Jimmybo
Premium system is way overpriced you can check stats. If you think it is rant so be it.
I don't even want to explain more.
How many people do you think spend 300 on pledge every month?
30?50?
Is the website is dedicated to 50 people who will spend many dollar bills or
Is it mean for people like me who are willing to spend in tiny/small amounts?
Sometimes I just feel sad.
Yakumo haha, I laugh so hard xD
Jimmybo You are a god d*mn MVP if you pledge 100$ a month for 10 novels.
No, I know you only pledge like only 1 novel but still a MVP.
I do not have enough money or enough appreciation to pledge 100$ for a single book monthly.
For example I like J.K.Rowling books so I bought the set but that's it.
For example I like J.R.R.Tolkein books so I bought the set but that's it.
For example I like Dan Brown books so I bought the set but that's it.
For example I like Michael Lewis books so I bought some more but that's it.
For example I like David Peace books so I bought some more but that's it.
For example I like Anne Rice books so I bought some but that's it.
For example I like Christie Golden books so I bought some but that's it.
If i have enough money and appreciation for author, I bought their books but that's it.
Well I never force my opinion on anyone really.
Do you really think everyone is donating translator with 100$ every month?
1$ patreon pledge exists for a reason.
Don't force your rich man ideology on us.
We were talking about how the price is high compare to some of the professional platforms (netflix/kindle).
And yes we were talking about translation quality and books themselves too.
You want to look down on us for being misers and accuse us of robbing the poor translators and editors of their pay, really?
Barewolf
So tell me why netflix is a successful business?
There are tons of series and movies available at netflix and their grade and variety are diverse too.
and the subscription fee is an affordable price.
and about Brad Pitt reference , the audiences already paid a price. You can divide it according to performance or what ever. If the pay is not balancing out, you have to figure out yourself too. The dividing of profit is qidian's job, so you guys have to do it yourselves.
Premium SS system is weird/overpriced in many way as other peoples explained above.
fyi kindle subscription is 9.99 a month and you can choose over 1.4 million book (both good and bad).
netflix too 9.99 for a month, and you can see other web system like book lending etc around this price too.
Can kindle be free after I wait for them? Hell no.
But if you paid them you got what you deserve.
If you read my faulty calculation above,
I clearly stated I will have to spend 500 $(in 9 months) if I unlock 10 novel with ss.
If I just subscribe kindles or netflix for 9 months, I will have to spend only 100 $ for 9 months (or less)
Say I like to eat KFC Family set alone coz I love it so much. that doesn't mean I am willing to pay over 5 times of its price.
Yakumo
$9.99 a month like Kindle unlimited ebook subscription is much better deal for readers.
If qidian want they can make 2 section: some books publish free while most popular novel are in subscription system.
Let's say if I wanted to reach LOTH with unlocking before FREE chapters catch me.
Let's make an elementary math.
Let's say LOHP is ended at 1100. (You know it won't ended at 1100,right?)
and Premium program start at 600.(after removing initial free chapters i can get for this week?)
500 chapters x 14 ss (the last chapter I checked had 14599 words in English)
7000 ss (around 50 $) and you know the novel is not ended yet.
And if the release rate is still the same 14/week for 500 chapter it will be 35 week (around 9 month) for me to finish reading while paying.
If I don't unlock chapter and go with FREE release rate 7/week? 70 week(1 year and 4 month) for me to reached to Chapter 1100.
And I don't only read one webnovel alone.
Let's say I will have to spend 50$ for 1 webnovel I read, I will have to spend 500 $(in 9 month) for 10 webnovels.
May be it isn't that much money for other people but I can just buy 40 famous translated works or even yenpress ones(13$x40).
Yes I already had some of these books.
Yes I have my living expenses and some other hobbies too.
Well, I am just blabbering something coz I am bored.
May be I will have hibernate the whole year and binge read FREE chapters again.
I still have free spirit stones so actually I can still read some titles here.
May be I will buy around 1-10 $ when I am out of SS.
I will have to quit reading each and every FREE book I see.
I still like LOTH tho.
I just wish there are more suitable payment program (more cheaper one preferably)
TargetPractice1 FLTX's new lines in IAS rocks too. war,family brotherhood etc.
around 700?
EDIT: 624, but those characters may be appear again after a long time, i think?
Frk_ozbk
That statsguy make life more convenient. :)
Miya
May be because MC become OP too fast?
She won Golden Horse Award and very famous in Showbiz.
So because of time skip she had to restart her career.
Coma thing is to make MC made up with kid's grandparents, i think.
They know she protected the kid using her own body, so they are thankful to her.
But yea, I know MC won't die but 2 year time skip was unexpected.
I thought she would wake up in 1 month,6 month no she still didn't wake up. xD
Miya
I am pretty bad at retelling but here we go.
The kid was kidnapped along with her.
Enemy tried to play "cat chasing mouse".
she run away protecting the kid but getting shot like 20 times while shielding the kid.
and Designer dude who lives in cemetery saved her. (Yea the site is near cemetery)
ML and another guy reach to her late.
She was in coma since.
And i think it was two year after that she woke up.
Many people forget her name in Showbiz.
She have to reclaim her throne in showbiz!
Something like that. xP
(Eh, about the Birthday party thing, her sister inserted a picture of MC pregnant at the Family Photo Slideshow. And ML confirmed the public they are family since early days. It was a heartwarming chapter)
Miya
It was a time skip. (not a filler i swear)
Can I spoil the novel?
I suggest you wait coz the time skip was important plot , and it is done so well.
you will definitely like the part when you read the english version.
That novel is ended in china so I think translator are moving on next project?
Coz what you wrote isn't a review.
What you wrote is called comment.
You can try searching in google "What is book review?"
NotADingo
about the 0chap/week thing . qi said they own and ww said they owned too.
(qi said they let ww translate and post ,ww said they paid money for full rights)...
Coz everything is under the clause of NDA, outsiders like us can't know what really happen.
and the OP should read more old post than blatantly badmouthing before knowing nothing.
You sounds like a side character in IRAS, no joking.
Miya
they do dna test after another 200 chapter or so.
don't remember detail chap coz it's been so long since i finished it.
edit: I browse thru some chapters just now and no, she won't know it until the kid's birthday 2 year later xD
Yakumo
The guy from wmw is more like a god or cult leader than kingdom building
May be you have already read them? ReleasetheWitch? OEM, RITF, TTNH?
Kairos604
they don't steal books bro.
They own them, they are qidian.
In case you didn't know what qidian is, they are the largest chinese webnovel platform.
This website(webnovel.com) is one of their branch i think.
Dude, that is an old story. like 6 month ago.
multiple tls (Including the TL for IRAS) jumped site to qidian and many angry reader from ww mass spam on literally everypage about everything here is stolen etc.
so ww may be the banned word.
if you want more drama go read the old stories at novelupdate forum, they may be still there.
isn't it korean?