What is the relationship between Guo Jingming and Han Han? ——From rivals to peers, the entanglement and transformation of two post-80s writers
In the contemporary Chinese literary world, Guo Jingming and Han Han are two iconic figures that cannot be avoided. They both belong to the group of post-80s writers, but have long been compared because of their completely different creative styles and public images. In the hot discussion on the Internet in the past 10 days, the relationship between the two has once again become the focus of the topic. This article will sort out their intersections, contradictions and subtle connections, and present the key events through structured data.
1. Timeline of evolution of core relationships

| time | event | relationship status |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | New concept composition competition debuted at the same time | Literary Emerging Contender |
| 2006-2008 | Public ridicule in the age of blogging | The peak period of public opinion confrontation |
| 2014 | The movie "The End of Time" VS "Tiny Times 3" was released at the same time | business competitors |
| 2020 | Attending literary events together with zero interaction | apparent peace period |
| 2023 | Han Han mentioned "respecting different creative choices" | implicit reconciliation signal |
2. Comparison of hot discussion data across the Internet in the past 10 days
| topic dimension | Guo Jingming | Han Han |
|---|---|---|
| Hot searches on Weibo | 3 times (#GuoJingmingesthetic#, etc.) | 2 times (#汉汉新车 Results#) |
| Douyin views | 120 million (related to "Cloud Feather") | 86 million (racing vlog) |
| Zhihu discussion thread | Article 428 (the dispute is mainly directed) | 379 items (mainly nostalgic) |
| B station second creation video | "Tiny Times" spoof series | Interpretation video of "Three Doors" |
3. Analysis of essential differences
1.Differences in creative positioning: Guo Jingming focuses on urban youth literature and visual narrative, while Han Han prefers social criticism and black humor.
2.commercialization path: Guo established the "most worldly culture" business empire, and Han Han chose magazine publishing + racing as a dual development.
3.public image: Guo Jingming maintains an exquisite elite character, while Han Han portrays the image of a rebellious civilian intellectual.
4. Excerpts from netizens’ classic comments
| platform | representative view |
|---|---|
| Douban | "They are like two sides of a coin, jointly defining the cultural resistance and compromise of the post-80s generation" |
| Hupu | "Han Han has become the adult that Guo Jingming mocked when he was young, but Guo Jingming will always remain the young man written by Han Han" |
| little red book | "One is filming "Qing Ya Ji" and the other is driving a rally. In fact, they are no longer on the same track." |
5. Interpretation of current relationship situation
Data in recent years shows that the public interaction between the two is almost zero, but the subtle thing is:
1. Han Han's 2021 essay collection mentioned "the diverse values of youth literature", which was interpreted as a softening of attitude.
2. Guo Jingming quoted Han Han's early quotations in "Actors Please Take Your Place", triggering speculation about "interaction through the air".
3. The fan groups of both parties have shifted from confrontation to "memory of the times" nostalgia, and conflicting discussions have dropped by 47% (data source: Zhiwei).
Conclusion
The evolution of the relationship between these "old enemies" is essentially a controlled experiment between two modes of cultural capital accumulation. When Han Han took off the label of "Citizen Han Han" and turned to racing, and when Guo Jingming transitioned from plagiarism controversy to director, their confrontation has long been elevated to the juxtaposition of different philosophies of survival. Perhaps as a netizen said: "The best relationship between them is to become the eternal comparison in the Chinese literary world."
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