Every Journal reporter: Bi Yuanyuan Every editor: Wen Duo On December 4, the well-known writer Qiong Yao died suddenly at her home in Tamsui District, New Taipei City at the age of 86. The news shocked everyone from all walks of life. "The time has come, life will not be better,

Every reporter: Bi Yuanyuan Every editor: Wenduo

Since "Outside the Window" came out in 1963, the word "Qiong Yao" has become synonymous with bestsellers, and has also triggered countless controversies and discussions. Her writing has given birth to a series of popular classics, such as "In the Rain", "Deep in the Courtyard", "A Dream Behind the Curtain" and the "My Fair Princess" trilogy, etc. Many works have been reprinted for more than ten or even several decades. Ten times, often adapted into movies or TV series.

Qiong Yao has also made many male and female protagonists famous. In addition to Ruby Lin, Ma Yili, and Qin Lan who are familiar to the audience, there are also Jiang Qinqin, Liu Tao, Liu Xuehua, Ma Jingtao, Chen Derong, Xiao Qiang, etc.

Over the past sixty years, what impact has Qiong Yao’s novels had on young people and even society as a whole? How should they be positioned in literature? Different people have different answers.

In 2003, Qiong Yao responded to the "closure issue" in an interview. She said: "Never say closure. For writers, writing is like blood. Unless the day of death, the writing will not be closed." And she did it. In July this year, Qiong Yao 's "swan song" "Dream of Plum Blossom Heroes", which took 7 years, was published by Writers Publishing House.

With the death of Qiong Yao, we lost a romantic writer, an affectionate poet and a woman who loved life. "Ask what is love in the world? It is a promise of life and death." This kind of love exists in Qiong Yao's novels.

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Text weaves love, film and television leave eternity

Qiong Yao, whose real name is Chen Zhe, was born in Chengdu, Sichuan on April 20, 1938, and her ancestral home is Hengyang, Hunan. Qiong Yao showed literary talent since childhood and began writing at the age of 9. She is a famous contemporary Chinese writer, screenwriter and film and television producer.

Qiong Yao's literary career began in middle school. In 1954, she published her first novel "Cloud Shadow" under the pen name "Xinru". She shows the beauty and bitterness of love through delicate emotional descriptions and vivid scene depictions. Qiong Yao's works are often full of idealized pursuit of love, depicting many young people's yearning and desire for love. In her writing, love is not only the spice of life, but also the meaning of life.

In her decades-long creative career, Qiong Yao has produced numerous works. The "Six Dreams" novel collection, the novel "Outside the Window", the "Three Plum Blossom Lanes" trilogy, and the "Huan Zhu Princess" trilogy have all created ratings miracles, among which "Huan Zhu Princess (Part 1)" won the won the "Best Long-form TV Series" award at the 17th China TV Golden Eagle Awards. The drama is well-known in Asia, not only winning the ratings championship in China, but also being very popular in countries and regions such as Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.

After Qiong Yao passed away, many celebrities posted messages in memory of her, expressing their respect and deep reluctance to part with her. Ruby Lin said that she could not calm down for a long time after seeing the news of Qiong Yao's sudden death. Qiong Yao was the first benefactor in her life. In her early years, Ruby Lin once recalled to the media that she was almost replaced when she was acting in "Huan Zhu Ge Ge", "I cried and begged my aunt (Qiong Yao) not to replace me."

Actor Chen Derong used to have the title of "Qiong Yao's Chief Beauty". On the 4th, when she posted a condolence message, she speculated that Qiong Yao would find it difficult to let go of her late husband Ping Xintao, and described their relationship as like the plot in a novel. Chen Derong also said with emotion: "So in the end she chose to follow Uncle Ping!"

Su Youpeng also posted a message to mourn Qiong Yao: "Now you go back 'gracefully', leaving behind An eternal treasure of the times. I am very lucky to have been a character in your works. Everything about "Huanzhu" and "Shen Qing" will be forever marked in my life. Thank you!"

Huang Xiaoming, Kan Qingzi, Qin Lan, Celebrities such as Huang Yi, Bao Jianfeng, and Li Yijun also paid tribute to Qiong Yao.

A week ago, Qiong Yao wrote a thousand-character poem to remember her late husband

In her personal emotional journey, Qiong Yao went through two marriages. In her first marriage, she had irreconcilable differences with her husband due to the publication of the book "Outside the Window", which eventually led to the end of the marriage. Then, after meeting Ping Xintao, the founder of "Crown" magazine for more than ten years, the two joined hands and entered the palace of marriage.

On November 28 this year, Qiong Yao wrote a thousand-character essay on social media to remember her late husband Ping Xintao.

"I don’t know why, this song is slightly different from the one in the novel, and because of this 'slight difference', it is more closely linked to our lives! Oh, you have gone back, when you go back, I will take Covered with rose petals, peony petals, and a bunch of oncidium, sweat and petals fell on the flower grave at the same time. You once said, I am. Taught you what 'romantic' is. In fact, in my heart, you have always been a romantic person!"

Qiong Yao said: "I kept watching the video and listening to the song again and again. Tonight, I am thinking about you! Video is our life! You are already Go back, I might as well go back! Although you once wrote a card to me: "Best couple in this life, let's meet in the next life." But I know deeply that you don't believe in the next life, so you won't leave any regrets. We say goodbye in this life!"

The day before, Qiong Yao also wrote: "Everyone is waiting for me, I am writing the content for tomorrow's update! , poor eyesight, overflowing with emotions, and typing very slowly. I finally took out these photos! There is a story behind each photo, which I can’t tell or write. My heart is like a double mesh with thousands of knots in it! According to reports, Qiong Yao romance works have been selling well in the Chinese-speaking world for decades, and their assembly line production methods have become a huge industry. It is said that the "Qiong Yao Economy" created by Qiong Yao and Ping Xintao has earned a total of about hundreds of millions of dollars and has made nearly a hundred celebrities.

Qiongyao's industry is a typical family business. In addition to Crown Publishing Group founded by Ping Xintao, she also owns three film and television companies. Among them, "Keren Company" is owned by Qiong Yao personally, while the general managers of "Yiren Company" and "Zhongjie Company" are Qiong Yao's daughter-in-law He Xiuqiong, and her son Chen Zhongwei is in charge of production.

How valuable are Qiong Yao’s dozens of works? Although the amount of cultural property and copyright is difficult to present in actual figures, in 2015, Qiong Yao sued the TV series "Gongsuo Liancheng" for infringement of "Plum Blossom Brand" and successfully obtained a compensation of 5 million yuan. Subsequently, Qiong Yao established the "Qiong Yao Cultural Fund" in Shanghai in 2016 and donated all the compensation.

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