Chapter 36 Charity knows no bounds

When I first became popular back then, I bought luxury goods, drank, and picked up girls every day... There was no need to pick up girls, girls surrounded me like butterflies, and I couldn't get rid of them. At that time, because you became famous, people began to ask you to attend some charity events.At the beginning, people came to me and told me, big brother, there are many children in the Hong Kong Dakouhuan Children's Hospital who want to see you, and I didn't want to go after being called several times. At that time, I drank every night, so how could I get up the next day.

Later, people begged for it many times, and I thought, let's go there once.I went at night, wearing sunglasses, and I didn't know what to do.As a result, I was shocked as soon as I walked in. I was really sad when I saw the children. They hugged me as soon as they saw me, and they surrounded me and touched me. There was a strong smell of medicine on my body. I was still a little Scared, but slowly feel that they are very pitiful.They said, "I like you, I love you, can I touch you", and I was immediately moved.After listening to the speech of the staff over there, I can't wait to find a crack in the ground and get in. "Brother Jackie Chan is very busy. He was filming all night yesterday and didn't sleep, so his eyes were swollen and he had to wear glasses. He has to go back to filming soon. We welcome Brother Jackie Chan." I thought to myself, why didn't I sleep? It's all drinking, it's too shameful.

The children below clapped their hands vigorously, and the staff said: "Brother Jackie Chan bought you a gift!" The children were very happy: "What gift did you buy?" The ones I bought were all arranged for me.I felt so guilty at the time.The child asked again, "When will you come to see us again?" I said, "Christmas." After returning home, I didn't feel happy for a week, and I thought every day, why am I so bad? When Christmas came that year, I moved a lot of things and went to the children's hospital. They were very happy to see me.This time I knew what each box I brought was what, and I distributed it to everyone bit by bit, and I was very happy to follow suit.Only then did I let go of the guilt I felt last time, and since then I have started doing charity.Afterwards, I saved all the things sent by movie fans, and donated them to places like nursing homes and orphanages if I didn’t need them myself.

In the past, my company had a big wall, and I hoped to have some decorative paintings on the wall, so I launched a call to movie fans around the world, with the theme of love and peace, hoping that they would draw pictures and send them to me. Works have been continuously received.Later, I called on everyone to build a school together, and some people said, we don't have as much money as you, and I said that a dollar can slowly build a school.So I launched an appeal to movie fans, I will donate the same amount they donate, I will donate one yuan if they donate one yuan, and I will donate one million yuan if they donate one million yuan, and then they will send me different money from all over the world.Later, because many people would put money and A4 paper together to make beautiful flowers, or have special designs, or put money and their paintings together, it looks very good, so I was reluctant to put other people’s money When it is disassembled, they give one and I give two, and their one dollar is put together with the painting, and I will give the other one.Paintings from all over the world are pasted on the exterior wall of our company, and many people have seen them.Later, because of the rain, those paintings would be washed off, so I was reluctant to post them, and put them on the wall in the room or spread them on the floor.In the future, on the walls of Jackie Chan World, Jackie Chan Museum of Art, or my company, you will still have the opportunity to see the paintings of fans that I have preserved over the years.

When I started to do charity seriously, and I experienced some ups and downs in my life, I learned a lot, and I also looked down on a lot of things.Now I often wear one piece of clothing many times, and I wear the same piece of clothing for many awards and events, so there is no more waste.Once I went to a Leehom Wang concert, people said, why is the clothes the elder brother wore the same as last year?I think this is very good, there is no need to pursue these external things.For example, when I went to Yunnan to deliver water, I saw that there was no water, food, electricity, or telephone, but the children there were always smiling.On the way back, I wondered how they would survive the cold weather ahead.I had dinner with my friends at night, and what I heard was that the food was not good enough, the soda was not cold enough, and I had to change the car and phone... People in big cities are constantly pursuing some luxuries. There is no end to these things, and everyone will never will be satisfied.We have enough, but we are still asking for it. We should really take them to the mountains to experience it, maybe they will know how to care about others.What's more, those who are full of food and have nothing to do, should imitate Australia and exile them to a deserted island with no one, let them open up wasteland or build houses, so as to save their strength and nowhere to go Venting can only do bad things.

With the deepening of philanthropy, I also began to accumulate some experience.In the year of the Yushu earthquake, I mobilized a plane full of supplies on the second day after the accident, took the staff and the "New Seven Little Fortunes" with them, and set off to the local area together.When I got there, I found that I was actually causing trouble for others. The soldiers of the army were doing disaster relief. When they saw us coming, they had to allocate some of them to help us distribute supplies, and the cadres who directed the disaster relief also took time to receive us.The next day, the plane we brought over was going to transport a group of wounded. After everyone boarded the plane, they found that the plane was overweight and could not take off. Said that we are the most useless people, so we must go down.They said that the plane will be available at an unknown time, and I said it's okay, we can wait, but the injured cannot wait.Since that time, when I encounter this kind of natural disaster again, I will first look at the situation ahead. If I go there, it will cause chaos, so I will not run over immediately, wait for a while, and then send them what they need most.

Over the years, I often go abroad to do charity. Some people question that there are so many places in China that need help, why do you go abroad?This aspect has my own life experience.When I was abroad, I met many people who helped me, including Thais, Japanese, and Americans.Charity knows no borders. People have helped me, and I am willing to help them back.Another point, in fact, I secretly regard it as a kind of civilian diplomacy.When you encounter difficulties and a foreigner comes to help you, how do you feel?So I will go to the scene of the Indonesian tsunami, the Japanese earthquake, and the Sichuan earthquake in China.Politics belongs to politics, and the people belong to the people.Up to now, there are still many children from Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Russia, etc., who send money to my "Dragon Heart" project every month, which has helped many children in China.

Next to Indonesia is a country called East Timor.One year they invited me to go there to do peace. At that time, the two ethnic groups in their country were at war, so I asked them, would it be useful for me to go?People say, we don't dare to say whether it is useful, but if you don't go, you don't even have a chance.As a result, half a year later, their president wrote to tell me that they had ceased fighting.I dare not say that this is my role, but at least I have contributed to this matter. Of course, there are times when there are small setbacks.It turns out that every Valentine's Day, my Japanese fans will send a lot of chocolates, a lot of flowers, and in the end the chocolate will melt if I can't finish it, and then I appeal to everyone, don't send any more things, you can send those The money from shopping was saved for charity, and they started sending me money as a result.I received more and more Japanese yen, so I asked the staff to exchange them. Later, when I received more Japanese currency, I said not to exchange it anymore. I took out 5 million and put it together with the money. To set up a charity fund in Japan, please "Yomiuri Shimbun" as our supervisor.

At the press conference that time, I told everyone: "First of all, I would like to thank the Japanese movie fans for supporting my charity. Now I set up the fund in Japan, hoping to help some Japanese people. Please let me know if you need help. Me." At this time, a Japanese reporter stood up and said to me, "In Japan, we don't have poor people" (There are no poor people in Japan).After hearing this sentence, I felt very uncomfortable, but I still had to treat it with grace.Later that money helped the remaining Japanese orphans in China.Not only Hong Kong and Japan, but my American and European fans have helped me set up foundations all over the world.

Now I have a group of friends in Beijing, whenever I need to do charity, they are my "begging" objects, no matter what I donate, they will donate. There are also helpless times.You look at the news in the media, if it’s gossip about actors, the page will always be so big; if it’s about charity news, it’s always a block of tofu.Celebrity scandals are followed by interviews, but if you are doing charity, then people think it is boring and prudish.Every time we have to ask people to care about those in need.At this point, I really hope that the media can devote more energy to the people who need our attention. Those remote areas and those places with harsh natural environments need our attention even more. After we understand it, we can help them.Andy Lau's marriage has nothing to do with you, and Daniel Wu's wife has nothing to do with you.If you have the ability, donate more money to those who really need it, and it would be great to give to those children who are suffering from illness.

When I was young, I worked hard to make money and wanted to buy everything. Now that I am older, I want to donate everything.Money is not the most important thing, it is more important to leave something to this world.