畢名│娃娃契約│ 知出版有限公司

Publishing Company: Hong Kong Zhi Publishing Co., Ltd.

First edition date: September 2008

Reprint date: December 2008

ISBN: 9789628983292

** Taiwan Revised Edition of "The Contract of Infant"

Ranked 10th on the Hong Kong Joint Publishing bestseller list in September 2008.
Ranked 20th on the Hong Kong Commercial Press bestseller list in October 2008.
Candidates for the 6th Hong Kong Top Ten Books to Read

The Doll's Compact

A cursed infant haunts the shrine.

A mysterious contract alters the fate of three generations.

Greed, betrayal, evil, bloodshed—the ending is unpredictable until the very last page!

Bi Ming, the top-rated author on Hong Kong Education City's Best Book Preview List

An absolutely captivating and chilling work.

A rare display of writing prowess in recent years

An absolutely thrilling and shocking reading experience.

Doll contract established

The gates of hell are about to open fully for your family.

Bo-Tu, a rural school teacher and a student named Wan-Ting, both orphans, develop a teacher-student romance that is not recognized by the world, and have a daughter named Cheng-Ching. The two wish to live a simple and happy family life, but misfortunes seem to befall them one after another like a curse.

As an adult, Cheng Qing discovers she possesses synesthetic abilities, allowing her to foresee the past and future. During a trip to Japan, in the plum grove of Osaka Castle Park, she is shocked to find an abandoned shrine and a clay doll. Upon returning to Hong Kong, she is plagued by nightmares filled with the cries of infants and the agonizing wails of women. Later, she discovers she is four months pregnant…

Unveiling the mysterious stories behind Japanese shrine legends, a blend of fact and fiction that sparks endless imagination.
Beyond its elements of horror and terror, the film also reveals the different kinds of affection and human nature among people, and explores controversial issues such as greed, wealth, family, incestuous relationships, and abortion from another perspective.
The story spans several decades, revealing the changing mindset of three generations in Hong Kong. From the economic boom of the 1960s and 70s, when everyone strived to get ahead, to the economic stability of the 1980s, when people longed for a peaceful life, to the helplessness of the new generation today, the entire story is permeated with these sentiments.
The cinematic realism and sensuality, coupled with the suspenseful atmosphere and tight plot, will keep you turning the pages like you have an obsessive-compulsive disorder. Even those who have no patience for long novels will follow the story word by word to the end. Readers who love thrillers and horror novels should not miss it.

Out of print

Trial Reading

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[Shrimp, a reader from Texas, USA]

The most disgusting aspect of Bi Ming's chilling novels isn't the gory scenes of dismemberment and carnage; rather, it's the portrayal of ugly human nature hidden behind the stories that always makes me nauseous. This time, he brings out another ugly side of humanity—greed. Once greed takes hold, all sorts of demons and monsters will seize the opportunity to bewitch and mislead. At best, one's lifeblood will be drained by demons; at worst, it will lead to the destruction of families, the loss of three generations, and even the calamity of the nation.

[Brazilian reader Stephanie-nana]

I opened the first page of this story with anticipation. But I never expected that reading the last page would leave me with such a heavy heart. This book is different from my previous works; besides being shocking, it also brings heartache. Who would have thought that a contract, a signature, would connect to such a tragedy spanning three generations!