1947 at the age of nine, she published her first novel, Poor Xiaoqing, in the children's edition of Shanghai Ta Kung Pao. At the age of sixteen, the novel Cloud Shadow written in an adult's tone was published in Morning Light magazine. 1957 graduated from Taipei No.2 Girls' Middle School. 1July, 963, the first collection of short stories, Out of the Window, was published and appeared in the literary world of Taiwan Province Province. She has created quite a lot, including dozens of works. Many works have to be reprinted in dozens or even dozens of editions, and they are often adapted into movies or TV series, which have a large number of readers in Taiwan Province Province and overseas. Especially popular with young people. Qiong Yao's works include: Cutting Homesickness (Prose), Girlfriend, Europe, The Wind Has Disappeared the Heart, Plum Blossom Branding, Burning Firebird, People in the Tianya, Xue Ke, Wangfu Cliff, Lights Last Night, Meeting and Parting, and Asking the Sunset.
1942 moved back to his hometown in Hunan with his family, and then moved back to Sichuan due to the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression;
1947 The family moved to Shanghai and published the first novel "Poor Xiaoqing" in Shanghai Ta Kung Pao;
1949 moved to Taipei City, Taiwan Province Province, where his father taught in the Chinese Department of Normal University and his mother taught in Jianguo Middle School.
1959 get married;
1963 published the novel Out of the Window in Crown magazine, and soon published a solo book, which is the first book published by Qiong Yao.
1964 divorce;
1965' s works were put on the brocade screen for the first time, including Cousin's International Nuclear Accident Grade, Tusi Flower, Misty Rain and Mute Girl's Love;
1968 set up Firebird Company to shoot "Full Moon West Building" and "Stranger" (adapted from the novel "Lucky Grass");
1976 set up superstar company;
1979 married Ping;
1985 published Europe, the only novel without parents;
1986 launched the TV series "Several Sunset Red";
1988 returning to the mainland for the first time;
1990 published the first historical costume novel "Xue Ke";
Qiong Yao's novel career
Speaking of love novels in Hong Kong and Taiwan, Qiong Yao is indeed a "brand" spanning 30 years. In fact, since her debut novel Out of the Window was published in 1963, it has established her important position in love novels.
Qiong Yao's novels can be divided into three periods: the early novels include Out of the Window published by 1963 and Moist White Fox published by 197 1 year, which are mainly short stories of ancient people's love developed from China's folklore. The mid-term novel begins with seagulls flying and burning! Firebird, a love novel set in contemporary Taiwan Province Province, has a happy ending except I am a cloud. The later "Xue Ke" was created and published in the 1980s, and the background of the novel moved back to ancient times, trying to cope with the changing love views of urban men and women, and trying to get rid of the fate of early tragedies and the happiness story formulated in the middle.
Several Sunset Red is an important work in Qiong Yao's novel creation, in which time and space are interlaced, there are many characters and the plot is complex, which can best represent the characteristics of love and affection. The two story lines took place in Chongqing during the Anti-Japanese War and Taipei in the 1960s. The first story is about the young age of the heroine Zhu Meng. She fell in love with Kunming college students, and many gripping stories happened because of her mother's opposition. Finally, I married He. And settled in Taipei. The second part of the novel is the love story of Zhu Meng's daughter Xiao Shuang. Wei, his lover, is He's nephew and works in He Kai's company. Since then, a series of old hatreds and new worries have been intertwined. Finally, he had a lover with Wei and stayed with Mingyuan, while he lived in seclusion in the mountains.
The content and structure of this work are similar to the mode of TV series, that is, the plot is complex and the climax is repeated; Emotional expression is strong and exaggerated; The relationship between characters is entangled because of family grievances; The misunderstanding between people leads to all kinds of lifelong regrets and grievances; The secret and mystery of the protagonist's life experience, as well as war, separation and reunion, are undoubtedly the "basic elements" of popular drama.
To sum up, in Qiong Yao's love kingdom, love is the source of nourishing and inspiring women's self. Without love, a woman's self will wither. In this case, Qiong Yao's female image inevitably appears passive and negative. In fact, during the May 4th Movement, the concept of "love" was a public ideology, which mainly rebelled and challenged the patriarchal system in China, but in Qiong Yao's romance novels, it was completely private. However, this dream world has been pushed to the extreme by the help of its ideology, which has reversed the rights and obligations of the upper class and the lower class in the patriarchal family, so that parents or men with resources and strength can devote themselves wholeheartedly to their children who have nothing, especially women, under the emotional moral call. This is also the spirit of romance novels.
Main works:
Outside the window, six dreams, misty rain, lucky grass
Tussah flower, sunset glow, tidal sound, boat.
Purple shells, cold smoke and delicious food, the full moon in the West Building, and Feng Chun.
Clouds are rolling, the courtyard is deep, the milky way is boundless and watery.
White fox, where seagulls fly, Qian Qian knot, curtain of dreams.
Waves, blue sky, girlfriend, by the water.
Qiu Ge, the person at the end of the world, I am a cloud, moonlight and a bird.
Wild goose in the forest, a red bean, rosy clouds all over the sky, and marigold.
The clothes of dreams come and go, but they go to my heart and ask the sunset.
"Burn it! Firebird, in a hurry, in a hurry, a paradise on fire.
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Cliff in Wang Fu, grass by the green river, plum blossom brand and ghost husband
Cut homesickness, my story, Xue Ke
Water, crescent moon, smoke lock building.
Heaven has tears and no words to ask heaven.
"There are tears in heaven, love and hate must be millions" and "There are tears in heaven on earth"
Zhu Huan, one of the five princesses, rose again, and Zhu Huan, the second princess, was entrusted with life and death.
"The fifth part of Princess Zhu Huan is full of sadness and joy" and "The fifth part of Princess Zhu Huan is wandering around the world"
Princess Zhu Huan, five of the five worlds of human friendship.
Qiong Yao's character
When Cao Xiaoming, a reporter from Literature News, interviewed Qiong Yao about "Do you think you are a traditional woman or a modern woman?" Qiong precious jade's view of her personality:
"I don't think this is a tradition, but I admire the wisdom of the East."
"I don't think I'm traditional. I have been rebellious since I was a child. Outside the window is mainly my autobiography. I have been headstrong since I was a child, and I have suffered a lot for it. Do you think I will be traditional? "
The reporter further asked: "That is your temperament. Do you respect and follow tradition in thought, morality and ethics? For example, what do you think of women's happiness? "
Qiong precious jade replied with a smile:
"If I say this, I will be even more unconventional, because I am a value pluralism. Women's happiness depends on their own feelings, and there is no uniform standard. However, this different feeling must have a wise premise, that is, as a woman, she should be soberly aware of the unchangeable limitations of women in this patriarchal society, and it is impossible to blindly focus on Gao Zhiyuan. For women, the meaning of happiness is twofold. Simply put, it is the realization of social values and the satisfaction of personal feelings such as marriage, family and childbirth. These two requirements always conflict, and the possibility of double satisfaction is very small. Therefore, we must accept this fact and accept it calmly in order to move towards happiness. "
The reporter asked, "So, do you consider yourself a happy woman?"
Qiong Yao replied, "Yes, I tried my best. I just got what I wanted and what I could get. "
Qiong Yao takes the word "can" very seriously, showing her confidence.
The reporter asked again, "Do you believe in eternal love?"
Qiong precious jade's answer is clever and surprising:
"Two people have something to say when they are old, and that is eternal love."
The reporter asked, "What kind of person do you think you are?"
Qiong precious jade after serious thinking replied:
"I think I am a complex contradiction. Emotionally, I have ups and downs, sometimes happy, sometimes depressed, sometimes naive, sometimes crazy, and I can't tell why. As for my attitude towards life, generally speaking, I am a pessimist, thinking that people are born with suffering, and life is both painful and boring. But in concrete life, I miss every breeze and every cloud, and I am always happy or sad for a little thing. Of course, I can always be super happy in the end.
Qiong Yao is obviously good at rhetoric and has a sweet voice. Then, she made people feel that her tradition was also reflected in her relationship with her husband, Mr Ping Tao Xin.
Speaking of peace, it seems very calm, even a little leisurely, unlike Mr. Ping's amorous feelings when he talks about his wife's arrival.
Qiong Yao said.
"A happy marriage depends to a great extent on the psychological quality of both parties, especially the woman. For example, Mr. Ping always leads me by the nose but always makes me feel that I have won. I attach great importance to the spiritual communication between the two sides. Even though writing is tense and his publishing house is very busy, we always take a lot of time to exchange views on various issues, including each other, and constantly get to know each other and let them know themselves. If there are differences, we will not avoid or hide our unpleasant emotions. "
Qiong Yao also cited an example, that is, when she was writing, she often forgot to eat, and Ping sent it to her, so Ping jokingly said, "If you don't send food, you will starve to death at her desk."
Qiong Yao said, in fact, if Ping Taoxin really doesn't give himself food, he will still find something to eat by himself. Dependence is often cultivated by the other party. If he really can't rely on others, he will find his own way out. Can he still hang himself from a tree? Qiong Yao finished laughing heartily.
Regarding her own works, when the reporter talked about that some critics thought she was repeating herself, Qiong Yao didn't want to discuss more, but simply replied:
"The reader's nerves are often single. As long as they can impress people and repeat what they are afraid of, it's no use if they can't. "
Qiong Yao said that she seldom thought about what she should write, but only wrote according to her nature and natural impulse. She told reporters that she often wrote true stories that happened around her. For example, the good girl in Hurry is a real person, and many of her letters are still in their hands.
The reporter asked Qiong Yao whether she would set foot in other disciplines in the future. Qiong Yao thinks at least not at present, because she likes her accustomed subject field and she is familiar with it.
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Qiong precious jade also half-jokingly said:
"I sometimes feel old in some ways, but I don't think it's a bad thing."
When the reporter asked Qiong Yao if she attached importance to the literary evaluation of her works, Qiong Yao shrugged her shoulders and said aimlessly, "I don't care about the critics' criticism." I just want readers, the more the better. I think so many people like it. "
Loving one's own works is the greatest achievement and happiness as a writer. What authoritative evaluation can compare with the happiness it brings me? "
Qiong Yao also told reporters about two things she encountered in the mainland: First, she received a gift soon after she arrived in Beijing, which was a plush toy dog. The giver didn't leave his name, and a small note said, "In order to make you like them, it will be pleasant to think of them." When she received a phone call, the other party didn't say her name, just said, "Qiong Yao, we love you very, very much." So she put the microphone aside.
"Too touched, too touched!"
Qiong Yao is a little excited, her cheeks are flushed, showing a typical Qiong Yao cavity.
But there is also pain in joy.
Qiong Yao told reporters that she found some fake and shoddy works in Chinese mainland under her name, including Snake Lady, Fountain and Lily in Tongli.
The reporter can see that she is very concerned about this and attaches great importance to her image in the readers' minds.
Qiong Yao said that apart from traveling to the mainland, visiting relatives and friends, there is also an important thing to know about the publication of her works in the mainland, and she hopes that relevant parties can list and number her books like Taiwan Province Province.
Qiong Yao's image
Qiong Yao claimed that she was "born not beautiful enough", but in the eyes of many writers and journalists who have met her, she said otherwise.
1988, when Qiong Yao first returned to the mainland, the famous film director Shi Shujun once described her like this: "On the phone, Qiong Yao's voice is sweet and soft, and it seems difficult to unify with the tall and fat image in the photo. Linked to two painful and tortuous love experiences in her life, somehow, I imagined that Qiong Yao must be a sophisticated and conscientious rich woman. "
But when ShuJunShi really face Qiong precious jade, but otherwise:
"14, 10, my old partner Gu Langhui and I walked into the Jianguo Hotel, with a simple appearance and gorgeous interior decoration. Qiong Yao sat at the coffee table in the front hall, surrounded by a group of reporters. We didn't bother her right away, standing six or seven meters away from her. In the jargon of the movie, our focus shifted slowly before and after her. Qiong Yao came into my field of vision, with delicate eyebrows and beautiful eyes. She looks much younger than her age. She looks very lively and can't find any trace of her past sufferings. She is very different from the photo, but unified with the voice. I was silly for a long time, thinking, how can there be so many interesting stories in such a small woman's stomach? Later, I got acquainted with her, and when I mentioned it jokingly, they both doubled up with laughter.
"Qiong precious jade off the reporter, happily walked beside us and sat down. She is so agile and dignified. I can't help but say to Mr. Ping,' Your wife is more beautiful than in the photo!' "
Qiong Yao returned to the mainland this year, and other journalists followed Qiong Yao. For example, Cao Xiaoming, a reporter from Literature News, talked about the impression of seeing Qiong Yao: "I just looked at her carefully: a red sweater and snowflake jeans with a unique style. The petite figure looks very decent with this dress, although it is heavily made up, but it is gorgeous and not vulgar. What is particularly striking is that those eyes are unusually bright and very girlish.
Qiong Yao talks about creation and women.
June 1988, back to the mainland, China Women's Daily reporters Gao and Zhao Shimin interviewed in Beijing Jianguo Hotel on April1988+0/kloc-0. The following is a dialogue between Qiong Yao and women, telling her creative experience.
The reporter asked, "You have written more than forty novels. Is economic benefit your purpose? "
Qiong Yao replied: "at first, some of my works were written to pay for the manuscript, because I had to make a living from it." Later, the economy is no longer a problem, but people who are educated in Taiwan Province Province will say to you,' Take what belongs to you and don't give up your due rights.' "
The reporter asked, "I began to read your" Out of the Window "and" I am a Cloud "and liked them very much. But I can read others, and it feels similar. "
Qiong precious jade regrets ground say, "this is my taste. In Taiwan Province Province, some people criticized me, saying that my works will always be the same style, and I said that I don't have to go to Sichuan restaurant to eat Beijing food. I may be Sichuan food. Eat when you think it's delicious, but don't like it. You can go to other restaurants. There are many magazines and writers in Taiwan Province Province. In my future writing, I will keep this taste, which is human nature. "
The reporter asked, "You must know the Qiong Yao fever in Chinese mainland. Some people say,' Qiong Yao's novels are love teaching books.' Others said, "Qiong Yao has provided a pure residence for my soul." In particular, some middle school students read your books, have no intention to study, and hide in fantasies all day. Have you considered the social impact of your work? "