Jackie Chan calls on artists to do charity
At the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference panel discussion held yesterday, Jackie Chan, a three-term member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, called for attention to targeted poverty alleviation, suggesting that young actors should respond to the call of the state and win the battle of poverty reduction together. As soon as the initiative came out, many actors expressed their commitment to fulfill their obligations. So, how can actors use their own advantages to fulfill their social responsibilities? Jackie Chan gave his own advice.
National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference member Jackie Chan: Artists should actively participate in poverty reduction
At this year’s "two sessions", Jackie Chan, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, proposed that performers should actively participate in the poverty reduction strategy and give full play to the social influence of performers. Jackie Chan, who has decades of experience in public welfare undertakings, said: Although there are many difficulties, there are many people.
"Sometimes philanthropy is not something you just say and do. There are many aspects of philanthropy that you have to worry about. It’s very tiring for me to do it alone. It’s better to ask all the entertainers to do it together, and it will also get the effect of publicity." Jackie Chan advocated. After the proposal was issued, it quickly gained the attention of many actors. Wang Xueqi, Huang Xiaoming, Zhou Dongyu, Yang Zi and other actors have expressed their willingness to actively participate in the poverty reduction battle. For the support of their peers, Jackie Chan’s brother’s confidence has doubled.
"Because I have been doing charity for so many years, I have no selfishness, so after the earthquake, Shu Qi, Yu Rongguang and the others all called me and gave me the money they donated, saying: ‘Brother, you help us do it, I believe in you.’ For so many years, I have called on me to do anything in the entertainment industry, so they all believe in me, and I thank them very much. Charity, we have to do it together, because I have limited power alone, and I have to lead my world fans, Chinese fans. Now it is much more convenient to do charity than before." It is because of Jackie Chan’s drive that people in the entertainment industry and even fans outside the circle have joined the charity team.
As Jackie Chan said, he felt a great responsibility and built a public welfare bridge between caring people and groups in need. After the 2015 Tianjin Binhai New Area explosion, Jackie Chan donated 3 million yuan for the first time, and many viewers also reached out to help, hoping to send the money to the families of the victims through Jackie Chan.
Jackie Chan advocates that charity should be done with sincerity
However, poverty reduction is not exactly the same as donating to disaster areas. Especially young actors, although very enthusiastic, but limited experience. So Jackie Chan, who has been involved in public welfare for more than 30 years, sent them a specific "action guide": "
Understand the needs of each township and town, help them promote tourism, and help them sell their own products. For example, after the earthquake, I helped them do a free tea advertisement, and they sold very well that year. It is also poverty alleviation, and you can do it in many different ways. "
In addition, Jackie Chan also said that creating film and television works based on the stories of poor areas to attract social resources is also a desirable way. It is a good example.
National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference member Jackie Chan: Engaging in public welfare requires sincerity
From ecological civilization to cultural relics protection, to rescuing out-of-school children, Jackie Chan’s name has long been a public welfare banner in the hearts of hundreds of millions of viewers.
Jackie Chan is outspoken that when he first started doing charity, he also considered his image, but over the years, doing charity has become completely his instinct: "From a young age, doing charity, for a side hustle, for the sake of image, for the sake of image. Now, I do charity sincerely, voluntarily do charity, you can’t see it, I do charity. I do it every day, I don’t have to tell you what I do now."
Others read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles, while Jackie Chan travels thousands of miles because of public welfare. For young actors, Jackie Chan sincerely gave advice: "You must have never been to the place where I went. So many young actors now are asked by the company to do charity, and now they have become a swarm of people. But slowly these young people will become sincerely doing charity, which is a process."
The battle of poverty reduction requires the whole society to act together. We look forward to seeing more and more actors and artists exert their strength, respond to the call of the country, work together, and work together to win this battle of poverty reduction. In the next ten days, our "China Film Report" will also broadcast a series of reports on "The Battle of Poverty Reduction, Filmmakers are in Action", so stay tuned.