Chapter 45: Dream New Edition

  In 1998, buying an airplane ticket was far from convenient compared to later generations. Although Fatong had already found an insider at an airline company through connections, he still got a plane ticket for three days later!

  However, Su Jin wasn't extremely anxious, things hadn't reached a critical point yet, and with these three days, he could just prepare for the Dream Net revision.

  The layout of Mengxiang Network was designed by Qian Ling under the suggestion of Su Yan. At that time, Su Yan simply designed a few functions, which were estimated to be below the standard of those unscrupulous websites in later generations.

  Qian Ling was even more casual, at the time did not take this so-called website to heart, just thought it was Su Yan's temporary whim, a game-like work, so the quality of the Meng Xiang Wang website can be imagined, saying it is rough and crude would be flattering!

  In fact, Su Jin had been preparing for the upgrade of Mengxiang Network's interface, but later things got too busy and it was temporarily neglected. Fortunately, Li Bing brought it up, otherwise it might have caused even greater losses to Mengxiang Network in the future!

  The revision of Mengxiang Network is easy to handle, in Su Zhan's heart, the original 0.2 version was a classic work! Of course, the later 0.3 version is also classic, and there are countless classic designs in the system in the future!

  But still, no matter how good something is, it has to rely on reality to exist! In fact, in the current online environment, even a 0.2 version is hard to promote!

  The more comprehensive the website's functionality, the larger its volume! And under current network speeds, web pages exceeding 50KB in size want to open online, don't even think about it for three or four minutes!

  And some version 2 has as much as 78KB! So, classics are things that need to be discussed in the context of their time. Only by conforming to the circumstances of their time can they gain popularity and become classics! As the saying goes, "To surpass the world by half a step is genius, to surpass it by a whole step is madness!"

  So Su Jin's main job is to cut down on some of the classic functions, essential functions are retained, and some functions that do not have much effect or are currently unused are deleted!

  Fortunately, the system's modification function can increase or decrease all of its resources to adapt to the host's needs. However, this function is not that easy to use, and the system is after all an inanimate object, although Su Zhan was very suspicious that it had consciousness but at least it didn't show up in this aspect.

  This function only increases or decreases the fixed functions as specified by Su Jin, and then integrates the software to make it a complete one after increasing or decreasing, but cannot intelligently delete automatically according to Su Jin's requirements.

  So Su Jin could only cut some parts of the second edition according to his own feelings! In fact, when the third edition was released at that point in history, many readers thought that the third edition was not as good as the second edition.

  Although, in Su Jian's view, this may be more of a habit problem, it also illustrates the classic nature of certain points in version two. If it weren't excellent to a certain extent, it wouldn't become a habit for many readers.

  At least, Su Jian has now felt this point, "Adding a little more is too long, and subtracting a little less is too short!" It's clear that when the 0.2 version was released, the current network environment was also taken into account, and the designer had already simplified the design as much as possible. Now every remaining design has its own unique features.

  Not enough, after all, the 0.2 version of later generations began to appear and be put into use in May 2003, and was improved and upgraded in August of the same year. From then on, the fascinating 0.2 version took shape!

  However, the Internet environment in 2003 was not that great for future generations either, but it was still much better than in 1998! At least, most of the internet cafes at that time had already achieved fiber-optic connections!

  Finally, Su Jin made a decision that even he himself didn't know was right or wrong! That is to remove all the recommendation charts on the homepage of version 0.2, except for one strong push chart, and move the rest to the back link!

  One of the most popular features is the various recommendation charts and rankings. For example, there are: Strongly Recommended Chart, Homepage Hot Recommendation Chart, Sanjiang Pavilion Recommendation, VIP Recommendation, Weekly Recommendation, New Book Potential Chart, Newcomer Potential Chart, Category Strong Recommendation, etc., a total of 16 recommendation charts that make up the most acclaimed system.

  This system has made great contributions to the prosperity of a certain point in later generations! In the later network, with millions of people, no popularity, and no experience, new people enter the online writer industry, how can they stand out? It relies on this system!

  It can be said that once you enter this system, as long as what you write has highlights and can attract readers, you will be able to step by step walk towards the path of becoming a legendary author!

  This is also the reason why, despite facing frequent poaching by competitors, it can still maintain its dominance in some areas! However, no matter how many people are poached away, it can always dig out new great gods!

  When Su Jin made this decision, he also hesitated for half a day. This is the biggest feature of certain points and the most commendable place. If it is modified, will it still be the second version of certain points? Can it still become a classic?

  However, Su Jin thought it over repeatedly and still felt that this was his best plan. This divine creation system was indeed excellent, and in later generations, saying that it laid the foundation for a certain point of monopoly would not be excessive! But putting it at this time is somewhat impractical!

  Because this system has a premise! That is, the website it serves must have the strongest strength in the industry, and countless new authors join in to show its power!

  If there was no such premise, it would be like a certain website in the future, drawing a tiger but ending up with a dog! This website is also considered to be a competitor of a certain point at some point. At that time, a certain point had not yet become dominant, but this website and a certain point lost the war, the author's flow was severe, and finally, it even reached the point where there were no books to promote in its similar divine creation system!

  Of course, with the current status of Dream Net, it will not reach that point. After all, Dream Net still has a significant position on the internet! However, unlike later generations, the overall situation of the network has not yet developed at this time! In other words, the total number of networks is not many! So, although Dream Net has a similar status to some extent in later generations, there will not be too many books!

  It's not surprising, although Su Yan created "The First" and "Dou Po", leading the way for online literature, people followed suit. However, most of them were just literature enthusiasts, after all, writing books at that time was not profitable. Who would work hard every day to write a book without any profit?

  As for the writing club, if it weren't for Su's guidance, most of them would be able to muddle through online, with the support of the fat president, many books can be physically sold, and they can develop to this point today!

  This is also the reason why Su Jing insisted on pulling Pang Zong into Dream Net, even if it means giving up 20% of the shares! At least at this point in time, Pang Zong's publishing house plays a crucial role for Dream Net!

  In Su Jian's view, there are two necessary conditions for the rise of the post-Internet era! Only when these two conditions are met at the same time can it usher in true great development and prosperity!

  One was the 2002 online novel "I am a Great Wizard" and the other was the formal launch of its first batch of VIP e-publications in October 2003!

  These two complement each other and neither can be missing!

  "I Am a Great Demon Master" opened the way for "small white text", greatly lowering the threshold for online authors and readers, laying the foundation for countless online writers and readers to emerge later!

  The emergence of the first batch of VIP e-publications has given many online writers a glimmer of hope to make a living, or even get rich overnight!

  When a person truly regards something as his means of livelihood and the core of his career, he will naturally treat it with a rigorous and serious attitude. This is also the reason why many authors can update their works over 10,000 times or even more than 15,000 times per day! Try it without any financial incentives!

  Su Jing chose "Dou Po" as the second book, not because there were no other books to choose from, but on the contrary, he had many options. However, he knew that in order to create a prosperous era for online literature, "Dou Po" was the best choice!

  As for launching VIP, Su Jin also had plans, but it's not the right time yet, and can only be said later.

  So in Su Jin's view, Dream Net giving up this deity system is not unacceptable, at least for now it doesn't have a big impact on Dream Net!

  However, despite Su Jin's meticulous calculation of every character in the webpage, he still installed a small software inside!

  This software is not large, only 2KB, but its function is crucial! This is a software developed in the future of 2058 that can typeset files. Of course, this is not important, many software can do it, and some version 0.2 also includes such software, but what makes this software different is that it can proofread typos in files! The correction rate reaches 99.9%!

  Su Jian from the future certainly knows that typos are another bottleneck in the development of online literature. This is also a major factor in traditional literature's disdain for the internet! In fact, if it's just uploaded online, or later becomes VIP and gets put on shelves, there won't be any problems. But if you want to enter the physical book market, that is, get published, typos become a must-pay-attention-to problem.

  Perhaps it's because this software is of high value, despite being only 2KB but requiring a whopping 5,000 points! This caused the number of points he had just exchanged for the complete version of "Hui Ming" to plummet instantly! Su Jin looked at his points, which had fallen below three digits and reached a new low of two digits. He couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh in his heart, it's truly a long and arduous road ahead!

  So, Su Jin stayed in the house for three consecutive days until Fatong called to tell him that the plane to Beijing would take off in the afternoon, and he was only able to complete his work when it was time to leave.