I really just want to make money

Chapter 126 Moyu Chinese Network (48, please subscribe!)
Li Yu didn't care about Wu Wenbin's reaction either.

Anyway, he didn't expect to start a business with Wu Wenbin, he just needed a professional as a professional manager.

In Li Yu's small circle, there is only Wu Wenbin, an Internet literature professional, so he must not be let go.

"Well, actually I have a bold idea"

Li Yu roughly shared his free thinking with Wu Wenbin.

In fact, a long time ago, Li Yu and Wu Wenbin talked about free online articles on the Internet.

(PS: The copyright protection of the parallel world cultural industry is very strict, the space for piracy is compressed, and the online articles are basically read in genuine editions)

"The current number of online readers is still too small. After all, genuine reading costs money. Reading a novel can easily cost hundreds of dollars. Not everyone can afford this kind of consumption."

"I don't know if your company has done any statistics, how many readers are genuine readers, and how many are pirate readers?"

"And how many readers are there who only read the free part and don't read the novel until it hits the shelves?"

Wu Wenbin is also considered a veteran in eggplant.com, and he is very familiar with all kinds of data.

"According to the latest statistics, there are about 5000 million genuine paid readers on the entire network, as long as they have recharged."

"However, the real main consumer group is only about 3000 million."

The two asked and answered questions and talked until very late.

I was tired from chatting during the period, so I went to another 298 yuan regular massage full body SPA, which was so refreshing.

With the in-depth chat with Wu Wenbin, Li Yu is also constantly revising his entrepreneurial ideas.

In the end, the two came to the same conclusion.

There is a lot to do in the free reading mode in the online literature circle!

Of course, this promise is only considered from the perspective of users and the market.

Since the free model is so good, why don't others do it?

The problem is the money.

Website operation requires money, servers and bandwidth require money, and authors also need money to write novels.

The money is not static and will only increase as the number of users increases.

For the free-to-read model to survive, there must be sufficient revenue streams to cover these rising costs.
Since it is free, there is no subscription fee, the biggest source of income for fiction websites.

How can a website make money without subscriptions?

This is a stumbling block for all entrepreneurs who want to start a free novel website, and Li Yu is not surprised.

According to Wu Wenbin, there used to be free reading websites, and the revenue model they explored was mainly advertising revenue.

But the result is obvious, advertising revenue can't cover the cost of novel sites at all, and these free novel sites eventually closed down without exception.
"The idea is very good, but if the income problem is not resolved, the free model will not work."

Wu Wenbin's attitude was negative, but Li Yu still wanted to give it a try.

This is the way to do things, and you can't stop because there is no solution for the time being.

The boat is naturally straight when it reaches the bridge, and there are always more ways than difficulties.

"I'm still going to give it a try, and I also have my own advantages. At least once the website is established, there will be a work that can be sold. The basic customers of the website have been established, and I can slowly explore later."

Hearing that Li Yu's words didn't sound like a joke, Wu Wenbin was also stunned.

"Do you want to make "The Legend of Mortal Cultivation of Immortals" a free model?"

"That's right, eggplant.com wants to block me, and I don't want to be a eunuch, so the only way is to publish it for free."

"Moreover, with the current popularity and customer base of "Mortal Cultivation of Immortals", as long as I launch a free model, I believe that many users will definitely come to my website to register to watch free content."

Wu Wenbin touched his chin, and felt that Li Yu's method was feasible.

"It's just a pity. With the current subscription level and rising momentum of "Mortal", you will lose at least millions of income a year."

"Hehe, I'm not short of this little money, just treat it as an initial investment in making a website"

It's only 100 million a year, which is really not a huge sum of money to Li Yu now.

"You bull B!"

To be honest, Wu Wenbin was also very curious, since Li Yu was not short of money, why did he still write novels so desperately.

Even if it's a business hobby, you don't have to work so hard.
How would he know that when Li Yu writes novels, he just copies and pastes them.

In the eyes of others, it is a huge investment, but for Li Yu, it is an insignificant experiment.

Success, financial freedom.

It doesn't hurt to fail.

Wang Dacong dared to spend hundreds of millions to play live broadcasts, would ordinary people dare?

That's why Li Yu dared to give it a try regardless of 21, but Wu Wenbin didn't dare.

The cost of entrepreneurial failure is small, but courage can be great, and it is more able to play well.

After talking about his entrepreneurial ideas, Li Yu finally stated his last goal.

"Old Wu, if I want to run a website, I definitely need someone who is knowledgeable and trustworthy. Anyway, you are idle now, why don't you come and be my CEO?"

When Wu Wenbin heard that Li Yu had turned his idea on his head, he immediately waved his hands.

"No, I'm just a small editor, but I can't be a CEO"

In fact, Wu Wenbin still didn't believe that Li Yu could really fight his way out of the free mode. After all, too many people died on this way.

If you become a CEO today, you may have to write "Former CEO of XX bankrupt company" on your resume tomorrow.
Seeing Wu Wenbin's resolute attitude, Li Yu decided to put it another way.

Everyone is an adult, talking about dreams, drawing big cakes and so on is too low-level, let's be more honest.

"Old Wu, how much do you earn a month at Eggplant.com?"

Wu Wenbin probably also understood what Li Yu meant.

He is already 30 years old. Although he didn't want to leave his stable job and start a business, he still answered honestly.

"About six thousand."

As he said that, Wu Wenbin was a little embarrassed.

In this day and age, sitting in an office without the wind blowing or the sun shining, it is not bad to get 6000 a month.

But who makes this boss in front of him so scary? Writing a novel part-time can earn [-] to [-] a month. Thinking about it makes people desperate.

"It's only six thousand to work in Shanghai? It's really a little less."

Wu Wenbin smiled awkwardly, "Of course I can't compare with you."

"Haha, there is no other meaning, I just think the company of the little devil is really stingy."

Knowing that Wu Wenbin's original income was only this little, Li Yu immediately felt confident.

"Well, come here, I'll give you a monthly salary of [-]!"

In order to dispel his worries, Li Yu added:
"You don't have to sign a formal contract, just do it first. If you think it's suitable, you can stay. If it's not suitable, you can tell me in advance, and I'll find another candidate. How about it?"

There is no way for Li Yu to offer such good conditions.

In addition to money, there is also a novel that is about to be banned, and everything in the future remains in imagination.

It is impossible to keep a senior talent in the industry just by talking in plain language.
Facing the olive branch thrown by Li Yu, Wu Wenbin was moved.

Going to Tamar's job is stable, and my old Wu also has a dream!

Ok.

The main thing is the monthly salary of [-], which is really nice!

Under the silver bullet offensive, Li Yu finally succeeded in taking down Wu Wenbin, and this unnamed company also ushered in its own CEO.

Now that he received Li Yu's 180 monthly salary, Wu Wenbin's attitude immediately changed [-] degrees, and he began to actively offer suggestions for the future of the website.

"First, we need a big name."

Li Yu is very good at naming names.

"It's simple, it's called Moyu Chinese Internet Cafe"

Wu Wenbin (⊙o⊙)...

"Ahem, isn't this a bit too casual? Do you want to think about it again?"

"Casual? I think it's good." Li Yu began to diverge his thinking.

"Moyu Chinese website, catchy."

"And you think about it, reading novels is a relaxing and pleasant thing. Everyone touches fish and reads novels after work, isn't it full of life?"

After being explained by Li Yu, Wu Wenbin pondered for a while, and it really seemed like that.

"Okay, if you touch the fish, you can touch the fish. Let's talk about the second question. The company needs an office location."

Woke up the next day, Li Yu was almost late.

Last night, we turned on the lights and talked until late at night.

After talking carefully, Li Yu realized that starting a company is really not something that can be done with lip service.

Register a business license, find an office location, recruit relevant personnel, find technical personnel to develop a website, and rent a server.
If it weren't for the professional Wu Wenbin, Li Yu would have been completely blinded.

He still wants to fish for money, how can he have time for such trivial things?

(End of this chapter)