Archive for the ‘Li Bingbing Interviews’ Category

Resident evil Retribution – Sienna Guillory & Bingbing Li Video

Sunday, March 4th, 2012


Li Bingbing appears in another one of Milla Jovovich videos where the latter interviews Sienna Guillory and others within the make-up trailer.

Resident Evil Retribution – Bingbing Li interviewed by Milla Jovovich

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012


Milla Jovovich informally interviewed Li Bingbing as she meets Miss Li on the set of Resident Evil: Retribution in New York City. Even on a windy day, Miss Li looks gorgeous and beams ever so sweetly as she enjoys the company of her fellow cast and crew.

Interestingly Li Bingbing demonstrates how far along she is progressing in her English skills. It was just a few years ago when Forbidden Kingdom hit the theaters. Enjoy! :)

Casting rumors continue as Li Bingbing expresses pleasant surprise about Venice

Monday, August 16th, 2010

According to Sina.com.cn, Miss Li Bingbing was interviewed regarding a few topics related to casting and her new film, Detective Dee. In respect to the most recent rumors and speculations regarding the casting of the new film, “Fugative,” Miss Li is apparently still awaiting news regarding the casting. So at this time things may still be in the works regarding the casting of that film.  Her most recently to-be-released film, “Detective Dee” is apparently the only Chinese film to be nominated at the 67th Venice Film Festival. According to the article, Miss Li expressed that she was very surprised and pleased by the news. When pressed further as to the prospects of Miss Li winning a Best Actress award, she proved to be very modest (and tactful) in her response: she mentioned she would be “very happy”, but also that if she did win she would be happy that the award would help promote Chinese films around the world.

Video of Li Bingbing at the COP15 Climate Change Summit

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

Sina.com.cn, had a blog post which showed an interview with Miss Li Bing Bing during her trip to Copenhagen to participate in the Climate Change Summit. At some points she reads her speech which she presented in English and shows that learning English is not the easiest thing to do. This is a pretty candid look at what it took for Miss Li and her group to participate in such an important event. Enjoy.

Li Bingbing and the Importance of the Wind Power Plants in Copenhagen

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

20091218_LiBingbing_WindPlantBingbing visits the offshore wind power plant. Netease Special Chen Yu Photo

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Copenhagen offshore wind power plant enormous fans which dwarf the nearby ships. Netease Special Chen Yu Photo

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Copenhagen offshore wind power plant looks very spectacular. Netease Special Chen Yu Photo

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Bingbing introduce staff to the situation in Copenhagen for the offshore wind power plant. Netease Special Chen Yu Photo

It is almost something out of a movie only it is real: people working together to make a difference. According to Sina.com.cn, the first leg of Miss Li Bingbing’s trip to Copenhagen began with her visit to the city’s offshore power plant (Middelgrunden Off-Shore Wind Farm). The temperatures were below zero and Miss Li could feel the strong force of the wind power plant’s windmills.

Miss Li and her party took a ferry from Copenhagen New Pier to the sea. The trip took about an hour to get to the plant. As the weather was rather windy after the a bout of rain all the people present could feel the strong force of the plant’s windmills. “According to today’s cold experience, here is indeed the best place to build a wind power plant, ” Miss Li said. “wind power [works better than] solar power [with an strategically appointed location] can run 24 hours a day and it is completely clean energy.”

Built in 2001 the Copenhagen wind power plant is one of four major offshore wind farms. It is located on the sea a few kilometers away from downtown Copenhagen. Its fans are connected through underwater cables three to five kilometers away to the Ammar (Amager) power plants which has the transformer. At this time there are twenty 2,000 Kilowatt windmills offshore which supply 25% of Copenhagen’s electricity. With its advanced wind power technology Copenhagen recently announced that it will be the world’s first “zero carbon” city by 2050. By 2030, the Danish wind power system could provide half of the country’s electricity needs.

The entire morning was spent at the wind power plant and after leaving around 2pm, Miss Li is quoted as saying, “This is indeed a very memorable experience.” NetEase and Miss Li were on the same boat as 2007 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Stephen H Schneider who authored the IPCC’s “Climate Change 2007″ report. In the following days Miss Li worked with NetEase and other online friends to help share what she saw and heard in Copenhagen.

When one thinks about how much good such technology is already doing in Copenhagen it makes a great deal of sense that the Climate Change Summit would be held there. It is also tremendously impressive and inspiring to know that there are people in the world community like Miss Li who are actively searching for solutions to help the world at large. It should give us all pause to realize that if we put our minds together we can find solutions to help protect the world.

Li Bingbing Interviewed in Copenhagen Video

Thursday, December 17th, 2009


A rare treat: Miss Li Bingbing is interviewed in Copenhagen along with other actors and speaks in English for the sake of the Interviewer. Given the impromptu nature of the interview Miss Li does an admirable job in answering the interviewer’s questions which only raises our own high esteem for Miss Li. Enjoy.

Li Bingbing interviewed at the Climate Change Summit VIDEO

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009


Miss Li Bingbing was interviewed in a series called, Inside Cop15, and she makes some good points that the Summit is already a success based on the amount of attention that this event is having where people around the world are beginning to really take notice about the importance of the environment. Miss Li’s responses are dubbed into English so that others non-Chinese speaking viewers will understand.

Australia’s ABC network dubs Li Bingbing a “green warrior” for her environment work

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Li Bingbing at the World Wide Fund for Nature

As anticipation grows for the Climate Change Summit in Copenhangen, the world begins to take notice of one of China’s most prominent celebrities, Li Bingbing, who has been taking up the cause of spreading awareness about environmental issues. Stephen McDonell from Australia’a ABC channel, reports from Beijing about how Miss Li has become a “green warrior” for the cause of saving the environment. Below are some excerpts of McDonell’s interview with Miss Li.

STEPHEN MCDONELL: Chinese starlet Li Bingbing is known throughout Asia for her at times sexy, on-screen characters.

But this mega-famous actress has taken on a new roll – that of trying to convince the people of China of the need for action on global climate.

Li Bingbing told Saturday AM that changes to the environment in Wuchang where she grew up have led her to speak out.

LI BINGBING (Translated): I spent my childhood in China’s Northeast. At the time the temperature was minus 32 degrees during the Spring Festival.

The snow was very deep. Sometimes we couldn’t even open the doors because they were blocked by the thick snow. Now the weather isn’t as cold as it used to get; you can feel it.

STEPHEN MCDONELL: Li Bingbing is going to Copenhagen next week to promote her climate campaign.

Since the World’s political figures are finding it hard to achieve a breakthrough there I asked her what she thought she could achieve as an actress.

LI BINGBING (Translated): Yes I’m an actress and a celebrity. As a public figure, with my actions, I want to use my influence to make more people aware of this issue and make them participate in the campaign.

I believe with this conference we can at least push the World’s citizens to act. I think the most important thing is that people are paying attention to the issue. We need to stop neglecting it or it will only lead to worse consequences.

STEPHEN MCDONELL: China wants the West to shoulder more of the burden of reducing global carbon emissions.

Beijing argues that it needs to maintain its current rate of economic growth to keep millions of people out of poverty, and that the United States, Australia and Europe have already had their chance to develop industrially.

Li Bingbing says she’s optimistic about fixing the Word’s climate problems even if the Copenhagen Conference fails.

LI BINGBING (Translated): Maybe my generation or the younger generation won’t see a bright future on climate change before we pass away. But I think since we are given a life we should shoulder responsibilities for the World’s future.”

STEPHEN MCDONELL: But in China, like elsewhere, to bring about major change on energy production and consumption is at the very least an uphill battle.

You can read the full transcript and listen to the audio news clip by going to this address at ABC.net.au, Chinese starlet turns green warrior.

Li Bingbing: acting is everything

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

Li Bingbing at Earth Hour Day Event

Another article able Miss Li Bingbing from xinhuanet.com regarding the Golden Horse Awards and her environmental charity work as Ambassador of Earth Hour Campaign in China. Fortunately this article is also in English which makes the translation issue less than an issue.

Below are some of the highlights or the article:

“I never thought I would be standing on this stage, accepting this award. I do not know what to say,” she sobbed, speechless when presented with her Golden Horse.

“Life is interesting, with so many ups and downs, possibilities and impossibilities. I am thankful for all of the drama that has happened to me.”

Li acknowledged the support and guidance from the cast and crew of The Message. She specifically thanked Zhou Xun, her costar in the film, who was also nominated for Best Leading Actress.

“Without Zhou’s inspiring performance, I would not have won this award.”

Li told the Global Times that the close relationship between her and Zhou, both in life and in work, was like a sisterhood, not one of fierce competition as rumored by the media.

“Me winning the award does not necessarily mean that my acting is better than Zhou’s, or the other nominees,” she added.

Li explained that to be nominated requires good acting skills while winning is a matter of luck.

Looking back over Li’s acting career, which began with background roles and small supporting cameos in TV series, it is clear that her success today is not merely based on luck.

“She may not be the most talented actress of our time, but she is definitely one of the most hard working and mature,” commented Tao Qian, a mainland art critic.

“My biggest wish is to be a good actress, a really good one,” Li said, even after winning the award. She added that her schedule is currently full, with no holiday or celebration planned.

“Once I set my mind on something, I’m willing to pay any price, even my health. Acting tops everything in my life.”

“No payment is fine with me, as long as there is a good script and a good director.”

Bingbing Li denies rumors of her being married for ten years

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Li Bingbing responding to marriage rumors

Over the years there were rumors that Miss Bingbing Li was actually married. These rumors were mostly due to a photo that placed her in a department store with an older man. She is seen standing next to the man helping him pick out something. Since that photo there has been a lot of sensationalized speculation but no proof that Miss Li has been married. Today Sina.com.cn released a video by Miss Li where she states how she has never been married.

It is funny to think that once an actress becomes popular and is seen talking to a man or even shopping with him that she must be related and/or married to him.

Li Bingbing stresses environmental protection

Monday, March 30th, 2009

On March 28th, Li bingbing participated in the “Earth Hour” program urged people to join the world’s largest environmental protection movement. To paraphrase Miss Li she mentions that what she has done so far is not enough but will continue to strive to promote environmental protection and hopes through her efforts it will inspire others to join the cause.

Bingbing Li take the lead in the promo shoot for the Beijing subways

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

According to the Associated Press on Sina.com.cn, Bingbing Li has been participating in shooting promos for the Beijing subway system.

Bingbing Li at the MTR subway

Bingbing Li at the MTR subway

Bingbing Li at the MTR subway

Bingbing Li at the MTR subway

Bingbing Li receives praise for her debut album and will present at the Olympic Games

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Li Bingbing debut album

Another interesting article from ent.sina.com.cn.

Our Translation:

Recently Bingbing Li has released a personal debut album. On the inside of the album Bingbing Li has placed a small, handwritten speech to everyone with a few profound thoughts. She has worked tirelessly on this new album until 3:00 in the morning, which has made the staff a bit impatient to send the final version to the printers.

According to the issuing company the album (named after the actress) already has 30,000 pre-orders, which has made the company very happy and which now looks forward to her career. When the news about these preorders arrived it impressed the entire Zhao Baogang and Renquan, Huang Xiaoming, Lu Yi, Li Xiaolu, Yi Nengjing, Zheng Huang, Tzong-Hann Lee, and Lin Yu all came to congratulate Bingbing along with many friends to witness this glorious moment. Bingbing Li was excited and moved to tears over the news. In a conference Haidie Group CEO, Mr Li Peng and Bi Xiao Shi, (also on the scen), said, “Bingbing Li is an excellent artist, and since she has entered the Haidie group she has worked very hard. We add to her ‘hard’ accomplishments her new music career, she may not be the best, but I think that she has made the most effort. She has always been on time to study and recording classes, and she studies and practices until satisfied. Let us also remember that she’s such a [great] spirit. I hope the her concerts draw an even greater following.” The implication is that Bingbing Li’s music career is off to a fantastic start with a very promising road ahead.

When Bingbing Li joined Haidi she did not rush to record a record but spent a year in preparation before finally producing a debut album. Bingbing Li said she is very new to the field of music, and is very happy with this opportunity to study, and with the help of I Shixiong Lin Jun Jie she has been able to learn a lot. Lin Yu has also been an excellent singer-songwriter and he wrote to her the angel [song?] She has a lot of good friends whom have helped her along the way and has advanced with Li Jui-chul’s cooperation, singing the theme song for “Kung Fu King” (Forbidden Kingdom in the U.S.) To paraphrase: She now has a new perspective about music. Although she is still starting out her music career having a first album has made her very happy, and she hopes that if you like her films that you wil also enjoy her new album.

As the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games draws closer, Bingbing Li, who has already participated as a Olympic torch bearer in Beijing, has urged people to travel “green,” using more subways and bus transports to ensure a smooth traffic. Beijing is China’s window to the world, and smiling faces will abound to greet foreign friends from abroad, as a smiling Beijing population will be the best business card.

In the latest news, Bingbing Li will serve as an announcer at the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing Olympics on August 8th.

Original Chinese Text:

日前,李冰冰发行了个人首张专辑《自.己》,这张被李冰冰自己称呼为“生命中第一张唱片”,可见其对于她的重要性。唱片内页的插图上李冰冰手写的小感言更是博来众人喝彩,看似不经意的简单几行话却韵味深刻,据李冰冰本人透露,这是唱片送印刷厂前一夜,李冰冰做完当日的其他工作后着手完成,从构思到落笔成章直到凌晨3 点,其中还有一段因为觉得不够好又在原稿上面直接添加完成,本来说等第二日重新写一遍,被心急的工作人员直接取走印刷,这也让追求完美的李冰冰心生小小遗憾,可也成为另一种“不完美的完美”。

据发行公司透露,李冰冰《自.己》一经推出,发布会当日就有将近3万张专辑被预购出去,足见大家对李冰冰本人以及其音乐作品的期待。发布会当日来捧场的嘉宾也是星光闪耀赵宝刚、张扬、任泉、黄晓明、陆毅、李小璐、伊能静、黄征、李宗瀚、林宇中等都到场祝贺,能与众多好友一起见证此光荣时刻,李冰冰激动得泪流满面。在发布会上,海蝶集团CEO李鹏先生与毕晓世先生也到场祝贺,他们表示:“李冰冰是一位很优秀的艺人,自她进入海蝶以后就表现的非常努力和认真,所以我们给她加上‘勤勉’的封号,在音乐上她可能不是最优秀的,但我以为她是最努力的。在海蝶森林学习和录音的时候总是准时上课,到了下课的时候她还是在学习、在练习,直到自己觉得满意为止。所以她的这种进取精神也让我们记忆犹新,我忠心的希望她的音乐会更上一层楼。”两位高层并送上水晶帆船,寓意李冰冰未来音乐道路扬帆起航、一帆风顺。

李冰冰加盟海蝶后,并没有急于出唱片,而是准备了一年才最终酝酿出这张唱片。李冰冰表示:在音乐领域还是新人,所以非常乐于向同门学习,而我和同门师兄林俊杰交流最多,并从中学到了很多东西;林宇中也是一名优秀的创作歌手,他给我写的《天使不要开玩笑》我个人非常喜欢,很多好朋友也特别喜欢;之前与李玖哲合作《功夫之王》主题歌《预感》也非常默契。在乐坛,我会把自己当做一个新人来看待从零做起。其实我很小就很喜欢唱歌,现在出了自己的第一张个人专辑心里十分高兴,也希望大家像支持我的电影一样支持我的新专辑。

对于越来越近的北京奥运会开幕,作为北京奥运火炬手的李冰冰,除了呼吁大家多乘坐地铁和公共汽车等交通工具确保交通顺畅之外,李冰冰还呼吁:北京奥运马上就到了,希望大家都能“绿色出行”,尽量保证乘坐交通工具,北京是中国的窗口,希望每一个在北京的朋友都能用微笑迎接来自四面八方涌来北京看奥运会的外国友人,因为微笑是北京最好的名片。

最新消息,8月8日李冰冰将作为北京奥运会开幕式当日的明星DJ之一在电台为奥运选手加油助威!

Bingbing Li to release first solo album by end of June

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Li Bingbing music video

Li Bingbing music video

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Bingbing Li

According to the Associated Press, Bingbing Li will be releasing her first solo album by the end of June, 2008.

Our translation:

(Editor’s note: Miss Li actually says more but because we could not translate it adequately two of her lines at the end have been removed. However she speaks further about how she has learned to sing by the guidance of teachers and to find her own voice.)

June 11, actress Bingbing Li will be releasing her first solo album. This reporter learned yesterday that  the album is to be released by the end of June while Miss Li was shooting album’s title song “The Love of his Life” at MV Studios. Bingbing Li was wearing a white gown at the time and looked like an angel surrounded by a beautiful screen and hundreds of lit meditation candles.

“The love of his life” is by Shixiong Lin Jun Jie. This is a personal love theme song created by MV from Taiwan and directed by the famous director Lam Kam; the design is also by Jiang Yipeng  from Taiwan.  Bingbing Li said, “I like Mr Lam’s and the MV shooting style and the melody created by Lin Jun Jie Shi Xiong Qimei is also like Korean dramas.

For Bingbing Li to make “The love of his life” is a lot of hard work. To capture the most beautiful lighting conditions Bingbing Li and the MV crew members had to get up at 5:00 am for the 7:00 am shoot. In the studio, the director also invited a string ensemble along with a pianist to the set as Miss Li’s accompaniment.

With regard to the expectations of the new album, Bingbing said, “This is his life in the first album, the feelings are not the same, I do feel like this album is also a learning process.”

Original Chinese article:

中新网6月11日电 女星李冰冰 将于6月底发行首张个人专辑,昨日,记者探班了李冰冰拍摄专辑中主打歌《一生的爱》MV片场。李冰冰一身白色长裙宛若天使,在数百只点燃的蜡烛中沉思,画面优美。

《一生的爱》是由同门师兄林俊杰 亲自操刀创作的一首大爱主题歌曲,其MV由台湾著名导演林锦和执导,造型设计也是由台湾著名企划江一朋先生亲自打理。李冰冰表示:很喜欢林锦和拍摄MV的风格,师兄林俊杰创作的旋律也凄美得像韩剧,自己很喜欢。

李冰冰为《一生的爱》MV吃了不少苦。为了争取最美的光线,李冰冰和MV剧组成员清晨5点就起床,7点开拍。在片场,导演还请来了弦乐团现场为李冰冰伴奏,钢琴的伴奏,更是烘托出磅礴大气的旋律。

关于对新专辑的期待,李冰冰表示:这是自己生命中的第一张专辑,自己的感觉特别不一样,我觉得自己做这张唱片就像是在煲汤,也是一种学习的过程;在加入海蝶的这段时间,我从一个唱歌的“学生”到慢慢找到了自我,最早的时候我只限于模仿,慢慢地,从老师们的指导中,我从中找到自我、接受自我到坚持自我,对于唱歌本身,我觉得我有自己的态度,并不单纯是情绪的发泄。

Original Article Link

Video: Bingbing Li attend Hong Kong party, very proud of being Chinese

Sunday, June 1st, 2008
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According to an article posted on May 22nd, 2008, on ent.sina.com.cn, Li Bingbing attended a party in Hong Kong wearing dark clothing to mourn the Chinese earthquake tragedy. While there she expressed her pride of being Chinese.
Our translation:
On May 22, Bing-Bing Li attended a fashion of a party in Hong Kong, wearing a dark-coloured clothes as sign of mourning for the people affected by the Sichuan to the earthquake. Although it has been more than a week since the earthquake Bingbing still mourns as the disaster brought great sadness everyone. But Bingbing said she also felt very proud about being Chinese because the Chinese people’s ability to band together, hand-in-hand to face this tragedy together.
Bingbing Li also urged that people work together to help those in need.

Original Text:

新浪娱乐讯 5月22日,李冰冰 听歌 blog)出席了在香港的某时尚派对,她特别穿了一件深色衣服,以对在四川大地震中受难同胞的哀悼。

虽然地震已过去一个多星期,冰冰的心情依旧沉痛,灾难带给大家巨大的悲伤,但是作为一个中国人,冰冰说她很幸福,因为中国人心连心,手拉手团结在一起,共同面对灾难。

李冰冰也呼吁大家共同携手,帮助那些需要帮助的人。TUNGSTAR/视频