On New Year's Eve, TVB children can't laugh... In the early hours of the morning, a shocking and sad news came across: Ha Guorong, the familiar "Ghost Guy Sir", committed suicide by burning charcoal in his residence in Saigon. The family immediately called the police after discov

On New Year's Eve, TVB children can't laugh...

In the early morning, we received a shocking and sad news: Ha Guorong, the familiar "Sir", committed suicide by burning charcoal in his residence in Saigon.

His family immediately called the police after finding out, but when rescuers arrived, he had already died at the age of 58. There was no suicide note at the scene. An insider revealed to Hong Kong media that Ha Guorong's wife died of illness a few months ago. It is not ruled out that he went to despair in memory of his beloved wife.

Because he looks very gentlemanly, when he was young, Ha Guorong often played elite roles such as senior police superintendent, ambassador, foreign businessman and so on in TVB. Everyone is used to his noble appearance. In fact, his experience in Hong Kong was quite bumpy.

What makes us even more sad is that in recent years, several familiar licorice actors have left us in such a tragic way as burning charcoal.

Queen Sir passed away. Did he go after his deceased wife?

Ha Guorong used to play the role of a British police superintendent. In fact, he is from Gympie, Queensland, Australia. He also has two younger sisters at home. He grew up in a wealthy family, and his grades are also excellent. His nobility comes from the inside out.

was influenced by foreign students in college. He loved Cantonese very much and was full of curiosity about Hong Kong.

He Guorong is a super fan of Leslie Cheung. Because his English name happened to be Gregory, his friend suggested that he simply call his Chinese name Guorong. He is the translation of the English surname "rivers", so the name He Guorong came into being. name.

In 1985, Leslie Cheung went to Australia for a concert. In order to get close to his idol, He Guorong tried every means and finally became Leslie Cheung's dedicated driver in Australia.

He drove Leslie Cheung to work every day. One day during the holiday, his brother asked him to drive him for sightseeing. The two of them drove from Sydney to Canberra. After drinking coffee, his brother proposed to drive the return trip by himself, so he was very happy. The co-pilot and the two chatted while driving for more than three hours.

Recalling this past event on April 1 last year, he still felt "so happy" and hoped that everyone would always remember Leslie Cheung... Now both Guorongs have left.

One year after Leslie Cheung's concert, he once again became a free driver for Alan Tam's concert in Australia. The unforgettable experience with the two superstars made him yearn for Hong Kong even more.

Until he saw the TVB recruitment fair for foreigners who spoke Cantonese, he went for the interview without hesitation. After several cooperations, he finally officially signed a contract with TVB in August 1988, becoming the first foreign artist signed by TVB.

He has played a variety of supporting roles, but the biggest impression that mainland audiences have on him is of course the various Sirs.

He has played the role of Sir in many dramas such as "Forensic Pioneer II", "Criminal Intelligence Division", "Big Era", "Miao Hand Renxin I", etc. Netizens also call him TVB's Queen Sir.

Besides Sir, he has actually also played a murderer.

In "Forensic Record", he plays the role of Vanness, the owner of a fashion store. Because his wife is cheating on her and he likes to put on rose perfume before cheating, he becomes murderous when he smells the perfume.

This case also makes rose perfume and butterfly jewelry become the shadow of girls.

He Guorong once laughed at himself, saying that he was the most powerful foreigner.

In addition to being an actor, he has always had a dream of being a singer. He once recorded a cover of a Cantonese song at his own expense. Unfortunately, he continued to have physical problems, such as severe acid reflux and burnt throat, which affected his plan to release the album.

After his contract with TVB expired, he did not renew it, but always emphasized that "without TVB, there would be no Ha Guorong." However, due to the influence of the market economy, it is difficult for TVB to maintain its former glory.

screenshot is from working as a driver in a variety show

After leaving TVB, he tried to do stage plays, hold concerts and develop in the mainland. He also became Chow Yun-fat's English teacher and followed him to teach English on Hollywood studios.

He Guorong especially likes Cantonese. He has repeatedly promoted the importance of Cantonese and made many videos to teach netizens how to learn Cantonese.

Although he did not become famous, he finally had enough food and clothing, and his various rich stage experiences made him live a happy life...until misfortune struck and his life began to systematically collapse.

He trusted the wrong friend and borrowed money to invest. Not only was all the money he made wasted, but he also got into debt.

It rained all night when the house leaked. In 2017, he suffered from basal cell carcinoma. Later, he had two surgeries due to irregular heartbeat. At that time, he even borrowed the money for the surgeries, but he stopped talking and finished the surgery. After only a few days of rest after the operation, he forced himself to go filming again.

When he was the poorest, he didn't even have a hundred yuan in his pocket, and he was still in debt.

The only thing that makes him happy is that no matter how difficult the life is, his wife is always by his side.

Mrs. Ha Guorong was acquainted with her at a Cantonese cram school when he first came to Hong Kong to develop his career. They registered for marriage a year later.

Some netizens once ridiculed Ha Guorong's wife's appearance, but he said that meeting his wife was his greatest luck in this life. Even if he chose to be an actor with a meager salary, his wife never complained from the beginning to the end.

When the economy was at its most difficult, He Guorong and his wife set up a stall to sell handmade jewelry. Because his wife made them all by herself, even if netizens wanted to wholesale them from him, he could only shake his head "impossible, the quantity is limited."

Because of limited funds, he never thought about opening a store, but just tried his best to live every day.

After knowing this, some enthusiastic netizens wanted to donate money to him, but he refused. He hoped that the enthusiastic netizens would donate the money to people and charities in greater need of help.

really wants to support him. You can buy tickets to support the movies or albums he has participated in, or look at his wife's handmade jewelry, but he advises netizens to "don't buy if it doesn't suit your taste."

He and his wife really have the backbone of Hong Kong people.

There are rumors that he was still unable to make ends meet running a street vendor, so he changed his career to driving a taxi. There are pictures and videos. In fact, he just went to record a variety show.

In 2015, the online platform "Maoji TV" produced the music program "Golden Songs" and created a large number of spoof adaptations of popular songs. Among them, "ATV Eternal", with his lead vocal, is the most popular and is well-known in the streets. He also won an award for it. When

won the award, he went on stage to express his gratitude to his wife for her hard work, while her wife happily took photos of the whole process with her mobile phone in the audience.

In recent years, he has also been invited by mainland production companies to film films such as "Anti-Black" and "My Motherland and Me". When he appears, netizens will still remember him as the queen's sir.

In 2018, he also held his own solo concert "Ha Guorong 31.31 Dare to Dream Concert" to commemorate the 31st anniversary of coming to Hong Kong. Ku Juji also went as a guest. He also confessed to his wife again.

Due to the poor health of the wife, the two never had children, but adopted many stray dogs, which the couple treated as family members.

Most stray dogs are in poor health, so he has to spend the money he earns on their treatment. The money he originally owed for the surgery was almost paid off, but because he had to treat 13 stray dogs, he was once again heavily in debt, owing 800,000 yuan.

However, all he owes is to credit card companies. He rarely borrows money from friends, and he doesn't want to trouble his relatives in Australia.

After the outbreak, his work suffered a heavy blow and he stopped working for half a year, but he still faced it positively. If there is a film to be filmed, go film it. If not, then think of other ways to make money to support your family, such as becoming a video blogger and filming your self-sufficient life as a farmer with your wife.

In fact, his health has always been poor. In recent years, he has suffered from depression, basal cell carcinoma of his right ear, acid reflux and other illnesses.Although

is not in good condition and social platforms have reduced updates, he is still filming. The last film was "Super Psychic Robbery" with Leslie Cheung last year.

More than 10 hours before his death, he shot the latest commercial for a foreign Chinese online supermarket, in which he played multiple roles to teach and sell New Year goods.

Unexpectedly, less than a day after the advertisement went online, he passed away in the most decisive way. His friends had notified his two sisters living in Australia to come over to handle his affairs.

In fact, since the lockdown was lifted, Ha Guorong has been doing more business performances. He was even invited by a neighbor who has known him for nearly 20 years and paid him a million to be the spokesperson for electronic door locks... This finally crushed him. Straw, probably because of the death of his wife.

I have been married for more than thirty years. No matter how difficult life is or how painful my body is, as long as the person I love most is still by my side, the world does not seem so bad. The departure of his wife also took away the only pillar of his spiritual world.

Not all 208s are in the entertainment industry, they are all struggling to survive

Unless they reach the top in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, the workers in front of and behind the scenes are just ordinary wage earners, not to mention 208s. If you are not careful, you will fall into financial difficulties. , life is hard.

On May 18 last year, 59-year-old nel nel Zhang Xuerun committed suicide by burning charcoal at home. Sources said it was because of financial difficulties.

Zhang Xuerun is a Hong Kong artist and well-known image director. His father is Hong Kong's first-generation football king Zhang Zidai, so his childhood life was quite happy.

Later, his parents divorced due to emotional discord, so he immigrated to Canada with his mother and studied fashion design courses there. In 1988, he returned to Hong Kong to participate in the "Asia Pacific Singing Contest" and was shortlisted for the top eight.

By chance, he also met the supermodel Liu Juanjuan and was invited to be the image designer of the "Miss Asia Pageant". Later, he had a good relationship with many contestants who were born in Asia. Luo Lin and Yang Cheng were both nominated by him to participate in the beauty pageant. of.

Zhang Xuerun has also made guest appearances in movies and served as a host, but he has never had a prominent role. On the contrary, he has become very successful in image design work. He has served as image director for singers Tang Baoru and Guan Shuyi, and has also served as image director for Priscilla Chan, Aaron Kwok and others. Image consultant.

Just because of habit, he didn't have much savings, and the investments he made failed one after another.

When the epidemic broke out, he invested six figures to cooperate with friends to launch disinfectant supplies, but lost all his money in the end. Later, I opened a video platform and it seemed to be doing well. I also cooperated with some merchants, but I couldn't receive any money.

An insider revealed to Hong Kong media that as an image director, he was so poor that he couldn't even afford new clothes for a whole year. Therefore, Hong Kong media speculated that the cause of his death was financial hardship.

However, Luo Lin and Zhang Xuerun’s family emphasized that he had no financial and emotional problems, and speculated that he committed suicide due to depression.

Those who are famous and respectable in the entertainment industry all have financial problems. It is even harder for the extras at the bottom. Even if they really want to live, even if they "live like animals", the reality of life is Suffering is often more than the body can bear.

In 2019, a 64-year-old extra died suddenly on the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront after finishing work early in the morning.

That night, he guest-starred as a tea guest in "Anti-Black Streeter A", and he didn't finish filming until 4 o'clock in the morning. He wanted to lie down on a bench by the seaside in Tsim Sha Tsui to take a rest, but the temperature was a bit cold that day, so he didn't stop filming as soon as he lay down. Can't wake up either.

Hong Kong media also made a lamentable headline with the headline "There are frozen bones on the road."

According to insiders, Liu Hezhi also participated in the filming of "Love Home: Happy Express", which cost 34.5 Hong Kong dollars (about 31.7 yuan) per hour, up to 10 hours a day, but he has been homeless for several months, often They are all sleeping on the streets...

It cannot be ruled out that some Licorice actors have money and leisure, and enjoy filming (such as Sister Helen, who plays the role of cleaner behind Hermès), but most of them are just trying to "find two meals a day".

Struggling in the emotional ruins

In addition to financial troubles, there are also many people in the circle who are troubled by emotional illnesses. Originally, people in the literary and art circles are naturally more sensitive to their emotions and feelings, and there are a lot of rumors in the circle. Once you are trapped by your emotions, it will be really difficult to get out.

Last Christmas, former Asian sister Li Shuxian originally invited friends to have a barbecue. Her friends did not notice any abnormality in her mood throughout the whole process. However, the next day news came that she had burned charcoal and was sent to the hospital where she died at the age of 47.

In the 1995 Miss Asia competition, Lai Shuxian, Gong Xuehua, and Christine Yang were all favorites. In the end, she lost to Christine Yang and made her runner-up debut, and signed a contract with ATV. After

entered the industry, she starred in many film and television dramas such as "Waiting for You to Come Back", "Who is the Murderer", and also served as the host of "Afternoon Tea", but her development was not very good... It is understandable. At that time ATV is still too vague. Unless you play the heroine in a super big IP, there are not many opportunities to stand out.

The only memory point is Fang Ting, who played the girlfriend of Hongxing leader Jiang Tiansheng (played by Simon Yam) in "Young and Dangerous 3: Covering the Sky with One Hand".

The scene in which she is coerced by a "crow" in the film has become a major selling point of the film, and because of her role as Fang Ting, she has become one of the representatives of "sister-in-law" in Hong Kong films.

In 1998, Li Shuxian married Hong Kong martial arts actor Lu Wai-kwong, and then quit the entertainment industry to become a full-time housewife. The two also gave birth to two children after their marriage. However, the marriage only lasted for 8 years due to frequent separation and personality differences. Raised by Lu Huiguang.

In 2007, Li Shuxian married Xu Zhizheng, a cosmetic doctor, and gave birth to two more children after their marriage. Li Shuxian treats her four children equally and will take them on trips with her two half-brothers.

However, the relationship between her and her husband frequently turned red. In 2012, her husband was photographed kissing a female employee on the street. Li Shuxian moved out of the house in anger, but in the end she chose to forgive.

Unexpectedly, in 2013, it was revealed that the husband was once again involved with a female employee. He was also photographed by Hong Kong media buying sex toys to meet the female employee. Li Shuxian took off her wedding ring and left a message on Weibo that said "Pig is sour", which seemed to be a retaliation to the mistress.

When Hong Kong media and netizens speculated that she would divorce, she still chose to forgive. Xu Zhizheng has not had any other scandals since then, and the two have shown a lot of affection.

She also returned to filming last year and made a cameo appearance in the TV series "Law and Love" starring Tse An-chi, Kwan Chi-bin and others.

In addition to returning to the front of the screen to participate in performances, she also studied international jewelry courses and just graduated in July last year. She seemed very happy on the day of graduation, and was ready to continue studying for higher-level courses, ready to open up a more magnificent world of gemstones.

It turned out that she and her husband had been separated for a long time, and she had suffered from depression for many years. She burned charcoal and died after sending her husband "See you in the next life" that day.

After her death, the house became a haunted house and was listed for sale at 10 million below the market price.

It was not until her death that the public knew that Li Shuxian had been suffering from emotional illness for 20 years. No one knew what kind of mental pain she experienced after the lively Christmas party that day.

e sister's conclusion:

I heard from a crisis intervention teacher that "committing suicide by burning charcoal" actually requires technical support, and during this process, the person who commits suicide may suffer from unbearable physical pain (burning sensation in internal organs and suffocation). Change your mind promptly for various reasons.

As for "committing suicide by burning charcoal", it is always easier to succeed in Hong Kong, maybe because the living space of Hong Kong people is relatively small... This sounds even more sad.

One house, two people, three meals a day, four seasons, this sounds like an ordinary life, but it is an unattainable dream for many people, even in the prosperous Hong Kong and the glamorous entertainment industry.

He Guorong and Zhang Xuerun also worked hard to live their lives. Even before committing suicide, we can still see them trying to convey some positive and positive values.

just crashes sometimes with just a thought, they're just tired.Suicide was not the result of their cowardly compromise, but just at that moment, their strength and will to survive were exhausted.

cannot blame He Guorong harshly. Although he was struck down by bad luck, he had tried hard to face and fight against it - but he would still sigh. If he had taken a deep breath for a minute, or if a ray of music, breeze, or sunshine happened to disturb his mind, Will everything be different?

Just like the "anti-suicide hotline" printed on many charcoal bags in Hong Kong, for the frustrated, this is the last line of defense in life. Maybe a listening ear and a word of comfort can put them on the edge of the cliff in time.

Finally, I want everyone to remember Rilke's words:

There is no victory at all, holding on means everything.

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