Writing Web Novels In America-Chapter 279 - 284: Just Focus on Writing the Book

On the flight from Los Angeles to New York, Wang Jian was quietly reading the newspaper.

After he had rejected Elson’s proposal, the other party still didn’t give up on trying to persuade him.

That tireless demeanor made Wang Jian afraid to board his Boeing 747.

In fact, the reason for his refusal, besides not understanding the workings of Hollywood, also had to do with the issue of unequal returns. freeweɓnovel~cѳm

Oracle was too big in the capital market, and the so-called "benefits" Elson talked about were likely to make him money.

Whereas Twitter had just gone public as a new company with a maximum valuation of only a few billion US Dollars.

That little bit of increase, he estimated, wouldn’t even cover the production costs!

"Sigh, isn’t it nice to be a steady IP supplier and just collect licensing fees?"

Wang Jian took the coffee handed to him by the flight attendant and took a sip.

"Most of those who went to mine for gold starved, but Levis, the very ones who made workwear, became a world-famous brand!"

"Wang, do you want to go back to the villa or to Flushing?" Tom finished flirting with the flight attendant and came over to Wang Jian.

"Let’s go back to Flushing first." Wang Jian picked up his briefcase and answered casually.

Who knows if that billionaire who doesn’t play by the rules would contact the authors to persuade Wang Jian to agree to his terms.

In order to keep the website appealing to authors, he couldn’t outright refuse.

So the most acceptable excuse to authors would be that he was creating new works.

He had absolutely no energy to split himself doing other things, which could completely shut up those revered authors.

By the time the new work was finished, the movie "I’m Too Rich" co-produced with Universal should also be released.

By then, Wang Jian wouldn’t need to persuade anyone, Elson would probably give up on collaboration after seeing the dismal box office.

Thinking of this, Wang Jian’s mouth curved into a slight smile.

Who would’ve thought that in trying not to be labeled with gender identity disorder due to a blind move, he might also avoid stepping onto a huge minefield!

Half an hour later, when he stepped into the Flushing office building.

In the office, several editors with experience working at publishing houses stood up first and began to applaud.

"Congratulations, Mr. Wang!" The most senior editor showed a genuine expression on his face.

"At the age of 18, you’ve already become a member of the Writers Association."

Uh...

Wang Jian, who was conceptualizing his new book, felt a bit perplexed.

"Is that... very difficult?"

The editor was taken aback and his expression turned quite spectacular.

"For a genius like Mr. Wang, of course not."

"But for ordinary authors, it’s almost the dream of a lifetime."

This...

Wang Jian realized that his earlier comment might have come across as too boastful.

He waved his hand, "Please, continue with your work."

Then, he awkwardly entered his office.

"Heh, Wang." Tom followed him in, "I felt like punching you when I heard that last comment."

"You know how many works we’ve written that didn’t even get the chance to be published."

"And after that, we started working in publishing, you know?"

I really didn’t mean it!

Wang Jian hadn’t expected his casual remark to inflict such psychological damage on his employees, Tom included.

He handed a can of coffee to Tom, saying, "After Chris and her team finish the publicity, remember to arrange for someone to pick them up."

"After all, their licensing contract is signed with us."

"Got it." Tom picked up the coffee and stood up.

"One more thing, Wang." He paused, then turned his head, "Your topic-changing skills are very clumsy."

Wang Jian watched Tom walk away and rubbed his nose.

Forget it, no time to comfort their fragile hearts, he still had work to do.

He first opened Princess Diana’s personal life journal and skimmed through it once more.

After a moment, Wang Jian shook his head.

Americans are interested in Princess Diana and the British Royal Family; such a work would naturally be a hot topic.

But...

What everyone wants to see is the Royal Family’s privacy, not the history of a little girl’s growth!

"I’ll have to wait until I have all the information before I can truly start writing ’Diana: Her True Story.’"

Wang Jian carefully packed away the materials and placed them in the desk drawer.

So...

Should he start writing "Let Go of that Witch"?

Wang Jian closed his eyes, and browsed through it in his mind for a while.

No, it still needed some changes.

He sighed and made a decision.

He didn’t know the environment in which the original author of the novel had written, but Wang Jian faced a rather complex situation.

A large number of writers with publishing experience began to try their hands at writing Otherworld transmigration novels, following the trends set by online platforms.

These people’s command of the written word was much stronger than his own!

Wang Jian opened novels by Stephen King and Dan Brown and read them slowly.

He felt he couldn’t achieve such immersive description.

"I can’t just join the Writers Association and immediately expose my weaknesses, can I?"

Wang Jian’s fingers tapped gently on the desk.

A few minutes later, he had made a decision.

Since his skill was not enough, he would make it up with creativity.

To give readers a sense of immersion, other than through his writing, he could also twist familiar history with a bit of Magic.

Wang Jian thought it over in his mind and finally decided to stretch his black hands towards the mythic heroes, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

The legendary weapon only able to be drawn by Arthur himself, the Sword in the Stone?

He pondered for a moment and decided to introduce a mechanical sword akin to a chainsaw from a cyberpunk world.

Others couldn’t pull it out because they didn’t press the switch.

Hmm...

Wang Jian nodded, "This still fits with the original concept of combining technology with Magic."

As for the modern weapons crafted by witches in the original novel?

Those could be taken from existing punk culture templates.

After all, a bunch of witches creating standardized weapons with modern industrial processes was a bit too fanciful.

But something like the rough shotguns from a post-apocalyptic punk world was more understandable.

This could also explain the Knights of the Round Table’s extraordinary combat abilities, aside from the protagonist King Arthur.

They were witches, after all...

And as for the legendary affair between the First Knight Lannister and the Queen, could it turn into a lesbian relationship...

Wang Jian, putting himself in the reader’s shoes, felt this approach would lessen much of the distaste.

And King Arthur going to war with France and the Church for the sake of a rival in love could also make sense.

He loved both the Queen and Lannister, didn’t he!

"After all, the story of King Arthur is magical enough," Wang Jian said offhandedly, "So why not make it a bit more magical!"

Twelve beautiful female Knights of the Round Table, shotguns in hand, charging at the Church’s Holy Knight Corps?

King Arthur, with a Mechanical Sword in one hand and a revolver in the other, battling the Pope endowed with mystical powers!

He thought about it and felt he could adapt in such a way.

Thus, half an hour later, the sound of keyboard tapping rose within the office.

"The Untold Story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table" officially went online!

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