Qidian works with many publishing houses, including China Daily, National Library of China, China Science and Technology Press, Peking University Press, Shanghai Translation Press, etc. The publishing house would usually pay a certain fee to Qidian to get the online novel published. The exact amount of these publishing fees may vary according to the genre of the novel, the author, and the publishing house. Some publishing houses would also cooperate with Qidian to adapt online novels into TV series, movies, or animations. In this case, the publishing house would also pay a certain amount of edition fee to Qidian to obtain the copyright to adapt the online novel into a film and television work.