SuperSilentSin I am complaining because I can't join a competition with my work anymore...
The method is... making a new one.
SuperSilentSin can you tell me why only the first 20 get monetarization?
That is the easiest thing to know. Not only first 20 got the contract. Got a contract = webnovel buy your copyright. They want only the popular. As long as you are popular, you will get one. In the past it was Top 10, now it is around Top 20. Next it will be Top 30, etc.
As long as you are the most popular outside non-contracted you will get a contract. They have a metric for what is popular, but the easiest thing to check for average user is Power Stones Rank. Top 15 is very popular novels.
For Example: The Chronicles of the Immortal God is contracted when it was Top 30. At that time only Top 10 received contract. It is popular and the author is productive.
I dunno. This is a billion question. However, each contracted novel is owned by Webnovel. Perhaps they needed time to 'manage' them.
SuperSilentSin do they think the readers leave if there are too many novels who need money to read??
Nope. Readers will leave when there is better thing to read. As long as FMHM, TKA, LoHP, and similar top novels are there (exclusive). Readers will coming here. Nobody coming because of Original. People who wanted to read original are in Wattpad or RoyalRoad.
SuperSilentSin do the advertisement thing... where you can watch an ad or pay 4 ss???
Dunno. Ads revenue is smaller than Premium revenue for sure. However, non contracted = not owned by Webnovel = Webnovel can't put adwalled or something like that. Perhaps you should search Tapas if you want to monetize easier. However, it has lesser read for novel. That place is more for comic.
Ierrech Based on popularity alone. This is Top 30 material. If it wins the contest, it will climb higher with 3 days on front page. You are close to Top 100 in the first week with just 7 chapters (10k view for 7 chapters is a bit too low), 53 different voters at this time. This is a highly contract material if the trend continued.