Projects

From ideas to
things people can use.

Selected work, judgments, process, and outcomes.

Fourfold

A static-first personal publication starter for independent authors, engineers, researchers, and creators, organizing writing, columns, projects, research, photos, and discovery into a sustainable content system.

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Neo Matrix

An OpenAI-compatible relay platform with a revenue-sharing mechanism for individual suppliers: consumers call models through one unified entry point, suppliers host idle upstream keys, and the platform handles routing, metering, settlement, and withdrawals. This article introduces the project, its mock demo, business model, financial estimates, and the risks and sunk costs that must be accepted before launch.

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Longing to Return East

The Fire-Stealing Magician · Updates paused (serialization experiment complete)

A novel. Lu Zhao grew up in the Ming Cult of the Western Regions, wearing a longevity lock inscribed with "Long Life." At nineteen she is ordered to enter Tong Pass, delivering messages, guiding the way, and saving people amid the chaos of war — can an ordinary person avoid having her life decided for her by her sect, her family, and history?

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After the Wish

The Fire-Stealing Magician · Updates paused (serialization experiment complete)

A novel. Cradling three-month-old Shen Le, Xiban walks into the sand sea, wanting only to bring this child through the trade route alive. A wish never guarantees happiness; it only leaves the responsibility to those who come after the wish is fulfilled.

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Veylumi

An AI beauty decision product for users in China and the U.S.: from a single front-facing photo to explainable makeup suggestions, real products, and tutorials.

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CanonLoom

A command-driven workflow for long-form novel production: the author drives with short commands, an Agent does the creative work, Python performs deterministic validation, and the author makes choices and approvals at every key checkpoint.

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OurBook · Universities Through Our Eyes

A public-interest project started by Nankai graduates: current students and alumni write down their real college experiences to help gaokao applicants see a more three-dimensional picture of each university when filling in their preferences. By 2018 the project had been passed down for many years, with its content hosted on a third-party platform; in 2018 I rebuilt it, brought the data back in-house on a self-built site, and archived it along the way—this article also uses it to trace the 2011–2026 market for college-admissions information products.

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