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Jet Li Chat – July 15, 2007

The July 15, 2007 chat has finished. The following are questions which Jet Li answered. Click on the link to view Jet's answers:

Ako: "Is there anything you do every day? I pray every morning so that everyone can have a peaceful day and you can spend a day safely. However strongly we wish for such peace, it is sad that we can't spend a day without having murder cases or natural disasters every day somewhere in the world."
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Q: Other than hoping for your fans to donate, in what other ways would you like them to contribute to the One Foundation?
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I read that you will be acting as the Monkey King in "The Forbidden Kingdom" with Jackie Chan. As it was reported, your character, "Silent Monk" fights using a type of Monkey Style. I was curious what preparations you did to develop this character's fighting style, if you have much experience with Monkey Style (did Yu ShaoWen teach you some moves while you were on the Beijing Wushu Team?) or what differences this character's fighting style has from traditional/classical Monkey Style kung fu.
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Aian: I learn Wu Shu 4 years , i become i Nan quan champion in Bulgaria and i was on world kung fu wushu championship with Taiji quan , and for so many years i can't understand what is the difference between kung fu and wushu?
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Seraphina: you say that you are really shy , I really like to know how do you overcome to one's shyness ?
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Stargazer234: I remember you saying once that as soon as you're done with a film, you immediately forget the role you played, and start concentrating on the next one. Putting the bigger-than-life good guy to rest, and getting into the mode of an evil assassin would be very difficult for some of us. So my question is, after spending so much time perfecting the persona of a character, is it really easy to seperate from it and never look back, and do you have any tips for doing this?
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Dokushu: Hello, Jet! I've always been a big fan of your films and I've paid close attention to news regarding you. I thought your suggestion of spiritual environment quite interesting. As for me, your films are a great tool for spiritual environment. My name is "Xiu Wei" (training in wisdom). The name may sound very "zen-like". A friend of mine who believes strongly in "Zen" once told me that this name is training in its best condition. However, I feel I have shamed my name. (laugh) I'm just a normal guy who doesn't meditate in a Zen-like state and I don't really train myself. However, I hope to attain spiritual satisfaction. I was wondering if you can share your views on spiritual enlightenment from other means besides zen meditation, and the power of religious belief. What other ways do you think can achieve spiritual enlightenment? After all, not everyone in this world can share an affinity with Buddha. Not everyone can achieve spiritual enlightenment. If I can't question my faith, I wouldn't feel enlightened at all. That really bothers me. What other methods can you suggest? Wish you peace and prosperity!
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Jetliang: You've attended a promotional event in the Phillipines for the endorsement of a name brand and a commercial shoot. This company has donated over a million dollars to the One Foundation. This is a win-win situation for both sides and is positively effective for the foundation and international promotion use. Another thing, I know you will attend an event in Shanghai sometime in August for the One Foundation. Is this international endorsement and grand scale charity event the main format you will be using for the One Foundation? If not, what other promotional methods do you plan to use?
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Flagday: I love expensive action movies as much as the next guy (or gal) but I just think that there is an obscene amount of money invested in so many big budget flops. I'm also sure you and other stars like the salaries paid for your services when working on bigger budget films. Do you ever think about doing lower budget indie type films? I've heard about Monk in NY for so long now. That story seems like it could be made on a manageable budget, as long as it's a good story. Any thoughts about doing lower budget movies in order to deal with issues which aren't "blockbuster" material?
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Leila: Jet, we're well aware that you've invested in the movie industry and now that your film career is well established. Have your thought about establishing your brand and investment in other industries like clothing, real estate and etc? Would you step into the corporate business? I also have another request. July 18th is my birthday. Can you wish me a happy birthday? But even if you didn't make mention of it in your reply, I'll consider it that you've said it in your hear because you are Jet. We are One family, right?
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"Forget one self" and being "selfless" leads mankind to a godly state. But can we mortals achieve the same? I assume the point of training is to see the results. What do you think about that? Have you ever experienced being selfless before?
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Liwong1121: Today, our nation of China (I am Chinese), I believe, is in a very weak time and that the only way for it to strengthen is if we as the Chinese people step up to be united as one and hold our beliefs as close as we can. I was wanting to know, in your view, what the next step is to take for China as well as its people to be more united as well to strengthen our nation?
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prajna flower; How do you deal with negative moods? For example, anger. How do you extinguish it completely? How do you cope with it? What's the best way to handle such situations? I'll wait for your reply. Thanks!
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