Li Bingbing (file photo) Li Bingbing, she differs greatly from the red-light district female celebrities in people's hearts. She has no scandal, so she is always questioned by the media about her marriage; she is not ostentatious because she often takes the stairs due to her enthusiasm for environmental protection; she does not have the arrogance of a superstar, and when praised as "International Li," she always feels a bit shy...
After returning from a vacation with her family abroad, Li Bingbing readily accepted an exclusive interview with China News Service before her new film "I Do." Regarding her Year of the Dragon Spring Festival holiday, she happily shared some interesting stories, including encountering her close friend Gao Beibei in a foreign land; "We didn't make any arrangements, but we both chose the same country for our vacation and suddenly bumped into each other on the street corner, this really is fate!" She also joked that the two of them chatted all night long, from skincare to hairstyles, from boyfriends to whether or not to get married and then having children...
Romance: The matter of marriage, you can't plan it
When you open a search engine and type in "Li Bingbing," the first thing that pops up is "Li Bingbing husband." In fact, Li Bingbing, who is 39 years old this year, is still single.
"Choosing a partner, tall, handsome, talented, considerate, wealthy... haha, just joking around." When asked about her expectations for her future husband, Li Bingbing laughed first, then seriously said: "Every woman will have a bunch of so-called standards in their heart, but once they meet MR. RIGHT, all those standards are thrown out the window, so choosing a partner based on standards is all fake, feelings are most important."
In the movie "I Willingly I Do," Li Bingbing plays a city-dwelling older unmarried woman who is financially independent and successful in her career. Although it seems like she is playing herself, she frankly admitted that she has passed the age of being pressured to get married, "My parents are now numb to it, they don't urge me anymore, ha ha, anyway urging doesn't seem to have any effect, so we just let things take their natural course."
As for planning her future romance, Li Bingbing faces it with a go-with-the-flow attitude. She joked that she was once asked about her "marriage timetable," at that time she planned to start dating after finishing filming "I Willingly I Do," now the movie is almost released, but she hasn't started dating yet. Subsequently, Li Bingbing sighed: "I've realized that marriage is something you can't plan, especially when you haven't found your 'future husband' yet."
"The film 'I Willingly I Do' will be released on Valentine's Day. When Li Bingbing was asked who she would watch it with, she sensitively exclaimed 'Too sharp!' and somewhat regretfully said: "I don't have a boyfriend, I can only bring friends to watch it, it's a pity because this movie is especially suitable for couples to watch together."
Career: I think doing yourself well is the most important
From international blockbusters like "The Forbidden Kingdom", "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" (film review), "Resident Evil 5", Li Bingbing gradually shines on the world stage. But when mentioning her achievements, she remains humble: "Titles like 'International Li' etc., are given by the media and netizens, thank everyone for their kindness. Regardless of what titles there are, I think doing myself well is the most important. As an actor, being able to get more opportunities to select scripts due to good feedback from works, and performing in more good movies, is truly the happiest thing."
But when talking about "Resident Evil 5", Li Bingbing excitedly talked non-stop: "I play Ada Wong from the game, her identity is a business spy, this character is liked by many players because she is a mole, finally betraying her organization to save Leon, and also has a vague relationship with him. Most of the time, I have to wear a fiery red long dress, carry guns on my legs, have short hair, and feel very different wielding real guns on set fighting zombies."
Unbeknownst to how it started, Chinese stars have gradually sparked a wave of shooting films in Hollywood. Li Bingbing holds a positive attitude towards this: "An actor, finding another platform to act outside of China, being able to come into contact with more excellent filmmakers, thus learning more knowledge, gaining more insights, and having more opportunities to create great roles, why wouldn't one be happy? But Hollywood should not be the ultimate goal for an actor."