Jin Yong can be regarded as one of the founding masters of the new school of martial arts novels, and occupies a pivotal position in the hearts of everyone. And the topic he is going to talk about now is also closely related to everyone present, so the audience was silent for a while, and even a pin could be heard falling on the ground.

"But everyone knows that I'm clumsy with words, so I'd like to ask Summer Koyou to do it for me. Jin Yong said again.

Everyone couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this. "Summer Little Friend", this title is too unusual, doesn't this mean that Xia and Jin Yong are old friends? Then his seniority is inevitably too high, right? Everyone present looked at Xia in surprise, wondering what kind of ability this young man has, and he was able to win Jin Yong's favor, it is really incredible.

At this time in the summer, he also stood up in a hurry, without the slightest shyness and stage fright. Because he has already seen that today's stage was specially built for him by Jin Yong, the purpose is to make him famous.

If he has a trace of poor performance, he will not only lose his own face, but also Mr. Jin Yong's face, so he must not be the slightest timid.

"Thank you, Mr. Cha, for your appreciation. Summer stepped forward, thanked Jin Yong first, and then bowed to everyone,

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am just a nobody, and I am honored to have the privilege to say a few words here today. If there is something wrong, please give me advice. Now I will talk about the future development of martial arts novels......"

Although everyone was surprised by his youth, and felt that he was inevitably hairless and unable to do things, although they didn't think so in their hearts, they still put on a look of listening. Because they also want to see what kind of skills Summer has that can make Jin Yong respect him so much.

I heard Xia say solemnly: "I think the current Hong Kong martial arts novels have reached a very dangerous situation, and it can even be said that it has reached the moment of 'life and death'!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned.

You must know that although Hong Kong's martial arts novels are not as popular as those in the heyday of Jin Yong and Gu Long, they are also very popular with readers. The younger generation of writers such as Huang Ying, Long Chengfeng, Wen Rui'an, etc., their novels are also selling well. So it's a bit alarmist and exaggerated to say that in the summer.

For a while, everyone's faces were not very good-looking.

Summer didn't pay attention to the reaction of the crowd, he just told the truth, and if they didn't even feel harsh to tell the truth, it was their own problem.

Therefore, he continued, "The main problems facing Hong Kong martial arts novels now are the same style, repetitive themes, old-fashioned plots, declining sales, and diminished influence...... and then Xia further elaborated on these problems.

Every time a question is discussed, the faces of everyone present are ugly.

For example, the similarity of style, almost all of the young writers here have this problem.

Wen Ruian, Long Chengfeng, Huang Ying, Ye Zhantong...... Almost all of the novels they wrote could be found in the shadow of the ancient dragon. In particular, Huang Ying is recognized as the "second ancient dragon", which may be a praise for him, but it also shows that he lacks innovation and does not have his own creative style.

The subject matter is repetitive and the plot is old-fashioned. These two points are also unavoidable by all the writers here. For example, Long Chengfeng's "Fast Knife Prodigal" has written thirty or forty films, and there are more than a dozen martial arts cults that have been destroyed. Huang Ying's "Hero Shen Shengyi" has also written one or twenty films, not to mention the style of imitating Gu Long, and the plot is also very similar, almost chaotic.

And the most serious is the Wesleyan novels created by Ni Wei, which were written very new in the beginning, but in recent years, Wesley's novels have fallen into a routine dilemma.

The basic routine is: something strange and inexplicable happens—Wesley intervenes in the investigation—ah, it turns out that aliens did it—to express emotions and criticize ugly humans and sinful Earth civilizations.

Therefore, hearing Xia talk about this drawback, Ni Xuan's face was also a little embarrassed. He knew his own business, after all, he was old, and his mind was not as nimble as before. In addition, the bookseller is urging him to do so, so he can only write according to the routine.

Although this is not worrying about sales, booksellers and readers can accept it, but being said in public by Summer still makes him feel embarrassed, as if the only fig leaf on his body has been ripped off by him.

In fact, Xia didn't name him, and he didn't dare to name any writer who was bad, but he couldn't stand that these writers had problems and ghosts in their hearts, so they naturally took the right seat.

Xia then talked about the weakening of influence, "The film industry has always had a tradition of adapting martial arts novels into movies, such as the "Burning Red Lotus Temple" series adapted from Pingjiang Buxiaosheng's original book "The Legend of Jianghu" in the twenties, and then the "Rulai Shenzhang" series adapted from Liu Yanyang's original "Heavenly Buddha Palm" in the fifties and sixties, and finally a series of film ...... adapted from Gu Long's novels in the seventies."

Many of the works of Mr. Cha, Mr. Ni Wei, Mr. Huang Ying and others here have also been adapted into movies and TV series. The films and TV series were so well received that their work became household names, even for those who could not read. Summer complimented everyone again.

Hearing him say this, everyone's faces looked better.

"So you know I'm good. Ni Jing also nodded, his face slightly pale.

"It's just that in the last two years, this kind of adaptation has almost disappeared. Xia Feng changed his words, "Even Mr. Gu Long, who was extremely popular before, has now lost his popularity. ”

The martial arts movie adapted from Gu Long's novel was extremely popular a few years ago, not only achieving box office success in Hong Kong, but also selling well in Nanyang, Taiwan and other places, all of which achieved extremely high box office.

Chu Yuan, the director who made Gulong movies at that time, won the reputation of "Chu Million" because each work exceeded 10 million Taiwan dollars. A Taiwanese film company once asked him to film, with a salary of up to 1.1 million Hong Kong dollars, making him the most expensive director in Hong Kong at that time.

But now, Gu Long's movie scenery is no longer there, and Chu Wan has not filmed Gu Long again for four years, and even with the closure of his old club Shaw Brothers, he is in danger of losing his job.

Everyone here is also very clear about this matter, so when they heard him say this, although they didn't want to admit it, they could only nod.

"The loss of the opportunity for martial arts novels to be adapted into movies not only means that you are losing a considerable amount of royalties here, but also shows that martial arts novels are losing the favor of young audiences. Summer continued.

Hearing him say this, the faces of everyone present changed. If what he said was true, wouldn't their jobs be overwhelmed?!

"Don't think I'm talking nonsense. I'll be honest with you, I'm working at Shaw Brothers right now, and I know more about the film industry than anyone else. Summer said.

"American film companies have done a survey on the age of the audience, and found that more than half of them are between the ages of 15 and 25, so the types of movies that Hollywood has invested in in recent years are commercial films that young people prefer. ”

"The age composition of Hong Kong moviegoers is basically the same as that of the United States. This means that young audiences in this age group are gradually losing their enthusiasm for martial arts novels, and they are the source of readers we rely on the most. "So this phenomenon can't be ignored. ”

Hearing him say this, everyone originally thought that he was exaggerated and alarmist, but now they all feel that he is very reasonable.

A large part of movie audiences and novel readers coincide, and if they lose their enthusiasm for martial arts novels, it doesn't mean that their good days are over.

"So, guys, now is not the time to sit back and relax. Martial arts novels must be reformed in order to be rejuvenated and win the hearts of readers again. Summer shouted again.

"So how should it be changed?" asked Ni Eye, looking at Summer, who was feeling very unhappy right now.

Xia just talked about the work is outdated, although he only mentioned Gu Long, but Ni Ji himself knows it, and everyone knows it in their hearts, in fact, he is the novelist whose works have been adapted the most.

He has written more than 200 scripts for Shaw Brothers alone, such as "One-Armed Knife" and "Six-Fingered Piano Demon" are adapted from his works. Until the Shaw Brothers closed, his scripts were not finished. In addition, he has written scripts for other film companies, and there are more than 400 scripts, which is more than ten ancient dragons combined.

And a few years ago, his market was even more popular than Gu Long, and even Sir Shao and Boss Zou were very polite to him. But in recent years, no film company has invited him to script again, and no film company boss has invited him to dinner and have fun. He is already tomorrow's yellow butterfly and worried.

Therefore, Ni Wei held back the fire in his stomach and had nowhere to go, although Xia said Gu Long, but he had already automatically taken a seat. It feels like summer is pointing at Sang and scolding Huai, and every sentence is stabbing at his weakness, which makes Ni Wei feel very uncomfortable.

"I think that for martial arts novels to change, the first thing is to expand new themes. Martial arts novels are actually rooted in the traditional Chinese farming culture, and the heroes and righteous warriors in the novels are chivalrous and righteous, hoeing the strong and helping the weak, and fighting unevenness, which is what these farmers and small citizens like and look forward to the most. Summer replied.

"But now, Hong Kong has grown from a fishing village a few decades ago to an international metropolis today. Agrarian civilization has long been replaced by industrial civilization, and martial arts novels have lost the soil on which they depend. Although the heroes are strong in martial arts, their rivers and lakes have become farther and farther away from today's young people. ”

"So in order to win their favor again, we have to expand new themes, such as urban martial arts, such as Mr. Ni Wei's "Asian Flying Eagle Luo Kai" series, "Yuan Zhenxia" series, "Wesley" series, Mr. Gu Long's "Never Bow Your Head" and so on, are all bold attempts in this regard. ”

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