Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi (章子怡), who gained international fame for her role in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, has accepted a marriage proposal delivered by drone.
Zhang, who yesterday turned 36, was celebrating her upcoming birthday on Saturday when a white drone flew toward her at the party. Her boyfriend Wang Feng (汪峰), a Chinese rock singer and composer, retrieved an engagement ring from inside the drone and then got down on one knee and popped the question.
“Witnessed by all, we have experienced happiness and sorrow. I hope Ziyi can always have the happiest time. If we both are old, I can still take care of you,” Wang said, according to Chinese media reports.
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Zhang said “yes” before welling up, and the newly engaged couple kissed and embraced as the night sky lit up with fireworks, according to Chinese media reports.
Zhang’s manager, Ji Lingling (章子怡), confirmed the engagement news in a text message to reporters yesterday.
Zhang shared her answer on her microblogging account on Sunday, with a photograph of glittering fireworks in the shape of a heart.
Wang reposted Zhang’s answer five hours later on his own microblog and wrote: “Thank you for giving me a complete life. All the hardships are bygones. From now on, we will grow old hand in hand.”
The actress catapulted to stardom in the West with the Oscar-nominated Crouching Tiger. Her subsequent English credits include Rush Hour 2, Memoirs of a Geisha and Horsemen.
She also starred in the 2013 Hong Kong-Chinese acclaimed martial-arts epic The Grandmaster, which led to several Best Actress trophies across Asia.
Wang became a household name in China after appearing as a judge on the Voice of China singing show in 2013.
Their wedding would be Zhang’s first marriage and Wang’s third.
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