WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL Hmmmm, what a joke... Of course production cost is a hole, for any product, i don't know the exact number but i guess what you pay per chapter doesn't fill a full time job reward, so for making more, translator need to pump chapter as quickly as possible despise the quality and hope on patreon to round their income... And maybe there is bonus income from ranking system...
Well an industrialized system nothing fancy...
In the same time you put premium program to round your income... and reduce the cost of production but
don't tell me that Qidian doesn't plan to sell E-Book of the complete translated work... this is where you'll make profits but seems to totally discard that notion and hope for 1:1 ratio budget in product ... Preposterous (I've always dreamed to say that ='}...... but if it work........... GG x)
In fact it's not like i have a problem with the premium itself... but i think everythings lack transparancy we have no way to support the author itself if we like its works. So don't bring Z's in my garden if you don't intend to do somethings about it...
Here a idea :
The already translated chapters could be cut in volumes (if its not already the case) and be sold on the novel main page (and other support see fit) at least it will make profit for the translator (ohhh, obviously not they don't own their work... ok maybe a little bonus ? be nice =} ), the author and the editor (who'll get the lion's share ? I bet on the latter !) and give a handfull of spirit stones to the buyer (let's dream xD)...
All in all, you have opportunity to get more profits than physiqual market who only earn at end product thank to the net explosion... Let's be a bit honest if i had to paid for reading (mostly like most fellow readers, i'll probably never read 95% of the novel here but since it's free and have spare time... why not ?!
If you can make money on my free read then be my guest i don't mind but don't ask me to support all novels for a handfull that i really like...
Well i think i'll stop here... what a cobblestone xD
And sorry for my English =)