The story would not be the same without their valuable input. The Monkey King is an old story. Amazingly, The Monkey King is still very popular in China. Recently, there have been many Monkey King picture books reprinted and Monkey King cartoons produced. I guess a good story can have a long life.
Serialized stories are quite common in Chinese daily newspapers.
However, I have never seen a serialized story for children published in daily newspapers there. Tell us about books for kids in China. In my observation, Chinese books tend to offer a strong moral lesson, often quite directly. In America entertainment, excitement, and suspense are more valued. You can see this in the phenomenal success of the Harry Potter books.