The world was changing too fast. Old Deng couldn't keep up with the times.
Last year, a great master who wrote about folk customs told my fortune. He said Yan Huo would offend Tai Sui this year and have rather bad luck, but I didn't take it seriously.
Then, out of nowhere, disaster struck!
This account was probably done for... Two books had been banned in a row.
I opened a new account. Maybe I'll try a different field... If any old readers happen to see this, I hope you'll support me.
<Chinese Entertainment 2002: Starts with a Jiang Wen Card> Author: Entering Character
"Good acting, a handsome face—can you make it in the entertainment industry?"
"Yes. Kneel, flatter your seniors, and sacrifice your looks."
"Write and direct your own work—can you make it in the entertainment industry?"
"Yes. Kneel, curry favor with foreign capital, and take the underground route."
"Then if I write and direct my own work, act well, and look handsome, can I make it in the entertainment industry?!"
"May I ask your honorable surname, sir?"
"Wang Xiao—the Xiao of clear, deep waters!"