Guo Ying (Mainland China)
Creative Award
Author Biography:
Guo Ying, residing in Hubei, China, is a writer and screenwriter. She has published more than ten novels and several film and TV scripts. Her novel The Man-Eating Butterfly Incident won the Best New Work Award at the 5th National Public Security Federation Detective and Mystery Novel Competition. Its film script adaptation received the Qianjiang Cao Yu Cup National Excellent Film Script Award. Her novel A Dream in One Room was selected for the 2015 National Excellent Online Novel Award organized by China’s General Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television.
Awarded Work: The Legend of Nüshu (60 Episodes)
Story Synopsis:
Xu Nuo, a modern young woman, is deceived by her close friend when investing in a dance training school. Her friend absconds with the funds, leaving Xu Nuo in debt. Soon after, her boyfriend betrays her and leaves. Facing despair, Xu Nuo recalls a Nüshu scroll left by her late mother.
Nüshu is the only female script in the world, historically used in Hunan, China, by women under the oppression of a patriarchal society who had no access to formal education. Women used this script to communicate in secret, giving rise to myths and mysterious legends. Xu Nuo’s inherited scroll is an invaluable treasure—the work of Hu Yuxiu, a Song Dynasty empress.
On her way home to retrieve the scroll, Xu Nuo is kidnapped by human traffickers but cleverly escapes, only to fall into a deep pit and nearly lose her life. She is rescued by Xia Youyou, a wealthy woman living in seclusion in the mountains. While recovering at Xia’s homestay, Xu Nuo meets Gao Yumei, a woman who had been trafficked to the area years ago and had two children with local villagers. The fates of the three women converge.
In the remote mountains, they support each other and escape both the villagers’ pursuit and the dangers of the terrain. Upon returning to reality, they face further challenges: Gao Yumei’s cold parents reject her; Xu Nuo discovers her old family home has been taken over by a cousin; Xia Youyou’s father is imprisoned. Xu Nuo decides to take the Nüshu scroll to an auction, hoping to use the proceeds to help each of them overcome their difficulties.
It is then revealed that Xia Youyou’s family originally owned the scroll, which contains secrets of a hidden treasure. Xu Nuo’s mother had been Xia’s family’s personal maid when the scroll was stolen. To solve the mystery and find the treasure, they journey to Qingyun Temple, encountering numerous obstacles. Ultimately, they discover that the true treasure lies in spiritual redemption and the preservation of cultural heritage.
Professional Review:
This drama centers on the unique culture of Nüshu, intertwining high-stakes plotlines of betrayal, debt, abduction, and treasure hunting. It portrays three women from different backgrounds forming a pact in adversity, completing a journey of escape and spiritual redemption. The series highlights female empowerment while emphasizing the contemporary value of preserving traditional culture, creating a micro-drama with both cultural depth and strong viewing appeal.
Peng Shanshan (Australia)
Creative Award
Author Biography:
Peng Shanshan holds a Master’s degree in Literature and studied at the Art Department of Peking University and the Graduate School of the Chinese National Academy of Arts. She remained at the Music Research Institute for several years, conducting research in musical anthropology. Earlier, she studied Film and Television Production at Beijing Normal University, receiving systematic training in screenwriting and directing, and has worked in film, theater, and education. In 2013, she immigrated to Melbourne, Australia. She is a member of the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) and a columnist for China Xinhua Publishing. Her literary works include the novels Turning Around, Starting Over, Passing Laws, and Where to Go, published by Xinhua Publishing; her essays and poetry appear in various periodicals and online. Awards include the Second World Chinese Literature Novel Prize for Passing Laws, the Excellence Award for the poem China Across the Shore—My Mother (2020 National Anti-Pandemic Poetry, Calligraphy, and Painting Contest), and the Honor Award for the poem The Desert Hero’s Bones Reflect My Tenderness in the First International Poetry Prize of “Poetry and Beyond.”
Awarded Work: Turning Around (80 Episodes)
Story Synopsis:
Set in Melbourne, Australia, the story follows Xiao Mengying, a woman left behind while her husband Meng Licheng, a pharmaceutical tycoon, spends long periods away for work and engages in extramarital affairs. Despite her awareness, she endures for the sake of preserving her marriage.
Meng Licheng’s friend, Sophia, a divorced Chinese real estate agent, helps Meng Licheng’s family purchase their first home and a commercial property as an investment, earning Xiao Mengying’s trust. However, Sophia is materialistic. After the sudden death of her Western boyfriend, she seeks inheritance through a lawyer but fails. Touched by Xiao Mengying’s kindness in giving her 1,000 AUD, Sophia encourages her friend to explore life, dating, and pleasure, including casual relationships, which Xiao Mengying hesitates to embrace. At a social gathering, she meets Xue Hua, an attractive man left behind in Melbourne, sparking mutual attraction.
While maintaining the friendship, Sophia also promotes her real estate deals to Xiao Mengying. Xiao Mengying becomes romantically involved with Xue Hua, who exploits her through art trading and unethical international business. Once she uncovers the truth, she severs all ties. Sophia’s pursuits of young men also end in disappointment when she discovers one was a fake wealthy heir, and Xiao Mengying falls into a real estate trap causing financial loss and legal disputes.
At another gathering, Xiao Mengying meets James, a cultured Western scholar who speaks Chinese. They bond over cross-cultural understanding. James gifts her lavender seeds, shares his simple life with his elderly mother, and recounts a lost love and his late wife. With his help, Xiao Mengying navigates legal challenges and improves her English.
Meanwhile, her old friend He Xuebing faces overseas marriage failures and unsuccessful IVF attempts, relying on Xiao Mengying’s financial help. Immigration company complications and Xue Hua’s illegal trading abroad create further tension. Meng Licheng’s extramarital relationships escalate with public confrontation in Melbourne. Xiao Mengying finally decides to end her strained marriage and files for divorce.
Her former suitor, Shen Minghao, returns to Melbourne after ten years but is unable to reconcile differences in values. With James’ assistance translating her poetry and prose, she wins her property lawsuit. Together, they attend James’ mother’s funeral, where James gifts Xiao Mengying a hand-knitted cashmere sweater made by his mother.
The story culminates at the seaside, where James presents Xiao Mengying with a published collection of her translated works and confesses his love. He also shares the inheritance left by his mother and proposes establishing a private language school together. Xiao Mengying accepts, and they return home to a garden blooming with the lavender seeds James had gifted her, symbolizing new beginnings and hope.
Professional Review:
This drama depicts Xiao Mengying’s journey through marital crisis, betrayal, and emotional confusion in a foreign country, highlighting female self-awareness and rebirth amidst real-world and spiritual challenges. Themes of real estate traps, romantic entanglements, cross-cultural healing, and poetic love intertwine to create multiple dramatic climaxes. It is a richly layered, emotionally nuanced portrayal of urban female growth.
Hu Qingqing (Canada)
Creative Award
Author Biography:
Graduated from the Materials Department of the National University of Defense Technology, Hu Qingqing served as vice president of the university’s “Divine Sword Club” and began publishing poetry and essays during college. Her social research papers appeared in professional journals and were compiled into collections. During her career, she independently produced the provincial TV program Happy Treasure Hunt, founded a personal cultural studio, and served as lead writer for several provincial documentaries and award-winning feature films on CCTV. She also scripted the first environmental science education film Talking About HSE for China National Petroleum Corporation.
After immigrating to Canada, she published poetry, essays, and serialized novels such as Romance of Fireworks in Chinese-language newspapers. Several of her micro-fiction works were included in the Canadian Chinese Microfiction Collection (2018), and her microfiction collection Walking Alone Through Time was published in 2019. In 2025, the full copyright for her work The Luzon Mask was signed for publication.
Awarded Work: Night Never Ends (80 Episodes)
Story Synopsis:
Set in Republican-era Shanghai, this story revolves around old characters, familiar scenery, and nostalgic events, chronicling the rise and fall of Shanghai’s tram system while tracing a family’s joys and sorrows. It is adapted from family history.
The protagonist’s grandfather, Ziliang, had two wives. In the 1940s, he and his father Shusen lived in a humble shack while the elder, mixed-heritage grandmother studied Chinese landscape painting on a terrace in the foreign concession. The younger grandmother, from rural Anhui, had fled to Shanghai after her home was bombed by Japanese forces.
Ziliang and Shusen earned a living as blacksmiths during a difficult time untouched by war. Ziliang, harboring ambitions, notices British automotive company employees collecting passenger data along the Huangpu River. Inspired, he boldly secures a contract to supply tram rails from a British manager — marking the start of his business career. His enterprise grows with the tram system, eventually expanding into construction and philanthropy, helping the town’s infrastructure and supporting education. Ziliang amasses wealth, buys a villa in the foreign concession, and marries both grandmothers.
However, Japanese invasion disrupts their lives. When the bank freezes 45,000 silver notes sent by British merchants, Ziliang’s father urges him to return to the countryside to avoid the war. Yet fate offers no respite. A local killing of a Japanese officer leads to Ziliang being beaten, and though he survives by paying ransom, his spirit is deeply shaken.
Meanwhile, the elder grandmother suffers a miscarriage and mental collapse, while the younger grandmother gives birth to a son amid chaos. After Japan’s surrender, Ziliang restarts his factory, but British merchants default payments, leading to repeated lawsuits. His brother Xiling joins the Communist Party seeking to overthrow the old government, while Ziliang relies on persistence and legal channels. Eventually, he wins the third lawsuit, Shanghai is liberated, and all foreign assets are frozen.
Ziliang is labeled a “progressive capitalist,” while Xiling dies in an assassination and is recognized as a martyr. With new government policies enforcing monogamy, Ziliang chooses the elder grandmother to stay with him. The younger grandmother leaves, taking care of the child temporarily. Over time, the elder grandmother’s mental condition worsens. After the Cultural Revolution, the younger grandmother returns to Shanghai with a roasted sweet potato stall, only to learn that her son has committed suicide over political complications. She finally reunites with her grandfather before his death, entrusted with the care of her grandmother and the granddaughter.
In the end, policies stabilize, and the younger grandmother brings the elder grandmother and granddaughter back to the villa. The elder grandmother recovers, and the granddaughter is sent abroad to search for distant relatives. She carries a metal box containing yellowed photographs and moldy receipts preserved by her grandfather, to be opened when she becomes a lawyer. Years later, having achieved her dream, she returns to Shanghai, revisits the factory, the old tram lines, and discovers that history has quietly changed — yet the faces in the photographs evoke memories and silent sorrow.
Professional Review:
Set against the historical backdrop from Republican Shanghai to the Reform and Opening era, this drama traces a tram entrepreneur’s family through war, love, faith, and societal upheaval. The intertwining of destiny, identity choices, and era-driven conflicts gives the plot weight and depth, making it a work that blends epic historical scale with intimate family sentiment.
Liu Shaoyong (USA)
Creative Award
Author Biography:
Liu Shaoyong, pen name and online name: LuckyLiu, is a contributing critic for Works magazine, a member of the Chinese Fiction Society, the Guangdong Writers Association, and the New York Chinese Writers Association, as well as a research fellow at Liaoning University’s Think Tank. He has published the novels Money Loop and The Founder, and has written nearly one million words in various Chinese and American publications. His online works My Real Story of Starting a Business in Guangdong and What Formula Milk Can I Feed You, My Child have received nearly ten million views and have been widely reprinted by major web portals. His works have won numerous awards, including First Prize at the Third International Symposium on Creative Cities, the Special Award from the China Cultural Foundation, Second Prize in Yangcheng Evening News’s literary competition, the Xiangshan Literature Award, and the Zhongshan Literary Excellence Award.
Award-Winning Work: Swimming to the Other Shore (62 Episodes)
Story Summary:
Since childhood, Zhong Hong has struggled with poor grades and body-image discrimination due to her weight. Her mother, recognizing her daughter’s unique strengths, guides her toward a career in swimming. Despite hardships, Zhong’s mother endures a life of diligence and sacrifice for the well-being of her children. Through relentless training, Zhong Hong grows both in skill and spirit—shaped by her mother’s perseverance, encouraged by a disabled basketball player, and guided by her dedicated coach. She learns to overcome self-doubt, reconcile with teammates, face her rival Diana’s provocations, and ultimately triumph as a champion.
Coach Li Tengfei, driven by a lifelong passion for swimming, starts from humble beginnings and dedicates his life to nurturing athletes. His obsession with work, however, costs him his marriage to Song Hui. Yet he fulfills his dream by training a generation of world-class swimmers, eventually sacrificing his health and life for the sport he loves. Song Hui, meanwhile, becomes consumed by material pursuits and neglects their son, Xiao Li, who spirals into delinquency and is sent to a reformatory. Nevertheless, no one abandons him. With the help of those around him—especially Zhong’s kindhearted mother, who sells her home to help cover his debts—Xiao Li reforms and rebuilds his life. Moved by these acts of compassion, Song Hui finally awakens to the true meaning of love, education, and redemption, and comes to understand her late husband’s greatness.
The story conveys a timeless truth: that through persistence and effort, anyone can swim from failure to success, cross life’s turbulent waters, and achieve self-realization through endurance and faith.
Professional Review:
This drama uses the world of competitive sports as its framework, interweaving themes of family, education, and personal growth. It presents a powerful duality of “defeat and redemption” and “love and sacrifice.” Zhong Hong’s triumph over self-doubt, Xiao Li’s journey from rebellion to renewal, and Li Tengfei’s selfless devotion all converge into a stirring emotional rhythm of transformation. The narrative embodies the realist message that “greatness is forged through the ordinary.”
Shen Linzhao (USA)
Nomination Award
Author’s Bio:
Real name Shen Linzhao, writer and art critic.
Vice President of the American Muse Foundation; member of the American Chinese Writers Association; member of the UAE Artists Association; and Distinguished Professor at the Chinese Culinary Arts Research Institute.
His short story “Ancient City Maple Forest” won the Bronze Award in the 2023 Confucian Academy Literary Journal (Issue 2). His classical poem received the Gold Prize at the first nationwide Chinese Cup Literary Creation Competition; his modern poem “The Fading River” won the Second Prize in the Most Beautiful Chinese New Year National Literary Contest; and his children’s play “The Trial of Misty Valley” received the Finalist Award at the Global Micro Drama Screenwriting Competition hosted by the US–China Writers Association Cup.
He has published a poetry collection titled Selected Poems and Lyrics by Chang Zhao (常照诗词选) and has written nearly ten short stories, over ten art reviews, and about a hundred essays and poems.
Awarded Work: The Trial of Misty Valley — Children’s Stage Play (60 Episodes)
Story Synopsis:
At the distant edge of a forest, a human boy named Xiaoyong stumbles upon an ancient, yellowed parchment map marked with a mysterious valley shrouded in fog — Misty Valley. Legend says it holds a sacred trial that can transform life itself, and only those who pass the three tests of courage, wisdom, and unity can uncover its ultimate secret.
Xiaoyong gathers five very different companions — a colorful beetle, a small bird, a hedgehog, a voracious cricket, and a mantis named Xiaolie — to form an expedition team destined for a life-changing journey.
After passing through a wall of thorns, they face their first trial — a circle of giant stones carved with insect totems. The stone glows with an inscription: “True strength begins with accepting your weakness.” As they argue, the bird notices that the totem’s cracks match the scars on the beetle’s shell. Trembling, the beetle presses its damaged back against the stone — light bursts forth, opening a passage. For the first time, it realizes that flaws can be keys.
Next, a toxic mist-filled chasm blocks their path. Xiaolie cuts vines with its sickle-like arms, and they weave them into a rope bridge to swing across. But during their return, the rescue nearly fractures their fragile unity.
To escape a storm, they fall into an underground cavern where the cricket accidentally triggers a trap, releasing glowing blue crystals. Ancient murals on the walls show explorers who perished in conflict, turning to stone, while only those who held hands walked into the light. The beetle shares the crystals, only to find they dim once carried outside. Xiaoyong presses one to his chest — it burns brighter, symbolizing that the light of the heart is the truest source of illumination.
In a labyrinth of shifting stone walls, hunger and exhaustion fuel tension. Xiaolie’s impatience triggers a rockfall that seals the path. When they finally find the exit, they leave behind not scars of argument, but a tunnel strengthened by teamwork.
Then comes a mirror-inlaid stone gate reflecting each one’s deepest regret:
Xiaoyong sees his injured sister, hurt by his recklessness; the beetle relives being mocked by its kind; the bird faces its guilt for failing to save a fallen nestmate. A voice tempts them: “To rewrite your past, one must stay behind.” They lay their hands together on the gate — the mirror now reflects their joined image: “Who we are now is the best answer.”
Beyond the gate, the fog itself transforms into manifested fears.
“So the monsters we feared were only our imagination,” the bird laughs, lifting the beetle through the storm’s eye as its wings paint a rainbow across the sky.
At the final abyss, the old bridge lies broken. The beetle suggests heating vines with the glowing stones to tighten them into a suspension bridge. Xiaoyong risks his life crossing first to anchor the rope, only to be struck by falling rocks. Xiaolie steps up: “My blades will cut down whatever pursues you.” As the others crawl across the creaking bridge, their heartbeats echo louder than the wind below.
At last, they reach the altar of the valley, engraved with the words: “Offer your most precious possession.” The cricket lays down its hidden food; the hedgehog removes a spine; Xiaoyong offers the map itself — yet the altar remains silent. A deep, ancient voice resounds: “The most precious gift is the willingness to sacrifice for one another.”
As the six place their hands upon the altar, the stone gate bursts open.
Behind it, there is no treasure — only a rock wall covered with handprints and names of those who had passed the trial before them. Above all, a new inscription appears:
“The mist will fade, but the warmth of companions endures forever.”
As dawn pierces the fog, their laughter echoes through the valley — six silhouettes overlapping, stepping forward into a new adventure.
Professional Commentary:
Built upon a framework of fantasy adventure, this play weaves together elements of growth, allegory, and psychological trial, shaping a journey from fear and conflict to acceptance and transformation. Each character’s weakness becomes both their obstacle and their key to survival. Set pieces like the “Illusory Abyss” and “Altar of Choice” brim with visual and emotional tension, symbolizing the balance between strength and love. The narrative’s rhythm is well-paced, and the story holds rich potential for animation or screen adaptation.
Wang Ye’an (Australia)
Nomination Award
Author’s Bio:
Pen name: Yi An. Real name: Wang Ye’an, born in Shanghai, ancestral home in Hunan.
Holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Sydney. Currently resides in Sydney, Australia.
An enthusiast of Chinese literary writing, she is a member of the New South Wales Chinese Writers’ Association.
Her works have appeared in various Chinese-language newspapers, magazines, and anthologies in Australia and abroad.
She is the author of the novel Dreaming Waves (梦激浪).
Awarded Work: The Story of Ma Kai (68 Episodes)
Story Synopsis:
Lily, Ma Kai’s niece, is an illegitimate child who was almost abandoned by her mother and has endured discrimination both in society and within her own family. She lived in a Girl’s Home twice. Ma Kai’s mother-in-law, Maria, admired and trusted Ma Kai, entrusting young Lily to her care. Thus began the intertwined destinies of two women from society’s margins — Lily and Ma Kai.
Ma Kai was born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine and witnessed the hardships faced by Chinese immigrants under the White Australia Policy. Her uncle’s furniture shop in Sydney was vandalized by racist thugs, forcing the family to return to China. Ma Kai excelled in school and learned cooking from her mother, who passed away early. She also studied Chinese medicine under her father and cultivated a love for Chinese poetry, calligraphy, and painting. Her father’s adopted son, Niu Xin, developed feelings for her, but Ma Kai always treated him as a younger brother.
Ma Kai later married Jack, an Australian, and suffered from racial prejudice both socially and within the family. Because of her yellow skin, she was even barred from entering a church. At home, Jack and their two sons, Stephen and Gray, disliked Chinese food. When Lily entered her life, she brought Ma Kai great comfort — Lily loved her Chinese cooking and learned to sing from her, revealing her natural musical talent. The two were once stopped at the church doors together, finding solace in each other amid adversity.
Lily’s beautiful singing voice was discovered by the head of the Girl’s Home. Once excluded from the church, she was invited to sing there on Christmas. With support from the headmistress and her uncle John, Lily later attended a music school and eventually became a famous singer.
Lily always considered Ma Kai’s home her own, returning there during every holiday. Ma Kai repeatedly tried to reconcile Lily with her mother, but Lily’s mother was fickle and careless in love. Lily also had a half-brother — another illegitimate child — yet her mother cruelly forbade them from meeting. Her mother had once been legally married, but that relationship too was unstable and fragmented.
Jack’s eldest brother, John, a wealthy businessman, respected Ma Kai after she translated a poem inscribed on one of his Chinese paintings, recognizing her literary talent. The second brother, Bill, was prejudiced against her. Yet Ma Kai, with patience and compassion, cured Bill’s illness with Chinese herbal medicine, softening his racist attitude and earning his apology.
Tragedy, however, continued to shadow Ma Kai’s life. Her elder son Stephen, who looked European, died in a car accident at age nine. Her younger son Gray, who resembled his Asian mother, fell hopelessly in love with Lily and took his own life at twenty-five. Ma Kai endured unbearable pain and loss, with Lily offering her comfort and emotional strength.
Although Jack was not racist, his early rejection of Chinese food hurt Ma Kai deeply. Apart from family picnics, they seldom ate together — the joy of family life was almost lost. Lily became the bridge between them. Eventually, Jack learned to appreciate Chinese food and tried to make amends. When he learned that Ma Kai was terminally ill, he cherished her all the more. Despite their deep love, fate was unkind — Ma Kai died of cancer at forty-five.
Before her death, Ma Kai visited her father in China and reunited with her uncle’s family. Under her father’s traditional Chinese medical care, she miraculously extended her life beyond doctors’ predictions of only three months. During this time, she was overjoyed to be reunited with Lily. Lily, in turn, discovered that Niu Xin’s girlfriend was her old friend Linda from the Girl’s Home and warmly invited them to her concert performance.
In her final days, Ma Kai discovered her husband’s gift for poetry and encouraged him to pursue it. After enduring one tragedy after another, Jack found solace and inspiration in her memory. Following her death, Ma Kai appeared in his dreams, rekindling his passion for writing. He began publishing poems in newspapers and won several awards, ultimately becoming a distinguished poet.
Professional Commentary:
This drama vividly portrays the intertwined fates of two Chinese women — Ma Kai and the illegitimate girl Lily — spanning generations and revealing the emotional depths of racial discrimination, cultural conflict, family fracture, and feminine resilience. With its mix of sorrow and hope, its layered narrative, and its compelling emotional arc, it stands as a moving micro-series on immigrant life and the growth of women in adversity.
Carolyn Wang (USA)
Nomination Award
Author’s Bio:
I’m Carolyn Wang, a 16-year-old high school junior from Southern California, USA. I am currently taking two challenging writing courses — Creative Nonfiction and Honors Creative Writing. Both have profoundly influenced my writing ability and style, which in turn greatly helped me in developing the script for this competition — from expressing my personal growth to finding meaning in every line I write.
For the past three years, beyond my academic courses, I have been actively involved in my school’s Technical Theater program, which deepened my fascination with screenwriting and film. In addition, I have been playing the violin for twelve years, which has given me countless opportunities to connect with art on a deeply personal and human level every day.
Awarded Work: Quiet DISCUSSIONS (60 episodes)
Story Synopsis:
Emily is a shy and quiet girl — a trait considered a virtue in Eastern cultures, but often seen as a disadvantage in America. She fears speaking in front of others. Will Emily eventually grow beyond her fears? Will her quiet personality allow her to be accepted into the college she dreams of? Will the university accept her for who she truly is? Her Chinese heritage often clashes with American values, creating a constant cultural tension.
The story begins during Emily’s high school years. When she enters her literature class, she feels nervous and anxious about all the discussions around the books the class will read. At first, she doesn’t speak at all. Her teacher asks why she never participates, and Emily admits that she’s afraid of speaking up or saying something wrong. The teacher then creates a plan with her to gradually get involved in classroom discussions — a process that helps her overcome her fear.
Emily also struggles in a demanding Spanish class, which requires active participation and effort. Her grade drops to a C, and she desperately needs to improve it. How will she survive? She needs encouragement and help from her teachers and friends — but will she receive it? Can she turn things around? At first glance, her quietness seems to cause her a lot of trouble. But can she turn this weakness into strength? Or perhaps, could it even become a blessing in disguise?
In the midst of her academic challenges, Emily finds solace in one of her greatest passions — playing the violin. It allows her to express herself without speaking or trying to please anyone. Through music, she channels emotion and communicates powerfully with her audience. Having played since she was four years old, she has made remarkable progress over the past eleven years. The violin has become her best friend — a source of comfort whenever she feels anxious or emotional. When she performs solos in her orchestra class (with every eye on her, no less), she never disappoints her audience.
With encouragement from her classmates and teachers, Emily eventually conquers her fear. Starting with speaking once a day in class, and gradually increasing to several times, she builds her confidence step by step. While talkative people often get more attention and opportunities, that represents only a quarter of the world. There are many quiet individuals like Emily — successful, compassionate, and deeply valuable to their communities.
This is her story — one that inspires quiet people around the world, giving them hope and showing them that if Emily can do it, they can too. The world needs all kinds of people. Being quiet isn’t always a weakness; it can be a powerful way to bring balance and peace to the world.
Professional Commentary:
This micro-drama centers on Emily, a quiet and introverted Chinese American girl, exploring themes of cultural difference, language anxiety, and self-identity. The dramatic highlight lies in her journey from silence to self-expression — using the violin as an emotional outlet and ultimately rediscovering her confidence in both classroom and life. It is an inspiring short series focusing on the psychological growth of minority youth.
Zhang Momo(Mainland China)
Creative Award
Author Biography:
Zhang Weiwei: After graduating with a degree in Electrical Engineering, she was assigned to Shandong Iron & Steel Group and later engaged in family education work. She is a national Level-2 psychological counselor, a senior family education instructor, a specially appointed expert of the Family Education Lecturer Team at the Open University of China, and the president of the Family Education Association in Gangcheng District, Jinan. She has published educational books such as Why Should Children Be Excellent, and her poetry collection The Past Is Also Youth was included in the Famous Writers Library of Blog China. Her script Ah! Noli Valley received an Honorable Mention in the “First Global Micro-Series Film & Literature Script Competition” organized by the US-China Writers Association Cup.
Awarded work："Ah! Noli Valley" (80 episodes)
Synopsis:
Zhang Jialin and Su Haochen meet by chance at Noli Valley in Sanya, Hainan Province. It is love at first sight, and thus begins a story of love that redeems both soul and life.
Noli Valley was founded by Mr. Zhang Xinghua, a national first-class screenwriter. He has worked as a farmer and a teacher, achieving remarkable accomplishments throughout his life. After retirement, he moved to Sanya, Hainan Province, to enjoy his later years and established Noli Valley Industrial Co., Ltd. He is affectionately known as “Bunbun Grandpa” or “Grandpa Noni.”
Zhang Jialin, 23, is a kind, cheerful girl, always full of dreams. When she was ten, her mother died in a car accident, leaving her father Zhang Yugong to raise her alone. Her bright personality and unpredictable ideas attract entrepreneur Wang Pu, who sees in her a continuation of his youth and immediately begins to pursue her.
Su Haochen, 25, is tall, handsome, and works as a radiology doctor. His mother Li Hui is the head of a middle school department, and his father Su Wen, a chief physician at a top-tier hospital, later became the hospital director. Despite an enviable family background, he has a strained relationship with his parents, separated by an unbridgeable gap.
At Noli Valley, Su Haochen encounters Zhang Jialin, whose sincerity and openness shine a light into his life. Meanwhile, Wang Pu also flies to Sanya. Outgoing and frank in personality, Wang Pu is deep and reserved when it comes to emotions.
Zhang Jialin discovers that beneath Su Haochen’s tall and handsome exterior lies deep-seated insecurity, seemingly bound by invisible shackles and trapped in an inescapable cage.
By chance, Su Haochen has a brief encounter with Grandpa Noni, who, like a lighthouse on the sea, illuminates his long-dormant heart.
Su Haochen then confides in Zhang Jialin, revealing his past. He had an older brother, Su Haoyu, who ended his life by suicide. Witnessing his brother’s death left a profound shadow on Su Haochen, shaping his subsequent insecurity and the unresolvable conflicts with his parents. Su Haochen’s parents also grew distant in their marriage after their son’s death.
Li Hui chooses the daughter of a high-ranking official, Li Miaoxue, as Su Haochen’s potential spouse, while Su Haochen has developed a deep attachment to Jialin. The disagreement between mother and son further strains their relationship.
To reject Wang Pu’s pursuit, Jialin pretends to have an eye disease and claims she will soon go blind. Believing her, Wang Pu leaves Sanya but arranges for her treatment at the best hospital.
Su Wen and Li Hui, unable to agree on Su Haochen’s situation, seek Grandpa Noni’s guidance. Through his advice, they open their hearts, confront their issues, and finally release long-held guilt and regret. Su Haochen overhears their conversation and comes to understand that his parents are not as cold or hypocritical as he imagined, reconciling with them.
Back in Quancheng, Li Miaoxue and her mother happen to see Su Haochen and Jialin together, confront Li Hui, and reveal their true character.
Unable to resist Wang Pu’s sincerity, Jialin goes to the hospital he arranged for her checkup, only to discover she has a serious illness and is told she has only six months to live. Zhang Yugong struggles to accept this reality.
Not wanting Su Haochen, who has just emerged from his own shadow, to lose hope in life, Jialin pretends to be in a relationship with Wang Pu and breaks up with Su Haochen, hiding her illness. Su Haochen, thinking she has moved on, is heartbroken.
Lying in her hospital bed, Jialin loses hope. Her father is deeply worried. Doctors advise that a positive and optimistic mindset is crucial for her treatment.
Unable to bear her suffering, Wang Pu informs Su Haochen of the truth. Upon learning it, Su Haochen rushes to the hospital. Jialin regains the will and courage to live, and her condition begins to improve.
They decide to abandon chemotherapy and return to the place where they first met—Noli Valley.
Before leaving, Su Haochen takes Jialin to his childhood home, where his brother Su Haoyu ended his life. Here, he realizes that the past is over; the only thing they can do now is accept what cannot be changed and pursue a better life.
At Noli Valley, they transform their love into daily warmth, sharing meals, seasons, and companionship.
When they later return to the hospital, doctors are puzzled to find that all test results are normal, suspecting a previous misdiagnosis.
Golden sunlight filters through the dappled trees, bathing their faces in warmth, as the entire world glows around them.
Professional Review:
This series presents Noli Valley as a spiritual sanctuary, weaving together elements such as family mysteries, childhood trauma, terminal illness reversals, and complex love triangles. The narrative progresses in layers, rich in emotion. Using the natural setting as a backdrop, it conveys hope and warmth in life. This is a romantic realist micro-series with both healing power and emotional intensity.
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It all begins with an idea.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.
Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.
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It all begins with an idea.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.
Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.
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It all begins with an idea.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.
Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.
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It all begins with an idea.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.
Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.