Moon Lee – a life of denial
I have never been a fan of web
gossip, both in English and Chinese, so needless to say,
I do not follow the lives of the
“rich and famous” in China and Asia.
This is especially
true for the rich or famous
celebrity in the entertainment industry because their
personal stories are even more
meaningless for a person in my position.
So I depend
on Chinese friends to keep me
updated – and I do not even care about celebrity gossip
most of the time.
Poor Moon Lee apparently does not
get listed as an “A” list actress even of the past
because she was an action star
and was never involved in films of dramatic content.
Yet she is nearly always included
in lists when scandal or sexual misconduct is discussed.
How sad for a woman who as a
youngster was forced by life’s circumstances to build
something out of nothing. Moon Lee’s physical beauty was nature’s gift
to her even
though these attributes were not
shared by any of her siblings. She used
this and her
athletic qualities to her great
advantage starting as a late teen. Even
as a “B” actress
only excelling in action films,
she was nevertheless the target of admiration of action
fans worldwide. Over her scandalous betrayal and her
unrealistic greed in the divorce
process, Moon and I might have
become irreversible enemies, but I know her well
enough that I believe in her
saner moments she would agree that she indeed squandered
too much in the chase of so
little. The impoverished and uneducated
teenage lover boy,
Zhong Tianyi, was not worth it
then and now for all the heartache and shame that resulted.
As for me, what was thought a
tragedy has truly become a blessing in disguise. Many
friends, and even my mother,
often comment on how fortunate I am to have a wife like
Alyssa Xiaoli Wang now. She has indeed merged as a star of a wife and
mother and has
made me the envy of many. We occasionally still re-tell stories of the
past only to be
amused by how interesting life
can be and how miraculously things can all work out.
Lesson learned is that even “B
list” movie stars can be very bad bets on life’s journey;
they may all suffer the fate of
living life too often as make-belief.
Now we are set to put on the
American premiere of our “first-in-the-world” 3D show,
Terracotta Warriors 3D, for a four week run in Denver in
August.
These are great times!
Dennis K. Law MD
