From a rejected dwarf to a “martial arts billionaire” who hands over a fortune of VND 7,000 billion to his wife to manage

Known as one of the most successful actors in the history of Chinese cinema, Jet Li had to go through the ups and downs of a martial arts star’s life.

For audiences who love Chinese martial arts movies, Jet Li is certainly not a strange name. The Chinese say that Jet Li is a symbol of the arrogance of traditional martial arts, the king of world-class cinema. He is known as the “kungfu king”, the leader of the “four great diamonds” of the martial arts film world, including Jackie Chan, Chan Tu Dan and Ngo Kinh.

FROM A Sick Child To A Martial Artist

Li Lien Kiet was born on April 26, 1963 in Beijing, in a family of 5 siblings, of which he is the youngest child. His family situation was very difficult. At the age of 2, his father died of illness. Since then, his mother has been the breadwinner of the family by working as a worker and selling tickets.

When he was a child, Ly Lien Kiet was often sick, so his mother sent him to learn martial arts from the age of 8 to train his body. It was thought that the boy with weak physique would not keep up and quickly gave up, but thanks to his hard work and natural talent discovered, at the age of 9 he was allowed to participate in the all-round martial arts tournament. youth nation. At the age of 11, he became the all-Chinese wushu champion.

With the title of “martial arts prodigy”, Ly Lien Kiet continuously won the first prize in martial arts competitions. In 1979, he won the Gold Achievement Award at the age of 16. Also from this time, the “king of kung fu” began to enter the entertainment industry when it caught the eye of filmmakers. In 1981, with only the role of monk Giac Vien in Shaolin Temple, from a guy playing the movie Ly Lien Kiet became an Asian star. That year, he was only 18 years old. Since 1998, Ly Lien Kiet has entered the Hollywood market, officially reaching the level of an international martial arts star.

The 1990s can be said to be the period of Jet Li. With the success achieved in the acting career, many people think that Ly Lien Kiet is lucky to have a face that “sees as a gentleman”. He has always been prioritized by major filmmakers for heroic roles. However, no one can deny the talent and efforts of this actor. To become famous through action roles, Jet Li had to trade off numerous injuries to his body, even in 1981, he got a third-degree disability certificate.

EVERYONE HAS GIVEN EVERYTHING FOR THE BEAUTY

Ly Lien Kiet has two pink shadows in his life. His first pink shadow was actress Hoang Thu Yen – who had been with him since childhood, taking care of him. The other is Miss Loi Tri, who appeared when the actor was famous, causing the actor to give up the old one. This love triangle encountered many controversial streams of public opinion, causing the press to spend a lot of ink.

Ly Lien Kiet fell in love with lightning as soon as he met his 2-year-old senior Loi Tri on the set of Long at Thien chew. The great beauty of Loi Tri makes the “kung fu king” fall in love. In 1989, he filed for divorce from his young wife Bamboo Horse, leaving his two daughters so that he could freely love the beautiful woman he had just met and wanted to be with for the rest of his life. Although Loi Tri had a complicated and scandalous private life, the actor ignored his ears, “unanimously in love” with this beauty. It took him 10 years to pursue and prove his sincerity to Loi Tri.

Even when Loi Tri’s real estate investment failed, Ly Lien Kiet plunged into acting, accepting “unremarkable” scripts to earn money to help his lover manage debt. He also once shared that attracting the attention of a great beauty like Loi Tri was a challenge: “She has countless followers and I happen to be the least outstanding one. Being good at martial arts won’t help either.” However, because of the persistence of the actor surnamed Ly, the Queen of the Fragrant Port finally agreed to marry him.

According to the actor, he took his first wife only to repay the love and it wasn’t until he met this beautiful post-apocalypse that he knew what true love was. Jet Li once admitted: “After meeting Loi Tri, my love for her could make me give up my fame, status and my own life. I can give up everything. In my previous relationship, I didn’t have that feeling and I didn’t understand the meaning of love.”

In 1999, the couple officially got married in Los Angeles (USA). After getting married, Loi Tri left the entertainment industry to dive into business and focus on building a home.

DELIVERY 7000 BILLION VND ASSETS TO MANAGER VUUUUUUUUUUU

Up to the time of announcing his retirement, Ly Lien Kiet had more than 20 years of working with art. With his popularity and reputation beyond the limits of Cbiz, reaching the international level, he has “picked up” a lot of wealth through acting, advertising and real estate business. At his peak, his salary could reach up to 15 million USD per film.

Particularly, the real estate value of Ly Lien Kiet and his wife is estimated at about 1 billion yuan (equivalent to 3,500 billion VND). This figure does not include vehicles and other investments. In 2011, Ly Lien Kiet was the only person operating in the entertainment industry named in the ranking of the richest people in China with an estimated fortune of VND 6,800 billion.

At the end of 2011, this actor continued to add to his huge fortune an amount of 308 billion VND – this is a great bargain he earned from participating in ‘Long Mon Non Armor’.

Earlier in 2020, when he opened up to the media about his marriage with his wife – former Miss Loi Tri, Ly Lien Kiet said that his entire fortune of about 300 million USD (about 7000 billion VND) was owned by him. Allotted to the wife to manage. The actor said: “As a husband, I always want to see my wife and children happy and safe. Therefore, all my assets are managed by my wife. It sounds hard to believe, but I am a person without money.”

It is known that this is also the promise of Ly Lien Kiet to his wife when pursuing Miss Tri Loi: “From now on, I will give you every penny I earn”. And indeed, the “kungfu king” has always kept his promise.

At the age of 60, Ly Lien Kiet almost “lost” the mystery before the media and the public. He does not act in movies, does not participate in any showbiz activities, and no longer interacts with fans, but spends time with his family and focuses on enjoying his leisurely and leisurely days in the late afternoon.

With time, the actor could no longer retain his heroic spirit, the image of an old “old man” Ly Lien Kiet with almost all shaved hair, only white hair roots, a wrinkled face full of fatigue. Tired makes many people regret. Hyperthyroidism and old age made him look old. Time passed as fast as the blink of an eye, and Ly Lien Kiet gradually changed from the king of martial arts to the person standing on the other side of his life.

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According to Anh Le