When Han Han first published a book and earned a lot of money, he was 25 years old. In 1999, he published his first book, Triple Door, which received widespread praise and became one of the bestsellers of the year. It was reported that the total remuneration for Han Han's first book was as high as 1 million yuan. At that time, the remuneration was calculated according to the number of words, and this figure did not include publishing, publicity and other expenses. With this book, Han Han quickly became a rising star in the literary world.
In 104 B.C., Sima Qian was sent to various parts of the country to investigate the incident because of his involvement in the "tyrant" theory of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. In 101 B.C., Sima Qian returned to Chang 'an after reporting the situation in various places, but he was soon arrested for slandering Shengde. In 98 B.C., Sima Qian committed suicide in prison at the age of 50.
Ye Yonglie (December 31, 1928-May 13, 2021) was a famous scholar and cultural critic. He was mainly engaged in research and literary creation in the fields of literature, culture, and news. He died at the age of 82.
Ba Jin started writing the long novel Home in 1928 when he was only 20 years old. "Home" is one of Ba Jin's representative works, describing the life of a Chinese family from the end of the Qing Dynasty to the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, showing the mental journey and spiritual outlook of the Chinese people in the historical transformation. The novel was deeply loved by readers and became a classic of modern Chinese literature.