Ou Yang was a legend among the traditional writers. His suspense and mystery novels were always chartbusters. They either get adapted into movies or won him a lot of literary awards.
Therefore, Ou Yang's popularity was rather close to the top. He converted a considerable number of readers into fans. Most of them were readers who were addicted to thriller and supernatural stories.
Generally, thriller and supernatural genre were rather similar. Without the presence of suspense, they would just be ordinary narrative text. "Chronicles of the Peculiar Black Cat" was a good example. The main reason for its failure was the lack of suspense. It consists of supernatural and horror stories, but there was no climax at all…
