“Big Brother” Jackie Chan Stands Up Against Triads
Although movies depict triad members as heroic figures who exhibit loyalty to their sworn brothers, the reality differs greatly. Ruthless triad members have often targeted the Hong Kong film industry as a source of income. In the 1970s, rival studios Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers hired triad members to implant bombs at movie theaters to scare away customers. As the film industry grew in the 1980s, triad leaders started investing in film production and even coerced stars to headline projects under duress. “Big Brother” Jackie Chan (成龍) is one of the few fearless artistes that stood up against the wrongful acts of triad activity during filming.
Despite Jackie’s acts of justice, his mother, Chan Lee Lee (陳莉莉) was previously linked to the triads. Due to a lack of money, she eventually left her two daughters from her first marriage, and fled for Shanghai. In Shanghai, Lee Lee was reduced to selling opium for triads for a living. At that time, Jackie’s father Charles Chan (房道龍) was a customs officer, and was about to arrest Lee Lee after he saw her stash of opium. After hearing about Lee Lee’s unfortunate circumstances and her two daughters, Charles sympathetically let her go. Afterwards, Lee Lee developed a bad gambling habit, which led her to pawn away her belongings in the end. When Charles met up with her again and successfully bought back all her pawned items, Lee Lee gave up her habit.
Perhaps influenced by his late father, Jackie often acted on behalf of his colleagues when they were threatened by triads. In the 1990s, Jackie handed over $100 million HKD to settle a dispute between a female star and triads in Macau. Jackie was the first one to call the police when producer Raymond Wong (黃百鳴) movie, All’s Well, Ends Well <家有喜事> was stolen by the triads, who then demanded a ransom. Then again in 2001, when the triads threatened the cast of Rush Hour 2,Jackie contacted the anti-crime unit to take legal action.
Source: Sina.com
This article is written by Su for JayneStars.com.
This article looks like a repeat from a previous Jayne’s article 2.5 years back.
Oh wow!! Charles and Lee Lee story, I thought I was reading an upcoming drama series!!
Their story is sooo much better than tvb drama plots nowadays. No offence though.
Lol:)
I unfortunately agree. Their story is ten times more interesting than the latest TVB drama!
I wonder how much triad involvement is actually in the HK entertainment business. News about it seemed to have died down in the past decade or so.
These could make very good movies!
and here i thought jackie was a triad
Have to give Jackie props for standing up to these ruthless animals.. You cannot live your life in fear of these pigs. You see, they like to inject fear in others and use as as Fear Psychology. I am not a fan, but I tip my hat to Jackie.
What galls me is when anyone in the Ebiz has used the excuse that the triad attacked their woman as an excuse to cover their lies and denials. That is an insult to the real victims of the triads in the Ebiz world.
If they are a man, and not a cockroach, they would have stand their ground, just like Jackie.
Then again, you can’t stand your ground for something that did not happen
Have to give Jackie points for standing up to these ruthless fiends. No one should live their lives in fear of these pigs. They like to inject fear in others and use it as Fear Psychology. I am not a Jackie fan but I tip my hat to him.
What galls me is when someone in the Ebiz uses the excuse that someone in the triad attacked their woman as a lame excuse to cover their blantant lies and denials. That is a mean insult to the real victims from the Ebiz world who were victimized by the triads.
If they were a man, and not a coward, they would have stood their ground, just like Jackie.