The first time I linked Ni Kuang and the legend was reading “The Eight Parts of Tianlong”. When I read the chapter of Tianshan Tongmao, I felt that something was wrong, and I didn’t know what was wrong. Later Only then did I know that Tianshan Tongmao was written crookedly by Ni Kuang when Jin Yong was on a business trip. Although he felt imaginative, but it was very interesting. It is said that the version I saw was modified by Jin Yong, and the original text was even more confusing. Since then, I know that there is a Ni Kuang in the world, another legend of Hong Kong.
It was inevitable that I came into contact with the novels written by Ni Kuang, such as “Wesley” and “Yuan Zhenxia”. When I was young, the overall atmosphere of the mainland also described Hong Kong as a cultural desert. Jin Yong’s martial arts were also popular Some writers in the mainland scolded the Hong Kong literary world openly and secretly. After reading Jin Yong’s reply, I felt that the level there is not necessarily worse than the one here, anyway, the bearing seems to be a level higher. I’m not very good at criticizing and appreciating in the literary world. I don’t know if I feel right or not. In short, Jin Yong’s performance is not as eager as a writer on the mainland, so the impression is a plus. But it is only Jin Yong, so Ni Kuang’s novels are more or less missed.
Ni Kuang and Jin Yong are both members of Hong Kong’s Four Talented Talents. It seems that this group of them happened to catch the bus of Hong Kong’s rise. The new situation of the whole Hong Kong and even Southeast Asian culture has supported half of Hong Kong’s literature, film and even the music industry. When I was young, in the world where everything was free, it was an unrestrained atmosphere. When talking and laughing, it became a symbol of an era. Today, This symbol has also gone, and there is a lot of mourning, but he can always see his round smiling face.
Ni Kuang and Jin Yong are close friends, and Gu Long is a drinking friend. These two are masters of martial arts novels with completely different tastes, but they are soulmates with Ni Kuang, but when it comes to personality, Ni Kuang is more On Gu Long’s side, in that famous photo, Gu Long’s hands are wrapped in bandages, and half of his face is buried on Ni Kuang’s shoulders. The sitting position makes people know that the two of them can hug and get drunk together. Injured by wine and sex, he died at an early age. Ni Kuang was also a man of temperament. Cai Lan wrote a chapter for him: I have four good things: wine, sex and wealth. It can be seen that Ni Kuang and Gu Long have also advanced and retreated together, but they have not been deeply involved. It is probably that his wife has managed well and lived to the age of 87. Gu Long is much worse.
Hong Kong, where legends are born, will usher in a new era!