As any taxi driver in China would tell you, the country is safe on every level. But that must make "true crime" storytellers' lives difficult. Therefore, how can those entertainers of the dark world propose to Chinese audiences?
Featuring
- A Yi (阿乙) : Writer
- Eric Changan : Content Creator
- Wapi : Content Creator & Writer
To go further
- Middle Earth episode #95 Chinese Web Novels: The Hidden Golden Goose?
- Middle Earth episode #92 How writers, bookstore owners, and printers survive in China’s publishing industry
- Middle Earth episode #50 Xiaohongshu : Marrying content and e-commerce
- TWOC's article Can China’s Detective Novels Finally Make Crime Pay? by Jesse Young.
- A Yi (阿乙)'s short novels are on TWOC
- Wapi's media called 没药花园 (can be found on wechat, RED, Youtube, 小宇宙)
- Eric Changan's bilibili account is called Eric长安万年
Middle Earth is made by China Compass Productions and hosted by Aladin Farré. If you have a China-themed cultural project, like shooting your next documentary, or are looking for a specific talent, please get in touch!
Chinese speaker? Follow our Bilibili account 阿拉丁_说电影
With thanks to Sean Calvo for music support and Martin Lopez for poster picture.
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