In recent years, with the decline of the Hong Kong circle, there are many Hong Kong artists who are not in a good situation, such as the bankruptcy of the former Asian sister Han Junting, tvB supporting roles to work as porters at construction sites and so on. In fact, there are also many artists in Taiwan's showbiz circle who are not as famous as before, some are bankrupt, some are unemployed, and some people have no relatives to accompany them in their later years, but some people have come to the mainland to develop well.
The first, Zhu Xiaotian
Recently, F4 member Zhu Xiaotian revealed his current situation in an interview with Taiwan media, which surprised many netizens. Although Zhu Xiaotian's fame at that time was not Yan Chengxu and Zhou Yuminda, he also starred in works such as "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang", and was once a popular star.
But according to Mr. Zhu, he has been in Taiwan for a full year without income. During the year, he tried to find a job, but because there were no connections and no resources, he ran into walls everywhere. He laughed at himself as the worst person in F4, saying that he had been playing games at home for the past year, and the whole person was not in a good mood.
In addition, Zhu Xiaotian also revealed that when F4 became popular, he actually did not make a lot of money, because most of it was taken by the company, and there was very little left in the hands of the 4 of them.
But fortunately, Zhu Xiaotian and his mainland wife Han Wenwen had a good relationship, and his wife comforted him that if he did not have money, he would support him herself. It is reported that Zhu Xiaotian and Han Wenwen have not had children after 5 years of marriage, because Zhu Xiaotian suffers from some genetic disease and does not want to inherit it to the child.
Speaking of future plans, 42-year-old Zhu Xiaotian said that he plans to let his wife and him go to Taiwan to develop, let his wife shoot Taiwanese TV dramas, and the couple also plans to start shooting videos. Now that it is the era of short video development, Zhu Xiaotian's idea is still correct, wishing him success.
Second place, Zhou Yumin
Zhou Yumin, who was also born in F4, was more popular than Zhu Xiaotian at that time, and even called "top class", but now the 40-year-old Zhou Yumin has also reached the point of "no drama to shoot". In fact, Zhou Yumin's situation is better than Zhu Xiaotian's, because he has a job, and recently there is a well-known "Reverse Game" hit.
But Zhou Yumin said not long ago when talking about his daughter that he wrote about his unemployed and unemployed status when he was in the parents' career column. First, he did not want his daughter to be affected by his profession, and second, he said that he was indeed waiting for filming, that is, he was currently in a state of no drama.
Bidding farewell to the era of Taiwanese idol dramas, in fact, Zhou Yumin is not "not thinking of making progress". In 2009, he had already begun the road of transformation and filmed "Hero of the Leper", but unfortunately, he did not get the award for his brilliant performance, and was taken by Zhao Youting. After that, Zhou Yumin went to the port circle to develop for a period of time, but unfortunately, the port circle at that time had begun to decline, and he did not get too good resources.
In the end, Zhou Yumin also followed the current to the interior to develop, but unfortunately, the response of "Great Song Palace Words" and "Fire Like a Song" was flat.
Although his career is in trouble, Zhou Yumin is still not short of money, after all, he is a "former top idol", and Zhou Yumin has made a lot of money over the years. When he got married, there were media reports that he bought a mansion for 20 million yuan, and now his daughter is also attending a prestigious school with 900,000 tuition and miscellaneous fees a year.
Third place, Pengcha
Last year, PengCha, a well-known 65-year-old Taiwanese entertainer and host, owed NT$240 million in debt and about 50 million yuan for filming investment failures, and held a press conference hoping that creditors could forgive for a period of time.
In order to pay off the debt, the 65-year-old Pengcha not only used the property to pay off the debt, but also had to stop working. However, due to the recent impact of force majeure factors, Pengcha's work in Taiwan has also been affected, resulting in him having no income for three months and having to sell kimchi live online.
The previous debt has not been paid off, and it has been reported that Peng Cha borrowed 460,000 Taiwan dollars from friends, about 100,000 yuan. To make matters worse, Pengcha also suffers from hereditary hypertension, usually needs to take medicine to control, and the pressure of bankruptcy has made his physical condition worse, and he was once admitted to the hospital last month.
Fourth place, Liu Yi'er
Liu Yi'er, a 31-year-old Taiwanese artist, was once known as the "Taiwanese version of Yang Ying" when she debuted, but Liu Yi'er's fame and resources were far less than Yang Ying's. According to media reports, Liu Yi'er has not worked for a year, and the family lives on Liu Yi'er's savings.
Liu Yi'er's family situation is also not ideal, the father because of business failure, the family owes 7 million Taiwan dollars debt, the mother's cancer recurrence, the grandmother's health is not good, and it costs 200,000 to 300,000 Taiwan dollars per month. At present, the whole family relies on Liu Yi'er alone to support. But Liu Yi'er has not received a job for a year, and she revealed that her savings can only be used by her family for another year.
Liu Yi'er said that there is really no way to consider selling the house, and the family can move to a small house to live, which can reduce expenditure. For Liu Yi'er, the only comfort may come from her boyfriend Hong Tianxiang. It is reported that Liu Yi'er and Hong Jinbao's second son Hong Tianxiang have been in a relationship for several years, and Hong Tianxiang is also interested in marrying Liu Yi'er, but because of Liu Yi'er's family affairs, Liu Yi'er herself does not want to get married for the time being.
Fifth place, Fan Zhiwei
Speaking of the name Fan Zhiwei, not many people may know it now, but he was once a popular young student in Taiwan, took the film emperor, and was also known as "Liang Chaowei's successor", and his ex-girlfriend was Wang Xinling.
However, Fan Zhiwei's private life is quite controversial, and he once talked about his private affairs with his ex-girlfriend Wang Xinling in public, and also spread gossip with other female artists.
Fan Zhiwei just debuted and won the award, his appearance and figure were also in line with the aesthetic mainstream at that time, and he was originally optimistic that he could be called a first-line artist. But unfortunately because of the damage to his reputation in his private life, fan Zhiwei came to the mainland to develop, but the response was flat, and finally Fan Zhiwei returned to Taiwan to develop, but he was already a "past artist" at the age of 40, not only that, Fan Zhiwei's appearance has also changed greatly in the past ten years, and he has changed from a male god to a passerby who has been blessed with vicissitudes.
This year, there are media reports that Fan Zhiwei works as a waiter in a hot pot restaurant, responsible for greeting guests and cleaning, and can earn NT$35,000 a month, equivalent to nearly 7,000 yuan, which is still enough for basic life. Fan Zhiwei, who wears a mask, can no longer see the star aura.
It is reported that Fan Zhiwei once did not give up his work in the entertainment industry, signed a contract with Meng Weiting's ex-husband's company, and agreed to have an annual income of at least 110,000 yuan, but unfortunately, half a year later, he only received a live broadcast, and each person divided up only a few hundred yuan of income.
With Fan Zhiwei's current popularity, age and appearance, it may not be easy to return to the entertainment circle to become popular, and Fan Zhiwei's dream now is to raise enough NT$6 million to open a hot pot restaurant by himself. However, what is not satisfactory is that Fan Zhiwei's father's recent stroke has made life more difficult, in order to have time to take care of his father, it is rumored that Fan Zhiwei quit his job at a hot pot restaurant and went to a convenience store to work part-time.
Some taiwanese artists have been affected by their economic lives after their work has been in trouble, but there are also some artists who have lived or retired, but they can still live a happy old age by relying on their previous savings or doing business on their own, as well as seeking new development in the mainland.
Sixth, Chen Songyong
Taiwanese film emperor Chen Songyong has starred in "Prison Storm 2", "Fang Shiyu" and "New Shaolin Five Ancestors", "Thunder Tiger" is also his classic role, is a well-deserved old drama bone.
But Chen Songyong, who is 80 years old this year, has not been married and has children, and retired in 2000. Because of filming and investment in his early years, Chen Songyong saved a lot of wealth in his later years. However, in his later years, he once had a stroke, his physical condition was not ideal, and he went to the hospital 3 times in 3 months.
Because there is no wife and children to take care of himself, Chen Songyong hired a foreign nanny to take care of himself, and his relationship with the nanny is very good. Earlier, there were media reports that Chen Songyong planned to leave 2 million Taiwan dollars, that is, about 460,000 yuan, to the foreign nanny, so that she could go back to her hometown to do some small business, which was a return to the nanny's care for herself.
Seventh place, Ma Jingtao
Ma Jingtao was once a popular male god in Taiwan, but now at the age of 58, his fame has long been much worse than before, and he was not active in the entertainment industry for a time, and many young people may not know him. However, Ma Jingtao's life is not bad now.
It is reported that Ma Jingtao married his wife Wu Jiani in the interior and gave birth to two sons, and Ma Jingtao also settled down in the interior early on. Although he later divorced his wife, Ma Jingtao is still settled in the mainland, and his two sons also study at an international school in Shanghai, with a monthly tuition fee of 300,000 yuan.
And recently, Ma Jingtao is still preparing for a comeback filming, and will also participate in some performances, although there is no scenery when he was young, but at least he has a job.
Eighth, Wu Zongxian
Taiwanese host Wu Zongxian was also rumored to be coming to the mainland to settle down recently, and then he explained that he actually planned to come to the mainland to do business.
Because the 58-year-old has long wanted to retire from the hosting industry, and in recent years, he has also begun to run some small businesses on his own, once earning 3 billion Taiwan dollars a year, equivalent to about 700 million yuan of income. Therefore, this time Wu Zongxian wanted to come to the mainland to open up the mainland market.
From the experience of Ma Jingtao and Wu Zongxian, it can be seen that in the mainland, whether it is the entertainment industry or other industries, there are more markets and opportunities, so many Hong Kong artists and Taiwanese artists have successively chosen to develop in the mainland in recent years. Of course, no matter where it develops, the most important thing is to have your own strength and willingness to work hard.