"At first, I sold the novels 'copyrights to TV or movie producers in the hope that more readers would come to know about my stories. It didn't occur to me that the screenwriters would completely alter my stories." Jin Yong says he can understand shortening a story if it is too long, but they should not make changes to the plot, modifying the personalities of the characters.
「原本我把小說版權賣給連續劇、電影製作人，是希望能有多一點的讀者知道我的小說，但沒想到編劇會把我的小說改得走樣」，金庸說他能理解因篇幅太長而刪減，但不該添加情節，使得人物性格不一。