Capítulo 1603: Chapter 1562: The Grand Translation Project
Ye Qiu knows Song Ying belongs to the type of knowledgeable people, and moreover, she has a job as an English teacher. Although the job is quite relaxing, doing outside business is not suitable unless she quits the job herself.
“However, there’s a job for you now. Don’t know if you’d be willing?”
“Willing.” Song Ying quickly replied.
She thought it must be one of those multi-billion business deals again.
Ye Qiu looked at Song Ying and smiled, feeling that the other party trusted him too much. She hasn’t even asked what it’s about but already agreed.
“Do you know the Renaissance?”
“Of course, I do.”
Song Ying said.
“Then do you know why the Renaissance happened in Europe?”
This is quite difficult to explain in just one or two sentences, but Song Ying knows a bit. Of course, she’s not a history or politics major, just knows roughly.
“Because of translation, Europe massively translated Arab culture and absorbed Arab culture for its own use. Like these books now, why can you understand, and I can’t?”
Song Ying naturally felt her level was not high because many terms are specialized.
However, Ye Qiu understood, and she didn’t know why.
“Because there’s no one to translate. Without anyone translating, it’s impossible for others to check. So, if these books were translated into Chinese, do you think more people would read them?”
That goes without saying.
If they’re translated into Chinese, there’ll definitely be more students checking them out.
The problem is, few people understand them, and translating such books—it’s very difficult for just one or two people. It’s a very vast undertaking.
Even back in the Renaissance, there was a large number of people doing translations.
“Ye Qiu, what are you implying?”
“I think you can manage it. I’m preparing to carry out such a task, to translate a large number of foreign books; one aspect is charitable, even if it’s free, there’s no fee. On the other hand, it’s paid, where the translator gets a fee, and the viewer also pays related costs. This way, gradually, it can start to beco profitable, while providing good professional books for many related people.”
Of course, this is a very large plan and work, impossible to achieve overnight but requires gradual developnt and persistence, much like encyclopedias abroad.
Song Ying initially didn’t understand, but once she roughly understood Ye Qiu’s idea, naturally, the more she thought, the more excited she beca.
However, she quickly realized this involves a copyright issue.
After all, copyright is very expensive, so many books—how much would it cost just to buy copyrights!
However, most copyrights are free, such as older books where so authors died fifty years or more ago and the copyrights belong to the public. These don’t require copyright.
Just so recent publications might require copyrights.
“Ye Qiu, how should I proceed?”
Actually, this is also a key part of Ye Qiu’s vast business plan, and he even thinks he might one day cultivate and return to the Heavenly Court Imperial dical Bureau before completing all these tasks.
But if he starts now, it will definitely beco a huge scale in a few years.
These are separate yet related, all under control of his won.
“This translation plan is both online and offline, aning it’s through online and offline translations. Of course, once translated, they can all be uploaded online. As I just ntioned, one part is charity—free voluntary translations that don’t charge, while another is charged, where translators receive fees and readers also pay. So initially, at our Jin University, we’ll first establish a Translation Association, while another big translation company website will naturally be your responsibility. Of course, website construction requires specialized programming personnel, so this requires Li Shen’s help and responsibility.”
“How much are you planning to invest?”
“Invest gradually, starting with ten million the first year, twenty million the next year, and so on.”
If that’s the case, Song Ying believes Ye Qiu will definitely make this business big.
Yet, she couldn’t understand why Ye Qiu wanted this, considering his current company’s annual revenue should be quite substantial.
Song Ying couldn’t understand, but with such a task at hand, Song Ying knew it would definitely be different from before.
“You’re really leaving it to to handle?”
“I’ve already said it, don’t you believe it?”
“Then how did you co up with this?”
“My clever mind doesn’t even need to think.”
This is because Ye Qiu knows that absorbing so much soul consciousness, his brain couldn’t cope, and he realizes he still needs to rely on groups and teams.
Otherwise, no matter how powerful he is alone, he can’t outrun a team.
Song Ying grew more excited the more she thought about it. Ye Qiu said: “Instructor, don’t rush, first think about how to plan. It’s best to initially have such a planning book and titable. I’m just providing a basic idea; the specifics of how to do it still depend on you to execute. At most, I’ll help correct mistakes.”
“Of course.”
Song Ying knows Ye Qiu has so many things to handle; having him do it solo would definitely be overwhelming.
The more Song Ying thought, the happier she beca and didn’t linger. She hurriedly left the classroom. Watching Song Ying leave, Ye Qiu realized that once Song Ying focused on work, she might stop overthinking and spend less ti on personal grooming.
As lunchti arrived, Ye Qiu headed to the Number One Dining Hall. Just as he arrived, unexpectedly, he saw Su Luoluo and Bai Yun, Hai Dong coming in.
Ye Qiu glanced at them, Su Luoluo seed the sa, but she was now leading the two girls towards him.
“Ye Qiu, are you very busy?”
The last ti Ye Qiu went to the Southwest quarantine area, he didn’t tell Su Luoluo, but she heard that Ye Qiu went there to treat illnesses and save people.
On one hand, she was surprised by Ye Qiu’s dical skills; on the other, she admired Ye Qiu’s courage. She truly felt Ye Qiu was very different from before.
She even sensed Ye Qiu was beyond romantic entanglents, maybe only she felt those things were important.
“Every day is like this.”
Seeing Su Luoluo, Ye Qiu noticed her eyes sowhat resembled Su Luoluo from the Heavenly Court Imperial dical Bureau, but Ye Qiu always felt these were two different people—one a fairy in Heaven, like Chang’er from Guanghan Palace, and the other just a beautiful young lady in this world. There’s no comparison between the two.
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