Among Mr. Gu Long's more than 70 works, "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang" may be the most famous. This is inseparable from the great success of its original TV adaptation. =
It is no exaggeration to say that Cheng Shaoqiu's version of Xiangshuai has almost made this character a household name. It is as deeply rooted in the hearts of the people as it can be compared with the Monkey King and the White Snake.
"However, when it comes to Gu's martial arts achievements, the one that ranks first must be the sad, sad and lingering "Sentimental Swordsman: Ruthless Sword".
Critics unanimously believe that this novel has gone beyond the scope of martial arts novels and has become a cautionary masterpiece that explores the philosophy of life. The protagonist Li Xunhuan in the book is also one of the few martial arts novels who can be psychologically analyzed using psychological theories. classic artistic image.
And this novel¡¯s attempt and exploration of integrating emotions into scenery and writing martial arts novels in poetic language have also been studied and imitated by writers in other fields.
Therefore, it is valid and fair to say that "The Sentimental Swordsman" is Mr. Gu Long's pinnacle work and represents his highest achievement.
As the spokesperson of Gu Long in his middle age, Li Xunhuan clearly conveyed his insight into human nature and understanding of life to readers. From this aspect, it is not an exaggeration to say that Li Xunhuan is the incarnation of Gu Long. In the novel, Li Xunhuan The author himself can be seen in the interpretation of loneliness, his love for wine, and his attitude towards feelings.
Of course, from the perspective of the work being carried out, the character Li Xunhuan is closely related to Li Mubai in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". At least their emotional settings are very similar.
Li Mubai couldn¡¯t get married to Yu Xiulian because of his friend¡¯s morality. Li Xunhuan also gave up his beloved Lin Shiyin to Long Xiaoyun because of the moral integrity of his friends. This has also become the most heartbreaking plot setting for readers in this book.
but. The author finally assigned the optimistic and beautiful Sun Xiaohong to Li Xunhuan. After all, Mr. Gu Long clearly expressed regret for the relationship between Li Mubai and Yu Xiulian.
Why should tragedy happen again?
However, this sentence was not so appropriate for Lin Tiange at this time, because the tragedy had just happened to him again.
Every time I thought I was well prepared, at least I wouldn¡¯t lose so humiliatingly, but every time I was beaten so hard that I had no ability to fight back.
After Lin Tiange left the summit, he did not return to the hotel. Instead, he walked around the West Lake, gradually leaving the noise of the crowd behind him, and the oppressive feeling he felt from Liu Jingting just now was no longer there. My heart slowly relaxed.
Lin Tiange began to seriously think about his grievances with Liu Jingting, starting from the first time he contributed to "Jiang Lu", during which he left "Jiang Lu" and joined Yellow River Literature and Art. Then Gu Yongsheng came to dominate the world with "Shooting the Condor". Completely achieving dominance, and then at that suffocating moment just now, a fact is about to come out.
??Gu Yongsheng¡¯s power simply belongs to that invincible level.
Thinking of this, Lin Tiange smiled bitterly, and at the same time made up his mind that he would never do anything like this again.
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It was past eleven o'clock at night when the summit ended, and the writers were on their way back to the hotel. Liu Jingting once again became the focus of attention, and traditional experts represented by Feng Changhang and Xu Yuanhuai wanted to talk to him about "One Generation". They want to know whether Liu Jingting's poem is purely a poem for tonight's occasion, or whether it is a cumulative reflection on history;
Yi Shui'an, Xu Qing and others wanted to know more about "Little Li Flying Knife". Although the novel only had one chapter, based on their level, they could easily tell that the protagonist Li Xunhuan of this novel was different. The protagonist of all previous martial arts works, including his sick (cough) settings, including the woman he has been carving;
Some other young writers would like to ask Liu Jingting questions about writing secrets and film and television adaptations, such as what role his three years of traveling around the world played in his creations, and how to use words to describe a movie-like image.
Liu Jingting answered one by one, about the poem's "trans-epochal significance" and "the connotation of each taking what he needs", about the new attempt of "Little Li Flying Knife", and about the "story is king" in film and television adaptations.
After returning to the hotel, Liu Jingting realized that his lips were dry.
"Are you really going to call this novel 'Xiao Li's Flying Knife'?"
After returning to the room, the others could no longer pester Liu Jingting, so Xu Qing took the opportunity to ask.
Liu Jingting took a sip of water and replied: "There is another name, the Sentimental Swordsman and the Ruthless Sword."
Xu Qing, who was also about to drink water, suddenly stopped, looked at Liu Jingting in disbelief, and asked, "Are you sure?"
"Don't you think it's subtle enough?"
Xu Qing took a sip of water and said:?What do you think? "
¡°Novel titles, especially popular novel titles, don¡¯t need to be too obscure. Aren¡¯t The Legend of the Condor Heroes and The Legend of the Condor Heroes straightforward?¡±
Xu Qing hummed and had no choice but to agree.
There were several misunderstandings about the title of this novel during its circulation. It was originally serialized into two parts. The first part was "The Passionate Swordsman" and the sequel was "The Heroic Soul", which were later merged and published. It was named "Sentimental Swordsman's Ruthless Sword", but after it spread to the inland, it was mistakenly named "The First Sword of Fengyun".
The question then arises. The protagonist of this novel is obviously Li Xunhuan, who uses a knife. Why is the title of the book completely unrelated to the knife? Does it mean that A Fei is the real protagonist of this novel?
Sure enough, Xu Qing thought for a moment and asked: "So, A Fei is the protagonist of this novel?"
Time and space shifted, and Liu Jingting faced this problem again.
Judging from the main line of the novel, A Fei indeed shoulders the important task of pulling the story forward, especially when he falls into Lin Xianer's beauty trap. A large part of the subsequent story is centered around this point, especially Twenty-Fifth. Zhang, even directly described A Fei's situation as "the sword is ruthless but the lover is sentimental".
In this way, it seems that the protagonist of this novel is indeed Ah Fei. However, if you only understand it this way, it is obviously a bit narrow. After all, Ah Fei is not the only "Sentimental Swordsman" in this novel.
"Jing Wuming's use of the sword is indescribably sentimental;
"Guo Songyang's use of the sword shows his true and unsmiling nature;
Just like "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Condor Heroes" does not refer to Guo Jing alone, but a broader reference, but Guo Jing is the undisputed first protagonist.
"At least in my opinion, Li Xunhuan must be the first protagonist of this novel. The passionate swordsman in this must be understood in a broader sense. You will know it after the following content comes out."
Throughout the entire novel, whether it is the number of times the name "Li Xunhuan" appears or the personality charm he displays, he is worthy of the title of the first protagonist.
When Liu Jingting discussed this issue with others, someone once suggested that "perhaps he is a god above all characters, an NPC that escapes the author's writing", and Liu Jingting also expressed support.
Doesn¡¯t the vitality of a novel continue to exist in these debates?
¡°When it was officially serialized, the title ¡®Sentimental Swordsman, Ruthless Sword¡¯ was used.¡±
Liu Jingting finally decided to restore the original appearance of "Xiao Li Feidao". (To be continued)