After his preliminary recognition peak following the success of Morning Categorical (1995), a collection of dangerous strikes professionally made Chen Han Wei reevaluate his profession prospects as an actor. He missed the stay recording of Good Morning Singapore that each one winners should attend, which made folks assume he was being boastful. He additionally insisted on preserving his hair lengthy to play roles similar to a policeman and physician, additional gaining him the disapproval from the general public.
“Since folks didn’t like me, I made a decision that I wouldn’t [act] anymore. I went to the boss and stated I wished to work behind the scenes. I advised him that I might be a stylist as a result of I like arty-farty stuff and design typically. Essentially the most ridiculous factor was that I requested for my pay to be lower in half. This request made [my boss] so blissful, he agreed to my request on the spot.”
Chen Han Wei’s journey as a stylist wasn’t easy crusing both. “As an actor, you simply have to be skilled and do your job properly. As a crew member, you must cope with artistes, your boss, your colleagues, sponsors, these sponsors’ bosses, advertisers, administrators, assistant administrators and so forth. It’s then after I realised how a lot effort it took simply to get one artiste styled.”
The expertise nonetheless made Chen Han Wei develop up and simply in time too as he managed to get again within the public’s good graces with Love Me, Love Me Not (2001), which scored him his first Greatest Actor win.
Enjoyable reality: Chen Han Wei’s good luck allure is a black rose brooch, which regularly makes an look on the award reveals.
Supply: Her World