Hong Kong Island Old Events

Wu Gongyi is the third generation successor of "Wu Style Tai Chi". His father "Wu Jianquan" is the founder of "Wu Style Tai Chi", his ancestor "Wu Quanyou" is a famous Tai Chi master of the generation, and his younger brother Wu Gongzao is also a famous martial arts master.

Wu Gongyi himself became the chief martial arts instructor of SD Province when he was 20 years old. He later served as a instructor at the "Shanghai Jingwu Sports Association" and a instructor at the Whampoa Military Academy. At the age of 38, he came to Hong Kong to found the "Jianquan Tai Chi Club". One of the first batch of martial arts practitioners to go to Hong Kong.

His father "Wu Jianquan" is one of the founders of the Capital Sports Institute. He once served as a professor at the Shanghai Jingwu Association and the Guoshu Hall. He also defeated the American strongman "William" in the capital. He was famous at that time and was the spirit of Jingwu. representative figures.

His brother "Wu Gongzao" also successively served as an army instructor, director of the Jingwu Association, and chief instructor of Hunan Province. After the war, Tai Chi was promoted. The Wu family contributed a lot. After the war, many well-known martial arts masters also became members of the "Jingwu Association." "Capital Sports Institute".

Currently, both Wu Gongyi and Wu Gongzao have moved to Hong Kong Island and rely on the "Jianquan Tai Chi Club" to provide enough food for their families.

He mainly works as a home tutor and physical education teacher for the children of wealthy Chinese businessmen. Chen Kefu is the descendant of White Crane Boxing who has just won the "Golden Belt of the Far East Boxing Champion". He is a practical martial arts master who practices both Chinese and Western skills.

At present, Hong Kong Island has a large number of defeated people immigrating after the war. There are many literati and martial arts masters, and there are descendants of various sects. The Wu brothers who are famous now and the famous Ip Man in the future are all working hard.

This has led to the rise of the boxing gym industry, and the cultural industry has also given birth to the "New Culture Movement". A large number of boxers and literati are trying their best to become famous.

Originally, the competition between Chen Kefu and Wu Gongyi was just a deliberate attempt by the two to stir up excitement. First, Wu Gongyi made wild remarks in an interview with the "Chinese Voice" newspaper, saying that Tai Chi was very powerful in actual combat and that he was willing to accept the challenge of all Chinese and Western boxers.

Then the newly released Far East boxing champion Chen Kefu read the newspaper and thought, wow, what a great opportunity to become famous! Sign up immediately to challenge!

Originally, Wu Gongyi just wanted to brag, but he didn't expect that someone with no martial ethics would come forward, and he had to challenge him for the sake of his family's reputation.

At that time, Wu Gongyi was already in his fifties and his body was getting old, but Chen Kefu was in his thirties and was in his prime. He was very ungrateful. However, a group of newspapers smelled the hot topic and hyped it up. In the end, Wu Gongyi Hao Jiang went down to the ring to fight Chen Kefu. The result was a win and a loss in the first two rounds. In the third round, the two broke the rules and exchanged punches randomly. The fight ended in a "Top Boxing", and the referee finally ruled it a draw.

At that time, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan heard about this incident, with more than a million followers. It was a sensation, and the tie ending was unsatisfactory.

It is even rumored that Wu Style Tai Chi has a close relationship with a wealthy man from Haojiang. The stage was placed in Haojiang to warn Chen Kefu that he could not win.

Otherwise, Chen Kefu will have to enter the Haojiang River to feed the fish! There are also rumors that the Haojiang Casino is opening, collecting tens of millions, and manipulating boxing matches behind the scenes.

No matter what the facts were, while the citizens were greatly regretful, some newspapers noticed readers' enthusiasm for martial arts, so they specially invited "Jin" and "Liang" to write a serialization of martial arts novels. Immediately, the newspaper's sales greatly increased, and the popularity of martial arts novels This is where the era begins.

In fact, in this boxing match that actually took place on January 17, 1954, the key figures were already there, and they were all "low-level figures" that He Dingxian could control.

A Tai Chi martial artist who relies on the support of military officers, no matter how famous he is in the martial arts circle or how prestigious he once was, he will end up in decline and hardship after escaping from Hong Kong.

Literati who can only hold a pen and whose assets in the mainland have been confiscated find it even easier to handle.

As a journalist, if there are no hot spots, create hot spots!

He Dingxian was interested in hyping up hot topics and revitalizing "Oriental Daily", so he naturally had to contact "Jin" and "Liang" first, and then contact Boxer.

In fact, it doesn't matter if "Jin", "Liang", "Wu", and "Chen" don't give face to them. Among the large number of people who fled the war in Hong Kong Island, there are few people with suitable backgrounds, literary and military talents!

Speaking of which, this competition feels a bit like the challenge of the "Master of Hunyuan Tai Chi Xingyi" in the last century. It can be seen that Chinese people of all ages have a natural love for competition in the ring! No wonder readers have "martial arts plots" that make martial arts novels popular for 20 to 30 years!

Wu Gongyi, on the other hand, is probably more qualified than the "horse master". At least he did not lose too badly in front of the boxers, which led to the popularity of Wu Style Tai Chi after the competition. There were many applicants for the "Jianquan Tai Chi Society", and in Singapore, Branches have been established in Kuala Lumpur, Manila and other Southeast Asia, and the martial arts competition in Haojiang is more like a "martial arts road show".

He Dingxian asked Lardboy: "Have you told them that you came to the newspaper to write martial arts novels, not to be a column editor?"

"said."

Lardboy said helplessly: "It's because I wrote novels that I didn't come. When Yao Fulan refused, she said that being an editor makes more money than writing novels, and the salary is more stable than manuscript fees. Writing novels is a dead end."

"Uh..." He Dingxian was in a daze for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said: "I am still stupid. Everyone now thinks that writing novels has no future. How could I write novels without editing properly?"

"You ask them, if you don't have to work at Oriental Daily, can you write novels part-time after get off work? One word will be counted as one cent (one point)."

Lardboy nodded: "I'll try again."

"Yeah." He Dingxian nodded, lit a cigarette, flicked out the match and asked: "Look for Wu Gongyi from Jianquan Tai Chi Club, Ah Wen from Yip's Wing Chun Gym, and Chen Kefu. If anyone , find someone famous and good enough to fight."

"I want to hold a boxing match, lively and famous, what do you understand?"

Lardboy was surprised at first, then agreed: "I understand."

He immediately associated the boxing match with martial arts novels. He had to say that the big boss was really a good businessman.

He Dingxian said with satisfaction: "Remember to treat Master Wu and Master Ye with greetings and be polite, otherwise you will be painted as a villain in the future."

"You have enough black spots for being a villain, don't bring any more black marks on yourself, otherwise it will be very embarrassing for your children and grandchildren." We really need to pay special attention to those who want to appear on TV in the future.

No one wants to be scolded.

Lardboy couldn't understand what the big boss was worried about, but he nodded as usual and said: "I know, be polite..."

"Damn it, I don't even have a wife, why should I be afraid that my children and grandchildren will look ugly?" He complained secretly in his heart.

However, Ni Kun and Ayun's wedding had been held last month, and all the brothers who were friends with her went there.

The four detectives in Wan Chai all sent red envelopes to the big boss.

The sedan car team, the big pig, tut tut, it’s really a sight to behold.

The big boss not only spent more than 500 yuan on the event, but also gave him a big red envelope of 100 yuan. Akun really kept up with the good boss!

It seems that his wife is pregnant this month?

Lardboy wanted to ask him if his legs were soft when pulling a cart...

The next day, in the morning, the literary man whose real name was Chen Wentong, whose pen name was Liang Ruhui, and who would later be called "Liang Yusheng", wore a jacket and glasses and walked downstairs to work at Ta Kung Pao.

The reason why he did not allow the "Oriental Daily" to win over the day before yesterday was that, firstly, the price offered by the "Oriental Daily" was too low, secondly, the "New Evening News" had more prospects as one of the supplements of "Ta Kung Pao", and thirdly, it was really not possible. Write martial arts novels.

At this time, before he entered the company, he saw a familiar fat boy squatting at the door eating steamed buns. When he saw him coming, he put down the steamed buns and stood up and said, "Mr. Liang."

"My surname is Chen." Chen Wentong smiled helplessly, he was already used to it: "You can also call me Mr. Liang."

A pen name is originally a literary person's second name. Once he becomes famous, he is more representative than his real name.

Lardboy said: "Are you interested in writing novels part-time for Oriental Daily? One word is one cent, and I will give you twenty yuan every month."

"Help me, my boss really appreciates your article."

Chen Wentong saw his pretentious begging, but he made a calculation in his heart. One word was worth one cent, and if he wrote 10,000 words a month, he would get one hundred Hong Kong dollars.

Including the twenty yuan promised by Lard Boy, the total is one hundred and twenty yuan, and the price is already not low.

Because he only earns 170 yuan a month working in a newspaper office.

At his usual writing speed, he could easily make 10,000 yuan a month after get off work, and he could make 30,000 yuan if he was more serious.

"OK!"

Chen Wentong gritted his teeth and agreed.

Lardboy looked surprised: "Thank you very much, Mr. Liang. Just finish the manuscript and submit it to Oriental Daily in Wan Chai. The manuscript fee will be reported to the society and you will be settled."

"Here, here are two hundred and forty yuan. Get your bonus for the year." He actually took out a stack of Hong Kong dollars from his pocket and put it in Chen Wentong's hand.

Chen Wentong accepted the Hong Kong dollars and felt a little unreal when he held them in his hands, but he ran away with the people without waiting to thank Lard Boy.

"It's impossible not to work after accepting other people's money." Chen Wentong sighed in his heart and walked up the stairs into the newspaper building. As soon as he came to the desk and put his things away, he planned to water the potted plants as usual, when Cha Niangyong, who was sitting across from him at the same table, Said: "Mr. Zhu just came to see you?"

"Um."

Chen Wentong nodded in agreement, seeming a little ashamed, and Zha Niangyong said: "One word is one immortal, the price is good, you can write about your family's difficulties."

Chen Wentong had long guessed that Mr. Zhu would definitely find him again, and he was not surprised because his father had just passed away the year before the year before, and it was difficult to settle down in Hong Kong. Unlike Cha Niangyong, who had family to support him, he naturally did not have the aloofness of the other party. With backbone.

Of course, he himself doesn't like to write martial arts novels. Without them, there won't be many readers. How can he be as popular as writing a column?

"Cha Sheng, your writing skills are better than mine. Maybe we can negotiate a better price. I think their newspaper office loves talents, so I think they will agree." Chen Wentong suddenly said.

Zha Niangyong shook his head: "That small newspaper is writing about dogs and martial arts novels. It has no future and is a waste of energy."

"Writing martial arts novels is not as comfortable as writing a literati teahouse. If you ask me, I would rather starve to death than write martial arts novels." He finished speaking and took a sip of tea.

Chen Wentong laughed and said, "Would you like to write for one yuan a word?"

Zha Niangyong's expression was stunned: "Real or false?"

"Of course it's fake." Chen Wentong laughed out loud: "Wherever there is a one yuan per word fee, I will write until the end of time."

In fact, no literati wanted to write martial arts novels from the beginning, including "Liang Yusheng" and "Jin Yong", all of them were greedy for money.

For literati like them, writing articles is aloof, while writing novels means serving readers. Can it be the same? Only when you see huge benefits can you let go of your pride and be willing to serve readers.

He Dingxian received the news that "Liang Yusheng" agreed to write a novel for "Oriental Daily". He felt happy and felt that it was reasonable, because "Liang Yusheng" did not have a literary background like "Jin Yong" (Jin Yong's cousin was Xinyue The delegate was Mr. Xu, whose father was a classmate of Fang Biang and was from the same hometown as Mr. Lu Xun. Zhejiang literati were very powerful in the literary world), so Liang Yusheng was definitely more willing to bend his stance.

In addition, Jin Yong actually has strong ambitions and ambitions in both business and literary circles. He is a pretentious and ambitious person. In comparison, Liang Yusheng is also easier to talk and is not easy to run away.

With "Liang Yusheng" as the backbone, and a few literati who fled Hong Kong to join the team, everything is ready for the serialization of martial arts novels, except for the east wind, and the east wind is in the "martial arts".