1984: My Era of Novels

The debate with Ni Kuang was utter nonsense. What you said seemed like factual, but even the most confident people in the country's development at the time wouldn't have dared to say such things. A bunch of predictions coming true later seemed impressive, but back then it looked incredibly stupid.

Writing about Ni Kuang is disgusting. Let's not discuss who was right or wrong in forging official seals and fleeing to Hong Kong; Ni Kuang himself was a vocal critic of mainland China while in Hong Kong, otherwise he wouldn't have immigrated abroad after 1997! This man is talented but unscrupulous, immoral, without ancestors, and without a country—a truly disgusting person.

The magazine "Legend of Today and Yesterday" was founded in 1981, and its circulation reached 1.2 Million copies in its eighth issue, which was the fourth issue in 1983. It featured an article by Yu Jiaolong. In addition, the literary newspaper *Nanfeng*, founded in 1981, pioneered the serialization of Liang Yusheng's *The Legend of the White-Haired Witch*.

I've caught up to the latest chapter, chapter 180, and I've completely lost interest. In the past, everyone has already been judged. If you make friends with people who attack China, does that mean your own stance is also crooked?

The Legend of Wukong... If this were released in the 1980s, it would be condemned to death. Trying to use an online novel to compete with traditional novels is as absurd and laughable as calling Tiancan Tudou a great writer.

The beginning of *Zhu Xian* almost deterred me, even though I haven't submitted it yet. It's not that *Zhu Xian* is bad, but martial arts fiction only started gaining popularity in mainland China in the 1980s. When a book like *Zhu Xian* came out, most people couldn't imagine the story, and the settings were very vague for that era. How could it possibly have an audience? The other works are quite good and worth reading.

Why collaborate with Wong Yuk-long? And what a waste of his talent! The author should do some research before writing this Hong Kong section. He's not a good person. He won't genuinely help you; he'll only hold you back. Giving him shares only makes him more of a hindrance.

What kind of people are the Ni family father and son?

It's common knowledge that Anita Mui and Chow Yun-fat discriminated against mainlanders and bullied actors from the mainland. Why the hell would you write about them?

It's important to be aware of the limitations and logic of the era. At that time, Hong Kong generally looked down on mainlanders. Otherwise, how did Carina Lau get the nickname "Northern Girl"? Nina Li Chi had cake thrown at her at a TVB gala. Jet Li and Yu Rongguang had their pay reduced. Chow Yun-fat and Anita Mui discriminated against mainlanders! Leslie Cheung, on the other hand, always supported China and hoped to change his fate!