At the world premiere of the movie "Mulan", Jet Li made a high-profile appearance on the red carpet with his eldest daughter Jane and his youngest daughter Jada.
At this time, the eldest daughter Jane and the youngest daughter Jada are in outstanding shape, and you can vaguely see what their mother looked like when she was young.
Anyone who knows Jet Li’s love history knows that in addition to Li Zhi, he also has a marriage.
During that marriage, Jet Li and his childhood sweetheart, Huang Qiuyan, ended hastily. After that, even if he was labeled as a "trash wife" for abandoning him, he still had to fight against the public opinion and settle down in the gentle land of Li Zhi.
Since then, Jet Li's salary has been handed over to his wife, and his doting on Li Zhi's daughter is also known to everyone.
The eldest daughter Jane not only became Andy Lau's backup dancer at the age of 7, but also made it to the Paris Ladies Ball at the age of 19, attracting attention.
You must know that the ladies attending this ball are either rich or noble, and there is a limit of 20 people per year.
On the other hand, Huang Qiuyan’s daughter stayed in various families in her early years, but now “no such person has been found”.
They both have Jet Li genes, so why is there such a big gap?
Huang Qiuyan was born in Beijing in 1961. Her parents’ work is closely related to art.
His father Huang Boxou worked in the military art troupe at that time, while his mother Chen Lianghuan was engaged in dance education-related work in the song and dance theater.
Huang Qiuyan has been lively by nature since she was a child. Her parents hope that she can inherit her family’s artistic heritage and become a dance teacher step by step.
But something happened to the family at this time, and her father finally sent her to Beijing Shichahai Sports School to learn martial arts. It was there that she met Jet Li, her junior brother who was two years younger than her.
Compared with Huang Qiuyan’s happy family atmosphere, Jet Li’s childhood was not so comfortable.
His father died of a stroke when he was 2 years old, so the heavy responsibility of taking care of the family fell on his mother.
In order to relieve the pressure on his mother, Jet Li handed over all the wages he earned. On weekdays, I can only wear the remaining clothes, and I have to find ways to cover my women's clothes when walking on the road.
Because of his low self-esteem, he is always taciturn. While others were practicing together, he hid silently in the corner, which touched the heart of senior sister Huang Qiuyan.
After that, Huang Qiuyan not only took him back to her home to improve the food, but also visited his family frequently.
Faced with her parents’ confusion, Huang Qiuyan said firmly:
“My junior brother’s family is in trouble, and his mother has to raise five children by herself.”
The two were inseparable. Even if Jet Li fell ill, Huang Qiuyan would be there to take care of him. In this way, the two people were flirting with each other, secretly developing feelings for each other.
In 1982, "Shaolin Temple" starring Jet Li was released.
In an era when movie tickets cost less than a few cents, "Shaolin Temple" actually generated hundreds of millions in box office.
Not only did it spark a craze for martial arts, but it also made Jet Li, who played the role of the monk at the time, an overnight celebrity.
Huang Qiuyan was happy for him from the bottom of her heart, but she didn't realize that the idea of ??breaking up had already sprouted in Jet Li's heart.
In order to relieve his guilt at that time, Jet Li secretly planned: "We can't break up like this. Even if we break up, I will find a way to make her a star."
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After the success of "Shaolin Temple", Jet Li approached the director and recommended his then-girlfriend Huang Qiuyan to star in the second part of "Shaolin Temple", hoping that he would be forgiven by secular eyes.
Jet Li was just one word away from leaving, but two years later, while filming a fight scene in "Shaolin North and South", his leg was seriously injured. After examination, the doctor claimed that he might be permanently disabled.
While he was lying in the hospital for more than half a year, Huang Qiuyan took good care of him. Running between the hospital and home every day, I not only have to take care of the injured Jet Li, but also take care of Jet Li's mother.
Huang Qiuyan decided that she would stay with Jet Li for the rest of her life, and she would take care of him for the rest of her life even if she couldn't get up.
It was such sincere love that moved Jet Li and made him finally decide to marry Huang Qiuyan.
So there was no grand wedding banquet and expensive wedding dress. Huang Qiuyan went against all opinions and made a desperate decision to register her marriage with Jet Li without notifying her relatives and friends.
In 1987, after twenty years of childhood sweethearts, the two got married.
After her marriage, Huang Qiuyan had no interest in acting and turned down invitations from the crews of "Journey to the West" and other films.
Even though she was pregnant with Liujia, she moved to Los Angeles with Jet Li and devoted herself to taking care of the daily life of Jet Li and his eldest daughter Li Si.
Regarding Huang Qiuyan, even Tsui Hark couldn't help but lament that if Huang Qiuyan had not given up her acting career, she might have been one of the top action stars.
In 1989, Huang Qiuyan, who was still breastfeeding, received a phone call from overseas. Jet Li’s words on the phone deeply hurt her.
"I'm sorry, I know I was wrong, but I found true love."
In 1989, the American martial arts training industry was in a slump, and Jet Li Decided to return to the film industry and returned to Hong Kong to film the movie "Dragon in the End of the World".
It was on the set of this movie that Jet Li met Li Zhi, who fascinated him.
There is no doubt about Li Zhi’s beauty. As the “Miss Asia”, she not only fascinated the gambling king Stanley Ho, but even Yi Shu commented on her:
“If you are as lucky as me, you will be as lucky as me.” Li Zhi talked in Shanghainese, and I believe you will fall in love with her too."
Jet Li not only loved her delicateness, but was also touched by the similar experiences between them. They have the same poor family background and the same experience of being ignored in the work environment.
He even thought that Lizhi understood him better than his brothers and sisters. The feeling was very intimate, so he got drunk under her pomegranate skirt and got out of hand.
Compared with his neglect of Huang Qiuyan and his daughter, Jet Li's love for Li Zhi is unabashed. He even boldly expressed his love at the age of 26: "I love her, and I can do it for her without fame or fortune."
Faced with Jet Li's fanatical pursuit, Li Zhi gave a ten-year deadline. If ten We still have feelings of love for each other, and then we will consider getting married.
In 1991, Tsui Hark planned to film "A Chinese Ghost Story", in which Rosamund Kwan, who played the thirteenth aunt, and Jet Li, who played Huang Feihong, had a lot of intimate scenes.
After seeing this, Li Zhi cried to Jet Li on the phone and prepared to pack his things and go back to his parents' home, but decided never to return to Hong Kong.
After Jet Li learned about it, he immediately panicked. In desperation, he chased me to the airport regardless of the eyes of the people around him. After several struggles and begging, Li Zhi changed his mind.
After that, Jet Li stopped filming intimate scenes.
In 1992, Lizhi announced his retirement from the industry and indulged himself in the business world. He made a lot of money from the textile business with his father.
At that time, Li Zhi was keen on real estate speculation. He believed that the villas in Shandong had room for appreciation, so he invested tens of millions. As a result, it overturned and was in debt of 60 million.
After Jet Li found out, he and his company partners immediately shut down their company.
He also signed a contract with Xiang Tai, taking on six films in two years, and used all the remuneration to repay Lizhi's debt.
In 1999, after ten years of dating, Jet Li and Li Zhi held a wedding in Los Angeles as they wished, and gave birth to their daughter Jane the following year.
Compared with the ten years of Li Zhi and Jet Li, Huang Qiuyan's ten years seem much more downtrodden.
In 1990, Huang Qiuyan and Jet Li divorced by agreement. Jet Li left her a property in the United States, but at the same time he also left a mortgage that he could not repay.
Faced with a huge housing loan, Huang Qiuyan gave up real estate and eventually had to choose to live in the basement. Even if her life is miserable, what she can't let go of the most is her daughters Li Mi and Li Taimi.
When the divorce was agreed, Huang Qiuyan finally only hoped that Jet Li could take care of her two daughters.
After discussing with Li Zhi, Jet Li decided to bring Huang Qiuyan's daughter back from New York and send her to her mother Zhang Fenglan's home.
In order to make up for his debt to his daughters, Jet Li tried his best to provide them with material protection and sent them to private boarding schools.
From preschool to middle school graduation, the two sisters attended this completely closed school in Beijing, but Jet Li never attended their parent-teacher conferences.
After Jet Li's parents passed away, Huang Qiuyan's daughters were taken to Jet Li's sister's home.
Throughout their childhood, their father's role was always absent. Apart from their classmates, their best friends were their cousins.
Once, Li Si stood in front of Jet Li and expressed his hope that he could enter the entertainment industry, but Jet Li was silent after hearing this, which ultimately stopped this dream in its cradle.
After graduating from college, Li Si did not enter the entertainment industry, but went to work in a film and television company in Los Angeles.
Now she appears again, wearing a green football jersey and neatly tied hair, standing on the football field.
Conclusion:
On the other hand, Jet Li and Li Zhi’s eldest daughter Jane and youngest daughter Jada are standard second-generation celebrities. Not only does it attract a lot of attention, but it also has a good living environment.
Li Zhi arranged for tutoring for her daughters when they were less than one year old, and her father also provided them with the help he could.
The eldest daughter Jane is particularly good at Latin dance. Not only did she win the dance competition at the age of 6, she also stood on the stage of Andy Lau's concert at the age of 7.
In addition, thanks to a good family education, she also received an offer from Harvard University as she wished.
When Huang Qiuyan and her daughter were separated, Jet Li was guarding the reunion with Li Zhi's family of four.
While Huang Qiuyan’s daughter was devastated by her father’s absence, Jet Li gave Li Zhi’s daughter endless love.
Jet Li not only attended their adult ceremony, but also appeared at the world premiere of "Mulan" with the girls.
At the premiere, Jet Li introduced his daughter’s identity and claimed:
“It was my two daughters who asked me to accept this movie.”
Lizhi’s daughters appeared on stage under the stars and stood on the stage where the spotlight shined. Compared with such a dazzling light, the faint starlight on the other side is fading away.
Nowadays, the label of Jet Li’s daughter has faded away, and news about Huang Qiuyan’s daughters is rarely seen.
Returning to the lives of ordinary people, I believe that Li Si and Li Taimi are also looking for their own stable happiness.
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Text | Su Da
Editor | Yu Feinian