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Simu grew up in a traditional Chinese education family with high expectations. His parents didn't want him to experience the harshness they went through. The book impacted the reader by showing that success doesn't have to be limited to traditional careers. Trying new things and pursuing one's passion without pressure is real success. Sure. In lots of contents explained, we can see that Simu is in the setting of growing up in a family that follows typical traditional Chinese education. His family jumped on the backbones of some cultural stereotypes and expectations, such as enrolling their son into Chinese school just because Amy, the daughter of their co-workers, had been put into Chinese school, right? Yeah, I can tell that traditional Chinese education is tough. We can see that Simu grows up in a classic traditional Chinese education family. Some Chinese elders have really high expectations for their kids. I remember he mentioned, okay, so he writes this part in his book, For me, this happened when I was in elementary school in China. My dad got mad at me because I only got 79% on Chinese test. He yelled at me, but the difference is he didn't hit me and didn't use any swear words, which I think means I grew up in a much better environment. Because my parents growing up with the traditional Chinese education, they knew how painful it was to grow up in a harsh and strict situation, so they didn't want to bring that trauma they experienced in their generation to me. How about you? So same here. I'm lucky my parents are not that strict in my grades and some of my decisions, but since everyone might have similar experiences, so sometimes you just might have those words from others, so I can still relate to his feelings. I remember when I was small, my grandma always compared me to one of my relatives' daughter, which is from China, because her level playing piano is more higher than me a lot, then she always only learned from that person's daughter. So I can still relate to his thoughts and his feelings. I can tell why. However, after hearing your experience and your story, I can tell this book does really gave readers a lot of impact. Which part did the book impact you the most? The part that impacted me the most is actually Simu's parents. I think they reviewed having a steady, well-paying job as the only path to a successful life. They narrowly defined success as entering a traditional career field like being a doctor or scientist. But this is not what children really want. I don't think so. I believe we should try new things, such as Simu Liu tried the acting industry. Even though his parents didn't support him, he became a successful actor in the end. So I think it's not just high-paying, stable profession like doctor and scientist that represents success, but all careers are equal. People can try what they want, learn new things, and do what their passion is without pressure. That is the real success.