When the website posted the news that "The rights to ’Arcane Throne’ comics and ga adaptation have already been sold."
Many readers were initially stunned, then they began to wildly discuss in the comnt section of "Arcane Throne."
"Wow, so comics are finally not just about superheroes fighting evil forces anymore? Can we actually read comics with our brains now?"
"As a kid, I really liked ’Superman’ and ’The Flash’. But as an adult, what was all that even about? I’ll definitely support the comics of ’Arcane Throne.’"
"Count in on the support."
Authors, on the other hand, thinking differently than the readers upon seeing the news of the rights sale, wondered whether it was possible to sell rights without going through physical books.
Although they would need to give 30% of the rights to the website.
But publishing on the website, without going through editors, ant there was no such thing as rejections.
And the royalties were even as high as 50%!
This prompted many more people to start refining their work with diligence rather than just writing nonsense online for fun.
Among them was the author of "I’m Really a Great Mage," Jas.
As an Ivy League University student, he had originally written a brainless novel just to relax and hadn’t planned on making money from it.
Therefore, even when his work was highly popular, he was indifferent to its banishnt for plagiarism and simply shrugged it off.
But seeing the ancillary rights of "Arcane Throne" being sold, a thought suddenly struck him.
Could writing this stuff really make money to pay off his substantial student loans?
After pondering for a mont, Jas turned on his computer, ready to write another book.
This ti, however, he deliberately avoided the issue of plagiarism.
"Mix ’I’m a Great Mage’ with ’Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’, toss in so innovation, and that should do the trick," Jas muttered to himself.
Just as he was about to start typing, he noticed an email in his inbox.
Huh?
It was from an editor of that website?
They first explained why "I’m Really a Great Mage" had been banned and then inquired if he had plans to start a new work.
Jas casually replied with a "yes."
Then, he closed the inbox.
What he didn’t know was that monts later, an email arrived again.
It was the editor providing "writing tips."
Jas was initially startled, then he read the email eagerly.
As he read, he thought to himself, The website values , I have to write well.
But what he didn’t realize was that many other authors had received similar emails on that day.
While Wang Jian’s plan to mass-produce "novel" authors was in full swing,
he himself ran into a bit of trouble.
"Wang, there’s a lawyer here for you," Tom said, pushing open the door of the office.
"A lawyer?" Wang Jian paused his typing, puzzled, "What’s it about?"
"The other party says they’re sent by soone nad Sarah," Tom replied.
"Sarah?" Wang Jian racked his brain for a long ti and finally grasped a faint mory.
"Damn, it’s all trouble left by my predecessor."
This issue dates back to when Wang Jian shuffled between different foster hos.
At that ti, so foster hos, in order to get governnt subsidies, exploited legal loopholes to adopt several children.
And once they received the subsidies, they neglected and even abused these kids.
Sarah was the daughter of a xican stowaway.
She and Wang Jian knew each other in one such foster ho.
Then, when the foster ho was discovered by the welfare agency and lost its foster qualifications,
the two of them faced the prospect of moving to another new foster ho.
Wang Jian and Sarah were both tired of such a life.
And so, the two 17-year-olds banded together, scraping by in the Bronx District.
Until one day, Sarah saw that the family she had been fostered with had also fled Brooklyn and moved to the Bronx District.
Then ca the cliché of going to their house to steal for revenge and getting caught.
The original host, being quite muscular and unable to fit through the tiny window, was outside keeping watch, so he was sentenced to community labor.
Whereas Sarah, for burglary, was sentenced to three years in prison.
Afterward, the original host beca so gloomy that he got completely drunk.
Next, the current Wang Jian transmigrated over.
He frowned, initially not wanting to see this lawyer.
But as he opened his mouth, the mories of the original host beca clearer and clearer in his mind.
Wang Jian sighed and said, "Let that lawyer in."
Tom nodded and closed the door.
Monts later, a young lawyer, suited and booted, entered the room.
"Tom, stay here too," Wang Jian decided after a mont of thought and kept Tom in the room.
Then, he looked up at the young man across from him.
"Hello, I’m Sarah’s legal representative, Matthew," the young man introduced himself first.
"You must be Wang Jian, the one Sarah ntioned?"
Wang Jian nodded and asked, "What do you need from ?"
Unexpectedly, the lawyer did not answer.
Instead, he took out a copy of "Arcane Throne" from his briefcase, handed it over with a smile, and said, "I’m a fan of your book. Could you give an autograph?"
Wang Jian was speechless for a mont but then picked up a pen and signed his na on the title page of the book.
Matthew carefully put away the novel.
Then he said to Wang Jian, "Unfortunately, Sarah is locked up in a private prison."
"Because she has no money, she can’t ’upgrade her cell’, so her current condition is very bad."
"A private prison?" Wang Jian was full of questions. "Prisons can be privately owned?"
But seeing Tom’s unsurprised, nonchalant appearance, he forced himself to remain calm.
"So what?" Wang Jian asked.
"Sarah’s current emotional state is sowhat collapsing."
"I’ve applied to the court, hoping you could go see her."
Wang Jian had intended to refuse outright, but Sarah’s image in his mind beca more and more vivid.
So, he looked towards Tom.
Tom nodded, indicating that there was no problem with just visiting the prison.
Wang Jian asked, "When can I visit?"
Matthew shrugged and said, "Without money, a date needs to be scheduled. With money, of course, you can go at any ti."
"After all, it’s a private prison."
Wang Jian rembered that Sarah, for the sake of the original host, had taken most of the bla upon herself.
So, he said, "Let’s do it now."
Matthew made a welcoming gesture with great pleasure.
Tom imdiately told Matthew, "Please wait outside the door for a mont."
After the other party left, Tom said to Wang Jian, "We need to sign an attorney employnt agreent."
"That kind of place, the private prison, is very chaotic. I’d better accompany you as your lawyer."
"Do we need to do that?" Wang Jian asked, "It’s just a prison visit."
"Of course," Tom replied. "Not only do I need to accompany you, but you’ll also need to get so change."
"This is one of the darkest sides of the United States."
Wang Jian shrugged and signed the agreent.
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