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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Some of Asia's biggest stars, including kung fu hero Jet Li and singer Andy Lau (news), dazzled fans in a marathon Hong Kong concert on Friday to raise funds for survivors of the deadliest tsunami on record.
Fans streamed into the Hong Kong Football Stadium throughout the seven-hour "Crossing Borders" charity show, which showcased well-loved singers from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, many of whom have not performed in public for years.
Many turned up after work and more than 10,000 people stayed until the show ended at about 11 p.m. (1500 GMT), clapping and swaying as they held luminous sticks high in the air.
In Hong Kong, top regional stars like Hong Kong's Andy Lau, Jackie Cheung, Frances Yip, Taiwan's Chang Hui-mei, Coco Lee (news), Zhang Xiao-yan, and China's Sun Nan packed the stage where they gave a rendition of the signature song "Love."
"Love" is the Chinese version of "We Are The World," the song which Michael Jackson (news) and Lionel Richie wrote in 1985 to raise money for famine-struck Africa.
BRUSH WITH DISASTER
China's top action movie star, Jet Li, who was in the Maldives with his family during the disaster, made a surprise appearance and spoke of his brush with the Dec. 26 tsunami.
"The waters were swirling and rose so fast. After I ran three steps, they were up to my neck and I was carrying my little daughter and holding my aunt ... we fought on," Li said.
"Today we stand here, we are here to give. After such a life and death experience, I want to do more," Li said, adding that he was about to hand over checks totaling more than HK$1 million on behalf of his family and friends.
The stars urged fans to fill up more than 120 donation boxes dotting the stadium while television viewers were encouraged to call hotlines to donate. Company representatives took turns to walk onstage to hand over giant checks.
By the end of the show, donors who called into the event's hotlines and handed over checks onstage had pledged over HK$30 million (US$3.8 million) to the tsunami victims.
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" ... Those who win every battle are not really skillful - those who render others' helpless without fighting are the best of all." - Sun Tzu
According to Jet Li's official website, he has setup a foundation to help the victims of the natural disasters.
"Idea"
The concept behind ONE Foundation is simple:
1 person + 1 dollar + 1 month (each month) = 1 (big) family
Translation: Each person who can, donates one dollar per month. Everyone is connected as one world. The generosity you show to others ultimately comes back to yourself.
ONE Foundation aims to create an organization whose main goal will be to provide relief to the victims of natural disasters. History shows us that natural disasters are inevitable and can cause catastrophic damage. The only uncertainty is when and where they will strike-and whose lives they will affect. Natural disasters know no boundaries. Nobody on the planet is immune. Because we share this common vulnerability, let us unite across national borders, race, religion, age, and politics. In other words, let us transcend traditional boundaries and unite as one.
I wonder how this will effect the type of movies he makes next.....
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" ... Those who win every battle are not really skillful - those who render others' helpless without fighting are the best of all." - Sun Tzu
Here is a plot summary of the movie 'Unleashed' from imdb.com. I haven't seen the preview yet.
Plot Summary for
Unleashed (2005/I)
This is the story of Danny(Li), a slave who has lived his whole life without any sort of normal human education, with the mind and personality of a young child, with only one lesson learned: how to fight. Treated like a dog by his owner/boss, Bart(Hoskins) which includes having to wear a collar, Danny has been raised to be a lethal fighting machine who fights in illegal gladiator-style fight clubs, where he earns lots of money for Bart as the undisputed champion. After a car accident that lands Bart in a coma, however, Danny meets a kind elderly blind piano tuner(Freeman) on the run because he knows secrets some bad guys don't want known, who uses music to teach Danny some things about the world and about being human...
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" ... Those who win every battle are not really skillful - those who render others' helpless without fighting are the best of all." - Sun Tzu
Jet Li Fan,
This section is to talk about the Action Stars themselve. You can discuss the movies under Martial Arts Movies.
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" ... Those who win every battle are not really skillful - those who render others' helpless without fighting are the best of all." - Sun Tzu
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