Recently, bad news has spread frequently in the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Following the death of the famous director Luo Qirui , at noon on Sunday, July 3, the famous science fiction writer Ni Kuang passed away in Hong Kong at the age of 87.
According to an article by writer Shen Xicheng, he wrote: "Brother Ni left at noon!" confirming the death of a generation of writers. Later, Jackie Chan brother also posted his condolences on Weibo: "What happened today... I just learned that Senior Ni Kuang has also left. The Hong Kong talent in our hearts represents the splendor of an era. We miss you." As soon as the news came out. , instantly detonated major search engines.
Ni Kuang was born in Shanghai in 1935 and his native place is Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. He is known as the "Four Great Talents of Hong Kong" together with Jin Yong, Huang Zhanhe Chua Lam.
Ni Kuang moved to Hong Kong from the mainland in 1957 and officially started his writing career. His writing range is very wide. In addition to the main series of science fiction novels, he has also written many supernatural stories, as well as a small number of martial arts novels, etc. The output of his works is amazing. It is said that Ni Kuang can write 8,000 words per hour, and even writes serials for 12 newspapers at the same time. Among them, the "Wesley" series is the most familiar. Ni Kuang once used many pen names, such as: Wesley, Sha Weng, Wei Li, Yuechuan , etc.
In 1967, Ni Kuang went to Taiwan to meet Cologne . The two hit it off and even went to the photo studio to take pictures.
In 1990, Ni Kuang collaborated with Wang Zuxian in the movie "The Comic Book" and made a cameo appearance as "Wesley", which can be said to be playing himself.
In addition to novels, Ni Kuang has written more than hundreds of movie scripts. When Hong Kong’s martial arts movies emerged in the 1970s, Ni Kuang wrote many martial arts movie scripts for Hong Kong, among which "One-Armed Sword", "Ten" Movies such as "The Three Taibos" and "Fist of Fury" are the most familiar.
He also co-hosted the Asia Television interview program "Undefended Tonight" with Huang Zhan and Chua Lam from 1989 to 1990. During the interview, the three of them had a lot of witty remarks, and they had amazing sparks with the hottest celebrities of the year. The superstars invited that year included Leslie Cheung , Brigitte Lin , Rosamund Kwan , Eric Tsang , Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-fat , Chung Chu-hong , Li Zhi, as well as talented Lin Yanni , director Tsui Hark and others.
In one of the episodes, "sexy actress" Chen Yulian was invited as a guest. Talking about the importance of sex in an intimate relationship, Ni Kuang burst out: "There are no frigid women in the world, only impotent men." Chen Yulian laughed. He retorted: "Are you stupid?" It became a classic of the show.
In terms of family, Ni Kuang has seven brothers and sisters, Ni Kuang ranks fourth, and his sister Yishu (Ni Yishu) is also a famous novel and prose writer in Hong Kong. His works include "The Story of Rose", " My First Half of Life" ", "Golden Years", etc.
Ni Kuang once said that he had not seen his sister for more than 20 years. He was half angry and half joking that Yi Shu did not contact him. Every time he called Yi Shu, he would be forwarded to the message box. But Ni Kuang still loved Yi Shu very much and said that Yi Shu wrote Wesley into the novel. He would read every one of Yi Shu's works and even praised Yi Shu's writing as better than his.
Ni Kuang met his wife Li Guozhen in Hong Kong. The 23-year-old Ni Kuang and the 20-year-old Li Guozhen were classmates at the Hong Kong Vocational College. They fell in love for a long time and soon lived together. After dating for four months, they got married in 1959. It was called a "flash marriage."
In 1992, Ni Kuang took Li Guozhen to leave Hong Kong and live in San Francisco, USA. However, because his wife was not used to living overseas, the two returned to Hong Kong to settle in 2007.
Ni Kuang and his wife have a daughter Ni Sui and a son Ni Zhen.Ni Zhen is a well-known "playboy" in the entertainment industry. He has been caught stealing food many times. His wife is the 55-year-old singer Zhou Huimin . The two have no children since their marriage.
In 2019, the couple also celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a " diamond wedding ". Their celebration cake also read "parents-in-law and mother-in-law's diamond wedding", which was cute and sweet.
In 2012, Ni Kuang won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 31st Hong Kong Film Awards. Later, in 2018, he won the Screenwriters Association Silver Joy Award from the Hong Kong Film Writers Association , establishing his pivotal position in the film industry.
In 2013, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council held the "Wesley 50th Anniversary Exhibition" at the 24th Hong Kong Book Fair, which displayed a large number of precious and related exhibits, allowing a new generation of readers to understand Ni Kuang's works.
Ni Kuang’s life was marked by outstanding achievements. Seeing his passing, many netizens expressed regret and lamented: "
Huang Zhan, Jin Yong, Ni Kuang...the only four great talents left is Cai Lam." "The novel idol of my student days is gone."
Even daughter-in-law Zhou Huimin’s Weibo account was immediately “fallen”. Everyone left messages: “Your father-in-law passed away, why don’t you pay homage to him?” and “Sorry for the loss.”
In fact, Ni Kuang loved freedom very much in his life. Even though he became frail and sickly in his later years and suffered from frequent various geriatric diseases, he still did not shy away from talking. Cai Lam once mentioned Ni Kuang's minor problems in his book. Ni Kuang believes that life is about freedom, enjoyment, and freedom. His death this time was sudden, but it was not accidental.
Ni Kuang said that he was most proud of the two things in his life: "He repeatedly wrote scripts for Zhang Che, and once wrote novels for Jin Yong." He even wrote his own epitaph during his lifetime: "Think more about my good things during my lifetime, and don't talk about my bad things after my death." Decades ago, Ni Kuang had clearly arranged his life. I hope he can continue to be happy and happy in heaven. ~
