Nation set to become the brightest sci-fi star
By Miriam Zhang | China Daily | Updated: 2019-05-10 07:56
A new generation of writers is sparking interest around the globe and setting hearts racing in Hollywood. Miriam Zhang reports from Hong Kong.
Chen Qiufan showed considerable restraint after getting one of his biggest breaks in the world of science fiction.
The 38-year-old spoke with China Daily straight after selling the screen rights to his sci-fi novella The Year of the Rat to Infinitum Nihil, a studio founded by Johnny Depp to make films in which the Hollywood star can act or simply produce.
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