(Toggle) Fan Bingbing was invited to be a judge at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, where boyfriend Li Chen surprised her with a four-hour visit earlier last month. In the midst of her official duties for the festival, which ran from May 17 to 28, the actress took time to speak to the media, where one interview in particular stood out for her surprising honesty about her future plans.
Bingbing, who will turn 36 in September, shared that she plans to step out of the limelight at the age of 40 and travel the world. “I’ve already given all my time, the time that was meant to enjoy and experience (life) to my job for the first 40 years of my life,” she expressed.
Bingbing, who is known to be a workaholic, has had her declaration questioned by some, who chuckled that she is unlikely to be able to give up on her job even when the time comes for her to take a final bow.
In addition, the actress also shared that she is willing to receive a lower paycheck for a project in order to help young, budding directors shine in the cutthroat industry. For one of her recent movies, she received RMB 100,000 (S$20,000) for her work. “How much money I receive isn’t something that I quite pay attention to,” she explained.
As for Li Chen’s surprise visit, Bingbing looked very much in love as she replied, “I really didn’t know (that he was coming). That morning, I went back to my hotel after watching a movie and was about to have my breakfast when he walked in. I was stunned.” Adding that the journey he had taken was too long for the short amount of time he was able to spend there, she chuckled that she “wouldn’t have let him come” if she knew about the trip beforehand.
Source: Toggle