Zhang Wei (born October 1, 1981), also known under the pen name Tang Jia San Shao (唐家三少),[1] is a Chinese novelist. He is the author of the epic fantasy series Douluo Dalu, also known as Soul Land, which became a multimedia franchise including a TV series, an animated series, various comic adaptations and video games.
Zhang has been listed as one of China's top-earning web fiction writers (2012-2017).[2][3] In 2015, he was included in the Forbes list of Chinese celebrities.[4]
Tang Jia San Shao | |
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| Native name | 张威 |
| Born | Zhang Wei October 1, 1981 Beijing, China |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Education | Hebei University School of Political Science and Law |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
| Notable awards | 2012: Guinness World Records, 86 months of consecutive daily releases |
| Spouse | Li Mo (2007—died 2018) |
Biography
In 1998, Zhang worked for CNTV after graduating college where he began reading web novels such as The First Intimate Contact. In 2003, Zhang became a contract writer for the Chinese web fiction website Qidian. In February 2004, Zhang debuted with Child of Light while working as a website engineer in a small IT company.[5]
In 2005, Zhang released Mad God, The Kind Death God and I am the Sole Immortal, his most prolific year yet.[6]
On December 30, 2013, Zhang established Tang Studio, the first web fiction studio in China.[7]
In April 2016, Zhang established Xuanshi Tangmen Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Pseudonym
In March 2013, while on Day Day Up, Zhang explained that his pen name comes from him liking to add three teaspoons of sugar to his soya bean milk (糖加三勺) which Tang Jia San Shao (唐家三少) shares the pronunciation of.[8][9]
In 2015, in Zhang's autobiographical novel For You, I'm Willing to Love the World, he says his pen name came from one of his four online chatting room usernames. In 2018, on the show The Reader, Zhang also gave the same explanation.
Marriage
Zhang Wei married his wife Li Mo in May 2007. In July 2018, in the postscript of Douluo Dalu 3: Legend of the Dragon King 28, Zhang stated Li was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015.[10] On September 11, 2018, Zhang announced Li had passed away.[11] Later that week, he announced he would be taking a hiatus.[12] In a Sina Weibo post, Alibaba announced they fired an editor and a writer for insulting Zhang's wife in a private messaging group.[13][14]
Activities
In May 2018, Zhang was invited to participate in the 2018 Iqiyi World Conference Network Literature Summit Forum.[15][16]
On November 26, 2020, Zhang joined the annual Tengyun Summit which explores the relationship between technology and culture.[17][18]
Portfolio
| Title | Year | Type | Note |
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| Child of Light[19] | 2004 | Fantasy | Also known as Son of Light |
| Mad God | 2004-2005 | Fantasy | |
| The Kind Death God | 2005 | Fantasy | |
| I am the Sole Immortal | 2005-2006 | Fantasy | Also known as Only I Shall Be Immortal |
| Space Speedstar Hen | 2006 | Fantasy | Also known as Space Speed Xing Hen |
| Magic Chef of Ice and Fire | 2006-2007 | Fantasy | |
| The Twelve Zodiac Guardian Gods | 2007-2008 | Fantasy | |
| Zither Emperor | 2008 | Fantasy | |
| Douluo Dalu | 2008-2009 | Fantasy | Also known as Soul Land |
| Wine God | 2009-2010 | Fantasy | |
| Heavenly Jewel Change | 2010-2011 | Fantasy | |
| Divine Throne | 2011-2012 | Fantasy | also known as throne of seal /shen yin wang zuo |
| The Unrivaled Tang Sect | 2012-2014 | Fantasy | Also known as Douluo Dalu 2: Peerless Tang Sect, Soul Land II: Peerless Tang Clan or Soul Land II: The Unrivaled Tang Sect |
| Skyfire Avenue | 2014-2016 | Fantasy | |
| Legend of the Divine Realm | 2015 | Fantasy | Also known as Douluo Dalu 2.5: Legend of the Divine Realm or Divinity Legends of Douluo Continent |
| The Legend of the Dragon King | 2016-2018 | Fantasy | Also known as Douluo Dalu 3: Legend of the Dragon King or Soul Land III: Legend of the Dragon King |
| For You, I'm Willing to Love the World | 2016 | Romance | Autobiographical novel
One of City Love Trilogy Also known as For You, I'd Love the World or My Story for You Adapted into the iQIYI TV series My Story for You (2018) |
| The Big Enchanters | 2017 | Fantasy | |
| Embracing You Beyond Lies[20] | 2017 | Romance | One of City Love Trilogy |
| Mysterious Seas and Lands of Wonder: The Matchless Pearl | 2018-2019 | Fantasy | Developing into multiple content formats including original drama, cartoon, film, game, anime and more by iQIYI[21] |
| Tang Sect's Heroes' Biography | 2018 | Fantasy | Also known as Douluo Dalu 3.5 - Tang Sect's Heroes' Biography |
| Protecting You and Time | 2018 | Romance | |
| Ultimate Fighting | 2018-2020 | Fantasy | Also known as Soul Land IV: Ultimate Fighting |
| River Flows A Thousand Miles, Qin Chuan and Zhi Xia | 2019 | Romance | One of City Love Trilogy |
| Mysterious Seas and Lands of Wonder: The Sea Dragon Pearl | 2019 | Fantasy | |
| Mysterious Seas and Lands of Wonder: Netherworld Pearl[22] | 2020- | Fantasy | |
| Rebirth of Tang San | 2020-2022 | Fantasy | Also known as Soul Land 5: Rebirth of Tang San |
| 冰雪恋熊猫[23][24] | 2021 | Romance | Publicized the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics |
External links
- Tang Jia San Shao on Qidian
- Tang Jia San Shao on Sina Weibo (in Chinese) (registration required)
- Tang Jia San Shao on Wuxiaworld
- Tang Jia San Shao on The Readers (in Chinese)
- Tang Jia San Shao on China Literature Limited's Ceremony (in Chinese)
References
- ↑ Qin, Amy (2016-10-31). "Making Online Literature Pay Big in China (Published 2016)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ↑ "Tang Jia San Shao tops latest income ranking list of online writers". chinaplus.cri.cn. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ↑ Qin, Amy (2016-10-31). "Making Online Literature Pay Big in China". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ↑ Flannery, Russell. "2015 Forbes China Celebrity List (Full List)". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ↑ Qin, Amy (2016-10-31). "Making Online Literature Pay Big in China (Published 2016)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ↑ "创业者 | 唐家三少 网络大神的 J•K•罗琳梦 ~ 南方人物周刊". www.nfpeople.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ↑ "首个网络作家工作室唐家三少"唐studio"成立". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ↑ "天天向上：四大网络作家来了，唐家三少自曝笔名来历". k.sina.cn. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ↑ "创业者 | 唐家三少 网络大神的 J•K•罗琳梦 ~ 南方人物周刊". www.nfpeople.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ↑ "《斗罗大陆III龙王传说》_唐家三少著_玄幻_起点中文网". book.qidian.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ↑ "唐家三少：我的木子走了". new.qq.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ↑ "Tang Jia San Shao's WeChat public account's post".
- ↑ Tone, Sixth. "Alibaba Fires Literary Editor for Insulting Famed Writer's Dead Wife". Sixth Tone. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ↑ 康佳, 李骁晋 (2018-09-15). "阿里文学致歉唐家三少：永久开除涉事员工". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ↑ "2018爱奇艺世界·大会-爱奇艺网络文学高峰论坛". www.iqiyi.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ↑ "2018爱奇艺网络文学高峰论坛成功举办 文学第一力架构新场域". www.iqiyi.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ↑ "Tengyun Summit focuses on fusion between technology and culture amid COVID-Us Sky News". news117.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ↑ "腾云峰会：科技重构表达，共创文化新符号_文化课_澎湃新闻-The Paper". m.thepaper.cn. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ↑ "Child of Light - Novel Updates". Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ↑ Hunan literature and Art Publishing House (2017). Embracing You Beyond Lies. ISBN 978-7540482886.
- ↑ "iQIYI to Develop Multiple Content Formats Based on Tang Jia San Shao's Hit Novel "Mysterious Seas and Lands of Wonder: The Matchless Pearl"". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
- ↑ "神瀾奇域幽冥珠丨今晚20點，預售開啟" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ↑ "冰雪恋熊猫". 东东购 | EasternEast (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ↑ 体育世纪 (2020-12-18). "唐家三少新书来袭,《冰雪恋熊猫》为冬奥会喝彩". k.sina.cn. Retrieved 2021-03-16.