According to Hong Kong media reports on December 17, Ma Junwei, the actor of "Kangxi", recently announced that he would quit his work in front of the scene and would no longer act, saying that he would announce a new work plan next month, which surprised netizens.
52-year-old Ma Junwei in addition to acting, but also host a program on a radio station in Hong Kong, on December 16 announced his resignation from the radio, and then in an interview with "Ming Pao", asked whether he would make a drama or appear in a stage play next, Ma Junwei replied, "Actually, not for the time being, there will be a big change in the next work." ”
Although Ma Junwei said that he was temporarily retired from pre-screen work, he clarified that he would not be doing stage plays, movies and TV series, and quit his job as a host, which actually belonged to retiring from the circle, he sold off the guanzi, saying that he would announce his new job in January next year, and the concert held in November would become his farewell concert.
It is understood that Ma Junwei's ancestral home of Chaozhou City was born in Hong Kong, participated in a singing competition after graduating from middle school, officially debuted as a singer in 1993, and later became famous as a doctor in "Wonderful Hands and Benevolence", and then became popular in the mainland with the role of "Kangxi" in "The Legend of Deer and Ding", and is a well-deserved top student of TVB.
Ma Junwei is a very motivated actor, he returned to school when he was nearly 50 years old, and completed a master's program at Peking University and a course in Chinese medicine at Baptist University.
Hong Kong media speculated that Ma Junwei announced that he might want to enter politics when he announced his retirement from the circle, and he has been a designated member of the Theatre Development Subcommittee of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department since November 2022, and this year he has become a member of the Film and Media Arts Category of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, and it is rumored that he is in charge of 100 million funds. However, Ma Junwei clarified in an interview with mainland media that he is not a civil servant, and his position is entirely in the form of volunteers, without any remuneration, and he is happy to promote the development of theater in Hong Kong and the mainland.
In 2021, when Ma Junwei was the principal of TVB Art Training Center, he said: "The road to a star is very short, but you are an art worker, the road is very long, and performing arts is a very deep knowledge, not that you will understand it if you have been filming for decades." ”
As a senior actor, and serving as a principal, committee member and other positions, Ma Junwei is low-key, has no star baggage, and his image has always been very healthy.
In mid-November, Ma Junwei held a concert in Hong Kong, and after a few shows, he caught a cold, developed allergies after taking medicine, and went to the hospital for intravenous drips overnight, but the situation deteriorated for a while, and he couldn't care so much about continuing to perform, which made the staff admire.
It is understood that the young Ma Junwei has actually suffered from panic disorder for many years, and he has medicine with him all the year round, and last month's performance made him encounter a particularly serious physical condition, and he was once hospitalized for treatment, and later revealed that he almost died because of allergies, and his tongue kept bleeding but insisted on completing the performance.
In addition, Fok Qigang is currently the chairman of the Arts Development Council, and he has praised Ma Junwei many times before, and Ma Junwei also thanked Huo Qigang for his support in his work, and the relationship between the two has always been good.