The "Writer's Assistant" feature is launched on the Salt Story online platform to continuously optimize the writing experience.

November 17th News: In order to further enhance the creator experience, Zhihu (02390) recently launched the "Author Assistant" feature for its Yan Yan Story app, which includes four modules: message notifications, manuscript management, work data, and personal center. This feature promotes the diversification of the Yan Yan Story creation channel and experience, greatly improving users' creation experience and creativity. In the future, Yan Yan Story will also empower creators and improve creation efficiency and experience through the application of AI large models and other technologies. On May 19th this year, Zhihu announced the launch of the high-quality original story brand Yan Yan Story, and the app of the same name was officially launched. Up to now, Yan Yan Story has a wealth of short story content reserves, a strong and large author database with tens of thousands of authors, content and user reputation brought by high standards and refined polishing processes, as well as more than half of the market share, making it a pioneer and leader in the era of light reading. Compared with the Zhihu app, the Yan Yan Story app is more focused on providing users with a more professional and immersive reading experience. In terms of consumer functions, in addition to rich content distribution and recommendations, the Yan Yan Story app has strengthened core features such as pop-up comments, audiobooks, and AI-generated images. The launch of the "Author Assistant" feature this time is a major optimization for the creator experience on the Yan Yan Story app. According to reports, the "Author Assistant" feature was released in small quantities on October 19th and has now been fully covered. Creators have experienced more efficient and personalized improvements in various aspects such as submission, data tracking, and income withdrawal. Currently, the usage of the "Author Assistant" feature has surpassed the PC-side author platform. In the future, Yan Yan Story will further improve the creation efficiency and assist the creation process through the application of AI large models and other technologies. Data shows that as of the second quarter of 2023, the average monthly subscription of paying members for Zhihu's paid reading business has exceeded 14 million, and the number of creators has reached hundreds of thousands, with over 100 creators earning over one million in income. In the Zhihu paid reading content library, the Yan Yan Story content has reached hundreds of thousands of pieces, making it the largest short story production base on the entire internet. Relying on Zhihu's paid reading content and creator accumulation, Yan Yan Story will continue to invest in product and service innovation, connect with industry partners, and bring greater development possibilities.