Writing Web Novels In America-Chapter 297 - 302: The British Welcome

London, in a basement.

Moss and Roy, as the most neglected employees of the IT department, were feeling exceptionally idle.

"Hey, did you hear? Princess Diana is going to divorce Prince Charles," Roy gossiped.

"Of course!" Moss replied with a "that’s old news" expression, "Apparently, Princess Diana has authorized an American writer to pen her autobiography."

"And this American writer even got approval from Prince Charles!"

"What?" Roy asked in surprise, "Doesn’t that mean a lot of insider information will be revealed?"

"Not necessarily," Moss shook his head, "It depends on how the writer presents it. Many authors are good at writing a lot but, if you think about it, they don’t really say anything."

"What’s the writer’s name? I’ll look up his work."

"It’s said to be Wang Jian. You can find his work online!"

"Online? That’s so advanced?" Roy took a note with a very surprised tone.

"Yeah! That’s why I say the United States is more advanced than Britain."

"They’ve already started writing books online!"

Moss began his routine rant about being underappreciated.

Unexpectedly, his colleague wasn’t nodding along as usual but was staring blankly at the computer.

"What’s wrong?" he asked curiously as he approached, "Is there a problem with the computer?"

"Don’t touch it!" Roy stopped him as he reached out to restart the main unit.

"This writer’s work... is quite interesting..." he murmured before speaking out.

"What’s interesting about it?" Moss asked.

But he waited for a long time without getting a response from his colleague.

Frowning, he logged onto the same website, curious to see what kind of work had so captivated his colleague.

"King Arthur? Is this a fairy tale?" he clicked on the highest-ranked work on the list.

But he quickly realized he had been very wrong.

Time-travel, witches, technology?

Church, supernatural, cannons?

This...

Soon enough, he realized that "King Arthur" was such an unusual piece of work.

"My god! This kind of novel..." Moss pondered for a moment, organizing his thoughts, "is really fascinating!"

"Do you think," his colleague asked, "the story of this novel is based on anything real?"

"Cannons, revolvers and such are definitely made up," Moss replied without looking up, "but that war probably did happen."

"I heard about it in a history elective course at college!"

Finally, after half an hour, he finished the already updated "King Arthur."

"This... published without being finished?"

Moss felt like his heart was struck by ten thousand points of damage!

He mimicked others’ comments and started typing on his keyboard.

"Mr. Author, please update!"

"If you come to London, I’ll definitely treat you to a meal!"

After finishing, he noticed his colleague was drawing something.

"What are you doing?" Moss asked curiously.

"I’m researching the location of this great battle; maybe I could even go there and find some armor pieces!"

"Come on! It’s just a novel; you’re treating it like real history!"

"Well, we’re idle anyway," Roy smiled and replied, "This novel makes me want to go there and take a tour."

"Meh!" Moss scoffed and walked out of the basement.

About half an hour later, Roy saw his companion return in travel gear.

"Where are you headed?"

"Of course, to the place you drew!" Moss replied as if it were obvious.

"But, only one of us can take leave," Roy whispered, feeling a sense of dread.

"Yes!" Moss nodded, picking up the drawing and then putting down a note.

"So, my leave request has already been approved!"

"Fuck!" Roy cursed loudly and was about to chase after him.

"You can wait in the office for updates on ’King Arthur’," Moss quickly tried to console him, "Isn’t that also nice!"

Uh...

Roy paused, then nodded.

"That’s true!"

"Jeez, fool!" laughed Moss as he packed his bags and picked up his laptop.

"The feeling of watching ’King Arthur’ in that land must be quite different!"

...

At the same time, in the New York Times office.

The editor-in-chief was sitting in his chair, listening to a subordinate’s work summary.

"So, the news hotspot stirred up by NBC has just been settled."

"And Woodward has resigned and can no longer work in journalism."

The editor-in-chief felt a slight pang of sorrow for his rival’s fate.

However, he was more interested in another part of the report.

"So, that best-selling author’s novel is really becoming popular in Britain?"

After receiving a positive response, the editor-in-chief fell into contemplation.

Americans have a complex feeling towards Britain.

They look down on the Brits’ pretentiousness but envy them constantly.

This can be proven by British actors without much significant capital forming their own unique presence in Hollywood.

And the British accent being considered sexier really exemplifies this mentality.

"If American novels and authors are embraced in Britain, it would undoubtedly satisfy the vanity of the Americans!"

As for offending the Viacom Group, he didn’t care.

Just like the rise of websites infringing on the interests of major media conglomerates.

The Viacom Group, which expanded from television to movies and merchandise, also infringed on the interests of traditional newspapers.

At such times, isn’t it the right moment to employ the traditional media tactics of ’kicking someone when they’re high and thrusting them further down when they fall’?

After all, they are the New York Times that dares to print the gruesome details of Kennedy’s assassination unabashedly to sell more papers and expand their influence!

"We can make this a special feature," the editor-in-chief mused and began to instruct.

"Just like those unpopular art film directors who, after winning awards in Europe, find an audience!"

"But..." the subordinate hesitated, then spoke uncomfortably, "Wang’s novels are also very popular in America!"

"Then focus on the regulatory bill, emphasize the injustice he has faced."

"Remember, it’s the contrast that sells!" the editor-in-chief emphatically stressed this point.

"The stronger the contrast, the more readers will love it!"

"Oh." The editor contemplated for a moment, then prepared to turn and leave to write the feature.

But before he could leave the office, the editor-in-chief called him back.

"Remember, roll out the feature quickly!"

"This news of an American author celebrated by Brits like Shakespeare and Chaucer is bound to sell well."

"The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and other competitors aren’t fools; they will definitely follow suit quickly!"

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