Currently, around 100 Chinese novels are being serialized and updated on Chireads. Among them, the wuxia (martial arts) and xuanhuan (mythological fantasy) genres are particularly popular with French-language readers, such as Coiling Dragon, Lord of Mysteries by Cuttlefish That Loves Diving, and A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality by Wangyu.

When it comes to the Chinese internet novels he likes, Dewees could not stop talking.

He found that works like Release That Witch are particularly popular among Western readers because they fuse Eastern and Western cultures. His favorite works include Lord of Mysteries and its animated adaptation. He is currently watching the anime adaptation of Sword of Coming by Fenghuo Xi Zhuhou, which is visually stunning and full of Eastern elements, he says.

When asked if the Eastern elements make it difficult for French readers to understand, Dewees replies that these elements are actually what make the work so charming.

In 2023, the China Writers Association sought to introduce excellent Chinese internet novels to the world. They discovered Dewees' Bilibili videos and decided to invite him to make a documentary on the topic from a Western perspective.

"We want to feature some influential writers whose works incorporate Chinese history, culture, tradition, and thoughts," says He Hong, director of the association's online literature department.

In August 2024, Dewees flew from France to China working as a host for the documentary China Internet Literature.

Visiting cities, including Beijing, Ningbo, Zhejiang province, Luoyang, Henan province, Suzhou, Jiangsu province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, and Qingdao, Shandong province, to visit 11 writers such as Tang Jia San Shao, Zijin Chen, The Speaking Pork Trotter, Jiang Shengnan, and Cuttlefish That Loves Diving, Dewees leads audiences to explore the stories behind the spectacular works, while telling Chinese writers how French-language readers view the online novels.

"Before the interviews, I collected questions from our readers about what they want to know about the writers," he says, "mainly how they work, their daily lives, pressures, inspirations, educational backgrounds, and their relationships with publishing platforms".

The second season of the documentary was recently released online, accessible on platforms such as Bilibili, YouTube and TikTok.

On YouTube, Dewees was touched by the comments on the Cuttlefish That Loves Diving episode, with many thanking him for the interview. To reach a wider audience, he switched from speaking French in the first episode to English in the second.