Introduction
The modern poet Huang Mang praised in the poem "Remembering Bruce Lee ": "Sweep the sick man's bones and arrogance, sing him thousands of times to be a policeman." Bruce Lee, as a benchmark in Chinese martial arts, he relies on his own power Bringing Chinese martial arts to the world and making Chinese martial arts culture famous overseas is a well-deserved "light of the Chinese."
In 2019, an infringement case worth hundreds of millions of compensations attracted the attention of countless people, especially the protagonist of this case, the daughter of Bruce Lee, Li Xiangning. In the case of the " real Kungfu " fast-food chain filed a rights protection lawsuit, the "true Kungfu" fast-food chain is about to face hundreds of millions of compensation for its alleged use of Bruce Lee’s image to promote profits. The plaintiff who filed the lawsuit was Bruce Lee's biological daughter, Li Xiangning, who had never appeared before the public.
▲ Li Xiangning's photo
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This is the first time that Li Xiangning has appeared in front of the public in a real sense, and has become the focus of public opinion in one fell swoop. In fact, before that, Li Xiangning had been working hard for his father Bruce Lee's career and propaganda, but few people knew about it. Li Xiangning was born in California, USA in 1969, becoming Bruce Lee’s second child after his brother Li Guohao .
Unfortunately, in an accident in 1993, Li Guohao tragically died during filming, and Li Xiangning became the only child of his father. Like her brother Li Guohao, Li Xiangning has also been engaged in the international martial arts movie star industry that his father loved most during his lifetime, and has made a lot of efforts to maintain his father's image in the entertainment industry.
▲ Li Xiangning (childhood) and Bruce Lee take a photo
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For the impression of his father Bruce Lee, Li Xiangning is not particularly deep. When Li Xiangning was four years old, Bruce Lee died young at the age of 32 because of overwork. After the death of his father, his mother took her young siblings to a wealthy businessman in the United States.
Therefore, Li Xiangning was able to truly recognize her father through film and television works, but this did not affect Bruce Lee's position in Li Xiangning's mind. Similarly, it is precisely because of Bruce Lee's subtle influence that Li Xiangning's dream of applying for an performing arts school and becoming a Kung Fu superstar is confirmed.
▲ Stills of Bruce Lee
After he became an adult, Li Xiangning followed the path of his father, and also followed his heart's desire, and devoted himself to the acting career. In 2007, "The Story of Bruce Lee" directed by Li Xiangning was a huge success. In order to have a deeper understanding of the inner world of his father Bruce Lee, Li Xiangning once vowed to travel all over the world where his father had been. After 2010, she put this goal into practice, and from this year onwards, Li Xiangning began to buy back the trademark ownership of Bruce Lee films in the United States, and went around to maintain Bruce Lee’s image.
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In 2015, under the contact and visit of CCTV, Li Xiangning signed a contract and started shooting a new Bruce Lee biography film. However, by chance, Li Xiangning discovered a fast food chain called "True Kung Fu", suspected of illegally using his father's image for profit for 15 years. After discovered this, Li Xiangning quickly took up the weapon of law to defend his father's image.
▲Photo of the "True Kungfu" fast food chain
In 2019, Li Xiangning directly filed a lawsuit against the "True Kungfu" fast food chain, requesting the court to ban the use of the image of Bruce Lee and compensate 210 million yuan for economic losses. During the court trial, there were rumors that Li Xiangning had reconciled with the "True Kungfu" fast food chain, but they were all directly denied by Li Xiangning. Li Xiangning never took a step back on the road of maintaining his father's image.
In Li Xiangning's view, if the image of her father is damaged, it will not only be the loss of Bruce Lee or her alone, but the loss of the whole world. As the daughter of Bruce Lee, Li Xiangning has also been engaged in the protection and copyright protection of Bruce Lee’s film and television works.In management work, has the responsibility and obligation to stop the "real Kung Fu" fast food chain, including the 210 million "sky" compensation that everyone thinks is just a means to show examples.
▲ "True Kung Fu" fast food chain logo
In response, many netizens also praised and supported Li Xiangning, and believed that her actions were legitimate rights defense and were beyond reproach. On the contrary, the "true Kungfu" fast food chain knows the law and violates the law, and uses Bruce Lee's classic image as the store logo without authorization. This is a tort and deserves punishment.
Conclusion
"The Analects of Confucius: Weizi" says: "The phoenix is like the phoenix, the grief of He De! The past is not to be admonished, but the comer can still be chased." Although Mr. Bruce Lee has passed away, as his daughter Li Xiangning said, He will always be the world martial arts master in our hearts, and a shining star on the world stage that will never be forgotten. We should also maintain corresponding respect for this superstar who has made outstanding contributions to Chinese martial arts and even to the world martial arts. Respect Bruce Lee, and respect Li Xiangning's way of defending rights.
Reference materials:
"Looking for Bruce Lee"
"The Analects of Confucius: Weizi"
