I asked you to write a light novel, but you wrote about living?

Chapter 182: A New Book is About to Be Started

Zhao Hongbo didn't beat around the bush and sent the personnel notice directly.

Pei Zhixing glanced down at it a few times.

The smile on his face quickly faded.

"Shen Chengzhang?"

Of course he knows this person.

The author ecosystem business unit is indispensable for Xinghui Studio's annual high-end computing power quota, copyright adaptation projects, and resource coordination with other studios under Yuntu.

Previously, Shen Chengzhang had relatively limited authority.

But things are different now.

Executive Vice President of Content Ecosystem.

The other party can not only manage authors, but also interfere with content production and recommendation resources.

How much Starry Night Studio can get from Cloud Atlas in the future may no longer be determined by the same people as before.

"The board is preparing to redistribute the power of the content division."

Pei Zhixing adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses.

"Mr. Zhao, it seems I'm not the only one affected."

Zhao Hongbo leaned back in his chair.

"Many of the things that Shen Chengzhang took over had to go through the operations department in the past."

Neither of them explained their situation clearly.

But they already understood each other's situation.

Shen Chengzhang's promotion did more than just reduce Zhao Hongbo's authority.

This could also change Starshine Studio's position within Cloud Atlas.

Pei Zhixing remained silent for a moment.

"Shen Chengzhang's sudden promotion couldn't be just because of Wei Guang, could it?"

"Of course not."

Zhao Hongbo said coldly:

"The board has long been dissatisfied with the issues of content duplication and user fatigue."

"The glimmer of light just happened to appear at this moment, giving them a reason to take action."

Pei Zhixing nodded.

This is more in line with the scale of cloud atlases.

One Yu Huashi is not worth the board of directors making special adjustments to the company's senior management structure just for him.

But Yu Wen took out "To Live" and "The Old Man and the Sea" in succession, and Wei Guang took the opportunity to grow rapidly, which brought the problems that already existed in Yun Tu to the forefront for everyone.

Zhao Hongbo looked at Pei Zhixing on the screen.

"Shen Chengzhang's authority has not been fully handed over yet."

"What about over there?"

Pei Zhixing naturally understood that he wasn't asking about the operational status of Xinghui Studio.

He raised his hand to close the writing model behind him and then brought up several author group chats.

The atmosphere in the group hasn't been very good these past few days.

[Another reader asked me why the protagonist never fails.]

My book is a lighthearted and enjoyable read; why compare it to "The Old Man and the Sea"? What's the point of comparing them?

[These days, comments section is full of people saying people look like they were generated by AI. In this day and age, if we don't use AI, are we supposed to write 100,000 words a day by hand?]

[I used to write according to established templates, and the data was always stable. Why has the follow-up rate been getting worse lately?]

Such complaints are not concentrated.

Some people are complaining about the readers.

Some people are complaining about the platform.

Some people attribute the cause to recent changes in wind direction.

But Pei Zhixing could tell.

These authors have begun to feel uneasy.

"Recently, quite a few people have come to me to complain."

Pei Zhixing said calmly.

"The data from several studios has also fluctuated."

Zhao Hongbo looked at the chat logs.

"What's the point of just complaining in the group chat?"

"Of course it's useless now."

Pei Zhixing closed the group chat.

"Because they only think there's a problem with their own book."

"Some people changed the theme, some changed the prompts, and some spent money to upgrade their models."

"But once they discover that other authors are facing the same situation, their thoughts will naturally change."

Zhao Hongbo narrowed his eyes slightly.

"You want to bring them together?"

"It's not what I want."

Pei Zhixing smiled.

"They need a place where they can talk."

"Now, many readers take Yu Huashi's works to other authors' comment sections and make demands about this and that."

"Some people genuinely want to see better content."

"Some people are just using the names of 'To Live' and 'The Old Man and the Sea' to criticize other authors for writing garbage."

"Given enough time, someone will eventually step forward."

Pei Zhixing did not say he would attack Yu Wen.

That would be too stupid.

Yu Huashi is no longer the newcomer who could be easily accused of plagiarism when he first released "To Live".

The influence of "The Old Man and the Sea" has not yet dissipated.

Targeting him directly at this point will only push all readers back to his side.

But authors can talk about their own situation.

We can discuss the cost of creation.

Talking about the pressure of daily updates.

Discussing the necessity of AI writing in this era.

One could also question why, after a few exceptional works emerge, all other authors in the industry are forced to accept the same set of standards.

Just because of these few special works, does that mean all online novels must be profound, realistic, and thought-provoking?

"I have a large group of authors under my control."

Pei Zhixing continued:

"Starry Studio has collaborated with quite a few authors."

"I can contact a few platinum members I have a good relationship with first, and then have them find people below them."

"There's no need for anyone to do anything right away."

"Let's get together and discuss the problems we've been facing recently."

Zhao Hongbo did not immediately express his opinion.

He knew, of course, that Pei Zhixing wouldn't do this for Yuntu without a reason.

What do you need?

"No recommendation slots needed at the moment."

Pei Zhixing said:

"If the movements are too obvious, it will be easier for people to notice."

"But if you want to bring people together, you need something tangible."

"A batch of free computing power for authors."

"Several creative support slots."

"Prepare another prize for the event."

These things are nothing to cloud maps.

However, it is enough to attract a large number of small and medium-sized authors who rely on platform resources for survival.

Zhao Hongbo tapped his fingers lightly on the table.

"Under what pretext?"

"Author interaction."

"Sharing creative experiences."

"Discussing the content environment in the AI era."

Pei Zhixing spoke calmly.

"There are plenty of reasons."

"The cloud map doesn't even need to appear."

"With Xinghui Studio taking the lead and several platinum authors joining in, it seems like this will just be an exchange event organized by the author community itself."

Zhao Hongbo looked at him for a moment.

"I can allocate some resources from the existing creator support program."

"But the handover of authority has already begun."

"You'd better hurry."

Pei Zhixing smiled.

"The person has always been there."

"All they lack is a chance to speak out."

He reopened those author group chats.

Then, several names were selected from the contact list.

There are platinum-level experts.

There are managers of large studios.

There are also several instructors who are quite influential among mid-level authors.