December 24, 1935 (seeing in the winter months Eve), Xiao Hong publication of "Life and Death" sensation in the literary world of Shanghai.

1935 December, writer Xiao Hong's novel "Life and Death" as slaves Series published by Shanghai radiant bookstores, "Xiao Hong" pen name for the first time use. The novel The birth immediately shook the literary and art circles. Xiao Jun and Xiao Hong by Qingdao
in October 1934, a boat ride to Shanghai, the two Xiao in Shanghai, unaccompanied, they wrote a letter to Lu Xun, soon to get a reply. November 30, They included Hill bookstore first met Lu Xun, Xiao Hong to the manuscript of "Life and Death" by Lu Xun. Lu Xun's hands, seriously modify the whole book, and revised the manuscript to the Huang Yuan, ready to be published in the literary magazine. Life without first arrived in Shanghai, Lu Xun multiple borrowers subsidize them. December 19, (�Ө�d��y����h�� $ �Ө�ry.c��m) Lu Xun, 332 Li River in Guangxi Road Park Henan restaurant for dinner, Xiao Hong, Xiao Jun, and an introduction to Mao Dun, Nie Gannu and Zhou Ying, Ye Zi. Lu Xun asked the the leaf purple for Wizard, the Xiao Hong introduce them into the literary world of Shanghai.
Xiao Hong's "Life and Death" review Northeast People's Anti-Japanese struggle, are not allowed to publication. Lu Xun's own money published novel, and the person to whom write sequence, say that this is one of the people in the North for Health and the strong, struggle for dead "" penetrating, "the picture. Request of Xiao Hong, Lu Xun also autographed handwritten signature plate making printed in the book, the cover of the book is to Xiao Hong's own design. (����d��y����h�� $ �Ө�ry.c��m)