Liu Zhenyun's novel "One Day, Three Autumns" is set in his hometown of Yanjin, Henan. He said that many people now describe China's "post-90s" and " post-00s" young people as "lying flat" "No one is lying flat, how to live when lying flat?" he said.

He also said that around the world, he was most asked "why are you so humorous"? "Because I write well," he said with a smile.