Former TVB actor Paul Che not too long ago revealed that at one level of time, he was struggling so a lot financially that he couldn’t afford to pay for his mother’s funeral.
The 64-year-old actor acted in a number of TVB dramas within the Nineteen Eighties however is greatest recognized for his position in The Duke Of Mount Deer (1998) reverse Jordan Chan.
He joined the Hong Kong broadcaster in 1997 however left after six years as he wasn’t pleased with the wage TVB supplied – HK$2,000 (RM1,207) a yr.
“I thought, forget it, no need to consider. How can I survive on (HK$2,000)? It’s impossible,” he advised HK01.
The 1.9m-tall actor then took on a job in insurance coverage. Che mentioned he would meet shoppers at bars and drink as a part of his enterprise.
“Even if I didn’t close the deal, it didn’t matter, and I would just swipe my card. The interest was terrifying,” he mentioned, including that he once owed the financial institution HK$300,000 (RM181,000) in bank card debt. When he couldn’t sustain with fee, he was pressured to file for chapter.
Che, who has taken up jobs comparable to safety guard and development employee, advised the Hong Kong publication that when his mom handed away in 2011, he was too poor to pay for the funeral bills.
Luckily, a sort Samaritan from TVB donated HK$700,000 (RM423,000) to Che, and with that cash, the actor may give his mom a correct funeral.
However, issues are trying up for Che lately.
In 2022, he was tapped to be an appearing coach within the Mainland China actuality present Memories Beyond Horizon. He revealed that he earned a “six-figure sum” in Hong Kong {dollars} for three days of filming.
Last yr, he was invited by a trend label to mannequin its garments at Shanghai Fashion Week.
