cover news reporter Xu Yuyang
Shooting a white deer in the snow, the laughing book hero leaning on the blue mandarin duck. At the end of October 2018, another superstar fell, and the martial arts world ushered in dark night. According to Hong Kong media reports, Jin Yong (real name Cha Liangyong ), the dean of martial arts novels, passed away at the age of 94. His representative works include "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Deer and the Cauldron", etc. The popularity of his works is known as "wherever there are Chinese, there are readers of Jin Yong".
On the evening of October 30, Weibo and major clients all pushed the news of "Jin Yong's death". However, everyone's first reaction was not shock, but suspicion. Many netizens posted on Weibo asking "Is it true this time?"
Indeed, rumors of "Jin Yong's death" appear every now and then. According to incomplete statistics from reporters, currently The news of "Jin Yong's death" can be found on the Internet no less than five times. According to previous media disclosures, Jin Yong once laughed at himself: "I have 'died' more than 20 times."
Jin Yong encountered "rumors of death"
In June 2010, Jin Yong encountered "rumors of death", alarming media reporters across the country, and was finally Confirmed to be a rumor. Jin Yong's friends Ni Kuang and Pan Yaoming received countless calls to verify the news, and they all said it was a rumor.
Less than half a year later, on December 6, 2010, the news of "Jin Yong's death" spread wildly on Weibo again. A Weibo post said: "Jin Yong, born on March 22, 1924, died at 19:07 on December 6, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong due to mesoencephalitis combined with callus." This Weibo said After being released, it was quickly forwarded in large numbers, and many online media also reprinted it, causing netizens and people in the cultural circles to seek verification. While many people question the authenticity of the news, some people have begun to remember this martial arts master. Later, a reporter called for confirmation, and Mr. Jin Yong was having dinner at home at the time. Regarding the spread of false news, the old man was not angry, but more helpless. Senior Hong Kong agent Tam Yi-man also wrote a blog to deny it at the time. He said that there is no St. Mary's Hospital in Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong, but only one St. Mary's College.
Jin Yong encountered "rumors of death"
In 2011, a netizen named "Xin e Station" posted on Weibo that "Mr. Jin Yong passed away at 3:12 on October 15, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong." At that time. The 87-year-old Jin Yong was rumored to have passed away again. This time even the hospital where he "died" was the same as the one in 2010, making people dumbfounded. Afterwards, Jin Yong said that he was "very calm" about the news of his "death" and issued an appeal, asking Weibo to exercise self-discipline when speaking and not to publish false news casually.
Jin Yong encounters "rumors of death"
Subsequently, every year, the news of "Jin Yong's death" will spread on the Internet. After the previous "torsions", most netizens have become very cautious about the news of "Jin Yong's death". After the news came out tonight, Weibo netizens also expressed their expectations, "I hope it's just a rumor again." However, this time, we can no longer see the rumors of "Jin Yong's death" being refuted.
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