After the outbreak of the epidemic, all walks of life have been affected, and the entertainment industry is naturally not spared.
Fortunately, with the passage of the epidemic, the mainland entertainment industry has gradually picked up and is still a thriving situation.
But the Hong Kong entertainment industry is not so lucky, after such a serious blow, the Hong Kong entertainment industry seems to be in a cold winter, a slump.
Artist Wang Mingquan once asked TVB executives to raise the actor's salary at the award ceremony, which caused the artists behind him to cheer, and some people were even excited to tears. It can be seen how difficult it is for the Hong Kong entertainment industry to be now.
Artists have no drama to shoot, their salaries are pitifully low, and some people can only switch careers to other jobs, which is simply unbearable compared to artists in the mainland.
01, Ao Jianian as a takeaway worker
In fact, the low salaries of artists are all due to TVB's salary model.
Unlike mainland actors who are often paid millions of dollars, TVB actors are just like ordinary employees, which is a salary model of basic salary plus commission.
There are more scenes to shoot, more achievements to improve; if there is no drama, you can only get a basic salary of a few thousand yuan.
Even if it is the emperor and the queen, the basic salary is only about 10,000 yuan, not to mention those small actors who have no fame, and the salary is only two or three thousand yuan.
In Hong Kong, a taxi driver earns 10,000 yuan a month. It can be seen that the actors of TVB are not beautiful.
Ao Jianian was once a popular student of TVB, and his appearance and acting skills were very good.
Ao Jianian's family conditions are very difficult, his parents divorced at the age of 14, and at a young age, he not only had to take care of his mother, but also provided for the two half-siblings to study.
Under the influence of his father and uncle, Ao Jianian learned martial arts from an early age and learned taekwondo, southern boxing and other techniques.
Growing up, he worked as a costume director at TVB, and in 1999 he filmed his first episode, "Fengshen List", in which he played "Muzha".
Since then, Ao Jianian has successively filmed many works, such as "Yunhai Jade Bow Edge", "Wesley", "Golden Branch Desire" and so on.
It can be said that Ao Jianian is the top supporting role in tvB's younger generation. However, such an excellent actor was forced by life to become a delivery man.
It's not that he doesn't want to act, it's that the salary as an actor is too low to support his family. However, Ao Jianian was not discouraged, but often hummed songs when delivering takeaways.
Although he occasionally complains about some mistakes by customers, he still maintains an optimistic attitude.
02. Chen Jianfeng turned to diving instructor
Compared with Ao Jianian, Chen Jianfeng mixed better.
When he was admitted to college, he was originally admitted to the physics department of a university, but he did not like physics and chose to be a full-time DJ, which gave him the opportunity to enter the show business circle later.
In 2003, Chan starred as a lawyer in "The New King of Lawyers", which became popular in Hong Kong.
Slowly, Chen Jianfeng can also be regarded as a popular artist, until his contract with TVB expired in 2010, and he turned to the mainland to develop.
Unexpectedly, after coming to the mainland, his resources were better and he broke out of his greater fame.
In 2011, Chen Jianfeng starred in "Beauty and The Heart", and his first work after coming to the mainland made the audience remember him.
Later, Chen Jianfeng successively starred in "Gone with the Wind", "Beacon Lady", "Fengshen Hero List", and was also called "the most handsome Jiang Ziya" by netizens.
However, during a physical examination, Chen Jianfeng was found to have a brain disease and could not continue to be an actor. So he turned his hobby into a career, got a diving instructor license, and became a diving instructor.
However, Chen Jianfeng's coach was not smooth sailing, and just some time ago, there was news that the trainees he taught drowned.
Unexpectedly, Chen Jianfeng, who has left the public's field of vision for a long time, has received attention again because of this kind of thing, which can't help but make people feel sad.
03, Rene Liu's sister as a security guard
Yang Qi is Zhang Aijia's third beloved disciple after Li Xinjie and Liu Ruoying. The two sisters were red and purple, and Yang Qi was naturally not far behind.
Yang Qi graduated from Huagang Art School and is an alumnus of big and small s and others. She has starred in the promotional video of "Mother's Choice" and also served as the spokesperson for Sprite advertising.
What really made her step into the show business was the 2002 film "SoulLess", for which she was also nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards.
A year later, Yang Qi was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards for "20 30 40". Just debuted to get such results, it can be said that Yang Qi is a very potential actress, in the future there is a full chance to compete with the two sisters.
Unfortunately, because of the impact of the epidemic, Yang Qi has not received a play recently, and can only go to the university as a security guard to make money. Moreover, this is not the first time she has transformed, she has worked as a clerk in restaurants and florists, but the stores have finally closed.
However, Yang Qi's mentality is still very positive, she said: the current work has allowed her to contact different people, and her work and rest have become very regular.
Recently, she received an invitation to a stage play, which should have been a good thing for Yang Qi, but it made her very uneasy. She feels that the income from acting in stage plays has not yet been reliable as a security guard.
Here, I can only wish that Yang Qi's acting career can pick up and continue to present more works to the audience.
04. Queen of literary films
Jiang Zuman, who is known as the "Queen of Hong Kong Literary and Art Films" and "the Queen of Independent Films", has not been spared.
At the age of 21, she fell in love with Chen Zhuolin, and the relationship between the two lasted for eight years, and in 2014, the two entered the palace of marriage.
After marriage, Jiang Zuman gave birth to a lovely daughter, plus his stepson Day Boy, which can also be regarded as a happy family with both children and daughters.
Over the years, Jiang Zuman has successively filmed literary and artistic works such as "Butterfly", "Three Narrow Roads", and "Drunkard". Even in Acts 2, she still maintains a cold image in literary films.
However, niche literary films also have their shortcomings, that is, the film remuneration is not high. Coupled with the recent lack of drama, it is inevitable that the family will not be able to make ends meet.
As a result, there was a scene of Jiang Zuman taking his children to set up a stall and sell potted plants.
Considering the cost problem, Jiang Zuman did not invite employees, but personally went to battle, and her husband and children would help on the side. Moreover, the potted plants she sells are all cultivated by herself.
Obviously a good actor, but forced by reality to become a gardener, it is really regrettable.
05, be a coach, deliver takeaway
In the general environment, Hong Kong artists have been looking for a way out, and the two male stars have run to the gym to work part-time.
Won the third place of Mr. Asia in 2012, and subsequently starred in many well-known works such as "Anti-Drug" and "Infernal Affairs". The acting career is also booming, and the monthly income is also very stable, basically maintaining five figures.
However, as the epidemic gradually became more severe, his workload became less and less, and his film remuneration dropped again and again, which was completely insufficient for a family of six.
So he had to go to the gym and get a job, teaching people to punch. And that wasn't enough, he also found another part-time job as a waiter in a restaurant.
Although he is often recognized by passers-by, Huang Junfeng feels that as long as the salary is stable, he can do it.
Fortunately, he was invited by Wang Jing to go to Hengdian to make a movie, and his living conditions should have improved.
PS: Huang Junfeng is also very caring, when the road encounters a car accident, actively help, was photographed by passers-by, and his character was praised.
Another artist who works part-time at the gym is Ahn Joon-ho. Since he and his sister are both entertainers, they basically have no income for a whole year. Therefore, going out to work part-time has also become a common thing for him.
He did all the flyers and food deliveries, and finally settled down in a gym. Moreover, because An Junhao has some fame, he has also become the signature coach of the gym.
06, Wu Weile changed his career to work as a bus driver
Wu Weile, known as "ATV Nicholas Tse", has attracted everyone's attention because of his resemblance to Tse Tingfeng. He has made achievements in modeling, sports, voice hosting and other fields, and has also been invited to host the World Cup program.
Wu Weile and his wife had four children in four years, and the family was happy and harmonious. However, the epidemic hit, the salary of an actor plummeted, and the survival of the family became a problem by relying on this meager income alone.
In order to make ends meet, Wu Weile obtained a bus driver's license and became a bus driver. Fortunately, bus drivers earn a lot more than they do at ATV, making it easy to feed a family of six.
Wu Weile also said: If there is a chance to return to the screen, even if there is no remuneration, he will participate. It shows that he still loves the profession of actor very much.
07, Wen Zhaolun sells sanitary napkins
In the past two years, the live streaming industry has risen, and some TVB artists have changed careers to become anchors with goods.
Like the TVB brother Luo Jialiang, who is 58 years old this year, he also sells goods in the live broadcast room with Internet celebrities.
However, Luo Jialiang is one of the better, he not only opens live broadcasts to sell goods, but also often participates in commercial performances.
It is said that a commercial performance can earn 6 figures, although the mainland stars are drizzle compared to each other, but Luo Jialiang is already very satisfied.
Another male artist who transformed into an anchor was not so lucky.
Wen Zhaolun, who wanted to star in "I Am Kind" and "Unforgiving", swept the entire Southeast Asian region.
He was also named the most popular idol and the top ten TV series characters because of these two TV series, and he thought that it was really the memory of a generation.
Now, the idol is old, and can only turn to the live broadcast industry.
What is even more tragic is that wen Zhaolun only watched the live broadcast by three thousand people, and the situation was very bleak. Moreover, what he sells is sanitary napkins, and many viewers feel aggrieved for him.
08, TVB artists have changed careers
Li Zhongning, who was known as the "Galaxy Ten Stars" with Aaron Kwok and Qiu Shuzhen, has now become a security guard at a mansion, earning more than 10,000 Hong Kong dollars a month, which is much higher than at TVB.
Actor Zhao Lexian went to the decoration company to work as a painter, and when he was discussed by netizens, he said: Being a painter is not a thief, but just wanting to maintain a life.
Tan Xiaohuan, a former Hong Kong sister, because the salary increase when renewing the contract with the company was too small, it was completely insufficient to live, and she sold fish eggs instead.
Guan Cong, a 67-year-old veteran of the drama, could only set up stalls in front of the supermarket to do business due to the closure of the restaurant he ran.
There are countless other artists who have been forced to transform, and they have all started industries that they have never been exposed to before.
In fact, which of these actors does not want to act, they are forced by reality to be cornered and have to give up their beloved acting career.
Mai Changqing once said, "Recently, I think that you may not have a job if you are willing to do it", a sentence full of heartache, but it expounded the bloody facts.
The Hong Kong showbiz industry is indeed desolate to such an extent that artists who once played for TVB have lost confidence.
However, they can put down their bodies and run for life, or worthy of admiration, I believe that they have experienced this test, will definitely face life with a more positive attitude.
Hard times will eventually pass, and strong people will be bitter.
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