Internationally renowned romance writer Chiung Yao joins the Chinese Society of Film and Literature. (Photo : 163.com)
World-renowned romance novelist Chiung Yao has decided to join the Chinese Society of Film and Literature and is already in the middle of completing the application procedure.
According to the society's secretary-general Wang Zhebin, Chiung has submitted her application to the society and is already nearing the finalization of her membership.
Chiung, a Taiwan-based writer, would become the first member of the organization from outside mainland China should her membership be approved.
"The society aims to build a platform for all Chinese writers, including those from regions outside of Chinese mainland. The society has already accepted Chiung's application and will finish the procedures for her," the secretary-general explained.
Before she expressed her intention to join the group, Chiung already sought counsel from them during her legal battle against another writer, Yu Zheng, who has made his name as the screen writer of the famous movie "The Lost Daughter."
According to the society, Yu had indeed infringed Chiung's intellectual property rights based on the analysis of two screenwriters assigned to the case and had provided the latter with strong legal support.
Chiung, who was originally known as Chen Zhe, was born in Chengdu, in southwest China's province of Sichuan.
She became popular as Chiung Yao after she became a Chinese romance novelist in Taiwan where many of her works were adapted into either a TV drama show or a movie.
Among these include "Huan Zhu Ge Ge," or "My Fair Princess," which reigned between 1998 and 1999, and was later dubbed as her most popular and best-known novel.
