Gu Long formed his own Baolong Film Company, "Bao" represents his wife "Baozhu" and "Dragon" represents himself. At the beginning of its establishment, he wrote and directed the entrepreneurial work Chu Liuxiang
Gu Long's martial arts novels have sold so much and spread widely that it seems that only Jin Yong can compare with him, even if people who do not read novels, they will often see Gu Long's works on the screen and on the screen, if the novel is adapted into movies and TV series, the number is so large that only Jin Yong can compare. A song called "Little Li Flying Knife" (the theme song of the TV series adapted from "Amorous Swordsman Ruthless Sword") is sung in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, and has become a household name. There was a period when singers went to Southeast Asia to take the stage, if they did not sing this song, the audience would be cheered, so tired that even Taiwanese singers had to practice overnight, even if the accent was not correct, they had to sing this Cantonese song.
When it comes to the number of creations, I am afraid that only Ni Kuang can compare with Gu Long among Hong Kong and Taiwan writers. The total number of Gu Long novels may be more than 20 million words, and the "Gu Long Novel Album" of Hong Kong Laurel Books Company collects more than 80 kinds. In March 1995, Zhuhai Publishing House's collection of gulong works was accompanied by a list of 68 gulong novels that had been officially published in Chinese mainland.
Gu Long ranks first in Taiwan's "Wulin" and is no longer controversial. According to the survey of Ye Hongsheng, a famous martial arts scholar in Taiwan, it is believed that the ranking of the top ten martial arts novelists in Taiwan is: Gu Long, Sima Ling, Wolong Sheng, Shangguan Ding, Zhuge Qingyun, Banxia Lou, Murong Mei, Sun Yuxin, Liu Renyang, and Du Guhong.
The most controversial is the ranking of Jin Yong, Gu Long and Liang Yusheng. Among these three, the most indisputable is Jin Yong's master status. The profound meaning expressed in Jin Yong's works is indeed beyond the reach of Gu Long and Liang Yusheng, who is not only the master of modern martial arts novels, but also a generation of famous artists who cannot be ignored in the history of Chinese literature.
So, what about Gu Long and Liang Yusheng? This is entirely a matter of benevolence and wisdom. Gu and Liang have different styles and achievements, representing the two poles of modern martial arts novels. Just as Chen Mo said in the "Ancient Dragon Theory":
"Although he (Gu Long) cannot stand shoulder to shoulder with Jin Yong, he is not comparable to Liang Yusheng."
"Gu Long is already a super-first-class superstar master, which is an indisputable fact in the history of martial arts novels."
Huang Chen, a famous Hong Kong writer and host, made this comment on Gu Long: On whether Gu Long's novels are better than Jin Yong's, as long as we talk about the genre of martial arts novels, we cannot fail to mention Gu Long.
Jin Yong also once said that Gu Long's novels are original, wonderfully conceived, and accomplished.