I am not a smart girl

Author: Dong Xiaolei
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: A highly popular online novel, crazily reposted on Chinese and Korean websites, with a combined click-through rate exceeding 60 million. It is called a beautifully tragic love story that makes you laugh through tears, filled with humor, romance, and melancholy. It has driven the Korean "cool generation" crazy. Statistics show that out of every two members of the Korean "cool generation," one has read it. In Korea, the "cool generation" hasn't heard of I'm Not a Smart Girl, and it's seen as "alternative." I'm Not a Smart Girl gave rise to the new term "Hadamon" in Korea, sparking a wave of Chinese study abroad, with many Korean students flocking to Northeast China to learn Chinese. The novel uses a style reminiscent of Japanese and Korean comics, fully employing the readers' favorite playful and witty Northeastern dialects to tell the love stories of a group of "cool generation" students who have just entered university from high school. Lin Xiaobei is a beautiful sophomore in a science and engineering college, where the appearance of a pretty girl undoubtedly creates a sensation. Xu Lei, a handsome and cool student leader, takes advantage of his position to pursue Lin Xiaobei. However, Lin Xiaobei can't forget Yang Qiong, her high school lover who broke up with her. They occasionally call each other and chat online, silently caring for one another. Just then, another netizen, Ding Xing, inexplicably enters Lin Xiaobei's life, setting off a long and tumultuous red love journey. With the unexpected death of the male protagonist at the end of the novel, the tragic tone reaches its peak, leaving readers unforgettable. The entire novel is divided into two parts, and this is the first part. The cover and interior illustrations are all created in collaboration by the Japanese anime master Fujiwara Kaoru and the Chinese "cool generation" anime experts Liu Yaping and Liu Xin, tailored specifically for this book. The novel, written in a humorous and witty style, makes readers laugh through tears as they finish it in one breath. It's no exaggeration to say that only by reading I'm Not a Smart Girl can one truly understand what genuine emotion is. We believe that I'm Not a Smart Girl, which fully utilizes the readers' favorite playful and witty Northeastern dialects, will undoubtedly stir up a new wave of storms in the book market.