Boring life

Author: Haiyan
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: Haiyan said: "Although I have worked on police-themed stories before, A Cop on the Beat almost made it big, and Never Say Goodbye added to its success. But Jade Virgin from two years ago has reached its limit, and the next one might be a dog-tail continuation." So his new work, Mundane Life, rewrites the romance of pure-hearted men and women. Readers should be careful of his plot traps and not let themselves be led by the nose by the life-and-death love stories in his writing. However, perhaps this could also be a great reading pleasure!
Background: Haiyan is excellent at storytelling. The preface to his upcoming new long is a "conspiracy." He hased a plot involving himself and many well-known figures, including his friends who are journalists and even Beijing Evening News. His subtlety is so great that even journalists got lost in the "fabricated documentary" where he appeared with his real name as a "paid shill." A Cop on the Beat, which was a huge success, was Haiyan's breakthrough into literature. Without realizing it, he created a connection with bestsellers and youth idol dramas. From then on, he established his brand with police dramas, drug trafficking dramas, and emotional dramas. A Night of Wind and Snow, Never Say Goodbye, Your Life Is So Passionate, Jade Virgin, and What Can I Offer to My Love—six long novels in a row, none of which failed to spread like wildfire among readers and audiences, topping rankings and leading ratings. Around August 20th, Haiyan's seventh novel, a captivating story of legendary love, will be published by Huayi Publishing House, a company that also values brand and book print runs, with an initial print run of 100,000 copies.
Haiyan has always been a mystery. Under his name, he is not just a writer but also holds titles like Vice President of Jinjiang Group, President of Kunlun Hotel, and President of the China Hotel Association. And when you learn that this typical writer, who is also the chairman with a striking appearance, is a skilled hotel designer who uses his imagination to turn steel and concrete into something vivid and enchanting, you realize that he is not just an extraordinary businessman but also a thinker and an actor. In fact, his success is no accident. His professional achievements in business are as remarkable as his amateur brilliance in literature.
Mundane Life still follows Haiyan's model of combining cases with romance. In theory, the advantage of this model is that it preserves the romance of love while also maintaining the suspense of cases, allowing the story to be full of twists and turns and conflicts, which is very suitable for the rhythm of the TV screen. And this was also a key factor in the popularity of Haiyan's previous dramas. However, apart from the similar general outline, Mundane Life shows in its portrayal of love and cases. The intense case suspense that previously thrilled many audiences has been significantly reduced, and the beautiful love that always moved the audience's hearts has also lost its color in Mundane Life. A Li viewer commented that the emotional development of the female lead in the drama did not make sense and was not relatable. "Youyou's love for Zhouyue was a bit abrupt, and Ling Xincheng's love for Youyou was not very devoted. There wasn't even a relatively romantic love story in the entire drama, and it was very disappointing."
Haiyan's explanation for the changes in his work is, "I didn't want to continue the old model and wanted to find a new breakthrough." Therefore, he deliberately downplayed the traces of love and cases. He said, "What I want to express is not emotions and fate but how people make choices in the face of fate. Mundane Life may weaken some dramatic elements, but it has more psychological portrayals. Impatient viewers need to calm down to enter the spiritual world of the characters. Actually, money is the unseen protagonist in the entire drama. Money is what links the fates of the characters. For example, the friends, family, and lovers in the drama will all fight over financial interests before and after life becomes calm or changes. Mundane Life is as realistic as it is cruel, laying bare the true face of life."