1960 is a time worth remembering by all ancient fans and even martial arts fans. This year, Gu Long, who was twenty-three years old, was ambitious, and he produced six sets of books: Excalibur in the Sky, Evil in the Moon, Gentle Scholar, Xiang Fei Jian, Poison by Sword and Fragrance of Lonely Star. The second half of "Gentle Shock and Elegant Scholar" was ghostwritten by Mo Yusheng, and most of "Sword Poison and Plum Fragrance" was ghostwritten by Shangguan Ding: ghostwriting was a fashion at that time. Gu long's novels, which were written at the beginning, still follow a very traditional path. The shadow of ghostwriting for others has not been erased from him, and he still lives in the shadow of others. At such a young age, it is really not easy to construct six novels at once.
196 1 year, Gu Long published two sets of books, namely "The Lost Soul" and "The Ranger Record". The technique of reasoning and psychedelic in Lost Soul has begun to take shape: this is the bridge that Gu Long used again and again later. At this time, Gu Long was still exploring. Gu Long, who was born in the tradition, is not confined to the tradition. He has been looking for a breakthrough point on how to make the story wonderful and fascinating-naturally, this is what every popular novel writer is doing. However, Gu Long's search for the breakthrough point of "storytelling" is rather heavy, and he is more resourceful in promoting plot depiction.
1962 "The Flower Bell" is already a very thoughtful story on the traditional scale. Gu Long's creativity and ability to make up stories are well reflected in this book, and Gu Long's temper of caring about his head and tail is just beginning to show signs. This year's works include "Colorful Rings" and "Residual Gold and Jade", and Gu Long's scheming is still used to write beautiful and unexpected stories.
1963 maintained the speed of the previous two years, and published Fragrant Sword Rain, Sword Xuanlu and swordsman.
1964 is usually regarded by ancient fans as a watershed in the creation of Gu Long's martial arts novels. Because this year, Gu Long wrote "Huanhua Washing Sword Record". It is a kind of martial arts expression and pursuit different from traditional martial arts. Those people began to stop living in traditional rivers and lakes. The Lover's Arrow, which followed, is a bizarre story, with the focus on the story, but it is extremely lively and unfortunately anticlimactic. These two works were both published by Zhenshanmei Publishing House, and reprinted by Hanlin Publishing House in 1976. The former was changed to "Wash the Sword with Flowers" and the latter was changed to "Raging Sword". Whether it is recorded or not is not very important, but the word "angry sword" is not appropriate, far less than "lover's arrow"
1965' s Biography of Heroes with Banners and Wulin Waishi are both masterpieces. Gu Long, who needs to deal with the huge story system and the complicated relationship between characters, is still able to handle it with ease. The story is full of twists and turns, and the outstanding characters are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The reason why Gu Long is still following the traditional way at this time is because of his traditional large-scale writing style: a myriad of things are taken care of one by one, and there are many gangs-all of which are very traditional writing styles. Legend of the Great Banner Heroes was also published in Hanlin Edition in 1976, and it was renamed "The Great Banner of Iron Blood". In the course of Gu Long's writing, this work occupies a very peculiar position: it is not the best of the previous works, nor is it a kind of precedent, but most real ancient fans value it very much. Because he created Tie Zhongtang, the first hero deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in Gu Long's works. Although Shen Lang, who followed closely behind him, is more glorious than him, it is rare for him to be as tenacious as Daqimen.
1966' s Romantic Sword is another attempt to continue the style since Lover's Arrow. It is worth noting that Ji Lingfeng controls his subordinates' behavior with drugs: what is new is not here, but that other martial arts novels control people by giving antidote regularly, but Ji Lingfeng makes them addicted-it seems that the drug is marijuana and other drugs. The modernization and living of ideas has always been the basic point of Gu Long's innovation. Gu Long's fantastic ideas are well known in these books. He is really good at weaving new plots different from other martial arts novels. The novelty and strangeness are attractive enough. Gu Longjian takes risks on the side of the front, but it doesn't make his works look evil and thin. The ending of this work is said to be ghostwritten by Qiao Qi, but it seems to me that there is more than one ghostwriter.
1967 Gu Long should be proud. Although he did not represent his highest achievement, he did represent the highest achievement in the form of his early large-scale martial arts novels. This is one of Gu Long's most famous works. The tortuous plot, wonderful characters and funny dialogue are the most attractive places in Gu Long's novels. And it is them that make people ignore Gu Long's grasp of the true ideological spirit of the characters. Yes, this is a thoughtful novel. Moreover, the thoughts of the characters in Gu Long's works are not only endowed by Gu Long with a pen. During the thirteen years from this year to 1980, Gu Long's novels were almost wonderful.
1968 is also an important year. Gu Long only published "Scent of Blood", but this is the first time that Gu Long-style reasoning martial arts made a positive appearance. Moreover, it also leads to a brand-new "chivalrous romantic" Chu Liuxiang. As the first novel in the series "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang", Gu Long's advantages have been brought into full play, and most of the subsequent Gu Long's works are of this scale: a concentrated and compact story around a main line, secretive but attractive. Compared with the previous large-scale traditional martial arts form, this writing style is undoubtedly much cleaner. The former is flourishing, while the latter stands out. After all the oblique branches are removed, this straight tree may not be a pillar. Gu Long has enough ability to control novels, but writing a single novel with a scale of 200,000 words can better write a Gu Long-style reasoning story: this is one of the most special places where Gu Long is different from other martial arts writers. The second is the thought revealed by Chu Liuxiang: he never acts as an outsider, and thinks that no one has the right to deprive others of their lives. This is a great progress in the humanistic thought of the martial arts novels that are quick to take revenge. The third is that heroes are no longer lonely. Gu Long surpassed the idea of friends of the former and appeared in front of readers as a group for the first time. Whether it's a good friend, a bad friend, a friend who never gives up or a friend who will betray and hurt you, all of them begin to appear in Gu Long's works with a clear face.
1969 is a continuation of the previous year, and Gulong published The Great Desert. The most special thing about this book is that Gu Long introduced modern abnormal psychology into martial arts novels: Shi Guanyin's extreme narcissism and abnormal love psychology created a most wonderful Gu Long novel.
1970' s works are wonderful. In addition to the Legends of Chu Liuxiang in the previous two years, Thrushcross Birds and Ghost Love for Chivalry are written, and there is also the most controversial Passionate Swordsman's Ruthless Sword. Ghost in chivalry, also known as "Rebirth", is a novel written by Gu Long with great proficiency. The Passionate Swordsman's Ruthless Sword is the most remake of Gu Long's novel, which created the most admirable and exciting protagonist Li Xunhuan in Gu Long's works. When the novel was first published, it was divided into two parts. The former was The First Knife of the Wind and the latter was The Soul of the Iron Brave Chivalrous Man. Later, it is not clear why the name "Sentimental Swordsman's Ruthless Sword" was synthesized. One of the highlights of The Passionate Swordsman's Ruthless Sword is Xiao Li's flying knife, which is close to the mythical example of Xiao Li's flying knife and represents a realm of Gu Long-style martial arts. In other words, the martial arts that Gu Long has been pursuing was finally expressed completely and clearly in the dialogue between the old man and Li Xunhuan and Shangguan Jinhong.
197 1 year is so special that I don't know what kind of words should be used to express it. This year, Xiang Shuai continued to stay fragrant, The Legend of the Bat continued to be wonderful, and the bad guys were so bad, so lonely, so helpless, so elegant and creative, and it was impossible for Gu Long. The negative characters in Gu Long's works are not only facelift and simplification, but also living people with thoughts. To make the characters' thoughts more humane, it is obvious to start with "Double Pride". If Gu Long only focused on the idea of positive roles at that time, The Legend of Chu Liuxiang has begun to focus on a wider level. The endowments of the characters' own thoughts make the characters in Gu Long's works three-dimensional and real, which is actually a pioneering work. The most special thing this year is Happy Hero, whose significance lies in completely jumping away from the traditional martial arts mode and Jianghu pattern and completely shaping a group of characters different from the protagonists of traditional martial arts novels. It also lies in a pure attitude under the sharp world situation, a mixture of blood and passion after maturity and sophistication. The story is not the most beautiful, complete and rich in Gu Long's works, but it contains the most extensive and profound content. "Big Man" is another breakthrough in Gu Long's works. A simple story is simply narrated, small and exquisite, but there is no lack of meaning. Mature martial arts novel writers can be big if they want to be big, but Gu Long just chose small: seeing the big from the small and seeing the greatest feelings and thoughts in the smallest place. This year, Gu Long was thirty-four years old.
1972 Gu Long wrote martial arts novels to a very small realm, and no matter how strange the situation is, it can't hide the innocence and beauty of The Legend of Peach Blossom. It is from here that we know that martial arts novels can be so naive and gentle.
The two works of 1973 are very representative. The sharpness of revealing the ugliness of human nature in Xiao Eleven Lang is at its peak. Gu Long's works have always revealed his insight into the world and human nature, but it is the first time that Xiao Eleven Lang has been written so tragically. Tragedy is always more touching, so its achievements are unparalleled in the hearts of many real ancient fans. The highlight of Xiao Eleven Lang lies in the idea of Dollhouse. Meteor butterfly sword is probably the most artistic novel written by Gu Long, which is heartbreaking.
1974 "Eagle Flying in September" almost returned to the traditional mode, but the plot of this book is tortuous, the writing is smooth and the structure is complete, and it is also a rare masterpiece. The Seven Weapons, the second of Gu Long's series of three representative novels, was written in 1998, and four novels were written: The Sword of Eternal Life, jasper knife, Peacock Feather and the Ring of Affection. Stories are very thin, focusing on the expression of emotions, and these emotions are thin because of the thinness of stories. Rather than creating a writing style, "Seven Weapons" expresses Gu Long's choice to return to the truth after facing the sinister humanity of the rivers and lakes with complicated plots: every story is pure and pure, regardless of love and hate, it is simple and direct.
1975 is a year of constant change and trial, and entanglement between inheritance and innovation. "Seven Weapons" continues, and the focus of "Overlord Gun" on black and white is not new in Gu Long's works. Tianya Mingyue Knife is not only a stylistic attempt, but also a psychological innovation. In the story of the Seven Killers, the most striking thing is Liu Changjie's simple mentality. In this book, Gu Long shows a situation in which the plot and mentality are opposite: he is not sure whether to continue the course of complicated and tortuous reasoning, or give up all this clutter and choose something simpler. Reasoning martial arts writing here, has been written relatively pale, in order to seek novelty and novelty, in order to attract and lead. The sword flowers and misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River is basically a continuation of the style handed down by the Great Man, expressing some profound contents with the simplest things. In this complicated and simple pull, Gu Long's writing attitude seems to be very confused, which is why the more confused Sword of the Third Young Master appeared. Helpless "Jianghu people" series, in the end, Gu Long, who is also helpless in Jianghu, only wrote this one. At this point, Gu Long didn't seem to know his own way. He jumped around looking for it, just because he didn't have a clear understanding. This year, a modern martial arts book "Never Bow" was published, which shows that because of uncertainty, Gu Long tried in many ways.
1976 Gu Long published nine sets of books in one breath. At the beginning, he no longer gave up inheriting what he had worked hard to create, and held on for a while without opening up a broader space. The first three books of The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng, The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng, The Embroidery Thief and Before and After the Decisive Battle were all published at this time. In fact, this series is a continuation of The Legend of Chu Liuxiang, but at this time, Gu Long is more proficient in writing and has more perfect skills in controlling plot characters. Therefore, the overall level of Lu Xiaofeng is better than that of Chu Liuxiang. "Merging Xiao Eleven Lang" is a tragic inheritance of Xiao Eleven Lang. The reason why it is sad is that Gu Long only brought his rotten plot to a more tragic atmosphere, without innovation, and inherited something more pure. The fist, which was published in the same year, is a gratifying attempt. It may not be successful, and it may not be able to continue, but it is extremely vivid. The significance of Fist, also known as Angry Pony, lies not in the plot characters, but in its implication and feelings. But the newborn is too weak, too weak for Gu Long to persist. The prodigal son in the border town is a repetition of the old plot, old story and old characters, which obviously shows Gu Long's conservative mentality of not taking risks. Because, once you take risks, there will be a situation like "Blood Parrot". This work is one of Six Stories of Cry, which has only been written once. Its idea is very strange and creative. However, Gu Long's eagerness to break the old situation has made him lack of calm and self-confidence and become grotesque. This kind of book foreshadows the decline of the martial arts novels of Gu Long-style reasoning. The White Jade Tiger is another attempt to return to the traditional large-scale martial arts novel, but it is difficult to return because of the stereotype of the plot of the Gulong-style characters. Back off, can't; Forward, how to go? In fact, the martial arts pursued by The Eagle on the Earth and the religious feelings at the beginning can go forward, but Gu Long was tired and even wasted a good theme in some depravity.
1977 After a year of tortuous adventure and conservatism, Gu Long quietly turned back to his safest path. "Silver Hook Gambling House" and "Ghost Villa" are both stories he has written well, and of course nothing will happen. The only thing that can be played is the character's orientation of good and evil, which was almost possessed by Gu Long. Most of the "Full Moon Machete" written by Sima Ziyan is creative, and it is possible to write a rather strange story, but the writing is extremely vulgar, and the endless word games can't save that specious. In my opinion, "Flying Knife and Flying Knife" is a retrospective of offering a magic weapon again, but the huge source of "Sentimental Swordsman's Ruthless Sword" makes it difficult for this work to express more innovative things. That kind of helplessness and fate, to be honest, is a bit old-fashioned. The game-writing protocol to wash the silver gun, published in the same year, although not new, has finally adhered to the standard of Gu Long, not declining, decadent and unpretentious, full of vitality of cleanliness and washing.
1978 Gu Long wrote that it was impossible to think about it and actually made a large-scale return. This year, he continued his three most representative series, Chu Liuxiang, Seven Weapons and Lu Xiaofeng, successively: parting hook, Phoenix Dancing for Nine Days and Legend of the New Moon. Because the series itself is extremely wonderful, these three stories have also maintained a level above the horizontal line. It is worth noting that in these three books, the protagonists in the series are interested in going to indifference, seclusion and more unknowable forgetting. The great significance of "heroes shed no tears" lies in the fact that Gu Long found a new breakthrough point in a bleak scene, and made a more specific exposition on the idol issues involved in "Tianya Mingyue Knife": except for the inexplicable tears and blood of Xiao, this work was full of passion and sorrow from Zhuodong to Zhuoqing from butterfly dancing to blind little girls. "The Dragon King with Seven Stars" is a return to "The Great Man", which is neither successful nor unsuccessful: except Gu Long, it is estimated that no one dares to write such a character and dare to write such a story.
1979 was a heartbreaking year, and the last "Midnight Orchid" of The Legend of Chu Liuxiang was published. Its writing is an innovation, but in martial arts novels, the innovation of a single text is sometimes a dead end: popular novels, after all, pay more attention to the story and need to understand the reading experience. This work is too demoralized.
1980 There was only one film "The Sound of Knives in Wind Bells", which continued Gu Long's consistent style and was beautifully written. Yu Donglou's happy tail, but with the simplest method, solved all kinds of things that can't be justified in Gu Long's novels.
198 1 is the last film of the legend of Lu Xiaofeng. It was written for the sake of writing, and the old story was sacrificed for the movie's blockbuster. What else can you hope for it? "White Jade Carving Dragons" was written by Shen Suimei, a disciple of Gu Long.
1982' s Furious Sword and the Style of that Sword are ghostwritten by Ding Qing, just like Shen Suimei's ghostwriting, both of them are just repeating or concentrating the sentence patterns and artistic conception of Gu Long. It's just a waste to walk away from the self-righteous cologne.
1983 Ding Qing wrote The Sound of Knives in Border Town, and so on.
1984 published a short story "Falcon Gambling".
1985, as you know, Gu Long died on September 21st. Twenty-five years of creation is a complete process from the beginning to maturity to decline. I have never imagined that Gu Long was lucky enough not to die young. What step will his novels take: is it another peak? Or did you completely give up your innovative career? However, after all, he has gone, leaving us with only a prodigal son's back except dozens of novels.