Text-based novels on Chinese cellphones…With the publication of “Out of the Fortress,” Mr. He has become a media star, with more than 100 journalists interviewing him recently. Mr. He said he had received an advance of 180,000 Chinese yuan, or more than $20,000, for the book from hurray.com.cn. Another company in Taiwan has offered him an even larger sum for the publishing rights there.
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