追梦中国 生死李连杰 矛盾人生悲喜剧（英）

3. Backstories in Hong Kong

The year 1989 opened a new chapter in Jet Li’s career, when he accepted an offer from Hark Tsui, a renowned director and producer, to work in Hong Kong. The city brought him spotlight and unexpected troubles. His new life there was no less thrilling and gripping than what may appear in any gang film.

When shooting the film Dragon Fight , Jet Li met Nina Li Chi and David Law, son of director Wei Lo. Law frequently visited the studio, and was deeply impressed by Jet Li’s fighting skills. He believed the young actor was a potential superstar. In the hope of becoming Li’s agent before anyone else did, Law tried his best to make friends with the introverted actor of his age. The two young men got on fairly well, and their friendship led to a tenyear talent agency contract.

The rising director Hark Tsui visited Li upon hearing that Li was also in the U.S. They soon discovered that they shared similar ideas on martial arts films. Tsui then recommended Li to the management at Hong Kong Golden Harvest, and redesigned the character of Wong Fei-hung with Li. Tsui’s unfettered imagination and cinematic flair had a deep influence on Li. But at times, Li found himself in a clash with the director over some of his ideas. A good example was the hero’s Shadowless Kicks. When Tsui designed a move of seven kicks before landing, Li opposed to it, in that it might strike the audience as too fictional. Who could ever do that? Tsui, on the other hand, was insistent and decided against all objections. Thus Wong Fei-hung ’s incredible kicks were born.

In their debate, Li argued from a martial artist’s view, “Don’t you find the Shadowless Kicks a little bit unlikely?”

“You forgot one thing,” Tsui replied. “Once the audience recognizes our hero, they accept whatever he does, however superhumanly he may behave. A little exaggeration will hardly do any harm, because the audiences are here for a good story, and they don’t care if his kicks are possible. ”

Tsui’s support enabled Li to fully develop his potential. And Li also held great gratitude to Tsui for his recognition and appreciation. Indeed, it was Tsui that provided him the opportunity to make a comeback to his past glory from the low point of being an anonymous martial arts trainer.

苏好在娱乐媒体界从业多年，曾为多位大牌娱乐明星撰写传记。其传记作品赢得了读者普遍的好评，取得了不俗的销售业绩。

Su Hao has been working in the media field for many years, who has written several biographies on film-star.

该丛书是为配合中国梦的对外宣传出版的，介绍中国各方面突出人物实现人生理想的故事。现丛书共出版了十二本。书中介绍的这些人物用各自的奋斗历程诠释了中国人的“中国梦”。本系列图书设计装帧风格简洁大气，文笔生动，节奏紧凑，开本也符合国外读者的阅读习惯。丛书出版后收到读者欢迎。

李连杰头上有很多光环，很多荣耀，但他身上也汇集了诸多矛盾，诸多质疑。他是个深情的男人，被妻子利智称作完美的丈夫和慈爱的父亲，却被指“始乱终弃”在先；他是用真功夫勇闯好莱坞的中华英雄，功成名就之后却转身加入了新加坡国籍……该书从一个新的角度展示了一个不一样的李连杰。

He calls for the general public, particularly his fans, to keep donating to charity and he commends Chinese philanthropist Chen Guangbiao for giving away his fortune; yet he has spent 200 million RMB building a lavish mansion for his own family As the founder of One Foundation and an active participant in the Foundation’s charity activities, he has kept his lips sealed to inquiries about how much he has donated to the Foundation.

Preface A Man of Paradoxes

I. One Foundation

II. Jet Li’s Contribution to One Foundation?

III. Did He Marry Her without a Reason?

IV. Heartless or Loving?

V. Transition from a Martial Arts Practitioner to an Action Actor

VI. Box-office Success or Reputation

Epilogue Jet Li, A Remarkable Man