Chapter 96: Adapting the Comics

Huang Yuyun was so surprised that he poked there like half a piece of wood, Lin Youlun couldn't help but sigh in his heart, sending a business card can make others unexpectedly become like this, it seems that he has really become a celebrity in Xiangjiang.

Lin Youlun himself is still a little uncomfortable with this kind of identity after becoming famous, Huang Yuyun has already put down the teacup and stood up, holding Lin Youlun's hand tightly with both hands, and said excitedly: "It's Mr. Lin, disrespectful!" Disrespectful! I have read your novel several times, and some of the things involved in the content and plot have inspired me deeply, and I wanted to find an opportunity to ask Mr. Lin for advice in person, but I didn't expect to see me at a loss. I was a little excited outside just now, but it made Mr. Lin smile. ”

"Mr. Huang's perseverance and a brilliant pen, after several setbacks and struggles, is an example for my generation to learn." Lin Youlun bowed his hand to Huang Yuyun and said politely: "It's my honor to be humble and worthy of Mr. Huang!" ”

"Mr. Lin is too modest, "Iron and Blooded Tianjiao" has published more than 300 million copies, who else in the publishing industry can compare with you except Jin and Gu? Mr. Lin is so young, and with time, his achievements are bound to be limitless. Huang Yulun's words are not all polite, he is not the only one who is optimistic about Lin Youlun's potential, if it weren't for the "Ming Pao" to take the lead and be fully responsible for the publication of Lin Youlun's works, other publishers in Hong Kong would have been robbed of their heads.

Lin Youlun smiled noncommittally, but in his heart he was guessing the purpose of Huang Yuxun's coming to Jin Yong.

Since the official establishment of Yulang International Co., Ltd., Huang Yuyang has begun to recruit troops everywhere, hoping to monopolize the entire Hong Kong comic market. Since the story of "Dragon Tiger Gate" was published independently from "Doll Daily", Huang Yuyang adjusted the reading direction of the comics back to "vertical", and fixed it in the form of a weekly magazine, with 34 full-color pages per issue, which has been used to this day. Because the media are focused on "Dragon Tiger Gate", Huang Yulang's other works have become overshadowed, Huang Yulang knows that in order to unify the Hong Kong comic market, "Dragon Tiger Gate" alone is not enough, there must be other works to occupy the market.

The popularity of "Dragon Tiger Gate" in the 70s was entirely influenced by the kung fu movie boom set off by Bruce Lee at that time. Bruce Lee died young, the kung fu movie boom receded, and "Dragon Tiger Gate" no longer returned to its former glory. Huang Yuyun thought about it, but was inspired by the current boom in martial arts TV dramas. Wireless can be proud of the TV screen with martial arts TV dramas, and Yulang International can also take advantage of this boom in martial arts TV series to launch adaptations of martial arts novels.

Martial arts novels are adapted into comics, and the first choice is naturally Jin Yong's work, Huang Yuyun visited him three times, full of sincerity, but Jin Yong avoided it, and the reason for this is somewhat intriguing.

Lin Youlun couldn't guess Jin Yong's thoughts, but Huang Yuyun probably knew what Jin Yong meant.

The status of the comics industry in the publishing industry has always been very low, and many literati feel that comics are filled with a lot of love in order to cater to the vulgar tastes of the low-level citizens. Lust and violence are really difficult to wait for elegance, and there are many derogatory and contemptuous meanings for comic book authors.

At that time, Huang Yuxun's "Dragon and Tiger Gate" and another Hong Kong comic book writer, Shangguan Xiaobao's "Bruce Lee", were fighting, and the two painters became more and more excited the more they painted.

The Hong Kong government immediately promulgated the "law on undesirable publications", and the police sent officers to the newsstands to ban and arrest people, with the intention of exterminating the comics. Huang Yuyun was in a desperate situation, so he had to invite his peers to discuss countermeasures. In addition to launching a self-discipline campaign to stop publishing sex. Love letters, held a press conference to ask the government about the scale of "bad publications", but also changed the face of a newspaper-style publication, which escaped the government's investigation.

From the very beginning, the "Ming Pao" under the chairmanship of Jin Yong took a clear attitude in supporting the government's investigation and punishment of bad publications, and Jin Yong even wrote an editorial himself, denouncing some people in the industry for having no moral bottom line and corrupting the atmosphere of the industry. …,

After this incident, the comic industry has been greatly restrained, but Jin Yong's impression of Huang Yuyun has not changed much, Huang Yuyun wants to adapt his martial arts novels, Jin Yong is not easy to refuse, so he has to avoid it, so Huang Yuyun himself knows the difficulty and retreats.

Huang Yuyun also knew that Jin Yong had an opinion of himself, and he visited him one after another, just to impress Jin Yong with sincerity, but he didn't expect Jin Yong to see him, but he met Lin Youlun by mistake.

Lin Youlun has a total of two works, "Iron and Blooded" and "Kunlun", although the number is not as good as Jin Yong, but the influence of the works is not inferior to the predecessors, especially his works have a lot of modern elements such as arithmetic, business, etc., which are more acceptable to young readers, Jin Yong has no intention of cooperating with Huang Yuxun, Lin Youlun is the only choice.

Huang Yuyun didn't hide it, and told Lin Youlun all his thoughts. Huang Yuyun felt that Lin Youlun was a young man, and he should not be as resistant to comics as other literati, and the two sides would cooperate with each other, and the obstacles would be much smaller. After listening to him, Lin Youlun said directly: "I don't think Mr. Huang's painting style is suitable for drawing comics adapted from martial arts novels." ”

This sentence cooled Huang Yuxuan's heart like a cold water pour. He had thought of countless possibilities in advance, but he didn't expect Lin Youlun to refuse for such a reason.

Lin Youlun didn't seem to see Huang Yuxuan's disappointed expression, and then said: "Mr. Huang's painting style tends to be tough, and the picture is very expressive, but it is slightly lacking in artistic conception, and if martial arts novels are to be adapted into comics, I personally prefer the style of ink painting." ”

Huang Yuyun's face showed a thoughtful look, and the word "Chuan" formed by two thick eyebrows kept trembling, as clear as a knife carving.

At this time, Lin Youlun suddenly said: "If I remember correctly, the comic book "Chinese Heroes" was published by your company, right?" ”

These words were like a lightning bolt that broke through the sky, illuminating Huang Yuyun's thinking vision in an instant, and he suddenly realized that Lin Youlun didn't want to cooperate with him, but he had his own ideas about the specific comic book author selection.

"What does Mr. Lin mean by letting Ma Zai draw it?" The "Ma Zai" in Huang Yuyun's mouth is Ma Rongcheng, the author of the comic book "Chinese Heroes" mentioned by Lin Youlun.

Lin Youlun mentioned Ma Rongcheng, Huang Yuyun was not surprised, "Chinese Heroes" began to be serialized in 82, and by 83 it was already the best-selling comic book in Hong Kong.

Ma Rongcheng's success is inseparable from Huang Yucheng's support, and the original "Chinese Hero" was deliberately conceived by Huang Yucheng according to Ma Rongcheng's creative conditions and personal style. And Ma Rongcheng also lived up to the trust, and became famous in one fell swoop with "Chinese Heroes" and shined in the art world.

Ma Rongcheng's style is realistic, his brushwork is delicate, and his picture expression is full of cinematic sense, if he wants to adapt "Iron Blood" and "Kunlun" into comics, Ma Rongcheng is the most suitable candidate in Lin Youlun's mind.

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