Kung Fu superstar Jackie Chan, who will turn 70 next month, recently appeared at an event. He was wearing a black Chinese tunic suit and stood upright. He smiled and waved to greet the audience, but his hair and beard were gray, and his face was thicker. Many wrinkles. Immediately, topics such as "Jackie Chan's hair and beard have turned gray" and "Jackie Chan has aged a lot" sparked heated discussions among netizens.
Recent photos of Jackie Chan attending an event
Recently, kung fu star Sammo Hung and his wife attended the Hong Kong Film Directors Association Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony. When asked by a reporter about netizens discussing Jackie Chan’s aging, Sammo Hung said: “The most powerful thing to say these days is It’s just Jackie Chan who is old. Who is not old? Everyone will be old! Oh, Jackie Chan is so happy and healthy when he is old. Isn’t that good?”
Sammo Hung did not forget to angrily criticize some topic makers, “I think it’s okay to say The person who said this will never grow old, because he has no chance to grow old. Many people in society today speak irresponsibly. For the sake of profit, they can say anything as long as it is good for themselves and is appreciated by many people."
At the 4th Jackie Chan International Action Movie Week in 2018, Sammo Hung was awarded the "Lifetime Achievement Honor"
Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan are the "Seven Little Fortunes" who came out of the "Chinese Drama Academy" in Hong Kong, Yuen Long, Yuen Lou, Yuen Biao, Yuen Kui, Yuen Wah, Yuen Tak, and Yuen Wu (Note: Jackie Chan's stage name at the time was Yuan Lou, and Yuan Long was the stage name of his elder brother Sammo Hung. Later, Sammo Hung, who was five years older than Jackie Chan, left the film industry after his appointment. At that time, Jackie Chan took on the name of Yuan Long), which can be said to support "most of the world" of Hong Kong action movies.
Jackie Chan once wrote that Sammo Hung "is the one I respect the most, my lifelong elder brother, and the senior who led me into the industry." He said, "Others call me Big Brother, but I call him Big Brother." Recalling the days when he practiced kung fu with Sammo Hung, endured hardships together, practiced tricks together, and did dangerous moves together, Jackie Chan said, "Having such a time in my life is really worth it."
(Source: Red Star News)
