Maggie Shao: What is the current situation of being in love with Ekin Cheng for 7 years and being robbed of love, and she is still unmarried at the age of 58?

Recently, TVB's new drama "News Queen" has gone crazy, and the score of the show has soared to 8.2 points on Douban since its launch.

Charmaine Sheh's image of an independent modern woman in the play also made many viewers applaud.

Seeing the role of Wen Huixin, I can't help but think of Shao Meiqi, a professional household in Hong Kong dramas in the 90s.

In the early 90s, Shao Meiqi, who was the head of TVB, and Ekin Cheng, who was still a little transparent at that time, came together.

This relationship received a lot of attention at the time, and when Ekin Cheng also vowed in front of the media that he would marry Shao Meiqi as soon as 97 years came.

Unfortunately, he broke his promise.

In 1999, on Ekin Cheng's birthday, someone photographed Gigi Leung walking out of his home, which is the famous "Shuangqi Winning Face".

At that time, this incident caused a lot of uproar, and the careers of the three were seriously affected.

At that time, Ekin Cheng's popularity was booming, and after some trade-offs, TVB chose to abandon the pawn to protect the car, and Shao Meiqi was beaten into the "cold palace".

After "Shuangqi won face", Shao Meiqi's career began to decline. It was also from that time that the leading actress of TVB gradually became a second- and third-tier actor.

The current Shao Meiqi has not filmed for a long time, and it has been nearly five years since she was last seen on the big screen.

Today, let's take advantage of the popularity of "News Queen" to talk about Shao Meiqi's bumpy love history.

Seven years of teacher-student love

In 1965, Maggie Shao was born in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Because her father, who was away from home all the year round, was a seafarer, she spent most of her childhood with her mother.

The lack of fatherly love made Maggie Shao learn to isolate early, so that she could be calm when misfortune fell on her.

When Shao Meiqi was in her first year of high school, her father died, which made the family, which was not considered wealthy, even worse.

In order to share the worries of this shattered family, she had to graduate early and work as a nurse in a medical clinic closer to her home.

God always likes to play the trick of "giving a mallet and giving dates", but this time it was two "dates" that fell in front of Shao Meiqi.

By accident, she stepped into the Hong Kong entertainment industry and ushered in a "teacher-student love".

In June 1984, Shao Meiqi, who was sleeping lazily, was called out by a friend and dragged to accompany her to apply for the TVB artist training class.

A bearded mentor passed by and looked Shao Meiqi up and down, and then asked her to fill out the registration form and submit it together.

The next day, Shao Meiqi received a notice of successful admission and became a member of the second artist training class of TVB, and became classmates with Tang Cuiwen, Aaron Kwok, Xie Tianhua, etc.

The name of the mentor who introduced Shao Meiqi into the industry was Qi Qiyi, at that time he was Gan Guoliang's coordinator and assistant, and he was also the tutor of the artist training class.

Qi Qiyi's purpose in handing out the olive branch is not only to make Shao Meiqi his student, but also to make her his girlfriend.

During the training of the training class, Qi Qiyi always took special care of Shao Meiqi, and such an obvious preference attracted the attention of other students.

There is a fragile soul wrapped under the strong appearance, perhaps it is precisely because of the lack of father's love in childhood that Shao Meiqi instantly fell into the arms of this man who is 8 years older than her.

After half a year of training in the TVB artist training class, Shao Meiqi made her debut smoothly, and she also quickly started a relationship with Qi Qiyi.

In the year of graduation, Shao Meiqi starred in nearly 15 TV series in one go, but most of them were costume dramas, including Princess Xiangxiang in "Take Care of the Emperor" starring Andy Lau and Xiao Zhao in "86 Edition of Heaven and Dragon Slayer" and so on.

Although he didn't play the protagonist, he couldn't stand the high appearance rate, and soon became famous in the Hong Kong circle, and he could also receive interviews from some gossip reporters from time to time.

Shao Meiqi's "teacher-student love" is tacitly understood by everyone in the circle, but when it is put on the surface, Qi Qiyi feels very embarrassed, and the two quarreled because of it.

The girl couldn't hide her thoughts, and when asked about her relationship in an interview, Shao Meiqi couldn't help but reveal herself: "My boyfriend's name is easy to remember, because I gave him the nickname "Tuesday", and he brought me into the industry to teach me things. ”

In 1988, Shao Meiqi changed her past acting path and played the strong woman Kangqiao for the first time in "Adeye Crazy", and this role also made her establish the status of "urban beauty professional".

With the foundation of "urban beauty professional households", it is not far from the first line.

In "Intolerable Love", Shao Meiqi and Wen Zhaolun, who played Zhao Jiamin, were rated as "Best Screen Couple" by countless audiences.

In 1990, in "I Am Kind", Shao Meiqi established an independent modern female image with the role of Shi Yiming, which also made her the status of TVB's leading actress in one fell swoop.

At that time, Qi Qiyi, who was not taken seriously in TVB, was not a "gold medal producer", Shao Meiqi had become the leading actress, and he was still standing still.

He was frustrated by the reversal of strong women and weak men, Qi Qiyi began to alienate Shao Meiqi on the grounds that he was busy with work, and the idea of leaving TVB was also quietly planted in his heart.

In 1991, Shao Meiqi and Qi Qiyi both ended this teacher-student relationship on the grounds of "busy work", and soon after Qi Qiyi jumped to ATV, and the two were friends again.

The "teacher-student love" with Qi Qiyi brought Shao Meiqi's career to the peak, but the next sister-brother relationship made her career go downhill.

Shuangqi wins face

When Maggie Shao's career was in full swing, Ekin Cheng was just a little transparent in the circle, like Stephen Chow in the early days, he was the host of various children's programs.

When Shao Meiqi and Qi Qiyi just broke up, Ekin Cheng stayed in the same crew as her, and when she saw Shao Meiqi's long hair, she was shocked.

In 1990, the two filmed in the crew of "Burning Years", and when they learned that Maggie Shao was still single, Ekin Cheng launched a fierce request for Maggie Shao in the crew.

"Sister and brother love" was a hot topic at that time, and friends around her coaxed one after another, but the insecure Shao Meiqi had not yet come out of the previous relationship and did not respond clearly to Ekin Cheng.

If there is no response, it means that there is no refusal, and it seems that TVB also intends to do something and arrange for them to play a couple in the same drama.

In 1992, Maggie Shao and Ekin Cheng played a couple in "Nine Anti-Dragons", and the two officially announced their relationship in the same year.

After the TV series was broadcast, Ekin Cheng also swore a promise: "Every day with Maggie Shao is like Valentine's Day, my future wife must be her, and I will marry her after the return of Hong Kong." ”

Since Ekin Cheng promised to marry Maggie Shao in 97, the two began to jointly fund the purchase of real estate, and everyone in and outside the circle is looking forward to the day when the lovers will finally become married.

In 1994, Ekin Cheng released his third album since his debut, and for the first time he showed his long hair, he finally became popular, and everything seemed to be developing in a better direction.

However, in the second year, some media photographed the haggard Shao Meiqi appearing in the hospital, suspected of falling into tasty, causing her face to be emaciated, and questioning Ekin Cheng's desire to abandon her old love after becoming popular.

Ekin Cheng immediately responded nervously: "I can say anything, but I hate it when someone scribbles my girlfriend like this, and I will take care of her for the rest of my life." ”

In 1996, with the role of Chen Haonan, Ekin Cheng, who had long hair, became the dream lover of countless Hong Kong girls.

At that time, the Hong Kong entertainment industry unanimously believed that if Hong Kong had to judge the fifth heavenly king, then this person must be Ekin Cheng.

On the other hand, because of her relationship with Ekin Cheng, the conflict with her agent has reached an irreconcilable level.

even turned down a lot of film appointments because of physical reasons, so he was hidden by the TV station.

As time goes by, Jiuqi arrives as scheduled, and Ekin Cheng, who said that he will definitely marry Shao Meiqi, will he fulfill his promise?

1997 arrived, but there was no news in Hong Kong that Ekin Cheng was going to marry Maggie Shao.

When there was a lot of discussion in the outside world, Ekin Cheng responded: "Age is not a secret, people who find out that their girlfriend is older than you and want to break up are simply ignorant." ”

In 1998, Ekin Cheng, who held a concert at the Red Pavilion, sang a song "Love You One in My Life" to confess to Shao Meiqi, and this affection caused tens of thousands of screams on the field.

However, what everyone didn't expect was that Ekin Cheng's love for Maggie Shao only had one year left.

In June 1999, Shao Meiqi's career and the whole person's mood fell to the bottom. At that time, Ni Zhen complained to the media: "Sometimes she laughs for no reason, and sometimes she suddenly gets angry with people, I suspect that she (Shao Meiqi) is a little neurotic." ”

Shao Meiqi's situation made her friends worried, and under the repeated questioning of her good friend Deng Cuiwen, she told Ekin Cheng the truth that he had changed his feelings.

Three months later, on Ekin Cheng's birthday, a reporter photographed Gigi Leung appearing at Ekin Cheng's home, and the entire entertainment industry was in an uproar as soon as the photo was circulated.

A week later, Ekin Cheng held a press conference, announcing that he and Maggie Shao had broken up for three months, and defended that Gigi Leung was not an interferer.

When asked if he had been in a relationship with Gigi Leung, he was evasive and expressed his dissatisfaction with the media: "If everyone really sympathizes with Maggie Shao, then she should be given more space." ”

The implication is that let's not hold on to the topic of "love triangle".

But in the past month, Ekin Cheng and Gigi Leung, who love fire, can't hide, and the two were photographed kissing on the street in a foreign country.

At this point, Ekin Cheng had to admit that he was indeed in a relationship with Gigi Leung.

At that time, a magazine reported that after breaking up with Shao Meiqi, Ekin Cheng chose to "leave the house".

The three properties that the two had invested in together were worth 40 million at the time, and Ekin Cheng gave his share to Shao Meiqi to compensate.

When asked if the incident was real, Ekin Cheng said: "It's a very personal thing and I hope I can do it, but I don't need to explain it to everyone. ”

Later, Shao Meiqi said that the breakup was proposed by herself, and so far public opinion has gradually subsided, and "Shuangqi has won face" can be regarded as the prelude.

Another "seven-year love"

There was no winner in the "Shuangqi face-grabbing" incident, and the images of Ekin Cheng and Gigi Leung collapsed, and their careers began to plummet.

Although Maggie Shao has received the sympathy of many people, she was gradually given up by TVB because of the influence of this relationship with Ekin Cheng.

With the rise of Charmaine Sheh, Cai Shaofen, Xuan Xuan and other newcomers, Shao Meiqi, a first-line actress, has also retreated to become a second- and third-tier actor, and she has received marginal roles that are not too heavy.

If this situation continues to develop, then Shao Meiqi is likely to disappear from the big screen completely, but fortunately, Qi Qiyi has given her a "back-up".

When Maggie Shao and Ekin Cheng officially announced their relationship, Qi Qiyi jumped to ATV, and returned to TVB two years later and became a gold medal producer.

When Shao Meiqi was at the bottom of her life, her ex-boyfriend Qi Qiyi "stepped forward" to help her, and arranged roles for her in series such as "Genesis" and "Wonderful Hands and Benevolence" that she supervised.

Qi Qiyi's actions made people speculate, thinking that the purpose was to pave the way for the old love, and he himself said: "I really regretted breaking up at the beginning." ”

Just when everyone was looking forward to the reunion of the two, Shao Meiqi's response was very disappointing: "We are just good friends now." ”

But Qi Qiyi is still persistent, helping Shao Meiqi as a friend, and during the decline of Hong Kong dramas, he recommended her to To Qifeng.

In the early days, Johnny To and Qi Qiyi co-directed many works, but they were not appreciated by TVB at the beginning, and they can be called difficult brothers in the director circle.

In many works such as "Dark Flower", "Big Event" and "Mobile Force-Comrades", Du Qifeng has arranged roles for Shao Meiqi.

Careful people can find that behind most of the TV series that Shao Meiqi participated in in those years, almost all of them have the shadow of Qi Qiyi.

never thought that Qi Qiyi's seven years of hard work not only failed to save Shao Meiqi's heart, but also made a wedding dress for others.

In 2008, Shao Meiqi sparked a spark with Shi Zunan, who played a colleague, in the crew of "Mobile Force-Colleagues".

But the gap between the two is not only in age, Shi Zunan is 9 years younger than Shao Meiqi, although Shao Meiqi has been reduced from Hua Dan to a second- or third-tier actor at that time, but in terms of popularity, the man is still not as good as him.

At that time, some media broke the news that Shi Zunan had lived in Shao Meiqi's house, and the couple's cohabitation was labeled as "fostered" by the outside world, which made them feel pressure.

In order to protect this relationship, Shao Meiqi did not give a clear response. Soon after, the two were photographed on the streets of Hong Kong as a couple, and they also met their parents.

When responding to the marriage question, the two said in unison: "If you want to get married, you will definitely tell everyone." ”

Unexpectedly, this relationship did not escape the seven-year itch after all, and Shao Meiqi's another seven years were also let down.

In 2015, the media reported that Shao Meiqi suffered another love change, and Shi Zunan was suspected of cheating on the young model, causing the two parties to break up. Subsequently, the two parties shared a copy to clarify: the breakup was purely personal reasons, had nothing to do with money, and there was no third party.

Three relationships, each of which has been talked about for seven years, and by the end of Shi Zunan's period, Shao Meiqi will be 50 years old...

How is she doing now?

What is the current situation?

Some time ago, Maggie Shao, who had not appeared for a long time, attended the premiere of the movie "Trapped Beast" starring her friend Zhang Zhaohui.

Regarding filming, Shao Meiqi admitted frankly that she had communicated with her old club TVB earlier, but she never got the role.

And Qi Qiyi, who had been supporting her in the early years, also had a new girlfriend after she made her public relationship with Shi Zunan, and put more energy on her little girlfriend.

Shao Meiqi said that she has not filmed much since the expiration of her contract with TVB 5 years ago, and has been in a state of rest in the past few years.

After breaking up with Shi Zunan, Shao Meiqi has remained single until now.

Throughout Shao Meiqi's three ups and downs in her love history, every seven years has delivered a sincere result, and the result is always a dismal ending, and she bluntly said that she never regrets it.

Although the first seven years ended hastily, he only had gratitude and no resentment in his heart towards Qi Qiyi, who led him into the industry.

In the second seven years, when the most beautiful age met Ekin Cheng, who was at the peak of his appearance, he was only one step away from the palace of marriage but was snatched away by a knife, and she did not regret growing up with a boy.

In the third seven years, he was with the little transparent Shi Zunan in the circle, and when they broke up, they were only okay...

Now 58 years old, Shao Meiqi leads a slow-paced life, gathering with friends to drink tea and chat in her spare time, and spending most of the rest of her time with her elderly mother.

When asked about her relationship status, Maggie Shao said: "I have always known how to take care of myself, not that I have to be taken care of by others. ”

Life is short, and now she pays more attention to how to love herself than the yearning for love.