Yes, it contains sex, but so does most literature published in China these days. Henry Miller's work is very popular. And China's younger female writers appear to be obsessed with describing lengthy orgasms. It wasn't her book so much as her 'performance art' in Chengdu. Finally, unlike in some past campaigns of repression, Weihui is the clear victor of this battle.
Negotiations are ongoing for the American rights.
There's talk of a film. And in time, when Weihui can publish again in China, she'll sell out for sure. But in the decades since China's reforms began, a small but vibrant industry of alternative culture has grown up and is thriving precisely because the state represses it. If the government bans something, the theory goes, it must be good. If the government doesn't ban it, the product is somehow weak.