'Mr Cool' leaves Lu Chuan hot and flushed
(China Daily)
Updated: 2010-12-17 10:06
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There are few people on the planet cooler than Keanu Reeves, who was in Beijing recently to tie up a movie deal with China Film Group Corporation. Which begs the question, what's the opposite of cool? Logically speaking it would be hot, but we don't think this accurately describes the star-struck director Lu Chuan, who lavishly recounted his meeting with the Hollywood hero on his micro blog.
First off, Lu wrote a few posts saying he was looking forward to meeting the Matrix star and added for good measure that he would be having a "wild, boozy time" with him. On the day of the dinner engagement Lu's excitement mounted to dizzying heights. He even videotaped himself leaving for the party and provided a shot of the dinner table.
The party included A-list actors Chen Kun, Zhou Xun and Xu Jinglei (more later) and Lu couldn't wait to inform his micro blog followers the evening had been an immense success. He said Reeves was able to drink his companions under the table, metaphorically speaking, despite his jet lag. Then Lu judged his own drinking capacity, saying he "outgunned most of the participants, but didn't have many bullets left".
Lu's followers were more concerned with Reeves' werewolf-like beard, posting comments such as: "How did he eat his soup without it ending up in the bowl?" Lu, uncharacteristically, had no comment to make on this occasion.
Reeves was in China to invest in the action film Tai-Chi Tiger, according to Chinese Businessman Newspaper reports. He met up with the movie's lead actor Chen Hu, a student of the choreographer Yuen Woo-ping, who worked on the Matrix trilogy. Filming is set to start in April 2011.
As for actress-turned director Xu Jinglei, she's in love, but she won't say who the object of her attention is. The famously secretive star was speaking at a press conference to promote her new film Eternal Moment, when she let slip the news.
Eternal Moment is a follow-up film to the immensely popular TV drama of the same name 12 years ago and features many of the original cast, such as singer Faye Wong's husband Li Yapeng. On the subject of first loves, the theme of the movie, Xu said she has fond memories of her first kiss (etc) and is still friends with the guy.
Finally, Yan Fengjiao, a former guest on the dating show If You Are the One, has some advice for wannabe models after she was caught in a nude photo scandal.
Yan continues to insist she was bullied into posing without a shred to cover her modesty, though photos of the shoot seemed to suggest she was enjoying herself.
"My case is like an alert for the public. I want models just starting out to be more careful. Don't get cheated like I was," she said.
The reaction of netizens, however, was cynical with many suggesting she was just trying to exploit the situation. "Stop the hype and don't taint the next generation," was one comment.