The Match

Name: The Match
ISBN: 9787516214466

Chang ShuxinChina Democracy and Legal System Publishing House2017

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Word count: 235K words
Chapters: 8
ISBN: 9787516214466

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The Match is a long novel of jianghu strategy by Chang Shuxin following his novel Yu Zui, published in 2017 by China Democracy and Legal System Publishing House, also known as The Match: My Jianghu Notes. The world of the book revolves around an ancient sect: the Jiangxiang Sect calls itself the "prime minister of the jianghu," its members neither entering official service nor mingling with bandits, a path of their own. The sect is said to possess a rare book titled Yingyao Pian, attributed to Liu Bowen, which is said to hide a great secret capable of letting its holder withdraw from the jianghu entirely and live out a peaceful old age. The protagonist, Shuai Lang, is the son of a railway police captain; he grew up with his father on trains, absorbing everything around him, and has a particularly keen nose for swindlers and swindles. By chance he meets Gu Qingzhi, the contemporary head of the Jiangxiang Sect, and sees through his scheme on the spot. Gu Qingzhi is not angered but instead recognizes Shuai Lang's extraordinary talent and resolves to train him as the next head of the sect. Just then, Gu Qingzhi's former senior disciple, Duanmu Jieping, returns from abroad, and the struggle over Yingyao Pian begins. A match between masters unfolds, with layer upon layer of schemes and move upon move of counterplay, and the ending is unexpected. The book uses jianghu con artistry as its shell and the contest of human nature as its core, weaving together master-disciple inheritance, sect grudges, and police investigation, with tight pacing that retains Chang Shuxin's signature street-level vividness and criminal-investigation texture.

Editor's review

喜欢《余罪》的读者，很难错过这本《对弈》。常书欣把镜头从警队转向了更模糊的地带——江湖。这里有门派、有掌门、有传承的“宝书”，却没有一个纯粹的好人或坏人，每个人都在设局，也都在被局所困。全书最耐读的地方是“术”与“人”的交织。帅朗识破骗局靠的是对人情世故的敏锐，古清治收徒是看中了他的天赋，也是给自己留后手；端着架子归来的端木界平，则让师徒之间的信任变了质。所谓对弈，表面是围绕《英耀篇》的争夺，底下拼的是谁更懂人心。作者在警匪、刑侦题材上积累的写实功底，使书里的骗局写得可信、拆解得漂亮，读来既像看一场布局精巧的博弈，也像翻一份江湖生存笔记。章目短小、节奏明快，适合睡前一口气读几章。

Who it's for

A good fit for

读过《余罪》、喜欢常书欣市井写实风格的读者
对江湖骗术、心理学与人情博弈感兴趣的读者
偏爱短章节、快节奏国产悬疑小说的通勤阅读者
喜欢师徒斗法、门派传承类故事的读者

Not a good fit for

期待硬核本格推理、严密诡计的推理迷
不喜欢涉及骗术细节描写的读者
只想读纯文学或严肃作品的读者

Reading tips

先读第八章前留意每个人物的“动机”，回头再看局中局会更清晰。
把它当作江湖观察笔记，留意骗局成立的现实条件，而非只追情节。
若喜欢本册节奏，可接续阅读《对弈》系列后续分册，人物与主线有延续。
读完后可对照《余罪》，体会作者在警与匪两种视角上的笔法差异。

About the publisher

China Democracy and Legal System Publishing House China · Founded in 1989

China Democracy and Legal System Publishing House focuses on professional legal publishing. Its output covers working materials for state organs of power, compilations of laws and regulations, legal popularization readers for the public, law textbooks and documentation on people's congress work, with law, politics and social sciences as common categories. Representative titles in the catalog include the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China, the Constitution of the People's Republic of China and the Ecological Environment Code of the People's Republic of China, alongside practice- and research-oriented works such as Legislators Explaining the Law: Li Yuan's Reports on Legal Interpretation and On Record Review and Constitutional Review. Its authors include Li Yuan, Qin Qianhong, the General Office of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and editorial teams. The press emphasizes accuracy in legal texts and the organization of practical people's congress materials, while also serving public legal education.

Chapter 1 The Mysterious Master
Chapter 2 A Set Trap Waiting for You to Jump
Chapter 3 The Master's Probation
Chapter 4 The First Match Between Novice and Master
Chapter 5 The "Tomb Shill" Is Also Highly Skilled
Chapter 6 An Unexpected Withdrawal
Chapter 7 Kicked Aside After the Work Is Done
Chapter 8 You Don't Understand the Master's Hidden Design

FAQ

《对弈》和《余罪》是同一个作者吗？

是。两部作品都出自常书欣之手。《余罪》是警匪刑侦题材，而《对弈》偏向江湖门派的谋略博弈，出版于2017年，被视作《余罪》之后的新系列起点。

这本书是单本完结还是系列第一部？

《对弈》本身是一个完整故事，同时也是常书欣“对弈”系列的开篇，此后陆续推出了多部续作，延续围绕《英耀篇》的谋略主线。

书里的“江相派”是真实存在的吗？

江相派以及《英耀篇》在书中作为江湖门派与秘传奇书出现，带有浓厚的民间传说色彩，读者宜把它当作小说设定来读，不必视作史实。

改编成影视了吗？

据出版方公开信息，本书曾推出听书版本，并有影视公司参与相关版权开发，具体上映情况建议以官方发布为准。

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About the author

Chang Shuxin Author · China · 1975

Chang Shuxin, whose real name is Chang Shuxin, was born in 1975 in Qinshui, Shanxi. A Chinese online literature writer, he was among the first group of "online writers" at the Shanxi Online Literature Academy, and readers often call him "Lao Chang." He has long focused on police, crime, and criminal investigation fiction, skillfully unfolding deduction and reversals within realistic case structures, giving his suspense narratives a sense of social observation. His representative works include Yu Zui, Black Pot, The Game, and Business Sea Espionage. Yu Zui sold over a million copies, and its eponymous web series became a phenomenal hit in 2016, leading many to regard him as one of the representative authors of online criminal investigation fiction. His works are usually classified as suspense and social fiction; fourteen titles are included in the collection, and series such as the Anti-Fraud Case series and The Game series continue to show his interest in scams, games of strategy, and the gray areas of human nature.