Circle" written by Zhuang Yu. In 2006, the court made the final judgment, which announced that Guo Jingming has violated Zhuang Yu's copyright, and ordered him to pay Zhuang Yu 200,000 RMB (approximate $25,000) as compensation and apologize to Zhuang. Guo Jingming has paid the damage fee; however, he refused to apologize or admit the plagiarism, or talk about this case. Guo's success was muted by the controversy of plagiarism. After the affair of plagiarism, Guo has been called "Super Plagiarism Boy", "out-and-out thief", and "no sense of decency" by outraged people; however, it did not affect the support of his fans. Guo's next musical album and novel still sold very well, so that Guo responded that "I felt upset but soon realized that selling well was where strength lay". Guo's attitude to plagiarism was positive, he said people criticize him because they never read his book, so he would not pay any attentions to their false judgments, though he hates to be misunderstood. Guo also announced that he would prove to people they were wrong even if it would take ten years to clarify. On December 21, 2020, Guo and Yu Zheng were highlighted in a joint letter signed by 111 Chinese film and television industry insiders. The joint letter called for immediately stop the publicity and hype of the two who have plagiarism and bad traces, and revise and adjust the related variety shows they are currently participating in. On December 31, 2020, Guo and Yu Zheng issued their own individual apology through their respective Weibo accounts after 156 had signed the letter. Guo also offered Zhuang Yu all the revenue he received from 'Never Flowers in Never Dreams' as a form of compensation. Works City of Fantasy Guo's first book, The City of Fantasy (幻城), was first published as a series on the magazine Meng Ya. Guo achieved overnight success in 2003 when his novel City of Fantasy launched on Beijing's book market. Having sold over 1.5 million copies, the book ranked second on the best-seller list, just after the famous writer Chi Li's novel. Tiny Times A series of books containing 3 books entitled 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, following a group of young girls on their journey as they navigate between relationships, work and friendship in Shanghai. Legend of Ravaging Dynasties A series of books in memory of Guo's 10-year writing career. Rush to the Dead Summer