Let’s talk about the novel’s heroine Xiao Yi and Jin Yong’s Wang Yuyan and Xiao Zhao

It is said that when Jin Yong saw Xia Meng, he was astonished as a fairy and commented: "I have never seen how beautiful Xi Shi is, but I guess she is about the same as Xia Meng." Since ancient times, talented people love beauties. In the past, Tang Bohu Jin Yong sold himself to Washington for Qiuxiang. It is said that Jin Yong went to work as an editor in a film company in order to pursue Xia Meng. Because he received "help" from a photographer named Chen Jialuo, he reciprocated in his first novel "Book and Sword Enmity". Name the male protagonist Chen Jialuo. Jin Yong's intelligence is not inferior to that of Tang Bohu, but Xia Meng is already married and has been together forever. Therefore, there are rumors that Jin Yong wrote his goddess into the novel. It is said that Wang Yuyan's prototype is Xia Meng. . .

When Jin Yong, who had finished writing, looked back on "shooting white deer in the snow, and laughing at the magical hero leaning on the blue mandarin duck", he said that his favorite woman was Xiao Zhao. When I originally watched the movie "Eternal Dragon Sword", I wasn't too impressed by Xiao Zhao's character. Perhaps because Xiao Zhao is a supporting role, every producer will focus on Zhao Min and Zhou Zhiruo. Therefore, the casting of Xiao Zhao is relatively random. Even if Qiu Shuzhen's version of Xiao Zhao is regarded as a classic by future generations, it will be difficult to live up to the expectations in the book. The description of her "beautiful appearance, like a hibiscus", and her style and personality are inconsistent with the Xiao Zhao in the book. However, after reading the novel "Eternal Dragon Sword", I discovered that compared to Zhao Min and Zhou Zhiruo, Xiao Zhao is more worthy of being liked by a passionate young man like Jin Yong. In addition to being "beautiful and beautiful", Xiao Zhao is also witty and smart. If she were here, neither Zhou Zhiruo, Zhao Min nor Zhu Yuanzhang could deceive Zhang Wuji. Although Xiao Zhao also concealed her identity and motives, her love for Zhang Wuji was selfless and harmless. In his later years, whenever Jin Yong mentioned Xiao Zhao, he felt melancholy that Zhang Wuji could not be with Xiao Zhao.

This transformation of Jin Yong is actually a change in a man's outlook on life as his life experience progresses, from Wang Yuyan who likes the fairy sister-like to the beautiful, gentle and intelligent Xiao Zhao. The first time the author "met" Wang Yuyan was Li Ruotong in the 1997 version of Tianlongbabu. Later, I heard some elders say that Chen Yulian in the 83rd version of Tianlongbabu was more beautiful. Of course, everyone is attracted to her own eyes. When I was writing a martial arts novel, I originally wanted to make the first heroine Xiao Yi like Wang Yuyan, so I deliberately made reference to Jin Yong’s description of Wang Yuyan in terms of appearance, “The slim figure and long shawl hair reflect the A pure and sacred atmosphere, a rich aroma of spirit", and Xiao Yi's prototype is "long hair, fair and rosy skin, relatively tall figure, and watery eyes", so the art becomes "Her hair is like lacquer, her skin is as good as snow, and her beautiful eyes are beautiful." She is "wearing white clothes, with a slim waist, and eyes like a stream of autumn water, which cannot hide her elegant temperament." She has a bit of the temperament of Wang Yuyan in Jin Yong's works.

When I was a child, I watched Jin Yong’s TV series, and my favorite heroines were Xiao Longnu and Wang Yuyan. They both have many similarities. They are both fairies who are like otherworldly people. Because Xiao Longnu lost her virginity to Yin Zhiping, and Yang Guo had his right arm cut off by Guo Fu, the original name of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was "Heaven and Earth". Because of this, Wang Yuyan's "fairy sister" is more perfect than Xiao Longnu. Jin Yong himself is probably also conflicted about Wang Yuyan/Xia Meng, which can be seen from his modification of the ending of Tianlongbabu. Many people think that the ending of Tian Long Ba Bu is that Duan Yu takes Wang Yuyan back to Dali and lives a life together. However, Jin Yong wrote Wang Yuyan in the newly revised version in 2005 as returning to Master Murong, while Duan Yu suddenly discovered in Wuliang Mountain that he loved the fairy sister instead of Wang Yuyan. Maybe when Jin Yong made this modification, he realized that he was not in love with Xia Meng? But a goddess dream, a goddess dream that made him write and become a martial arts master? But what is amazing is that Jin Yong and Xia Meng died on the same day. Perhaps in another world, they turned into butterflies together. . .

In October 2021, I started writing the martial arts novel "Heavenly Killing Mingjing". Based on the name of a female friend (with the character "奕"), appearance and personality, I created the first heroine " Xiaoyi". He never hides his appreciation and admiration for the prototype, more or less Jin Yong's sentiment towards Xia Meng. I remember a few days ago, I took a female colleague to dinner with the prototype. The prototype on the table asked, "Do you want to introduce her to her?" and asked, "What kind of introduction do you want?" The prototype said, "I want all of them." This should include work, business, and relationships, right? Afterwards, I chatted with a female colleague on WeChat in English, "She still looks single." The female colleague responded very directly: "The key is that you are not single." So it can only be written into the novel, just like Jin Yong to Xia Meng.

However, this "Xiao Yi" is not that "Xiao Yi", and distance brings beauty! Because Xiao Yi in the novel is perfect in the author's heart. In addition to being beautiful and gentle, he is also good at Qi Men Dun Jia and has rich literary attainments. It's a pity that "Xiao Yi" in real life doesn't seem to be that "powerful". For example, in the third chapter "The Yin Soldier Borrowed the Road", it was Xiao Yi who saw through the "Ghost Killer"'s enchantment method and saved Mr. Linghu; in the tenth chapter "The Skeleton Killer", it was Xiao Yi who used Tang Sect weapons to defeat the enemy. He used the three evil spells and Chi You's formation. He once jokingly asked the prototype via WeChat: "Have you ever heard of Xiaoyi in real life, such as Yin soldiers borrowing roads, Xiangxi corpse extermination, Luohua Cave girl, Gu poison, etc." The prototype's reply was a weird WeChat image "We don't know, and we don't dare to ask!" Another example is that in the novel, Xiao Yi's words were fabricated: "Look at this reed flower, how weak and yet how strong it is.

Without the wind and rain, it would have lived its life among the reeds and would not have flown into the sky or landed in our hands. Wandering is not a lonely cry, but the beginning of rebirth. "So I asked the prototype if he had great literary taste. After all, the prototype once boasted to me about reading some high-level books like Dickens's novels. The prototype replied: "Oh, I don't have such literary attainments. "When I received these replies, I felt very sad, "Don't you read Dickens novels? Why don’t you have any attainments in folklore and literature? " At that moment, it was really a bit like Duan Yu's melancholy feeling when he discovered "Wang Yuyan is not a fairy sister" in Wuliang Cave.

I once said that I have two big dreams in 2022, and the first one is to be completed in the novel. Join Xiao Yi in the world of the capital; the second one is taking Xiao Yi with him in the real world. However, there is still a certain gap between the real Xiao Yi and the Xiao Yi in the novel. Almost all businesses that cannot be done are recommended to the prototype, but sometimes, I really want to say: "Thankfully you are not my subordinate, otherwise with the momentum I had when I was the president, I would have yelled at you hundreds of times!" " Especially in the two business dealings, if the prototype was my subordinate and stood in front of me, the table would probably turn over! Once I recommended a syndicate business to her, the prototype even hesitated and said, "Could it be a customer of another team? ” I replied at that time, “Just grab it and take care of it!” " Doing business should be as brave as a wolf, especially the joint-stock bank to which the prototype belongs. Its deputy chief executive is known to the whole Central Bank as a "wolf". He likes to see his subordinates doing business in order to do business, whether it is internal or external involvement. The second time, I gave the business card of the channel manager of a certain bank's syndicate department and asked a friend to say hello to me, so that I could contact him and follow up. : "The phone can't be reached, what should I do? He immediately slapped the team account manager on the spot and said, "In my team, if you want to be scolded by me, just tell me that you can't get through on the phone!" What should I do if I can’t get through? If you can't get through, just send an email to introduce yourself, and then keep calling until you get through. "

Wang Yuyan is not a fairy sister, and Xiao Yi is not Xiao Yi...

In the hearts of many people, including Jin Yong, Xiao Zhao is perfect. First, Xiao Zhao has The beautiful appearance is just like what Jin Yong said in his writings: "The eyes are superb and lively, the eyebrows are trimmed, the nose is straight, and the cheeks are slightly dimpled. The beauty is just that she is young and her figure has not yet grown up. Although her face is beautiful, she cannot hide it. "The childishness in her face", even though she is young, even Zhao Min is jealous of her beauty. Readers can imagine that Xiao Zhao's mother Dai Qisi is the number one beauty in Persia, and even the handsome man Fan Yao, the Right Envoy of Light, is deeply in love with her. , as for his father, Han Qianye, who is also a young man, the mixed-race son Xiao Zhao born from them is bound to be "beautiful" and theoretically better than Zhao Min and Zhou Zhiruo. Second, Xiao Zhao helped Zhang Wuji achieve success. "There must be a woman behind every man", and the woman behind the successful Zhang Wuji is not Zhou Zhiruo and Zhao Min, but Xiao Zhao. It was Xiao Zhao who directly or indirectly helped Zhang Wuji practice the Great Shift, thereby defeating the six major sects and becoming the Ming Cult. Leader. Xiao Zhao is not only smart, but also knows strategies. For example, his command outside Green Willow Villa showed his outstanding resourcefulness. This is far better than Zhou Zhiruo, not inferior to or even better than Zhao Min. Thirdly, he is similar to Zhao Min and Zhou Zhiruo. , Xiao Zhao also deceived Zhang Wuji more or less, but she did it unintentionally, while Zhao Min and Zhou Zhiruo more or less deceived Zhang Wuji with their own purposes. Xiao Zhao devoted all his efforts to assisting Zhang Wuji. Zhou Zhiruo and Zhao Min, one wanted to rehabilitate Emei (not to mention stabbing Zhang Wuji on Guangmingding), and the other wanted to get close to Zhang Wuji to rejuvenate Dayuan. Even if it was about feelings, what they did was to monopolize Zhang Wuji, unlike Xiao Zhao. Such generous and selfless love is just as Jin Yong lamented: "Although Zhou Zhiruo and Zhao Min are beautiful, they are not cute. ”

If you look at it from another perspective, Xiao Zhao more or less satisfies Zhang Wuji (actually Jin Yong)’s sense of heroism. First, in the eyes of many people, Xiao Zhao is Zhang Wuji In Zhang Wuji's heart, he more or less regarded Xiao Zhao as a "little girl", not a little girl who served him, but a little girl who admired him and worshiped him. I believe Zhang Wuji ascended. When he ascended the throne of the leader, apart from his grandfather, the White-browed Eagle King, the happiest person was Xiao Zhao. Secondly, Xiao Zhao helped Zhang Wuji practice the Great Shift of the Universe, but Zhang Wuji also used the Yitian Sword to cut off Xiao Zhao's god. The iron chain represents Xiao Zhao regaining his freedom. Third, from the perspective of age, gender, and martial arts, Zhang Wuji is a strong man in front of Xiao Zhao. Xiao Zhao takes care of Zhang Wuji, and Zhang Wuji also protects Xiao Zhao in the process of wandering around the world. , at least no one bullied Xiao Zhao (such as Yang Xiao, Yang Buhui, etc.). Imagine that Zhang Cuishan, Yin Liting, and even Yang Xiao could not protect their beloved women, only Zhang Wuji could do it (at least he did it before the Persian envoy came) ). In the third chapter of the novel "The Yin Soldier Borrows the Way", this mentality is also used to fabricate what Brother Linghu said to Xiao Yi, "Sister Xiao Yi, if a man can even protect the women around him, No, if you still talk about serving the country and the people, this is not called heroism, it is called hypocrisy. . . ”

Judging from the original work of “Eternal Heaven and Sword of the Dragon”, the section in which the Persian envoy takes away Xiao Zhao is too far-fetched. Can so many Chinese masters defeat the Persian envoy? I can only sigh that Xiao Zhao does not have it. The halo of the protagonist, so the opportunity to accompany Zhang Wuji can only be left to Zhao Min.

Perhaps out of "guilt", Jin Yong re-edited the story of Heaven and Dragon Sword. The parting of Xiao Zhao and Zhang Wuji was very sad. Personally, I think the only touching part can be compared to the separation between Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu in the Valley of Heartlessness.

"I don't want to be the leader of the Persian Ming Cult. I just want to be your little girl, serve you all my life, and never leave you."

Zhang Wuji's mentality is, "In this world, I can only bear to leave my foster father and my little sister."

Xiao Zhao said: "I really want you to hug me right now, and we will jump into the sea together and sink to the bottom of the sea. Never get up."

Due to some realistic factors, in the ending of the author's novel, Mr. Linghu and Xiao Yi will not be together, so Xiao Zhao's character is more or less added to the character of Xiao Yi. Sometimes I also think about how I admire the archetypal big boss, that is, the manager in Central who is famous for his "wolf management" (let's call him Mr. X), and I regard him as my idol to strive for. I once said that if one day, my colleagues in Central call me "General Manager Xiao", I can take the prototype with me and explore the world of Central together, just like Zhang Wuji took Xiao Zhao. . . I just ask myself if my character is not as honest and kind as Zhang Wuji. I wonder if the prototype can bear it?

If you can’t achieve results, no matter whether you are Xiao Zhao or Xiao Yi, there is only one ending, just take the blame. . .