Jackie Chan shares stories of hard times to encourage fans

Action movie icon Jackie Chan shared one of the hardest moments of his life to encourage his fans to stay positive during tough times at a promotional event for his new comedy film "Panda Plan” in Jinan, in east China's Shandong Province, on Oct 1.

"Everyone has ups and downs. When I hit a low point of my life, I lived on bread for seven days," Chan said.

Chan also reflected on the effort he put in to improving his performances in martial arts movies including Snake in the Eagle's Shadow and Drunken Master.

"You have to work hard when you haven't got a chance so that one day the results of your efforts will be seen by others," he said.

Released on Sept. 30, Chan’s new movie “Panda Plan” is the story of an adorable panda cub named Hu Hu, adopted by world-renowned kung fu star Chan, who soon becomes the target of a global crime syndicate. Chan teams up with his agent and a dedicated panda keeper to embark on a high-stakes mission to rescue the cub.

China's outstanding aggregate social financing -- the total amount of financing to the real economy -- reached 442.12 trillion yuan (about 63.4 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of 2025, up 8.3 percent year on year, central bank data showed on Thursday.

The country's aggregate social financing stood at 35.6 trillion yuan (about 5.1 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2025, up by 3.34 trillion yuan (about 479 billion U.S. dollars) from the year 2024, said the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank.

According to the data, the M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, increased 8.5 percent year on year to 340.29 trillion yuan (about 48.8 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of December.

In addition, outstanding yuan loans stood at 271.91 trillion yuan (about 39 trillion U.S. dollars) at the end of 2025, up 6.4 percent year on year.