Why should online novels be serious?

First person | Yang Hao

Editor's note: Yang Hao, whose nom de plume is Sanjiedashi (Master of Three Commandments), began writing historical novels online in 2008. He is one of the few Chinese online writers to earn a six-digit annual income.

I believe that the works on professional online literature platforms are completely market-oriented commercial creations, so there's no need for them to reach the high levels of serious literature, like the works of Lu Xun, the leading figure in modern Chinese literature.