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Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Mo Xiang Tong Xiu is a Chinese writer of fantasy novels in the danmei genre. She began publishing her work on the Chinese online literature platform Jinjiang.

Pseudonym
According to the author, she came up with her pen name based on her mother's words. Mo Xiang Tong Xiu wanted to study literature in college, while her mother insisted that she study economics. Her mother said that she could “smell ink in one hand and the smell of money in the other.” 墨香 (Mo Xiang) means “the fragrance of ink (for writing),” and 铜臭 (Tong Xiu) is an expression meaning “the smell of money.” == Novels ==
Novels
The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System (Chinese: 人渣反派自救系统, pinyin: Rén Zhā Fǎn Pài Zì Jiù Xì Tǒng; also known as Scumbag System) was published in 2014. An anime adaptation, announced for summer 2020, began airing in September 2020 on the WeTV channel under the title 穿书自救指南. • Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (Chinese: 魔道祖师, pinyin: Mó Dào Zǔ Shī; also known as The Founder of Diabolism) was published in 2015. From 2018 to 2021, a three-season animated adaptation (donghua) was released. In 2019, a live-action television series based on the novel, The Untamed, starring Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo, was released. • Heaven Official’s Blessing (Chinese: 天官赐福, pinyin: Tiān Guān Cì Fú) was published in 2017. All of the novels have also been adapted into manhua (Chinese comics) and Chinese-language audio dramas. == Popularity ==
Popularity
According to the All-Russian Book Ranking for the first half of 2022, Mo Xiang Tong Xiu's novel Heaven Official’s Blessing ranked among the top five bestsellers overall and in the fiction category. According to Publishing Perspectives in 2022, the English translation of Heaven Official’s Blessing ranked among the ten most popular books. In 2023, Seven Seas Entertainment released the English translation of the manhua adaptation of Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, illustrated by Lodi Chengqiu. In the United Kingdom, in 2024, Mo Xiang Tong Xiu entered the top 25 best-selling authors, with total sales of her books for the year exceeding £997,000. == References ==
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