MIST officially licensed by Hai Tang Books

On April 4, Hai Tang Books announced on X (formerly Twitter) that it had officially licensed Mist (薄雾), a sci-fi time-travel danmei novel by Wei Feng Ji Wu. The English edition will be translated by Luckykoi and edited by My Nguyen (@/hashbrownmusic on X). To accompany the announcement, Hai Tang shared a dynamic promo illustration by v-iery (@/JulianLynnnn on X).

In the announcement, Hai Tang asked fans what kinds of merchandise or freebies they’d like to see alongside the book, and invited them to share their favorite scenes or quotes from the novel.

Originally published on JJWXC, Mist will be released in three volumes. According to the title update page on Hai Tang’s website, the English release will include bonus content such as the web extra and three printed signature cards.

Here’s a machine-translated synopsis of the story:

People with hyperthymesia can clearly remember every detail of their lives, from the turning point of the world to every thought that has ever occurred in their minds. They have a photographic memory and are eager to learn, which makes them very likely to become geniuses in a certain sense. It is said that Ji Yushi is such a genius. In addition, it is said that he is gay and very beautiful. As soon as the news that he was going to support the Sky Seventh Team came out, it exploded. Everyone knows that the captain of the Seventh Team, Song Qinglan, is a bandit and deeply homophobic. Not only did he become a dark horse on the battlefield within two years with his super ability, but he also hated it the most when the superiors put vases in his team. Sure enough, Song Qinglan said in public: “It’s useful? Brothers are going to fight for their lives, and we don’t need a little genius who can read quantum waves!” Later. The group was forced into a desperate situation during the mission. The beautiful little genius had a calm face, shot every shot in the head, and his combat power was bursting. Song Qinglan begged him in front of everyone: “Advisor Ji, please stay.” At the end, he added: “I will work for you.” * Ji Yushi has a secret. He often can’t sleep at night, and his memory is overloaded and he has nightmares. The only person in the world who can make him sleep peacefully is Song Qinglan. [——I will flatten the sea of ​​suffering in the world for you, and never look back. Because you are the shore that will ferry me across.]

Hai Tang is a new U.S.-based English-language publisher of danmei and the English imprint of Cherry-apple Cultural and One Bean Culture. Between the companies, they have over five years of experience and more than 100 danmei titles published in Chinese. They’re quickly becoming a key player in the English danmei market.

In addition to Mist, Hai Tang has also licensed:

• A Certain Someone by Mu Su Li

• Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating by Jiang Zi Bei

• Don’t Pick Up Boyfriends from the Trash Bin by Qi Jing Nan Qu

Source: X, formerly known as Twitter