Across the Heavens Through Film and Television, Starting from the Siheyuan

I haven't read the book yet, but judging from the worlds described in the synopsis and the table of contents, this book should suit my personal taste. That book, "Wandering," led a group of authors astray. The current TV dramas are all about "Nothing But Thirty," "The Golden Years," "A Little Reunion," and "Ode to Joy."

While some aspects of the story are overly subjective—for example, the old woman taking care of the deaf old woman is likely a task assigned by the neighborhood committee (which would have paid her with money and food coupons)—the rest of the writing is the most insightful I've seen in any Siheyuan (courtyard house) novel. Without hesitation or violence, the characters are utterly destroyed.

Here's a suggestion for the author: write according to the values ​​and beliefs of most people. Your story, *Ordinary World*, shouldn't belittle the Hammer King. As an ordinary person, I just feel that the Hammer King didn't do enough, not that he's a bad person.

The story of Rose portrays Huang Yimei in an extreme way. She had just graduated from university in 2001 and might not have acted appropriately, but depicting her as a gold digger goes too far. The TV show mentioned that she didn't accept gifts and only went once; she never did it again. And having her younger sister's best friend mentor her during her internship isn't unusual.

I haven't seen any experts try it yet. Is it toxic? 😁

Deng Xiaoqi

Are you serious? Back then, a courtyard house was called an ambulance? Telephones were hand-cranked and had to be transferred through a special department. Aside from government agencies, it was practically impossible to have a telephone.

I've always believed that a good fan fiction should delve deeply into the plot and characters, and the author of this novel has achieved just that. The plot of *Growing Pain* truly surprised me; Deng Xiaoqi is completely brought to life. In many authors' works, she's merely an appendage to the protagonist Lin Miaomiao, a person without a sense of self, and influenced by her mother, who more or…

Actually, the character design and plot of the courtyard house have some flaws. Take the old man, for example. An eighth-grade worker is the pinnacle of factory work, and given his age and experience, he should be quite knowledgeable. However, when it comes to the issue of raising children to provide for one's old age, this shrewd old man completely loses his mind.

The protagonist completely lacks the mindset of a transmigrator, fully immersing himself in the character he transmigrated into; in that case, it would be better if he hadn't transmigrated at all. Go check out Wang Yan's "The Medicine God," the protagonist's transmigrator mindset is very well written.