{"id":9468,"date":"2011-06-30T01:06:27","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T01:06:27","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-07-01T05:07:27","modified_gmt":"2011-07-01T05:07:27","slug":"Li-Bing-Bing-stars-in-Snow-Flower-and-the-Secret-Fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=9468","title":{"rendered":"Li Bing Bing stars in Snow Flower and the Secret Fan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Li Bingbing is one of China\u2019s most famous and talented actresses.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Her film debut was Zhang Yuan’s Seventeen Years (1999), which won her the “Best Actress” Award in the 1999 Singapore Film Festival. In 2001, Li starred in the television series Young Justice Bao, which propelled her to become one of the most famous actresses in China. That year she was awarded the title of one of the “Top Ten Best TV actors\/actresses in China”. From then on, Li was approbated as an “action actress”[3] as she starred in a number of wuxia television dramas, such as Taiji Prodigy and Eight Heroes.<\/p>\n

In 2004, Li starred in the romantic comedy film Waiting Alone, which received three Chinese Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actress. That same year, Li won the title of “The Most Popular Actress” at the 12th Beijing College Film Festival. She went on to star in Feng Xiaogang’s A World Without Thieves, which earned her a nomination for “Best Supporting Actress” Award at the 2005 Golden Rooster Awards.[4]<\/p>\n

Li won the “Best Actress” Awards at the 2007 Huabiao Awards and at the 2008 Hundred Flowers Awards for her performance in The Knot; the film is also China’s entry for the Best Foreign Film award at the 2008 Academy Awards. She also co-starred with Jet Li and Jackie Chan in the 2008 film The Forbidden Kingdom as the White-haired Witch Ni-chang. In November 2009, Li won the Best Leading Actress Award at the 46th Golden Horse Film Awards for her role in the espionage spy thriller The Message.<\/p>\n

Li’s most recent notable performance is for the role of Shangguan Jing’er in Tsui Hark’s 2010 film Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame; her character in this movie is loosely based on Shangguan Wan’er, a poet, writer and politician of the Tang Dynasty. Her first-time leading role in an English language film is Wayne Wang’s 2011 Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, a film adaptation from Lisa See’s 2005 novel of the same title<\/p>\n

Li is a UNEP Goodwill Ambassador, WWF Earth Hour Global Ambassador, and Ambassador of Korean Culture in China.<\/p>\n

Asiance met with Li Bingbing when she traveled to New York City in March. She was polite, sweet and of course, beautiful. <\/p>\n

ASIANCE: How did you know that you had this role? <\/h3>\n

Li Bingbing: <\/b>It\u2019s very interesting! IT\u2019s destiny, In china we have a way to say, \u201cDestiny\u201d. This role is pretty powerful for me. I received a call from Wendi Murdoch and she said, \u201cWould you want to shoot a movie with me, called Snowflower and the Secret Fan\u201d? She told me this is a very popular novel in America. She sent the script to me. I felt it was a good story. She\u2019s a very good, captivating girl. For an actress, I think it\u2019s a very hard opportunity to come by. I told myself I have to do this film. Wendy picked me!<\/p>\n

ASIANCE: How was the chemistry between you and your co-star Gianna? Describe your co-star. <\/h3>\n

Li Bingbing: <\/b>Smart and pretty and very open. She\u2019s so sweet. I look at her like a normal actress. In this movie, according to the book, our relationship is very special. I didn\u2019t think of her as my friend, co-star, co-worker. I looked at her like my sister. I really hoped and expected to look forward to seeing her. Like when a girl longs to see a boy that she likes. The feeling is really different. I really appreciate that we have that relationship that is already required on this movie. It\u2019s going to be a very special memory.<\/p>\n

ASIANCE: How long was filming? <\/h3>\n

Li Bingbing: <\/b>2 and a half months. I shot every day.<\/p>\n