Action movie star Jackie Chan has a new job. Not in front of the
camera this time, but he acts in front of the coffee machine!
Jackie Chan (C) poses with two of his
employees at the newly-opened Jackie Chan's Cafe, in Beijing on
Tuesday, October 30, 2007.
On Tuesday, the Hong Kong star was in Beijing's high-tech hub
Zhongguancun inaugurating his own coffeehouse. Jackie Chan's Cafe
is the only cafe on the Chinese mainland under Chan's cafe
franchise.
At the ceremony, Chan served the first cup of coffee, and
introduced two of his hearing-impaired employees to reporters,
adding he is creating more positions for the disabled people.
Part of the cafe's revenue will be used to build charity
schools, said Chan, whose own Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation has
been aiding young people with better medical services since
1988.
The shop is decorated with comfy sofas and four television sets
screening Chan's latest films. It seats around 20 customers.
Distinguishing his cafe from others is a wall of photographs of
Chan with his fans. Souvenirs such as caps, T-shirts and cups will
be available soon.
Coffee is sold at regular prices. A large latte, for example,
sells at 28 yuan (US$3.75), and a small is 22 yuan.
The other two Jackie Chan's Cafes opened recently in Singapore
and Kuala Lumpur.
(CRI.cn October 31, 2007)
