In China, it is difficult to say whose crime novels are best written; it is not easy to say whose romance novels are best written; whose commercial novels are best written or not; and whose public security novels are best written. However, if I asked if I put these elements together, it would be a good answer. I would answer: This man must be Haiyan.
Haiyan, whose real name is Lu Haiyan, was born in Beijing on November 7, 1954, and is a Chinese writer and screenwriter.
In 1985, he published his first novel, "Plainclothes Policeman", in 1994, he created "Never Look Away", and in 2000, he began to attract attention for the adaptation of the TV "Never Look Away". In 2002, Haiyan's "What to Save You, My Love" was adapted into a TV series. In 2004, he won the Best Screenplay Award at the Golden Eagle Festival of China Television for the TV series of the same name adapted from "Jade Guanyin"
The three dramas or novels "Never Blind", "What to Save You, My Love" and "Jade Guanyin" must be the infinite memories of the post-80s or post-90s. Although I have only seen these three works, I can't help but talk to you about Haiyan's works. I always can't help but share my favorite works with you.
In fact, I think Haiyan's works are completely catering to the needs of the market and readers. So his works are very best-selling. There are several factors that are essential for Haiyan's works to cater to the reader:
1, Catering to the urban life and sensitive themes of the market
Reading such things is something that most people in urban areas do, and I don't think anyone would think that these works from more than ten or twenty years ago were written for the rural public. Therefore, Haiyan aimed at the positioning of the market before writing, specifically writing about urban life, because Haiyan itself has also grown up in the city since childhood, so it must be more convenient to write about urban life. In addition, for the theme, Haiyan has determined the direction of writing this kind of subject from the beginning of "Plainclothes Police", at that time, almost no one wrote about this kind of subject, and for sensitive and mysterious subjects such as police, drug trafficking, and crime, it will definitely attract readers' reading interest. Haiyan, who used to be a policeman, was very familiar with such things, so the theme of public security came into being.
2, Catering to the plot of the market
Haiyan has his own means of grasping the plot. He told himself that he had to find a plot that grabbed the reader's attention every eight minutes of reading, so that the rhythm was bright and clear, and the plot of the work was very tight. You can't help but look down and read down. There are constantly moving plots that motivate you to read further, which is why Haiyan is always able to grab the reader. Is the plot of the anti-drug female policewoman in "Jade Guanyin" who is at ease from a simple and ordinary girl to a strong soldier who breaks into the drug cartel very heart-wrenching? Isn't the love affair with the other two male protagonists very moving? With such a plot, do you need to portray too many characters and environments, as an entertainment novel, the most important thing is his ups and downs.
3, catering to the fashionability of the market figures and life
The male and female protagonists of Haiyan are very beautiful, whether they are decent or villains. Especially the hero and heroine must be very good-looking. Such works have the characteristics of romance dramas and thus attract countless young audiences. The love and the tear-jerking male-female entanglement firmly grasp the reader. The entangled love of the hero and heroine in "Never Look Away" is not what makes you look very anxious. The young people in the work live an enviable urban life, eating, drinking, and dressing beautifully. This is also a bit of a resonance among young people.
Haiyan's seemingly simple work actually has its own cleverness, and he uses a so-called civilian perspective to narrate in the third person. The calm, wait-and-see attitude writes a thrilling story, and under the calm brushstrokes is actually Haiyan's keen grasp of market dynamics and the preparation and prediction of readers' curiosity. This is Haiyan, a cheesy writer who tells a slightly tacky story. As for the amount of literature, it is not what Haiyan cares about, not what the author cares about, and it is not what the market cares about. Catering to the market is to win fame and fortune!