People who like to watch Hong Kong dramas must know Chen Miaoying.
Other actresses are known for their beauty, while Chen Miaoying is known for being ugly. She was once ranked as one of the top five actresses in the late 90s with Kwan Yonghe, Cai Shaofen, Xuan Xuan and Guo Keying.
But even if she is not beautiful enough, her story is jaw-droppingly legendary.
It is said that before her debut, she was the girlfriend of Chen Yaoxing, the prototype of Chen Haonan's "Confused Boy", commonly known as "Big Brother's Woman".
Chen Yaoxing was later killed for supporting Anita Mui. After losing her supporters, Chen Miaoying entered the entertainment industry alone and gradually entered the business world.
During this period, she formed an indissoluble bond with the "toy king" Cai Zhiming. The two had an affair that lasted 22 years.
This woman is really not simple, her life is full of adventure. She was originally a lover who everyone shouted at, but managed everyone with her high emotional intelligence and eventually became a billionaire CEO.
From an ordinary working girl to the chairman of a multinational company, what ability does "Hong Kong's ugliest girl" Chen Miaoying have to change the script?
01
In 1993, Chen Miaoying entered the "Miss Hong Kong" stage with the dream of becoming a heroine. Chen Miaoying has small eyes, big face, and thick lips, which is not handsome.
At that time, Mo Kexin, Lin Liwei, Yu Shaobao and Trump also participated. The four beat the top four in the final.
Chen Miaoying unexpectedly won the fifth place and was awarded the title of "Most Beautiful People".
As soon as the results came out, the whole of Hong Kong mocked Chan Miaoying as "Hong Kong's ugliest sister". There must be someone behind it, otherwise how can it be the most beautiful person?
At that time, it was revealed that Chen Yaoxing was a supporter of Chen Miaoying, and he was Chen Miaoying's official boyfriend.
Chen Yaoxing, who is he?
He is the prototype of Chen Haonan, one of the five tigers of the Hong Kong gangster, is the real underworld big brother and Xiang Huaqiang's subordinate, so later Xiang Huaqiang also took special care of Chen Miaoying.
And Chen Miaoying is the "sister-in-law of the mafia". Of course, no one dares to provoke the eldest brother and sister-in-law. Although it didn't win the championship, the fifth place was still easy to arrange.
Although this relationship has not yet been recognized by the parties, it is certain that with the title of "big brother and wife", Chen Miaoying has indeed reaped a lot of dividends and successfully entered the entertainment industry.
But when Chen Miaoying was first called "brother", Chen Yaoxing was already murdered.
He was allegedly killed for standing up for Anita Mui.
What happened was that Anita Mui and her friends were playing in KTV when they met a film company owner who wanted her to sing. After being rejected, he punched Aunt May in the face.
In the end, Xiang Tai and Chen Yaoxing came forward to solve the matter. The man was saved, but the relationship ended. First, Wong Langwei was plotted and attacked in Wan Chai. He was seriously injured and taken to hospital. The next day, he was shot by two assassins.
The police immediately confirmed the identity of the suspect Chen Yaoxing and took him back to the police station for questioning. Who knew that the arrogant underworld sent 200 brothers to besiege the police station that night and demanded that the police hand over Chen Yaoxing.
It's hard to say whether it's true or not, but Chen Yaoxing was indeed released.
However, the good times didn't last long. Chan Yiu-hing also became a thorn in the side of Wong Wai Lang's accomplices and launched an assassination attempt against him.
After dealing with Chen Yaoxing, a man claiming to be Huang Weilang's younger brother issued a chase warrant, called several newspapers, and publicly announced that Anita Mui would be the next target of retaliation.
Anita Mui was very scared and hid for eight months. He reportedly ended up spending HK$10 million to save his life.
The movie "Drunken Dream Death: The Tiger of Wan Chai" is about this event, starring Ren Dahua, Zhang Jiahui, Liu Qingyun, Weng Hong and so on.
Therefore, rumors about Chen Miaoying becoming Chen Yaoxing's girlfriend are becoming more and more intense. Even after Chen Yaoxing's death, Chen Miaoying still received strong support from TVB and Xiang Huaqiang through this identity.
After that, Chen Miaoying began a short acting career and won one actress after another.
02
Although Chen Miaoying looks mediocre, she is ambitious and energetic.
In 1996, the role of the white bone demon in Zhang Weijian's version of "Journey to the West" was left to Chen Miaoying.
She knew the opportunity was important, but because she was not a professional, Chen Miaoying found it difficult to take action at first. In order to play this role well, she repeatedly tried to explore the inner world of the role of White Bone Demon, and actively asked Zhang Weijian for advice.
In the end, Chen Miaoying took a very vivid picture of the white bone demon, and showed the infatuation and obsession of the white bone demon's smile to the fullest.
At the same time, her charming figure also won her the title of "the most beautiful white bone lady".
Subsequently, she played the heroine of the movie "God of Fortune from Heaven".
With her excellent acting skills, she once again won everyone's praise and proved that she is a powerful actor with her down-to-earth spirit.
However, I have to say that Ouyang Zhenhua is a noble person in his acting career.
Then they collaborated on "Golden Jade Full Hall", "Washing Wrongs" and "Budai Monk". They are full of tacit understanding and create unparalleled classics for the audience.
Chen Miaoying on the screen can be gentle and virtuous, or ugly and funny, with different styles. The audience chased her from the beginning, calling her "ugly" until the end, waiting for her in front of the TV.
Several high-quality works made her famous, and Chen Miaoying also gained a lot of resources. Successive partners Gu Tianle and Xuan Xuan starred in "The Meal Has the Song Family" and starred in "Mulan" as the heroine.
As an actor without a background, Chen Miaoying's resources are indeed high-quality. Her acting career has been extremely smooth. It is said that she also received instructions from Xiang Huaqiang behind her. Maybe she felt that she owed Chen Yaoxing something, so she took special care of Chen Yaoxing.
What everyone didn't expect was that Chen Miaoying, who had a thriving career, announced her withdrawal from the circle after playing "Headless East Palace".
In the play, she plays two roles, one is the greedy, "ugly face and bad heart" Chu Chu, and the other is stupid and naïve Ling Yun. Her excellent acting skills and daring to play ugly left a deep impression on the audience.
Therefore, when she decided to withdraw from the circle, some people said that it was a great loss for TVB and also disappointed the audience.
But this is not Chen Miaoying's whim, but a long-brewing life plan.
She doesn't want to be an actress who can be abandoned at any time, and she doesn't want to rely on a man. So, Chen Miaoying prepared to go abroad to do business, and quickly established contact with another big boss, Cai Zhiming.
03
In 1998, Chen Miaoying, who had entered the business world, met Cai Zhiming, a "toy king" 26 years older than herself, at a drinking party.
At that time, Cai Zhiming already had a wife and children, but the sober Chen Miaoying knew what Cai Zhiming could bring her.
The two hit it off, and soon Chen Miaoying became Cai Zhiming's lover, and the two stayed together for 22 years. Subsequently, the media directly called her Cai Zhiming's "second milk".
After meeting Cai Zhiming, under his guidance and help, Chen Miaoying bought two stores for 5 million yuan and started her own business.
Later, she invested in the health food industry and made a lot of money. Chen Miaoying, who initially earned tens of thousands of dollars a month, instantly became a rich woman worth more than 100 million.
It is said that Cai Zhiming, who has always been stingy with his lover, first gave Chen Miaoying a mansion worth 7 million yuan. Today it may be worth more than 70 million.
After his original wife Li Huili found out, she cried, pranked, and hanged herself as before, but this time it didn't work at all.
No matter how Li Huili made trouble, Cai Zhiming still refused to break off relations with Chen Miaoying. All because Chen Miaoying is too smart and she is ready to be a peaceful lover.
It is rumored that in order to appease Li Huili, Chen Miaoying personally came to Li Huili and promised: "First of all, I will not compete with you for the position of heroine, nor will I compete with Mr. Cai." We just value each other, "I'll show up when he needs me."
I will not bear children for him, and there will be no property disputes. Most of the money I use to do business now is earned by myself, and I only use his fame. ”
Unexpectedly, Chen Miaoying's attitude was so open, and Li Huili let go of her anger.
She also realized that instead of crying and begging her husband to come back, it was better to keep this troubled wife by her side and calm Cai Zhiming.
But Chen Miaoying's greatest strength is that he not only successfully persuaded Li Huili to accept his existence, but also successfully broke into the Cai family and made Cai Zhiming's son and daughter get along with him.
In fact, this is due to Chen Miaoying's high emotional intelligence.
At that time, the Cai family was in a turbulent period. Their daughter committed suicide by burning coal, and the youngest son was kidnapped. Chen Miaoying quietly accompanied him.
Perhaps because of her personality, Chen Miaoying's strong female nature is diametrically opposed to Li Huili's gentle and virtuous personality. When traveling with the Cai family, Chen Miaoying is always in a dominant position, while Li Huili is more of a follower.
Therefore, when the Cai family suffered a huge blow, Chen Miaoying was able to make suggestions more calmly and act as Cai Zhiming's right arm to help them tide over the difficulties. It is wise for a child to adopt such a smart woman.
So Chen Miaoying can be with Cai Zhiming for 22 years, and he and his original wife are sisters. This is probably the most annoying "mistress" in the entertainment industry.
04
But unlike most of the "lovers" of the wealthy, Chen Miaoying not only maintains financial independence, but also knows how to invest in herself.
She is not a woman waiting for her lover to return. Instead, she spends most of her time on beauty treatments and buying clothes. At the same time, he used Cai Zhiming's resources and fame to develop his career.
In 2005, Chen Miaoying quietly established Health International Co., Ltd. and the Beauty Academy, which basically develops the beauty industry.
In order to create momentum, she spent a lot of money to invite actresses such as Wu Junru, Zhang Keyi, Lin Xinru and so on. In addition, his products have a good reputation and sales have increased accordingly.
Zhang Ting is the head of micro-business in the new situation, and Chen Miaoying is the first generation of micro-business queen.
In addition to this, he pays great attention to personal charging. In her spare time, Chen Miaoying worked hard to improve her knowledge and received an honorary doctorate from a famous university in the United States.
From her first business shock in 2002, Miaoying Chen has become a billionaire female CEO by 2021. Her business covers food, beauty, education and other fields, and enjoys a high reputation.
However, unlike others, Chen Miaoying is always grateful. He publicly thanked Tsai in 2008:
It is undeniable that Chen Miaoying has extremely high business acumen, and with the help of Cai Zhiming, she quickly completed the counterattack.
While other female artists are still worried about their age and aging appearance on how to reach the top, she has left them far behind and become queen on her own.
Chen Miaoying, who is now fifty years old, is calm, elegant and graceful, like a frozen girl, wandering freely in the beautiful kingdom she has created.
However, we appreciate Chen Miaoying's attitude to life: not dependent on any man, not dependent on unstable circles, learning to love yourself, and maintaining financial and spiritual independence. However, I cannot agree that men with families have no boundaries. It's always a huge loss for another woman.
There are not many women with high emotional intelligence like Chen Miaoying, and the shortcuts she takes are not within everyone's control.
What we should see is that in the counterattack from "the ugliest sister in Hong Kong" to the domineering female CEO, she still has extraordinary generosity and style.
Moreover, we must always believe that success is never accidental, it only favors those who overcome difficulties and forge ahead.