Vladimir I think because they invested and hence they need to get returns for investment? I haven’t heard of anyone who invested and not wish for any returns.
But nonetheless, I agree that Qidian started all these. If only they never force translators to come to this platform using their “rights”, then we can still read for free on other sites and we still can subscribe to patreon for advance chapters!!! 
seems like that had been halted too because of going premium.
ThornFlower is this opposite of what you mean? A novel would costs hundreds of dollars in order to finish reading them.
But nonetheless, if willing to wait, I heard will still have free chapters but at a slower rate of release.
Webnovelguide martial world?
Coiling dragon
I shall seal the heaven
Ancient goodly monarch
True martial world
Martial world
Love these novels
If I’m not wrong, premium means no more free chapters and that you have to pay SS of 10-14 depending on the length of that chapter in order to read them.
The day before premium, translator also released 3 chapters as he heard the voices of readers who demanded more chapters before going premium.
As least he did something. For those who berated him and scolded vulgarities at him, that was uncalled for. The translator was still meeting the 50 chapters per month promise.
Nobody stated that premium novels will be 14 chapters per week. And to address the expectation from the readers, I think I’ve seen his comments on his latest chapter that he’s releasing one chapter per day till end of month and in one of the chapters’ comments that it will remain 50 chapters per month.
Once again, most of us know that going premium is not the translator’s choice.
Give him a break man!