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Han Han to be published in English

January 30, 2012 | Posted in Literature,Mainland China, Tagged

One of China's most influential writers, Han Han hopes to influence the world with his writings.

Author/ critic/racecar driver Han Han will be published in English this fall  through American publishing company  Simon and Schuster,  according to a New Yorker article last year.  A collection of his blog posts and short issue as well as a novel is currently planned for the author.

The author, known for his subversive tales and the edgy comments, has recently been brought to the spotlight in Western media, with the Times naming him one of the 100 most influential people in the world and publications New York Times featuring him.   In China, he is embroiled in his own news wars, with the threat of a lawsuit against a defamer.  Last year, his book “1988: I want to talk with the world” was China’s 4th most sold book, just after two of Guo Jingming’s books and a first translation of A Hundred Years of Solitude (a huge step up from 2010, where the most popular translated novel was Twilight) .

Han Han and Wang Luodan are “simple beings”

November 4, 2010 | Posted in Commercials,Mainland China, Tagged , ,
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In the ads, Wang Luodan and Han Han are portrayed as simple beings rather than as celebrities.

Actress Wang Luodan and author/racecar driver/social critic Han Han recent filmed ads for internet fashion brand Vancl 凡客, or simple guests, a new company started by the founder of 卓越 (later brought by Amazon).  Watch behind the scenes of the two filming here. While Wang Luodan, with her pretty smile and fierce roles, has been a commercial favorite for a while, this marks Han Han’s first TV ad, right following fellow author Guo Jingming’s TV ad for an eyedrop.

Wang Luodan’s Vancl ad:

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GQ Chooses Men of the Year

August 31, 2010 | Posted in Mainland China,Photoshoot,Taiwan, Tagged , , ,

704_150424_316394Four reasons to love GQ: Chang Chen. Wearing a  bowtie! On Bicycle! With a little bell!

Although just an inauspicious, unannounced guest at “shi mei” Huang Ling‘s fanmeet,  Han Han has been receiving  much recognition elsewhere lately. Earlier this year, he was included in Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential List. Now he’s featured in GQ’s issue of Men of the Year. The difference between the two magazines? GQ has nicer pictures. He’s joined in the featured spread by the ranks the likes of Taiwanese film actors, Chang Chen (Parking),  newbie but promising film actor Ethan Ruan (Monga), esteemed director Jiang Wen (Let the Bullets Fly), Lin Dan, badminton star, and others. Together they represent model men of this generation. Selected pictures below the cut.

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Isabelle Huang Ling Congratulated By “Shi Xiong” Author Han Han

August 31, 2010 | Posted in Mainland China,Music, Tagged , , ,

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We first posted on Isabelle Huang Ling last year, a rising young singer from Shanghai, due to the strength of her vocals and the unique quality of her songs from her first album Itch/Yang. Back then the buzz around her was just beginning, and she had just done a CM with BOBO, and had announced a second album. She made good on that promise a month ago with “Special”, an album continuing her unique style of music. This time she released to a much larger audience than before, her popularity having steadily increased in the past year, even promoting in Taiwan. Yesterday, in her fanmeet in Beijing she was congratulated by her “Shi Xiong” (her company senior in SMG), famous author and blogger Han Han. Back when he had dabbled for better or worse in in music, she appeared in one of his MVs, then a complete unknown, and just starting her musical training with the company.

Coincidentally, Chang Shilei, the talented producer responsible for the arrangement of her songs, and the composer of some of her biggest and most unique hits like High Song/High Ge and  Red Eyes, also received a strong boost in popularity this year with his single Ge Ge, and released his second album Myself to much anticipation.

Amidst the commercialism in cpop, both seemed to tap into the public’s simple desire for quality music, regardless of what is trendy at the moment. And it is never more gratifying when that happens. Here’s hoping they will both release a third album next year.

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Chinese Entertainment in English news round-up

May 31, 2010 | Posted in Literature,Mainland China,Photoshoot, Tagged , , , , , ,

Guo Jingming's new fantasy series

Described as "a Japanese Anime," "the Golden Compass" and the"Lord of the Rings," Guo Jingming's "Mark of the Cavalier" is criticized for its lack of "Chineseness"

Some English articles on Chinese entertainment news written in ways that I can only wish I could:

The articles include a fascinationg discussion on Guo Jingming’s new fantasy novel and its debut in literary typhoon Ba Jin’s Harvest, a CNN interview with Huayi CEO Wang Zhongjun and actor Daniel Wu, critiques on Fan Bingbing’s fashion at Cannes and translations of Han Han’s blog posts.

A fantasy novel in a serious literary magazine: Guo Jingming in Harvest

Guo Jingming (郭敬明), the magazine editor and writer of phenomenally-popular YA fiction, has a novel coming out in the summer supplement to Harvest (收获), one of China’s most respected literary magazines.
In Harvest’s case, readers who see the magazine as a bastion of serious literature have accused it of betraying its standards to take advantage of Guo’s popularity. Making matters worse is the subject matter of Guo’s new book: Mark of the Cavalier (爵迹) is the first volume of a new epic fantasy series. Is Harvest repositioning itself to compete with the pulps?

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Han Han nominated for the 2010 Times 100

April 5, 2010 | Posted in Literature,Mainland China, Tagged ,
Really?

Han Han

As the Times 100 list came out, amongst obvious choices like Barack Obama and Lady Gaga, one nominee surprised most Chinese – writer, race car driver and social critic (or blog complainer, depending on your view of him) complainer, Han Han.  As one of the two top young adult authors in China, he is certainly influential. But while it’s nice seeing major nonpolitical players in China to be recognized, the choice of Han Han seems odd. But then, I’m biased for Guo Jingming.

Time reporter Simon Elegant wrote a good Times  article about him last November:

On a recent afternoon at the Shanghai Tianma Circuit race-car track, the 1,000-strong crowd was treated to the sight of one of the competitors — still dressed in his driver’s jumpsuit — walking slowly past the officials’ stand, one arm held aloft with the middle finger of his hand extended. “My only regret,” he later wrote on his blog, “is that I couldn’t show both fingers at the same time because I happened to be having a phone conversation.” (more…)

Han Han wants more pay for writers

May 5, 2009 | Posted in Literature,Mainland China,Photoshoot,Sports, Tagged , ,
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Han Han deciding whether to shave off more writers' money or Guo Jingming's precious hair.

…and he’s going to start with himself.

Han Han,  national racecar champion, high school dropout, bestseller and the other symbol of the 80′s generation writers, actually agrees with his “archrival” Guo Jingming for once.  Like Guo Jingming, he’s going to start his own literary magazine. In it, he plans to pay writers more money per character than ever. The top half of the submissions will receive 2000 yuan per 1000 characters, and the second half will receive 1000 yuan per 1000 characters(can someone explain to me how this is different from  one yuan per one character?). According to him, this is ten to twenty times the industry average, and twice the amount that the best writers receive from top magazines.

He also suggests a “worst submissions column,” where he’ll pick the two or three worst submissions per column and pay them 250yuan per 1000 characters. To prevent plagiarism, he’ll also pay 500yuan per 1000characters to whoever first finds the plagiarism. And no, you can’t plagiarize under one name and then report yourself under another.

source: Han Han’s blog (more…)


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