1943, Zhang Ailing published a novel "Fragments of Aquilaria Resinatum, the First Furnace Fragments" in Violet, which made Zhang Ailing an instant hit in the Shanghai literary world. Since then, Zhang Ailing has been out of control, and has published a series of novels and essays, such as Agarwood Chips, Erzaoxiang, Jasmine Fragrant Tablets, Shanghainese After All, Heart Sutra, Love in a Fallen City, etc.
During the period of 1944, Zhang Ailing not only wrote Flowers Withered, Hongluan Jubilee, Red Rose and White Rose, but also published the most important novels and essays in her life, and published her own articles in Bitter Bamboo in response to Fu Lei's criticism, which made Zhang Ailing shine brilliantly in the Shanghai literary world.