Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

After eating, Jin Yong and Yang Ye went to the study to continue drinking tea and chatting.

Jin Yong talked about that he was revising his novels and preparing to reassemble them and publish them under the name "Jin Yong's Collected Works".

For mainland readers, there are three versions of Jin Yong's novels, namely the serialized version, the triplex version, and the century newly revised version.

In Hong Kong and Taiwan, there are also versions such as Yuanjing version, Yuanliu version, and Minghe version.These editions are the same as the triple edition, but they were published earlier.

After Jin Yong revised his novel in 1980, he handed it over to Taiwan's Yuanjing Publishing Company for publication. In mainland China, it was not until 1994 that it was handed over to Sanlian Bookstore for publication.

But... before that, at least dozens of versions had been published in mainland China, all of which were pirated copies from regular publishing houses.

For example, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" published by Jiangxi People's Publishing House had 50 copies in one printing and was sold out.

There are at least tens of millions of pirated copies published by these regular publishing houses.There are countless underground pirates.

In addition to blatant piracy by publishing houses, some magazines are not far behind and serialize Jin Yong's novels directly in magazines to increase sales.

The mainland had no copyright awareness at that time. In short, they just took advantage of Jin Yong's wool.

Among the three versions, the serialized version is more nonsense, with many monsters, dark and even pornographic plots.

For example, Guo Jing has mythical beasts.Yang Guo's armpits smelled strange, and even Huang Rong couldn't resist it.Ye Erniang exposed her nakedness in public and so on.

These nonsense plots have greatly affected the artistic achievement of the novel, and revisions are necessary and necessary.

One year before Yang Ye's time travel, Jin Yong announced that he would close the book, and he has been revising it ever since. The revision has now been basically completed.

In the revised version, Jin Yong deleted many mythical creatures, nonsense, and pornographic plots in the serialized version;

Correct the settings that have been abandoned in the later chapters, such as Tianlong's "three good and four evil" settings.The serialized version mentioned three good things and four evils, but after the book was finished, the three good things were not revealed. The revised version deleted this setting;

Add the foreshadowing of the new setting in the previous article, such as the foreshadowing of the relationship between Qu Lingfeng and Peach Blossom Island.In the serialized version, Qu Lingfeng appears as a bunch of skeletons, but in the revised version, he also runs a tavern, which becomes a foreshadowing of Peach Blossom Island;

Unify the characters' contextual images, such as the redefinition of Zhang Wuji's character.In the serial version, Zhang Wuji was very cunning and vengeful when he was a child, but in the revised version, he was changed to a good old man;

And repair the emotional clues between the characters to make the characters and stories more complete, more convincing and watchable.

Generally speaking, the Vision Edition (Triple Edition) is the best version, but there are still many flaws.

For example, there is no explanation of the origin of the "Eighteen Palms for Subduing the Dragon". Hong Qigong's "Eighteen Palms for Subduing the Dragon" is half taught by a teacher and half self-enlightened.The proud move "Exalt the Dragon and Regret" was created by himself, which is in conflict with Xiao Feng's "Eighteen Palms for Subduing the Dragon".

If Hong Qigong's "Exalted Dragon Has Regrets" was self-realized, then where did Xiao Feng's "Exalted Dragons Have Regrets" come from?

Moreover, Xiao Feng committed suicide, so the Beggar Clan's Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms should have been lost. How could Hong Qigong's Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms be taught by half of his masters?
In the 1980 years since the revised edition was released in 20, readers have continued to point out bugs that still exist in the book.

In addition, there are a group of literati in mainland China who want to promote Jin Yong's novels as classics.

Once successful, these scholars will certainly become famous, but Jin Yong will benefit the most.

Because he will get rid of his identity as a writer of popular novels, enter the literary world, and officially become a literary master.

Jin Yong couldn't resist the temptation. In 1999, he revised his novel again based on the opinions of these scholars. This time the version was called the Century New Edition.

However, since the triple version is already very good and everyone has been reading this version for the past 20 years, the newly revised version is generally considered to be superfluous and thankless.

For example, the origin and inheritance of the "Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms" were revised to read that Xiao Feng passed the palm techniques to Xu Zhu before committing suicide, and the palm techniques of later generations of the Beggar Clan were passed down from generation to generation by Xu Zhu.

However, it was superfluous and inexplicably included ten more palms, making Xiao Feng's palm skills become "28 Dragon Subduing Palms". It is very confusing to read, making readers very uncomfortable and feel embarrassed.

In the end, Jin Yong's canonization failed.

With the rapid rise of online literature in the mainland, Jin Yong's readers have been losing a lot, and those born after 00 rarely read Jin Yong's novels.

Jin Yong's novels, which have accompanied five generations of people, have fallen from the altar.

Yang Ye was very aware of these things. During the discussion with Jin Yong, he casually mentioned some bugs in the novel and his suggestions for revisions, which surprised Jin Yong.

Yang Ye said: "The character Ye Erniang is slutty and vicious. She steals someone else's child every day and falls to death when she gets tired of playing with it. It makes people feel very disgusting when reading about it. Because she is Xu Zhu's mother, she and I are also together. Xu Zhu doesn't even like it anymore. I suggest that instead of throwing the child to death, give it to someone who needs a child. In this case, evil returns to evil, at least it won't be so disgusting. Also, don't be so coquettish to that old thief Ding Chunqiu. Having a brother makes it difficult for the protagonist to be a human being.”

Jin Yong is like a close friend, because this is how his revised version was changed. Yang Ye has never read it, but he agrees with him. It is like a close friend!

Speaking of which, the revised version of the "Four Evil Men" is simply a waste of time.

Duan Yanqing is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, the South China Sea Crocodile God respects his master and his disciples, Ye Sanniang helps others raise children and then gives them to those in need, and Yun Zhonghe claims that the rapist has not raped anyone from the beginning to the end.

Jin Yong sighed: "It is enough to have a confidant in life. Little friend Yang Ye, if my wife hadn't allowed me to drink more, I would have wanted to get drunk with you."

Yang Ye smiled and said, "We can just use tea instead of wine."

After chatting for a while, Jin Yong said: "My friend, are you interested in taking a look at my revised version and giving your valuable opinions?"

Yang Ye pretended to be surprised and said: "Oh? That's such an honor for me. I will definitely read it carefully."

Speaking of which, Yang Ye really tried his best to get Jin Yong's copyright.

Because this thing is the largest IP in the Chinese-speaking world. Wherever there are Chinese people, there are Jin Yong novels, which are so valuable.

In the original time and space, just one "Tian Long Ba Bu" PC game made a turnover of 400 billion.

This was done due to the chaos and confusion over copyright in the three places across the Taiwan Strait.

If the copyrights are unified and operated in a planned manner with prediction of future development, the value of the entire set of novels will be immeasurable.

But now, Yang Ye is the only one in the world who knows its value.

After chatting with Jin Yong until after nine o'clock, Yang Ye went home with a lot of manuscript papers revised by Jin Yong.

This horse riding was first-hand information. Yang Ye was quite interested, so he read it all.

Yang Ye discovered that the current revised draft was not a complete triptych version, and there were some modifications that were not yet involved.

So I added it to the opinion draft.

There are also some BUGs that still exist in the triple version, such as Huang Rong’s age, which Yang Ye also pointed out.There are also some common sense errors that Jin Yong has not corrected in the Century New Edition, and Yang Ye also pointed them out.

For example, peanuts are eaten in the Condor Shooting Game. There were no peanuts in the Song Dynasty.

The arithmetic problems Yinggu solved were too mentally retarded and should be made more difficult.

Xiao Feng met a fierce tiger in the Northeast. The tiger actually weighed...more than 100 kilograms. This tiger was simply underage, right?
Xiao Feng took a long time to fight this little tiger, he was so defeated by the king!
So much so that when fans of the later generations of the Golden Book on Martial Arts boasted about it, fans of the Giant Hero would pull out this paragraph and slap them in the face.

Finally, the newly revised version was recognized as a good improvement, and Yang Ye also wrote down one by one as his revision suggestions.

As for whether to change or not, Jin Yong decides for himself.

After everything was done, Yang Ye locked the revisions together with Jin Yong's original manuscript in the bookcase, and would talk about it in a few months.

……

Wang Zuxian and Xiao Yingying's parents took them off the plane. As soon as they left the gate, they saw someone holding a sign with their names written on it.

The two little girls quickly pulled their parents over.

"Xiaoxian, Yingying, this way!" Zhou Huimin waved to the two of them.

"Xiao Min!" The two little girls ran over quickly.

The three little sisters were very excited after not seeing each other for a long time.

Xiao Yingying didn't see Yang Ye, and said a little disappointedly: "Where is Brother Ye? Why didn't you come?"

Zhou Huimin said: "If Brother Ye shows up at the airport, he will immediately cause a traffic jam. He is waiting for you at home."

Xiao Yingying stuck out her tongue: "That's true, then I will forgive him."

"You cute monkey!" Cui Zhenshi, a child, greeted the two little girls in a friendly manner.

"Hello, you are?"

"Wo's name is Cui Zhenshi."

Zhou Huimin introduced: "She is Korean, and like me, she is a trainee."

The two little girls said, "Hello, my name is Wang Zuxian!"

"Hello, my name is Xiao Yingying!"

Zhou Huimin asked: "Where is Jingyi? Why didn't she come?"

Xiao Yingying said: "Her mother married a Japanese, and she immigrated to Japan with her."

Zhou Huimin said regretfully: "I thought the four of us could be together again."

Wang Zuxian said: "Actually, she really wants to come. We made an appointment with her to write a letter."

Several children chatted happily, and Hu Yinmeng, who was responsible for picking them up, also chatted with their parents.

"Mr. Yang is quite busy at work and will treat everyone to dinner in the evening. Let's go to the company to visit first."

After introducing some basic information, Hu Yinmeng took them on a company minibus and went straight to Baiyang Brokerage Company.

These two little girls are already 12 years old. Bai Yang's agency sent them invitation letters in the name of Yang Ye, hoping that they can come to Hong Kong to be trainees.

They all once went on a world tour with Yang Ye. During the whole process, Yang Ye took good care of these little girls, so their parents trusted Yang Ye.

Moreover, Yang Ye is not only extremely well-known in Taiwan, but has also made many celebrities famous one after another.This makes their parents feel that it is more promising for their children to become trainees.

Finally, I took my children to Hong Kong for investigation.

……

Hu Yinmeng led everyone around the training room and introduced: "Currently we have more than 100 children participating in training here, and most of them use their free time. Although we do not charge tuition, the selection is relatively strict. Anyone can participate.”

"Are they all from Hong Kong?"

"90% are local children. Because they are relatively close, they can use their free time to practice. If they are students from other places, it is more troublesome and they have to find boarding schools in Hong Kong. But there are also students from Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan. This Cui Zhenshi, she It’s Korean.”

Everyone walked into a dance studio. Liu Hua clapped his hands and said, "Everyone did a good job. Come and do it again with me. Preparation, 1234, 2234, 3234..."

While shouting the rhythm, he led a group of children to dance.

Xiao Yingying said: "I know him. He is Hua Zai in "Alien". He is so handsome!"

Hu Yinmeng explained to the parents of the two little girls: "Hua Zai is the oldest trainee here. He will make his debut soon. The company is selecting scripts and helping him take roles. We have more trainees here during the summer vacation. , so he came over to help.”

"Wow, Mingzai is here too!"

"Did you see that, that's Xiaozhe!"

Hu Yinmeng further explained: "Xiao Zhe is also Taiwanese. He used to be a backup singer in Mr. Yang's concerts with Xiao Xian and Ying Ying. Miss Deng Lijun thinks he is very talented in singing and has accepted him as a disciple."

Father Xiao said in surprise: "Miss Deng Lijun accepts him as a disciple?"

Hu Yinmeng smiled and nodded: "Miss Deng Lijun is a shareholder of our company. If she is free, she will also come to teach the children. Xiao Min is also her disciple."

"Then can my Yingying also be Miss Deng's disciple?"

"We will make specific career plans based on each child's talent. If Ms. Deng thinks Yingying has singing talent, it is not impossible to accept her as a disciple."

"Understood!"

Although they knew there was little hope, Xiao Yingying's parents were still a little excited.

Wang Zuxian's parents were not excited at all about this incident! (End of chapter)