Writer Completes 12-Story Series Arc, Gets Surprise Interview Mid-Typhoon

Author Xu Lingfeng, writing a fiction series based on the 36 Stratagems, completed the second arc of 12 stories on July 12th during a typhoon. Shortly after finishing the twelfth story, he received an unexpected meeting invitation from a reporter named Ke Yuan of Deep Lane Weekly, who said a reader had recommended the series to their editorial team. In the interview, Xu discussed his writing pace — one story per day over six consecutive days — and his confidence that readers would engage deeply with each piece. He reflected on how writing the characters may have gradually shaped his own outlook, though he struggled to pinpoint exactly when that shift began. The interview coincided with the series reaching its one-third milestone, with a third arc of six more stories already planned.