Chapter 230: Jin Yong (I)
Xiao Jian drove for less than 20 minutes, and the two came to the front of Ming Pao, and they could already see the Ming Pao Building through the car window.
For the person who was about to meet this grandmaster-level figure, Xiao Jian didn't know what kind of feelings he had, but there was definitely a lot of excitement in his heart.
Different from Zou Wenhuai, Run Run Shaw... After all, he was only a step behind these people, and it didn't take him a few years to make him disappear and become a being of the same level as everyone else.
It's just that Jin Yong is different, in terms of wealth and status, this old man is on the same level as Run Run Shaw and others, but the other party's works are too familiar, and the well-known ones have been adapted into film and television dramas countless times, even if they are still adapted after 30 years, and the result is not only to make it more famous, but also to climb the ratings.
Jin Yong once combined the first word of the title of the novel he created into a couplet...
The flying snow shoots the white deer in the sky, and the smiling book god leans on the blue duck.
One sentence of seven words, two sentences of fourteen words, that is to say, he has created 14 novels in his life, among them, "Flying Fox Gaiden", "Snow Mountain Flying Fox", "Liancheng Jue", "Chivalrous Travel", "White Horse Howling West Wind", "Book of Swords and Enmity", "Mandarin Duck Knife", "Blue Blood Sword" These can't be said to be well-known, but, the remaining ones...
Whether it is "Dragon Babu", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Legend of the Deer and Ding", or "Smiling Proud Jianghu", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Legend of the Sky and the Dragon", I am afraid that there are few people in China who have not heard of or read these six novels.
14 novels, this is the influence of a generation of grandmaster Jin Yong in China, no wonder Xiao Jian will be excited, after all, the other novels don't care about first, anyway, he is about to vomit after those adaptations, but every time a new drama appears, he will still continue to chase and watch, just "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is the first novel he reads. It just makes him unable not to be excited now.
"A generation of grandmasters?" got out of the car, stood in front of the Ming Pao Building, and looked at the word 'Ming Pao' dancing in the sky, Xiao Jian's face couldn't help but flash a trace of excitement. Before he was reborn, he used to write novels on the Internet, but unfortunately they all went to the street to death, but now after being reborn, he has become a well-known writer, and he can even meet the grandmaster characters in the author. How could he possibly.
"Jin Yong, I'm really looking forward to meeting you this time." muttering to himself in a low voice, Xiao Jian ignored Lin Qingxia, who looked puzzled beside him, and strode into Ming Pao, and at the same time involuntarily recalled its information in his mind.
Jin Yong, born on March 10, 1924, formerly known as Zha Liangyong, is a well-known martial arts novel writer, journalist, entrepreneur, political critic, social activist, honorary vice chairman of the Chinese Writers Association, one of the main drafters of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, winner of the Grand Bauhinia Medal, the highest honor in Hong Kong, and the richest Chinese writer.
His works are well-known and have been adapted into film and television series, games, comics, etc. The novel was very popular, and many literary talents and readers wrote book reviews, forming a trend of 'gold studies'.
Only from these two short paragraphs of information, we can know that his own achievements are absolutely legendary, of course, it has made many people talk about the place is definitely not a few, just a stingy is widely known, its Cheng dù to see the newspaper Cheng dù, than Run Run Shaw are slamming the door.
His friends Ni Kuang and Yishu brothers and sisters even almost broke up with him for the manuscript fee, and the three of them even had a public dialogue in several newspapers for the remuneration, and the excitement of their dialogue simply amazed countless people. even sighed again and again that he was worthy of being a literati who ate with a pen, and the excitement of this dialogue was simply amazing.
And in the end, Jin Yong took a step back and promised to give the two of them long money. The manuscript fee rose a few dollars more, and the angry Yishu said on the spot that he would no longer be serialized in "Ming Pao", of course, the relationship between the three in private is still very good, but Jin Yong's stinginess is well known throughout Hong Kong.
In addition, the relationship between him a few years ago is the most talkative. It is also the sword that smacks him in his heart.
In October 1976, Jin Yong's eldest son Zha Chuanxia, who was studying at Columbia University in the United States, committed suicide at the age of 20.
As for the reason for his suicide, there is a theory that it is related to the divorce of his parents.
When he was studying in the United States, he learned that his parents were going to divorce, he was very sad, he tried to persuade his father many times, but did not change this fact, his parents' divorce hit him extremely hard, in despair he chose to end his young life, during the divorce, Ai'er's suicide, so that Jin Yong and Zhu Mei experienced the most painful moment in their lives.
Zhu Mei is Jin Yong's second wife, she is a journalist, beautiful and capable, and knows English. They were married on May 1, 1956 at the Beautiful Hotel in Hong Kong, and in 1959, when their eldest son Cha Chuanxia was born, it was just when Ming Pao was founded.
Zhu Mei shared hardships with him, becoming the earliest and only female reporter, leaving the backs of their husband and wife at the ferry in the middle of the night, as well as a cup of coffee, and many stories shared by the two.
At the beginning of the "Ming Pao Monthly", Jin Yong went all out, busy day and night, at that time their family was in Kowloon, there were 2 boys and 2 girls, Zhu Mei in addition to taking care of the children, almost every day from home to Hong Kong Island.
As a result, when "Ming Pao" was firmly established as a major newspaper in Hong Kong, and the "Ming Pao" kingdom was quite successful, their marriage was cracked.
It is said that at that time, the office of "Ming Pao" was located on King's Road in North Point, and Jin Yong was tired of doing it in the newspaper building, so he often went to a nearby restaurant to drink a cup of coffee to refresh himself and relax his muscles.
One day, Jin Yong went to this restaurant to drink coffee as usual, and suddenly a young and beautiful waitress stepped forward and asked him if he was Jin Yong, he said yes, and chatted a few words; At the checkout, Jin Yong gave the waitress an extra 10 yuan tip, and the waitress should be flattered, because at the price at the time, 10 yuan was a lot of money.
But the waitress should immediately intercept Jin Yong and return the 10 yuan to him. The waitress said that Jin Yong is a literati and makes a living by writing manuscripts, and it is quite hard to make money, so she will definitely not ask for the 10 yuan tip. Jin Yong was full of joy when he heard this, he didn't expect that this waitress should be young, but she said this, and then they made friends.
I didn't expect the influence of this 10 yuan tip to be so amazing, it is reported that the relationship between Jin Yong and the waitress has been growing rapidly, and then built a love nest in Happy Valley. Meet. (To be continued.) )