Xie Zhanrong. (Photo by reporter Hu Shunxiang)
[Reporter Li Shaoling/Report from Taipei]20-year-old Xie Zhanrong is the only son of actor Xie Zuwu. He is a third-year student at Beijing University of the Arts. He recently auditioned for the role of Zheng Yuanchang’s son “Gao Chengyou” in the TVBS series “Lifetime”. He is not like other stars. The second generation does not have to worry about food and drink, and does not have “standard equipment” such as brand-name bags and cars. He revealed that when he became an adult at the age of 18, his parents gave him an account with red envelopes saved over the past 18 years. After that, he has to “independently” make money to support himself. However, the job he received had to be split with his parents in proportion. This kind of life seemed very hard to outsiders, but he enjoyed it endlessly.
It was the first time that Xie Zhanrong faced the media interview alone, and he seemed extremely nervous. He revealed that he was not using social networking software. “I often do face-to-face socializing, but rarely on the Internet.” He revealed that Facebook was used because the school required I didn’t apply until I was promoting my work. However, after I finished filming “In This Lifetime”, the number of invitations to student productions and auditions increased. At the suggestion of a friend, I opened an IG account and said with a smile: “After the show started, many friends told me to start After some business, I now have 3,000 fans following me. I’m very satisfied because I haven’t posted anything. I’m very grateful to everyone.” He received a lot of private messages, mostly praising his good acting, and some people advised him to update the community as soon as possible. , “I think they are running out of patience.” But he doesn’t read or reply to these private messages, so how can he contact them? “For phone calls, I respond very quickly via LINE. I will reply when I see someone. Usually the people who call me on LINE are my friends.”
Advertisement (Please continue reading this article) Xie Zhanrong plays Zheng Yuanchang’s son “Gao Chengyou” in “Lifetime”. (Provided by eight major TV stations)
Xie Zhanrong felt confused about the future a while ago, not sure what he wanted and what he wanted to achieve. He said: “Everything so far, all the work I have done, whether it is filming or other things other than filming, is all in line. The pace of life is going on, and I don’t particularly think about what I should do or learn. I think this mentality can keep me optimistic and positive for a long time. However, there is still pressure in real life. I also need to make money and take care of myself. Future work.” His mother told him that this was a normal stage, and at the same time encouraged him, “Just do whatever comes to mind and show your courage first.” As for why he needs to make money? He said that since he was 18 years old, his parents gave him an account and said, “You will have to pay for tuition and books by yourself in the future.” The 190,000 yuan in it was the New Year’s money he received in the past.
In the days when he was financially independent, Xie Zhanrong started his career as a working man. He joined the school stage team in his freshman year and learned some carpentry, ironwork, and welding. He also occasionally went to the Wugu construction site to carry cement, move bricks, and mix cement. He endured hardships and stood hard work. In order to earn tuition and living expenses, he shared: “Nowadays, very few young people work on construction sites. In fact, the salary there is really good. Last time I worked for 8 hours a day, I got 2,500 yuan, and there were meals.” He felt that the salary of an actor was unstable. , while many friends around me are pursuing their dreams, they still have to work to support themselves. “I’m very lucky. My parents gave me an account as soon as I received “In This Lifetime”. I have a better start, but it’s not as good as theirs.” How good it is, everyone is working hard.”
Advertisement (Please continue reading this article) Xie Zhanrong. (Photo by reporter Hu Shunxiang)
Unlike other second-generation celebrities who drive luxury cars, the car that Xie Zhanrong originally drove was a second-hand domestic old car that he bought for 80,000 yuan and was manufactured in 2003. One day, his father Xie Zuwu took him to the car dealership to look at the car and asked: ” Do you like it?” He thought to himself, “Of course I do, my car doesn’t even have an airbag, and the bicycle is better than my car.” When he decided to buy a car, he was very excited: “My parents gave me a car. “Unexpectedly, Xie Zuwu smiled and said to him: “Son! I have already taken care of the down payment for you, and the rest is up to you.” He then started a “debt life” and had to pay a monthly loan of 14,000. In addition to the living expenses of 6,000, the basic monthly expenses are 20,000. He currently lives in the school dormitory. He occasionally goes home to have a meal, and also brings food and daily necessities back to the dormitory to reduce expenses.
Xie Zhanrong worked hard to keep the money in his account at 190,000 yuan at the beginning. He said that after filming “In This Lifetime”, the invitations he received were all from student producers, and the remuneration was relatively small. “I will not only focus on money. I can also lose weight. You must eat every meal. Oftentimes, whether you learn something or not is more important than making money.” He said that if his current job is recommended by his parents, the remuneration will be drawn in proportion, but the proportion is different every time. This is his initiative. , “I gave them a breakup, and in exchange I didn’t have to pay for food at home, and I had a place to live. They would cover my driving expenses, gas costs, and renovation costs. It was just like an ordinary brokerage company, except that the partners were changed.” It’s my parents, so I didn’t sign the contract.” As for how to calculate the commission ratio? He bluntly replied: “It’s Joe!” which made the whole audience burst into laughter.
Xie Zhanrong. (Photo by reporter Hu Shunxiang)
Everyone is also curious about the circumstances under which he received the invitation to “In This Lifetime”. Xie Zhanrong said that it was during a dinner with Ruby Lin, “Our two families have known each other before. They were very young when they met me. When they saw me again, Last year, she felt that my image was very suitable for the role of Gao Chengyou, so she arranged for me to meet with the director.” So my parents will have to take a share of the remuneration? He said: “But the dinner is not paid for by me.” He admitted that he did not strictly specify how to split the account, but he told his parents: “How to withdraw the money, it will be deducted directly from the account, because the money is remitted to the family account first. They then forward it to me, and I have to ask my parents about the percentage of the cut.” I asked him if he was happy when he saw the remuneration figure. He replied: “I’m very satisfied! No matter what, it’s a higher level of work than what I did before.”
Regarding the label that the outside world always labels “the second generation of celebrities as very rich”, Xie Zhanrong does not think so. He said: “We are different people and different individuals. There is no guarantee of what the second generation of celebrities will be like.” He feels that often Some people confuse “famous” and “rich”. Qian Qian said that his family is “definitely not rich, but it can be said to be decent.” He shared that the money in his eyes is “being able to spend as much as you want and buy whatever you see.” No. Wang emphasized again: “Our family is really just getting by.”
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