Why are Jin Yong's novels always being remade, but the Four Great Masterpieces are missing?
Jin Yong's novels had always received widespread attention and love. They had been remade into television dramas, movies, stage plays and other art forms many times. In contrast, there were several reasons why the four masterpieces, Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, Water Margins, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, had not been remade many times: 1. Literature value: Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, Water Margins, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms are all classics of Chinese classical literature with profound literary value and emotional content. These works had become an important part of Chinese culture, and the quality of the remake often needed to be widely recognized and accepted, which had high requirements for production costs and audience acceptance. 2. Historical background: Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a historical drama set in the Three Kingdoms period. The Three Kingdoms period is a complicated and important period in Chinese history. The complexity of the historical background and the characters make the producers and the audience need to reconsider and adjust the understanding and presentation of the characters. " Dream of the Red Chamber " and " Journey to the West " were literary works set in ancient society. Their historical background and characters were relatively simple and easy to remake. 3. copyright issues: "Dream of the Red Chamber,""Journey to the West,""Water Margins" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" are all classics, and the copyright issues are more complicated. The remake needed to be authorized by the original author or the copyright owner. Due to the monopoly of the copyright owner and commercial interests, the production and broadcast of the remake often needed to go through many twists and turns and negotiations. In summary, Jin Yong's novels had more advantages than other masterpieces in terms of literary value, historical background, and copyright issues, so they were easier to remake and spread. On the other hand, famous works such as Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, Water Margins, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms were more difficult in these aspects, so they were not remade many times.