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According to the latest reports from Hong Kong media, Zheng Weitao (Ricky), the founder of "Itamae Sushi" and the former host of TVB, passed away in Tokyo, Japan.
According to people familiar with the matter, Zheng Weitao died of pancreatic cancer. His friend had posted a photo with him on social media and announced his death.
It is understood that Zheng Weitao's physical condition in recent years has not been ideal, and he has rarely appeared in public. In fact, as early as 2017, he revealed to the outside world that he had pancreatic cancer.
Facing the camera at that time, Zheng Weitao was relatively calm. He even revealed to the media that he has received chemotherapy, targeted therapy, etc., and his body is recovering, hoping that the outside world will not worry too much.
But unfortunately, Zheng Weitao's condition was only stable for a period of time after he finished chemotherapy, and then showed signs of recurrence.
In order to treat the disease, Zheng Weitao once went to Japan to receive stem cell therapy, hoping to effectively control the disease. In the past few years, Zheng Weitao has lived in a simple house, and regularly goes to the hospital for treatment and physical examination.
Speaking of Zheng Weitao, in addition to being a successful boss and food founder, he used to be a very interesting food show host.
Querying the information, it can be found that Zheng Weitao joined TVB twice in 2006 and 2008 to host programs. In 2006, he and Guan Enna and Li Chunen hosted "Infinite Harmony", which was well received by the outside world after the program was broadcast.
In 2008, Zheng Weitao was also invited by TVB again to host "Infinite Harmony 2" with high-value actress Xu Shumin.
Although the hostesses around her have been replaced by Guan Enna and Li Chunen to Xu Shumin, Zheng Weitao's professionalism and humor in the show have won a lot of praise from the outside world.
It is also worth mentioning that Zheng Weitao was also the creative blueprint for TVB's screenwriters. The TVB drama "Harmony and Love" broadcast in 2008 was based on him, and the screenwriter adapted and created it.
This drama is an unpopular drama series on TVB, co-starring Tao Dayu, Su Yuhua, Liao Bier, Hui Yinghong, Qin Pei and others. I don't know if there are any Hong Kong drama fans who have watched this drama?
In another TVB drama broadcast in 2011, starring Zhang Zhilin, Xie Tianhua, Myolie Wu, Yang Qianyao and Liu Songren, Zheng Weitao also contributed.
This drama is based on sushi, and TVB, which has always been picky, also spent a high production budget and went to Japan for filming.
Zheng Weitao's "Itamae Sushi" directly became the sponsor of the show, and he also served as the show's food consultant. For many of the delicacies in the play, he put forward his own opinions.
The editor remembers that when I was watching this drama, I was really attracted by the sushi on the screen. After watching the episode, there is only one sentence in my mind: I really want to eat all kinds of sushi inside, I really want to eat all kinds of sushi inside......
Zheng Weitao is known as "Ricky San". He was born in Shantou and later moved to live in Hong Kong. He started out as a kitchen helper, but in the 80s he went to Japan to learn cooking and worked as an apprentice at a sushi restaurant.
He had an idea and eventually became a founder. And the "Ajisen Ramen", which was once a smash hit and bloomed in various cities across the country, was introduced to China by Zheng Weitao, and it can be said that it was very successful for a time.
The news of Zheng Weitao's sudden death is indeed embarrassing. In the past few years, he has also been involved in many lawsuits, which can be said to be physically and mentally exhausted. Finally, may Zheng Weitao go all the way, and there will be no more sickness in heaven.