★ The latest novel by renowned lyricist Xiao Han!
★ This book is the original script for the microfilm of Zhang Jie's music album "Worth Better": The microfilm for Zhang Jie, the King of Live Performances in the Chinese music scene, and his album "Worth Better" was produced based on Xiao Han's "You Deserve Better" as the original script. Directed by Lin Xiaoqian, written by Lü Anxian, and produced by Planet Culture, the microfilm stars Zhang Jie, Zhao Liying, and Wei Daxun. Since its premiere on August 9, 2021, it has accumulated over 20 million views.
★ The ten story chapters in "You Deserve Better" are fictionalized based on the ten song titles from the music album. For Xiao Han, this novel is not an inspirational piece, but a story about losing "the best" while pursuing "the better."
★ Xiao Han has written popular songs such as Eason Chan's "Lonely Patient," JJ Lin's "Great Littleness," Tanya Chua's "Darwin," Jolin Tsai's "I," Sandy Lam's "Paper Airplane," Fiona Sit's "Better Me," Pei-yu Hung's "Tiptoeing Love," and Stefanie Sun's "Rainy Day." She has won the Singapore Hit Awards for Best Lyricist seven times and been nominated for the Golden Melody Award for Best Lyricist in Taiwan four times.
★ Xiao Han's satirical work "The Starvelings," created while she holds a doctorate in virology, has already been licensed for simplified Chinese copyright!

Special Project for Zhang Jie's Album JMM in the Chinese Music Scene:
The microfilm "Worth Better," starring Zhang Jie, Zhao Liying, and Wei Daxun, is adapted from the original novel "You Deserve Better" by Xiao Han (the album's text coordinator).

"You Deserve Better" is a youth-themed novel by Xiao Han, revolving around the friendship and growth of three high school students: Wu Tianjing, Lin Yiheng, and Xu Haoran. In their pursuit of "the better," the trio experiences both the depth and conflicts of friendship, while each faces choices related to dreams, family, and the future.

The novel focuses on Wu Tianjing's growth as the main storyline. After a heartbreak, she gradually rediscovers herself and, through her interactions with two friends, learns to think independently and clarify her life goals. Lin Yiheng is a top student who strives tirelessly to change his family's hardships, with his resilience and talent earning admiration. Xu Haoran appears carefree but is actually thoughtful and sensitive, offering silent care and support in their friendship.

The theme of the work centers on "pursuit and letting go": pursuing a better life requires change and effort, but letting go of certain obsessions is also an essential part of growth. The novel portrays the confusion and drive of youth, the preciousness and complexity of friendship, and conveys the positive message that "self-growth and support from others go hand in hand."

Xiao Han is a seven-time winner of the Singapore Hit Awards for Best Lyricist and has written lyrics for many bestselling artists such as Jolin Tsai, Eason Chan, Sandy Lam, Stefanie Sun, Fish Leong, Tanya Chua, and Gary Cao. She is also the first lyricist to be nominated twice for the Golden Melody Award for Best Lyricist in Taiwan. She has penned popular and touching lyrics, including Eason Chan's "Lonely Patient," JJ Lin's "Great Littleness," Sandy Lam's "Fibre," Jolin Tsai's "I," Tanya Chua's "Darwin," A-Mei's "Bad Good Person," Gary Cao's "Mr. Lonely," and Pei-yu Hung's "Tiptoeing Love."
Xiao Han is one of the founders of Funkie Monkies Productions and FM Pop Music School, where she teaches classes and nurtures new talents in the music industry, having conducted 16 sessions of lyric-writing courses to date. As an English-educated individual who earned a doctorate in virology in 2002, she maintains a passion for Chinese writing and promoting the Chinese language. In addition to writing lyrics for pop music, she has also created lyrics for musicals such as "Lao Jiu" (2005, 2012) and "Liao Zhai"; films including "881" and "Cut Love"; and large-scale events like the Speak Mandarin Campaign, Singapore National Day (2008, 2009), the 2013 Chingay Parade ("Fire in the Snow"), and the 2014 charity song "One Pass One." Xiao Han is a regular judge on the U channel's "Campus SuperStar" singing competition and one of the hosts of the radio program "The Logic of Lyrics" on UFM1003. Beyond lyric writing, she is a contributing author with columns in "Nu You" magazine, "Zan," and "Lianhe Wanbao." Her first illustrated essay collection, "Tears Are Capsules," was released in early 2011 and has been reprinted four times. Her novel "Fingerless Happiness" has been published in Singapore (2013), Malaysia (2014), Mainland China (2015), and Taiwan (2024). Other works include the fantasy inspirational novel "The Unreturnable Bus Stop" (2015), the award-winning life inspiration piece "Fortunately, I'm Not a Perfect Girl" (2017), all of which have been published in Taiwan. Her campus novel for teenagers, "The Teacher in School Uniform," was released in late 2019, with the sequel "Pranking Middle School" published in early 2021. Her latest novel, "The Starvelings," has been published in Singapore (2022) and Taiwan (2023).