He was once one of the "Four Little Kings" of Hong Kong. When he was popular, he was on par with "Little Tornado" Lin Zhiying, and even Ruby Lin was willing to match him.
As a singer, his first album sold more than 1 million copies worldwide. As an actor, his first TV series "Princess Huaiyu" won the ratings championship in one fell swoop.
He is Sun Yaowei. Maybe everyone is not very familiar with his name, but seeing his photos, I believe many people will bring back memories full of youthful and healing smiling faces. One glance can warm people's hearts.
But why did he suddenly disappear during his popular period? Whether he was hidden by others or cut off his career, everything can be traced back to 1998.
Looking back at the life history of the "abandoned son of the entertainment industry" Sun Yaowei, from being a hit to being ignored, his story is far more bleak than you might imagine.
Recently, celebrity artists who have been unethical and untrustworthy have been vigorously punished. These public figures who have been banned have brought too many bad effects to their fans.
In the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the last century, celebrities were punished and banished not only because of their inappropriate conduct, but many of them because they offended a certain boss.
One word or one act will become the target of public criticism, and after the news reports, the acting career is almost over.
Under the control of the big boss, it is basically impossible to turn around again.
Zhao Wenzhuo, who played the role of the nine-door admiral in the hit movie "Kung Fu Emperor Fang Shiyu", was able to survive to this day after decades of silence after being verbally and verbally criticized for offending a certain boss. Show up.
In addition to Zhao Wenzhuo, Sun Yaowei, who holds the title of "Four Little Kings" in the Hong Kong circle, was also suppressed by a big boss and couldn't stand up.
01.
Sun Yaowei was born in Hong Kong, China in 1973. Before Sun Yaowei was born, his father was already a young and handsome man at that time. He became popular with his handsome appearance. , and also made many girlfriends.
I had seen too many red flowers and green leaves, and it wasn’t until I met Sun’s mother that I gradually came to accept it. After they fell in love at first sight and hit it off, they chose to start a family, and thus Sun Yaowei’s existence came into being.
Unlike most Hong Kong and Taiwan celebrities, Sun Yaowei had a good fortune and was born into a relatively wealthy and well-off family.
In addition, the young Sun Yaowei can be described as extremely smart. In less than six months old, Sun Yaowei could stand firmly on the wall. In less than a year, he Sun Yaowei has already learned to speak.
As he grew older, Sun Yaowei became even more sensible. At that time, his parents did not have time to take care of the family due to work reasons, so Sun Yaowei took the initiative to take care of his two younger sisters and take care of his younger sisters' diet and daily life every day. , and even stood guard at the gate of my sister's school every day, personally picking up my two sisters and taking them home from school.
In Sun Yaowei's growth plan, growing up from being handsome to being a handsome boy is something outsiders can see. But it is said that when God opens a door for you, he will close a window.
But in the case of Sun Yaowei, this statement seems to be completely overturned. Sun Yaowei is not a so-called "vase", but a boy who truly relies on his strength to develop.
Among the four major sections of moral education, intellectual education, physical education, and aesthetic education, Sun Yaowei is the one with all-round development, and his academic performance has always been among the best in the class.
As everyone wishes, when Sun Yaowei was 18 years old, with a transcript full of 5A's in hand, he was successfully admitted to the world-renowned Chinese University of Hong Kong.
After entering college, Sun Yaowei changed his appearance. He lost his youthfulness and became a handsome young man in an instant.
At that time, Sun Yaowei not only had excellent academic performance, but also developed other interests very well. His singing voice could fascinate a large number of girls, and his graceful dancing steps made people unable to take their eyes away.
Following this attitude, Sun Yaowei quickly became a famous figure in the school, and he was even called the "schoolboy" of Shaw College.
02.
An unexpected art festival changed Sun Yaowei's fate.
At that art festival, Sun Yaowei's classmate needed to go on stage to sing a song, but his classmate was too timid. Before he even stood on the stage, his palms began to sweat and his whole body began to tremble.
Sun Yaowei happened to see his classmates being so nervous, so Sun Yaowei had no choice but to go on stage to help his classmates sing. Sun Yaowei, who has never been afraid to show off his talents, sang well and won an award for it.
After his potential was recognized, Sun Yaowei participated in the "Youth Star International Music Competition" held in Taiwan and won the Merit Award with his song "Dark Night".
This time, Sun Yaowei's talent could no longer be hidden. Many record companies approached him and said they were willing to sign a contract with him and send him on his way to debut.
But at that time, Sun’s mother was not very in favor of her son entering the entertainment industry, because Sun’s mother believed that it would delay Sun Yaowei’s studies. However, no matter how much he said that this was his only son, even if he was not willing to do so, he still wanted to do it. I still consider my son’s preferences.
After hastily signing the contract, Sun Yaowei officially entered the entertainment industry.
Because he was discovered by others after winning an award in Taiwan, Sun Yaowei also made his debut in Taiwan. However, in his hometown of Hong Kong, Sun Yaowei was not well-known, so Sun Yaowei had different identities in the two places.
In Taiwan, he is a popular student who is good at singing and dancing. In Hong Kong, he is just an ordinary student with top grades on the university campus.
In 1993, the song "Nice to Meet You" was released, making Sun Yaowei, who was still a top student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, an instant hit.
At that time, writing songs was not difficult for Sun Yaowei. In December of the same year, Sun Yaowei's second album "I Know You're Waiting for Me" was released. Coincidentally, all the new albums were released. And empty.
With his two songs, Sun Yaowei not only made a lot of money, but also appeared at major music awards. His fame is even catching up with the "Four Little Kings" of Hong Kong.
In 1994, in order to pursue victory, Sun Yaowei wrote many songs, and one after another, "The Part 1 Story of Love", "Love Fire", and "The Road Must Be Bravely Walked" came out. No one could have imagined that Sun Yaowei The album released has received another huge wave of popularity.
The recognition that Sun Yaowei received was to win the Silver Award for Most Promising Male Artist and the Silver Award for Most Commercially Valuable Male Artist. It is conceivable that he can win the most popular title in the entertainment industry nowadays. How famous is Sun Yaowei?
At a young age, Sun Yaowei began to fulfill his wishes after making a lot of money with his own abilities.
He used to work hard for his career for the sake of fame, but now that he is making money, it is finally his turn to spend money, so he starts spending money crazily to buy sports cars, because his biggest hobby is playing sports cars.
Gradually lost in pleasure, Sun Yaowei bought three sports cars one after another, but before he could enjoy one, Sun Yaowei was arranged by his agency again.
Many performances made Sun Yaowei a little uncontrollable. Not only did he have to be busy with his acting career, but he also had to take care of his studies. Sun Yaowei even revealed that because he went out to perform, the company's arrangements were very inappropriate. I almost missed the school exam.
The more serious incident was when Sun Yaowei fainted due to lack of physical strength during the video recording. It was not until he was sent to the hospital that he learned that it was acute hepatitis. He hurriedly spent a few days in the hospital for intravenous fluids, and was rushed to the hospital again by the company. Singapore is doing record promotion.
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In 1997, the entertainment industry in Hong Kong was not very prosperous. Many artists left Hong Kong in search of a place to live and moved around to find a place to stay.
Even Sun Yaowei, who is popular in the singing industry, can only let his management company arrange it. In the same year, Sun Yaowei changed his previous song style and released his first English and Japanese albums. Judging from the company's approach, he will definitely They want Sun Yaowei to follow the Japanese and Korean route.
After leaving Hong Kong, Sun Yaowei went to Japan for the first time, where he met the girl who made his heart beat, the popular Japanese idol Noriko Sakai.
Noriko Sakai had long heard that Sun Yaowei was a famous singer, so he actively invited him to sing the song "A Thousand Miles of Destiny". After that, Sun Yaowei and Noriko Sakai became very close.
Sakai Noriko’s mother also invited Sun Yaowei to visit her home, and even persuaded Sun Yaowei to stay in Japan to develop. However, Sun Yaowei believed that Hong Kong was the place where he was born and raised, and it was impossible to leave his hometown, even if he did give birth to Sakai Noriko. The feelings can only be buried deep in the heart. In the end, for the sake of their career development, they never met each other again.
Although Sun Yaowei did not get good results in terms of love, his career has blossomed everywhere, and his releases "Love Story" and "Lady Moon" have been extremely popular in Japan.
Seeing that Sun Yaowei was enjoying success everywhere, the company rushed to release a new album. In order to satisfy Japanese fans, the agency arranged a special concert for Sun Yaowei in Japan in 1998 concert.
But the company did not consider the actual situation at all and treated Sun Yaowei as a tool. While making countless announcements, he also had to rehearse for the concert. He had so little time that he didn't even have the chance to memorize the lyrics.
However, the agency secretly arranged ten songs for Sun Yaowei to sing. Even the day before the concert, Sun Yaowei was still making announcements in Hong Kong.
Just when the concert was about to begin, Sun Yaowei was very distressed because he was not prepared and was not completely sure to complete the performance, so he went to discuss it with Japanese senior officials.
But if the upcoming concert is postponed, for those who want to make money from it, their financial path will be cut off. Unexpectedly, not only did they fail to negotiate a good or bad outcome, but Sun Yaowei was even insulted by Japanese senior officials, which made him The most difficult thing for Sun Yaowei to accept was that the Japanese high-level officials also humiliated his family.
Being treated like this, Sun Yaowei left everything behind and ran to Tokyo Airport in anger. After avoiding everyone's sight, he took a plane back to Hong Kong.
After leaving like this, the brokerage company suffered heavy losses. A few days later, the media published reports about Hong Kong's popular singer Sun Yaowei. Whether it was newspapers or TV, they all described Sun Yaowei as an extremely "moral and creditless person". artist".
The Japanese top management even said harshly that they would never want to see Sun Yaowei, and the Hong Kong brokerage company was also greatly affected. They even directly released the news that no company is allowed to cooperate with Sun Yaowei.
In Sun Yaowei's view, it was clearly not him who was at fault, but he was the only one to bear the final result.
After being suppressed from many places, Sun Yaowei had no way out. He fell into a state of mental confusion and his body became weaker day by day.
Coupled with the influence of the previous high-pressure work, the only way to calm down is to rely on alcohol. On sleepless nights, the only way to fall asleep is to get drunk.
There were even countless nights when Sun Yaowei wanted to say goodbye to this world because he was really too tired. Such days lasted for a long time.
It wasn’t until he fell down one day that his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, that he gradually sobered up. One night in late autumn, Sun Yaowei went home after drinking. Unexpectedly, he tripped over a stone on the road and fell heavily to the ground. His nose bone was broken. His face was covered with scars scratched by stones. Seeing himself in such a miserable state, Sun Yaowei was extremely sad. He wondered if his life was over like this.
After Niang Niang Qiang Qiang returned home, Sun Yaowei thought of his sister who was far away in a foreign country and his father who was seriously ill in bed. The two sisters studied in aristocratic schools with high tuition fees, and their father was ill and in urgent need of treatment.
Seeing his bank balance gradually turning negative, Sun Yaowei fully understood that he had to cheer up. Affected by the Japanese concert incident, Sun Yaowei was unable to get a decent job.
Only by singing in bars and restaurants, and occasionally being introduced by someone, can I get a role on the set.
04.
Fortunately, there is always a road ahead. At this critical moment, Taiwanese director Zhou You invited Sun Yaowei to star in the TV series "Princess Huaiyu". In the drama, the affectionate and domineering Kangxi was played by Sun Yaowei. The role is very good.
The 118-episode TV series not only ranks first in Taiwan in ratings, but also has become popular throughout Asia.
Although the final result was that Sun Yaowei started the second spring of his career with Princess Huaiyu, the hardships involved were far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
As we all know, Sun Yaowei is a singer by profession, but he knows nothing about acting. When filming first started, the director was so anxious that he would often forget the words while doing the moves. The entire crew accompanied him during a scene. NGed seventy or eighty times.
At that time, my colleagues were afraid when they saw Sun Yaowei. After all, as long as Sun Yaowei's role was involved, it was impossible to get off work on time, and even being unable to eat was common.
In order to make a change, Sun Yaowei was the first to arrive at the set every day, figuring out the moves and lines by himself, constantly forcing himself to memorize the script. The hard work paid off, and the whole crew made progress day by day. Everyone saw it, except for the difficulty at the beginning of filming, by the later scenes, Sun Yaowei had already reached the point of proficiency.
But Sun Yaowei got involved with the heroine Zheng Jiayu in the play. At that time, Zheng Jiayu had already had his own masterpiece in the entertainment industry.
However, during the filming of Princess Huaiyu, there was news that Zheng Jiayu was hooking up with China TV executives. After the incident spread, Zheng Jiayu was made fun of by the director and actors of the crew, and everyone took this incident to look at her differently. , Zheng Jiayu was isolated and helpless for a while.
But Sun Yaowei believed that Zheng Jiayu was definitely not that kind of person. The two were of the same mind, so they naturally came together, but the relationship did not last long.
After Sun Yaowei's career became popular again, he unilaterally announced his breakup with Zheng Jiayu.
After the two quarreled, Zheng Jiayu told the media in tears that he could not accept such a result, and even shouted, "If he looks back, I will still want him."
So far, Sun Yaowei has been called a heartless man. After all, he is the one who wants to start a relationship, and it is he who wants to end a relationship hastily. However, Zheng Jiayu is obsessed with Sun Yaowei and is so nervous that he suffers from " Depression", but Sun Yaowei had no intention of looking back and started his prosperous acting career directly.
In 2000, Sun Yaowei starred in the TV series "Oolong" with Ruby Lin and Cao Ying. This time, Sun Yaowei became the prince charming in the hearts of the audience, and his fame became a household name.
Later TV series such as "Lu Xiaofeng's Phoenix Dances for Nine Heavens", "Xinchu Liuxiang", "If There is Love 2", etc. were loved by thousands of viewers after they were broadcast.
However, during the few years of filming, Sun Yaowei still did not give up his beloved music. As long as he had time after filming, he would write songs.
Slowly, Sun Yaowei stood on the singing stage, but not long after returning to his old career, Sun Yaowei began to experience severe pain in his throat. Over time, problems with his vocal cords developed.
Every time he sang, his throat would become congested. Under the doctor's orders, Sun Yaowei was not allowed to continue his singing career.
05.
After that, Sun Yaowei disappeared for a long time. Just when everyone thought he was silent, the Hong Kong media broke the news about Sun Yaowei and Ying Cai'er's underground love affair.
Ying Cai'er and Sun Yaowei met because of filming. However, when interviewed by the media, the two refused to admit the fact of their relationship. A series of irrefutable evidences such as embracing each other in nightclubs and staying at Ying Cai'er's residence were exposed one after another. However, both parties Still keep the relationship open.
Perhaps it was because the agency did not allow artists to fall in love, so the two had to have an underground relationship.
But less than a year later, Sun Yaowei suddenly announced that he was single again. Faced with the question he remembered, he smiled and answered that being single was a very enjoyable thing.
As for the news about Ying Caier, it is unknown.
But then Sun Yaowei was like a wild horse running wild, jumping repeatedly between several women. In 2008, Sun Yaowei was rumored to be in a relationship with actress Chen Meishi.
In the past few years, the relationship between Sun Yaowei and Chen Meishi has been very stable.
However, in 2012, Sun Yaowei and Ma Dezhong were photographed by the media committing indecent behavior towards a female makeup artist on the set. During this period, Sun Yaowei had very close contact with the female makeup artist and even hugged the makeup artist. It was hard to tell the difference. As soon as the news came out, Hong Kong magazines immediately posted about Sun Yaowei's inappropriate behavior.
Chen Meishi, who was her real girlfriend at this time, couldn't stand it and immediately said that the news reported by the media was untrue, but seeing is believing. The media captured Sun Yaowei's behavior clearly.
Under the attack of public opinion, it was not until the female makeup artist came forward to speak out that the matter slowly subsided.
But one wave came after another. In 2013, Sun Yaowei partnered with his friends to start a business, one of which was to open a restaurant.
On the opening day, the relevant departments said that the catering industry was not allowed here, which directly caused Sun Yaowei's store to close immediately after opening.
In 2014, Sun Yaowei came up with the idea of ????opening a nightclub, but Sun Yaowei, who had never been exposed to this industry, did not know how deep it was. The new store closed down after only one day of operation.
When the disaster was approaching, one of his friends ran faster than the other, leaving only Sun Yaowei alone, facing a bleak 30 million compensation claim.
His career was hit hard one after another, and Sun Yaowei was so exhausted that he couldn't breathe. The only thing that kept him going was his girlfriend Chen Meishi who was always by his side.
In the following years, Chen Meishi became the woman behind Sun Yaowei. She always encouraged Sun Yaowei to move forward and not to lose confidence in life.
Fortunately, the final result did not disappoint. In 2017, Sun Yaowei married Chen Meishi, whom he had known and loved for eight years, back home, and their happiness officially began.
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In 2018, the live broadcast industry suddenly emerged, and Sun Yaowei also chose to sign with Huya and became a host for the first time.
Seeing everyone again in this way, various voices emerged one after another. Some people lamented how the Four Little Heavenly Kings were reduced to becoming Internet celebrity anchors, while others said they were filled with memories when they saw Sun Yaowei.
In just two hours, Sun Yaowei's appearance attracted more than 3.5 million fans to watch the live broadcast, which was so scary that even the server could not support it.
In the same year, Sun Yaowei held his first concert in 25 years. His first song "I Know You're Waiting for Me" made all the fans present cry.
After many years of absence from the stage, he once again spoke out. This time, the hardships were finally over.
For most of his life, Sun Yaowei has experienced great success and low life, and now he has returned again, still looking like the handsome young man he once was.
Perhaps in the best decades of his life, he missed the golden period of development. Now, at the age of 47, he fortunately has a happy family.
Sun Yaowei's life started in a stumble and disappeared in a hurry. When he was young, he was injured in a rampage. When he stood up again, the rainbow in the sky would still bloom for him.