Stars celebrates Jackie Chan's birthday

Jackie Chan turned 58 yesterday and held a barbecue at his Sai Kung studio. His son Jaycee Chan (Fong Cho Ming) came to Hong Kong to celebrate and his wife Joan Lin (Lam Fung Giu) cut his birthday cake with him. Last night many friends in the business came to congratulate him. They included Sally Yeh (Yip Sin Man), Liu Chia-Chang, his wife and their son Jeremy Liu, Daniel Wu (Ng Yin Cho) and his wife Lisa S., Leo Ku Kui ke, Ko Chen-Tung, Hu Xia, Willie Chan Chi Keung, Mabel Cheung Yuen Ting, Alex Law Kai Yui and others. The star not only presented a birthday cake in the shape of an animated Jackie Chan but also a "Best Boss" award to Jackie Chan.

Earlier Jackie Chan's wife Lam Fung Giu celebrated her 60th birthday and Cho Ming held a surprise party for his mother, which made his father jealous. Thus Cho Ming yesterday rushed back from Taiwan to attend the birthday party. Outside the studio was a giant balloon with "Jackie Happy Birthday" on it. Many children were on hand and made the place look like an amusement park. Friends gradually arrived and Jackie Chan appeared around 8PM. He said about his birthday wish, "I wish for world peace and harmony for Hong Kong." He said that he was busy with the guests and returned to the studio. Guest Ken Wong Hap Hei was asked about his present for Jackie Chan? He said that he gave his heart.

Cho Ming left the airport around 3PM with 9 boxes of pineapple, honey dew melons and other Taiwan delicacy. He said all were his mother Lam Fung Giu's favorite so even when he had to pay for extra baggage he did not mind. Because the company covered it he did not know how much the fine was.

He said that recently he caught whooping cough so he did not drink at his father's party. He would be the designated driver. As for his gift, Cho Ming said that he gave his film DOUBLE TROUBLE (BO DOH SEUNG HUNG) tickets. Although the film will be released in Beijing and Taiwan, he joked that his father has a plane so he would not give plane tickets.

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Jackie Chan's latest action film CHINESE ZODIAC (SUP YI SUN CHIU) will open this holiday season and complete production in May. Currently only the 4 minute long climax has not been shot yet. Jackie Chan said that this 4 minute long scene might take two months to finish and will shoot in Hong Kong and other locations. It will have a very dangerous stunt, even more dangerous than Tom Cruise's Burj Khalifa jump in MISSION IMPOSSIBLE GHOST PROTOCOL.

He revealed that at first he thought of shooting at Burj Khalifa in Dubai, but changed his mind when he remembered that the audience might misunderstand that he was imitating Tom Cruise. Jackie Chan asked reporters if they thought Tom Cruise would really jump the tower? In his past experience the insurance company absolutely would not permit him to jump; back then he too wanted to jump the Effiel Tower in Paris, France but the insurance company prohibited him from doing so.

Jackie Chan guaranteed in CHINESE ZODIAC he personally performed all the stunts. In the past he was able to jump two stories but now he was able to jump only half a floor, at least he did it himself. In comparison to many Hollywood stars, they could not jump even half a floor.

Earlier Jackie Chan attended an event to promote a Chinese wine that was named after him. Karen Mok Man Wai, Li Bingbing and Coco Lee Man came in support; Jackie Chan praised Li Bingbing's tolerance. Jackie Chan revealed that when they made 1911, he and Li Bingbing had an emotional scene. Before the shoot she drank half a bottle of red wine and a bottle of Baiju before they were able to overcome their mental block and achieved battlefield romance.

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