Jet Li recently appeared at a temple in Nepal and took a group photo with his family and abbot. Now 60 years old, he has a haggard face and looks slightly old. Since participating in "Mulan" in 2018, Jet Li has concentrated on practicing Buddhism and has not appeared in public for quite some time. Recently, he released his autobiography "Beyond Life and Death: Jet Li's Search for Jet Li", which not only records his early life and Buddhist practice, but also makes a rare mention of his second daughter's illness. Jet Li revealed that his daughter suffered from depression when she was 7 years old and tried to commit suicide when she was 13 years old. Since then, he has often taken his daughter to visit the Buddha in the hope that she will find solace in Buddhism. This touching father-daughter friendship touches the reader's heartstrings deeply.
However, although Jet Li often mentions the pampered "eldest daughter" and "second daughter", in fact, these two are Jet Li's third and fourth daughters, which are different from the two daughters born to his ex-wife Huang Qiuyan.
Jet Li never publicly mentions these two daughters, as if they don't exist. This has led people to think about Jet Li's two marriages and the fate of his four daughters.
Jet Li's first marriage was with Huang Qiuyan, the two met at Beijing Shichahai Sports School, Jet Li was 11 years old at that time, and Huang Qiuyan was two years older than him. Jet Li's family is poor, but he is diligent and hardworking, and with his love for martial arts, he soon won various awards. Huang Qiuyan was born in a family of dancers, has a cheerful personality, and often cares about Jet Li. The two of them were childhood sweethearts, and their feelings gradually grew. However, "Shaolin Temple" starring Jet Li became an instant hit, and he began to be surrounded by the crowd, and the vanity in his heart began to swell. Although Huang Qiuyan's love for him has never changed, Jet Li has gradually wavered in her. He even admitted frankly in the variety show that if he broke up at that time, he would definitely be misunderstood as being popular and dumping his girlfriend. For this reason, he recommended Huang Qiuyan to star in his second movie, hoping to compensate her and feel better.
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"Shaolin Kid" did not make Huang Qiuyan popular all over the country, but gave Jet Li the opportunity to go to Hong Kong for development. At that time, Hong Kong kung fu movie production was not easy, from Bruce Lee to Jackie Chan, every actor went through real training and went into battle in person. Jet Li would get injured every time he filmed, and in 1986, he suddenly fell ill and even fell unconscious while filming "Chinese Heroes". Huang Qiuyan immediately rushed to his side and took care of him day and night. Although Jet Li finally **, he was told by the doctor that he could no longer shoot action scenes, or even strenuous exercise, and needed to rest sufficiently. Jet Li, whose career was at a low point, realized the preciousness of Huang Qiuyan, and the two got married in a low-key manner, without decorations, nor did they notify relatives and friends, and even after receiving the certificate, Jet Li left in a hurry to go to other places to film.
In 1988, Jet Li was disheartened and took Huang Qiuyan and his eldest daughter to the United States for development.
Soon after, their eldest daughter, Li Si, was born. Life has become more difficult, but Jet Li has never been willing to be dull in his heart. He has experienced a passionate life, how can he be willing to be mediocre? Eventually, he decided to return to Hong Kong to film, while Huang Qiuyan stayed in the United States to take care of her young children.
Years later, Jet Li fell in love with Li Zhi while filming "Dragon in the World". He described his relationship with the two women: "For Huang Qiuyan, I didn't understand what love was at the time, I just thought she was very good to me, and I thought it was love. And for Lizhi, "I know that I love her and am passionate about her every day." I can live for her, die for her, give up everything for her. So I'm willing to say sorry to the original partner, I was wrong, I found true love. "The friendship of childhood sweethearts and shared hardships was finally defeated by love at first sight and like-minded love.
In 1990, Huang Qiuyan received Jet Li's ** and learned that he was in love with Li Zhi and wanted a divorce.
This news was like a bolt from the blue for her, at first she disagreed, but after Jet Li pleaded many times, she finally understood: "The person I love is unhappy because I am by his side." After the divorce, Huang Qiuyan fell into a double dilemma of mental and financial difficulties, because she could not repay the loan, the house was repossessed and auctioned, and she had to move into a basement provided by a friend.
At the recommendation of Hong Kong beauty tycoon Cheng Mingming, Huang Qiuyan went to a beauty agency in Los Angeles to study as a beautician, and finally found a stable job. Considering her limited abilities, she realized that she could not provide a good life for her daughters. Therefore, at the time of the divorce, she decided to entrust her daughters to Jet Li, but did not tell the children about the divorce. Jet Li was at a critical stage in his career and could not take care of his young daughters, so he sent them to Beijing to be cared for by his mother. Li Si and Li Taimi returned to the place where their father grew up, in a dilapidated courtyard on the inner street of Deshengmen, and grew up healthy under the care of their grandmother.
In addition to their interactions with classmates, their closest friends are uncles and aunts' cousins, and their childhoods are not much different from those of ordinary families. Although Jet Li rarely comes home, everyone in the family is proud of him, especially his two daughters, who are full of pride whenever the neighbors mention Jet Li. Every winter and summer vacation, Huang Qiuyan flies back from the United States to visit her daughters. Although the two girls often wondered why their parents couldn't go home together, in the end they both accepted Huang's explanations for various reasons. It wasn't until 1999, when Jet Li and Li Zhi got married, that Li Si and Li Taimi learned that their parents had divorced and their father had abandoned them. Since then, Jet Li's name will never again be a topic of conversation among the Li Si sisters. In 2002, Jet Li's mother died, and the sisters lost their closest people. Since the mother was unable to take responsibility, the father remarried and gave birth to a daughter, and the Li Si sisters had nowhere to go.
Eventually, Jet Li sent them to a private boarding school in Beijing, where their aunts took care of their daily lives. The sisters keep a low profile at school, with the older sister being outgoing and impulsive, and the younger sister being quiet and introverted. Although the teachers and classmates knew whose daughters they were, they had never seen Jet Li, and the sisters rarely mentioned him. After Jet Li and Li Zhi got married, they also gave birth to two daughters, the eldest is called Jane and the younger is called Jetta. Although they are the same blood of Jet Li, their treatment is completely different. Jane and Jetta have been favored by Jet Li's side since they were children, especially Jane, who often follows Jet Li to various star events and enjoys the treatment of Vanity Fair. Jane liked to dance when she was a child and was still a fan of Andy Lau, so Jet Li used his connections to let his daughter dance with Andy Lau at his concert. In order to allow his daughters to get a better education, Jet Li decided to buy a property in Singapore and become a naturalized citizen, because he took a fancy to Singapore's high-quality educational resources.
His daughters didn't live up to his expectations, with Jane getting into Harvard University and Jetta graduating from a top high school. In 2019, Jane was invited to the Paris Ladies Ball, and served as the C position in the group photo, which was selected by Forbes as one of the "Top 10 Most Extravagant Banquets in the World".
Every November, a grand ball is held in Paris, France, which attracts famous nobles and celebrities from all over the world. Ladies attending the ball must have a noble family background, be between the ages of 16 and 22, and have passed the test in terms of education, appearance and conduct. These celebrities include the descendants of some well-known people, such as the niece of Princess Diana, the niece of former Bush in the United States, the princess of India, and the youngest daughter of gambling king Stanley Ho Chaoxin. In order to support his daughter, Jet Li specially attended the ball and was interviewed.
In the interview, he was full of praise for his daughter, and revealed that he decided to take on the role of "Mulan" because he was encouraged by his daughter. His daughter encouraged him to do more things that would help promote Chinese culture, which is why he made this decision. In Jet Li's new book, he tells the story of his youngest daughter, Jetta, who has suffered from depression since she was a child, but her way of dealing with it is very scientific. At first, Jet Li didn't know how to help his daughter, so he could only accompany him wholeheartedly. Until one day, Jetta offered to practice Buddhism with her father to regulate her mood. Since then, Jet Li has often taken Jetta to visit Buddhist temples in various places, and the relationship between the two has become very close. In stark contrast, the Li Si sisters seem to be unknown in Jet Li's world. Jet Li has almost never spoken of the two daughters in public, and he does not mention them once in his new book.
Even in an interview at the time of the initial divorce, Jet Li talked about the education of his daughter. He hopes that the Li Si sisters will not be treated special because they are his daughters, but will be able to live a low-key life like their cousins. However, when it comes to the daughter born to Li Zhi, Jet Li changes this view. Jane and Jetta live an extremely luxurious life, enjoying Jet Li's daughter's fame and resources, and there is no low-key meaning in the slightest. The sisters later went to the United States to attend college, where they often met with their mother, Huang Qiuyan. Huang Qiuyan entered marriage again after more than ten years, and although she did not have much income, she still lived a rented life. Li Si is 36 years old and is said to be still unmarried, perhaps due to the influence of his parents. When she sees her half-sisters, will she sigh in the middle of the night, what would happen if she wasn't Jet Li's daughter? At the end of the story, the emotional entanglements of the parents' generation may be a thing of the past.