Speaking of Donnie Yen, what is your impression of him?
Is he a patriotic star;
Or is he the image of Wing Chun master Ip Man;
Or is he a maniac who has loved his wife for 18 years?
Looking back at the evaluation of him by the media and the audience, it seems that most of them think that he is relatively low-key. But in fact, the assets he owns are not low-key at all, and he is definitely an invisible rich man.
At that time, the "drama tyrant" incident between Donnie Yen and Zhao Wenzhuo caused a lot of controversy. The celebrities took sides and were bombarded. Fans of the two families were at loggerheads. As a result, Donnie Yen's salary was also made a fuss by the media. The actor's salary is 30 million yuan, and he is offered a price of 5 million yuan to serve as a producer. This is where the title of "the highest paid person in the universe" comes from.
Although the media has speculated, Donnie Yen has never directly responded to the issue of remuneration. He only left one sentence: "Why didn't anyone ask me when I only had 100 Hong Kong dollars in the bank deposit?" This statement did not clearly deny the rumor that the salary was too high.
Since "Ip Man", Donnie Yen's salary has been closely watched by the media.
One of the most important reasons for the popularity of "Ip Man" is undoubtedly that my country's star-making era has ended, and Chinese-language kung fu movies may be coming to an end. As the last Hong Kong star, Donnie Yen became famous internationally when he participated in "Ip Man" at the age of 45.
From "Ip Man 1" to "Ip Man 4", Donnie Yen's salary has also increased. It was revealed that his salary increased several times from 30 million to taking one-third of the film investment.
The investment in "Ip Man 4" is not small, and its returns have not disappointed. It directly broke the box office record of kung fu movies, exceeding 1 billion, and it is very popular in Southeast Asian countries. Huang Baiming even praised the 100 million dollar value in the interview.
But in fact, Donnie Yen's salary has been quite high since "Fist of Fury" in 1995. Some netizens broke the news that according to magazine reports from that year, Donnie Yen received a salary of HK$5 million (approximately 4.13 million yuan) for his movie "Fist of Fury". This may be related to his concurrent role as a martial arts instructor, but in that year he was able to receive this amount. The number is already quite considerable.
It was reported that when he went to Hollywood to guest star in "Blade Runner 2", his salary was about 1.5 million US dollars. By this time, his salary had already reached tens of millions. The following movies, "Hero", "Western Dragon 3", and "The Wolf" all remained between 8 million and 10 million, until "Ip Man" in 2008 rose to the rumored 30 million.
These prices do not include box office dividends, let alone the income from the bad movies made over the years. This is perhaps the best evidence of the dynasty of martial arts films. The scene of martial arts movies is almost exclusively dominated by Donnie Yen.
"When I get the salary, I own the house." Just like many celebrities who are keen on buying houses, Donnie Yen and his beloved wife Wang Shishi are also crazy about buying real estate.
Some netizens revealed earlier that the six properties Donnie Yen bought 14 years ago were valued at RMB 300 million that year. Two of the sets only had the wife's name on them, so those who love their wives didn't run away.
Just recently, Wang Shishi spent more than 35 million yuan to buy two properties. Since they were not first-hand purchases, she paid 5.18 million yuan in stamp duty alone, which really made the "house slave" They were extremely jealous.
Previously, Hong Kong stars were in a rush to buy houses in Singapore and were caricatured by Singaporean newspapers. Of course, the couple did not miss this trend of following the trend. According to a real estate agent in Singapore, they have scouted several properties in prime locations worth between 5 million and 10 million.
After seeing the real-life renderings of the high-end residence they were looking for, six words "an unattainable dream" floated on my mind.
Whether it is the exterior design or the greening of the community, it can be seen that it is very particular and full of "money" flavor.
Buying and investing in real estate is not surprising among Hong Kong celebrities. The most surprising thing is that Donnie Yen has an unusual business acumen.
In the late period of Hong Kong films in 1997, he established a film and television company.
In 1997, he took over the director's chair and directed the film "Legend of Wolf Warriors" for the first time. Since then, the company has produced works such as "New Tangshan Brother" and "Killing People, Dancing" directed by him.
Here is a little trivia: Brother Leslie Cheung's "Fairy Tales of the Stars and Moon", a thriller romance film, was actually released and produced by Donnie Yen's company.
After earning the last box office in the golden era of Hong Kong films, Donnie Yen started making career plans again and started thinking about doing business outside the industry.
Searching the company on the website shows that it has registered multiple trademarks related to Donnie Yen’s name, covering various fields. There is no relevant news for the categories of medical equipment and scientific instruments for the time being, but the trendy brand DONNIEYE is indeed launched by him. It is a fashionable sunglasses brand with high-end positioning. In terms of price, it is naturally "rich people". You don’t understand the world”.
In this way, he suddenly became the manager of a fashion brand.
In 2013, Donnie Yen also cooperated with Media Asia Group to establish a "superhero movie" company. This business acumen is truly top-notch among celebrities.
With more houses and more companies, naturally there will be more luxury cars.
The Ferrari F430 is said to be an entry-level supercar and is now very collectible.
Lamborghini LP700, a hot-selling model among celebrities, the dream of many boys...
I was deceived into the news when I ordered a Porsche for my wife, and I also talked to the car dealer, The clerk filed a lawsuit.
I have to say that the remuneration of celebrities is really shocking, and it would be even more amazing if they can do business without losing money.
However, I still hope that Donnie Yen will not pick out the scripts and make bad movies. The age of the star is a big problem. While he still has the energy, he can make some well-known action movies so that everyone can still be full. enjoy to the full!