Who will inherit the more than 7 trillion VND fortune of "comedy king" Chau Tinh Tri?

"King of Comedy" Stephen Chow

Stephen Chow is one of the rare cinematic talents of the Chinese and Asian entertainment industry. He is called "Asian comedy king" by the media thanks to his collection of famous comedies loved by Asian audiences such as A Chinese Odyssey, God of Cookery, Shaolin Soccer, Kung Fu Hustle, King of Comedy...

Throughout the 1990s, Stephen Chow held the record for most number one box office hits in Hong Kong. He founded his own company in 1989 and produced and directed his own films.

In addition to making films, Stephen Chow is also known in the real estate industry as the "king of real estate" because he owns countless plots of land and villas in prime locations in Hong Kong. By 2018, Hong Kong media estimated that Stephen Chow's assets were worth up to 2.6 billion Hong Kong dollars (nearly 7,600 billion VND).

Rich but with an unusual lifestyle

In contrast to his impressive fortune, Stephen Chow has a simple and frugal lifestyle. He does not own a supercar, does not use branded goods, rarely eats out, and uses public transport or rides a bicycle.

Stephen Chow has a beautiful villa built in isolation in the Tai Ping Mountain area of ​​Hong Kong. This is known as the residence of the super rich because of its location and extremely favorable feng shui. He bought this real estate in 2004 for 41 million USD (950 billion VND). After that, he built four separate villas and gradually sold them. The famous star does not allow anyone to visit his luxury villa.

Nearly 60 years old, he still eats mostly his mother's cooking and prefers simple dishes. If he eats out, he packs leftovers to take home. He appears simple in unbranded clothes. He also doesn't take care of his gray hair like famous stars.

Explaining why he lives frugally despite having a considerable fortune, Stephen Chow said that his childhood was quite difficult and deprived. These childhood memories are deeply ingrained in his subconscious, causing the "comedy king" to not allow himself to enjoy life despite being rich.

His biological mother also has a frugal lifestyle like the actor, as she was often caught by paparazzi shopping at flea markets, looking for discounted items.

Chow has a simple and frugal lifestyle, so he doesn't have many friends even though he is considered a great artist. In the eyes of his colleagues, Chow is considered an eccentric, difficult person and has high demands at work. This demand easily causes his colleague relationships to break down. Many colleagues who once worked with him publicly turned their backs on Chow.

Director Wong Jing once harshly asserted that "no words can describe the negative side of this man" even though the two had previously worked together for 13 years. Famous actors such as Wong Sheng-yi, Sammo Hung, the late artist Ng Man-tat... all told stories about their intense conflicts with Stephen Chow during filming and working. His personality was described as negative, somewhat conservative, perfectionist, and even autocratic.

Among Stephen Chow's muses, the actor currently only maintains close relationships with Lam Duong, Truong Vu Ky, and Truong Ba Chi. Faced with criticism, Stephen Chow did not deny or justify. He said: "Everyone has their own views about me, but everything they say is true."

Stephen Chow's Little Known Family

Chau Tinh Tri's mother, Mrs. Lang Bao Nhi, is over 80 years old this year. She gave birth to three children for the Chau family, two girls and one boy. Chau Tinh Tri is the second child. When he was 7 years old, Chau Tinh Tri's parents divorced and Mrs. Lang raised all three children by herself and decided not to remarry.

Later, Chau Tinh Tri's mother revealed in an interview that she and her husband divorced because Chau had an affair. Determined to leave her philandering husband, Ms. Lang raised her children alone and had to work many different jobs to earn an income.

Stephen Chow also confided many times that his mother's strong personality taught him a lot and that he always felt warm despite lacking the care and guidance of his father. As a person of affection, Stephen Chow did not hate his father and even bought him a house.

Stephen Chow's love life was greatly influenced by his mother. It is said that the women who came to him did not have a happy ending because they did not please his mother.

Chu An, one of Stephen Chow's famous ex-girlfriends, is not in Mrs. Lang's good graces. When questioned about her interference in her son's love life, Mrs. Lang denied it. "Every decision that Stephen Chow makes is my son's choice. My son's not wanting to get married is also his choice," Mrs. Lang shared.

Stephen Chow's love life has been quite bumpy. When he was young, he dated many beauties in the entertainment industry such as Law Wai-Kuan, Chu An, Karen Mok, and Yu Man-Feng, but when they broke up, only Karen Mok remained in contact with him.

Chu An once hinted that Chau Tinh Tri was promiscuous, Vu Van Phuong jumped into a legal battle, demanding that Chau Tinh Tri pay the commission of 9 million USD (208 billion VND) that he promised her...

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