"Reading group" announced the official listing, headquarters moved to the new office location

Reading group officially listed into the purchase of non-network literature

Tencent Science and Technology (Liang) March 16, Tencent Literature and Shanda literature Joint establishment of the new company Reading Group today announced the official listing. The group's CEO, Wu Wenhui, said in an internal letter that it would devote billions of dollars to the purchase of non-online literature content this year, as well as to discuss cooperation with numerous publishing institutions. On the same day, reading group Shanghai headquarters moved to the new office location.

Wu Wenhui revealed that at present, reading group now has 300余万册 books, nearly billion access to users, annual income of nearly 2 billion, the total number of teams of 1200 people.

In the internal letter, Wu Wenhui to the next direction of development planning, including the expansion of content, start content, strengthen search engine, product overall mobility, research and development of electronic paper equipment, promote the original content of the network, the maintenance of copyright development, as well as the full platform for the promotion of the entire channel.

January 26, "reading group" announced the establishment of its original belongs to the grand literature and Tencent literature, the beginning of the Chinese network, the creation of the Chinese network, such as a number of web-text brands for unified management and operation.

The following is the original internal letter:

Dear Colleagues:

Today, it is the day of our Shanghai headquarters to move into the new office, and it is also the day of the official listing of the reading group.

Since 2002, to 2014, I and my partners engaged in the online literature industry for 12 years, to help the network of literature from the original obscurity to grow to the current billions of-meter market scale. This can not be separated from the group in the tireless efforts of the staff, it is our own way to build the achievements of each employee, regardless of the length of business, are proud of this. Because we have created an industry history, and this is just the beginning.

Bearing such a glorious history, now, as China's largest internet reading enterprise, the new read-text group will bear what kind of mission? Since 2015, looking forward, the next 10 years, we will be able to do something, let the Internet reading industry to make the trend more brilliant?

As CEO of the company, I would like to share my thoughts with you today and talk about my vision for reading.

The term "Universal reading" has been mentioned again this year in the government's work report-it seems remote, and that is exactly what our business is going to achieve. Yes, too many people have mentioned it before, and too many people use it as a gimmick, and by the time I say it today, a lot of people are still wondering if I'm just talking about a propaganda word. No, we will step to achieve this goal, first as an internet person, we will first implement it on the electronic platform.

I hope that some day in the future, whether eight-year-old children or 80-year-old elders, can use any electronic media, such as home computers, tablets, mobile phones, paper books, even iwatch, Google glass and so on to read. Reading covers the novel, Home, Health, management, science, tourism, biography, science and all health-friendly books, the existing definition of online literature will be included in it, as a lot of quality reading part of the content.

Based on this goal, our employees will make strenuous efforts, and our company will pay a great deal:

1, expansion of content: In order to allow users to see the most full content, we will start to date the largest and most complete book content on the internet in China, only this year, the group will invest billions of dollars in the procurement of non-network literature content, at the same time with many publishing institutions to discuss cooperation;

2, the content of fine row: In order to allow users to experience comfort in the reading process, we will launch the Chinese E-book History of the largest volume of the fine typesetting action to help each publishing organization to achieve the electronic book, we will introduce excellent published books and the original excellent online literature, put a huge manpower for fine editing, Enable users to obtain the best illustrated reading experience;

3, strengthen search: In order to allow users to find any book, we will build China's best Internet search engine, and the wonderful content "pass" regret will no longer repeat;

4, Product full mobility: In order to make users more easily access to content, this year, we will be a large number of resources to the mobile Internet app promotion, our clients in various mobile terminals to promote the hands of all netizens, will we promote to become mobile Internet users the most content of the app;

5, Research Power paper books: In order to allow users to read more comfortably, the group will invest a huge amount of money, research and development of Chinese-owned electronic paper equipment, and connect our huge stacks, we will allow Chinese users to use more in line with the Chinese reading habits of the reading terminal, rather than the Kindle;

6, the promotion of network original: In order to allow users to get better entertainment content, we will invest so far on the network of the largest content of the promotion activities, to support the excellent network literature, to create a network of literary masterpieces;

7, the maintenance of copyright development: In order to allow users to obtain the best surrounding products, we will change the original copyright transfer mode, we will strictly examine the work of derivative copyright development behavior, the developer operators to put forward higher requirements, while providing the best possible help to ensure that each work derivative copyright adaptation quality, to avoid shoddy;

8, the entire channel full platform: In order to allow more users to understand the importance of reading more quickly, and can enjoy this, we will combine QQ and micro-letter and many other platforms, for 800 million netizens, launched the largest ever book promotion, a complimentary event.

Honourable colleagues, some people may wonder whether such a huge project will really come true or not.

The vast tom of Chinese civilization stretches for 5,000 years, since Knot Chronicle, to the Yin ruins armour bone, from the weaving of bamboo slips to silk linen paper, and then to today's computer and the Internet, I do not know how many wonderful cultural achievements. Today, we are carrying the endless of the Chinese culture from ancient times, with the help of the Internet, trying to build up a cloud of everything, all sentient beings have the largest electronic library, which is a very quick thing for our scholars.

Reading Group was established today, has 300余万册 books, nearly billion visitors, nearly 2 billion annual income, as well as a 1200-member combat Team, we have built a huge tower of Babel to the clouds, the historical mission of the commitment to who?

What I want to say is that universal reading will necessarily be the future goal of our group, our entire group, and each of us needs to devote accordant efforts to push it forward. Whether it is 1 years or 3 years or even 10, until the final brilliant future appears in front of me.

There is a word on the Internet, people do not have a dream and salted fish what difference; a great man in history has said that only a team who knows why is fighting can never be victorious. Today I will share this goal with you, I hope you can firmly remember that reading is a dream has a goal of the team.

For that I am willing to take the first place and I am sure my companions will continue to be with me for another decade, and I hope that every colleague in the group will be able to help us.

Willing to create brilliant future with you.

Reading Group CEO

Wu Wenhui