Chapter 37 thanks to those who scolded me

In the first half of 2013, I posted 4 Weibo posts, announcing that I donated 4 old houses to Singapore, which caused an uproar.Many people may think that I will regret posting this matter, but in fact, it is quite the opposite. At that time, I just wanted to use Weibo to see the repercussions of this matter. I know people will use this to attack me because people don't understand the ins and outs of it.They only know that I have some old houses and gave them to other countries. How do I have these old houses and why do I buy these old houses? Only by showing you pictures and video materials can you explain clearly.Later, I decided to accept an interview with Bai Yansong's "News 1+1" to talk about the ins and outs of this matter.

The origin of this story is that many years ago, my father was finally going back to China.I said that it would be best for you to live in a courtyard house after returning to China, so I asked my assistant to find a courtyard house, and found one place after another. Either the alleys were too narrow, there was no parking space, or there was no indoor toilet, air conditioning, heating, etc. , in short, I feel that it is not good enough.At that time, courtyard houses were still very cheap, about 500,000 to 1 million.My friend said, how about buying some ready-made old houses and building them yourself?I said that's fine too.They said we'd go and look for it for you.At first they found one and asked for 9,000 yuan.It's only 9,000 yuan, but all the pillars are rotten and can't be repaired. All the valuables such as the corbels are sold, and only one beam remains in the whole house.I bought a beam for 9000 yuan.Later, they bought more than a dozen houses at prices of 100,000, 150,000, 450,000, and more than 1 million. After buying, they set up a warehouse in Shanghai and hired a large group of workers to be responsible for cleaning and maintenance.

A large part of those houses are like this. The girders and frames of the main body are still old, but I have to invest in new things for this.For example, where the head is missing, I will patch it up. If this is made of camphor wood, I still have to use old wood from camphor wood to make it up.First disassemble it, transport it to Shanghai, take it out one by one for washing, soaking, and repairing, and then put it over there. After the whole building is repaired, hang it up for me to see.Each piece of wood has to be soaked in the potion for 15 minutes, and a worker is required to wear gloves, reach into the potion, and keep rolling that piece of wood for 15 minutes. It is conceivable how time-consuming and laborious this is. big project.

Over the past 20 years, these houses have been placed there, and I worry about what to do every day. I see that they are eaten by termites, and there is no place to put them. It is also a great pressure and burden.How much it cost is even more unclear.It takes one or two years to repair one building. After it is finished, it will be erected to show me, numbered, and then dismantled and sent to me in Hong Kong.Send it to Hong Kong, I have no place to put it.The main beam, winter melon beam, and cross beam are placed in a good warehouse, and the other outer wood is placed in a far away place.It has been like this for so many years, get one building, move in, get another building, move in again.

The reason for choosing Singapore is simply their sincerity. A few years ago, I bought some old houses in Singapore, which were British-style buildings and old houses with no investment value.At that time, the Singaporean officials came to say thank you, and said that it seems that you like old houses very much. I said yes, I actually have some older ones in mainland China.I happened to have all those materials with me at the time, so I showed them to them, and told them that I was responsible for the care and maintenance of these ancient houses by myself, and the pressure was quite heavy.After reading it, she asked, can you let me try and find a way, and I said yes.She took the materials, and less than a week later, she said that there is a piece of land that can be given to you. The location is at the Singapore University of Science and Technology. You can move the old house here. We will be responsible for the moving, maintenance and all expenses.They are willing to make it a form of cultural exchange and give me a lot of freedom in the whole thing.When I saw the specific feedback they gave me, I felt even more touched. Their preservation, maintenance, computer scanning, and various data collection and preparation were all too attentive and professional. They really regarded these as treasures and sincerely Hope to be on their side, to think about how to get every detail right, such an attitude is too rare.

This happened 5 years ago. At that time, I was in a special state of mind. I felt that I was getting older, and I didn’t know when I would suddenly disappear, so I was eager to donate all my things. , Give what you can.Singapore can be guaranteed by the government, and the ancient house was left in the school as a cultural exchange, which made me feel at ease. At that time, I immediately chose 4 buildings for them.The Singapore University of Science and Technology is very famous. I heard that since the establishment of this university, many students from Southeast Asia have gone to study in this university instead of New York.

Immediately after I left Singapore, they sent the Minister of Tourism and the Minister of Culture with a professional team, and you could tell they really took it seriously.All those cultural relics protection personnel and all engineering personnel came to Hong Kong to choose, and they came up with a good solution for me.Those who study ancient architecture in their team are very knowledgeable. You will be fooled if you listen to it. After field inspections, they can tell what is missing in this place and what is missing in that place.The restoration of such an old house requires learning Chinese craftsmanship. They are willing to cooperate with Chinese craftsmen, so they invite bids in China to find the best people to restore.

If you ask me, would I be reluctant to donate what I have worked so hard to collect and have spent a lot of manpower, material resources, and money maintaining over the years?I was really reluctant, but when I saw the serious and cherishing attitude of Singapore, everything was disassembled, packed by others, and then shipped to Singapore. A large venue was specially vacated in the university, and a large In the warehouse, I took out every piece of wood and marked it, then repaired it, scanned it with a computer, sprinkled each piece of wood with insect repellent powder, and blown it with a fan. I felt that my decision was correct.I am still looking for some new stone sculptures in China to give them, and I will make a complete set if I want to do it.What I told them is that I hope to build a "Chinese Cultural Exchange Park", which will also help cultural exchanges with the world.You don’t have to take things back to be patriotic. It’s not just like this. Now I have to keep spreading my culture to let people understand our Chinese culture. This means that some things must be taken out, as long as these things are not the only national treasures. .The only national treasure, such as the animal heads of the twelve zodiac signs, we must take them back.

These 4 houses must stay in Singapore, because what I said cannot be counted. I said that if I give it, I will give it, and I am assured that these 4 houses will be preserved in Singapore forever, and they will be well preserved. If you look at how they protect their existing cultural relics, you will understand that they have done a really good job, and I have confidence in them. Some netizens said, didn't Jackie Chan talk about patriotism every day, why didn't these 4 houses stay in China? In fact, my first thought was to donate to Hong Kong, but in the end it didn't work out.In Hong Kong, my home itself is a tourist attraction. Every day, my fans from all over the world are outside, knocking on the door.So I thought, why don't I just make a tourist attraction and donate all my things. For example, if the ancient house is placed here, some rural stone caves can be built, and there can be a museum. I put all my things there. You can visit.

I've met and had coffee with two chief executives for the house I'm talking about.I said that I hope to keep some things, and I also know their concerns and the pressure of public opinion, for example, why didn't similar things be made for Bruce Lee, why didn't they be made for Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui, why only for Jackie Chan?I understand their worries. They are afraid that whatever they do will be wrong, so it is best not to do it.Given the current environment in Hong Kong, if you give me land, I will be scolded, and if I take away the house, I will also be scolded.Besides, Hong Kong has a lot of small people, and it is impossible to give me 15 acres of land to do this project. At first they said they would put it in Ocean Park for me. To be able to come in.They said that this is not possible, and I was very depressed. I donated the house and I still can't come in to see it.Then I asked if it would be okay to have my own office inside, and the office would be my work place.For example, I want to change things in the house. I change this one today, and see if something is wrong tomorrow. I can change that one. After a month of discussion, they still said no.I just thought that I have already spent so much money to buy this house. If I donate it, there must be a right, but they are still discussing it without conclusion.Later, he said he wanted to give me a park, but I didn’t think it would work because it was too small. I wanted to apply for the land lease by myself, but in the end it didn’t work.After all, I don't understand these things. Although I have talked to some officials in Hong Kong and the government of the Special Administrative Region several times, it still doesn't work.In my heart, I also feel that this is really a pity. I was born in Hong Kong and became famous in Hong Kong, but in the end Hong Kong does not have anything like Jackie Chan.The props that I have been filming for decades are now stored in the Jackie Chan Art Museum in Shanghai.

I also tried to talk to organizations in the Mainland.Before declaring these 4 houses to Singapore, I have talked to different people more than once, but none of them really want to get this done.They either want to commercialize these things to develop real estate to make money, or they say it nicely but actually ignore it.Every time I was about to implement it, I found out that they hooked me in with real estate projects, to be a Jackie Chan or something park, and I put a "Jackie Chan Park" Peace Park here, next to them there is The villa area is going to be sold, what is this?In this way, if things are done, won't I be scolded by others?I quit.I have been fooled a lot, and I have gradually learned to judge myself. Many people want me to put the house in their place. First of all, I will see if they have protected their existing cultural relics. This is a very important one. Measuring principles.If they do, then I have a basic trust in them.In short, I want to see whether they use me to make a profit, or they really want to protect cultural relics. Ever since I posted on Weibo, announcing that the 4 buildings would be given to Singapore, people began to pay special attention to it, and more organizations were willing to sit down and talk with me.This just shows that the method I use is effective.In fact, there are so many old houses in China. I really hope that local governments can pay attention to them and think about how to better protect them. For example, local governments can have a fund dedicated to this matter.I usually travel all over the world, going to French towns, Italian towns, and German towns. You can see ancient buildings hundreds of years ago, and they are all very well protected.Now there are very few small towns in our country that retain their original appearance. They are destroyed and sold.The old houses I took over, you can see from the photos that some beams, corbels, etc. are gone, and they have already been demolished and sold.Because my action has attracted the attention of the domestic government and people, I am actually very happy, and I am willing to call on more people to love our cultural relics and protect the original ones.Let all the people and foreign tourists also see the authentic Chinese town. Now the talks with Beijing have made more progress, and the direction has become clearer, and the kind of commercial behavior I am worried about will not occur.Now it is tentatively decided to put it in a park and make it a "Jackie Chan Peace Park", which has both environmental protection elements and cultural elements. It is not just a museum of my own, but a museum that includes cultures from all over the world. Things, there will be people giving lectures there, maybe a bell-ringing ceremony will be arranged during the Chinese New Year, I hope to make this park a good one. When I bought these things back then, they were put in the original place where they were exposed to wind and rain and were not taken seriously. Many of them might have been broken now if I hadn’t bought them.In fact, when I first bought it, I didn't think it was a national treasure, so I bought it. No, almost all of these were bought 20 years ago.At that time, no one said that this is a historic building and needs to be protected.It's just because of who I am now that people are starting to pay attention to this.Now the construction of these old houses has started in Singapore and will be completed in 2015.Regarding the question of "whether the old house is a cultural relic" that many people dispute, I also consulted with the people from the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. The things I bought were the residences of some rich people in the past, and their craftsmanship is very beautiful. Rare, it is a building with a strong Chinese cultural charm, but it is not considered a cultural relic. More than a dozen old houses were donated to Singapore, and I will donate some of the rest to Beijing, and some may be donated to other places in China. I auctioned one for 22 million, and I still hope to keep two in Hong Kong. I really want to find an opportunity to leave some things in Hong Kong.When my parents were alive, I was anxious, wondering when it would be repaired and when they would be able to live in.Later, my mother passed away, and my father also left two years ago. The original wish was not fulfilled after all.I think, if I don’t donate it, I will be in my 60s.If I don't donate, I don't know if I will be gone one day, and the wood of those houses will become waste.I saw that every time Jaycee Jaycee passed by the company, he looked at me with disdainful eyes for doing these things, so I knew he would not take over these things.In my lifetime, I hope to donate things quickly. My friends will be injustice, saying that brother, from the beginning of buying these houses to the subsequent maintenance, you probably spent tens of millions, and finally donated them all, and you didn’t get anything. Are you wronged?I have long been used to it.Not to mention me, even the staff around me who have been with me for so many years have long been used to it.Anyway, I always tell people, "How can I be as good as I want, but I want to be ashamed of my heart", "Man is doing what the sky is watching", "The one who is clear will be clearer by himself".Whatever I do now, I am not sorry to the country, I am not sorry to the nation, and most importantly, I have no personal interests in it.What I do is what I think is right. As long as I don't violate my conscience, I feel very happy, and it has been like this for so many years. Today, what else can I ask for?Want a name?I'm already famous.Ask for money?I'm no longer short of money.As long as I am happy, I can carry a bag, fly my own plane, and I will go and retire.I am still doing things today, and I am very happy to do it, and over the years, I have come through amid criticism all the way.I am very grateful to those who scold me and those who hate me, because of them, I will review whether what I have done is right. If there is something wrong, thank you for reminding me, and I will correct it.I also thank the people who praised me, because of you, I will work harder and have the motivation to do everything better.