In the minds of the majority of audiences, the profession of an actor is often closely linked to a good income.
However, there is such a senior actor, even if he has been working in the entertainment industry for decades, he still insists on working on the front line in his old age, he is the high-profile Tang Guoqiang.
With his excellent acting skills and many excellent works, Tang Guoqiang has already established an indelible image in the hearts of the audience.
However, it is puzzling why the artist, who is over 70 years old, has not chosen to live out his old age, but continues to be active on the screen and in advertising. What kind of story is hidden behind this?
Recently, some of Tang Guoqiang's business practices have even sparked some controversy.
With the vigorous development of the entertainment industry, more and more businesses have realized the huge commercial value of star effect and have sought to cooperate with well-known actors.
For merchants, the more well-known a celebrity is, the more attention and exposure they can get.
Tang Guoqiang, a veteran actor who has been active on the screen since the seventies and eighties, has naturally become the object of cooperation among many businesses.
Many merchants are willing to pay millions of endorsement fees, just to use Tang Guoqiang's fame to enhance the market influence of their products.
At first, Tang Guoqiang was quite cautious in choosing advertising endorsements, and some of the advertisements he endorsed did achieve good market responses.
For example, the popular Lanxiang excavator school advertisement, let the students master a skill, and laid a solid foundation for their future.
But as time goes by, Tang Guoqiang's cautious attitude in choosing endorsed products seems to have relaxed. There are reports that as long as the advertising money is in place, he will hardly refuse to come.
This change has also sparked a series of questions and controversies about product quality. Among them, a black hair product named "Su Niantang Shampoo" endorsed by him has attracted widespread attention.
In the advertisement, Mr. Tang claimed that the shampoo was made with an ancestral secret recipe that would naturally darken the hair. However, soon after, some consumers broke the news that the shampoo did not have a special formula and the effect was mediocre.
It is reported that in order to invite Tang Guoqiang to endorse, Su Niantang did not hesitate to pay up to XXX million endorsement fees. This figure is staggering even today.
At the beginning of last year, Tang Guoqiang also attracted much attention for holding a calligraphy and painting exhibition. Surprisingly, the ticket price of his calligraphy and painting exhibition was as high as more than 1,000 yuan.
Although Tang Guoqiang is not a professional calligrapher and painter, his move has caused a lot of controversy. Some netizens questioned whether the value of his calligraphy and painting works was worth such a high ticket price.
What's even more surprising is that it is reported that Tang Guoqiang sold a calligraphy work at a high price of XX million as early as XXXX.
These behaviors can't help but make people think: Why is Tang Guoqiang, a veteran actor, so in such a desperate need of funds? Rumors that he was rumored to have emigrated to the United States early last year caused an uproar on the Internet.
Although his agent quickly clarified that Tang Guoqiang only went to the United States for vacation and did not emigrate, some netizens still picked up the information that his son had lived and studied in the United States since he was a child.
It is reported that Tang Guoqiang's son studied directing in the United States at a high cost. In addition, in order to maintain a high-consumption lifestyle and support his son's studies, Tang Guoqiang had to continue to work hard in the entertainment industry.
However, some netizens did not buy his behavior. They believe that Tang Guoqiang's current situation is completely "retribution". The reason for this can be traced back to Tang Guoqiang's early marriage problems.
When he was not famous, he married Sun Tao, a female doctor in the factory, and had a daughter. But with the rise of fame and the increase of temptations around him, Tang Guoqiang gradually had the idea of divorce.
Although Sun Tao was reluctant to divorce, Tang Guoqiang gradually wore down her will through separation and other means. In the end, Sun Tao chose an extreme way to end his life in XXXX. This incident has also become an indelible stain in Tang Guoqiang's life.