"Arrogant and arrogant, laughing at thousands of waves,
Hot-blooded and hot than the red sun,
Courage is like iron, bones are like fine steel,
My mind is thousands of feet, my vision is thousands of miles long... ..."
Huang Zhan looked at the lyrics on the paper and was so excited that he couldn't help but read out: "I vow to work hard to become a good man!"
Jin Yong was full of praise, "Good words, good words, and only words like this are worthy of the style of Huang Feihong, a great master."
Huang Zhan was deeply impressed, "Especially in the back, 'Do A good man, he must strengthen himself every day. A passionate man, hotter than the red sun. Let the sea and the sky gather energy for me to create new worlds and pursue my ideals. With soaring arrogance and passion, The blood is surging, and "General's Order" is a perfect match!"
Fang Yan joked: "I think this kind of song is enough to have a relationship with Director Xu, right?"
"What if? If Mr. Xu wants to reject even this kind of work, then he’d better hire someone else, I can’t do this job!”
Huang Zhan raised his hand.
"Hahaha."
In an instant, the three of them laughed, and the air inside and outside the room was filled with joy.
Huang Zhan took a sip of tea and hummed again, "It's so satisfying. Just reading it out like this makes people feel so good."
He then sighed. He took a breath and said, "I originally thought I would never meet an opponent in this life, but I didn't expect that today I would meet a close friend!"
"Since you said that, let's replace the wine with tea and let's do it." Fang Yan Raise your tea cup.
"Do it!"
Seeing the two of them clinking glasses, Jin Yong was not willing to leave alone. After drinking the tea soup in one gulp, he said, "I am afraid that only you, the author of "The Great Master Huang Feihong", can write such words. To be able to write so boldly and soaring into the sky."
"I dare not take it seriously, I dare not take it seriously."
In the face of fancy praise, Fang Yan did not hesitate to praise Jin Yong.
It is snowing to shoot a white deer, and the laughing book magician relies on Biyuan. It is not an easy task to write martial arts novels from the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty.
"Although the martial arts novels written by the two of you are both integrated with history, they are completely different in terms of conception, technique, narrative and connotation." Huang Zhan watched the two of them exchanging commercial blows and interjected: "But in terms of character creation, Very similar, they are all about good and evil."
"Mr. Lu Xun once analyzed this."
Fang Yan said: "He said that all Chinese novels were written before. Bad people are bad people, and good people are good people. It is written in terms of black and white, but this kind of dualism does not apply to human nature. Black sometimes becomes white, and good sometimes turns into evil."
"Yes. Human nature is not that simple."
Jin Yong agrees very much. His most proud work in his life is "The Deer and the Cauldron", in which he wrote a character like Wei Xiaobao who is both good and evil.
Fang Yan asked a question that he wanted to ask in his previous life. Why did he stop writing after "The Deer and the Cauldron"?
“The reason is very simple, because there were firearms at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China.”
Jin Yong said that firearms were the end of martial arts.
Originally in the novel, martial arts masters are no match for the army. If you add muskets, a martial arts master who has practiced hard for thirty years is not as good as a young boy who has been playing with guns for two years, just like in "The Deer and the Cauldron" Here, Feng Jizhong, no matter how thoughtful and powerful in martial arts, was still killed by Shuang'er with one shot.
“Pa!”
Huang Zhan clapped his hands, "Just like what was said in "Once Upon a Time", 'No matter how good our kung fu is, we can't beat a foreign gun.'"
Jin Yong said: "Yes, no matter it is Huang Feihong, It's still Huo Yuanjia, no matter how powerful they are, if they are really faced with foreign guns and cannons, they actually have no room to fight back." He said. Adding tea in dialect, "It is clearly written in the third part of "Once Upon a Time" that no matter how well you practice Boxing, any invulnerability will be a joke in the face of muskets and modern weapons. . ”
“That’s it. ”
The dialect is revealed. "Martial arts novels sell the dream of martial arts, but if faced with strong ships and cannons, such dreams will be shattered."
Jin Yong nodded and said: "No matter how powerful the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms are, they can't stop it." Sorry, but after watching your "Once Upon a Time", I realized that the martial arts novel You can still write like this!" Huang Zhan shook his head and laughed: "This is understandable. After all, Huo Yuanjia in the north and Huang Feihong in the south are real, and readers have a certain understanding of their past. If you don’t understand it well, the story will be a lot less exciting.”
After a pause, he continued: "When you write fictional characters, you must use real characters as a basis. You have the protagonist punch Fearless and kick Huang Feihong, but these descendants with high kung fu and The disciples are still here, and they will definitely find someone to settle the score."
"According to that..."
Fang Yan raised his eyebrows. Neither the Republic of China nor modern times were easy times to attract traffic.
“That’s right!”
Huang Zhan said: "If you hadn't written 'Huang Feihong' so brilliantly, those Hongmen disciples would definitely come looking for an explanation."
Fang Yan was happy, "Fortunately, I live in In the Mainland, even if they want to find it, they probably won't have the chance."
Jin Yong waved his hand, "No. No, it’s not too late for the disciples of Renhongmen to thank you. Your novel not only made the name of the great master Huang Feihong famous, but also filled the gap in martial arts novels in the late Qing Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty.”
< br>Fang Yan was so surprised that he invited Jin Yong and Huang Zhan to write a preface for the reprint of "Once Upon a Time".
“That’s no problem!”
Huang Zhan agreed wholeheartedly, and Jin Yong did not refuse. After all, writing a preface to an already famous novel was tantamount to taking advantage of the dialect in disguise.
Gurgling, gurgling, the water in the purple clay pot is boiling, and wisps of hot steam are floating from the mouth of the pot.
After chatting about literature for a while, Jin Yong smiled and said: "If there is a chance, I wonder if I can ask you to write a novel in Ming Pao."
Fang Yan did not refuse. But he didn't agree immediately , but joked: "I am very expensive."
Huang Zhan said abruptly, "It is impossible to ask Brother Cha to increase the manuscript fee. Even Brother Ni, who is an old friend, and Neither can I.”
"He even called me to scold me for this matter."
Jin Yong disagreed, "I wrote a letter when I turned around and listed 10 reasons for not increasing the royalties."
Fang Yan listened patiently. The general idea is that "Ming Pao" seems to be making money, but in fact it costs money everywhere. I have to plan carefully every day. It's okay if others don't understand. You Huang Zhan has been a good friend for so many years. Why? Don’t understand either?
If Huang Zhan increases the royalties, Ni Zhen will definitely increase them too, and everyone else will have to follow suit, and the expenses of "Ming Pao" will increase.
Of course, it was also because the inner circle of newspapers and periodicals at that time had a relatively fixed manuscript fee. Once "Ming Pao" increased too much, it would be regarded as maliciously raising prices and grabbing manuscripts by other peers. Even if Jin Yong was in charge, peers would We will also unite and severely punish Ming Pao.
"Because of this, I have never asked for an increase in my royalties."
Huang Zhan curled his lips, "But he didn't increase my royalties, but he often gave me gifts. I would rather buy 10,000 yuan." He gave me a gift and refused to add 100 Hong Kong dollars in royalties. He is a first-class friend and a ninth-class boss."
Jin Yong smiled and said nothing, raising his tea cup as a sign of "drinking tea."
Huang Zhan just picked up the cup and put it down again, "I almost forgot to ask, who will I give to sing this song "Men Should Be Strong"?"
Fang Yan said: "Does Mr. Huang have anyone to recommend?"
"If I had to choose, I would definitely choose Lin Zixiang. He is a well-known iron lung singer. He can definitely sing this song an octave higher."
After Huang Zhan said it, he realized It seems that he may not know Lin Zixiang.
Unexpectedly, Fang Yan actually knew about it because "Journey to the Angry Sea" starring Lin Zixiang and Andy Lau had been screened in the mainland.
The producer is Jade Bird Company founded by Xia Meng, which is also the publisher of "A Bite of China".
"Xia Meng..."
Jin Yong was in a daze for a moment, this was his former dream lover. (End of this chapter)