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Chapter 68 Postscript The only Jackie Chan on Earth

In May 2013, my IELTS score was 7, and I received offers from several universities in the UK. In addition to my English score, it is obvious that my brother’s recommendation letter also played a vital role.I chose the top five universities in the world - University College London (UCL). In July, the matter of studying abroad was finalized, and I began to devote myself to writing.During that time, I went to work during the day, had dinner with my eldest brother at night, collected materials, and continued to write after returning home.In one month, the first draft of 200,000 words was completed.

In September 2013, I boarded a plane to London and officially started my study abroad career.After a rough review of the manuscript, the eldest brother found that there were some inaccuracies in the details. He hoped to proofread it all and make sure it was correct before publishing it, so as to be worthy of the readers.I was in London at the time, and he was flying all over the world, and the progress of the book was temporarily stalled. During the Christmas holiday in 2013, I went back to China to visit my family.At that time, it was just in time for the release of the Chinese New Year movie "Police Story 2013" starring my elder brother. He hoped that I could go with him on the promotional tour in all cities, so that I could spare time to proofread the manuscript on the way.I still remember that it was Christmas Eve in Tianjin, the whole city was snowed heavily, and the traffic was almost paralyzed. Because of the appearance of the big brother, traffic police were dispatched to maintain order on many roads. When I arrived in Shenzhen two days later, there was a sea of ​​people near the cinema.I have been doing movie promotion for many years, and I have never seen such a big battle.

That night, I followed my eldest brother's team and drove back to Hong Kong from Shenzhen without stopping.In the next few days, the eldest brother drove a jeep every day, took two big dogs JJ and Jones, and set off from home to the company.I was sitting in the co-pilot, holding the computer and reading the manuscript to my elder brother. When he heard that there was an error, he would remind him, and he would add some details to some stories.Sometimes not working, just chatting, he would introduce to me the buildings on the road, what kind of stories happened there, in the rear-view mirror, Jones kept shouting happily against the wind...

One day at noon, I accompanied him to the Peninsula Hotel to pick up a friend.The car was parked at the door, and the old man who looked at the parking space came over to say hello, as if he knew the elder brother very well.I suddenly realized that this place actually witnessed the life of my elder brother along the way: a poor boy in his youth did not dare to enter such a high-end hotel, and even if he entered, he dared not even step on the carpet; All kinds of big bosses met here for coffee, and he deliberately appeared in disheveled clothes to fight against the rich; now that decades have passed, and when he appears here again, everything has long been calm.

One night, my elder brother invited friends to dinner. While waiting for the food, I read the manuscript to him carefully. When I read the part about Teresa Teng, the song of Teresa Teng was playing in the restaurant, and everyone was silently moved. On the night of December 29th, a group of people were chatting at his home. There were three formal suits on the sofa. The next day was the Anita Mui Memorial Concert. He was seriously considering which suit to wear to attend... Those days, the proofreading of the manuscript was completed part.The holidays are over and I'm back in London. In February 2014, Big Brother and his team came to London to participate in Wild Aid's charity event as a promotional ambassador.Before leaving, he texted me his arrival time in London.It was a rainy spring afternoon. After class, I braved the rain and came to the hotel where my eldest brother stayed, and met everyone I hadn’t seen for a long time.After exchanging pleasantries, my eldest brother told me that there is an event tonight, you can go with us.I said yes.

The staff shuttled back and forth in the eldest brother's room, and it was evening in a blink of an eye. I saw May, the person in charge of Wild Aid, put on a very beautiful formal suit, and thought to myself, it seems that the evening activities are quite formal.I asked my elder brother, can I wear this for evening activities? ——At that time, I was wearing a bright yellow sweater, a short skirt full of kitten patterns, and an orange bag on my back. The whole body was colorful.The elder brother said, yes. Drive to the venue of the event, which is the Natural History Museum in London.There is already a lot of traffic at the entrance, and various guests in formal attire are entering the venue one after another.The security check procedure is very complicated, and everything we bring with us has to be checked. We followed the eldest brother and were ushered into the venue very politely.The scene of the reception is a long exhibition hall. Everyone is interested in the pictures of various natural creatures on the wall. They are studying it when they suddenly hear someone reminding the guests to stand aside. My eldest brother also called my name at this time. , asked me to stand behind him, and when I was confused, I saw a few people coming from the side, and then I took a closer look, isn't the one at the head just Prince William? !

This is the activity that the elder brother said lightly?The princes are all here, okay?And I was standing behind my eldest brother in colorful clothes, holding his pair of panda Lazy in my arms... Photographers and videographers all came over, and I had nowhere to hide. With my past work experience ——When you can’t avoid the camera, the best way is to smile.So I smiled brightly, looked at Prince William holding the hand of my elder brother and said, I am a fan of your movie, and I especially like your "Rush Hour"... The next day, major media in the UK and China reported the news of Prince William’s meeting with his eldest brother. In almost all photos, there is a bright yellow version of me standing behind my eldest brother...

April 7, 2014, is the 60th birthday of the elder brother.I planned to gather students in London to record some birthday greetings for him, and the message was just sent out in the class Facebook group, and I received extremely enthusiastic feedback.The foreign students were excited.Mike from the UK told me that his favorite movie is Jackie Chan's "Drunken Master"; Tobias from Germany said that he never thought of letting Jakie Chan see his video in his life; Tom, the super student in the class, even Leave a message to me, "I would cut one hand to see Jackie Chan, literally. Just leave the right hand to me." Just give it to me.) Then we stood in front of Portico, the landmark building of UCL, on a sunny afternoon, and recorded a birthday greeting for the eldest brother. Mike and Tobias also performed "Drunken Master" in front of the camera The action bridge segment...

In August 2014, the eldest brother came to London again to promote "Zodiac" in the UK.His private jet brought my favorite "big brother cabbage" and claypot rice with cured meat. I haven't eaten these for a long time, and I almost burst into tears.This time I followed all the announcements that Universal Pictures arranged for him.He rarely appears in Europe once a year. Whenever he appears, the media in many European countries will send reporters over.I remember that on the most intensive day at that time, he made more than 20 interviews in a row.No matter where we go, there will always be foreign movie fans waiting at the door, and I don’t know where they got the itinerary.One night, "Zodiac" had its premiere at the very famous Prince Charles Cinema.This theater is located in the very lively Chinatown area of ​​London. When I arrived, I was shocked by the crowds outside the car window.Dense crowds filled several surrounding streets. On the platforms and windows upstairs, many people stuck their heads out to take pictures with their mobile phones. Foreign movie fans held photos, posters, and DVDs of Big Brother in their hands, hoping to get autographs.

In the question-and-answer session after the movie screening, many foreign boys stood up and asked questions. They came from Italy, Germany, France and other places, just to see the big brother himself.A boy in his early 20s said: "I came here today just to perform a backflip in front of you. I want to tell you that since I was a child, you are all the motivation to support me to work hard and overcome difficulties. Thank you very much! After the question and answer, the eldest brother signed autographs for enthusiastic foreign movie fans for a long time when he walked out of the theater, and the scene kept screaming at high decibels.That atmosphere, if you're there, catches you too.

In November 2014, I officially graduated and returned to Beijing to continue proofreading the manuscript with my elder brother.During this year's study, I went to all the places I wanted to go in Europe, and took many beautiful photos. The master's degree in UCL Film Studies is excellent. The graduation thesis got A with only four seats in the class. Surrounded by the tyrants, this is a proud achievement. In January of this year, the proofreading of the manuscript was finally completed.During a small chat, I told my eldest brother, do you think you should find someone to write the preface?The eldest brother said, who do you want to write?I said, just some of your good friends.He said, oh well.Ask me again, will it be too much trouble for others?Otherwise, let others write a sentence.I said, ok, this is also very special.As a result, within a few days, I received "one sentence preface" from Li Ning, Yao Ming, Feng Jicai, Ma Weidu, Feng Xiaogang, Jiang Wen, Xu Zheng, Shu Qi, Zhou Xun, Alan Tam, Wu Yanzu, Gu Tianle, etc. They were sent one after another, and finally the list exceeded 100 people for the first time... I sighed silently in my heart, probably only he has such popularity and influence. On the night when the draft was finished, I was driving on the third ring road, tuned the radio in the car, and suddenly heard the song "Every Day in My Life" by my elder brother: "I am so ordinary, but so lucky, I want to Say thank you, every day of my life, let me share with you the brightest part of my life..." In the deep winter night in Beijing, listening to these familiar lyrics slowly flow out, I can't help feeling the love of fate wonderful.Looking back now, the time from 2012 to 2015 spanned from the conception of this book to its birth.He has always respected writing, and has no idea of ​​publishing a book. In addition, there are always so many things, and he can only spare a little time to chat with me. Write your story and share it with everyone. It is a lot of fun and happiness to work with Big Brother.There are so many people in the world who love him and respect him. I am lucky. I can fly all over the world with him, go to many places I never thought I would go, and meet many people I never thought I would know. I have eaten delicious food from all over the world and seen beautiful scenery all over the world.If you start working with him, you don't have to worry about anything, he will arrange daily life, food, drink and drinks. As I am writing this text, a picture pops up in my mind. On the day my elder brother left London last August, I accompanied him to Sky TV to record the last live broadcast, and we hugged and bid farewell downstairs.The sunshine that day was particularly good and the sky was very blue. I was not in a hurry to get into the subway, so I wandered the streets casually, walking past Big Ben and Westminster Abbey, when I suddenly heard someone calling my name behind me.I turned my head and saw my elder brother's car just passing me, and he was waving at me vigorously through the car window.In such a foreign street, beautiful and touching. Some things happened this year, and when he appeared in front of everyone again, his emotions were the same as before.He has experienced all kinds of joys, sorrows and sorrows in his life for decades. He said that if there is a god in this world, he would like to thank him for giving him so much good luck. Now he hopes to share his good luck with others.Sometimes when I look at him from the side, I think of a joke he often said: "When I don't want to show up again, I will just carry a backpack and drive my plane away." Today, the legends in this world are leaving us one by one, and we will only feel regretful when we lose them.The existence of Big Brother is already a legend in the Chinese world, so I would like to say, why not let us cherish him together, and cherish the only Jackie Chan on this earth—Big Brother Jackie Chan.
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