1. Uncle Septuagenarian's dedication to filming and his tireless pursuit of his career
Despite his old age, Jackie Chan is still shining on the red carpet of the Lion City Film Festival, attracting the attention of countless fans. When a reporter asked why this old man still sticks to the front line of his acting career, the film giant replied with a smile: "Filming is the love of my life, and I have had the dream of standing in front of the screen and giving wonderful performances to the audience since I was a child."
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Although the years have passed, his passion for filming has never faded.
As he spoke, he suddenly waved his arms and made a classic move, although the movement was slightly slow, but his heroic and vigorous demeanor still exuded a bit of domineering. Seeing this, the staff next to him immediately stepped forward to help, lest the respected old man make a slight mistake.
However, Jackie Chan waved his hand and signaled that there was no need to worry, just because he was too involved in the role.
In fact, as early as 1994, when he set foot in Hollywood, Jackie Chan had already achieved remarkable results. With his amazing martial arts, he made a name for himself overseas, and since then, he has gradually risen to prominence and accumulated wealth on both the domestic and international stages.
However, for Jackie Chan, filming is not just about making money, but also about the firm pursuit of his dreams.
Even in 2001, when he was named the highest-paid artist in Hong Kong, and in 2002, when he earned nearly 600 million yuan in half a year, he remained humble and unrelenting, but became more and more progressive.
Today, at the age of seventy, he still devotes himself to the shooting career without hesitation, presenting at least one new masterpiece to the audience every year.
"I have nothing else to love in my life except filming, and I am extremely satisfied that I entered this industry with a dream and now I have finally realized my dream." Jackie Chan said affectionately, "As long as my physical condition allows, I will continue to devote myself to this career and pass on my love for this industry to the younger generation."
2. Review the arduous struggle in the early years
If we want to trace the arduous journey of Jackie Chan along the way, we have to start from the stage of his first involvement in the entertainment industry. At that time, he was busy and unknown in the large-scale production sets of many wealthy families in Hong Kong, and he could only engage in some work as a dragon actor and ordinary group actors.
Despite his meager salary and barely enough to make ends meet, he was determined to pursue his dreams. Every time he stood on the set, he did his best to observe and consult the big stars, delving into every seemingly insignificant role.
Although he is only a passer-by among the many supporting roles, his excellent acting skills have gone far beyond the positioning of ordinary dragon roles. So, under the guidance of his dream, Jackie Chan gradually moved towards the peak of his career.
It wasn't until 1994 that the god of fate finally threw a big smile on him, and the actor in his nearly 40s stood out in the highly competitive Hollywood with his outstanding martial arts talents, successfully escaping his status as a dragon and opening a new chapter in the road to international superstardom.
Although he failed to realize his dream of becoming rich overnight, this is undoubtedly the fruitful fruit of his years of hard work. Those busy days in Hong Kong and countless mainland crews have become a grinding process for him to become steel.
The experience of being regarded as "passerby A" again and again has invisibly forged his perseverance and determination to never give up on his dreams. It is precisely because of this that Jackie Chan has gradually won wide attention at home and abroad, and his income has also risen.
In 2001, his annual total income exceeded the HK$500 million mark for the first time, making him the highest-paid artist in Hong Kong. In 2002, it reached a peak of nearly 600 million yuan in just half a year, which is really amazing!
Behind these brilliant achievements, he has worked hard and worked hard to get it. Looking back on the bitter journey of the past, Jackie Chan said with emotion: "Since I was a child, I have had the dream of becoming a movie star.
Even though I started out as a trickster, I never flinched and every time I saw others shine in front of the camera, my desire to win the applause of the audience grew stronger."
According to relevant laws and regulations, as an excellent employee, Lu Huiguang should receive severance pay compensation of up to 500,000 Hong Kong dollars. However, the truth is that he only received a meager payment of 100,000 Hong Kong dollars! In this regard, the hot-blooded man was furious and immediately questioned his best friend Jackie Chan, but the answer he got was "This is all your sister-in-law (Lin Fengjiao)'s sole discretion, and I don't have any power anymore".
Jackie Chan is also full of helplessness. Under Lin Fengjiao's iron-fisted management, he has long lost his decision-making power over the company. This former poor woman now holds the huge assets that Jackie Chan has accumulated over the years, and the real power in her hands is enough to shake Jackie Chan's position in the company.
Faced with such a predicament, Jackie Chan fell into extreme anxiety and anger. He had worked hard for half a lifetime, and the wealth he had accumulated was once at its peak, but now it could be wiped out in an instant.
Watching his wife dismiss his old comrades-in-arms one by one, his heart hurt like a knife.
"Looking back, we fought for survival together, and they did so hard for me, but I didn't expect to be treated so unfairly." Jackie Chan said indignantly, his clenched fists trembling slightly, and his face was gloomy as water.
The helplessness and pain of his situation was undoubtedly unimaginable.
In this way, Jackie Chan, who was once highly respected and watched by everyone, is now ruthlessly elevated by his wife and reduced to an idle "emperor". Fortunately, Lin Fengjiao did not completely empty his property, otherwise the eldest brother, who is known as a legend in the film industry, may really face the dilemma of starting from scratch.
Those years were like a nightmare for Jackie Chan. His relatives and friends have left, and years of hard work may also be ruined, such a blow may be far heavier than life and death.
Fortunately, Lin Fengjiao still has a trace of pity, and Jackie Chan was able to retain the last capital, otherwise this veteran in the film industry may have to put down his dignity and start a new life journey again.
Part 4: Collectibles Investment and Global Luxury Homes, Expensive Collections Have Risked Their Lives to Protect
Perhaps it was because of that unforgettable lesson that Jackie Chan regarded making money as an important career as life for a long time to come. As a result, he invested heavily in real estate and collectibles investments, hoping to preserve the wealth he had earned through his hard work in order to better protect himself.
Today, Jackie Chan has his own luxury homes all over the world, and his real estate scale is huge, which can be called a giant in the real estate industry. In the heart of the thriving city of Hong Kong, he successfully acquired two huge plots of land and spent a huge amount of money to build a palace-like mansion that sits on a hilltop of half a hill. And in foreign lands such as the United States, Australia and other places, his vast empire is also spreading.
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However, Jackie Chan is not simply possessing these "homes", but full of deep emotions and cherishment. In almost every corner of his mansion lies his precious collection – priceless art treasures.
For example, when the fires raged in Australia in the early years, he risked his life to protect the collection in his mansion in Canberra, and resolutely refused to evacuate.
It wasn't until the fire became more ferocious and the wildfire was approaching that the seventy-year-old man was forced to leave under the forced persuasion of the staff. Otherwise, it is very likely that he will die quietly in the raging fire.
In that mansion, there are not only the masterpieces of Master Xu Beihong that he spent a lot of money to collect, but also the red sandalwood carvings worth hundreds of millions of yuan and millions of yuan of expensive saddles and other national treasures.
In addition, he has amassed countless works of art of immeasurable value in his mansions around the world, ranging from antique calligraphy and painting to rare porcelain, totaling a staggering eight warehouses.
"I almost took all my wealth away from that woman in one fell swoop, and now these collections and properties are my 'lifeline'." Jackie Chan said with emotion, "I have experienced failure, so I must not allow myself to fall into the homeless situation I was back then."
As long as I have these, even in the face of setbacks, I can have the capital to rise again."
Obviously, Jackie Chan has strengthened his belief in "storing" this hard-earned wealth. Even he, who is usually ruthless to outsiders, exudes extremely firm determination and domineering when talking about these collections.
This shows how important these objects are to him.