writing style seems familiar." He thought for a moment, then took out a "novice writing guide."

This time, he compared "Mist" with the "guide."

"So this thing is used this way..." Dan Brown admired in his mind as he looked at the computer screen.

"Truly is Stephen King who can both write the purely terrifying ’1408’ and the heartwarming ’Non ho sonno.’"

However, this sparked Dan Brown’s competitive spirit.

After all, it was Stephen King he aimed to rival when he stepped into the writing field.

"It seems like the works on wangwen.com mainly focus on the story."

"So ’Angels & Demons,’ which is heavy on the inner thoughts, doesn’t really fit this style."

Dan Brown pondered, completely deleted "Angels & Demons," and took out another outline.

He had been contemplating this novel for a long time but hadn’t begun writing.

"Being able to publish alongside Stephen King and engage in competition is truly rare!" Dan Brown took a sip of his coffee and began to revise the outline.

However, he referred to the "novice writing guide."

About three hours later, he took a deep breath and clicked the "send" button.

...

"Ha, this Dan Brown." An editor shook his head with a wry smile upon seeing the email.

"’Angels & Demons’ is already deleted, still not giving up, is he submitting another work?"

He started reading the submission, comparing it with the "novice writing guide."

About half an hour later, the young editor frowned and muttered to himself, "These bestselling authors are burying themselves deeper."

"You really can’t see the shadow of the ’novice writing guide’ if you don’t look closely."

He tapped his colleague, saying with a smile, "Look at this novel called ’Da Vinci’s Code,’ which category should it belong to?"

"Wait a second." The other editor didn’t shift his gaze from the computer screen. "Let me finish this part."

"What’s so interesting?" the young editor asked out of curiosity.

"Ha," the colleague replied with a smile, "The boss’s ’Anomalies and Creatures’ is about to finish!"

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