Online fiction finding home in China

The Interpreters, a romantic TV series, attracted millions of viewers before it recently went off air. It was adapted from an online novel published a decade ago by former interpreter Miao Juan, who sold the book's copyright to Croton Media, a Chinese company, in 2012.

Some of last year's TV hits - Ode to Joy, Nirvana in Fire and The Journey of Flower - were all based on online novels. In addition, Mojin: The Lost Legend made 1.6 billion yuan ($240 million) and The Left Ear 484 million yuan at the Chinese box office in 2015.

More than 100 TV and web series will be adapted from online books later this year, according to data analyzer Guduo Media, which tracks corporate announcements.