Jet Li's early rise experience:
On April 26, 1963, Li Lian was born in an ordinary working-class family in Beijing, where he had two older sisters and two older brothers.
In 1965, Jet Li's father died.
In 1971, he studied at Beijing Changqiao Primary School; in the same year, he was favored by coach Wu Bin and entered the Beijing Shichahai Sports School to learn martial arts, thus beginning his career as a martial arts athlete.
In 1972, he participated in the Chinese Martial Arts Competition and won the Outstanding Performance Award.
In 1972, he performed martial arts at the opening ceremony of the "Pan-Asian, African and Latin American Table Tennis Championships"; after the performance, Jet Li was received by Zhou Enlai.
In 1974, he won the first place in the junior group and the all-around champion in the Chinese Wushu Competition.
In May 1975, he participated in the Wushu Taolu Competition of the National Games and won the all-around championship.
In 1979, he participated in the 4th National Games with an injury and won 5 gold medals; in the same year, he retired from the martial arts world due to injury.
First foray into the film industry
In 1980, Jet Li starred in the action movie "Shaolin Temple" at the invitation of director Zhang Xinyan, in which he played the martial monk Jueyuan, who was strong in martial arts and supported justice. In 1982, the film attracted social attention after its release in Chinese mainland, and set a box office record of 161 million yuan with an average ticket price of 1 cent; in the same year, the film reached HK$16.16 million after its release in Hong Kong, breaking the box office record of kung fu films in Hong Kong.
In 1983, he co-starred with Ding Lan and Liu Jiahui in the martial arts film "Shaolin Kid", in which he played the martial arts sanlong, the final box office of the film in Hong Kong reached 22.29 million Hong Kong dollars, ranking third in the annual box office list in Hong Kong; Jet Li won the attention of Shaw Film Company with the box office results of "Shaolin Boy" and "Shaolin Temple", thus getting the opportunity to star in Shaw films.
From here, the deduction process begins:
Jiahe film period
In 1991, at the invitation of Tsui Ke, he starred in the action film "Huang Feihong's Heroic Ambition", in which he played a calm and elegant, unfazed generation of grandmaster Wong FeiHong; the film reached HK$29.67 million at the hong Kong box office, ranking 8th in the annual box office list in Hong Kong; the film also became a turning point in Jet Li's acting career, which made him get more attention in the Hong Kong film industry.
On April 16, 1992, the action movie "Huang Feihong's Second Boy Should Be Self-Reliant" co-starring Guan Zhilin, Mo Shaocong and Zhen Zidan was released, in which he played Huang Feihong, one of the ten tigers of Guangdong with high martial arts and superb medical skills, and was nominated for the best actor at the 29th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards for this film; in the same year, he played the Hong Kong young Ajie who conquered his opponents with superb Chinese martial arts and medical skills in the action movie "Dragon Walks the World"; on June 26, he co-starred with Lin Qingxia in the martial arts movie "Wuxia" "Wuxia" "Laughing Pride II.: Undefeated in the East" was released, in which he was a dissolute huashan disciple Ling Huchong; the film ranked 8th in the annual box office list in Hong Kong with a box office performance of 34.5 million Hong Kong dollars; in the same year, it ended its film cooperation with Xu Ke and formed Zhengdong Film Company with Yuan Kui.
Due East Film Period
In 1993, he starred in the action film "Fang Shiyu" and served as the producer of the film, which was selected by Entertainment Weekly as one of the "19 Best Kung Fu Films in History"; later, he co-starred with Zhang Min, Yuan Yongyi and Zhang Weijian in the comedic-style action film "Huang Feihong's Iron Chicken Fighting Centipede", in which he played Huang Feihong, who was worried about the country and worried about the people, and the young and old Huang Feihong[31]; in July, he starred in the action film "Fang Shiyu Sequel", he served as the producer of the film, and played the good man Fang Shiyu who was strong in martial arts and heroic and righteous in the film In the same year, he co-starred in the action film "Taiji Zhang Sanfeng" with Yang Ziqiong, Qian Xiaohao, and Yuan Jieying, in which he played Zhang Sanfeng, the ancestor of the Wudang Sect who had endured hardships, and joined the design technique of showing Taijiquan Kung Fu when performing Kung Fu; on December 18, he starred in the action film "The Demon Sect Leader of the Dragon Slayer in the Heavens", in which he played the generous and kind, easy-going Ming Sect advocates no scruples.
In 1994, he played Hong Xiguan, a Shaolin layman disciple who repeatedly opposed corrupt officials and corrupt officials, in the costume action film "New Shaolin Five Ancestors" and served as the producer of the film; in the same year, he played Xu Zhengyang, a highly skilled bodyguard in the action film "Zhongnanhai Bodyguard" starring Zhong Liti and Zheng Zeshi; on December 22, the action film "Jingwu Hero" co-starring Qian Xiaohao and Cai Shaofen was released, in which he played chen Zhen, an upright martial arts master, and integrated the Chinese kung fu and Western boxing techniques he studied into the film.
In 1995, he starred in the police action film "Letter to Daddy"; in the same year, he played Li Jie who fought with gangsters in the action comedy "Rats and Dragons".
On July 12, 1996, the action film "King of Adventure" starring Guan Zhilin, Jin Chengwu, Yang Caini and others was released, in which he played zhou Shijie, an adventure king with both wisdom and courage; in the same year, he starred in the action film "Black Man", in which he played Xu Xi, who did not understand interpersonal relations and was often white-eyed by colleagues; the film reached 10 million US dollars at the box office a month after its release in the United States, and Jet Li also won the attention of international studios with the film.
On February 1, 1997, Jet Li starred in the action film "Huang Feihong's Lion of the Western Regions" starring Guan Zhilin, Chen Guobang and Wu Yaohan, who played Huang Feihong, the head coach of the Guangdong Provincial Militia Who strived to promote Chinese martial arts; the film reached HK$30.27 million at the hong Kong box office, ranking 5th in The annual box office list in Hong Kong.
Enter Hollywood
In 1998, Jet Li took over the action film "Deadly Weapon 4" on the recommendation of the Hua Gaoweiski brothers and Yuan Heping, in which he played Gu Huaxing, a first-class gangster leader in fist and foot kung fu, and was nominated for best villain at the 8th MTV Film Awards, which was Li Lian's first Hollywood film and grossed $130 million after its release in the United States; in the same year, he co-starred in the action comedy film "The King of Killers" with Zeng Zhiwei, Ren Dahua and Liang Yongqi. On March 22, 2000, he played Han Xing, a gangster with both brains and martial arts in the action film "Deadly Romeo", which was Jet Li's first work starring in Hollywood.
In July 2001, Jet Li played the mysterious agent Liu Jian in the action film "Dragon's Kiss", he served as the producer of the film and designed part of the plot for the film; later, he served as the producer of the thriller "The Fifth Element";
On November 2, the action sci-fi "Cosmic Pursuit Order", co-starring with Deliri Lindo and Jason Statham, was released in the United States, and the film ranked second in the North American box office with a box office score of $20 million in its first week of release, and gave Jet Li more attention in Hollywood; in the same year, he was nominated for best fight scene at the 10th MTV Movie Awards for the action film "Deadly Romeo".
In 2002, he starred in the martial arts film "Hero", in which he played a lonely and introverted chivalrous hero, which reached a box office of 250 million yuan in Chinese mainland and won the North American box office ranking with a box office score of 6.74 million US dollars in the first week of release in North America; in the same year, it was on the cover of Time Magazine in the United States.
In 2003, he starred in the action film "Deadly Cradle", and in the same year, he was nominated for best fight scene at the 12th MTV Movie Awards for "Cosmic Pursuit Order". In 2005, the action movie Danny the Wolfhound, co-starring Morgan Freeman and Bob Hoskins, was released as Danny, who struggled to regain his dignity.
In 2006, he co-starred with Sun Li, Zou Zhaolong and Bao Qijing in the action film "Huo Yuanjia", and served as the producer of the film, which won the runner-up of the North American box office list in the first week of release in the United States, and ranked third in the annual box office list of domestic films with a box office performance of 102 million yuan after its release in Chinese mainland; in September, he was nominated for the Best Actor Award at the 28th Hundred Flowers Awards for Popular Films; in November, he was nominated for the Most Popular Action Male Actor at the 33rd People's Choice Awards.
In 2007, he won the 13th Hong Kong Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Actor and the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards Nomination for Best Actor for the action film "Huo Yuanjia"; on August 24, the action film "Ranger" co-starring Jason Statham, Dai Wen Aoki and Nicholas Elia was released, in which he played a mysterious killer; in December, he starred in the realistic style costume film "Cast Name", in which he played Pang Qingyun, a Qing Dynasty officer full of ideals and ambitions. With this film, he has won the Best Actor Award at the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards, the Best Actor Nomination at the 45th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards, and the Best Actor Award at the 17th Shanghai Film Critics Awards.
In 2008, he co-starred with Jackie Chan and Li Bingbing in the action magic movie "The King of Kung Fu", in which he played the taciturn and mysterious monk, in the same year, he played the cursed Dragon Emperor in the science fiction adventure movie "Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor"; in December, he appeared on the cover of Time Magazine in the United States.
In June 2009, he became a Singaporean citizen, and in December, he was selected as an "Asian Hero" by Reader's Digest in the United States.
In 2010, he co-starred with Sylvester Stallone, Schwarzenegger and Jason Statham in the action film "Daredevil", in which he played Yin Yang, a member of the death squad with tactical acumen and strong skills; in the same year, he starred in the literary film "Ocean Paradise", which also became Li Lian's first literary film.
In 2011, he starred in the love action movie "The Legend of the White Snake", in which he played the impartial and upright Jinshan Temple host master Fahai, which became the box office champion of the Chinese mainland National Day file with a box office score of 229 million yuan, and won the global box office ranking weekly champion with a box office performance of 16.89 million US dollars overseas; in the same year, he starred in Chinese mainland first 3D martial arts movie "Dragon Gate Flying Armor", playing Zhou Huai'an with a chivalrous spirit in the film.
In 2012, he starred in the action film Daredevil 2 with Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and Jason Statham.
On June 21, 2013, he starred in the suspense action movie "Detective No Two", in which he played police detective Huang Feihong, which grossed more than 200 million yuan in the 10 days of release in Chinese mainland.
On August 15, 2014, the action film Daredevil 3, co-starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Mel Gibson, was released in North America.
In 2016, he co-starred in the 3D action fantasy movie "Legend of fengshen" with Fan Bingbing and Huang Xiaoming, in which he played Jiang Ziya, who played the xianfeng Dao bone.
More is on
Jet Li is bright and beautiful in people's eyes, but it is not smooth sailing, there are many bitter times, in a telephone interview, a reporter once asked me a very interesting question: Jet Li, you have been smooth sailing all these years, how did you become so powerful?
This reporter, I certainly didn't make any serious preparations before interviewing me. First of all, I've never had it easy, and I have a nickname among my friends called "the survivors who have died a hundred times." My father died since I was a child, my family was too poor, I had to join the martial arts team, relying on a meager subsidy every month to support the whole family; starting at the age of 11, I won the national martial arts championship for 5 consecutive times, and at the age of 18, I made "Shaolin Temple" overnight, but immediately, the next year I broke my leg and almost became a waster; it was hard to wait until the "Huang Feihong" series of movies sold well, my agent was shot by the underworld, and my career fell into a trough again...
Not to mention, when the Indonesian tsunami was launched in 2004, I almost lost my wife and daughter, and when the flood was raging in front of your eyes, how many people faced that kind of inner panic and reluctance?
It is also understandable that the people who ask this question have probably only known me in the movie, and feel that I am the tough guy in the movie, with special skills, from the spirit to the body are naturally strong. In fact, I was just an ordinary person made of flesh and blood, and even more vulnerable than many people, for a while, I thought about becoming a monk every day.
However, a senior monk at the Shaolin Temple did not agree with me in doing so, because monasticism could not fundamentally solve the problem, and the Buddhist family also paid attention to the practice of joining the world! Later, when I went to Hollywood to develop, he asked me to remember a sentence: all difficulties are to help myself become stronger! It doesn't sound like a blessing.
Sure enough, when I got to Hollywood, things didn't go well, although Taiwanese boss Yang Dengkui spent hundreds of millions of yuan to help me build an image and create opportunities, but the arrogant Hollywood did not accept me, a Chinese who was only 170cm tall. I endured until one time on the set, the director threw the script in my face and coldly asked me: Do you not understand English, so you did not understand the script?
That night, I called the monk. He said lightly: You have suffered a lot over the years, but look back and think about it, are you strong now, or are you strong in the past?
I was stunned, thinking about my own experience in this half of my life, indeed, those difficulties now seem to be worthless, but at that time, why not force myself to have no way to escape? It can be seen that difficulties are indeed making me stronger, at least, making my ability to bear more and more strong!
Since then, I have no longer been afraid of any predicament, and I even have a "welcome" attitude towards both inside and outside the predicament.
My friends all said that I was crazy, but I knew in my heart that this was just cultivating myself in difficulty.