BaiSiwa one of your fierce competitors here, cough cough - I shall never join the Bai clan!

I agree with origin stones, and most of your points except in design aspects.

Why?

Because if you look at the mother site, it is practically the same layout! If we go against that code, what does that mean?

Are we rebels then, the international site, daring to defy convention?

What will that make us?

Also, Bai cannot get the name of origin stones! That is so unfair! They must be called overpowered stones because they’re better than power stones!!!

This is not a shameless advertisement for overpowered system!...

However, you guys should check it out.....

      BaiSiwa uhm, bai, you underestimate how much royalties are for authors. If we get 15% of profits from origin stones, then we would get a lot of money. if we had say 2000 reads netting say 5 cents per chapter per each stone. You especially would get a lot more than you think.

      Seriously though, we will find out However, do not underestimate royalties.

      I have a feeling even 500 reads in one unlocked chapter would be worth at least 10 dollars. And that’s just 500.. you, my friend, might get like 2500 a day. That’s like 50 dollars from just your up to date readers.. that’s just my overestimate - you also might get more readers. However, I think it’s common to give writers a pretty good Share of royalties. However my name is not bai, and this is all conjecture.

          BlueLightToTheWest

          I am not underestimating the royalties, but you are overestimating the amount of money you would recieve.

          Also, WHO would actually buy Origin Stones to support the author with nothing in return when they can support them with patreon/spirit stones and get a chapter in return?

              BaiSiwa I think Patreon has a selective audience. By that I mean it depends on the story, and the author.

              However, remember the premium stories would also have contracts. So in addition to royalties they’d get support, and if you happened to be selected, they’d help you in other ways.

              Sure, when compared to ‘origin stones’ authors of some stories can make more money without them. However, with the help publishing, the exposure, the alternate avenues of generating revenue - turning stuff into web comics -, and all the other things they are offering. In the end, it would probably tip the scales towards profitable to drop the Patreon.

              One day, you might have that choice Bai. Hopefully, you’ll make money either way.

              May we all make money!!!!

                  AidaHanabi the Bai clan is a secret sect on the writers discord. However, I will no longer support their tyrany!

                  Btw, this is all a joke.

                  It’s not a real sect I don’t think. However, he might some day make one for real...

                      BlueLightToTheWest yeah, of course I know we just joking here. 😂😂😂

                      But well... Maybe in future we would be make our own sect or kingdom. LoL

                      I really want do that. Really...
                      I'm serious here! 😂😂😂 lol

                          I hope that Qidian wouldn't implement the premium system on original novels if they get so popular that they reach the top 10

                            It will be too inefficient if originals stories have to be manually approved. Not sure if this exists already, but they should install a report function so readers can file complaints if the source material is plagiarized or outrightly trollish

                              The only thing we can hope is for premium original novel's price to be 4-5 ss. Cause, I cannot afford more than that😢😢😢

                                Water0202020
                                the spirit stones are based on the number of words for each chapter

                                and i honestly dont think they will set up a premium system for originals. if they do...they..smh
                                dumb move..
                                like why? what will be the incentive for reading the originals novels here then?

                                    kshar
                                    The incentive will be: after contract with qi, qi will require the novel will only be shown up here

                                        BaiSiwa
                                        If a chapter unlock will require you to play a 15 to 30 second ad, i think that could work as a premium way of reading original works.
                                        If they forcibly introduce ss only unlock, it would kind of defeat the purpose of giving priginal works exposure while limiting or preventing future readers from proceeding further with an original story without paying.
                                        At least this is what i feel.

                                        I also dont know how much banner ads appear at the. Bottom of unlocked chapters. For me it appears every 2 or 3 chapters, not every chapter.

                                          BaiSiwa maybe an original work will only have a possibility for ss unlocks when it reaches x amount of chapters, i.e. When the work has more than 200 chapters already.

                                          Just a thought.

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