In case you did not know the movie, Forbidden Kingdom (King of Kung-Fu) is now out on DVD and Blu-ray. Go to Amazon, buy it, and watch watch watch! This movie stars Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Bingbing Li, and Yifei Liu.

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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！

According to an artile on ent.sina.com.cn dated June 17th, 2008, Bingbing Li is slated to being the female celebrity to make the most amount of money this year.

Our Translation:

The day before yesterday at the Shanghai Film Festival, “Huayi” Commander Peng Wang Lei hinted in a speech during a fun forum, Wang Lei, about actresses Bing-Bing Li Zhou Xun, and Fan Bingbing. Of those mentioned it has been hinted that Bingbing Li in particular due to her rising status as an entertainer has changed the political arena and that she is positioned to make the most amount of money this year.

During the “Asian Arts society for people with the Asian film industry” forum, Wang Lei spoke to artists and companies on the topic of profitability and said of the more than 60 artists who work for the company, the minimum commission is 15 commission percent, and the maximum is 70 percent. The precent of commission is based upon when the artist joined the company, the length of time they have been with the company, and after terms are reached between the company and the artist. As a result Wang Zhonglei was very very proud to say that now one of the most profitable performers is the artist Bingbing Li, “After more than ten years of effort Bingbing Li has tranformed from an ordinary star into one that dazzles, and that between the years of 2007 to 2008 ‘Huayi’ she is the most profitable of the female stars. ”

Wang Lei admits during his praise that Bingbing Li was initially not very good, but through hard work and painstaking effort, she is now on the front line as one of the mainland’s leading actresses.

“Absorption of the Queen” ads this year may exceed 15

Wang Lei has made it known that Bingbing Li and Zhou Xun will make money, the implication being that as a sister, Bingbing Li will rise to the status of a queen due to her bankability. When a sister like Bingbing Li is able to make companies money in addition to her acting, then the star value increases due to her profitability for all.

Star power is directly related to a star’s popularity. Thus in 2007 Bingbing Li with her song “Cloud Water Song”, her work quickly became part of the brand’s focus. Whether she is involved in business activities or in fashion occasions her involvement naturally attracts the attention of many advertisers.

According to statistics Bingbing Li did at least 15 ads last year. This year she signed onto eight more advertisement endorsement deals including her deal as a spokeswoman for Mercedes-Benz, her deals with Xuelian cashmere Tian Jia and her role as spokeswoman for TCL mobile phones. Informed sources have disclosed that in recent statistics when Bingbing Li speaks for the brand, some manufacturers are awarded with an 8-digit profit, and she still has three ads are in talks. “Forbes” has made an earlier rough estimate on last year’s star revenues, placing Zhang Ziyi, Bing-Bing Li, Zhou Xun as the top three profitable stars. Last year Bingbing Li earned 80 million yuan — a real “aspiration of the Queen.”

10 years, the film guarantees to 3 million yuan

Many years ago Bingbing Li became known due to her involvement in a controversial “advertisement.” She also received the Best Actress Award in recent years at the 13th Singapore International Film Festival and has received attention for her work in “A World without Thieves.” More recently she has had success with song, “Cloud Water Song” and the just released “Butterfly fly.” She has also had success with this year’s “King of Kung Fu” (a.k.a. The Forbidden Kingdom), and it has become apparent that her popularity in the film and influence can not be underemphasized. In ten years Bingbing Li has come a long way and has a kind of success which has catapulted her to the top as one of the A-list stars in China — a fact which the large revenues from her work can attest and about which many in the film industry can give affirm.

A first album and diversification

In addition to advertising, film and television, Bingbing Li also intends to enter the music scene. Last year she was well received for her efforts singing the “butterfly fly,” and “distant love” theme songs in two films and she is now preparing her first solo album with MV.

Original Text:

“华谊”老总王中磊前日在上海电影节上主讲了一场妙趣横生的论坛，王中磊在演讲时暗示李冰冰(华谊老总评内地女星商业价值李冰冰最高(图) 听歌 blog)、周迅(听歌)、范冰冰(华谊老总评内地女星商业价值李冰冰最高(图) 听歌 blog)等几位内地最走红的女星的江湖地位已经发生变化，目前最会赚钱的是李冰冰！

李冰冰十年一剑成 “一姐”

前日，在这次名为《亚洲艺术人机制与亚洲电影产业》的论坛上，王中磊谈到艺人与公司的佣金话题时说，在他们公司的60多个艺人中，佣金提成最低是15%，最高是70%。这是根据艺人加入公司的背景、时间的长短，经过双方协商达成的。随后，王中磊又很自豪地表示，现在他们公司最赚钱的艺人是李冰冰，“李冰冰从一个普通的的明星，经过十几年的努力，已经跃身为耀眼的明星，她是2007年到2008年‘华谊’乃至内地女明星中最赚钱的一个。”

王中磊在赞扬李冰冰的同时也坦承她之前不是很被看好，但是经过努力和公司苦心经营，李冰冰现在绝对已经成为内地一线女星中的佼佼者。

周迅主打慈善减少曝光面临退居二线

从李少红(华谊老总评内地女星商业价值李冰冰最高(图) blog)手下跳槽到华谊的周迅，这几年的影视作品无论质量还是数量都不能与过去相提并论，面临退居二线的问题。王中磊前日对此解释说：“周迅是属于‘老戏骨’那类明星，人人都知道她会演戏。近年来她减少了市场曝光率，是因为公司把她往环保、慈善方面打造，她成了联合国开发计划署的首位中国亲善大使。”

当记者问李冰冰和周迅谁是华谊一姐时，王中磊表示，李冰冰现在机会很多，赚钱也多，周迅则是在筹备中，暂时还没当上一姐。

范冰冰赵薇(听歌)公众形象倒数但也赚钱

华谊从2000年起涉足艺人管理，开始的四五年属“保姆型”，即为艺人提供生活上的服务为多，而这几年已逐渐开始包装艺人。艺人与经纪公司虽然要签合同，但合同对艺人的束缚力还是有限的。早前，该公司“一姐”范冰冰跳槽，就曾闹得街知巷闻。

提到范冰冰，王中磊说这几年他发现了一个现象，就是在公众形象排行榜上前10位和后10位的艺人最赚钱。比如范冰冰、赵薇就是排在后10位的，但她们很会赚钱。在他眼里，有个性的艺人就是纯粹的艺人，这样的艺人就有“吸金”能力。

“吸金女王”今年广告可能突破15个

王中磊公开夸赞李冰冰比周迅会赚钱，言外之意就是李冰冰已经坐上华谊一姐的宝座。当一姐，除了需要演技之外，更要能为公司赚钱，而明星的身价主要体现在代言费和片酬上。

明星代言的多寡一般与其人气直接相关。李冰冰2007年凭《云水谣》成为华表奖影后后，便迅速成为了各品牌宠爱的对象，无论是企业活动还是各种时尚场合总少不了她的身影，人气暴涨与极高的曝光率自然吸引了众多广告商的目光。

据统计，李冰冰去年至少接拍了15个广告。今年，她更是一下子接下了8个广告，包括代言奔驰、雪莲羊绒和传闻以天价代言的TCL手机。有知情人士透露，在李冰冰最近代言的品牌中，有厂商给出了高达8位数的酬劳，而她目前还有3个广告正在商谈中。《福布斯》早前曾粗算出去年众多红星的收入，章子怡(华谊老总评内地女星商业价值李冰冰最高(图))、李冰冰、周迅排在前三名。去年，李冰冰一人便为华谊兄弟经纪公司赚了8000万元，成为名副其实的“吸金女王”。

十年，电影片酬升至300万元

李冰冰因多年前一部曾经引起争议的《广告人》被人所熟知，接下来，从获得第13届新加坡国际电影节最佳女主角奖的《过年回家》，到好评如潮的《天下无贼()》再到创造佳绩的《云水谣》以及刚上映的《蝴蝶飞》、《功夫之王》，李冰冰在影坛的人气和影响力不容小觑。十年时间，李冰冰一路走来，已经冲上了国内一线女星的位置，300万元的片酬和众多的片约便是有力证明。

首发唱片，全面进军

除了广告和影视，李冰冰也打算进军乐坛，争取演艺事业全面开花。去年加入海蝶唱片之后，她演唱的《蝴蝶飞》、《遥远爱》两首电影主题歌都收到了不错的反响，而她目前已经在为首张个人专辑拍摄MV。

According to Sina.com’s article, Bingbing Li’s debut album, “Love Life” is being pushed for an early July release. Apparently Bingbig Li says that the song expresses the enduring power of love is very much in line with her own philosophy and the title song, “The Love of His Life” has consequently become the title song of the album.

Original Text:

本报讯 （记者易东方）李冰冰 加入海蝶唱片已经一年，昨天她宣布将于7月初推出首张专辑。

李冰冰 在加入海蝶时，就向同门歌手 林俊杰 邀歌了，直到一年后林俊杰才交出了歌曲《一生的爱》。虽然等了一年才等来这首歌，但慢工出细活，李冰冰称非常喜欢《一生的爱》。李冰冰 说，这首歌表达了爱的坚持，十分符合她的理念，因此成为专辑主打歌。

The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) music video sang by Nick Lee and Li Bingbing. Some nice footage of Bingbing!

In this video clip from The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), Bingbing Li as the white haired witch/bounty hunter, Ni Chang, squares off in the final battle against Jackie Chan as the Drunken Immortal. Not the full battle, but pretty entertaining.

A cool clip of Li Bingbing and Liu Yifei fighting from The Forbidden Kingdom (2008). It seems whenever there’s a few strong women in a martial arts film it is obligatory that they face off if one is good and the other one is bad. This film is no exception (not that we mind…)

Although Bingbing Li is not featured as prominently in this Behind the Scenes look at The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) it is still interesting to not that Miss Li was not dubbed but in fact did all her lines which she learned phonetically. Pretty impressive!