Why are half of Jin Yong's fourteen works unknown?

Whether a literary work is popular or not requires two conditions:

1, the plot is attractive enough. ..... This is the so-called "amateur watching".

2. The writing style is beautiful enough and the connotation is profound enough. ..... This is the so-called "expert watching the doorway".

Only literary works with these two conditions can be regarded as well-known works.

Among Jin Yong's fourteen works, some are really popular, and have been put on the screen many times, and even remake many times.

These well-known works include The Legend of the Condor Heroes, The Condor Heroes and Eight Dragons.

These works are so popular because they have the above two conditions, which can not only make laymen look lively, but also let experts see the rich connotation and beautiful writing.

There are several other works of Jin Yong that are not so well-known ... they have never even been put on the screen.

For example, several works such as Liancheng are like this.

In fact, each of Jin Yong's fourteen works has a very high standard. Even a few lesser-known works are excellent. ..... Just because the scene is not very lively, so the popularity is not high. ..... but this does not affect the achievements and status of these works in the literary world.

In fact, some of Jin Yong's works are not so well known as his excellent works are too well known. ..... Compared with the works written by lesser-known authors, Jin Yong's lesser-known works are higher than their standards.