He had always believed he was a good judge of character, and he believed in Shen Teng You's potential.
Returning to the hotel, Wang Shu received a text message.
"Your online banking account ending in 4893 has received royalties of 1,500,764.36 yuan. Your balance is 3,254,881.64 yuan. [Dragon Country Industrial and Commercial Bank]"
"What's going on? Is this my author's fee?"
Wang Shu was slightly stunned.
Then he quickly opened his author backend.
He hadn't expected the first month's author's fee to be so much!
Wang Shu couldn't help but sigh. Although he had been writing web novels for so long, this was the first time he had received author's fees.
The main reason was that web novel settlements took a long time; last month's author's fee would only be received this month at the earliest.
So after writing for so long, this was the first time he had received author's fees.
However, what was paid today was only the single-volume author's fee for "Douluo World." In just the first month, Douluo World had earned over a million in author's fees, which was unimaginable on Earth.
Of course, this was mainly because copyright was highly valued in this world, and pirated websites were virtually nonexistent, leading to very high subscription numbers.
On Earth, however, pirated web novels were rampant, and the number of people reading legitimate copies was less than thirty percent of those who pirated.
Therefore, on Earth, most of the losses for web novels were due to piracy, which also showed the great harm of piracy.
Although he had opened books on two other websites, due to update issues, they had not yet been put on the paywall, and some only had fixed author's fees.
Wang Shu's updates were slow, so his fixed author's fees were only tens of thousands of yuan.
Glancing at the data on the system interface, his lifespan remaining was only a little over ten days.
However, purchasing the materials for the next research project would cost ten million.
He currently had over three million, and he still needed to earn seven million more to extend his life again.
Just as Wang Shu was racking his brain on how to earn the seven million, Zhang Yi Mou called him.
The content was that the final edited version of "Soldiers Sortie" was completed and had been submitted to Su Nan Television.
And Su Nan Television would make the payment after reviewing the film tomorrow.
Upon hearing this news, Wang Shu was overjoyed.
This was truly heaven-sent; he no longer had to worry about his lifespan.
Once the ten million arrived tomorrow, he could directly purchase the materials for the next piece of scientific research, obtain contribution points, and exchange them for lifespan.
With this thought, Wang Shu immediately closed his computer.
Since his author's fees had arrived today, why write an adventure novel?
He decided to go out for a foot massage!
Wang Shu invited Su Yao this time.
"Boss, are you serious?"
Xiao Su looked at Wang Shu with surprise when she heard that he was going to treat her to a foot massage.
After all, she had never seen her boss be so extravagant.
In the past, the boss even ate the cheapest boxed meals, so how could he be willing to spend hundreds of yuan on a foot massage today?
"Could this be fake? Are you going or not? If not, I'll go alone!"
Wang Shu asked directly.
"I'm definitely going!"
Su Yao nodded frantically.
Then she quickly changed her shoes and went with Wang Shu to find a foot spa for some relaxation.
However, Su Yao's body was too sensitive; she became quite ticklish as soon as the masseuse touched her.
Wang Shu was forced to experience being served by two masseuses simultaneously.
"Boss, do you really like places like that?"
On the way home, Su Yao asked softly with her head down.
"I can't say I like it, I just feel more relaxed in places like that!"
Wang Shu replied directly.
"Oh, okay!"
Su Yao nodded and then said nothing more, quietly following behind Wang Shu.
After returning to the hotel, Wang Shu collapsed onto the bed and fell fast asleep.
Su Yao, on the other hand, opened her phone and started searching for information related to massage training.
...
At night, in a conference room at Su Nan Television, people were seated.
"Xiao Jiang, please introduce the new drama our station has acquired to everyone!"
He Jiaye sat in his seat and addressed Jiang Ye, who was standing in front of the projector.
"Greetings, leaders and seniors. I am Jiang Ye, and today I will be introducing a military-themed television series! Its name is 'Soldiers Sortie'!"
Jiang Ye first displayed his PPT and then began his introduction.
"Military genre? Is there a market for this?"
"Director He, what's gotten into you? Why would you want to acquire a drama like this?"
"It's ridiculous. Our station has already lost so many viewers to Modu Television, and now you're buying a military drama? Aren't you driving viewers away?"
As soon as Jiang Ye uttered his first sentence, many people in the conference room began to murmur.
"Director He, why did you decide to buy this TV series?"
At this moment, an employee directly asked He Jiaye.
"Because it's a genre that has always been missing from our station, and I think this drama is well-made, even though it's the first production from a small company!"
He Jiaye replied directly.
"The first production from a small company? Meaning it's an amateur work?"
"No way, Director He, what's going on? Wasn't he always strict with production companies before?"
"Could this be a drama produced by Director He's relative? Did Director He take a lot of kickbacks?"
When everyone heard that the drama was the first production from a fledgling small company, they were all very surprised.
This was because in the film and television industry, the strength and experience of a company were highly valued. Usually, dramas produced by experienced companies, even if they didn't become massive hits, would at least be decent and not result in losses.
However, for fledgling small companies, it was uncertain. Without a professional team, rich experience, or a mature operating model, the quality of their productions was bound to be subpar.
Therefore, many works from fledgling film and television companies did not find buyers, and most television stations would not acquire them.
But this time, they were surprised that Director He, who had always been extremely strict about these matters, had broken his own rule.
Thus, they couldn't help but suspect that this company might be the company of Director He's relative, and by so readily purchasing the copyright, Director He was aiming to legitimately transfer company funds to himself!
"Xiao Jiang, please play the finished product. Once everyone has seen it, they will understand why we acquired this TV series!"
Seeing the employees' confused expressions, He Jiaye said directly.
Because he understood that no matter how much he said, it would not be as convincing as letting them see the work itself.
Only then would they be truly convinced.
Upon hearing Director He's words, Jiang Ye nodded and began to play the officially received finished version.
This version of the finished product was so new that even He Jiaye had not had time to watch it before calling everyone together for a review.
Therefore, he was not entirely sure how this edited version would turn out or if it would be as brilliant as the previous version, as the previous version, despite being a rough cut, did not detract from the plot or viewing experience.
As the video began to play, everyone in the conference room quieted down and turned their attention to the screen.
They wanted to see what kind of drama could impress the usually strict Director He enough to break his usual practice and acquire it.
By the end of the first episode, many still didn't see any standout elements in the drama.
"This drama seems rather bland, and there's no conflict!"
"Exactly, what exactly does the director value in this drama?"
"I don't understand, I don't really get what's so good about this drama!"
At this moment, several female employees in the conference room frowned. They found this type of military-themed television series quite boring.
Meanwhile, some male employees remained silent, their gazes intently fixed on the screen, anticipating the content of the second episode.
As the second episode began to play on the screen, the conference room once again fell into silence.
Subsequently, the third episode, fourth episode, and fifth episode.
After the fifth episode concluded, Director He directly signaled Jiang Ye to stop the playback.
"Everyone, do you now think this TV series is worth our acquisition?"
He Jiaye asked the people in the conference room.
"I think it's quite good!"
"I didn't expect a fledgling company to produce at a level comparable to some established film and television companies!"
"Yes, so far, I think this drama is quite good, at least I enjoy it!"
Many male employees now spoke up one after another.
In their opinion, this drama was actually quite interesting, much better than the clichéd melodramatic love stories.
At the very least, they had the desire to keep watching it, and the TV series didn't have many contrived conflicts. The plot wasn't overly dramatic, and the various events were quite logical.
What's more, although the actors' performances were a bit green, they were at least genuine.
The character of Xu Sanduo was very well-portrayed.
"Director, what's so good about this drama? Anyway, none of us want to watch it!"
"Yeah, I even dozed off just now, it's completely uninteresting!"
"Exactly, the actors aren't handsome either, there's no desire to keep watching!"
At this time, the female employees on the other side all chimed in.
The time they spent earlier was agonizing. They couldn't play on their phones in the conference room, but they couldn't bring themselves to watch the drama, so they simply fell asleep.
"But these male colleagues were watching with great interest! So this TV series isn't entirely without merit!"
He Jiaye said directly.
Previously, they had focused too much on the female audience and had consistently neglected the male audience.
And the current entire TV drama market was dominated by the female market, with male viewers essentially being overlooked.
Consequently, the competition was fierce, with Modu using its massive capital pool to secure exclusive broadcasting rights for all the dramas that women loved to watch.