Core Insights - The eighth "Internet Literature+" conference was held in Beijing, focusing on the opportunities and trends in short story creation and its derivative development [1] - Short stories are gaining traction in the market, with a significant increase in the number of works and authors contributing to this genre [1] Industry Overview - The market for short stories has seen a year-on-year increase, with the "2024 China Internet Literature Blue Book" reporting an addition of 2 million new works in the past year [1] - Salted Story has over 14.2 million monthly subscribers, more than 1 million contributing authors, and over 200,000 signed works, generating over 1 billion yuan in revenue for creators [1] Content Adaptation and Collaboration - Salted Story has become a source for content adaptation in industries such as film, publishing, and animation, with hundreds of IPs sold for film rights and over 5,000 IPs turned into audio dramas [3] - The company has collaborated with Tianyi Film to produce hit short dramas and plans to continue developing adaptations of its works [3] - A new copyright trading center, "Yanzhen Pavilion," has been launched to facilitate quick access to adaptations, with thousands of works already stored [3]