Table of Contents

Preface A Man of Paradoxes 4 
Ⅰ. One Foundation 6 
1. A sudden enlightenment 6 
2. A special organization 18 
3. In what capacity was Li doing this charity? 27 
4. Delivery or talk? 36 
Ⅱ. Jet Li's Contribution to One Foundation? 42 
1. Has our money been put into good use? 42 
2. Can One Foundation do without Jet Li? 48 
3. On money, go generous or easy? 53 
Ⅲ. Did He Marry Her without a Reason? 63 
1. Didn't he know anything about love? 63 
2. Responsibility or love? 76 
3. Backstories in Hong Kong 87 
Ⅳ. Heartless or Loving? 
1. Helen of Troy or a miss right? 102 
2. Mutual attraction or cheating? 108 
3. Sealing true love with a lavish wedding 119 
Ⅴ. Transition from a Martial Arts Practitioner to an Action Actor ]23 
1. Smart or opportunistic 123 
2. Holding on or giving up 136 
3. To unite or to divide? 145 
Ⅵ. Box-office Success or Reputation 
1. Fortune or spiritual fulfillment? 154 
2. Playing the bad guy in Hollywood 159 
3. Unworldly or worldly 167 
Epilogue Jet Li, A Remarkable Man

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be popular, warming themselves on the heat of scandals that generate media buzz. Busted charity frauds by celebrities have awakened the public to a new reality of the show business: Fraud Can happen everywhere, including in charity. Asa repercussion, the line between true and false,and right and wrong, is blurred. Now, Li's One Foundation has come under the close scrutiny of the public and media: Is it just another self-dealingstunt? 
Facing the media, some celebrities feigned grief at the loss of lives in disasters, and tried to sweet-talk the public into making donations. Some Other movie stars threw charity dinners as a means of increasing their own popularity. They were all talk and no delivery at all. Now their dirty tricks are exposed, and the fooled public started to become cynical, skeptical, and disillusioned about the entertainment circle, and even about human nature. 
Doubts were building up as the public found that while he promoted the idea of a monthly donation of merely one yuan by everyone can make a big difference" to raise funds for disaster relief efforts, Li himself was spending lavishly on his private mansion. The media accused Li of being a hypocrite because of the sharp contrast between his.