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Zhang Ziyi as a mentor in the variety show 'I am a actor' 

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Zhang Ziyi as a mentor in the variety show 'I am a actor' 

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In the show, she presents a very professional and stern image. She often asks the contestants: Why do you want to be an actor?

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Tang,X.(2008) Zhang Ziyi's Media Image in Amusement News

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Tang,X.(2008) Zhang Ziyi's Media Image in Amusement News

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Tang mentions (2008, p.30) that traditional Chinese culture is a collective culture centred on the family. This culture is in turn patriarchal-centred. Women do not have their own independent personality and personal values, and women are subordinate to men.

Femininity as a social category is defined by the maintenance of patriarchal domination（Tang, 2008,p.29）.

According to these two excerpts, Zhang Ziyi's becoming a transnational actress is seen as a betrayal of the collective. At the same time, because of the history of World War II, Zhang Ziyi's portrayal of a Japanese geisha was considered a betrayal of the nation. Under a patriarchal society, a successful transnational film star was not allowed. That is why Zhang Ziyi in media texts is always negative and morally criticised.

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Sina(2007) reports that Zhang Ziyi's nude photos are on display in the streets of Japan

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Sina(2007) reports that Zhang Ziyi's nude photos are on display in the streets of Japan

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Netizens have taken a moral swipe at Zhang Ziyi, describing it as a disgraceful thing to do.

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http://www.sina.com.cn 2007年03月14日15:26

章子怡

刚刚被黄安(blog)指出"在国外根本不红，上杂志还得花钱"的 章子怡 昨日一幅半裸的广告照片贴满了各大网站，原来一向以清新形象示人的章子怡被曝光曾为某杂志拍半裸写真，几近一丝不挂的大胆让很多人都感叹，而相关的一幅出现在日本闹市大楼上的裸体广告更让不少国人愤怒。

看到网上的新闻后，记者多次给章子怡的助手打电话，但一直没得到答复。因此,"裸照事件"是确有其事,还是遭人陷害，还不得而知。但在记者截稿时，某一网站该新闻的链接评论已达到197条，网友称"日本人去看我们子怡小姐的清新？把你的裸照放在日本的大楼上算是清新?你'由衷地'向心灵受到创伤的''表示道歉!""学习一下历史吧!学习一下姚明吧!拒绝给日本人做广告!"其言词都比较激烈。 赵 雪 顾耘/文

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章子怡裸照广告挂日本街头 遭网友激烈抨击(图)

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http://www.sina.com.cn 2007年03月14日15:26 章子怡 　　刚刚被黄安(blog)指出"在国外根本不红，上杂志还得花钱"的 章子怡 昨日一幅半裸的广告照片贴满了各大网站，原来一向以清新形象示人的章子怡被曝光曾为某杂志拍半裸写真，几近一丝不挂的大胆让很多人都感叹，而相关的一幅出现在日本闹市大楼上的裸体广告更让不少国人愤怒。 ...

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Chinanews(2007) reports that Zhang Ziyi is rumoured to have relied on her foreign boyfriend for acting opportunities in all three of her new films.Zhang Ziyi is portrayed as a man who relies on men to achieve success.

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女星章子怡19日在美国看球赛，被媒体撞见与老外热吻。（香港明报图）

章子怡曾在去年的戛纳影展上透露，已与好莱坞的温斯坦电影公司签下了三部电影片约，就包括中国题材的《花木兰》，黑泽明经典作品《七武士》的翻拍片。记者昨日获悉，章子怡的新男友ViviNevo正是温斯坦公司的幕后推手。2005年9月，米拉麦克斯的创始人温斯坦兄弟与迪斯尼公司决裂后，迅速成立了温斯坦电影公司，并在几个月内募集了近5亿美元的资金，所占投资比例不小。据悉，对传媒业相当有兴趣的ViviNevo当时是一口答应决定投资温斯坦公司的。

章子怡与外籍男友热吻

ViviNevo为人一向十分低调，专门雇用了公关公司为其个人资料和公众形象保密，怪不得有关他的资料都非常模糊，即使有新闻，也几乎是一笔带过。据了解，拥有自己公司―――NVinvestments的他，十多年来每年都会出席纽约著名投资银行ALLEN&Co在太阳谷举办的年会，出没于一些名声显赫的行政总裁们之间，却很少有人清楚他的背景。因而，《名利场》杂志曾将其比作美国早期很有名的间谍电影主角AustinPowers。据在美国时代华纳集团工作的内部人士透露，这位公司的大股东极少在董事会上露脸，即使是时代华纳的高层也很难有机会与之直接对话。

至于章子怡是因为ViviNevo才手握三部影片合约，还是因为与公司签约才认识了温斯坦公司高层ViviNevo，目前还难以求证。但有一点可以肯定，与这位手中握有美国多家传媒集团股票、和包括索尼公司老总在内的众多名人关系甚好的纽约富豪扯上关系，对于章子怡而言有益无害。

来源：新闻晨报 记者：徐时芬 阎云飞

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外籍新欢幕后推手 传章子怡三部新片约拜他所赐

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女星章子怡19日在美国看球赛，被媒体撞见与老外热吻。（香港明报图） ...

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Sina(2004) reports a photo of Zhang Ziyi and Huo Qishan kissing on the street. Huo Qishan comes from a wealthy family. Zhang Ziyi is considered to be greedy for wealth and wants to marry into a rich family.

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Sina released a set of pictures in which Zhang Ziyi kissed Jackie Chan.

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Sina released a set of pictures in which Zhang Ziyi kissed Jackie Chan.

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章子怡献媚成龙全纪录  送吻喂酒仪态尽失(4)

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章子怡献媚成龙全纪录 送吻喂酒仪态尽失(4)

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章子怡献媚成龙全纪录 送吻喂酒仪态尽失(4)

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Sina（2007） reports that Zhang Ziyi is not patriotic

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Sina（2007） reports that Zhang Ziyi is not patriotic

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According to the report, Zhang Ziyi was considered unpatriotic for not attending the Shanghai International Film Festival.

She was absent because she was preparing for a new film, but people already felt she was a rebel and would find reasons to criticize her from every angle.

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http://www.sina.com.cn 2007年06月21日00:34

哈尔滨新闻网讯（王洋）日前，上海市民吴老太致电新民网，表示获悉章子怡突然变卦说不出席本届上海电影节后，她感到非常愤怒，并批评章子怡不爱国。对于吴老太对章子怡的批评，电影节组委会表示支持。

吴老太说，一些人借此攻击上海电影节影响不够、级别不高，心态很不正常。其实是章子怡这种人给脸不要脸，她什么大奖也没得过，只不过靠美国人和日本人捧她。巩俐还好一点，拍过一些在国际上得过大奖的影片，但她们都没诚信和爱国心。

吴老太说："我觉得上海国际电影节以后就不要再请章子怡，不仅不请，还要发一个公开声明解释为什么不请，因为我们是要请有爱国心的、得到大部分观众好评的、有精湛演技的明星，像她们这种人，既没诚信，也没精湛演技，都是靠面孔博取美国人和日本人的欢心，这种人坚决不请。不能让人怀疑上海电影节的办节能力。"

吴老太还建议媒体再也不要吹捧章子怡等明星，"她们有什么值得我们国人去尊重、爱戴？我想如果是外国的电影节他们肯定就参加了，这么狭隘的地域观念，资历又差，我们为什么要请她们？中国内地的明星应该学习美国、日本，以及中国香港的明星，他们都积极支持和参加自己国家的电影节。"

据悉，此前曾公开表示"一定支持本土电影节"的章子怡曾被传会第一个走上上海电影节开幕式的红地毯，但根据6月17日上海电影节组委会的消息，章子怡突然以"要去美国拍戏和为《梅兰芳》培训"等原因，正式表示无法出席本届电影节。而最近忙着在好莱坞发展的巩俐也确定不会出席开幕式，但她表示会出席闭幕式。

在得知"上海老太批章子怡缺席电影节不爱国"的消息后，上海电影节组委会媒体负责人唐小姐表示："我们对这位老太表示敬意。"

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章子怡被批“不爱国”_影音娱乐_新浪网

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Chinanews(2007) reports on Zhang Ziyi's sexual scene with Li Ming in Forever Enthralled（Chen Kaige, 2008）

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Chinanews(2007) reports on Zhang Ziyi's sexual scene with Li Ming in Forever Enthralled（Chen Kaige, 2008）

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The report highlights that the film has sex scenes with Zhang Ziyi. Eroticising Zhang Ziyi's image.

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2007年07月23日 11:36 来源：现代快报

七月十九日，陈凯歌携黎明、章子怡、孙红雷等主创人员亮相电影《梅兰芳》开机仪式。当日，电影《梅兰芳》全球首次新闻发布会在北京电影制片厂摄影棚"吉祥大戏院"举行，该影片由陈凯歌执导，黎明、章子怡、孙红雷等亚洲影星出演。中新社发 廖攀 摄

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黎明和章子怡为了电影《梅兰芳》，事前已做足准备功夫迎接拍摄。据知情人士透露，二人在片中将有一场史无前例的激情床戏，也是黎明入行以来最激的一次。

陈凯歌执导的《梅兰芳》日前已正式举行开镜记者会，黎明、章子怡和钟欣桐(阿娇)三位主角都有出席。据知，记者会后三人已各散东西，黎明已离开剧组，赶拍另一部与陈慧琳合作的电影《江山美人》，而章子怡因未有其戏份，已悄悄飞返美国会男友。

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2007年07月23日 11:36 来源：现代快报 七月十九日，陈凯歌携黎明、章子怡、孙红雷等主创人员亮相电影《梅兰芳》开机仪式。当日，电影《梅兰芳》全球首次新闻发布会在北京电影制片厂摄影棚"吉祥大戏院"举行，该影片由陈凯歌执导，黎明、章子怡、孙红雷等亚洲影星出演。中新社发 廖攀 摄 版权声明: 凡标注有"cnsphoto"字样的图片版权均属中国新闻网，未经书面授权，不得转载使用。 ...

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Funnell, L. (2014) Warrior women: gender, race, and the transnational Chinese action star. State University of New York Press.

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As a transnational film, Jen's portrayal changes the Western stereotype of Asian women.

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Why did Zhang Ziyi lie under a Japanese man? - Sohu Review(2005, Song Yuanxia)

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Why did Zhang Ziyi lie under a Japanese man? - Sohu Review(2005, Song Yuanxia)

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This report sums up the comments of Chinese netizens on the film: 'A disgrace to all Chinese people' 'A prostitute, betraying the country, death by a thousand cuts (describing a form of Chinese torture)'

‘A Chinese woman, an internationally renowned movie star, lies beneath a Japanese man. Even if it was for the sake of the film's plot, the many historical feuds between China and Japan have made some "patriotic cynics" think about it. The outrageous words and even obscenities that many netizens have used in response to this incident are also more or less branded as narrow-minded nationalism.’

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章子怡为何躺在日本男人身下-搜狐评论

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章子怡为何躺在日本男人身下

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Replies to "Why don't you like Zhang Ziyi" from Sina.com users（2004）

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Replies to "Why don't you like Zhang Ziyi" from Sina.com users（2004）

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'affected'
‘Lack of nobility’
‘Too much negative news’
‘Beautiful but too commercial’
These comments suggest that people approve of the image of Zhang Ziyi as constructed by the media.

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McDonald, P. (2000) The star system : Hollywood’s production of popular identities, London: Wallflower.

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McDonald, P. (2000) The star system : Hollywood’s production of popular identities, London: Wallflower.

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This excerpt states the pleasure people have in just one gossip itself. No one cares about the truth of the matter.

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Barboza, D. （2006）, The Oscar for Best Banned Picture, New York, N.Y.

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Barboza, D. （2006）, The Oscar for Best Banned Picture, New York, N.Y.

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Zhang Ziyi sparked public outrage and was seen as a betrayer.
1. For historical reasons of World War II, the anti-Japanese sentiment was high in China, and Chinese actresses played Japanese geisha.
2. Geisha were considered prostitutes in China.

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DAILY MAIL REPORTER (2012) also mentioned Zhang Ziyi's false sex scandal when it reported a photo of her on the beach with her foreign boyfriend. The media has constructed Zhang Ziyi as an actress who relies on sexual relationships to achieve success. Although it is perfectly normal for Zhang Ziyi and her boyfriend to sunbathe on the beach, she has been subjected to much moral criticism.

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Frolicking on the beach with her billionaire ex-fiancé, Chinese actress at the centre of high-class prostitution scandal Zhang Ziyi

Actress Zhang Ziyi has vehemently denied extraordinary Chinese reports she earned £64million by prostituting herself to a string of powerful Chinese men.

During the period in question she was alleged to have slept with disgraced politician Bo Xilai, she was happily in a long-term relationship with Aviv 'Vivi' Nevo.

In these photos taken four years ago, the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star, 33, is seen holidaying with her former fiancé in St Barts.

Several reports in China this week, alleged Zhang had earned millions by sleeping with wealthy businessmen, including Mr Xilai, who was ousted from China's powerful politburo amid allegations he and his wife were involved in the murder of Old Harrovian businessman Neil Heywood last November.

The actress is seen frolicking with her then-fiancé on a towel, with him fiddling with her bikini bottoms.

At one point, she removes her bikini top to avoid getting unsightly tan-lines.

While Vivi remains on his towel, Zhang goes into the water for a swim and is spotted doing some stretches on the sand.

The couple originally dated from 2007 until late 2010, but remained very private about their relationship.

They confirmed their engagement in 2008, but never made it down the aisle.

Nevo, now 47, is an Israeli-American venture capitalist, who is a major shareholder in Time Warner.

According to reports in China, she slept with Bo at least ten times between 2007 and 2011 in exchange for 'huge' monetary gifts. The secret trysts are alleged to have taken place in Beijing and to have netted the actress around £1million each time.

Zhang confirmed on Wednesday she had met with lawyers from Hong Kong law firm Haldanes and sent an official notice to Apple Daily following the allegations.

Mr Xu, 41, has reportedly claimed to authorities that he paid Zhang £600,000 to have sex with him for the first time in 2007 and that he later negotiated a deal for a similar liaison with Bo.

Following the reports, her publicist sent a lengthy statement to English-language newspaper TodayOnline reading: ' We read this outrageous report in the Apple Daily. It sent stone-cold chills down our spines and has left us with a feeling of deep sadness. Friends have advised us to release a short statement and not take this seriously.

'The more you argue, the more you will stir up. It would be better to step aside until people lose interest and the lies disappear. The innocent will always be innocent.

' We just want to help her get rid of this disturbance and seek justice. Then she will be able to shoot her films in peace and quiet and present you, her fans, with more and better films in return.'

Zhang is currently filming a new movie in southern China so missed her latest film première Dangerous Liaisons at the Cannes Film Festival.

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Frolicking on the beach with her billionaire ex-fiancé, Chinese actress at the centre of high-class scandal Zhang Ziyi

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Actress Zhang Ziyi has vehemently denied extraordinary Chinese reports she earned £64million by prostituting herself to a string of powerful Chinese men. During the period in question she was alleged to have slept with disgraced politician Bo Xilai, she was happily in a long-term relationship with Aviv 'Vivi' Nevo.

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This reality show sought out four couples and the programme filmed the wives travelling. During the trip, the women talk about family topics. Meanwhile the husbands watch the edited programme together in a room with an observational perspective and give their thoughts.

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Family photos of Zhang Ziyi and her husband posted on Sina Weibo from 2016-2018 as summarized by Zhang Ziyi's fans

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Family photos of Zhang Ziyi and her husband posted on Sina Weibo from 2016-2018 as summarized by Zhang Ziyi's fans

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Available at:https://m.weibo.cn/3603850930/4337573620852202

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Zhang Ziyi posts photos of her husband and three children on Father's Day

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Zhang Ziyi posts photos of her husband and three children on Father's Day

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Zhang Ziyi takes the children peach picking on weekends.

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Zhang Ziyi takes the children peach picking on weekends.

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Zhang Ziyi often posts family photos on Weibo

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Zhang Ziyi often posts family photos on Weibo

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Zhang Ziyi's Weibo profile photo shows her holding hands with her newborn child, and her profile reads: Xingxing's (her child's name) mum.

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A stable image: ‘devoted mother’, ‘virtuous wife’ and ‘dedicated professional’

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A stable image: ‘devoted mother’, ‘virtuous wife’ and ‘dedicated professional’

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This is a fake news story. The rumor-monger created a sex scandal between Zhang Ziyi and a well-placed Chinese civil servant to construct an image of Zhang Ziyi as dependent on men for money.Denied Zhang Ziyi's own efforts.

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May 31, 2012 &#151; -- The Chinese actress who starred in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Rush Hour 2" has angrily denied selling her sexual favors to a disgraced official of the ruling Chinese Communist Party for $1 million per night.

A story in the Hong Kong tabloid newspaper Apple Daily alleged that Zhang Ziyi provided her sexual services in exchange for close to $1 million U.S. dollars a night to former Commerce Minister Bo Xilai and other clients. The Apple Daily, Hong Kong's second-best-selling paper and a frequent critic of the Chinese regime, also alleged that Ziyi had earned $110 million over four years via prostitution.

Ziyi, whose absence from last week's Cannes premiere of her latest movie, "Dangerous Liaisons," was noted by the international media, has issued a heated denial of the charges.

According to the Apple Daily, Zhang Ziyi's main client was Bo Xilai, who allegedly had sex with her 11 times between 2007 and 2011. The report alleges Ziyi amassed 110 million dollars from these and trysts with other clients arranged by a prominent billionaire businessman, Xu Ming.

On Tuesday, a Hong Kong law firm representing Zhang Ziyi dismissed the report.

"Your allegations concerning our client are completely untrue and constitute a grave libel upon her," said the firm's statement to the Apple Daily. The firm demanded a full and prompt retraction and apology and reserved the right to legal action.

Zhang Ziyi's publicist issued a stern statement vowing accountability. "This time, we are telling those rumor-makers that we will respond. We will prove our side of the story; we'll seek legal justice; we'll find you in the darkest corner and go after you," the online statement read."

Bo Xilai, though the scion of a family prominent in the Chinese Communist Party, has been hit with a series of scandals involving corruption and abuse of power in recent months leading to his highly unusual dismissal from the party. The most recent scandal involves accusations that his wife orchestrated the murder of a British businessman, Neil Heywood, because of a conflict of interest. Bo became head of the Communist Party in Chongqing in 2007 after serving as Commerce Minister. He was fired as local party chief in March 2012 and suspended from China's ruling Politburo in April.

Xu, a long-standing associate of Bo, is also reportedly under investigation in China for corruption.
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Paper: Movie Star Allegedly Made $1 Million Per Night as Hooker

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The Chinese actress who starred in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Rush Hour 2" has angrily denied selling her sexual favors to a disgraced official of the ruling Chinese Communist Party for $1 million per night.

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The image of Zhang Ziyi as a rebel without morals constructed by the media is already impressive.

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When the rumor broke that Chinese film star Zhang Ziyi had been paid for sex with disgraced Communist Party strongman Bo Xilai, the story grabbed headlines around the world. But in China, where many believe that liaisons like this are just part of doing business, few eyebrows were raised by the allegations.

An angry Zhang, 33, was quick to deny the rumors that she'd had sex more than 10 times with Bo between 2007 and 2011 for $1 million each time. Industry sources have also expressed doubts about the news, saying that the wealthy actress, who has starred in a number of Chinese and foreign blockbusters, including C rouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Rush Hour, and Memoirs of a Geisha, would have little need to trade her body for cash.

Her latest movie, interestingly named Dangerous Liaisons, had its world preview at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, but Zhang failed to appear, leading to speculation that she is under investigation in the Bo case and so couldn't leave China. Zhang explained to the media that she was busy working on her next film and thus could not attend the event.

It's very possible that Zhang has become the latest victim in the Communist Party's smear campaign aimed at thoroughly destroying Bo. The once powerful princeling, who is under investigation for violating party discipline, was dismissed as party chief of Chongqing in March and dropped from the Politburo a month later. His wife, Gu Kailai, is reportedly suspected to be responsible for the murder of a British businessman in November. In recent months, a steady stream of scandals surrounding the Bo family has been leaked to the Western media-most likely by his political opponents.

Film-industry sources say that the Chinese actress has offended a number of people, anyone of whom could have been the source for the unsubstantiated rumors.

Still, many Chinese say they believed the story of sexual liaisons. Right or wrong, there's a widely held perception in China that many beautiful actresses, singers, and dancers sleep their way to success.

Ada Shen, an American who has worked as a film producer for years in China, said that she's seen little evidence that Chinese actresses regularly trade sex for favors. "The idea that you can sleep your way to the top is not well founded," says Shen. 'I can't say it's not a problem, but I also can't say it's institutionalized."

Yet insiders say the problem of trading sex for favors may be more prominent among young star wannabes, who've not made it in the industry yet. It's no secret that expensive cars pile up outside the gates of the Beijing Film Academy, the Central Academy of Drama, and other prestigious arts schools around the city, waiting to pick up students as they leave campus.

The editor of the Chinese edition of a leading American fashion magazine says girls at performing-arts schools openly talk about their gandie, or "godfathers," who fund their expensive lifestyles and who hopefully will be able to give their nascent careers a nudge.

"People who want to get into the Beijing Film Academy need guanxi [connections]," says Yu Qi, a book editor in Beijing. "And once you get in, you need money."

"To become famous you need expensive clothes, name-brand bags, to be seen in expensive places, and you need directors to give you roles," she says. "They have a great number of needs."

The magazine editor says the skyrocketing property market in leading cities is another factor pushing the liaison between beautiful young women and powerful men. She says a decade ago she was able to purchase an apartment on her modest salary as a young journalist. No more. "Housing prices have shot up and many people have had their dreams shattered," she said. "A girl today could work her entire life and never be able to afford an apartment."

"But if you have a godfather, he may give you a car and a house, something that otherwise could take a lifetime to obtain," she says.

Meanwhile high-level officials and wealthy businessmen see beautiful young women as status symbols to be conquered. "I've got a Mercedes and now I have a beautiful girl sitting in it," says the editor, mimicking a powerful man.

Yu says further that wealthy businessmen can be quite persistent. "I have money and I like you," they say. "I'll pelt you with my money until you come with me." She says the girls are showered in money and gifts and are taken to good restaurants and interesting places. "How long can they resist this?" she asks. Yu tells of a wealthy Chinese businessman who apparently invested in a TV drama just so he could get close to the actresses.

Observers say the trend is a sign of the moral decay in China that is a byproduct of the country's breakneck economic growth. "The whole society is like this," says the editor. "We don't have any values. Our parents believed in communism and Marx, but we don't believe in anything. There are no beliefs and nothing is revered."

"Girls feel, 'I'm young and beautiful, why can't I have a great life?'" she continues.

The situation can be summed up in a popular Chinese expression that says "Men turn bad once they get rich, while women get rich only after they turn bad."

"There's no shame at all, none at all," says Yu. "And everyone accepts this."

According to the Chinese media, an online poll conducted by China Youth Daily found that nearly 60 percent of respondents had peers who hoped to marry rich, or to rely on wealthy and powerful men as a means to realize their personal goals. Perhaps in response to this kind of attitude, several prominent universities have drafted new regulations that prohibit female students from becoming mistresses-the punishment is being expelled from school.

Writer Zhang Lijia, the author of Socialism is Great! A Worker's Memoir of The New China, says that young women have grown up in an increasingly commercial society, and that they're "more calculating, materialistic and with a greater sexual license."

"They don't carry the same sense of shame," says Zhang, who is currently at work on a novel about prostitutes. "They'll do anything. If they can sell their body, why not? They'll do whatever is necessary to get ahead."

"Sex is not a big deal anymore," she says. "If you can have sex for gain, why not?"

She contrasts this with her own generation, which grew up during the Cultural Revolution, which had a far more conservative upbringing. "For our generation, sex was something you only did after you got married," she says, "and not something you took advantage of."

"There's no bottom line anymore," says the editor. "Business people put poison in our food. And so girls just think if they're just hanging out with a sugar daddy, what's the difference? It doesn't hurt anyone."

Yu says that since reform and opening up, everything in China has been "measured in terms of money."

"Young people feel the only value is money," says Yu. "Their parents keep telling them money is important, and if you want to live well or go places, you need money." She says beautiful girls are more likely to get "resources", and that when someone goes back home wearing expensive clothes and other luxury items, "everyone envies you."

"People will laugh at you if you're poor, but they won't laugh at you if you're a prostitute," she says, quoting a traditional Chinese saying that has greater resonance today.

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Chinese Not Surprised By Zhang Ziyi Scandal

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When the rumor broke that Chinese film star Zhang Ziyi had been paid for sex with disgraced Communist Party strongman Bo Xilai, the story grabbed headlines around the world. But in China, where many believe that liaisons like this are just part of doing business, few eyebrows were raised by the allegations.

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Advertising for internationally renowned brands

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Advertising for internationally renowned brands

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Zhang Ziyi has shot commercials for many major international brands, a testament to her global influence and recognition of her star image.

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Funnell, L. (2014) Warrior women : gender, race, and the transnational Chinese action star, New York: State University of New York Press.

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Funnell, L. (2014) Warrior women : gender, race, and the transnational Chinese action star, New York: State University of New York Press.

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‘Presented as a Dragon Lady, Zhang’s character is costumed in formfitting black pantsuits, which evoke a sense of power that is reinforced by her proficiency in martial arts. Her long, black hair frames her face and accentuates the porcelain quality of her skin. More over, her lips are accented with cherry-red lipstick, and this works to emphasize the alluring nature of her character.'(pp.95-96)

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Jen breaks away from the traditional gender expectations of martial arts.

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“I’ve been learning English very hard,” Zhang acknowledges quietly. “Actually, I’m doing a Chinese movie right now in Beijing, and just every day, I try to find five hours to study outside at the hotel as I just try to learn more,” the beautiful actress concedes, smilingly.

This interview illustrates Zhang Ziyi's efforts to improve her English to enhance her international presence.

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Zhang Ziyi for “Memoirs of a Geisha” - Dark Horizons

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Ziyi Zhang has come a long way since our first encounter a few years back while promoting her villainous turn in “Rush Hour 2”. The epitome of gracious elegance and donned in a Marc Jacobs black velvet jacket, over a black silk camisole with jeans, Zhang speaks a more hesitant English this time arou…

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‘Nevertheless, film fans in Beijing and Shanghai would face few problems in getting their hands on the film in spite of the official ban: pirated DVDs of the film are widely available on the streets of the major conurbations for as little as $1. And many Chinese websites are now offering free downloads of the movie with Chinese subtitles.’

This report shows that although the Chinese boycotted the release of the film, they are interested in it. The audience's emotions are complex and contradictory.

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Rob Marshall's lush film adaptation of the Arthur Golden bestseller Memoirs of a Geisha has been banned in China, reportedly because of government fears that it could fan the flames of anti-Japanese sentiment.

The film, which stars three of the Chinese-speaking world's biggest female actors as Japanese courtesans and entertainers, has already caused outrage because many Chinese regard geishas as prostitutes and memories of the horrific sexual abuse suffered by thousands of Chinese women at the hands of Japanese troops during the second world war are still fresh.

The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television's decision to ban the film came only a week before its scheduled Chinese premiere on February 9 - the government body cited the film as "too sensitive" and overturned a November decision to approve the film for screening.

Nevertheless, film fans in Beijing and Shanghai would face few problems in getting their hands on the film in spite of the official ban: pirated DVDs of the film are widely available on the streets of the major conurbations for as little as $1. And many Chinese websites are now offering free downloads of the movie with Chinese subtitles.

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Rob Marshall's lush film adaptation of the Arthur Golden bestseller Memoirs of a Geisha has been banned in China, reportedly because of government fears that it could fan the flames of anti-Japanese sentiment.

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 Ruth A. Deller (2016) Star image, celebrity reality television and the famecycle, Celebrity Studies, 7:3, 373-389, DOI: 10.1080/19392397.2015.1133313

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 Ruth A. Deller (2016) Star image, celebrity reality television and the famecycle, Celebrity Studies, 7:3, 373-389, DOI: 10.1080/19392397.2015.1133313

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‘For some celebrities, reality television provides a means of re-inventing, or re-imagining, their star image.’

Zhang Ziyi's participation in the reality show as an expert, mother and wife is a reinvention of her image.

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ABSTRACT
In this article, I discuss the phenomenon of celebrity reality television and explore its function for those participating in it. Drawing on the success of their non-celebrity counterparts, programmes such as Celebrity Big Brother, I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here and Dancing With the Stars have become popular globally and, although arguably no longer at their peak, continue to attract large audiences and significant amounts of publicity. In the article I discuss the role these shows can serve for celebrities at different levels of their careers. I argue that reality television appeals in different ways to celebrities at different points in the fame 'cycle': 'ordinary' people or 'pre-celebrities' seeking to become known through it; proto-celebrities who wish to expand their fame; celebrities engaged in the work of promotion for their other endeavours; celebrities who wish to remake their existing star image through using reality television as a rehabilitative strategy or an opportunity to develop new skills; and those whose careers are in a period of 'post-celebrity' who seek to renew their fame. I explore how a successful reality show cast is one that combines celebrities who are at a range of points in the fame cycle as the interactions between the cast members and their debates about fame and hierarchy prove a key attraction for audiences.

Acknowledgements

The author would like to thank students on the Celebrity Culture module at Sheffield Hallam University for their assistance in creating and testing this model, and for the helpful comments and ideas from participants at the Celebrity Studies conference in 2014, where I presented an earlier version of this article.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.

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Ruth A. Deller
Ruth Deller is a principal lecturer in media at Sheffield Hallam University, UK, where she is programme leader for Journalism, Media and Public Relations and runs a Celebrity Culture module. She has published on a wide variety of topics including fandom, reality television and social media as well as guest editing special issues of Sexualities (December 2013, with Sarah Harman and Bethan Jones) and the International Journal of Culture Studies (May 2015). She is a regular contributor on radio and television, most recently featuring in a BBC2 Artsnight special on 'Fame' (November 2015).

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Star image, celebrity reality television and the fame cycle

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ABSTRACT In this article, I discuss the phenomenon of celebrity reality television and explore its function for those participating in it. Drawing on the success of their non-celebrity counterparts, programmes such as Celebrity Big Brother, I'm a Celebrity...

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A short statement on her official Sina Weibo site said: "Nineteen months, and nearly 600 nights and days, is perhaps not very long for a scandal case, but it is long enough to destroy an innocent person's reputation."

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China's Zhang Ziyi wins sex claims case against Boxun

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A short statement on her official Sina Weibo site said: "Nineteen months, and nearly 600 nights and days, is perhaps not very long for a scandal case, but it is long enough to destroy an innocent person's reputation."

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Guo, S. (2022) ‘Crossover stardom on small screens: the case of Zhang Ziyi’, Celebrity studies, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), pp. 1–15. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/19392397.2022.2120409.

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Guo, S. (2022) ‘Crossover stardom on small screens: the case of Zhang Ziyi’, Celebrity studies, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), pp. 1–15. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/19392397.2022.2120409.

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Zhang Ziyi's appearance on the small screen was a career transition for her.She has shown her high artistic standards and her persona of affability as a wife and mother through her reality show.

Zhang Ziyi’s appearances on small screens showcase both a continuation of and departure from her earlier filmic stardom.(p.12)

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ABSTRACT
Arguably no Chinese stars have sparked as much domestic controversy as Zhang Ziyi, nor have any achieved the same level of international recognition. Amid a growing interest in the study of East Asian stars, existing scholarship has addressed, at length, the major controversies that have surrounded Zhang Ziyi. However, little attention has been paid to the changing construction of Zhang's star persona in recent years, during which time she has begun to assume a more active role in television and on social media platforms. This article addresses this gap in literature and explores the ways in which Zhang Ziyi has reinvented her image using emerging media practices, including making use of television genres, Weibo entries, and WeChat public accounts. Zhang's foray into small screen entertainment is not only useful for understanding the role that television and digital media play in reconstructing film stardom, but it also showcases the drastic changes in media ecologies that have occurred over the past decade in China.

Acknowledgments

The author would like to thank the anonymous reviewers for their constructive feedback. This research was supported by a Carleton College Faculty Development Endowment Grant. The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Shaohua Guo
Shaohua Guo is Associate Professor of Chinese at Carleton College. She received her Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin and her M.A. and B.A. from Beijing Normal University. Her research interests focus on contemporary Chinese studies, digital media studies, and cultural studies. She is the author of The Evolution of the Chinese Internet: Creative Visibility in the Digital Public (Stanford University Press, 2021).

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Crossover stardom on small screens: the case of Zhang Ziyi

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ABSTRACT Arguably no Chinese stars have sparked as much domestic controversy as Zhang Ziyi, nor have any achieved the same level of international recognition. Amid a growing interest in the study of East Asian stars, existing scholarship has addressed, at length, the major controversies that have surrounded Zhang Ziyi.

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Zhang Ziyi as Gong Ruo Mei (aka Gong Er), daughter of Gong Yutian and a master of the Bagua martial art style

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Zhang Ziyi's mature motherly image is recognized by the audience.

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The first Chinese actress to attend the Academy Awards twice, in 2005 and 2006.

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The first Chinese actress to attend the Academy Awards twice, in 2005 and 2006.

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In 2005, Zhang Ziyi was hailed by Time as ‘China's Gift to Hollywood’ (Corliss, p. 124). 

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In 2005, Zhang Ziyi was hailed by Time as ‘China's Gift to Hollywood’ (Corliss, p. 124). 

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This is Zhang Ziyi's honour as a Chinese actress. It proves that Zhang Ziyi has successfully entered the Hollywood film industry.

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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters

The first impression is of a china doll, porcelain pretty, fragile to the touch. It takes a moment to see the resolve in Ziyi Zhang's perfect posture, the ardor in a gaze with laser intensity. The little princess she played in Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the movie that introduced her to world audiences, had a sense of drama: a girlish petulance that ripened into mature strength, a will growing steelier before our eyes.

The Beijing native was 20 then. At 26, she has finessed that early promise into a résumé unmatched by any other actress her age. She was the feisty student in love with her master in the worldwide hit Hero, then the renegade kung-fu femme in House of Flying Daggers, executing devious martial artistry. Both films were directed by her discoverer Zhang Yimou. She played a prostitute in Wong Kar-wai's 2046 (to open in the U.S. in August), in which, aswirl in a flutter of erotic pouts and surrendering smiles, she outdazzled such beguilers as Faye Wong and Gong Li. Having done superb work for the top auteurs of all three Chinas, Zhang had no industry left to conquer but Hollywood — which she may have done by snagging the title role in Memoirs of a Geisha, produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Oscar winner Rob Marshall (Chicago). It's due out in December.

We're not sure why a Chinese actress was cast as the ultra-Japanese heroine in a movie of Arthur Golden's best seller. The producers must have thought, as we do, that Zhang can inhabit any character with passionate plausibility. She has an ambition that the previous all-China film fatale lacked. Gong Li was happy to stay in the East; she got married, took few roles. Zhang quickly learned English, came West and, after four years of international renown, flipped her name from Zhang Ziyi to Ziyi Zhang.

Can Zhang achieve Western stardom? She would be the first Chinese-born actress to do so. But we wouldn't bet against the slim charmer whose dreams are as big as her awe-inspiring talent.

From the Archive:
Action Hero: TIME interviews Ziyi Zhang following her performance in Hero

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The first impression is of a china doll, porcelain pretty, fragile to the touch. It takes a moment to see the resolve in Ziyi Zhang's perfect posture, the ardor in a gaze with laser intensity.

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The image of the ad is also built around Zhang Ziyi's image of an unruly warrior woman.

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original celebrity image: the Unruly Warrior Woman

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original celebrity image: the Unruly Warrior Woman

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Tiffany & Co. — Zhang Ziyi Unlocks the Possibilities

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Zhang Ziyi in Paris with OMEGA: The watches

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The VISA advert features Zhang Ziyi as a female warrior.

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The style of Coca-Cola commercials also proved that Zhang Ziyi's star image at that time was that of a warrior woman. The fact that such an image was brought to the commercial proves that Zhang Ziyi's star image as a warrior woman was deeply rooted at the time.

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In this interview, Zhang Ziyi talks about the influence of the directors she has worked with on her career. She thinks Zhang Yimou gave her her first opportunity to act, and Ang Lee took her to the international stage.

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Zhang Ziyi, speaks to China Icons - China Icons video

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When filming Memoirs of a Geisha, Zhang Ziyi was already fluent in English. Zhang Ziyi worked very hard to learn English in order to become an international star.

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Zhang Ziyi as a villain

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House of Flying Daggers(Zhang Yimou, 2004)

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House of Flying Daggers(Zhang Yimou, 2004)

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Zhang Ziyi plays Mei Mei pretends to be the daughter of the former leader of the Flying Daggers to avenge her father's death, and a love story takes place between two police officers searching for the Flying Daggers. This film shows a liberal love story.

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Zhang Ziyi plays Moon. Broken Sword's loyal apprentice, skilled in using twin swords.

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(Ang Lee, 2000)

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(Ang Lee, 2000)

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Zhang Ziyi plays Jen, an unruly princess who resists patriarchal society.

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The Grandmaster: Zhang Ziyi On Set Interview | ScreenSlam