Celebrated novelist Ni Kuang passed away at 87
Local | 3 Jul 2022 7:15 pm


Best known for his series of adventure-science fiction novels “Wisely Series”, Hong Kong novelist and screenwriter Ni Kuang passed away on Sunday at the age of 87.

Ni's friend Sai Shing-sun posted on Facebook that Ni passed away on Sunday noon.

Hong Kong-based columnist Chip Tsao, also known by his Chinese language pen name To Kit, also posted a photo with Ni, saying he was "the most clear-minded in the global Chinese world in the past 70 years".

Ni was dubbed as one of the “Four great talents in Hong Kong”. His science fiction novels usually take the form of detective or mystery stories featuring extraterrestrial life.

His best-known works are the "Wisely Series" and "Dr. Yuen" novel series, both of which have been adapted into films and television series. Ni wrote 150 Wisely stories in the form of 145 novels. His criticism of communism is evident in some of these works.

He revealed years earlier at a book fair that he had skin cancer and was suffering from a lot of pains all over his body.

However, he understands life and death thoroughly. One of his mottos is 'happiness is the most important, other things doesn't matter'.
If you don't know, here's something from his wiki:
Ni also co-wrote scripts with Chang Cheh for the Shaw Brothers Studio, including for the films One-Armed Swordsman, The Assassin and Crippled Avengers. As the screenwriter for the 1972 film Fist of Fury, he didn't receive credit for creating the protagonist, Chen Zhen, who was played by Bruce Lee. The credits listed director Lo Wei as author. Chen Zhen became a popular Chinese culture hero and the subject of numerous remakes and adaptations of Fist of Fury. Notable actors such as Jet Li and Donnie Yen have portrayed Chen Zhen on screen after Bruce Lee. Ni wrote the screenplay for China's first superhero film Inframan.