TVB actor Lin Jingcheng, who recently announced his marriage, is one example. He is 37 years old and has been dating his girlfriend outside the industry for 12 years. He has also been in the industry for 12 years. He has appeared in many TV series such as "The Blind Lawyer", but

As we all know, the salaries of TVB actors are generally relatively low, so many actors also start other side jobs while filming, working part-time to make money. The professions they engage in are also varied, but the salary is quite considerable, even higher than the main business of filming. Earn more.

Physiotherapist

The TVB actor who recently announced his marriage Lin Jingcheng is one of them. He is 37 years old and has been in love with his girlfriend outside the industry for 12 years. He has also been in the industry for 12 years and starred in "The Blind Lawyer" " and many other drama series, but most of them are supporting roles with very low pay. In order to make money to support his family, he also works part-time as a physical therapist, and the salary of this job is 7 to 8 times that of acting. But acting is what he loves, so he takes care of both.

Celebrity Bodyguard

In 2019, a Korean male star went to Hong Kong to attend an event. When he showed up at the airport, there were a large number of bodyguards around him to clear the way for him. The image of one of the bodyguards was so scene-stealing that even fans at the scene came forward to take photos with him. . It turns out that this bodyguard is also an actor. He is TVB artist Li Jia. He once played a role in the TVB drama "Handsome Boy" starring Zhang Weijian. Although he is an artist himself, Li Jia was also very professional when serving as a bodyguard and refused fans' requests for photos on the spot.

In fact, Li Jia used to do a catering business after filming, but his Russian girlfriend had a brain tumor and needed surgery. Li Jia resigned from his position as a restaurant shareholder in order to spend more time with his girlfriend. But in order to make more money to pay for his girlfriend's medical expenses, he began to make short films and even worked as a part-time bodyguard, which was very affectionate and meaningful.

Voice actor

Gu Minghua is a TVB face that everyone is very familiar with. He won the TVB Thousand Stars Awards Ceremony Best Supporting Actor. He is also a senior artist of TVB, but he plays a supporting role most of the time. He said frankly that he had done part-time dubbing 20 years ago. At that time, TVB's monthly salary was 7,000 to 8,000 yuan, but the monthly mortgage payment required 5,000 yuan. Fortunately, the part-time income was higher than the salary, and it was all earned from part-time work. , allowing him and his wife to live comfortably and afford a car. Although TVB's salary is low, Gu Minghua is still very content.

Selling Fish

Huang Wenbiao often has a big beard, so he often plays villains such as bullies and robbers in TVB dramas. In "The Story of Qin", he plays Xiang Shaolong's good brother Teng Yi, giving the audience It left a deep impression. But even such a prime supporting actor was photographed transporting and selling fish for a living in 2018, sweating profusely and looking very hard. However, Huang Wenbiao said that because he was not signed to a TV station, the workload was not very heavy, so he helped his friends sell fish in his spare time. It was just a part-time job, and he would go back to film when there was a movie. He said that he didn't mind playing a supporting role, just because he had to make a living.

selling pork

Affected by the epidemic, the income of many TVB artists has been greatly reduced, so you can see more artists active in different working positions. Wang Zhidi, who plays the role of "Iron-faced Chen" in "爱家", has been in the industry for more than ten years and is still a minor player. In 2020, he was photographed working as a delivery boy delivering his own frozen pork to customers' doorsteps. He was so tired It's a complete mess and has no star image at all. It is said that he had worked part-time as an insurance salesman before, and he was very experienced in part-time work.

Decorator

TVB artist Zhao Lexian is already in his 40s and is also TVB's "Green Leaf King". In 2020, he also fell into a situation where there was no drama to film. In order to support his family, he could only do odd jobs to make money and started a decoration job. .At first, he felt inferior about this job and hid it from his family and friends. Later, his friend Zheng Shihao came forward to help. Not only did he invite him to shoot his own MV, but he also taught him that as long as he makes money steadily, there is no difference in career. Later, Zhao Lexian felt relieved. Anyway, it was no shame to earn money to support his family through his own labor. He also generously shouted: I am making a living, not a thief!

porter

TVB artist Mo Jiagan himself is a graduate of the Department of Sociology of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. After joining TVB, he first became a host and then an actor. He was not very popular. During this period, he also opened his own optical shop business, but it lost money. Quite a few. He had a wife and children to support, so he worked part-time as a porter, earning a daily salary of 900 yuan. Mo Jiagan felt that the job was good, so he roped in his good friend and fellow TVB artist Chen Guofeng to work together. Chen Guofeng worked as a fitness coach before his debut, but the salary was pitiful after entering the industry, so he also joined the ranks of porters, and the salary was also good. Later, the two were photographed eating lunch in the open air without any celebrity pretensions.

In fact, it can be seen from the examples of these artists that TVB actors may look glamorous, but in fact they may not even be able to make a basic living by just relying on filming. They really become actors out of love, not for the sake of it. money. Although life is relatively difficult, they are still very optimistic and continue to dream even if they have to do heavy physical work. This spirit is really admirable.

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