In 2020, Hong Chaofeng, who is in his sixties, publicly announced his sexual orientation on social **, making his past anecdotes a hot topic of public discussion again.
In the current entertainment industry, it is not new for celebrities to disclose their sexual orientation, and Hong Chaofeng's sexual orientation is not a secret, but why he announced it so high-profile and why people still pay so much attention to him, which requires us to review Hong Chaofeng's legendary experience of ups and downs to answer.
Hong Chaofeng, formerly known as Hong Wuzhu, was born in Chaoshan in 1960, and his family was not wealthy. In order to earn a living, his parents moved to Hong Kong. After he entered the school, the teacher helped him change his name to Hong Chaofeng.
Although his mother always called him "Ah Zhu", it did not change until his death. In this era of rapidly changing traffic in the entertainment industry, people may have forgotten the name Hong Chaofeng, but his life experience is emotional.
His family was not wealthy, and his parents were not highly educated, but fortunately, they still let him go to school. He lived up to their expectations, and at the age of 18, he was admitted to the Chinese University of Hong Kong, majoring in journalism and a minor in vocal music.
Since he was a child, he has been praised for his good voice and excellent singing, and after school, his teachers encouraged him to develop in vocal music and not waste his talent. It turns out that the teacher's vision is accurate.
Four years after graduation, Hung worked as a DJ at Radio Television Hong Kong, when digital entertainment was far less developed than it is now, and it was not as diverse as it is now. However, that era was also a new starting point, and Hung Chaofeng also lamented that his career witnessed the rise of Hong Kong's DJ culture.
In Hong Kong in the 80s, Hung Chaofeng quickly emerged in the radio station with his in-depth understanding of classical ** and unique hosting style. He received the assistance of veteran host and record DJ Tang Oi-lam to host the program of Hong Kong Radio 2, and then was appreciated by the director of Radio Television Hong Kong, Wu Xihui, and began to host the late-night program "Sun, Moon and Stars".
The show is popular for its two main features: listeners can sing on demand, professional doctors** answer questions about both sexes, and even connect single men and women. The program was voted the most popular radio program in Hong Kong for six consecutive years between 1994 and 1999, and it is said that the audience reached 700,000.
As a result, Hung Chaofeng has been selected as one of the top 10 most popular DJs in Hong Kong for many consecutive years. With his achievements in the radio hosting industry, Hong Chaofeng began to get involved in the film and television industry. He had roles in several TVB dramas between 1994 and 1995.
He is best known for playing the roles of "Qiu Qianren" and "Qiu Qianzhang" in Zhang Zhilin's version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and as the "Eight Sages King" in Dillon's version of "Bao Qingtian".
At that time, his salary was as high as seven figures, and he became a veritable host of Hong Kong. However, his emotional life was not so smooth, causing him to make many unusual moves and was listed as one of the "Four Mad Kings".
In the ignorance period of youth, the love-hate entanglement between Hong Chaofeng and his rich girlfriend did not make him think about whether he liked boys or girls. It wasn't until one day, when he met by chance in Tsim Sha Tsui, that he had a special intersection with a middle-aged British man, which made him begin to doubt his sexuality.
Although things happened as naturally as flowing water, Hong Chaofeng began to contradict himself in his heart. He couldn't accept the fact that he liked the same sex, and even developed a rejection of his behavior that day.
However, at the age of 21, Hong Chaofeng met his college classmate Ye Guihao. He fell in love with Ye Guihao at first sight, and after his passionate pursuit, the two soon came together.
Soon, Ye Guihao unexpectedly became pregnant, and they decided to get married and named their son Hong Ye. This experience made Hong Chaofeng more convinced of his feelings, and also made him understand that love does not distinguish between genders, and the important thing is each other's hearts.
The former golden boy and girl finally went to divorce. Ye Guihao took the initiative to file for divorce, and she found that Hong Chaofeng seemed to have cheated in the last year of her marriage, and the other party was an orchestral musician.
She said that this is probably a strong sixth sense of women, which allows people to sense whether the other person really loves them. The end of this relationship hindered Ye Guihao's life development, and she decided to end this four-year marriage.
However, they remained friends after their divorce. Hong Chaofeng had three boyfriends after the divorce, and it seems that he treats his feelings very directly, daring to love and hate.
It wasn't until he met Bao Yongqin that everything changed.
Bao Yongqin, the ex-wife of Hong Kong billionaire Liu Luanxiong, her wealth ranks second in Hong Kong, with more than 1 billion. In comparison, Hong Chaofeng is insignificant. The two met in an interview in 1998, when Bao Yongqin was divorced and had suffered from cancer twice.
While battling the disease, she worked hard to run her own business, which can be called a model of "female self-improvement".
Hung Chaofeng is full of admiration for the business leader Bao Yongqin, and he has carefully prepared the topic of euthanasia for this matter. When he arrived at the agreed interview place and saw the sun shining on Bao Yongqin, the illness did not diminish her beauty, but stimulated his strong attraction.
The interview was very pleasant, and the communication between the two was natural, and they both had a sense of heart-to-heart connection. Bao Yongqin deeply admired Hong Chaofeng's eloquence and talent, so she took the initiative to leave *** after the interview for the next interview.
After the second interview, Bao Yongqin drove Hong Chaofeng home, and he mustered up the courage to express his love to the goddess in his heart, and this beautiful love affair began.
Although Bao Yongqin is a low-key Hong Kong tycoon, her love affair with Hung Chaofeng broke her normal. Not only did she often participate in variety shows with Hong Chaofeng, but she also showed her affection and became the focus of the public.
Although Hong Chaofeng has gained a higher degree and more opportunities because of this, he admits that all this is because of Bao Yongqin's deep love for him.
Bao Yongqin's love for Hong Chaofeng is deep, she is willing to forgive Hong Chaofeng's previous relationship, whether male or female, I only hope that Hong Chaofeng can treat her sincerely. However, differences in personality, economy, and experience led to the intensification of conflicts between the two, and the sweet romance ended in less than a year.
The fuse of the breakup may have been the gossip about Hong Chaofeng and the man going in and out of the hotel. Hong Chaofeng couldn't accept the breakup, and made a high-profile recovery of hundreds of millions of yuan in "service fees", made a detailed list, including the expenses during the relationship, and even threatened Bao Yongqin to continue to break the news if it was not settled.
This made Bao Yongqin deeply embarrassed.
Bao Yongqin said frankly at the press conference that she has her own insistence on feelings, and would rather face the criticism of the outside world and the disparity in status, but also pursue a pure feeling.
However, she was disappointed and angry when she found out that her lover had been in contact with her gay friends and was only using her for publicity. For her, deception is intolerable, and she does not want her feelings to be used as a tool for others.
In hindsight, it was revealed that these abnormal behaviors of Hung Chaofeng may be related to his family's hereditary bipolar disorder. He was diagnosed with the disease back in 1988, and this breakup may trigger his symptoms again.
Once, when he was interviewed by a reporter at home, he held the female reporter's hand for nearly 5 minutes, and asked the reporter to take off his coat with confidence.
Just when everyone didn't know how to end, Bao Yongqin and Hong Chaofeng reunited in a high-profile manner. However, the conflict between the two escalated, and finally Hong Chaofeng proposed to break up. He said that he broke up 5 times, all of which were Bao Yongqin's coercion and temptation to force him to stay by her side.
This time, Bao Yongqin no longer had the strength to entangle with him, and the illness had already exhausted her. In 2003, Bao Yongqin died of kidney failure. Afterwards, Hong Chaofeng attended Bao Yongqin's funeral in a low-key manner.
His world seemed to suddenly fall silent, and he fell into a trough from then on.
The low point of Hong Chaofeng's life is not only the stagnation of his career, but also the double blow of his personal spirit and body. His once brilliant world has now become a negative image in the eyes of the public.
And the long-term suffering of bipolar disorder requires medication to maintain. Finally, in May 2013, he announced his farewell to his broadcasting career. However, the suffering of life is not over, in 2017, he was diagnosed with tongue cancer and lymphoma, and had to undergo surgery to remove nearly 2 3 tongues, which is undoubtedly a fatal blow to a person who takes "voice" as his profession.
Although he is expected to recover 60% of his previous tongue function through prosthetic tongue and ** training, his current oral expression is still not fluent, which means that he will not be able to continue to serve as a host.
In 2018, Hong Chaofeng was diagnosed with a tumor in the small intestine, and he used "Lianzhong Sanyuan" to describe his situation at that time, although he appeared relaxed on the surface, but his heart was full of deep pain.
There was a time when he even had thoughts of suicide.
After experiencing repeated blows and failures, Hong Chaofeng chose to become a monk for a short time at Chiang Mai Monastery in Thailand, with the Dharma name "Zhengxin", hoping to regain his faith. Thankfully, his family and friends were always there for him.
In the process of battling bipolar disorder, he once again felt the true feelings of the world. His ex-wife and son did not hold a grudge against the past and moved in with him to take care of his daily life.
At the same time, there are some friends who understand that his pathological behavior is not a moral problem, and they have always given him support and support.
The clouds cleared, and the light returned: overcoming illness and regaining hopeIn the ups and downs of life, he endured hardships and pains that tormented him countless times. Fortunately, however, he eventually reconciled with Life.
In the days of battling the disease, he wrote two books, "After the Wind and Rain" and "No Wind and Rain", sharing his life insights about tongue cancer and mania.
Despite recovering from surgery to remove a tumor from the small intestine, only a month has passed, and he still insists on attending the book launch. For Hong Chaofeng, this book launch has a special significance.
The book records his life insights and experiences, and what he shows on the scene is his true mental state. Despite being slightly emaciated physically, his mental state is positive.
On the occasion of the release of the new book, Hung Chaofeng reviewed his life journey with readers. He was admitted to the hospital for mania, and after he was discharged, many people shunned him, and some even slandered him behind his back, and he was under tremendous mental and financial pressure during that time.
Due to the previous incident, he politely declined some job offers introduced by friends. Looking back on his life, there were glorious moments and moments when he was belittled, although short, but he went through many ups and downs.
Now, he gritted his teeth and survived, and when he looked back, he found that the wind and rain were just passing clouds. The most important thing for him is to be optimistic, to let go of the past and focus on the present.
Through his books and lectures, he hopes to bring encouragement and warmth to others.
Life is full of variety, and life and death go hand in hand. Hong Chaofeng has experienced the pain of his lover's death, experienced the baptism of life and death, and has a new understanding of life. Looking back, the boy who embraced the British man has matured, and now he is open to his sexuality, eager to live authentically in the sun, and no longer afraid.
He deeply understands the true meaning of love and desires to use his experience to show everyone that life is beautiful and hopeful, although it is full of difficulties.
The host, who was once a smash hit, fell into a lifelong predicament because he was raised by a rich woman, and now unfortunately suffers from tongue cancer, and his life is in trouble.