On the afternoon of December 28, Zhao Wei shocked the Chinese entertainment industry by officially confirming that she had divorced billionaire Huang Youlong several years ago. The My Fair Princess actress made this announcement amidst Huang Youlong facing a lawsuit over a debt of 753 million HKD. Shortly after, an entertainment blogger revealed intriguing details about this highly publicized divorce.
According to the blogger, while the couple claimed to have parted on amicable terms, their marriage did not end smoothly. The rift in their relationship reportedly began after both Zhao Wei and Huang Youlong were implicated in a scandal involving fraud, misinformation, and stock market manipulation in China in 2017. At the time, the couple had intense conflicts. Zhao Wei was so frustrated that she moved to France with their daughter to avoid seeing her husband.
In 2019, Zhao Wei and Huang Youlong faced lawsuits from over 500 investors. The A-list actress was listed as an accomplice to Huang Youlong and held legally accountable as well. Exhausted by the constant legal battles and the unending marital discord, Zhao Wei filed for divorce. However, Huang Youlong initially refused to agree, clinging to the marriage because he believed only Zhao Wei, as a top celebrity, could help him repay his mounting debts. According to the blogger, Zhao Wei became so disillusioned that she publicly hinted at their broken marriage by deleting all photos of her husband from her social media accounts and allowing paparazzi to capture her dating another man who is the heir of a wealthy family.
It wasn’t until 2021 that Huang Youlong finally agreed to let Zhao Wei go, after she was blacklisted and banned from entertainment activities in China. To secure a smooth and quick divorce, Zhao Wei reportedly had to provide Huang Youlong’s son and her stepson, Huang Yiming, with a luxury apartment in Hong Kong. Additionally, Zhao Wei had to sign an agreement allowing Huang Yiming to participate in business activities and become the representative of a winery in France, a joint marital asset of Zhao Wei and Huang Youlong. After reaching this agreement, the couple finalized their divorce in mid-2021.
Zhao Wei and Huang Youlong, both born in 1976, secretly married in 2009, and their first daughter was born in 2010. Huang Youlong played a significant role in introducing Zhao Wei to the business world. This enabled her net worth to skyrocket, earning her the titles “Chinese female billionaire” and “the Chinese female Warren Buffett.” According to Sina, Zhao Wei and Huang Youlong’s combined net worth once reached $1 billion USD.
As for Huang Youlong, he came from a family of farmers spanning three generations. After moving to the city, Huang reportedly worked as a chauffeur for the former mayor of Shenzhen. Later, he rose to prominence in the real estate business. However, his meteoric rise from poverty to billionaire status has been clouded by speculation about unethical practices in his path to wealth.
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