Hong Kong cartoonist Huang Yulang.

Huang Yulang, whose real name is Huang Zhenlong, 1950, chaozhou people. He came to Hongkong at the age of 7, dropped out of school at the age of 13, helped people draw cartoons, and published a cartoon called Superman's Son under the pseudonym of "Huang Yulang", which initially showed his talent. /kloc-when he was 0/5 years old, he co-founded two comic daily newspapers and a publishing house, but both failed. Undaunted, he continued to work hard. At the age of 65,438+0969,65,438+08, he launched his own comic book "Little Rogue", which reached 7,000 copies in the first issue, setting a new record for the circulation of comics in Hong Kong and becoming famous in one fell swoop. And laid the foundation for his great career.

"Little Rogue" tells the story of three young heroes who help ordinary people at the lower level to resist the underworld. It reflected one aspect of Hong Kong society at that time, which naturally aroused people's discussion and formed a stable readership. Thus, the story goes on indefinitely. Later, people thought that the name "rogue" was indecent and changed its name to "Longhumen" until today. However, the present Dragon Humen was not written by Huang Yulang himself.

■ From peak to decline

Because of Huang Yulang's keen vision, pioneering spirit and good management, by 1979, he already had great strength, so he established Yu Lang International Group Co., Ltd. ... Soon, the only rival Shangguan Bao Xiao's team was completely annexed. 1983, in addition to Dragon Humen, various comic weekly magazines such as Drunken Boxing, Tathagata's Palm, Bruce Lee, Man Known as Hero, Comic Empire, Yu Romantic Painting and Birthday Birthday Star were also published.

At that time, almost all the influential cartoonists in Hong Kong came from his company. 1986, Yu Lang group went public and everything went well. Before listing, his assets were less than HK$ 1 100 million, but one year later it reached HK$ 2 billion, a 20-fold increase. 1987 is the heyday of Huang Yulang, and they own more than 80% of the comic book turnover. He calls himself "Yu Romantic Painting Empire", and Huang Yulang himself is naturally the emperor of this empire. However, the good times did not last long, when the seeds of failure germinated and grew in the heart. After several blows, Huang Yulang was finally sentenced to prison on 1990 for making false accounts, and most of the shares of Yu Lang Group also changed hands at the same time. The Yu Lang Empire, which was a smash hit, has existed in name only.

■ Historical achievements

In the past 20 years, Huang Yulang has gone from nothing to the owner of a listed company with assets of 2 billion, which is a true portrayal of the extraordinary development of the comic industry in Hong Kong. Huang Yulang started with writing and painting. He also brought out a large number of cartoon talents in the traditional way of mentoring. He made many innovations in Hong Kong comics, such as changing the original 20-format "doll book" (picture book) into a regular publication of 16 format; Changing monochrome printing into color printing; The transition from individual to factory assembly line. In addition, his company is equipped with modern high-tech printing equipment, which greatly improves the printing and binding level of comics. These are indelible achievements. However, after his success, the industry gradually gave up its business. Some of his later works are actually only nominal. He gradually broke away from his creative practice and hired "gunmen" to paint for himself. By his own admission, an important reason for his failure was that he was carried away by victory.