This past week has been the Shanghai Film Festival.  Although I did not attend the festivities, I got to see my friend Marco Muller who is the Mandate of the Venice Film Festival.  Also, I met up with two great directors, Jia Zhang Ke, and Lu Chuan.  These are two directors that I aim to work with in the future.  Lu Chuan’s cameraman who is very talented was there as well.  I also met a famous Japanese actor who is set to star in Jia Dao’s next movie but I am unfamiliar with his work.

 Jia Zhang Ke, who won Best Director in the Venice Film Festival and the Asia Film Festival for his movie Still Life, is a sweet guy who I look forward to seeing and being in his future works.  Lu Chuan, who is best known for Ke Ke Qi Li is a director I yearn to work with.  Not only do I admire his work so much, but after meeting him last year, and getting to know him recently, I would be honored to take part in one of his films.  Perhaps, it is because he has been educated in U.S. and speaks English that we get along so well.  Perhaps it’s because we are both Aquarius.  All I know is that he is very devoted to his craft, and he is very talented.  In my career, all I want is to do a project that people will always remember me for and agree that I was a good actress in it.  Being in one of his films, I feel I would accomplish that. 

Coming to China to develop my acting career is hard because there is so much competition and most girls are willing to do anything for a chance.  Also, having grown up in the States, my Chinese is not as good as the locals, so sometimes it limits my chances of getting roles.  So right now all I can do is work hard on bettering my Chinese, get to know more people in the industry in China and hope that the people in the industry will give me a chance.