Boring Life (Classic Illustrations Edition of Haiyan's Novel)

Author: Haiyan
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Haiyan said: "Although I have worked on police-themed stories before, A Cop on Duty almost made it big, and Never Say Goodbye added to its success. But Jade Beauty from two years ago was already at its limit, and another one would be a dog-tail continuation." So his new work, Mundane Life, rewrites the romantic tales of pure-hearted men and women. Readers should be careful of his plot traps and not let themselves be led astray by the life-and-death love stories in his writing. However, perhaps this could also be a great reading pleasure!
Background: Haiyan is a master at storytelling. The preface to his upcoming new long is a "conspiracy." He has a plot involving himself and many well-known figures, including his friends who are journalists, as well as Beijing Evening News. His subtlety is so great that even journalists were lost in the "fabricated documentary" where he appeared as a "paid informant" under his real name. A Cop on Duty, which was a huge success, was Haiyan's breakthrough into literature. Without realizing it, he created a connection with bestsellers and youth dramas. From then on, he became the master of police dramas, drug trafficking dramas, and emotional dramas. A Night of Wind and Snow, Never Say Goodbye, Your Life Is So Passionate, Jade Beauty, 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 the rankings and leading the ratings. Around August 20th, Haiyan's seventh novel, a captivating story of legendary love, will be published by Huayi Press, 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. His name is not just associated with the halo of a writer but also with business titles such as Vice President of Jinjiang Group and President of Kunlun Hotel, as well as President of the China Hotel Association. 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 vivid and enchanting spaces, 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 brilliant as his amateur success 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 the case, allowing the story to have twists and turns and conflicts, which is very suitable for the rhythm of the TV screen. This was also a key factor in the popularity of Haiyan's previous dramas. However, apart from the similar outline, Mundane Life shows in both the description of love and the case. 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, saying, "Youyou's to Zhou Yue is a bit abrupt, and Ling Xincheng's love for Youyou is not very devoted. There isn't even a relatively romantic love story in the entire drama, and it was very disappointing to watch."
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, "I didn't want to portray emotions and fate, but rather 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 main character that does not appear in the entire drama. Money is actually the link to the fate of the characters. For example, the friends, family, and lovers in the drama will all fight over financial interests before and after the calm and sudden changes in their lives. Mundane Life is as realistic as it is cruel, laying bare the true face of life."