In recent years, countless Hong Kong artists have chosen to change careers.
Some people even say that Hong Kong Star is the entertainment practitioner with the highest "unemployment rate" in the world...
The reason is nothing more than years of meager salary, declining social status, an increasingly privacy-free environment, and high-intensity work pressure... There are scandals in feelings, setbacks in careers, no longer young and beautiful and ruthlessly abandoned by the industry, and so on.
Regardless of the reason for the change of career, the public and many entertainment stars now know a truth: celebrities are just a profession.
Changing the runway and working hard again, of course, we have to start all over again, but this is the life of the general public.
Recently, many Hong Kong stars have chosen to step down from the altar of the entertainment industry and return to the lives of ordinary people.
In 1989, Wan Qiwen won the second place of "Miss Asia".
As soon as he debuted, he sat firmly in the first chair of ATV Huadan, and later was favored by TVB, starring in classic works such as "Jingwumen" and "I Have a Date with Spring".
After 32 years of her debut, she chose to settle in the mainland and became a homestay owner.
Wan Qiwen said that in the early years, she would often organize groups with her family and friends to travel to the mainland.
In recent years, watching the development of the mainland, she will also raise a sense of pride from the bottom of her heart, "Wow, our country is really powerful." ”
Wan Qiwen's ancestors are from Shanghai, and although her grandfather went to Hong Kong to work, he taught her from an early age, "Although you were born in Hong Kong and grew up in Hong Kong, we are Chinese. ”
Later, seeing the rapid changes and vigorous development of the mainland, coupled with the attraction of the motherland's great rivers and mountains, she decided to make a home here, "the feeling of returning to her hometown." ”
Now, Wan Qiwen has opened a large-scale homestay in Moganshan, named "Qi Shu".
She invited nearby villagers to work and got along very well with the locals.
Usually, she would meet with her neighbors to pick the melons and fruits she planted, and then eat and chat together.
Living a peach blossom-like life, just like she said, I don't know why, eating homegrown vegetables, it feels particularly sweet.
Such a life was something she had never dared to imagine or get in Hong Kong before.
Wan Qiwen and her husband have been married for 21 years, and because she decided to move to the mainland to develop her career, her husband helped her stay in Hong Kong to take care of other families.
Now, both are looking forward to the end of the epidemic, perhaps to bring their families to the mainland to reunite.
And the family is also particularly supportive of Wan Qiwen's decision, and even urged her to find a few more scenic places, open a few more homestays, and develop the business as soon as possible.
"Ten Excellent Hong Kong Sisters" Mai Shiming, has starred in "Acts 2", "Casino Heroes" and other dramas.
Last year, she suddenly faded out of the entertainment industry, turned into a business consultant, and became an office worker who had to clock in to the company every day.
In the circle, Mai Mingshi has always been known for his high education.
She is both a college entrance examination winner and a graduate of the University of Cambridge Law.
In 2015, she debuted as the hong Kong sister champion and the most photogenic lady, filming a number of Hong Kong dramas.
In 2020, Mai Mingshi also served as a judge of Hong Kong Sister...
Unexpectedly, without warning, it was announced that it had withdrawn from the circle.
After moving to the business circle, her work content is no easier than being an artist.
She once posted a selfie of two or three o'clock in the morning, still working overtime at the company, calling it "OL work routine".
She also revealed that she not only had to return late, but also got up early the next day to return to the company for a meeting.
Even on my birthday, I had to work overtime in the office.
However, she said bitterly, "The advantage of working overtime for my birthday is that my colleagues are forced to celebrate my birthday." ”
Her friends in the circle, Tang Shiyong, Zhang Jicong, Hong Yongcheng, etc., also left messages to send blessings.
Some fans asked in the comment area why she chose to quit the show business circle, but she did not answer, only lamenting that "it is tiring to work.".
Many netizens have expressed regret, thinking that she has a beautiful talent, is a rare university bully in the circle, but because the star path is not smooth, she chose to leave, which can be described as a loss in the entertainment industry.
(Incidentally, Mak's ex-boyfriend is The Son of Hong Kong Lou Wang, lawyer and entertainer Lin Zuo, but the two have broken up.) ）
Huang Yingjun, 33 years old, has been in the industry for 10 years, and is not only the location host of TVB's "East Zhang Xi Wang", but also acted in many dramas.
In October this year, she also posted an article to promote the new drama "My Family Is Not Difficult", saying that she finally had the opportunity to change the drama and play a bad woman.
But in December, she suddenly posted a "departure from the nest."
It turned out that after hard work, she was hired as the media director of the Hong Kong Home Affairs Bureau.
On December 7, she has officially reported to work, and her monthly salary is as high as 67,595 Hong Kong dollars, which is about 55,000 yuan.
Worth the salary of half a year at TVB!
Huang Yingjun revealed that in fact, she has been reading books for a long time in private.
Because she had never worked in a large organization, she felt that her odds were not high during the interview stage, so she was under a lot of pressure and did not disclose this matter to the outside world.
She said: "It makes a lot of friends feel so sudden. All the way without announcing, I just don't know if I can be admitted, and there were many candidates who went to the interview together. ”
In 2012, Huang Yingjun was lobbied by friends to run for Hong Kong Sister.
Although he did not qualify for the top three in the end, he joined TVB Entertainment News Station as a location host and starred in dramas such as "Demon Descendant" and "Sherlock Holmes".
In 2015, Huang Yingjun and director Qiu Yifeng married, and in 2019, she gave birth to her son Qiu Zaiyuan.
After changing careers, Huang Yingjun was not only full of gratitude for the care of the old owner for many years, but also laughed and said that she thanked TVB for giving her a good husband, "Even if some dramas I had to push away before, the company (TVB) was good to me." ”
Wong YingJun is not only a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Hong Kong, but also a Master of Sociology from the University of Chinese, Hong Kong.
She has a high degree and high IQ, and even went to the news because of her self-made puzzle teaching materials.
It is actually very good to be able to find a more stable, well-paid job and live a peaceful life with a husband and son.
Yang Qi, who has starred in works such as "Midsummer Lightyear", is 36 years old and has won the Academy Award for Best Newcomer.
She is also Zhang Aijia's beloved disciple, because she is highly valued, she was also hand-picked to star in Zhang Aijia's self-written, self-directed, and self-acted "20 30 40".
With her performance in the film, she won the best supporting actress nomination for the Golden Horse, Golden Statue, Bauhinia and other awards.
But unfortunately, because her appearance is not outstanding among the actors, even if she has acting skills and works, she has not been popular for many years.
As she grew older, she could receive fewer and fewer roles, and although she also tried to star in variety shows and web dramas, there was no splash.
Before the outbreak, she had begun to work part-time everywhere to earn a living.
Yang Qi revealed to the media that she had helped make candles in a friend's factory, worked as a waiter in a restaurant, specifically learned floral art to sell flowers in a flower shop, and even worked as a past cook in a Korean restaurant...
But during the pandemic, part-time opportunities have become less and less.
With the restaurant she worked for was closed, she finally turned her heart out and decided to find a fixed job to support herself.
By the time the media found out, she had been a full-time security guard on a college campus for more than a year.
The outside world feels sorry for her, but Yang Qi's own mentality is still very optimistic.
"This year is really thankful. Because I entered the industry at the age of 16, I actually have little understanding of the world outside of acting, which is not too advantageous for actors. In college, I can contact people from different classes, work together, meet a lot of good colleagues and good bosses, and I think it has enriched my life. ”
However, she also said that she will not always be a security guard, and she still wants to continue acting when she has the opportunity, "because I really like acting too much." I hope that during the epidemic period and during the period when there is no acting job, I can use other different models to keep myself running, at least until I have a job later, not too rusty and too nervous. ”
Since you can't get the drama for the time being, then find a full-time job to support yourself, and at the same time, don't give up your dream of the entertainment industry, and continue to wait for the opportunity.
The 62-year-old TVB "Royal Aunt" also suddenly posted last year, announcing that more than 40 years after his debut, he was determined to bid farewell to the entertainment industry, no longer be an actor, and try to carry out another mode of life.
Chen Xiuzhu was once a flight attendant, and after joining TVB, she was once highly praised, and she had many dramas with Zhou Runfa, Miao Qiaowei and Ren Dahua.
As she grew older, she began to play various mother roles and worked as a mother in many big-name dramas.
In real life, she is a single mother.
She gave birth to a child out of wedlock at the age of 41, and the child's biological father has never been willing to disclose to the outside world, even the 21-year-old son does not know who the father is.
After leaving her job and regaining her freedom, Chen Xiuzhu lived a freehand life.
From time to time, ask old friends to climb mountains and party.
She also posted photos of running and fitness with Zhou Runfa, Huang Rihua and Lu Haipeng.
In 1984, Chen Xiuzhu and Zhou Runfa collaborated on "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu".
After 37 years, the two are in the same frame again, both radiant.
She and Huang Rihua, who have also been on-screen lovers for many years, have now become runners who encourage and accompany each other.
Although I regret that Chen Xiuzhu is no longer acting, seeing her daily life full of vitality now, netizens are blessed and happy for her.
Earlier, Hong Kong sister Feng Yingying revealed in an interview with the media that her monthly salary on TVB was 19,000 Hong Kong dollars (about 15,500 yuan) per month.
And Cai Shaofen also revealed that when she filmed a whole drama that year, she only had an income of 20,000 Hong Kong dollars.
Liang Yin's resentment towards TVB is even greater, she once revealed herself when she left the nest, working for nearly 9 years, the labor has been reduced without increase, the basic salary is only a few thousand Hong Kong dollars, and later she was asked to sign a contract without a basic salary, which made her choose to run away in anger...
Even Sister Wang Mingquan once shouted on behalf of her colleagues at the Taiwan Celebration Party, "If the environment is better, if the epidemic recedes, can TVB add a little salary to us." ”
Once Hong Kong's entertainment industry, high in the forefront of the world, is the development of many people's hearts and minds.
Nowadays, entertainment towns have shifted, and more and more Hong Kong stars, on their own initiative or forced, have made other choices.
Whether it is the adherents who choose to stay and strive to maintain the glory of Hong Kong drama, or the pioneers who have turned to the mainland, they have brought laughter, emotion and tears to the audience, and they have also left their own masterpieces.
Now in different positions to achieve self-worth, but also bless them, the new life path is equally exciting.