Editor's note: This is a nostalgic theater.

In the spring of 1993, Jin Yong's derivative drama "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Nine Yin Manual" directed by Li Rengang premiered. Among TVB's classic martial arts dramas, this "Nine Yin Manual" is not too well-known, but in many In the eyes of veteran martial arts fans, David Jiang, the leading actor in "Nine Yin Manual", has contributed "the best Huang Yaoshi".

"Nine Yin Scriptures" poster, the play is also known as "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Nine Yin Scriptures"

Jin Yong skin, ancient keel, alternative changes to the Basic Law

In the 1990s when the concept of big IP was not yet popular, the broadcast of each martial arts drama had to go through multiple tests: if the plot was ups and downs, it could earn enough ratings; The imitation effect; the clothing is exquisite and beautiful, then it can erect the character image that can stand tall in martial arts dramas. Not only that, but for a play to be passed on word of mouth among audiences after a lapse of thirty years, it needs to comply with the basic law of original work adaptation. And what exactly this basic law is is a question of the right time, place and people.

Until the beginning of June 2023, this drama has only more than 7,000 comments on Douban

In a narrow sense, conforming to the original work means that it tends to be consistent with the original work in terms of character design, plot and line details. However, due to the different media, once the original text of the film and television drama is reproduced one-to-one, the rhythm will be slow and procrastinated, and it does not adapt to the viewing habits of most audiences. For example, "The New Biography of Chu Liuxiang" directed by Zhang Min and starring Zhang Zhiyao and others in 2011, although it has aroused a lot of praise among Gu Long fans, but for more audiences who do not have the filter of the original work, the Gu Long-style dialogue appears directly In film and television dramas, it will only bring the second and embarrassment. Although the filming was done to a very high degree and fully complied with the multiple standards mentioned above, in the end it only aroused discussion among the niche circle of Gu Long readers.

In contrast, there is a broad conformity to the original. Readers and audiences gradually accept that for the sake of the excitement of the series, the characters are merged, the plots are changed, deleted and supplemented, and the details of the lines are no longer forced. They only hope that the characters are as exciting as possible, so as to conform to the perfect transformation from the book to the film and television image.

This "Nine Yin Scriptures", like many remakes of TVB martial arts dramas, only borrows the names and some settings from Jin Yong's original works, sorts out the basic events of the characters, and then interprets them in a way that meets the requirements of the drama at that time . The treatment of the main character Huang Yaoshi is bolder, and the creative team has added various character details to fill in Dongxie's "evil".

Original character Liu Rongyue (played by Gu Meihua)

Liu Rongyue, who appeared very early at the beginning of the chapter, belongs to the class of beauties with various styles. There is always a room reserved for Huang Yaoshi in her restaurant, and she will brew wine for Huang Yaoshi, waiting for him to come on a certain day that will never be agreed upon. After the real heroine Feng Heng and Huang Yaoshi met, Liu Rongyue sadly withdrew from the ambiguity that both sides knew well, and said goodbye with harsh words, hoping that Huang Yaoshi would never come back. And she herself waits forever in this empty room. This kind of momentary encounter, exhausting a lifetime, the prodigal son does not look back, and the infatuated person waits for a long time, is more like coming from Gu Long, not Jin Yong.

Before Liu Rongyue, Huang Yaoshi in "Nine Yin Manuals" still had an unforgettable relationship. He fell in love with his junior sister, but because of the obstruction of his master, Huang Yaoshi was not only expelled from the school, but also separated from his junior sister forever in a snowy day. Avenging his junior sister became Huang Yaoshi's only pursuit for more than ten years.

During the heavy rain, Huang Yaoshi cut off the master's head and took Feng Heng away. Yaoshi Huang (David Jiang)

Some people once thought that Huang Yaoshi was out of place in Jin Yong's arena, and he imitated the demeanor of Wei and Jin lunatics, but in Jinyong's arena, he was actually a bit abrupt, especially because he ignored traditional etiquette and respected loyal ministers and filial sons , it is subtle that some evils are not evil enough, and righteousness is not righteous enough. But if this person is placed in Gu Long's rivers and lakes, all violations will melt into the rivers and lakes like a drop of water, and disappear from then on.

Perhaps it is with this in mind that "Nine Yin Scriptures" will create a chilling and miserable atmosphere in various details: the blind swordsman who walks with an erhu in the yellow sand, the woman who pulls out the blood-stained Kodan to pay tribute to ambiguous memories The shopkeeper, "cut down the tree when you see it, and kill the person you see", the drunken swordsman who rode his horse Ren Xue, the beauty who rushed to see his confidant the second time, Leng Yugu played the flute in front of the grave until his heart was exhausted kind of love. These elements are not common in Jin Yong's stories, but they can outline the rivers and lakes described by Gu Long with a few strokes.

Talk about rivers and lakes, road heroes, ancient CP sugar eating method

Some people may have some complaints about David Jiang's portrayal of the best Huang Yaoshi. After all, David Jiang was nearly fifty years old when he starred in "Nine Yin Scriptures", and his figure was already round and short, but when he mentioned the ancient CP of "Yaoheng" , the faces of Jiang David and Liang Peiling were definitely reflected first.

Feng Heng (played by Leung Pei Ling)

Liang Peiling's appearance in "Nine Yin Scriptures" is very suitable for her. Her plump and even slightly thick hair, coupled with her extremely strong facial features, is much better than her appearance in "Swordsman". Feng Heng's full name didn't even appear in Jin Yong's original work, only his surname was Feng, with the small character A Heng. Readers' knowledge of her is almost limited to her extraordinary intelligence, she has a long-term memory, and she once played tricks on old urchins by reading and silently reading "Nine Yin Scriptures", and because of exhaustion, she gave birth to Huang Rong and passed away. This TV series complements Feng Heng's life other than Huang Yaoshi's wife and Huang Rong's mother.

In the play, Wan Yanheng was originally the princess of the Kingdom of Jin, but also the saint of the Shamanism. Although his father was the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin, he was emptied by the leader of the Shamanism. Wanyanheng was also forced to marry by the religious authorities many times. Although the identity of this heavy demon girl is a bit clichéd in the framework of Jin Yong's story, it brings out the important contradiction in the early stage of the play, that is, the two Qinhui sects were taken into captivity, and the relationship between Song and Jin was tense.

In the story, there are many Jianghu people (Lu Chengfeng, Chen Xuansheng) who made efforts to welcome the two sects back to court, and there are also Jianghu people who learned that the secret book "Nine Yin Manual" is related to the shamanism of the Kingdom of Jin, and they are bound to get the secret book ( Xidu Ouyang Feng, Mei Ruhua, Southern Emperor Duan Zhixing, Northern Beggar Hong Qigong, Tiezhang Gang leader Qiu Qianren, etc.), all of these made Wan Yanheng involved in national hatred, family hatred, and grievances between the world and the rivers and lakes at the same time, and could not be alone. Especially when she learned that her true identity was not from the Kingdom of Jin, but an orphan girl picked up by her father. Her real name was Feng Heng. Feng Heng resolutely chose to break free from the cage brought by her identity, and approached a more free world.

Mei Ruohua/Mei Chaofeng (Guan Baohui)

Feng Heng, who got acquainted with Huang Yaoshi, lived in a Jianghu dream. She was shocked by the farewell between Huang Yaoshi and her junior sister. She had just invested her emotions in other people's stories. Although he and Huang Yaoshi cherish each other and are mutual confidants, Feng Heng cares more about his responsibilities as the princess of the Kingdom of Jin and the shaman saint. Huang Yaoshi got involved in the complicated contradictions between politics and religion, and would rather sacrifice himself than save everything.

Feng Heng and Huang Yaoshi's pair of ancient CPs are as good as they are, because Feng Heng is not a fragile porcelain or a beautiful vase, but a complete body. In order to prevent his lover from taking risks for himself, he simply stabbed his lover. This extreme method and the courage to break the boat made Feng Heng different from the perfect lover in many works. Early martial arts works are not uncommon.

He was stabbed in the heart by his lover and walked on the street with the knife

It is precisely because the life goals of the two parties collided fiercely, and even reached a deadlock at a certain moment, the story of this pair of CP is neither boring nor hypocritical. The ending of longevity can also be unforgettable.

"The Song of the Blue Sea Tide" is not only a work of love between the two, but also an important basis for both parties to find each other

The wind is not calm, the snow does not stop, don't meet each other and say goodbye

Another kind of rivers and lakes feeling in "Jiuyin Jianghu" comes from: everyone's life is only happy for a short while.

Huang Yaoshi originally fell in love with his junior sister, but was blocked by his master, and his junior sister died suddenly. From then on, his only purpose in life was revenge. Later, I got to know my confidant Feng Heng, and we met less and parted more, thinking that we could finally spend the rest of our lives together in seclusion on Peach Blossom Island, but was involved in disputes between the rivers and lakes, and could only guard his wife's lonely grave, and took his daughter Huang Rong to dance swords in the snow .

In the desolate life full of black and white, once a colorful flower fell on the tip of the sword

Before Feng Heng met Huang Yaoshi, his life was full of struggles and pains. He tried his best to protect his powerless father, and almost entered a hopeless and violent marriage. Originally thought that he would meet a confidant, but because of this confidant, he was infected with illness, worked hard, and finally died of exhaustion.

The maid who grew up with her also died protecting Feng Heng

Chen Xuansheng's (later renamed Chen Xuanfeng) master Qiu Qianren is a hypocrite who does whatever it takes to achieve his goals. Chaofeng)'s feelings are constantly stirring between good and evil and kindness. Finally, she joined the sect of Huang Yaoshi, the senior who helped her many times, but she had to betray her sect; Mei Ruohua was originally under Ouyang Feng's sect, but she was just a killing machine who didn't know what good or evil was. She had to leave because of feelings for Chen Xuansheng. On the road to reshape herself, the impact of ideas and emergencies in the world kept pushing her, until she was pushed into a future where she lost her martial arts and had a short lifespan.

Chen Xuansheng (played by Zhang Zhilin), Qiu Cailan (played by Hui Qiuyi)

The Lu family where Lu Chengfeng works is full of loyalty. He wholeheartedly wanted to avenge his family and win back the Second Qinhui sect. He finally got his wish and worshiped under Huang Yaoshi's sect. The rivers and lakes fend for themselves. Besides him, Qu Lingfeng, Wu Mianfeng, Feng Mofeng and others also had similar experiences.

Lu Chengfeng (played by Guo Zhenghong)

The original characters Liu Rongyue and Yang Ziyan, one ended his life in hopeless waiting, and the other sacrificed himself in other people's stories. Xidu Ouyang Feng wanted to prove himself all his life, but in the end he had nothing. Southern Emperor Duan Zhixing seemed to have everything, but he ignored a pair of lonely eyes in the deep palace. Destiny seems to have favored everyone, but it seems to have favored only for a while: some tacit understanding and reunion, some care and companionship, some warmth that makes people have the courage to move forward in the rivers and lakes, and at the same time, it is also the one that makes people step into the abyss without hesitation. trap.

"Nine Yin Scriptures" is just such a work. It puts those dreams, adventures, soul-stirring and hearty in the rivers and lakes in the established destiny, and also writes those hypocrisy, pain, fleeting and unattainable in the world. in the end. It is like the beginning of the rivers and lakes, because those who are bound to stir up the situation in the rivers and lakes are still in their infancy, and it is also like a prophecy of the end, because the trajectory of the rivers and lakes has always been like this, and no one can escape their fate.