Xinhua has a report on their website which is credited to China Daily and CRI about teen heart-throb writer Guo Jingming:
Guo Jingming, a 21-year-old college student, ranks 100 on the 2004 Forbes’ Chinese Celebrity list …
…Guo gained success overnight in 2003 when his novel “City of Fantasy” hit Beijing’s book market. Having sold over 1.5 million copies, the book ranks second on the best-seller list, right after the famous writer Chi Li’s novel.
…”City of Fantasy” has grasped a very special readership – teenagers…
…An editor from Sprout Magazine said, “It’s quite reasonable that Guo has become so popular. If there was no Guo Jingming, somebody else would have appeared. Teenagers badly need spiritual material, and it’s Guo that provides what they need to them at the right time.”…
…Guo wrote “City of Fantasy” when he was a grade-three student in senior high … Guo, now a grade-two student in Shanghai University, majors in film art and technology. Writing is neither a fixed task nor a career to him. “Like playing badminton, it’s only one of my hobbies.” He said, “I write to record my annual changes. Maybe there won’t be so many changes in my future life, and then I will stop writing.”
…Guo now ranks the 93rd on the list of 2004 Forbes Chinese Celebrity 100, with assets worth US$1.6 million. Even the famous dancer Yang Liping ranks behind him.
The article is on Xinhua here. The image is a screenshot from Xinhua, which they credited to “China Daily/baidu”. There is a related article on Danwei about Guo and other teen novelists here.