Jin Yong's "Praise to Death" - Official Support

After giving a few interviews, Zhou Yan went into hiding.

Crazy, these media reporters are crazy beyond belief.

They dare to ask any question, and if you don't answer well, your mother will come after you, and it will affect your career!

Unable to find Zhou Yan, these media reporters began interviewing older generation writers.

Jin Yong was the first to be affected.

"Hello Mr. Jin Yong, a genius writer has recently emerged in mainland China—[Nan Hua], who has written works such as 'The World's Number One', 'Water Moon Cave', and 'Legend of the Spirit Mirror' at the young age of eighteen."

"Furthermore, two books in his 'Stormy Jianghu' series have already been published: 'Qin's Moon' and 'Heavenly Sword Heroes.' Do you have anything to say about that?"

"I have read this young man's works, especially 'Qin's Moon' and 'Water Moon Cave,' which left a very deep impression on me."

"Leaving aside other matters, just considering his writing alone, he truly deserves the title of a genius writer."

"I've always wanted to build a martial arts world, but unfortunately, I had this idea too late, and I couldn't incorporate it into many of my early books."

"I naturally hope that someone can accomplish this feat, achieve the goal that I have not yet achieved, and fill the void in the world of Chinese martial arts."

"If this young man can really do it, and do it very well, I believe his future will surpass mine."

Jin Yong's evaluation of Zhou Yan was undeniably high, even bordering on "overpraising"!

With this statement, Zhou Yan gained significant momentum.

The reputation of Nanhua is now rivaling that of the older generation.

Some people even publicly support Zhou Yan, saying that the quality of his martial arts novels is second only to Jin Yong and Gu Long.

The status of martial arts novelists should be: Jin Yong, Gu Long, Nanpai Huang, and Liang Yusheng.

This statement drew both support and opposition.

Opponents were mostly fans of Huang Yi, Liang Yusheng, Wen Ruian, and others, who felt that Zhou Yan was too young.

Although his books are good and sell well.

But its foundation is shallow.

Who knows if his success will be short-lived?

The supporters are mostly Zhou Yan's fans and the younger generation.

Their reasons for supporting it are simple.

Zhou Yan's books sell well, and the emergence of the "Stormy Jianghu" series has filled a gap in the martial arts genre.

Most importantly, Zhou Yan is still young, the same age as them, and has a promising future.

The two sides argued incessantly.

Intensified.

As Zhou Yan's popularity and fame increased, so did the number of haters.

This was inevitable, since he had affected other people's interests, which naturally aroused their hatred.

Zhou Yan was also aware of this.

The more popular an artist is, the more fans they have, and the more haters they will also have.

At this very moment, the People's Daily and the Youth Daily stepped in, highly praising Zhou Yan's contributions to the development of the "literary world" and calling him a role model for all young people.

The literary world does not only refer to traditional literature, such as poetry, prose, and so on; novels are also a part of literature.

Whether it's the Four Great Classical Novels, or "Rickshaw Boy" or "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber," these are all literary works.

With the official stance, Zhou Yan's fame in mainland China is rapidly approaching that of Jin Yong and is even showing signs of surpassing Gu Long!

There are two insurmountable mountains in martial arts novels.

One is Jin Yong, the other is Gu Long.

One comes from Hong Kong, and the other comes from Taiwan.

The four masters of new martial arts fiction: Jin Yong, Gu Long, Liang Yusheng, and Wen Ruian.

Although Liang Yusheng was born in mainland China, he is labeled as a Hong Kong writer.

In other words, there isn't a single martial arts novelist from mainland China who can be considered a top-tier writer.

The authorities want a signboard.

A strong brand.

Unfortunately, no one has stepped forward in recent years, which has led to the mainland lagging far behind Hong Kong and Taiwan in martial arts literature.

Now, Zhou Yan has appeared.

The authorities naturally want to make Zhou Yan a brand.

At least in the realm of Chinese martial arts literature, there are some notable figures from mainland China.

This is one of the reasons why the Shanghai People's Publishing House was willing to offer discounts to sign Zhou Yan.

They need a flag.

……

The incident caused a great uproar, and Zhou Yan's books sold out. The Shanghai People's Publishing House urgently reprinted them and sent them to all parts of the country.

More and more companies are sending invitations, wanting to invest in filming Zhou Yan's works.

[Nanhua Film & Entertainment] also became incredibly popular, attracting an increasing number of people seeking collaborations.

Fan Binbin and Jia Jingwen both benefited greatly from this.

The principal of Songjiang Martial Arts School personally called to thank Zhou Yan.

This is like a windfall from heaven, we've won so badly.

……

Zhou Yan has been keeping a low profile lately, staying at Li Binbin's house.

On the one hand, it was to avoid the media, and on the other hand, it was to write the book quietly.

Gao Yuanyuan also saw the online report.

But she didn't ask; she chose to be a smart person.

Gao Yuanyuan didn't care much about this. So what if he had a wife, even if he wasn't married?

If you love someone, you love them!

The entire month of August was filled with news about Zhou Yan; he became the hottest male star of the month, without a doubt.

Besides QQ, Songjiang Martial Arts School, and Beijing Film Academy, "Young Justice Bao" also benefited.

The fact that Zhou Yan participated in "Young Justice Bao" was also revealed, which immediately garnered a great deal of attention.

Many people called Chen Yong's company to ask when the film would be released.

Chen Yong was also anxious; he wanted to take advantage of the situation.

Unfortunately, the show has already been sold.

He can't make the decision.

However, the overwhelming success of the series also inspired Chen Yong, who then decided to continue his efforts and film a second season of "Young Justice Bao".

……

"What are you writing?" Li Binbin walked into the study with a glass of water, looking at what Zhou Yan was writing with a puzzled expression. It didn't look like a novel, but more like a project proposal.

"I once invested in a company and wrote about its future development trends and some ideas."

"Besides [Nanhua] Film and Television, do you have other companies?" Li Binbin asked in surprise.

"To be precise, I only own 30 percent of the shares; it's not my company."

"Thirty percent? That's quite a lot," Li Binbin said with some envy.

"It's a small company that makes network communications, but it has huge potential. I suggest you download it."

"You mean QQ?"

"right"!

"No wonder you said that during the interview, there's an inside story," Li Binbin said, suddenly realizing.

She was a little surprised when she saw the report, wondering why a product would be promoted.

It turns out it belonged to my own company.

Then there's no problem.

"Okay, I'll download it in a bit," Li Binbin noted down the name.

After Li Binbin left, Zhou Yan continued writing.

The proposal was very simple, outlining the future development trends and features of QQ.

For example, QQ groups, QQ spaces, QQ avatars, etc.

He didn't write about things like farms.

If you want to speed, you can't reach it.

Take it one step at a time.

……

On September 4, 2000, "Young Justice Bao" was released amidst great anticipation from the audience.

"Young Justice Bao" premiered on Hong Kong's HD Jade Channel and immediately garnered extremely high ratings. Zhou Yan's portrayal of Gongsun Ce won the hearts of many fans.

The quality of "Young Justice Bao" is very high, winning the "National TV Drama Ratings Champion" in 2000, and it is still talked about twenty years later.

However, Zhou Yan didn't pay much attention to it at the time and quietly enrolled in school!