The impression left by Mr. Jin Yong on us is so majestic, and his life has become a symbol of the times, so that people forget that he is also an ordinary person, who also has to experience birth, old age, illness, and death, and the seven hardships of life.
So when the news actually arrived, it was simply caught off guard.
Wonderful stories are often inseparable from the author's own twists and turns. This is the case for Mr. Jin Yong. He has experienced the most turbulent era in China.
Jin Yong's original name was Cha Liangyong. He was born in Haining City, Zhejiang Province in 1924. He was born into the Cha family, a famous family in Haining, Zhejiang Province. Kangxi mentioned to them the ancestral hall of the Cha family: "Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, there have been many families in the south of the Yangtze River." The family has thousands of acres of fertile land and a rich collection of books.
He has been very talented in reading since he was a child. When he was in the third year of junior high school, he co-edited a reference book with his classmates to guide students to junior high school - "For those who take the junior high school entrance examination". This is the first time this type of book has been published in China, and it is also the first book published by Jin Yong. It is said that the effect is quite good, and the money earned is not only enough for him to go to high school, but also to go to college.
In 1944, Jin Yong was admitted to the Department of Foreign Affairs of Chongqing Central Political University. Later, he was expelled from the school because he wrote an article that satirized the teaching director. He then took a temporary job in the Central Library. During this period, he read a large number of books as a knowledge reserve for future writing.
In 1946, Jin Yong entered the Southeast Daily newspaper in Hangzhou and worked. He listened to and translated foreign radio broadcasts every night as one of the newspaper's news sources. In 1947, with the help of his cousin Zha Liangjian, who was then the president of the Shanghai Municipal Court and a part-time professor at Soochow University School of Law (later merged into East China University of Political Science and Law), he obtained a degree from the Diplomacy Department of the Central Political School. , transferred to Soochow University Law School to major in international law, graduated in 1948, and was transferred to Hong Kong's "Ta Kung Pao" after graduation.
In 1950, the "New Evening News" affiliated to "Ta Kung Pao" was founded. Jin Yong was transferred to the supplement editor and presided over the "Afternoon Tea" column. He also worked as a translator and reporter. He shared a desk with Liang Yusheng and wrote many literary sketches and film reviews. The pen names used are Yao Fulan and Lin Huan.
In 1955, he founded "Sanjianlou Essays" with Liang Yusheng and Chen Fan in "Ta Kung Pao" and became a columnist. In the same year, he wrote his first martial arts novel "Book of Swords and Enmities" under the pen name "Jin Yong" ”, which became an instant hit.
In 1959, Jin Yong founded Ming Pao and served as editor-in-chief and president for 35 years. During his tenure as chairman, Ming Pao became one of the most influential newspapers in Hong Kong. Some people likened it to the Times of Hong Kong. Because Jin Yong studied "International Law", Ming Pao's predictions and analysis of China's current situation are unmatched by other newspapers. When "Ming Pao" was first founded, its sales were not very good. It was all supported by Jin Yong's serialized novels in the newspaper. At that time, Jin Yong wrote editorials during the day and novels at night. He had to write seven or eight thousand words a day. He just relied on one pen to cover "Ming Pao". 》Stand up.
The biggest difference between Jin Yong's martial arts novels and other martial arts novels is that he describes more about the family, country and world, and is "a great chivalrous person who serves the country and the people". This characteristic of both social ideology and storytelling makes Jin Yong reached a higher literary peak.
This style is not unrelated to the turbulent years that Jin Yong experienced. I don’t know if you have noticed that in Jin Yong’s stories, the male protagonist often has no father.
In " The Legend of the Legend of the Condor Heroes ", Zhang Wuji both his parents died; in " Legend of the Condor Heroes " Yang Kang and Guo Jing's fathers died early; Linghu Chong in "The Swordsman" was alone. Son; Yang Guo in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", an orphan; Wei Xiaobao in "The Deer and the Cauldron" Wei Xiaobao , I don't know who his father is...
Jin Yong lost his mother in his early years. In 1951, Jin Yong's father was shot because of land reform and suppressing rebellion. Jin Yong was only 24 years old at the time, far away in Hong Kong, and had no choice but to face the death of his father.
He wrote in his autobiographical novel: "I cried for three days and three nights in Hong Kong, and I was sad for more than half a year." From then on, he buried the knot in his heart.Therefore, most of the protagonists in the novels do not have fathers, and most of the stories in the novels begin with the revenge of killing their fathers.
Many years later, Jin Yong publicly talked about this matter and said: "I don't blame anyone. People who go to hell cannot be resurrected, so forget it."
Jin Yong's tolerance is also reflected in the characters in his novels. Qiao Feng, Zhang Wuji, and Yang Guo all bore the hatred of killing their fathers, but in the end they all put aside their hatred out of consideration for greater "morality."
But letting go of hatred does not mean that the hurt can be forgotten. Some hurts will remain in Jin Yong's heart for a lifetime. "Why do some people always want to bully the weak? Why do they have to force those who have no ability to resist to death?" These questions can be seen everywhere in Jin Yong's novel .
Mr. Jin Yong has written a total of 15 novels, except " Yue Nu Sword ", which can be summed up in a couplet: " The flying snow shoots the white deer in the sky, and the laughing book hero relies on the Bi Yuan".
" Flying Fox Gaiden "
"Flying Fox Gaiden" may be unfamiliar to many people. This novel was first serialized in "Martial Arts and History" magazine from 1960 to 1961. It mainly tells the growth process of Hu Fei, the protagonist of "Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain", and can be regarded as the prequel of "Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain".
The novel takes the protagonist Hu Fei as the center of the story and tells what happened to Hu Fei on the way to hunt down Feng Tiannan, especially the love story with Cheng Lingsu and Yuan Ziyi.
"Flying Fox in Snow Mountain"
"Flying Fox in Snow Mountain" began to be serialized in Hong Kong's "New Evening News" in 1959. The novel takes Miao Renfeng and Hu Yidao as the protagonists, and tells the story of the martial arts turmoil related to it a few years ago through the mouths of Baoshu, Miao Renfeng's daughter Miao Ruolan , Ping Asi and Tao Baisui, using flashbacks. The method tells the story of grievances in the world, treasure hunting, and beautiful women falling in love with heroes.
Since 1964, "Flying Fox" has been remade many times. The most familiar ones to the public include the 1999 TVB Chen Jinhong version and the 2007 Mainland Nie Yuan version.
The difference is that the TVB version features Hu Fei and Miao Ruolan as the protagonists, and the story is based on the original "Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain" novel. The mainland version features Hu Fei, Cheng Lingsu, and Yuan Ziyi as the protagonists. The story is mainly based on the prequel "Flying Fox Gaiden", but the focus is different.
《连城tactic》
《Linked City Strategy " was originally published in the "Southeast Asia Weekly" co-organized by "Ming Pao" and Singapore's "Nanyang Siang Pau" in 1963. It tells the story of Di Yun, a farmer's boy who was repeatedly wronged and deceived because of his simple nature. After going through hardships, he finally saw through the world. A sinister, back-to-nature story.
The most famous version of "Liancheng Jue" should be the 2004 mainland version starring Wu Yue and Shu Chang. In this drama, Di Yun, played by Wu Yue, was originally honest and simple. Later, not only was his favorite junior sister taken away, but he was also raped and imprisoned and suffered all kinds of torture, and his personality became indifferent. By chance, he and Shui Sheng, played by Shu Chang, were trapped in the snow valley and became close friends. He also learned the blood knife technique, greatly improved his martial arts, and went back for revenge.
There are many bad guys in Jin Yong's novels, but few are as ruthless as the sworn brother in "The Secret of the City" who did not hesitate to eat his sworn brother's corpse in order to survive in the snowy mountains.
In this early work, Jin Yong reveals and criticizes the greed in human nature and the widespread belief in money worship. It is a rare work among Jin Yong's novels that does not take martial arts stories as the theme, but alludes to real life.
The heroine Shu Chang was not yet 16 years old when she filmed this movie. She was dressed in white, pure and lovely, and her appearance was at the peak of her career.
"The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer"
Audience One of the most familiar Jin Yong novels, there are many remakes. The famous ones include the 1997 TVB Huang Rihua version, the 2003 Mainland Hu Jun version, and the 2013 Mainland Zhong Hanliang version, but the most classic one is definitely the TVB version.
This version has brought too many classic memories to people in the 1980s and 1990s, whether it is the heroic Beggar Gang leader Qiao Feng, the innocent and infatuated Prince of Dali Duan Yu, or the silly little Shaolin monk Xu Zhu , all with distinctive personalities and flesh and blood.
The presence of martial arts in this movie is also very high. For example, after watching "Eternal Dragon Sword", you may only remember the great shift of the universe, but in this movie, Yiyangzhi, Lingbo Weibu, Six Meridians Divine Sword, and Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms, Star Absorbing Technique, Beiming Magical Technique... any one of them will have a high sense of presence!
"Legend of the Condor Heroes"
"Legend of the Condor Heroes" is also one of Jin Yong's novels with the highest sense of existence. What is more amazing is that this novel is very popular and has been remade many times, and basically all of them are popular.
The TVB version starring Huang Rihua and Weng Meiling in 1983 was well received and was called "Since Weng Meiling, there has been no more Huang Rong in the world."
The 1994 version starring Julian Cheung and Zhu Yin was not successful, but it was also recognized by the majority of the audience.
2003 Li Yapeng Zhou Xun's mainland version. Although Zhou Xun's voice is often criticized, his acting skills are smart, and Li Yapeng also reached the peak of his career with this drama.
The 2008 Hu Ge and Ariel Ariel version was also well-made, and the filming period of this drama coincided with Hu Ge's car accident. The one-year follow-up filming just helped Hu Ge get over the low point of the car accident, which is of great significance.
There was another remake in the mainland last year, starring Yang Xuwen and Li Yitong . The influence was not as great as the previous versions, but it also made several new actors famous. The heroine Li Yitong was frequently in the Hupu version. , which shows the wide influence of the character "Huang Rong".
"White Horse Roaring in the West Wind"
"White Horse Roaring in the West Wind" is a novella martial arts novel serialized in Hong Kong's "Ming Pao" from October to November 1961. There are very few filmed versions of this novel, and only two lesser-known TV series were filmed in the 1970s and 1980s.
However, what embarrasses the author Jin Yong himself is that "White Horse Roaring in the West Wind" was originally a novel written by Jin Yong in 1961 specifically for film adaptation, but it has not yet been adapted on the big screen.
"The Deer and the Cauldron"
"The Deer and the Cauldron" is also one of Jin Yong's novels that has been most frequently adapted into film and television dramas.
TV series alone include the TVB version of Tony Leung starring Andy Lau in 1984, and the TVB remake of Jordan Chan Ma Junwei in 1998.
There are five well-known versions: the Taiwan China Television version starring Zhang Weijian in 2000, the mainland version starring Huang Xiaoming in 2008, and the mainland version starring Han Dong in 2014.
There is also a 1992 movie version starring Stephen Chow, which is a screen classic.
Wei Xiaobao is completely different from the traditional male protagonist Wei Guangzheng. He is the son of an aging prostitute in Lichun Court, a brothel in Yangzhou. He does not know who his father is. He is a young hooligan who grew up in the market. , little rascal.
He does almost all bad things, including stealing, cheating, abducting, and cheating. He is good at everything and does it with peace of mind. His greatest characteristic is that he is versatile and knows how to deal with the people around him.
The character Wei Xiaobao is a complete anti-hero. It is difficult to find the traditional heroic deeds in him. However, he is a hero in everyone's mind. Such a character has never appeared in any novel before.
This has also become the characteristic that distinguishes "The Deer and the Cauldron" from other film and television dramas. After all, it is difficult to see the male protagonist in other film and television dramas having seven beautiful wives at the same time without being beaten by the audience.
"The Swordsman"
"The Swordsman" has been remade in many versions, Lu Songxian , Li Yapeng, Ren Xianqi, Ma Jingtao have all acted in it.Lu Songxian's version and Li Yapeng's version are the best, but personally, I like Lu Songxian's version the best!
The 1992 movie version of "Swordsman II: The Undefeated East" starring Jet Li and Brigitte Lin . This movie made a very bold adaptation, allowing Linghu Chong and Dongfang Bubai to have an emotional scene! Tsui Hark has a great imagination, and his aesthetic appreciation of women is top-notch. This unique setting has become Tsui Hark's subversion of Hong Kong martial arts movies.
Brigitte Lin is one of the biggest contributors to the success of the Eastern Invincible. Her appearance, her clothes, her eyes, her sometimes charming and sometimes masculine, sometimes gentle and sometimes domineering personality, her various amorous feelings, her sadness and despair, are all... Transformed into a classic.
"Book of Swords and Enmities"
"Books and Swords of Enmities" is the first full-length martial arts novel written by Jin Yong. It was serialized in Hong Kong's "New Evening News" in 1955 and published as a single volume in 1980. The novel is based on the anti-Manchu struggle of the Han people during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It revolves around the strange conflicts and entanglements between Emperor Qianlong and Chen Jialuo. They are brothers with brotherly love and sworn enemies. The Manchu emperor, one is the general leader of the anti-Qing organization Red Flower Club.
As Jin Yong's famous work, there are many versions of "Book, Sword, Enmity and Enmity". In 1992, Taiwan CTV's Ho Chia-jin version, in 1994 in mainland China's Huang Haibing version (this was also Huang Haibing's debut, when he was still in his sophomore year), in 2002 Zhao Wenzhuo version, in 2009 Qiao Zhenyu version, and in 1987 The film version directed by Ann Hui.
It's hard to compare which one is better, it's a matter of opinion.
"The Legend of the Condor Heroes"
"The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has also been remade many times, including Andy Lau, Chen Yulin's version, Ren Qixian, Wu Qianlian's version, Huang Xiaoming and Liu Yifei's version.
Mr. Jin Yong’s favorite is Andy Lau and Chen Yulian’s version. But in the hearts of the audience, I am afraid that no version can surpass the 1995 TVB version starring Louis Koo and Li Ruotong.
Once you see Yang Guo, you will be mistaken for life, but if you don’t see Yang Guo, you will be mistaken for life.
Yang Guo, unruly but chivalrous and soft-hearted, infatuated with love, has been waiting for Xiao Longnu for 16 years. Such Yang Guo is a disaster for every girl. All the girls who knew Yang Guo would either love each other all their lives, die alone, or die in love. No one could spend this life happily.
Xiao Longnu was poisoned by love flowers and fell to the bottom of the valley for 16 years before she was rescued; Lu Wushuang and Cheng Yingfang secretly promised to never marry; Gongsun Lue died tragically for love.
Guo Xiang never married, and eventually left to found the Emei Sect. At the end of the book, it is written: "The bright moon was in the sky, the breeze was blowing the leaves, and the crows were chirping on the top of the tree. Guo Xiang couldn't bear it any longer, and tears came out of her eyes."
Yang Guo read so many versions, "face "Like a crown jade, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes", only Louis Koo fits this setting best.
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The title of "Xia Ke Xing" is taken from Li Bai's long poem "Xia Ke Xing", which was first serialized in "Southeast Asia Weekly" in 1965. It mainly tells the story of an ignorant young man named Shi Potian.
This novel has been filmed very rarely. TVB published a version in 1989, starring Tony Leung, and a version in mainland China in 2002, starring young actor Wu Jian, but it is not well-known.
"The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Slaying"
"The Story of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer" is also one of Jin Yong's novels with the most remakes. It has two versions in Taiwan (1984), Liu Dekai () and Ma Jingtao (1994), TVB (1978), Tony Leung Chiu-wai (1986), 2001 and Wu Qihua (2009), and Mainland China (2003, Su Youpeng, 2009). There are two versions of and Deng Chao .
this year found a group of new actors born in the 1990s to make another version. Including the movies, a rough calculation means that it has been adapted at least ten times. It can be called the Jin Yong novel most favored by film and television companies.
The dispute over the version of "Eternal Dragon Sword" often turns into a dispute between " Zhao Min " and " Zhou Zhiruo ". Especially the character Zhao Min is the soul of the whole drama.
The version of Zhang Min in the 1993 movie "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer: The Master of the Demon Cult" is a god-level character.
is beautiful, heroic, and scheming. She looks back and smiles while sitting on a white horse. I don’t know how many people have been amazed.
The 2001 Gigi Lai version of Zhao Min combines aura and domineering, which perfectly fits Zhao Min's characteristics of "as bright as a rose, with thorns and joyful face".
Zhao Min's 2003 Alyssa Chia is also a classic. What's rare about this version is that the overall level is very high, so it was broadcast by various TV stations throughout the year and became the childhood memories of many students born in the 90s.
In 1976, Jin Yong's eldest son Cha Chuanxia hanged himself in the United States. In 1977, Mr. Jin Yong revised "The Legend of Heaven and Sword of the Dragon" and added a postscript at the end of the book.
In the last two paragraphs of the postscript, he wrote this:
However, Zhang Sanfeng's grief when he saw Zhang Cuishan committing suicide, and Xie Xun's sadness when he heard the news of Zhang Wuji's death, were written too superficially in the book. They are not like this in real life.
Because I didn’t understand it at that time.
Today I flipped through a few pages of this novel on the bookshelf, and when I saw these two paragraphs in the postscript, I suddenly felt sad.
" Green Sword "
"Green Blood Sword" is the most famous version of Lin Jiadong in 2000. This drama is TVB's 33rd anniversary Taiwan drama.
Lin Jiadong plays the male protagonist Yuan Chengzhi, who is determined to defend the country when he grows up. Because his father was framed and died tragically, and killed nine clans, Yuan Chengzhi studied hard and vowed to avenge his father. Who knew that when he grew up, he fell in love with the emperor's daughter and fell into a complicated family feud and love.
However, the most eye-catching thing about this drama is not the male protagonist Lin Jiadong, but Xia Xueyi played by Jiang Hua. If all the actors in China can only choose one person to play the role of a gentle scum, then this person must be Jiang Hua.
Xia Xueyi is nicknamed the "Golden Snake Man". He is ruthless, unruly, and eccentric, both good and evil. However, he treats love with sincerity and sex. Coupled with Jiang Hua's excellent costume appearance, I don't know how many TV stations have been fascinated by him. TV drama girl in front of the camera.
"Yuanyang Knife"
"Yuanyang Knife" is a novella serialized in Hong Kong's "Ming Pao" in 1961. It narrates the secret of the Yuanyang Knife and the stories surrounding it that are widely rumored in the world.
1961 was a very difficult year for Ming Pao. Sometimes Jin Yong published two martial arts novels in seven series on the same page. In addition to "The Legend of Heaven and Sword of the Dragon", his other two short and medium-length martial arts novels were "Zi Ma Xiao Xi Feng" and "Zi Ma Xiao Xi Feng". Yuanyang Knife" also appeared one after another. At that time, Jin Yong's reputation was at its peak, and his novel creation was also at its first peak, and he was experimenting with various styles. "Snowy Mountain Flying Fox" is one kind, and "Yuanyang Knife" is another kind, with different lengths and writing methods.
But it is a pity that "Yuanyang Knife" was rarely favored by film and television companies. There were only one movie version in the 1960s and 1980s, but overall the response was not great.
I saw the news again today that Mr. Jin Yong passed away smiling while on a video call with relatives and friends. I suddenly felt a sense of relief in my heart.
Someone once asked Mr. Jin Yong, how should we spend our life? Mr. Jin Yong replied: " made a big fuss and left quietly."
In the past few decades, Mr. Jin Yong wrote a world of joyful grudges and chivalrous justice with just one pen, giving an era The people created a joyful dream of rivers and lakes.
Thank you, Mr. Jin Yong.
Mr. Jin Yong said that his last wish is: "One hundred or two hundred years after is gone, I hope someone will still read my novel ."
I believe that it will definitely happen.
Mr. Jin Yong wrote this at the end of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes":
But I heard Yang Guo say loudly: "We have a good meeting today, and we are very happy. We will meet again in the world, and we will have a drink and have a good time. Let's say goodbye." "
Hero Jin Yong, the world is a long way from here, let's just say goodbye.
