Maoni was the author of Joy of Life. He was an online writer born in Yiling District, Yichang City, Hubei Province. In 2007, he wrote the novel Joy of Life and published it on Qidian. This novel told the legendary story of a young man with a mysterious background, Fan Xian, who experienced the trials of his family and the martial world. Maoni's works were famous for their ingenious foreshadowing and grand worldview construction. His writing style was characteristic of ideals and humanity. In addition, he also created other works, such as "The Vermilion Bird,""The Secret Guest,""The Night," and so on.
Maoni, whose real name was Xiaofeng, was a writer born in Yiling District, Yichang City, Hubei Province. He became a professional writer in 2005 and published the fantasy novels " The Vermilion Bird " and " Joy of Life " on Qidian Chinese Network. Joy of Life was a web novel he wrote in 2008. It told the story of a young man with a mysterious background, Fan Xian, growing up in the trials of his family and the martial world. Maoni's novels often had elements of Yichang, including place names and dialect. His work, Joy of Life, quickly became popular after it was serialised on Qidian Chinese website and became one of the leading works on the website's rankings. In 2019, the first season of Joy of Life was a huge success. The total number of views exceeded 16 billion, and the Douban rating reached 7.9. Currently, the second season of Joy of Life was in preparation, and it was an important attempt to make the IP a season.