Recently, 40-year-old Taiwanese actor He Junxiang revealed in an interview that he is still paying off his mortgage after 24 years since his debut. The reason is that when he debuted, he had been helping his parents pay off their mortgage. Later, he got married and had children and bought a new house, and had to pay it back himself. I have a mortgage, so I am still a house slave until I am 40 years old.
Although He Junxiang debuted very early and is considered a relatively famous Taiwanese artist, it can be seen from his words that the market for Taiwanese artists in Taiwan's entertainment industry is not very good. He Junxiang said that when he was young, his workload was okay, but now that he is older, his filming job is very unstable. He does not get roles every year, so the financial pressure is relatively high.
Although He Junxiang is a celebrity, He Junxiang talked about how his normal life is similar to that of ordinary people. He said that there are times when he needs to worry about life because the economic life is not so optimistic.
Under the comment section where He Junxiang revealed that he had paid off his mortgage, almost all netizens made comments full of surprise. They are all celebrities and artists. He Junxiang's situation should be relatively rare in the mainland entertainment industry. In mainland China, there should be very few celebrities who still need to pay off their mortgages.
But in fact, some people may still remember that Odie revealed in an interview not long ago that he planned to sell his sports car to raise his two daughters. The reason was the same, because the situation after he returned to Taiwan for development was not optimistic.
With the rapid development of the mainland entertainment industry in recent years, the income gap between the Taiwan entertainment industry and the mainland entertainment industry is clear at a glance. There was once a table of the income gap between Taiwanese artists in Taiwan and mainland China that was circulated online. Their net worth in mainland China was almost five times that in Taiwan. In other words, they earned 80,000 yuan for an episode in Taiwan, but they earned less than NT$80,000 in mainland China. Can get 500,000 yuan.
If you think about it this way, you may be able to understand why an artist like He Junxiang, who has been in the industry for 24 years, is still paying off his mortgage, because for an artist like him who has been developing in Taiwan's entertainment industry all year round, it is as easy as 80 million in the mainland entertainment industry. The pay is just a drop in the bucket in comparison.
Huo Jianhua, who has been focusing on filming in mainland China for many years, has made a lot of money. His salary for "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" was reported to be as high as more than 50 million.
The income accumulated in mainland China allowed him to return to Taiwan and suspend filming for several years, but he was still able to maintain a life of living in a mansion and driving a luxury car.
Many celebrities have actually talked about the income gap between Taiwan’s entertainment industry and mainland China’s entertainment industry. Wu Zongxian lamented on the show that Taiwanese artists came to the mainland for live broadcasts and made 100 million sales in one hour. No wonder Taiwanese artists no longer film.
Big S also said in his early years that the money he earned from taking one job in mainland China was what Little S earned from taking four or five jobs in Taiwan. Because of this, Little S felt that he was not as lucky as his sister.
Even some outdated Taiwanese artists can easily earn more by working in the mainland than in Taiwan’s entertainment industry.
For example, Makiyo from "Taiwan Seven Fairies" came to the mainland with a net worth of NT$1 to 2 million, which is about NT$200,000 to 400,000. In Taiwan's entertainment industry, the average star's remuneration for appearing in variety shows is no more than a thousand dollars.
Not to mention some outdated Taiwanese artists can easily earn more than 100,000 yuan when they come to mainland China to perform commercially. It was once reported by the media that Qi Qin earned one million yuan from singing 4 songs in a mainland commercial business.
Ma Jingtao’s performance fee for commercial performances is 250,000 yuan, and he can easily earn over 10 million yuan in one year.
Qi Qin and Ma Jingtao have both settled in the mainland for many years. Not only did they make money in the mainland, they also bought luxury homes, married wives and had children, which can be regarded as "taking root" in the mainland.
With the emergence of variety shows such as "Sister Riding the Wind and Waves" and "Brother Riding the Wind and Waves", more and more Taiwanese artists have come to the mainland to develop, such as Cyndi Wang, Chen Jiahua, Jerry Yan and so on.
There are many opportunities in the mainland entertainment industry and good treatment. No wonder Taiwanese artists come to the mainland one after another.
