Imagine that you're at ANOTHER Jin Yong Q&A session...

[Ken Cheng]

...a year or so after you attended this one.

In light of what happened the previous year, Jin Yong and the staff of the establishment hosting the Q&A session have hired security...several large, burly guards, to try to stop things from getting out of control. Still, it's only about a dozen men versus a crowd of possibly one-thousand fans.

At some point in the session, a fan asks the question, "Can Dook Goo Kau Bai defeat the Greats in one stroke?" Again, just like the previous year, you can't clearly hear the answer, but whatever Jin Yong said, the result is deja vu. Once again, an angry crowd comprising half the audience begins rushing the stage, easily overwhelming the security guards, and take Jin Yong to the ground, screaming savagely...you recognize a number of these fans as the same people who did this the previous year, although some who remained seated last year are the ones attacking this year, and some who attacked last year remain seated this year.

So...faced with the same situation you faced at the previous conference, what do you do?

Also, assuming Jin Yong survives, will he ever agree to host any more Q&A sessions with fans?

Finally, do you think wuxia fans are really crazy enough (in large numbers) that this scenario can really happen?

[PJ]

Once again, an angry crowd comprising half the audience begins rushing the stage, easily overwhelming the security guards, and take Jin Yong to the ground, screaming savagely...

Finally, do you think wuxia fans are really crazy enough (in large numbers) that this scenario can really happen?

The most I can see is maybe someone throwing a shoe at Jin Yong, followed by the entire room chastising him in shame.

[Ken Cheng]

The most I can see is maybe someone throwing a shoe at Jin Yong, followed by the entire room chastising him in shame.

But isn't it just as likely that half the people in the room will applaud the shoe-thrower as a hero?

[PJ]

But isn't it just as likely that half the people in the room will applaud the shoe-thrower as a hero?

Not unless the reason for throwing the shoe is that Jin Yong forgot one of his shoes, and this guy was trying to help. In addition, he was so proficient at the art of LDT (Long Distance Throwing) that just as the shoe was about to hit Jin Yong's face, it suddenly changed direction, descending down perfectly next to Jin Yong's foot (like Zhou Botong did in ROCH, and one of the Island Lords did in OTG).

[smurf120]

After last year's debacle, I would think this year's conference would be conducted by hologram teleconference so the people attacking would just be attacking a virtual image.

Beforehand, I would also set up in the adjacent rooms:
1) Yi Tian Sword/Dragon Sabre and other weaponry auctions
2) Ancient foods taste testing competition
3) Wuxia Heroes Xbox smackdown

When questioning gets out of hand, blast some '80s TVB theme song music, then announce the activities and giveaways in the other rooms.