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Chow Yun-fat, a glorious actor of the past, is now caught in the whirlpool of doubts and controversies. The entertainment legend, revered as the "Son of Hong Kong", has been portraying himself as a philanthropic, simple and close to the people for many years.
Recently, however, this public image has begun to crack, triggering widespread skepticism about his philanthropic work.
As a well-known superstar, Chow Yun-fat is most of the time shown as an ordinary citizen. He can often be seen on buses through the streets and alleys, sometimes even going to the market to pick up ingredients.
This way of behaving close to life has earned him the affectionate title of "Fa Ge" and is regarded as a rare representative of "true temperament" in the entertainment industry.
However, not long ago, a news story about his ownership of a luxury villa in Hong Kong worth up to HK$1.5 billion ruthlessly shattered his public image of a "frugal life".
As early as many years ago, the media has revealed that he owns as many as 8 luxury houses, some of which have a market value of hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars.
What's even more striking is that at the premiere of the movie "Children of Yellowstone" in 2008, Chow Yun-fat solemnly announced that he would donate all his property to the society free of charge after his death.
His wife, Chen Yunlian, also publicly expressed her full support for her husband's decision, and for a while, the reputation of the "King of Charity" quickly spread around the world.
However, more than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Chow Yun-fat's philanthropic promise has never been realized. Some media have interviewed him on this matter, but he is vague, firmly denying that he has the ability to donate wealth, claiming that he is "penniless".
This huge contrast between words and deeds before and after has made the outside world deeply suspicious of his public welfare and philanthropy. This former generation of actors, is his glory coming to an end, or is he just temporarily at a low point in his life? Let's look forward to it and wait and see how things develop.
Looking back on Chow Yun-fat's glorious journey to become a generation of actors, we must set our sights on the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 90s of the last century. It was a dazzling era, and Chow Yun-fat won the warm applause and applause of countless audiences on the screen with a series of superb performances.
In 1990, Ji Yuan, in this year's hit drama "Shanghai Tang", he played the role of Xu Wenqiang, which attracted much attention, which made him instantly famous and popular across the Taiwan Strait.
The audience was deeply obsessed with how he interpreted this amorous, lustful, cunning and deep character to the fullest.
Immediately afterwards, his outstanding acting skills in the "God of Gamblers" series of films once again detonated the city's frenzy.
When Chow Yun-fat shines on the screen with his charismatic image, it seems that he can hear those intoxicating background music echoing in his ears. The audience affectionately called him "Fa Ge" and regarded him as an outstanding representative of Hong Kong's new generation of male gods after Jackie Chan and Jet Li.
This legendary superstar in the film industry, who has been admired by countless fans and loved by directors from all walks of life, was so dazzling and unstoppable that his demeanor back then was really breathtaking!
Many directors are eager to work with him and look forward to him adding endless brilliance to their films with his superb acting skills. As a result, under Chow Yun-fat's careful portrayal, various characters have incarnated into indelible classic images in people's hearts without exception.
At that time, he could be called a bright star in the film industry, and he was regarded as a god by everyone.
However, before Chow Yun-fat became a world-renowned actor, his life journey was not all smooth sailing. Behind his brilliant achievements, there is a period of hard work, through vicissitudes, but still brave to move forward with the hard work and sweat of the former.
Chow Yun-fa was born in an ordinary family, and in addition to him, there are three siblings in the family. The family survived on the meager salary that her mother earned as a nanny in a wealthy family.
His father, on the other hand, was addicted to drugs and could no longer afford to raise his children, which eventually led to the divorce of the mother and son.
After entering secondary school, the embarrassment of the family's financial situation forced Chow Yun-fat to make a difficult choice and resolutely decided to drop out of school to work to relieve the heavy financial pressure on his mother's shoulders.
He worked as a temporary worker on a construction site and lived a poor and simple life.
Fortunately, a chance chance changed his fate. A friend invited him to an acting class. Although the registration fee was undoubtedly a huge expense for him at the time, he decided to give it a try.
To everyone's surprise, he was admitted to this training class, thus opening a new chapter in his pursuit of his artistic dreams.
It is this journey of bravely pursuing dreams and constantly overcoming many obstacles that has shaped and promoted Chow Yun-fat's brilliant achievements in the global film and television industry. Behind the bright aura of the actor, there is a spirit of perseverance and hard work in his childhood.
Today, however, Chow Yun-fat is mired in a whirlpool of doubts, and the source of all this can be traced back to his impassioned ambition at the premiere of the film "Children of Yellowstone" in 2008.
At that time, Chow Yun-fat confidently made a major promise under the spotlight of the global media - when he passed away in the future, he would unreservedly donate all his property to the society!
This resounding declaration immediately caused a sensation, and Chow Yun-fat was once awarded the reputation of "King of Charity". Since then, he has frequently attended various public events, vigorously promoting his philanthropic philosophy, and creating a public image of philanthropy.
Surprisingly, however, this is only the prelude to his meticulous personal image. As time went on, Chow Yun-fat's pledge to donate became vague and perfunctory.
Whenever the media asked about the progress of the donation, he always found an excuse to avoid it, and even admitted that he was "destitute" and could not bear the responsibility of donation.
Such inconsistent and contradictory remarks have undoubtedly aroused doubts about his public welfare and philanthropy. Why did Chow Yun-fat's proud charity promise come to naught? People began to wonder whether he was just using the name of public welfare to hype up his personality.
Although Chow Yun-fat's philanthropy is now controversial, we cannot completely deny that he has indeed taken practical actions in the past. In fact, while his career was thriving, he did appear frequently in various public appearances to show that he was determined to devote a large amount of his wealth to philanthropy in the future.
At that time, he seemed to be a symbol of generosity. Every time there is a film or television work that needs to be promoted, he always stands up and solemnly promises to donate in the future.
Looking back at history, those once prevalent rhetoric now seems to be a source of laughter and thought-provoking. But it cannot be ignored that in that special era, these words successfully touched the hearts of the audience and shaped his positive public image to a large extent.
It is worth noting that some media have disclosed such a thing: in order to raise funds, the famous actor Chow Yun-fat secretly took a photo of her without Gong Li's knowledge and auctioned it at a very high price.
Surprisingly, the photo was sold for a staggering 3.18 million RMB, with all proceeds going to the foundation.
Although this practice has caused widespread controversy and criticism, it has even set up a certain conflict with the "upright" people he advocates. However, there is no denying the fact that this huge donation was ultimately successful in helping people in need.
From this point of view, Chow Yun-fat in the past is not without contributions to philanthropy, but over time, there are some deviations between the motives of his actions and the actual results.
This may be the main reason for the current public opinion doubts.
There is no doubt that Chow Yun-fat is facing unprecedented doubts and ridicule. From his lofty status as the "King of Charity" to now being accused of using public welfare activities to hype up his personal image, the aura of his once pride seems to be fading.
However, even in the face of so many doubts, we still expect this generation of actor to take his promises seriously, match his words and deeds, and re-establish his public image with practical actions.
After all, Chow Yun-fat grew up in a poor family, endured hardships, and finally climbed to the top of his life with his unremitting efforts, an experience that should have made him more aware of the value of integrity.
We sincerely hope that he will live up to his original innocence and fulfill the charitable promise he made publicly that year. A generation of actors, after all, will go down in history. If he can regain that kind heart in his old age, give generously, and use his wealth to benefit others, he will definitely leave an eternal spiritual wealth for himself.
This will play a crucial role in changing people's perceptions of him and restoring his public image.