About martial arts novels

That is the famous Shenzhou Sword Qi rising into the sea.

I can’t finish it, so I went to watch it on the podcast

Briefly describe the rise, evolution and publication of martial arts novels in Taiwan and Hong Kong

1. Tracing back to the source and continuing with the same strain

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The compilation and printing of the "Exhibition of New Martial Arts Novels from Taiwan and Hong Kong" series is a major and grand event in the Chinese literary world.

It is an honor and a responsibility to be appointed to edit this book.

With joy and fear, I will explain my thoughts

and how to do it

.

"Novel" was regarded as the "Tao" of "small tricks" in the past, and "martial arts novels" are even more "small tricks in the small way"

Tao".

Due to the changes of the times, today’s martial arts novels have achieved a certain status.

In Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland China and even overseas, there are quite a few scholars and experts who are like "study" and "history"

Solemnly

The place is Study it.

Some of them used Western literary theory, literary psychology, and aesthetics to analyze and criticize it; others

were like Jin

” Interpret it that way.

I am a journalist who has been editing newspaper supplements for nearly 30 years. My duty is to find good articles for readers

Good work".

There is a saying in our country: "Those who know how to read, look at the door; those who don't know how to read, look at the hot tone."

"After reading the manuscript for thirty years

, much

I am more or less familiar with "The Way". In the "Introduction" of this series of books, I don't have anything "profound" or "smart

"

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Knowledge and insights are just about finding out the "liveliness" and "knowledge" to share with readers.

This "Exhibition of New Martial Arts Novels from Taiwan and Hong Kong" is advertised as "new".

"New" must be nurtured and transformed from "old".

Martial arts novels are naturally no exception.

Just replace the "new" one

You cannot

abandon the "old" one.

Based on the research of scholars and experts, a simple "family" of martial arts novels has been sorted out:

It should originate from Tai Shigong's "Biographies of Knights" and go through the Tang Dynasty. Legend, Song Dynasty Pinghua, Qing Dynasty Chivalry and Public Affairs

Case Studies

In the Republic of China, people such as Haishu Shisheng, Pingjiang Buxiaosheng and Zhao Huanting emerged in large numbers, and gradually carried forward , martial arts

novels

took shape and became the mainstream of popular literature.

In the 1930s and 1940s, great masters from the northern sect such as Huanzhu Louzhu, Bai Yu, Zheng Zhengyin, Wang Dulu, and Zhu Zhenmu competed with those from the south

Gu Mingdao, Yao Minai, Wen Gongzhi, etc. rose to prominence in the martial arts world, founded families and established sects, establishing their hegemony in the martial arts world.

By 1949, nearly three million soldiers and civilians had poured into Taiwan, and hundreds of thousands of people had poured into the small island of Hong Kong.

This group of wanderers who had spent thousands of

in poverty

built their homes in the guest country. Although their lives were becoming increasingly stable, their spiritual appetite was still extremely poor, so , some martial arts novels and romance novels hidden at the bottom of

boxes

and brought across the sea were searched out as if they were curiosities, reprinted and sold

.

For a time, book stalls in Taiwan and Hong Kong, as well as new novel rental shops, were filled with reprinted versions of martial arts novels.

This batch of

wanderers who travel to the ends of the world rely on these stories of chivalrous grievances, talents and beauties to relieve their homesickness and endless separation

worry.

For a period of time afterwards, in order to "safeguard the country" and prevent "homesickness poison" from affecting "people's morale

", the Taiwan authorities,

* Under the law, all works of writers living in the mainland will be banned; later, even the Hong Kong version of New and Old

Xiao

was also included in the "Heavy Rain Project" was completely blocked.

The martial arts literary world in Taiwan is precisely because of the new and old versions of "Taoism through one's body", like a phoenix rising from the fire

< p> Like a colorful butterfly transformed from an insect chrysalis, like a silkworm chrysalis emerging from a cocoon, it breeds the seeds of continuation and creates a splendid and prosperous future for Taiwanese martial arts novels

New machines and golden years.

2. Rise.

Several heroic overlords in Taiwan and Hong Kong

By 1952, the situation in Taiwan had stabilized.

*** The authorities implemented local autonomy, improved civil rights, and began to focus on

viewing news

public opinion; private newspapers also appeared one after another at this time.

In order to survive and develop, private newspapers must first enrich their content, and the most powerful tool for competition is supplements.

Therefore,

China Evening News was the first to publish Lang Honghuan's long martial arts novel "Guse Lai Xian", which became popular.

In Hong Kong, where the press and publishing were relatively open, around 1955, two soaring swords emerged, namely Liang

Yu Yu

The rise of two gentlemen, Jin Yong, in the martial arts world.

At that time, Liang Yusheng's "Dragon and Tiger Fighting against Beijing" was serialized in Hong Kong's "Ta Kung Pao". After it was published, "New Evening News" published Jin

Yong's

"Book of Swords and Enmities".

Due to the excellent response, other newspapers and periodicals followed suit and searched for "martial arts masters".

Originally serving

Wen

People in the Huajie such as Zhang Menghuan, Mou Songting, Ni Kuang and others immediately gave up writing and followed "martial arts", and one after another they rode Riding a horse, leaping onto the stage of martial arts literature

.

At this time, Taiwan's "Dahua Evening News" only wrote about the second generation of Lang Honghuan's three-generation heroic story.

During this period, the privately owned Zili Evening News and National Evening News had serialized stories by Tai Shou Sheng, Long Jing Tian, ??etc.

The martial arts novels are only occasionally discontinued, and it is difficult for me to compete with Mr. Lang in swordsmanship.

In 1957, two more martial arts masters emerged in Taiwan.

One is Banxia Louzhu, who dominates the supplement of "United Daily News" with "The Legend of the Heroes of the Eight Wildernesses" and "The Mystery of the Purple Mansion" .

The other one is Wo Longsheng, who is famous at home and abroad.

Wo Longsheng, whose real name is Niu Heting, is from Henan.

Henan is the birthplace of Chinese culture; Henan Bangzi, which is popular in Yu Province,

with its

unique folk color, is not only popular, but also contains rich cultural heritage national humor.

Wolong left home when he was young and was unable to receive a complete

education. However, he was able to play in Bangzi Opera, Dagu Book and "Peng Gongan". He drew the essence from chivalrous novels such as "Seven Heroes and Five Righteousnesses", etc.

Coupled with his unique talents, after retiring from the army, while living in seclusion in Taichung, he published for Yushu She wrote her first novel

"Shock

The Rainbow Sword Shocks the River Hun".

Unexpectedly, the "Niu" knife test would "famous in the world", so "The Feng Chen Xia Yin" was soon read in Taichung's "People's Voice Daily"

We will meet each other.

Riding on the prestige of "Jinghong" and "Xia Yin", he went northward. In 1958, he entered the "Dafa" with "Flying Swallows Startled the Dragon"

Hua Wan

"Newspaper" supplement, and Mr. Lang Honghuan's "old and young heroes" share the world equally.

At this time, Zhuge Qingyun and Sima Ling also came out at the right time, both leaping on their horses and waving their arms, competing for the top spot.

Zhuge Qingyun was born as a general. When he was a child, he followed his father to fight in the army. Today he is Yanzhao, and tomorrow he is Suzhou and Hangzhou. Before he reaches his prime, he is already traveling in clogs

everywhere

Most of China, with its extensive knowledge and strong memory, is particularly fond of Huanzhu Lousheng, so his novels completely follow the path of Huanzhulou

Other characters Although he wanted to break through later, he was unable to escape from Huanzhu Palm.

At that time, he was trying to dominate the industry with "One Sword, Fourteen States" in the supplement of "Credit Information News".

Sima Ling, who was also a layman of Wulou, was also a young knight who was born in a general. At this time, he was studying at Chengchi University, and

used

The book "Guan Luo Feng Yun Lu" stands out in the "National Evening News", and also has the ambition to lead the martial arts alliance.

These three were known as the "Three Musketeers" in the martial arts novel world at that time; together with the already famous Banxia Louzhu, they were collectively known as the "Four Hegemons"

The Four Hegemons

days".

These four pens, which are well-known in Taiwan and Hong Kong, jointly launched Taiwan's first large-scale martial arts magazine under the leadership of the famous editor Wang Qianshi

p> "Art and Literature".

It's a pity that things are changing rapidly. Soon, this unique martial arts magazine disappeared due to the blow of Banxia Louzhu's sword

Xiangjiang

.

3. Golden Years

Not long after Taiwan's "Art and Literature" ceased publication, in 1959, two martial arts magazines appeared in Hong Kong.

One is "

Martial Arts

Novel Weekly", and the other is "Martial Arts World" which has the longest life and is still published today.

"Martial Arts World" is based on "Guangzhou" writers such as Ti Feng, Jin Feng, Jiang Yiming, etc., and "Martial Arts Novel Weekly"

is written by

Zhang Meng is still in command.

At that time, Liang Yusheng was immersed in composing his "Seven Swordsmen from the Tianshan Mountains", while Jin Yong was also using the power of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"

to compose the piece

The "battle situation" in Meng Huan's "Shen Jian Fei Long Ji" is so fierce that it is called the "Dragon Condor War" by the media.

Due to the popularity of martial arts novels, newspaper circulation increased significantly.

Reporting to the boss will naturally make you rich and make great profits.

Jin Yong is indeed a gifted man. He was extremely smart. When he saw the market situation in Hong Kong, he was unwilling to marry someone else, so he decided to marry in 19

In 1960

Founded "Ming Pao".

The following year, Hong Kong's third martial arts magazine - "Martial Arts and History" was founded.

Weiqing Publishing House, which was originally unique in Hong Kong's publishing industry, has also formed a three-tiered publishing house due to the succession of "Wulin" and "Sanyu"

Zuding

established situation.

In the past three years, although there have not been any martial arts magazines in Taiwan, publishing houses publishing martial arts novels have first

established themselves

There are dozens of novel rental stores, and the number of novel rental stores has flourished to more than 3,000.

Taiwan’s abnormal development is entirely due to the huge demand of the market.

During this period, every newspaper in Taiwan competed to publish martial arts novels.

Several contemporary famous writers such as Wo Longsheng, Zhuge Qingyun, Si

Ma

Ling each have at least two novels serialized in newspapers every day; Wo Longsheng In its heyday, there were four or five articles.

Not only do they earn a lot of money

, but

their “social status” is also worth hundreds of times.

The spread of the news has attracted people from all walks of life, all gearing up, clapping their swords and jumping on horses, wanting to break into the martial arts world

Luck

Qi .

This is not only the Warring States period of martial arts, but also the golden age of martial arts novels. In its heyday, there were indeed many talented people.

Except for the original famous masters, Mr. Lang Honghuan retired from the world due to old age and took care of his old age, and the owner of Xialou went to Xiangjiang and left his heroic footsteps

杳杳

In addition, Wo Longsheng's "Jade Hairpin Alliance", "Unknown Xiao", "Snowfall Xuanshuang", "Sushou Jie", "The Return of Stormy Swallow" etc.

are all here. This period is completed.

Sima Ling also wrote famous works such as "Hanging the Sword to Return Love", "Eight Watches of Heroes", and "The Legend of the Sword God".

Zhuge Qingyun's

"Purple

Electric Blue Frost", "Soul Capture Flag", "Folding Swords to Make an Alliance", "Jade Girl in Yellow Shirt", "Half Sword and One Bell" and other works have also been published one after another

.

Others include "Jade Face Shura" by Liu Canyang, "Beishan Jinglong" by Dongfang Yu, and "Ten Years of Lone Sword Cang" by Wuling Qiaozi

Hai

< p> Alliance", Nan Xiangye Sou's "Blue Blood Heart", Ding Jianxia's "Eight Directions Storm Meets in Zhongzhou", "Jasper Bow

" by Du Huo Louzhu,

Xiao Yi's "Iron Wild Goose Frost Feather", Gu Rufeng's "Ancient Buddha's Heart Lamp", Murong Mei's "Tears of Heroes", Qin Hong's "Unparalleled Sword

",

Sun Yuxin's " "Thousands of Miles of Clouds and a Flying Geese", Mo Yusheng's "The Couple in the Sea and Sky", Shangguan Ding's "The Legend of the Heroes of Fengyuan", Lu

Yu's

"Youth Journey", Gao Yong's "The Journey of a Young Man" "Dragon Scroll" and so on, are all popular and famous works.

At this time, Gu Long has made his first appearance.

His early works "Lone Star Sword", "Sword Poison and Plum Blossom", "Yangxia Lu", etc.

were also completed during this period.

Between 1919 and 1965, three more stars shone in Taiwan’s martial arts literary world—— ", and completed his debut work "A Boat on the Blood Sea" titled "Disguise", which immediately became famous in the martial arts world, and continued to write "The Sword of the King", "The Hero's Soul", "The Hero's Soul", "Heyue Point General Record".

Although

this is the end of the sword

, these masterpieces are still selling well to this day.

The other one is Dugu Hong, who became a hit after writing Zhuge Qingyun's "Blood Palm Dragon Banner".

As a result, he established his own business and successively

wrote

"The Biography of Feilong in Yongqian Dynasty", "The Biography of the Heroes of Ming Dynasty", "Man Jiang Hong", "Dan Xin Lu" ", "Jade Feather Carving" and other famous works, and

ranks among the

famous names.

Another one is Sima Ziyan who shocked the martial arts world by writing Zhuge Qingyun's "Ten Years of Rain in Jianghu".

Even his pen name

has become an interesting counterpart to

Zhuge Qingyun.

Sima Ziyan has many works, three of which are particularly outstanding.

The first part is "Ten Years of Rain in Jianghu" written on behalf of Zhuge

The second part is "Full Moon Scimitar", but it has already become Gu Long's name (Gu Long decided on the title of the book and wrote the first ten chapters.

There were too many manuscripts and there was no time to continue, so I asked Sima Ziyan to finish it. In the end, Gu Long revised and finalized the book. , the copyright belongs to Gu Long)

;

The third part is "Purple Jade Hairpin" which was serialized in "Dahua Evening News" for five years and 1.5 million words.

When this book was published by Hanlin Publishing House

it was divided into "Shanglin Chun", "Changganxing" and "Yuchaihan" Although the three major books have elegant titles and carefully typed

, they

"are not well received" because readers do not recognize them as martial arts novels, but only recognize them as "historical novels". ".

This prosperous golden age lasted for five years.

As the saying goes, "what goes up must come down."

In Taiwan at that time,

there were many

political superstitions and taboos.

Some boring bureaucrats and politicians have formulated

many

boring rules for martial arts novels, TV series, and Peking opera, including: you cannot scold "old people" "Immortal", cannot talk about "cutting out corrupt officials", cannot mention "the rise and fall of dynasties

",

cannot "cause homesickness or homesickness", etc.

Peking operas such as "Farewell My Concubine" and "Silang Visits His Mother" were banned in this way

.

At this time, the knights in martial arts novels have no corrupt officials to get rid of, so of course there is no need to "do justice for heaven", so they have to go one by one

to find them

" "Secrets" and "treasures" dug.

Therefore, Taiwan’s martial arts novels are criticized as “not martial but not chivalrous”, and this actually has a good reason.

These boring frames, of course, also kill the vitality of martial arts novels.

4. There was no "new school" before Gu Long

Nothing in the world is static.

In recent years, because martial arts novels have been recognized to a certain extent, there has been a theory of the "new school"

.

Many commentators believe that Jin Yong and Liang Yusheng are the originators of the "new school of martial arts novels".

The author cannot agree with this statement.

I admire the achievements of Jin and Liang, but they are only "changes" and cannot be considered "new

".

This is like passing a detailed biography.

The three hundred chapters of "Poetry" are poems, and they are still poems in "Taikang Style" and "Yuanjia Style", and then in "Xu

Geng

It is also poetry, "Qiliang style", "Yutai style", "Yuanhe style", "Changqing style", "Xikun style".

Regarding this

scholars and commentators can only divide the poetry of the past thousands of years into "ancient poetry", "modern poetry" or "modern poetry", but not

>

Dare to call it

It is "new poetry".

It was only during the May 4th Movement that Hu Shizhi and Xu Zhimo published their poems, and their poems were considered "new" poems.

In the same way, martial arts novels can only be considered "new" when they reach Gu Long, and can they be called a "new school".

It is precisely because of Gu Long

's

"rebirth" and "return to the world" that martial arts novels have created another peak.

Gu Long, as if he was born to be a prodigal.

He has a home, but cannot enjoy the warmth of home; he likes Western literature, but the environment

also makes it impossible for him to further his studies at "Tamkang British College".

After taking the initiative to drop out of school, he traveled all over the world with a pen that was a substitute for a sword.

He became

his home.

Around 1960, he had a close relationship with the "Three Musketeers" who were at the height of their power.

But Wolong's tyranny,

Zhuge's

domineering, and Sima's depth made him feel the pressure of the "three majors" and also made him realize If you want to keep pace with the "big three"

drive,

and compete with each other, you must seek changes and new principles.

So, accompanied by Xiaojia Biyu, who has "idyllic beauty", he stayed away from the hustle and bustle of the city and lived in a small town with green mountains and clear waters

Living a semi-hidden life.

The prodigal son and the pastoral are irreconcilable colors.

In less than three years, he left the town in pain and said goodbye to the "her" who had been with him for three years.

With boundless confusion and loneliness, he once again plunged into the vast rivers and lakes.

Three years of living in the mountains and forests have indeed greatly inspired his creation.

"The Legend of Chu Liuxiang" and "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang"

"The Fragrance of the Sea of ??Blood" were both completed after re-entering the world.

After these two works came out, Gu Long became more and more famous, earned more and more money, and made more and more friends.

Gu Long has many acquaintances all over the world, but how many close friends do he have?

Qin Tower dances on the pavilion, a thousand gold buys smiles, leans on the red and green, and the famous sword is romantic.

Gu Long has never been without a woman. However, who did he

really

love? Who has really loved him? After sobering up and leaving, I was still lonely and desolate.

These sorrows, joys, separations and unions embellished his career as a prodigal son and also entered his novels.

So, he wrote "The First Sword of Wind and Cloud".

The first half was serialized in Hong Kong's "Martial Arts World" in 1968, and the second half

Part Yi

was serialized in "The Heroic Spirit" in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's fourth martial arts magazine founded in 1969 - "Martial Arts Spring and Autumn", 1

1996

When a single volume was published in ○, the upper and lower parts were merged and renamed It is "Sentimental Visitor and the Ruthless Sword".

(Although this name is poetic,

It is not appropriate to replace

the first protagonist "Xiao Li Fei Dao" with "Swordsman", so Shanghai Xuelin Publishing House restored its original name.

)

At this time, Hong Kong Liang Yusheng’s peak works "Ping Zong Xia Video", "The Legend of the White-haired Witch" and "The Jade Bow in the Sea of ??Clouds"

》Both

Completed.

Jin Yong's "The Eight Parts of the Dragon" and "The Swordsman" are indeed the Swordsman, looking down on the martial arts world, and strictly have their own allies

The martial arts world

The majesty of the world.

However, Zhang Menghuan quit martial arts at this time to become a professional jockey, Mou Songting also retired for some reason, and Ti Feng immigrated to Canada.

Then

" Ni Kuang, the "fastest pen in the world", suddenly changed his interests and started writing modern action and science fiction novels.

Hong Kong’s martial arts literary world is in a stagnant state and can only rely on submissions from Taiwanese writers. Of course, Gu Long became the first choice.

In this year, he moved into the "Sanfu Apartment" on Kuling Street in Taipei City with an "Oriental beauty" and lived a life like a fairy

A life like a beautiful wife.

During this period, Gu Long was the happiest and most creative period in his life.

In order to quietly taste and enjoy this beautiful life, Gu Long rejected all those friends, but there were only three people

Example

Exception: One is the "new school" martial arts master Gao Yong, the other is Yu Donglou, who has captured swords for various martial arts masters many times and is known as "the best gunner in the world", and One is Ni Kuang, who is famous in Hong Kong for his science fiction novels.

During the happy days of "Three Blessings", he went in and out of the East Building with Gao Yong and Yu Donglou every day, talking about stories and writing

together

We will write the manuscript and go drinking together at night.

His famous works such as "The First Sword of Fengyun", "Xiao Shiyilang", "Meteor·Butterfly

Butterfly·

Sword", "Happy Heroes", "Tianya·Mingyue·Knife", "Big Shot", "Blood

Parrot

Parrot" from the first part of "Six Frightening Chapters", "Humans" The first part of "The Sword of the Third Young Master", the sequel of "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang", "The Legend of Ghost Love", "The Legend of Bat

", "The Legend of Peach Blossom", "The Seven Kinds" The first five "Everlasting Sword", "Jasper Sword", "Peacock Feather"

,

"Sentimental Ring", "Overlord Spear", and Jin Yong's personal The "Legend of Lu Xiaofeng" and so on that he was asked to draft were almost all completed here

.

"Sanfu Apartment" seems to be a "blessed" place, where Gu Long has unknowingly become the leader of the "New School"

The treasure

Seat.

Gao Yong also gradually received the attention of the television industry for writing such masterpieces as "Paper Knife" and "The Troublesome Couple", and finally became

Taiwan

One of the most famous screenwriters; Yu Donglou also founded Hanlin Publishing House at this time, and the office is located in the "Sanfu Apartment"

Building

.

In 1972, Gu Long left the Japanese beauty and began his career as a prodigal son again.

Hong Kong's martial arts novel industry was affected by the rush of television stations to film martial arts dramas, and the market was in a slump.

After Jin Yong

finished writing

"The Deer and the Cauldron", he gave up the territory of the supplement of "Ming Pao" to Gu Long and announced that he would stop writing.

The world of martial arts in Xiangjiang depends on

Liang Yu

It is difficult to survive alone if only one person is born.

Taiwan's martial arts novel industry has also plummeted due to the influx of Japanese comics (cartoons) and martial arts films. It has never returned to its

heyday

status.

Although Gu Long is full of charm, his works are becoming fewer and fewer, and naturally he cannot meet the needs of the majority of readers.

Several famous writers, in order to survive and to cater to readers' tastes, have changed their styles and competed to imitate the ancient

Dragon,

hoping to write updated , better works.

In this fashion, Sima Ling's "Jade Hook Slants" and "Feiyu Tianguan", Murong Mei's "Candle Shadow Shakes Red", "Heaven

Evil

Star", Liu Canyang's "The Hero", "Dawn Assassination", "The Moon Is No Longer", etc. were also famous for a while.

The "New School" unified the martial arts, and Gu Long certainly became the well-deserved "Supreme of the Martial Arts".

(Press: OK! Supreme Martial Arts Sweep

School)

As the saying goes, "reputation is followed by slander." At this time, some people criticized the writing of Gu Long's martial arts moves. Too little, not like a martial arts novel.

Chen Xiao

Mr. Lin said in his article "Qi and Zheng": "When martial arts novels developed to Gu Long, there was no way to use force

Use tricks to please and attract readers, because the content of martial arts novels that readers want to read may no longer be a matter of one trick or another

”

Some people say that Gu Long lacks the "old education" and lacks the poetic and picturesque flavor.

Others criticized his writing and arrangement.

But I think these places are where his "change" and "newness" lie.

Here is an example of "The First Sword of Wind and Cloud"

Chapter 4

A passage from Chapter 15 "The Crucial Sword":

He also hoped that Guo Songyang had not met Jing Wuming and Shangguan Jinhong yet.

He just hoped that it was not too late to rush there now.

It is indeed not too late.

The autumn sun has not yet set behind the mountains, and the spring water shines like gold in the sunshine.

Suddenly, a maple leaf floated in the golden spring water.

Then

Two pieces, three pieces, seven pieces, eight pieces... countless pieces.

The maple leaves are as red as blood, and the spring water is also dyed red.

Autumn is not yet over, how can the maple leaves wither?

This way of writing has transformed the scene into a realm.

Can you say that he has no "poetry"?

What’s wrong with this arrangement?

Besides Gu Long, who has such ingenuity? Who has ever made such an attempt?

5. The martial arts scene seems to have come to an end.

In 1973, Taiwan's martial arts publishing industry seemed to have sunk to the bottom; there were originally more than 3,000 martial arts novel rental stores, but there were not many left

Halfway through, most of them changed to renting comics and doll books.

Zhenshanmei Publishing House, the "leader" in the martial arts publishing industry, has changed its printing to "Xiandao Series", and Chunqiu Publishing House is planning to immigrate to the United States

"Haiguang", "Xintai" has already changed careers, and "Damei", "Siwei", "Mingxiang" and "Xinsheng" all closed down due to the death of

the boss

, leaving only " Everbright", "Nanqi" and others support the endgame.

Hong Kong's "Martial Arts Novels Weekly" and "Martial Arts and History" have long ceased publication, as have "Martial Arts World" and "Martial Arts Spring and Autumn"

All thanks to Taiwan Only then can the writer's works be supported.

As for the publishing houses that specialize in martial arts books, they have already changed their direction. Only "Martial Arts World" belongs to Universal Pictures

Shu Gong

Heming Publishing Company, to which Sihe's "Martial Arts Spring and Autumn" belongs, occasionally collects and prints some single volumes of famous works published in the magazine. Others, such as "Perseverance", are published The society can only survive by reprinting Taiwanese works.

During this period, Gu Long's famous works such as "The First Sword of Fengyun", "Meteor Butterfly Sword", "Xiao Shiyilang",

"Chu

"The Legend of Liuxiang" and "Lu Xiaofeng" were all made into movies one by one by Hong Kong's Shaw Brothers Film Company with generous spirit. Taiwan

and Hong Kong

Local TV stations also rushed to make his novel into a TV series.

For a while, all I saw in the streets were his movie posters,

and all I heard

were the theme songs in movies and TV shows, forming a series of A powerful "ancient dragon whirlwind."

”

Hanlin Publishing House and Guiguan Publishing House took the opportunity to change the format of Gu Long’s novel and print it in a fine print. It was very popular and set the market

ablaze

Let’s do it again.

In order to adapt to this version, the rental bookstores had to remodel their bookshelves

Major majors did not bother to sell martial arts novels in the past.

Bookstores, even canteens at railway and highway stations and book galleries at airports are competing to sell it.

This is really a martial arts novel style

Weizhong<. /p>

The popularity of the novel also led to the innovation of the martial arts novel version.

"Han Lin" succeeded in the battle and achieved brilliant results. /p>

Famous martial arts masters following Gu Long include Wo Longsheng, Liu Canyang, Dugu

Hong,

Murong Mei, Sima Ziyan, Qin Hong, etc. all returned to "Han Lin" "Under the banner, there is a strong tendency to unify the martial arts world.

However, most of these famous artists are past middle age, their creative power is declining, and the martial arts literary world is showing a tendency to be weak. This is where

At this time,

Fortunately, the new star Wen Rui'ien emerged.

Wen Rui'ian was in his prime and his writing was as fast as the wind.

In 1978. In 1980, the series "The Wonderful Heroes of China", "Four Famous Catchers" and "White Clothes with Fang Zhenmei" were released. In 1981, he was forced to leave Taiwan due to "political" issues and went to Hong Kong to start a new life.

After 1982, he continued to write

In addition to series of works such as "The Wonderful Heroes of China", "Four Famous Catchers", "White Clothes Fang Zhen Mei" and other series of works, he also created "The Divine Appearance Li Buyi"

and

"Seven "Da Kou" series began to coin the term "post-martial arts era".

No matter what kind of martial arts the "post-martial arts era" is, I don't know whether it can be like Jin Yong and Gu Long< /p>

Create a newer era of martial arts, but his courage to seek change and innovation is still worthy of praise and encouragement.

At this time, in addition to Hong Kong. In addition to Wen Ruian, Huang Ying (real name Wang Ming

) who stood out for writing Gu Long's "Six Chapters of Frightening" is also becoming increasingly popular. He imitated Gu Long's technique and wrote "Celestial Silkworm" "Change", "Famous Sword", "Hero Shen Shengyi" and other stories;

Youth

The writer Long Chengfeng (real name Chen Jianguang) also imitated the ancient dragon calligraphy and wrote dragon-based novels. The "Kuai Knife Prodigal Son" series with Cheng Bi as the protagonist is very popular among young readers.

Taiwan's "martial arts beauty" is blooming again. , withered again in the blink of an eye. Gu Long married Ms. Mei Baozhu, but the marriage did not bring him creative inspiration. Instead, the prodigal drank more and more wine. My physical fitness is getting worse and worse, and I write fewer and fewer manuscripts.

Hanlin Publishing House also transferred the rights and obligations of distribution to Wansheng Publishing Company, which is good at distribution.

Place

the next

"Iron Abacus" in the east building.

He didn’t even pick up a pen, but he put on his military uniform and traveled around the world.

In 1987, Gu Long became a groom again and married his second wife, Ms. Yu Xiuling. He died suddenly at a young age and ended

A short period of forty-eight years, but a colorful but broken and lonely life.

Murong Mei, Sima Ling, Sun Yuxin, and Sima Ziyan also died one after another.

The golden years and stormy era of Taiwanese martial arts

seem

to have begun to come to an end.

6. Rivers last forever, benevolent heroes last forever

In the haze, Hong Kong martial arts movies are on the rise again. Wo Longsheng was invited to revise "The Crane and the Needle", which is the name

"New

Crane and Divine Needle"; Yu Donglou, who was "escaping Zen", also picked up the heavy pen again under the encouragement of friendship, 1988

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In 1993, he successively completed "Iron Sword Meteor", "Demon Hand Flying Ring" ("Blood Gold" series), "Short

Knife"

"Xing" and "Xia Zhe".

His works have bright stories and concise writing. He writes about heroes without deification and beauties with their own styles. They are more inclusive than *** Naked Cologne

Yun Youzhi.

In the midst of decay, Yu Donglou returned to the world and began to write his own martial arts novels. Can he return to heaven with his own strength?

Save the world. This martial arts catastrophe? No one can guarantee it.

But the things of "carrying on the past and opening up the future" always need people to do it. Only when people do it can there be hope

, and the same is true for martial arts novels.

At the same time, I firmly believe that as long as there are humans in the world, there will be disputes and grievances; as long as there are humans, there will be compassion and

sympathy

Compassion is "benevolence", and sympathy is "chivalry".

Rivers will last forever, and benevolent chivalrous people will live forever with mankind; and martial arts novels that highlight and praise the spirit of benevolent and chivalrous people,

will also naturally

New and new every day, it will last forever and will never become a historical term that "goes into history".