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Overseas online literature website: the "ferry" of Chinese online literature, and the "incubator" of overseas authors

2023-03-23   

"I never thought I would become a writer before. When I read more and more romantic novels, I found that the stereotype of" girls in distress "was often repeated in them, so I roast to my husband. He was inspired and suggested that I write the story I wanted to see. At this time, I met WebNew." The Blips, a 29-year-old Filipino female author, is a loyal fan of Chinese online novels and has been writing on the starting point international website for four years. After starting her own creation, she has found a new lifestyle of taking care of children and writing at the same time. Now, works such as The Villain's Wife have been published, making her famous among local readers. "When I started writing, I only used it as a hobby, thinking that sooner or later I would return to law school and continue my lawyer dream. But I didn't, I loved writing too much! Writing is really an exciting and eye-opening thing!" The Blips said. Aggregation of Multinational Writers Nowadays, there are many foreign writers such as The Blips who create in the starting point international arena. According to the "Fun Report on Chinese Online Literature Sailing to the Sea in 2022" (hereinafter referred to as the "Report") jointly released by Yuewen Group and the Global Public Opinion Survey Center of the Global Times, by the end of 2022, Starting Point International had launched about 2900 Chinese online literature translation works, trained about 340000 overseas online authors, and launched about 500000 overseas original works. Among the 340000 overseas online authors on this platform, young people have become the backbone, with writers from generation 00 accounting for up to 37.5%, followed by those from generation 95, accounting for 29.5%, and Gen Z accounting for more than 2/3 of the total. Overseas young creators have unleashed tremendous creativity on the platform, and it is not uncommon for "one book to become famous". Since the launch of the overseas original creation function at Startpoint International in 2018, the number of overseas online authors has grown rapidly, with a 4-year compound growth rate of over 130%, with the largest number of online authors in the United States, followed closely by India, the Philippines, Indonesia, and the United Kingdom. With the rapid growth of overseas online writers, overseas online literature has blossomed into a creative pattern of more than 100 sub categories in 15 major categories. Urban, Western fantasy, Oriental fantasy, game competition, and science fiction are the top five theme types. At the same time, overseas online authors are also deeply influenced by the types of Chinese online literature, and among the top ten labels of original works, there are many typical types of Chinese online literature. Vice President of Yuewen Group "Editor in Chief Yang Chen said, 'No matter which language can use stories to carry dreams, transcend cultural differences, and win the love of readers, which is the charm of online literature. In the future, we will work with our partners to adapt more overseas online literary works into audio books, animation, movies, and other forms, creating a sound IP ecological chain for global creators.' Chinese online literature is popular around the world. 'When I was young, I watched TV dramas "The Legend of Heroes in Shooting Carving and Bao Qingtian know China, and now they understand China through online literature." Responsible for the reading business of OokbeeU in Thailand

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