In a news that probably will make the majority of bachelors in China jealous, Zhang Ziyi, one of few most elite bachelorettes of the country, was not available any longer, the petite actress had got engaged to Vivi Nevo, her boyfriend of slightly more than 1 year.
Zhang Ziyi and boyfriend Vivi Nevo attended "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy" Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 5, 2008. (Picture credit: Janet Mayer/PR Photos)
Zhang Ziyi, 29, was announced to be engaged by Vivi Nevo, 41, who is a multi-millionaire stockholder of Time Warner when the latter was attending the annual conference of Allen & Company in Sun Valley, Idaho, on Tuesday, July 8, 2008, Xinhua quoted the Associated Press as reporting. The wedding is being plan to take place in 2009
Zhang Ziyi whose credits included Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) and Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) among others, and Vivi Nevo were first spotted together at an NBA game in New York in January , 2007. There have been rumors that they had been engaged since this March, indicated by the diamond ring worn by Zhang Ziyi. The engagement was not confirmed by the actress, who told the press in June that she had no plans for marriage.