The Scorching Sun was a Chinese web novel. Like the original novel, The Shawshank Redemption, it was widely regarded as a work with philosophical depth. Although " Scorching Sun " did not directly adapt the original work in terms of literature, it made some innovation and changes in the plot, character creation, and narrative techniques to make the story more compact, intense, and fascinating. In terms of the plot," Scorching Sun " made a lot of cuts and adjustments to the original work, making the story more compact and creating more opportunities for the development of the characters. For example, the main character Andy Dufresne in the original novel was portrayed as a lonely, helpless and somewhat neurotic character, while the Scorching Sun made his character more three-dimensional and complex, increasing the interaction and conflict between the characters, making the story more fascinating. In terms of character creation," Scorching Sun " also made some innovation and adaptation. In the original novel, Warden Dupran of Shawshank was a sinister, cunning and cruel character, but in "Scorching Sun", he was more three-dimensional and warm. His image was more humane and more loved by readers. In terms of narrative techniques," Scorching Sun " also made some innovation and changes. For example, it adopted a more compact narrative rhythm and added many scenes and details to make the story more realistic and vivid. In addition," Scorching Sun " also used a non-linear narrative technique to rearrange the timeline to make the story more complicated. To sum up, although Scorching Sun did not directly adapt the original work, it made a lot of innovation and changes in the plot, character creation, and narrative techniques, making the story more compact, tense, and fascinating, and also more philosophical and literary value.