After twelve o'clock, countless fireworks rose into the sky, and the colorful fireworks exploded in the air like angry flowers, reflecting Mokong as if it were daytime.

The sound of crackling firecrackers sounded one after another, some were far away, some were close, and the duration of the firecrackers was different.Dozens of firecrackers were lit together, and countless waist drums were ringing in my ears.

Sleeping Song Yuhui frowned, because of the sound of firecrackers, he began to sleep uneasy.According to the usual practice, the continuous sound of firecrackers will last for an hour, and perhaps a string of firecrackers will suddenly sound at two or three o'clock.

Lin Haoxi got off the sofa lightly, and closed all the windows in the house to block out part of the sound.

Song Yuhui woke up slowly, on the one hand he was extremely sleepy, on the other hand he was disturbed by the noise and could not sleep soundly.

Lin Haoxi bent down and looked at him who was sleepy, "Go to sleep in the room."

"Brother." When Song Yuhui saw Lin Haoxi, he remembered that he promised to count down with him just now, "Is it over now?"

"Well, it's over." Lin Haoxi's voice was very gentle, "Since it's a new year, what should you tell me?"

"New, Happy New Year."

A smile floated on Lin Haoxi's lips, "Happy New Year."

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Song Yuhui worked on the last day of work, received the salary of 400 yuan, and got on the bus back to H province early the next morning.

Lin Haoxi did not go with him, but returned home to accompany her parents.What Li Yi said was right. During this period of time, he seemed to have put too much attention on Song Yuhui, and instead his home was forgotten by him.

Song Yuhui went back on the fifth day, and rushed back on the eighth day.The ninth day of junior high school began to make up lessons, Song Yuhui stayed at home all night after returning, and Lin Haoxi drove him to school early the next morning.

Lin Haoxi has already decided on the establishment of a literary website. He plans to operate it in the name of a studio first, outsource the web design work to other companies, and recruit two programmers to be responsible for the daily maintenance of the website. As for the space server, he will rent it first.

Li Yi put all the 10,000+ in his card into shares, and Lin Haoxi got back the money he invested in the stock market, plus the copyright fee for the last published book, there was more than 150 million.In addition, 10 yuan was set aside for Song Yuhui's school and living expenses, in case the business failed.

The preparatory work will probably take more than a month.

Lin Haoxi was browsing the news about the rental of commercial buildings in City G on the website, while discussing with Li Yi, "The company's office space is not open to the public. Find a place far away from the commercial area to save rent."

Li Yi bent over and nodded beside him, "It's best to be closer to our school, so it's convenient for going to work."

"Look and talk."

"Look, this place is nice, near the bus station, not far from our school..."

……

Li Yi sat at a table flipping through the applicant's resume. Lin Haoxi held a pen in his hand and looked at the applicant opposite, "What was your last job?"

"programmer."

"what company?"

"A mobile game company."

"What is the expected salary?"

"10000 to 12000."

Lin Haoxi and Li Yi glanced at each other, Lin Haoxi said: "I will give you a monthly salary of [-], and if you perform well after three months, you will be given a higher salary."

The applicant looked at the two interviewers who were a few years younger than him, and smiled dryly, "I'll think about it."

Li Yi shouted to the door: "Next!"

"I majored in computer science during my college years, and served as the head of the Student Union's Information Department at the school. I also actively participated in various activities and competitions organized by the school, and achieved satisfactory results..."

Lin Haoxi waited for him to introduce himself, and asked, "Do you have any work experience in programming or network maintenance?"

"This...not for now."

Li Yi added a sentence next to it, "Sorry, our company now needs programmers or network maintainers with work experience. I think I have written it clearly in the recruitment notice."

Lin Haoxi put his resume aside, Li Yi shouted to the door: "Next!"

"I used to work as a programmer in an Internet company and have two years of work experience."

Lin Haoxi looked up at the 25-year-old man in front of him with great interest, "What is your expected monthly salary?"

"I mainly look at the working environment. If I like the working environment, as long as the salary is not ridiculously low, I can accept it."

"Six thousand a month, what do you think of a salary increase after three months?"

"acceptable."

"That's fine, you go back first, if there is any news, we will notify you in these two days."

……

For the office space, I found an office building only 10 minutes away from the school.The decoration is simple and elegant. As soon as you enter the door, you will see the company logo and the company name 'Chenxi Literature' on the white wall.

Song Yuhui was brought by Lin Haoxi to visit the office building. As soon as he entered, he was attracted by the simple but elegant decoration. After looking around, he turned to Lin Haoxi and said, "Brother, your office is so beautiful."

"Do you want to work here in the future?"

Song Yuhui looked at his brother, "Can I come too?"

"Of course, I have the final say here."

Song Yuhui said weakly: "But, I don't know anything."

"Those who don't know it can learn. Who knows everything at birth?"

Lin Haoxi put his arm on his shoulder, "I'll show you my office."

"kindness."

Not long after the decoration of the office space was completed, the prototype of the website was also designed. After several improvements, it finally took shape.

In the initial stage of a literary website construction, authors and readers are indispensable.

First of all, the introduction of well-known authors in the online literature circle can not only bring readers, but also drive authors.While introducing well-known authors, it pays attention to the cultivation of newcomers, and the welfare of the website is parallel to the cultivation of newcomers.With an army of authors, advertising is indispensable.

This process requires a lot of investment. Since the establishment of the company one month ago, the money in the hands of Lin Haoxi and Li Yi has flowed out like running water, and there is no sign of any profit.The money in his hand soon bottomed out, and Lin Haoxi didn't dare to use the 10 yuan in the bank for Song Yuhui's education, so he could only find his father in the end.

Lin Chengde did not object to Lin Haoxi's starting a business. When Lin Haoxi proposed to start a business at the beginning, he also said to give him financial assistance, but Lin Haoxi refused at that time.

Borrowing 50 yuan from his father, Chenxi Literature continued to spend money on author benefits and advertising.

The characteristics of literature websites are like this. In the early stage, money is burned and there is no return. When all operations are on the right track and the early returns gradually show results, they can change to the direction of less investment and greater returns.

"I've only heard of online authors desperately trying to get into the ranks of physical publishing. It's the first time I've heard of the transformation of physical authors into online authors. Moreover, your royalties for a book are less than 30 million. , There are only a handful of authors with this number in China." Qiu Yue picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip, "Haoxi, listen to my persuasion and continue to publish physically. As for the Internet, it is no problem to continue to open literature websites, but Forget about putting your own works on the website for free reading.”

Lin Haoxi asked her to come out, just trying to lure her into his company.Qiu Yue, who has worked in a publishing house for six years, is very familiar with the literary market. If she were to be the editor-in-chief of Chenxi Literature.com, Lin Haoxi would definitely be at ease.But the situation seems to be a bit off topic. After Qiu Yue heard that Lin Haoxi was going to publish online, he immediately said a lot of bad things about online literature.

Lin Haoxi took a deep breath, "Sister Qiu, if you were five years ago, what you said would be absolutely correct. But now the times are different. With a population of 13 billion in China, every household has a computer. Excluding children and the elderly, almost everyone has a computer. More and more people are more inclined to online reading or electronic reading, and this situation will only become more serious in the future. The rise of online reading and electronic reading must herald the downturn of physical publishing. Online reading of 20 words Even if you spend the most money on a book, it’s only three or four yuan, and of the three or four yuan, 20% goes to the author, and the remaining four floors go to the website. But if you change it to a physical book, a book costs more than ten or twenty yuan. Part of it belongs to the publishing house, part of it belongs to the printing house, part of it belongs to the distributor, and the last part belongs to the author. It is a disadvantage that it cannot be read on the go. It is also a disadvantage that the price is higher than that of e-books. Therefore, the current physical publishing can still earn some royalties , In a few years, it is estimated that only textbooks will be used to make money from royalties.”

After hearing what he said, Qiu Yue disapproved and said, "Even if what you said is right, there are quite a few literature websites nowadays, the competition is huge, and pirated editions are everywhere, so how much can you earn by reading for a fee? "

"It's true that you can't make a lot of money by reading for a fee, but sister Qiu, you should know the operating model of the newspaper. A dollar for a newspaper is definitely a loss-making business, but the major newspapers are still standing."

"Ad space?"

"Yes, a lot of income for a profit-making website comes from advertising. In the 21st century of the information age, major companies compete not only for product quality and price, but also for exposure. Once the traffic of literature websites increases, many advertisers will automatically find them. Come to the door, sell a few small pieces of layout space in exchange for a monthly advertising fee of more than 20 yuan, this business is definitely a good deal.”

Sister Qiu smiled, stirred the coffee in the cup with the spoon in her hand, thoughtfully, "Then how far has your website developed?"

"Early stage."

"Isn't it a bit utopian to think of such a long-term thing in the early stages of development?"

The corners of Lin Haoxi's lips curled up, "If Sister Qiu can join, I believe dreams can become reality."

Qiu Yue thought for a while, "I don't want to leave the publishing house just yet."

"Then it's not too late to come over to my side when you want to leave. I'll leave a place for you here."

Qiu Yue asked jokingly, "What place is reserved for me? It can't be Auntie Cleaning, right?"

"How come, based on my friendship with you for many years and my knowledge of your ability, if you come here, the editors in my company and the authors of the website will be under your control."

"You think so highly of me?"

"Just tell the truth, otherwise I wouldn't dare to come to you."

One month later, Qiu Yue resigned from the publishing house where she had stayed for six years and became the editor-in-chief of Chenxi Literature.

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