Chapter 18 Chapter Sixteen

When Jet Li was on vacation in the Maldives, he suddenly encountered a tsunami that was rare in a century. At that time, Jet Li's family of eight stayed in a hotel near the sea to rest. It was very critical, and the sea was surging.In the fight against the waves, Jet Li showed his true qualities as a hero.He held his 4-year-old daughter in his body and paddled in the water with one hand. After several ups and downs, he almost died. After the disaster, he said: "Death can enter the process of life at any time, and people should cherish every day of life." At 8:58 Beijing time on December 26, 2004, the most powerful 8.9-magnitude earthquake occurred in the northwest coast of Sumatra, Indonesia in 40 years. The earthquake immediately triggered the largest tsunami in the world in a century. The tsunami several meters high quickly rushed to the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia. The coastal areas of the country left Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, and Bangladesh too late to defend, causing heavy casualties.

According to Agence France-Presse, in this tsunami, the total number of victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami has exceeded 292,000.The number of people in each country is: Indonesia: 238,945; Sri Lanka: 30,957; India: 16,389; Thailand: 5,393; Maldives: 82; Malaysia: 68; Myanmar: 61; Bangladesh: 2; Somalia: 298 ; Tanzania: 10 people; Kenya: 1 person. The shipwreck not only caused heavy casualties, but also destroyed the economic construction of Southeast Asian countries. Two-thirds of the capital of the Maldives was flooded, 15 people were killed, communication was interrupted, and the airport was also closed. In Sri Lanka, more than 1,600 kilometers away from the epicenter, and the neighboring southern coast of India, more than 1 million people were affected by the disaster and made homeless.

The staff of the China International Rescue Team once described the post-disaster scene as follows: In the most prosperous central area of ​​Banda Aceh, many wooden houses on both sides of the road have been completely torn to pieces by the tsunami. The sea water is like a tongue with a sharp blade, and black mud is left behind wherever it is licked. deep ditch. At one intersection, three or four corpses had already begun to rot due to the scorching sun, and their bodies were only covered briefly. One of the corpses twisted its body and opened its mouth wide, showing the tension and panic before dying.The lingering stench of corpses filled the air.Even though he wore two masks, the smell of putrid corpses permeating the scene could still seep into his nostrils, and the smell on the masks lingered for a long time. "

In the distance, someone lit a raging fire, and all the pieces of wood and broken furniture on the open space were set ablaze. It is said that this was done to prevent the outbreak of infectious diseases.Bulldozers were roaring, and workers wearing masks of various styles were busy clearing the streets and removing obstacles on the road. The tsunami in India shocked the world, and the catastrophe brought together the love of people all over the world. All countries extended a helping hand to help the disaster-stricken countries through the most difficult days.China quickly extended a helping hand to the disaster-stricken countries as much as it could. Chinese state leaders expressed deep concern for the tsunami-stricken countries.

President Hu Jintao sent telegrams to the heads of state of Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives, Thailand, Malaysia and Myanmar respectively, expressing sincere condolences and deep condolences to the victims on behalf of the Chinese government and people. Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council also urgently met with the diplomatic envoys of the affected countries in China to express sympathy and condolences. The day after the tsunami occurred, the Chinese government announced that it would provide a total of 21.63 million yuan in humanitarian emergency relief assistance.As the severity of the disaster gradually emerged, Chinese leaders successively announced an additional 500 million yuan in disaster relief assistance and 20 million US dollars in multilateral donations.As of March 1, the Chinese government's aid totaled nearly 700 million yuan, and private donations reached 600 million yuan.

The Indian Ocean tsunami, this day that caused disasters to countless families, is also a day that Jet Li will never forget. According to Jet Li's recollection, on the day of the incident, he was on vacation in the Maldives with his wife and two daughters, and Xiang Huaqiang and Chen Lan, the owners of the "China Star" company, were also there. Maldives is a very small country, an island country in the Indian Ocean. The island country is composed of coral reefs. Most of its territory is less than one meter above sea level. It relies on tourism to support its national economy.

That day, everything was as usual, the calm morning sun was shining, the beach was soft, the water was clear, and the blue patterned fish could be seen swimming among the reefs from the surface of the water.On the beach and in the shallow water, there are crowds of vacationers everywhere, and on the sea not far away, there are still a few boats of local fishermen fishing. Jet Li and his four-year-old daughter and nanny were also crowded in the crowd, enjoying the family happiness.The naughty daughter sneaked around in the crowd from time to time, playing hide-and-seek with her father. "Dad, I'm here." The little daughter hid behind the tourists, making faces at her father.

Jet Li pretended to be anxious about not being able to find his daughter, which made his daughter giggle. Everything around seemed so calm, and no one noticed that the disaster was coming.However, at this moment, the sea water suddenly receded, as if the gods had taken away all the sea water at once.The speedboat is stranded on the hard bottom, and the frightened fish are jumping among the reefs. Everyone doesn't understand, why is the tide ebbing?But no one thought that the tsunami was coming. The return of sea water was as sudden as it disappeared in an instant. Just when Jet Li and his daughter were having fun, suddenly, a wave of waves rushed towards the shore.At first, people thought it was a high tide, and cheered and jumped along with the waves.But in the blink of an eye, the waves became more and more panting, and rolled forward in a vortex shape.

The only thing the tour guide can do is to yell for everyone to turn around and run towards the mountains behind the beach.He shouted loudly through a loudspeaker: "The tsunami is coming, everyone run to the mountain." Only then did people realize that it was abnormal, and immediately fled in panic.Seeing that the situation was not good, Jet Li picked up his daughter with one hand, and ran to the hotel with the nanny in the other hand, but within a few steps, the sea water rushed up and quickly covered his neck, and the nanny had already drank several sips of water.At the juncture of life and death, Jet Li lifted his daughter above his head with one hand, and half pushed and half pulled the nanny to a higher place.As the waves continued to rush forward, Jet Li almost lost his balance several times and fell into the water.Usually a few short steps, but now walking, it seems that it takes all the strength of the whole body to complete the walk.After an unknown period of time, the three of them finally got out of danger temporarily and came to a higher place.At this time, looking back at the place where I played just now, the beach has turned into a vast ocean, and the sea water is still surging upwards.

Jet Li asked the nanny to run up the mountain with his daughter.Said to her: No one will know where the sea will stop when it rises. The only thing you can do is to run to a higher place as hard as you can. After all, he rushed to the hotel to rescue another daughter. The hotel is at the foot of the mountain, and the situation is also very critical.When Jet Li arrived, seawater had poured into the lobby from all directions, and the lobby and corridors of the hotel were in chaos, with screams and cries.Jet Li ran to the room where his daughter was with all his might against the fleeing people.When Jet Li arrived, his assistant had just packed up the simple luggage and was waiting at the door, while his daughter was so frightened that she burst into tears.Jet Li didn't say anything, he gave his assistant a look, turned around, picked up his daughter and ran out.At this time, the sea water had already entered the room on the second floor, and all the furnishings in the room began to shake, and small items such as chairs all floated up.In a hurry, Jet Li suddenly felt pain in his feet. It turned out that the floating furniture hit his feet.Jet Li ignored the pain, desperately swam out of the hotel and ran up the mountain.

About ten minutes later, Jet Li met up with the nannies again. Seeing that his two daughters were safe and sound, Jet Li finally felt a little more relaxed, but soon he became anxious again. It turned out that his wife Li Zhi did not go with them that day, but was nearby in another vacation home.While directing everyone to move to a safe place, Jet Li anxiously searched his pockets, ready to find his mobile phone to make a call. Jet Li took out his mobile phone, he still had a little hope and vigorously shook the water droplets on the mobile phone, but at the critical moment, the mobile phone still did not respond at all.The assistant also dropped all the communication tools in a panic because he was eager to escape.Jet Li clasped his hands together, at this moment, he could only pray to God to bless his wife.Then, he took the child in the nanny's arms and ran to a safer place at a faster speed. A few hours later, they arrived at a hotel far from the sea.Due to the high terrain, there are quite a lot of tourists who come here to stay in the hotel. Everyone is still immersed in the panic just now, and I make various predictions at the same time as you say.The disaster brought these strangers closer together. Jet Li, who was still in shock, looked down the mountain and saw the seawater pouring into the street, the color was very turbid, the flow was very fast, and a vortex was formed near the buildings, lifting up the wooden houses and the heavy bus, flowing forward rapidly , Jet Li heard the voices of people calling for help.The surface of the water was covered with white waves, and it was almost below the roof. Some people clung to the walls to survive, some tried to step on the floating bus so that they would not sink into the water, and others ran Go upstairs and wait for rescue.However, the torrent of water washed away the people who were hugging outside, and one of them tried to reach out his hand to grab the person who was washed away, but was also mercilessly swept away by the flood. Jet Li couldn't help closing his eyes in pain. After several hours of waiting on the top of the mountain, the sea slowly calmed down.The tour guide carefully went down to the beach when the sea water subsided, and after confirming that there was no danger for the time being, he hurriedly called people back to the hotel to see if there was anything they could pick up. Jet Li sent his assistant to take the nanny and daughter to find housing, and then inquired about his wife's whereabouts through various channels.With the help of friends, I finally found my wife Li Zhi, thank God, she was not harmed.When the husband and wife met, they burst into tears.Jet Li hugged his wife for a long time and refused to let go, Li Zhi was so excited that he shed tears. Before everyone’s tense nerves had time to relax, they received news that the tsunami was caused by an earthquake. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake occurred off the northwest coast of Sumatra Island. The tsunami caused by the earthquake spread to several countries in Southeast Asia and South Asia. cause serious injury.The Indonesian government also expects a second, larger wave at 3am today. The news is like a ticking time bomb, stirring up people's unsettled hearts again.According to the arrangement of the hotel owner, all the passengers came to the lobby, and everyone joined hands to prepare to face the critical moment of life and death together.In order to prevent accidents, the hotel owner also distributed chocolate and mineral water and tied them to each person in case they were washed out to sea and drifted to satisfy their hunger. Fortunately, the second wave was not as strong as expected.The sea water only spread to everyone's heels, and then stopped rising. For the rest of his life after the catastrophe, Jet Li felt the value of life even more, and also realized that people need love and mutual care. After the disaster, two-thirds of the entire Maldives became a vast ocean, and Maldives fell into a situation of no communication signal for a while, and all means of transportation were forced to stop. But this worried all Jet Li's relatives and friends, as well as all his fans. At 12:23 on December 26, Hong Kong. In Jet Li's agent company, the most anxious one is Jet Li's manager. After he learned about the disaster in the Maldives on TV, he has been trying to contact Jet Li, but he has not heard any news about Jet Li except for the casualty report on TV. . According to the news, this earthquake is the fifth largest earthquake in the world since 1900.As of the news broadcast, 15 people have died in the Maldives, and thousands of fishermen and sailors have disappeared at sea. In Sri Lanka, which is more than 1,600 kilometers away from the epicenter, and the adjacent southern coast of India, nearly 7,000 people have died. Hundreds of dead bodies floated on the ground, and more than 1 million people were affected by the disaster and had to leave their homes and live on the streets.Due to the interruption of communication in the disaster area, the situation of the disaster is not yet very clear, and the actual number of casualties continues to rise. Every word from the announcer's mouth was like a needle, piercing deeply into everyone who cared about Jet Li. At 13:00 on December 26, in my hometown in Beijing. The happy and laughing family on weekdays became extremely quiet because of the surprise attack of the tsunami.In the living room of Nuo Da, only the sound of the TV host playing the news could be heard, and Jet Li's mother sat in front of the screen and watched and listened intently.Although the news about the Indonesian tsunami had long since ended, the old man still had a fluke mentality, hoping to hear any more news about his son.In the bedroom on the second floor, her elder sister Li Lianzhu leaned against the floor-to-ceiling windows, sometimes calling on her mobile phone, and sometimes staring at the white floor in a daze.Since the tsunami, she has been on the phone non-stop, trying to get in touch with her brother.When he learned that two-thirds of the capital of the Maldives had been submerged by sea water, Li Lianzhu could no longer restrain his inner grief and burst into tears. At 14:00 on December 26, Jet Li's friends In the afternoon after the tsunami, friends who knew that Jet Li was on vacation in the disaster area inquired about Jet Li's whereabouts through various channels. The famous director Tsui Hark used all his friends in order to inquire about Jet Li's situation.He also reassured others that although the results are not yet known, they are believed to be safe and it may just be a communication problem. His teacher Zhang Xinyan learned of Jet Li's situation through a reporter. After he knew about it, he immediately called Jet Li's hometown in Beijing, asked about Jet Li's whereabouts and comforted Jet Li's family. Zhang Weiping, the boss of New Picture Films, who had worked with Jet Li, was inquiring about Jet Li through his friends while stabilizing the mentality of the media.When the reporter interviewed him, he said to the reporter: "Although I still don't know the whereabouts of Jiezi, I hope you will not spread the unconfirmed news at will. We are trying to contact them. Please don't let those fake news To affect everyone's mood and work." Internet at 15:00 on December 26 During the 30 hours of Jet Li's disappearance, various rumors were flying everywhere. It was rumored that Jet Li had died. At around 2 pm on December 26, there was a gossip posted by netizens on the comment section of a website, saying that Jet Li had "died".The news was immediately reprinted by other websites, and for a while, this kind of gossip was everywhere on the Internet.Many fans of Jet Li believed it was true, and there were voices of condolence and nostalgia.But some fans said they never believed the rumors. One of the fans said sadly: "I don't believe he is gone, Jet Li has always loved to do good deeds, good people will be rewarded with good things, he will definitely turn bad times into good things." Some fans also said: "Jet Li believes in Buddhism, I believe Buddha will bless him." Some die-hard fans of Jet Li couldn't help calling the agency to verify the accuracy of the news. Everyone was praying that Jet Li would survive this disaster safely. Time passed minute by minute, and several hours passed in a blink of an eye, and there was still no news about Jet Li.Many movie fans began to believe the news on the website, and began to express their condolences and remembrance for Jet Li. For a while, sadness enveloped the hearts of netizens. At 3:00 pm on December 27th, more than 30 hours after the tsunami, communication in the Maldives finally returned to normal, and the airport also announced the lifting of the ban.Jet Li finally got in touch with the outside world.In the first time, Jet Li called his agent company to inform Ping An, and then called back to his hometown. On the other end of the phone is my sister Li Lianzhu.After a life-and-death parting, the relationship between the siblings became deeper. The elder sister Li Lianzhu held the microphone, and couldn't believe her ears for a long time. She couldn't believe that her younger brother could miraculously survive. She was so excited that tears filled her eyes. . This exciting moment is repeated at different places at the same time. The news that Jet Li is still alive was first announced to the outside world by the person in charge of the public relations of China Star Film Company. He officially announced to all fans and media who care about Jet Li: Jet Li and his family are very safe in the Maldives, and they have moved to a hotel far away from the sea. Temporary residence, the situation is relatively stable.The loss of contact with the country is due to the impact of the disaster on the communication facilities.He also revealed to everyone that Jet Li and his family will return to China to reunite with relatives and friends once the traffic is restored after the disaster subsides.Jet Li asked the people in the company to tell the fans: Thank you for your concern for him. In the Southeast Asian tsunami that shocked people all over the world, Jet Li once again created a miracle of life.Soon, Jet Li and his agent got in touch again by phone, saying that he was going to fly back to Hong Kong in a few days. Unexpectedly, the Maldives airport was also affected by the earthquake and tsunami. Tickets could not be bought for a while, and it was reopened to the public after a few days. Many surviving tourists were frightened and rushed to leave the country.Jet Li waited for a few more days before taking the flight back to Hong Kong.When the plane landed safely at the Hong Kong airport, Jet Li felt reborn. He said with emotion: "The feeling of the existence of life is not something that everyone can experience." On January 7, 2005, the entertainment industry launched the "Love Knows No Borders Extravaganza" to save the victims of the tsunami in Southeast Asia. Jet Li put aside all official duties and came to the show in person.It was his first public appearance since his narrow escape. Many entertainers attended, including Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Lai Ming, Gigi Leung, Kwong Mei Wan, Shawn Yue, Sandra Ng, Adam Cheng, Miriam Cheung, Miriam Yeung, Han Hong, Eason Chan, Aaron Kwok, etc. Although Faye Wong, Sammi Cheng and Stephen Chow were not present in person, they were pre-recorded Well the segment plays live.Brother Jackie Chan lent out his car with JC license plate for singers and staff to enter and exit the venue.The performance starts at 4 pm and will last until the evening, with a marathon performance of up to 11 hours.At the beginning of the show, the MV of the theme song of the conference was first broadcast, kicked off by Grasshopper, and then all the singers sang one after another to appeal for donations. Jet Li escaped from death, experienced the loneliness of being unable to contact the outside world for nearly 30 hours, and later received the care of friends all over the world. Where there is love, there will be warmth.On the spot of the party, Jet Li decided to initiate the establishment of "One Fund", in the spirit of one person, one month, one dollar, to continue the love of mankind.Jet Li said: "If each person donates one yuan per month, it will benefit many people from generation to generation. I hope that it will be implemented from now on, and the marathon will be extended to the next generation. I hope that Hong Kong people and the entire Chinese nation will support it!" , Jet Li stood up and took the lead in donating 1.4 million to Huaqiang and his wife with his wife.He also said that he will make a tour in Europe and America to appeal for donations, so as to make the fund operate as soon as possible. At the party, people paid more attention to Jet Li's legendary experience in the Maldives, and lamented that he was able to escape the disaster because of his good kung fu practice. In fact, it was not as everyone imagined. When Jet Li talked about that experience, he still had lingering fears.He said: "I was playing on the beach with my daughter and the nanny that day. Suddenly there was a big wave and there was a vortex. I couldn't stand still, so I hugged my daughter with one hand and my aunt with the other, and ran forward desperately. .In less than a few minutes, the water rushed towards me and quickly covered my neck. Looking back at the nanny, she had already drunk the water. I was facing the most difficult decision in my life, whether to let go and escape alone, I still keep going. But this idea just passed by, when I saw my daughter who was more scared than myself, I chose to live and die with them." When everyone is facing death, their hearts are full of fear, and they can't take care of others at all. Jet Li's contradictions at that time are natural.And after a brief hesitation, he made the decision to live and die with his daughter's nanny, which shows his extraordinary reason and bravery.In the face of the disaster, Jet Li lamented that although he had practiced martial arts well, he was helpless in the face of the catastrophe of nature.This time, his narrow escape did not rely on his kung fu, but luck, which is auspicious and celestial, and good people are rewarded with good rewards. After the tsunami, Jet Li's two daughters both left a shadow of terror. The eldest daughter couldn't sleep well for the first three days after returning to Hong Kong, while the younger daughter said that there would be waves rushing wherever there was water. Recalling the feeling of facing death, Jet Li expressed a lot of sighs about life: "Life is difficult to predict, cherish every day, including making movies, and do your best every day. As for how to evaluate it, it is someone else's business. .” Jet Li also said: "There are all kinds of temptations in my life. It's just that I will try my best to do today's job well and do what I want to do now, so the temptation is useless. Many people don't believe that I am I have only been to a nightclub once in Hong Kong for so long, and I just want to know what a nightclub is. I have been to karaoke once, and I want to know what is karaoke. Before I believed in Buddhism, I lived a reclusive life, most of the time I read books and watched videos at home. When I was young, I also pursued fame and fortune. In the 1970s, I bought a watch for my mother, and later bought a color TV, and later bought a refrigerator. This makes me feel very It’s great, because others will praise mother for having such a son. But after a certain stage of pursuit, people suddenly find that money can’t be taken away no matter what. I believe that many rich people are still in great pain. They still haven’t seen through the world .I think money is meaningless to me. If I can really give something back to mankind, that is what I want to consider, and it is also the direction and motivation of my efforts.” Jet Li's perception of life is exchanged for the price of life. After the tsunami, Jet Li stayed at home quietly for a while to adjust himself. After this incident, he understood the meaning of life. At the same time, he was also thinking about how to make his next movie.