I don’t know since when, the movies shown in theaters have become all vulgar romance movies. As martial arts stars get older, martial arts action movies have gradually disappeared. Young people are praised for their indifference. The everlasting emotional scenes have replaced the once wonderful action plots.
Although the market is no longer friendly to action movies, audiences still like flesh-and-blood martial arts stars. As one of the most representative martial arts stars in China, Jet Li and martial arts have achieved mutual success. Although he has faded out of the martial arts industry due to old injuries, his previous contribution to the spread of traditional martial arts is indelible.
How popular was Jet Li back then? What is his current situation now that he is nearly 60 years old?
Passionate about martial arts but suffering from illnesses
Jet Li began attending sports school at the age of eight. Every major event that happened in the first half of his life was closely related to sports.
When he was eleven years old, Jet Li and a group of martial arts classmates went to the United States to perform for the President of the United States. Facing the strange environment in a foreign country and the blond and blue-eyed foreigners, Jet Li was not nervous at all. Among all the children who performed, only Xiao Lianjie got the opportunity to speak alone with President Nixon due to his outstanding performance.
During the conversation, Nixon jokingly invited 11-year-old Jet Li to come to the United States to be his bodyguard in the future. It was 1974, and China, which had not yet carried out economic reform and opening up, was completely unable to compare with the prosperous United States. However, even under such a gap, Xiao Lianjie replied neither humble nor overbearing, " No, we don't learn martial arts to fight." , but to exercise, enhance physical fitness, and defend the motherland.”
In order to alleviate the embarrassing atmosphere at the scene. U.S. National Security Assistant Kissinger smoothed things over by saying, "At such a young age, I already speak like a diplomat !" When he grew up, Jet Li did not become a diplomat as Kissinger predicted. A diplomat who represents the image of China, Jet Li passed all the way and became a disseminator of Chinese martial arts civilized world.
In the early 1980s, 17-year-old Jet Li became the starring role in "Shaolin Temple" after rigorous selection. Three years later, luck favored Jet Li again. The popularity of " Shaolin Boy " pushed this 20-year-old young man to the throne of the king of martial arts action movies.
From then on, Jet Li lost his identity as a martial arts athlete and officially became a martial arts star. Mainland China, Hong Kong, Hollywood , Jet Li took Chinese martial arts to the world.
In the decades he has been engaged in filmmaking, Jet Li has received as many honors as he has suffered injuries. However, after entering middle age, he was originally strong and contracted hyperthyroidism. After contracting hyperthyroidism, Jet Li's appearance changed a lot. He was originally strong and became bloated and obese. A movie star whose gray hair makes Jet Li look much older than his age.
Living in Europe and having a happy family
After his illness, Jet Li gradually disappeared from the Internet. When you open Jet Li's social account, except for the publicity he made for his public welfare undertakings, there are basically no photos of his current situation, but in September On the 5th, eagle-eyed netizens discovered a recent photo of Jet Li in the latest update posted by Jet Li's daughter.
In the photo, Jet Li has changed from his previous weak state when he was ill. Wearing a denim jacket and sports shorts, he looks full of energy. Although the clothes look very simple, Jet Li's smile under the mask cannot be concealed.
Jet Li is flanked by his and Li Zhi's youngest daughter Jada. Different from Jet Li's outfit, the young and beautiful Jada's tube top and suspenders are paired with pink jeans. The whole outfit shows the enthusiasm of youth.
via other landscape photos of Jada. It is not difficult to see that the Jet Li family should now live in Europe. In various national characteristics, 19 -year -old Jada wandered in it. Just one snapshot was full In addition to taking photos with his father Jet Li, Jada also took many photos of the same frame as his sister. The sister Jane in the photo was gentle.
Jet Li has been in worshiping Buddhism since 2004. From the pictures taken by Jada, it is easy to see that Jet Li's wrist is wearing Buddha beads representing Buddhist believers. He also accompanied his father Jet Li for 21 days in the temple.
It is reported that Jane is a high student at Harvard University . He has completed his studies from the first high school in the United States. Li Lianjie's children not only support their faith, but they are also beautiful and smart. Jet Li was troubled by illness in recent years, but with such a happy family, Jet Li's illness should be getting better soon.
enthusiastic public welfare
As early as 2007, Jet Li established the " One Fund ". One Fund was the earliest domestic Public Fund . Now on this celebrity personal Weibo, the most see the most. Publicity on public welfare activities. Many stars in
will donate money to the public welfare organization after becoming famous, but there are not many stars who set up their own public welfare organization like Jet Li. From this, it can be seen that Jet Li is not only a strong star, but also a charity with a strong sense of morality. The initial stage of
Fund was to help the victims who were injured in the disaster and children who were born or had illness in the day after tomorrow. When
2008 was in the Wenchuan Earthquake in , Jet Li personally led the volunteer to Wenchuan disaster. Although Jet Li did not use his fist to defend his motherland as he said, he really protects his homeland with conscience.
Jet Li participated in the rescue work of the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008. Before the diagnosis of hyperthyroidism in 2013, Jet Li went to Yunnan, Guangxi, Yushu, Gansu and other places to rescue support. In addition to rescue work, initiated by Jet Li "The world of closed children's" action "has helped more and more children with autism families. Although
Although Jet Li's body no longer allows him to shoot high -intensity movies, he still uses his own power to spread love and hope. The reason why
concludes
The reason why Chinese audiences like martial arts stars are very simple. First of all, because the characters shaped by martial arts stars are flesh and blood, they are not as weak as readers, unlike merchants, they all have counselor.
's love for characters has been brought into the martial arts star by the audience. Martial arts stars have received strict physical training since childhood. Although it is now the era of traffic stars, the stars who can really be called upstream also bring the martial arts in the past martial arts. Star's perseverance and persistence.
