Chapter 18 Chapter Eighteen is Yefeiye
Jin Yong said that apart from his wife and children, his favorite thing is journalism.If I am reborn as a human being in my next life, I hope I will still work as a journalist.
It is Hong Kong's free press environment that gave him the opportunity to create a career and made him and "Ming Pao". He has always been clear about this, and he has repeatedly mentioned it in the editorials of "Ming Pao" for decades. On November 15, 1963, he said in the editorial "Freedom of the Press in Hong Kong" that Hong Kong newspapers have freedom of the press and are not subject to any government interference outside the law. "Hong Kong has another kind of freedom of the press, which is not enjoyed by colleagues in most parts of the world. That is, the freedom to run a newspaper does not require a big capitalist. We have more than 40 newspapers in Hong Kong, and almost any faction of opinion. Everyone has the opportunity to publish, and advertisers cannot control what the newspapers say."
Jin Yong was very pleased with the freedom of small capitals to run newspapers, otherwise there would be no Ming Pao. On September 26, 1966, he said in the editorial of "Big Newspapers, Tabloids and Freedom of the Press" that as a result of the merger of big newspapers and tabloids, the so-called freedom of speech and freedom of the press has actually become the freedom of speech of several large consortia. "If there are only one or two monopoly newspapers left in a city, under normal circumstances, the opinions of ordinary citizens will not be easily reflected. Dozens of newspapers in Hong Kong are almost unanimously opposed to the Star Ferry fare increase. In other societies, where one or two major newspapers monopolize speech, it may be difficult for citizens to express their objections. Of course, the freedom of the press in Hong Kong has its limits, but it can be said that small newspapers can gain a foothold. There are many regions in the world. The true freedom of the press should be that there are all kinds of newspapers, large and small, that can express all kinds of different opinions.” He was not without worry in 1963, “Hong Kong I don’t know how long this situation, which is quite close to true freedom of the press, can last? When will we small fish become food in the maw of a big fish”?
Therefore, Jin Yong has always cherished the free speech environment in Hong Kong.When the "May Storm" swept Hong Kong in 1967 and the leftist newspapers were full of gunpowder, he published the editorial "True "Freedom of Speech"" on July 22:
Among the various freedoms, one of the most important freedoms is "freedom of speech." It is very obvious that the freedom of speech exercised by the left newspapers here in recent months has greatly exceeded its scope.They not only abuse and slander wantonly in the newspapers, fabricate facts, spread rumors, disrupt public order, but also call for violence every day.
On August 10, he published another article in "Inciting, Intimidating, Slandering, and Spreading Rumors Are Absolutely Not "Freedom of the Press"!" "The editorial said:
The entire free world recognizes that Hong Kong is a place with full freedom of the press.Any newspaper has the freedom to support or oppose certain doctrines and ideas, the freedom to criticize the government, and the freedom to report any facts.However, like any freedom, freedom of the press must have its limits. …Unfortunately, in Hong Kong society, there are a group of people who use beautiful terms such as "press freedom" and "patriotism" to instigate, intimidate, slander, and spread rumors every day in an attempt to destroy the entire society.This has nothing to do with true press freedom.
At that time, "Hong Kong Evening News", "Xin Wu Bao" and "Tian Feng Daily" were ordered to temporarily suspend publication because of this, and "Ming Pao" made a report with an extra-large headline.
Jin Yong has always believed that Hong Kong is one of the few regions in the world with freedom of the press. In 1970, he gave a lecture on "Hong Kong Newspaper Industry" at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He believed that the freedom of the press in Hong Kong is actually far more adequate than that of Britain, the United States, Japan and other countries. It is not absolutely impossible to speak freely, but it is also close to impossible. At least, that is the business of multi-millionaires, not the business of journalists or news lovers.There are few places in the world other than Hong Kong where journalists can run their own newspapers.
On June 2, 1971, he said in the editorial "Freedom of the Press in Hong Kong" that compared with when "Ming Pao" was run 12 years ago, the current difficulties for professional journalists to run a newspaper in Hong Kong have increased several times. High and competitive.Although the difficulty is great, it is possible after all. Every year we see new newspapers being published. "In Hong Kong, in terms of freedom of speech, it is true that a hundred flowers are blooming and a hundred schools of thought are contending. Although there are not a hundred newspapers, there are more than fifty. There are fewer and fewer newspapers in London and New York, and they are more and more concentrated. Freedom of the press is nothing more than one or two bosses of one or two newspapers."
In 1979, Jin Yong said in a seminar at the Chinese University of Hong Kong that the freedom of the press in Hong Kong is quite sufficient. He has worked in the newspaper industry for 31 years, and the government has intervened to prohibit the publication of certain news. This kind of thing has never happened before.
On May 20, 1983, which was also the celebration day of the newspaper, his editorial said that "Ming Pao" is based in Hong Kong. Without Hong Kong, there would be no "Ming Pao". local publishing.Britain, the United States, Japan, France and other countries have free and independent newspapers with much better content than "Ming Pao", but they are not in Chinese.He promised readers that Ming Pao will work hard to safeguard the freedom and rule of law of Hong Kong people every day it is published, and will never let old readers down, and will maintain a free and objective style.
Jin Yong knew that freedom of the press must be fought for.
As early as 1962 during the "Fleeing Tide", three photojournalists from Hong Kong's "Tiger" and "Commerce and Industry Daily" were arrested. On July 25, he published an editorial "The newspaper is not a "holy newspaper", can there be nothing wrong?" ", published an editorial on July 31st entitled "Three Reporters Found Not Guilty".Before the verdict of the court came out, he exchanged opinions with Wei Jishun, the director of "Daily Daily". He believed that newspaper reporters had the responsibility to report the truth to the public.They felt that this matter involved the entire Hong Kong press, not just these three reporters.They agreed that since the existence of newspapers, freedom of the press has been a goal that journalists have to strive for.
On January 27 and 28, 1986, Jin Yong successively published editorials "Resolutely Defend Freedom of Speech" and "What is Freedom of Speech?" ":
As long as the people are free to speak openly, the mistakes of the government may be corrected and the abuse of power curbed. …No matter how authoritarian and centralized the government or administrative leaders are, they cannot endure public criticism and attacks for a long time. Therefore, the top priority of the authoritarian government is to suppress freedom of speech and ban the freedom of publication of newspapers and magazines.
The public and many journalists are concerned about whether Hong Kong will continue to enjoy freedom of speech in the future.To be honest, we are not completely relieved, because anything can happen in the future.
...Because of the loss of freedom of speech and freedom of the press, Hong Kong people will also lose other freedoms.This unfortunate situation probably won't happen.At present, everyone is free to speak, and it is precisely to protect future freedom and try our best to prevent this unfortunate situation from happening.
Jin Yong said: "Ming Pao's loyal and independent policy will never change. In terms of specific practices, of course, it will make amendments from time to time according to the situation. The bottom line of Hong Kong people is 'freedom and the rule of law, and the system remains unchanged'. The bottom line of the Hong Kong newspaper industry It is 'freedom of speech', which is also included in the bottom line of all Hong Kong people. Concession on freedom of speech is unconditional surrender." On March 25 of that year, the University of Hong Kong awarded him an honorary doctorate in social sciences, in recognition of his dedication to journalism, Contribution to cultural undertakings and various social work. "Ming Pao Monthly" asked him to discuss his feelings in writing, but he was unwilling to talk about his work, thinking it was insignificant, so he forwarded these two editorials to explain his thoughts and attitudes.
On March 11, 1987, the Legislative Council of Hong Kong passed the Public Security Amendment Bill proposed by the government. Article 27 empowers the government, if a piece of news is false and may cause panic among the public, no matter whether the news publisher is deliberate or malicious. sue.There was a backlash from the press because it touched their bottom line. On March 23, 916 journalists, including Jin Yong, issued a manifesto in Ming Pao and other media, reaffirming their bounden duty of reporting facts and advocating the truth, and abiding by professional codes. Those who are interested must actively fight for it", and vowed to "never disclose the source of the news and give up using it as a defense, so as to avoid being exonerated".Jin Yong is the fourth signer.
He has always been proud of the Chinese media in Hong Kong:
In the era of McLehose, Youde, and Wilson, Hong Kong's Chinese media was the world's best, and the Chinese mainland, Taiwan, Southeast Asian countries, the United States, and Europe were all unmatched.Not to mention the freedom of the press, the level of commentary, the fairness and accuracy of the reports, but the cleanliness of the pages, the general moral standards of journalists, and the praise and respect of all journalists from the public, etc., the Chinese media in Hong Kong can be said to be excellent. Peerless.
But in the Patten era, suddenly, the level of Chinese newspapers in Hong Kong plummeted.Readers of Hong Kong newspapers today shake their heads and sigh...
On November 25, 1993, at a journalism seminar opened in Hong Kong, Jin Yong made a speech titled "Three Places Work Together, All Brothers", and pointed out that journalists have a major social responsibility, that is, constructive suggestions to the government. Opinions and criticisms, exposing unfair situations in society... I believe that journalists have a common basic belief, that is, stick to the facts, insist on the distinction between right and wrong, and can have completely different views on anything, but must be sure about the truth To reflect truthfully.
On March 12, 1994, the University of Hong Kong held the "Hong Kong Lecture: A Record of Ten Years of Transition (1984-1994)" event. He gave a speech "Mass Media and an Open Society" in English, saying that Hong Kong is an open society, and 98% of the population is Chinese , "We live in a society where everyone has freedom and the rule of law." "A society where people are well-educated and well-informed will not tolerate long-term deception and malicious misleading. This is the most important advantage of an open society, and the mass media play a role in creating, promoting and maintaining this openness in society. .” Hong Kong’s mass communication must be faithful, which is not only governed by moral constraints, but also by the realities of the market.Readers are free to choose.
Five and a half years later, on October 26, 1999, the "Journalism Mechanism Reform and Management" seminar was held at Zhejiang University. He made a long speech entitled "Journalism in Two Societies":
The People's Liberation Army is responsible for defending the people of the country. The primary task of our journalists is the same as that of the People's Liberation Army, which is to listen to the command of the party and the government, unite the people of the country, and be responsible for defending the people of the country.We follow the party's policies, not to be willing to be a tool of the party, to be used by it, and to lose the conscience and stand of being an honest journalist, but to fulfill the duty of a patriotic citizen, to defend the country from foreign subversion and aggression.
…Our media, like the army, industry and agriculture, must serve this grand strategic goal, obey the unified command of the central government, and do our best.
Press freedom is actually the freedom enjoyed by journalism bosses, and ordinary journalists must obey their bosses.I have worked as a journalist in Hong Kong for more than 40 years, and I know the truth about the so-called "freedom of the press".It is true that the Hong Kong government cannot interfere with the work of newspapers and radio stations, and in fact has not interfered at all, but the principles and policies of news organizations are completely determined by the hosts of the organizations.Reporters and editors must obey the editor-in-chief, and the editor-in-chief must obey the boss of the organization.
... so what about journalism in our socialist China? "Serving the people and serving the interests of the country" is the first priority, so we must obey the leadership of the party, because the party is leading the people of the country and making fundamental decisions.
In December of that year, an "editor's note" was added to the full text of Shanghai's "Journalist" monthly magazine: "Based on his personal experience, he vividly and wittily expounded his understanding of the news media as the 'mouthpiece' and 'tool' of the political party, and used A large number of facts denounced the extreme absurdity of "freedom of the press" and "human rights over sovereignty" advocated by the West. He also talked about improving the quality of journalists and running a good journalism education. The views involved in this talk come from a long-term The mouth of a veteran newspaperman living in Hong Kong aroused a warm response among the participants."
This speech attracted the attention of public opinion at home and abroad. Dong Qiao, the old section of "Ming Pao", read these views, and on December 28 published "Jin Yong's Talk in Hangzhou" in the "Current Affairs" column of "Apple Daily", saying:
Jin Yong’s resolute argument seems to be based on three observations in the conversation: first, the media is an important tool to protect the country and serve the people, and the pen can both create and destroy political power; second, the current Chinese political power is very stable, It should be supported. The people's lives he saw in St. Petersburg, Russia and Estonia this year are far worse than those in Hangzhou. Third, the media in a capitalist society are inconsistent with their words and deeds, and ultimately serve their class interests.
...Jin Yong, who wrote novels and established his literary status, was none other than Mr. Cha Liangyong, a well-known newspaperman.He has been engaged in journalism for forty-seven years and has rich experience. If he casually talks about media issues, it will definitely have far-reaching influence.Although Mr. Cha's speech was published in Hangzhou, I read it in Hong Kong, and I felt that the world is so close: he has his own incisive views on the operation of the media in the West and Hong Kong; he wants journalists to follow the PLA, but Hong Kong media A subject that people have to learn from scratch.Mr. Cha's remarks went a long way.
Two days later, Jin Yong responded in "Ming Pao" that Dong Wen "was vague and took the meaning out of context" and published the full text of his speech. Please give me your advice.”
Some people pointed out that his speech was "contradictory". On the one hand, he said that "the media in the capitalist society can't talk about 'truthful reporting, fair commentary'", and on the other hand, he said, "As a person who has been engaged in journalism all his life, I believe in 'True to the facts, fair commentary' creed". On January 20, 2000, even economist Zhang Wuchang wrote "What's the Price of News?" ——Discussion with Cha Liangyong" article:
... I absolutely disagree with what Mr. Zha said. The American media is often not true. ...What is certain is that this kind of report is far more reliable than the "good for the country" news that tens of tons of grain can be grown on a small acre of land during the "Great Leap Forward".
What I disagree with Cha Lao the most is that the United States wants to "subvert and invade" China.For a long time, the media in the United States have been accustomed to "subverting" their own government.
In October 1999, "Ming Pao Monthly" published an extra-large issue, and the headline of the topic "Commentary on the Fifty Years of New China" was Jin Yong's "Wenjing Kaiyuan, what a story!" ":
After clearing the "Gang of Four" in 1976, he embarked on the broad road of opening up and reform.The Wenjing of the Han Dynasty, Zhenguan and Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty, and the Kang, Yong, and Qian dynasties of the Qing Dynasty were strong and prosperous, but there were many feudal dynasties that were corrupt, irrational, and unfair, and oppressed and exploited the people too much.Most of these conditions have now been eradicated.If we continue to adhere to the policies of opening up, reform, the rule of law, and stability in the future, and look at the long-term plan and ignore the small gains and small angers of the moment, in another fifty years, another golden age of prosperity and prosperity is in sight for China. That's enough!
Following these lines of thought, we can understand Jin Yong's speech in Hangzhou.However, how did Dong Qiao and the others in Hong Kong understand his thoughts?
Since Jin Yong received the title of honorary professor of Peking University in October 1994, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou University, Nankai University, East China Normal University, Sun Yat-sen University, Liaoning Normal University, Jilin University and other inland universities have presented honorary professors successively.
In 1998, Zhang Junsheng, deputy director of the Hong Kong branch of Xinhua News Agency, who had a close relationship with Jin Yong, was transferred to the party secretary of the newly merged Zhejiang University. In 1999, Zhejiang University hired Jin Yong as the dean of the School of Humanities. In 1985, shortly after Zhang Junsheng came to Hong Kong to work, he went to visit Jin Yong. He entertained him with brandy. The two became friends and traveled together many times.
The 75-year-old Jin Yong said to the Zhejiang University students: "I am not capable of being your teacher, but I am older, so I should be your senior brother. The students of Zhejiang University are really friendly to me. They call themselves junior brothers and sisters. On the blackboard, the words 'Welcome to give us a lecture!'." Facing the camera of CCTV, he said: "Our School of Humanities has seven departments, including Chinese, History, Philosophy, Chinese Philosophy, and Foreign Philosophy. I understand that I can give lectures to students, and I can also teach journalism. I have run a newspaper, and I also understand journalism awareness, as well as international relations and sociology. I also study international law, so I also understand. Seven departments (among them ) I understand all six departments, and I can teach them, so I am qualified to be the dean of the School of Humanities."
Before that, on April 4, 1997, Jin Yong donated 1 million Hong Kong dollars to Zhejiang University to establish the "Zhejiang University Jin Yong Humanities Fund Research Association".Zhejiang University gave him the highest professor treatment in the school, and he put all his salary into this fund.He said to Bai Yansong: "My own income from royalties is quite good. I have enough for myself. I have assets in Hong Kong and foreign countries, so I don't need to live on my salary here. If I am not invited to be the dean, I will donate money .”
In 2000, Jin Yong officially obtained the tutor qualification certification of Zhejiang University and was hired as a doctoral tutor in the School of Humanities of Zhejiang University.He Zhongli, a professor of the History Department of Zhejiang University, participated in a grassroots review mainly composed of history department teachers. "Others have three books and several papers, a thick stack of materials, and only Jin Yong is a blank form that says 'Cha Liangyong 'Three words'.They declined to conduct such a review, saying "it is up to the superiors to decide".He frankly pointed out that "Jin Yong basically doesn't understand history, and asking him to bring a Ph.D. is completely misleading students."Professor Ge Jianxiong of Fudan University said: "Zhejiang University did not abide by the academic norms and the regulations of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council and the Ministry of Education, and evaluated Jin Yong as a doctoral supervisor. Perhaps they only considered the positive side, but in fact they damaged the academic reputation of Zhejiang University. Unfavorable." Professor Dong Jian of Nanjing University called this "a dislocation".
For such criticism, Jin Yong was not convinced. In July 2003, he said sadly in CCTV's "News Night Talk": "My current thinking is that I feel that my knowledge is too poor. If it is my own opinion, it is best not to write novels. I have specialized in literature since college. If you study history and study foreign literature, you are probably on par with other university professors.” In 2005, he told reporters that he was writing, “A dean of Nanjing University criticized me. Yes. But some professors at Peking University believe that historians and historians are different. Historians have to look far away and need a broad view of history, rather than researching any point.”Asked whether he hoped that his research would be recognized by the mainland historians, he replied: "Of course it is good to be able to admit it. But sometimes once it hinders personal interests, he thinks you are too clever. He can't think of it and refuses to admit it. I would rather knock you down and belittle you."
Jin Yong paid special attention to his status at Zhejiang University. Dong Jian, dean of the Faculty of Arts at Nanjing University, remembered that when they met at Nanjing University, he repeatedly "downplayed" his identity as a martial arts novelist, emphasizing that he was a "historian", "doctoral supervisor", "Dean of the School of Humanities, Zhejiang University".He handed over his business card and said, "Please don't call me Jin Yong, I am Cha Liangyong, and I am a professor who studies the history of international relations."
Yu Yingshi "appreciated Jin Yong's profound literary and historical attainments even more".Jin Kemu said that Jin Yong's views on historiography and Buddhism, "the level of theory may not be 'superior'... However, using historiography and Buddhism in novels, and talking about 'disfigurement' in martial arts, it is superhuman." In 2001, Jin Yong gave a speech at Nanjing University. Students wanted to listen to his martial arts novels, but what he talked about was "Nanjing's history and politics."As a result, less than halfway through the speech, the audience booed and applauded.A history student said to Dong Jian: "The academic level of this report is not even up to the associate professor of our department." The audience shouted: "We invite you to talk about novels!" He was sweating profusely and angry. blow.Dong Jian, who was accompanying him at the scene, was worried about trouble, and asked the host to ask the students to ask questions instead to stabilize the order.All the questions were about martial arts novels, or about his love life, but no one asked "Nanjing's history and politics".
Previously, on October 25, 1994, at the ceremony where Jin Yong was awarded the title of honorary professor by Peking University, everyone also wanted to hear him talk about martial arts novels, but he wanted to talk about history and the law of the long-term continuous development and growth of the Chinese nation. The content was the same as that of him three years ago It is similar to what was taught at the University of British Columbia in Canada. The conclusion is that "the reason why our Chinese nation is so strong is reform and opening up."He mentioned many times, "Some professors in Canada feel that these concepts of mine are relatively new."Chen Pingyuan, a professor at Peking University, said, “But when I gave a speech at Peking University, there was no great response. The main reason is that focusing on racial conflict and cultural integration is the consistent academic thinking of historian Chen Yinke. Many of the retransmission disciples have played very well in this regard."
Jin Yong's views on national integration are reflected in his works.Wei Xiaobao was born in a brothel, and his father may be of any ethnicity such as Han, Manchu, Mongolian, Hui, and Tibetan.He went to Yangzhou and asked his mother, "Who is my Lao Tzu?" His mother didn't know either, but he might be Han, Manchu, Mongol, Hui, or even a Tibetan lama.Treating all ethnic groups in China equally is the keynote of Jin Yong's martial arts novels. In his novels, Chen Jialuo, who was born in a scholarly family for generations, not only fell in love with two Hui women, but also converted to Islam in the end; the hero Qiao Feng was from Khitan; Kazakh youth.However, when he formed the historical view in martial arts novels into an "academic text", he "failed to win a lot of applause" at the Peking University forum.Chen Pingyuan believes that "independent thinking about Chinese history is a key to the success of Jin Yong's novels", but "Jin Yong's historical accomplishment should not be overestimated".
When Jin Yong explained the history of the Qiang nationality to some writers in Chengdu, he said that "the Qiang nationality used to be the largest ethnic group in history", "the Qiang nationality and the Han people in the southwest allied and established the Western Zhou Dynasty", and also said that "the demise of the Qiang nationality is being studied".The news appeared in the newspapers, Liushahe, a poet who is proficient in literature and history, publicly wrote an article to criticize, the so-called "Han people in the Southwest" is another big joke, and King Wu's defeat of Zhou was the leader of the Qiang nationality and the other seven ethnic groups. Where did the "Qiang-Han alliance" come from?How could there be any "Han people" at that time?In addition, the Qiang nationality is still there, and there are Qiang Autonomous County, and there is no sign of extinction.
In September 2000, Jin Yong gave a lecture on the general trend of Chinese history at Yuelu Academy in Changsha, which was broadcast live by Hunan Satellite TV, which was similar to what he gave at Peking University.One audience member said:
The old man started from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period, through the Han Dynasty to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and stammered on his theory of national integration. I am afraid that this topic will hardly resonate with the audience, who are mostly young people. It seems that the old man is not very good at long speeches. Due to the expression and rendering, and the accent, it seems that the audience did not sound relaxed, but they still kept polite and quiet. ...Seeing the old gentleman struggling on the stage again...
On July 25, 2003, he held a lecture for the launch of "Jin Yong Tea House" in Hangzhou, and he talked about similar topics.Tickets were priced at 188 yuan, but someone was selling tickets outside the Hangzhou Theater.Many seats in the theater were vacant, and there was no full scene.Most of the tickets were given by "Hongshiliang Beer". In those few days, the sales of Hongshiliang Beer increased by 150% every day. Many restaurants could draw prizes as long as they drank beer, and the second prize was tickets.
The highest temperature that day exceeded 40°C, a high temperature that Hangzhou had not encountered for many years.Nearly three o'clock in the afternoon, Jin Yong appeared on the stage. After the photographers and video reporters were busy for a while, the host announced the start of the speech.He slowly took out a stack of printed speeches and began to talk about Chinese history.It seems to have mentioned, and also mentioned Russell's "Liberty and Organization", he patiently followed the lecture script, occasionally looking up and leaving the lecture script.His speaking speed was very slow, his tone was low, and he was a bit vague, so the reporters from the north could hardly understand him.Although the audience was not noisy, they obviously didn't have much interest in what he said, and the atmosphere in the venue was a bit dull.The speech lasted about half an hour, and the Sina staff who participated in the live broadcast conveyed the comments of netizens: "The speech is too academic and I am not interested. I hope you can ask questions freely."
When Jin Yong slowly retracted his speech, he curled his lips reluctantly.The atmosphere became active only after the questions were asked, but none of the questions were aimed at the content of his speech just now.Most questions are not questions, flattery, or invitations.
The host just said that he is one of the shareholders of "Jin Yong Tea House".He also said at the listing ceremony of "Jin Yong Book Club Co., Ltd.": "Many Hong Kong people used to call me 'Dr. Cha'. After I opened Jin Yong's teahouse in Hangzhou, I can be called a real 'Dr. Tea'." It’s gone.” However, when someone asked him what he envisioned for the “Jin Yong Industry” and what role he would play in it, or to put it bluntly, how much money he could get from it in the end, he replied:
I don't know much about the issue of "Jin Yong Industry". I know that so far they are planning to make cartoons. Apart from their company, there are other places to buy out the copyright of my cartoons.Wenxin Group I hope they can succeed, my investment is also very good, I have no hope of making money here, I hope "Jin Yong Teahouse" can be successful.If cartoons can make money, if "Jin Yong Tea House" can make money, then I will be satisfied if we can maintain this dialogue platform for a long time.
After the "SARS" in the spring of that year, Hangzhou was going to make a "anti-African" commemorative sculpture, and he donated a Hong Kong edition auction as "half a Hangzhou native".A Hang Gao student suffered from leukemia and needed a bone marrow transplant. All sectors of society extended a helping hand. The whole class wrote to the alumnus, and he donated a set of signed martial arts collections.That day, someone asked him what he thought about money, and he felt that when he donated money, he often donated books. Do you think donating books is better than donating money?He smiled and said: "How do I look at money? I always make money by buying stocks and investing. In Hangzhou, I once donated 'Yunsong Bookstore', worth 14 million." The director does not get paid, and there is no appearance fee for this speech.
It is Jin Yong's wish to build a house in West Lake. On March 31, 1993, he told the reporter of Ming Pao: "I said before that I hope to have a house in Hangzhou after retirement....Hangzhou Municipal Government has brought up the old matter again, and is willing Give me a piece of land by the West Lake to build a house. This is special consideration, because private houses are not allowed to be built by the West Lake. I readily accept it to satisfy my attachment to my hometown.” Before the villa was completed, the media circulated voice of criticism. On November 4, 1996, shortly after the completion of the "Yunsong Bookstore" covering an area of 4.5 mu, he decided to donate it to the government.He said: "At that time, I built this villa for the purpose of retiring and settling here to study and meet friends. When everything was built, I came to see it. I thought the place was too big and the structure of the house was too exquisite. It is not suitable for me, an ordinary person, to live in such a nice place, so I donated it to the Hangzhou Municipal Government of Zhejiang Province."
A reporter asked: "You are 80 years old, and you still fly around like this. Do you think you are not famous enough, or do you think you don't have enough money?" His answer was: "You are in the world, you can't help yourself."
It was scorching hot outside. He was wearing a white shirt and tie. Under the lights of the stage, he was sweating profusely. He took a towel from time to time and wiped his sweat vigorously.When the time came, people didn't want to let him go.
Jin Yong's figure appeared in various lively occasions from time to time, and "discussions on swords" continued all over the place, and his movement became a hot topic in the media and entertainment editions. Jin Yong's "Huashan Lunjian" on October 8, 2003 can be regarded as the peak, and the report of "Southern Weekend" was titled "Jin Yong's Festival".
Jin Yong's "Huashan Lunjian" was held at the North Peak of Huashan Mountain at an altitude of 1614 meters. Shaanxi TV Station broadcast the whole process for more than three hours. The dialogue objects included Sima Nan, Kong Qingdong, Zhang Jizhong, Wei Minglun and others.Huashan Scenic Area was closed for eight hours that day, and 500 police officers and 150 armed police officers were dispatched to ensure the smooth broadcast of the TV broadcast. (The next day, when he went to Famen Temple, hundreds of police officers were dispatched there.) He was not very satisfied with this, and said in public with a pout: "I didn't ask them to close the mountain. They were afraid that tourists would see me. I will ask for my signature, and it must be sealed."
A reader arrived in Xi'an by train for more than ten hours, but was very disappointed when he heard that Mount Hua was closed. Through the friendship of the Tourism Bureau, he boarded Huashan early in the morning before the closure, but he could only go to the north peak. Watch live TV in the kiosk. "When I actually saw the so-called "Huashan Lunjian" this time, I was still very disappointed. Jin Yong's performance as the leading actor was quite disappointing. After all, he was 80 years old, trembling, coughing and wheezing, slurring words, and even a little incoherent. He burst into tears from time to time, it's really hard for him to be an old man, he was talking about some allusions with a group of cultural people there..."
Huashan was closed for eight hours, and it is said that the direct loss of tickets was more than 4 million yuan.Shaanxi TV Station announced that the 4 million yuan invested in this activity has been successfully recovered, and the entire activity only made a profit of 400,000 yuan.In advance, Jin Yong hoped that "this event will not introduce anything of a commercial nature." "'Huashan Lunjian' is not a martial arts competition, nor is it a commercial hype. It is a discussion among cultural people, a pure cultural dialogue. I hope it can start and end in a cultural atmosphere. Don't make too much of it. There are a lot of commercial advertisements." Wang Weilin, deputy director of Shaanxi TV Station, confirmed, "After Mr. Jin Yong set foot on the land of Shaanxi, he paid for meals, rides, and accommodation by himself, and insisted on not charging us any fees."Because of his insistence, Shaanxi TV Station, the organizer, canceled the naming right of "Huashan Lunjian".
Before Jin Yong's "Huashan Lunjian" held a "Talk about Art in the Forest of Steles", Sima Nan said, "I didn't hear real exchanges, but heard a lot of flattery. The meeting was full of polite words and carols, and no one proposed real questions and criticisms, and there is no real collision or exchange.”He himself also said: "There is also a seminar, I hope to hear Jia Pingwa and others criticize me, but the result is full of good words. It is very happy to listen, but the meaning is lost." Professor Wang Binbin of Nanjing University, who was critical, was invited to Xi'an, but was turned away. Of course, he was also allocated an "appearance fee" that he did not need to appear on the stage.Why a temporary change of mind?It is said that someone said hello, "I don't want to have different opinions."Wang Binbin was invited by the organizer on his own initiative. Who on earth "doesn't want to have different opinions"?
On October 26th, Jin Yong returned to his alma mater, Jiaxing Middle School, and presented flowers to the statue of Zhang Yintong. He wrote the inscription: "The place where the people in the south of the Yangtze River gather together, and the talents of thousands of years come from here." That night, the mayor of Jiaxing celebrated his birthday at the Zuixian Tower at Nanhu Ferry, and specially gave him I made a fuchsia middle suit, and took off the suit as soon as I entered the door and changed into it.Then some boys and girls sang the Yue opera excerpt "A Sister Lin Falls from the Sky", and asked him to write a plaque for the Zuixian Tower and the unbuilt Tieqiang Temple, and invited him to eat water chestnuts. The locals said that Nanhu Lake no longer grows water chestnuts. Where did it come from. On November 23, the Jin Yong Research Institute of Jiaxing University asked Jin Yong to write a copy of the couplet. He did not use what they drafted, but wrote another copy:
Jiade has cultivated talents for 90 years, established schools and trained 20,000 talents.
The poet Liu Shahe said that there are five characters in the seven-character couplet that are even and uneven. In terms of meaning, "peicai" means "Yuying", which has the same meaning. It is similar to the summary report: 20,000 graduates within 90 years, "too plain, Too boring, a clumsy couplet."
In January 2005, a reporter asked him in Hangzhou: "With your achievements, you can be a complete hermit. Why are you still willing to attend various activities?" He replied: "It is very lonely to retire alone. I'm just at home, reading a book alone." "I'm not a hermit, and I haven't forgotten the outside world."
Since the autumn of 2000, Jin Yong has been recruiting doctoral students majoring in Chinese and foreign transportation history and Tang history at Zhejiang University, and has revealed to the media a unique admission standard: to have a certain degree of research on history, to master two or more foreign languages, and finally It is good to know a little Latin or Greek. After 2003, he recruited four doctoral students.Since then, his doctoral supervisor qualifications and doctoral training have been the topic of the media, which has put great pressure on him in his later years.Although Yan Jiayan, Kong Qingdong, Xu Dai and others defended him—most of them are researchers of Jin Yong’s novels, and he himself expressed that he would not be moved by the outside world, but this hurt the most vulnerable part of his heart after all.He mentioned many times that when he was studying at Soochow University, it coincided with the civil war, the school closed early, and he did not get his diploma.This is the shortcoming of his life. When he climbed to the peak of his life, the more he never got, the more he wanted to be satisfied and seek perfection.
Jin Yong is particularly concerned about criticism from the outside world, "My surname is Cha, and my pen name is Jin Yong. I have to master the word 'cha' by myself, study hard, and get rid of the word 'yong'." “王朔先生说我是'四大俗'之一，我写通俗小说，'俗'是免不了的，对他的说话我并不在乎——有人公开批评我学问不好，我就相当重视了。不是说不开心，学问不好是事实，人家说的是事实。”
2004年金庸就给浙大校长写信要求辞职，被挽留。2005年1月，他当面向浙大提出辞职，再受挽留，说要到换届时再考虑。记者问：“不换届的话，这一届你还是院长吗？”他不无懊恼地说：“是的，我没死掉，他们就当我是院长。”
当年，剑桥大学要给他一个荣誉文学博士学位，理事会中有人反对，说他支持中国1997年收回香港，违背英国利益。展开辩论时，支持者认为，他是中国人，支持中国收回失土是爱国行为，剑桥不能反对任何人合理的爱国行为；中英租借新界条约，租期99年，到1997年期满，这是任何文明国家都必须遵守的国际行为；剑桥讲理性、讲守信，不能反对信守条约的行为；剑桥注重学术独立自由，文学博士是学术性的，不是政治性的。
6月22日，金庸获授剑桥大学荣誉博士，随即提出申请，请求到该校攻读博士学位。剑桥最初不接受，因他已是荣誉博士。他的申请差不多花了三个月，费了一点周折才得通过。他已80多岁高龄，名满海内外，却执意要去剑桥拿一个博士学位。他说：“求学，并非为了学位，而是感到自己学问不够。”2003年11月23日，他在香港浸会大学说：“我最喜欢大学生活，我快80岁了，最大愿望还是到大学去做学生，从一年级念起。”
2005年10月1日，金庸入学剑桥大学圣约翰学院，与他同班的有中国学生，也有日本、韩国、新加坡等国的学生。他每周上两次课，一次两个钟头，从不缺课。刚去剑桥时他租房住，后来花30多万英镑在剑河旁买了房子，“那里的住房升值很快，去年买的小房子，现在已经涨了5万多英镑。等我读完博士，可以赚一笔小钱”。He had a great laugh.
金庸没有带车，也没有在剑桥买车。到了剑桥他很想骑单车上学，但太太不让他骑，怕他年纪大了出安全问题。他只好打的去上学，“坐的士就很贵，差不多一百块港币一次……”导师很照顾他，有时骑着单车到他的住处来上课。
金庸的唐代史导师麦大维（DavidMcMullen）教授是道地的“中国通”，不仅普通话说得好，还精通中国的历史、文学和古汉语。金庸最初提出的选题有武则天、狄仁杰、匈奴与匈牙利人、中国与罗马帝国之灭亡等，麦大维都没有同意，最后提出唐朝皇位继承制度与唐朝衰亡的关系，麦大维认为可以考虑，学位委员会也通过了。
2006年，金庸完成硕士论文《初唐皇位继承制度》，从2007年起修读历史学博士。这年11月25日，他终于卸下“浙大人文学院院长”的头衔，但浙大还是要他担任名誉院长，当晚颁发了聘书。
金庸真正在剑桥读书的时间差不多两年。他总是说：“我觉得学问不够，也是自己的生活中、人生中的一个缺陷。”所以，80多岁了他还要去拿学位，弥补这个缺陷。2009年，他成为中国作家协会会员，随后成为中国作协名誉副主席。早在1998年，邓友梅、陈祖芬就要介绍他进作协，他没答应。
2010年9月，金庸完成博士论文《唐代盛世继承皇位制度》，透过正史、野史分析唐代太子继位制度以及宫廷的权力斗争。唐由盛转衰的安史之乱发生，唐玄宗派了儿子荣王平乱，后来战死，正史未提死因。他分析太子把弟弟荣王杀了。他说自己找了很多证据，“证明这个事件是历史上造假，其实是太子在发动政变，把弟弟杀掉，而且他（太子）占有军队，连父亲也不敢动他”。他认为马嵬坡事件就是皇太子发动的武装政变。唐代皇位继承他早有留意，1969年4月25日的社评《自来帝皇，不喜太子》提及，“唐太宗英明无比，可是也不喜欢太子承乾，于是太子纠合大将侯君集等造反，事败被废”。又提及当年玄武门之变，唐高祖不得不立李世民为太子。
剑桥大学圣约翰学院院长杜柏琛（ChristopherDobson）亲飞香港，给他颁发学位证书。当夜身穿长袍的杜柏琛以拉丁文宣布他成为荣誉院士和文学博士，接下来用英语说，剑桥从不在海外颁博士学位，这次是破例。
当金庸要去剑桥读博时，老朋友罗孚曾说：“他已是八十以上的老人，年已耄耋，依然好学不倦，这实在使人敬佩。其实他大可不必如此。学无止境……何妨放下、自在，这真是何等自在！”此时，他已87岁，罗孚则已离世。
金庸曾是亿万男女的偶像，海峡两岸的座上客，以其武侠小说和《明报》社评征服了华人世界无数凡夫俗子的心。多年来，他的庞大身影覆盖了海峡两岸、芸芸众生。一个冬日的下午，阳光照在香港北角渣华道嘉华国际中心他的办公室。窗外，维多利亚湾湛蓝的海水，一如半个多世纪前他初来香港的日子。那一刻，在记者眼中——
他是一个温和而细致的人，仪容整洁，戴着金丝边眼镜，风度和蔼。拍照时，他微微有些羞涩和紧张，手里拿着一张从杂志上取下来的塑料封套，卷成细长的棍，不停地玩弄。……看到他略带腼腆的笑容和不知所措的举止，在这数百平米环绕书架和海景的大办公室内，格外显得孤单。
滚滚红尘，转眼成空，是耶非耶，天下后世，自有公论。无论多么辉煌，多么耀眼，天亮了，星星终将隐去，千千万万平凡的生灵，又将开始一天新的生活，一个人和一个时代的故事终要落幕。2003年7月，金庸在央视《新闻夜话》中说，他的墓碑上将会写着：
这里躺着一个人，在20世纪、21世纪，他写过几十部武侠小说，这些小说为几亿人喜欢。
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