At the end of the 1980s, it was the beginning of the decade.

Wen Zhaolun became an instant hit, becoming an idol in the hearts of countless people and capturing the hearts of thousands of girls.

She was once dubbed the "girl killer" or the "teacher's killer".

It can be said that the three words Wen Zhaolun were synonymous with idols back then.

His image of both good and evil in the play is still impressive.

Not only was he the king of TV dramas at the time, he was also known as the "originator of fresh meat".

But his glory streaked across the sky like a brief meteor.

He was a hit, but slowly disappeared into the endless night.

Why did Wen Zhaolun, who once dominated the film industry, suddenly become less popular?

Wen Zhaolun was born in an ordinary family in Hong Kong, with very poor family conditions.

Having no money to go to college, he entered society very early.

When Wen Zhaolun was young, he was a cool and handsome boy who loved to sing.

As a music enthusiast, under the influence of his uncle, he began to participate in various singing competitions since middle school and won many championships.

This also laid a solid foundation for him to enter the entertainment industry.

In 1982, Wen Zhaolun signed up to participate in the "First Rookie Singing Contest" organized by TVB.

But he did not achieve very good results in this competition and stopped at fifteenth place.

You must know that the champion is Anita Mui, and like Wen Zhaolun, Zhang Weijian also failed.

A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise.

Although his results were not ideal, he was chosen unexpectedly.

A week later, a female director from TVB called and asked him to audition for the TV department of RTHK.

With his versatile talents and excellent image, he was hired.

At the end of 1982, while still in high school, Wen Zhaolun joined the TV department of Radio Television Hong Kong and hosted a children's program "Banana Boat".

This can be regarded as the beginning of his acting career.

In the show, he performed well and had a handsome appearance.

A year later, he was recommended by Xu Yiping, a colleague of Radio Television Hong Kong, to work as a DJ at the radio station.

The past two years of working as a DJ on the radio have also allowed him to slowly open up his own music resources.

In 1985, Wen Zhaolun was spotted by the record company and officially signed a contract to become a singer.

The singer’s dream comes late, but it is better than never.

And his peak moment was completely revealed.

A year later, Wan Zhaolun released his first Cantonese album "Snow in the Past".

This album unexpectedly launched his acting career.

One year after the album was released, Wen Zhaolun was offered an olive branch by TVB and signed a contract as one of its artists.

From a singer to an actor.

In 1986, Wen Zhaolun collaborated with Guo Jinan and starred in TVB's 114-episode sitcom "City Story".

This is the first time he has appeared on the silver screen, and for the first time he has become well known.

Among them, Stephen Chow, who is not yet famous, appeared in three episodes of the play.

At that time, the status of the two was still very different. .

Because Wen Zhaolun played the role of a "cousin" in the play, he later got the nickname "Cousin Wen".

It can be said that Wen Zhaolun was the lucky one chosen by fate from the beginning.

And this luck has just begun.

With the popularity brought by the first TV series.

Wen Zhaolun has been cheating all the way in his acting career, and he has not forgotten his music career.

In 1987, Wen Zhaolun released his second Cantonese album "Love Story".

This is his first attempt at songwriting, which shows that he has his own pursuit of music.

Take another step forward in music and blossom in performance.

Later, he starred in two TV series in 1987 and 1988.

A fashion drama "Lemon Husband"; a costume drama "Lucky Star Announcement".

These two dramas directly made TVB executives take a fancy to Wen Zhaolun's acting potential.

Considered a popular niche player in the post-"Five Tigers" era.

This also began Wen Zhaolun's peak years.

In 1989, Wen Zhaolun starred in "Intolerance".

After this drama aired, it became extremely popular.

His role as the villain "Ding Youkang" made him famous in one fell swoop.

He plays the role of a bad guy who does whatever it takes to achieve his goals.

Although he is a villain, his light completely overshadows the three leading actors Huang Rihua, Carina Lau, and Zhou Haimei.

This character is even popular throughout Southeast Asia and is regarded as a classic masterpiece of villains.

"Many people even want to beat Wen Zhaolun when they see him."

One time when he was having dinner with his family, an elder in the family suddenly said sternly:

"Baby, how many people have you killed in this episode?"

It can be seen that the performance of this role is so "hateful" and unforgettable.

Wen Zhaolun became famous in one corner.

And this is just the beginning of the peak.

In 1990, TVB, which was striking while the iron was hot, immediately appointed Wen Zhaolun as the male lead in the TV series "I'm Kind".

From a bad guy, Ding Youkang, to Qi Haonan, who is both good and evil, he successfully "washed his name".

This shows how much TVB doted on him at that time.

An affectionate and forbearing rich man has become the dream lover of thousands of girls.

"Qi Haonan" is even regarded as a classic character in Hong Kong dramas.

Some media even commented: "After Qi Haonan, there is no more loveable person in Hong Kong dramas."

It can be seen how classic this role is, and Wen Zhaolun took advantage of the opportunity to reach the top again.

This drama also won the Hong Kong TV series ratings championship that year and the silver medal at the New York International Film and Television Festival in the United States.

Later, it was shortlisted for the top 3 of "The Top-grossing TV Series Distributed Globally".

With great stamina, it became the fifth most popular Hong Kong TV series by online critics in 1997.

As the protagonist, Wen Zhaolun was extremely popular and reached his peak.

Later, Kangxi in "No Regrets in This Life", "Fire Rose", "The Third Kind of Court" and "The Deer and the Cauldron".

He also sang the solo episode "Never Tried Owning" in "No Regrets in This Life".

Several dramas have been well received. It can be said that the road to acting has been extremely smooth.

His singing career has not fallen behind at all.

In 1992, the first Mandarin album "How Long Can You Love Me" was released, with sales exceeding 200,000 copies.

In 1993, the second Mandarin album "Always You" was released.

But it all came and faded very quickly.

Although his career was prosperous, his relationship was a mess, which ultimately affected his flourishing career.

Wen Zhaolun has had three marriages, but in addition to the three marriages, there are many complicated love histories.

The unbearable love story once earned Wen Zhaolun the name "God of Plague".

In 1984, Wen Zhaolun dated artist Li Lirui.

It can be regarded as Wen Zhaolun's real first love.

Later, after a year of dating, Li Lirui went to England to study.

The two broke up.

Wen Zhaolun also composed a song "My Sara" based on her English name.

Later Li Lirui once said: "He is very good at making people happy and very unhappy."

This sentence seems to have come true.

In 1986, Wen Zhaolun had just joined TVB and quickly fell in love with the heroine He Meiting while filming "City Story".

This short-lived love only lasted for 2 years and ended.

After the breakup, He Meiting said that Wen Zhaolun was too chauvinistic.

The two often quarreled when they were dating, which eventually led to their breakup.

Two failed romances gave Wen Zhaolun the idea of ??getting married.

In 1989, Wen Zhaolun became famous for his role as Ding Youkang.

And met Li Meiling, a Malaysian Hong Kong girl who is also the daughter of a wealthy overseas Chinese family in Malaysia.

Under Wen Zhaolun's fierce pursuit, Li Meiling agreed to his proposal.

The two got married in 1989.

This is also Wen Zhaolun's first marriage.

When everyone thought that this marriage would be settled, news of discord and divorce between the two continued to spread.

As expected, Li Meiling filed for divorce in 1993.

This marriage only lasted 4 years and ended.

After the divorce, Wen Zhaolun accused Li Meiling of being "disobedient to women."

But at that time, rumors of Wen Zhaolun and Chen Meixin's romance had already spread.

Both sides hold their own opinions.

Chen Meixin was the unsuccessful Miss Hong Kong (that is, Li Jiaxin's generation).

Wen Zhaolun met Chen Meixin one year after their flash marriage.

Before the divorce, Wen Zhaolun never acknowledged this "underground love affair."

After the divorce, Wen Zhaolun officially announced his relationship with Chen Meixin.

Infidelity within marriage has become the public truth.

But not long after the two were publicly together, they announced their breakup in 1994.

I thought this farcical relationship would end here.

Unexpectedly, two years later, Wen Zhaolun suddenly hired three lawyers to take Chen Meixin to court.

He also claimed to ask for a "breakup fee" of HK$140,000 from the other party.

At this time, Chen Meixin came out crying and said that she was going to study in England.

In the end, Wen Zhaolun won the lawsuit, and Chen Meixin paid 100,000 Hong Kong dollars to end this absurd relationship.

This shocking move caused a stir in the city, and Wen Zhaolun's popularity began to decline rapidly.

Later, he was ridiculed and said, "He asked a woman for money for a rice cooker and even asked for the rice cooker back."

Although Wen Zhaolun later said that it was not the breakup fee, but the woman borrowed money from him and refused to repay it.

"Don't think that I can be bullied, that I am a man and dare not deal with it for the sake of face. I persisted and was very persistent."

But at this time, he His image has reached the point of no return.

The downfall of the career officially begins here.

Although Wen Zhaolun won the lawsuit, he began to lose his career.

During the lawsuit with Chen Meixin, Wen Zhaolun's love came again, and he fell in love with his assistant Pan Yanni.

The two fell in love for several years and registered their marriage in Australia in 2002.

But in 1999, the company jointly founded by the two owed a debt of 4.76 million.

This marriage is destined not to last long, so I can’t figure out why the two got married in 2002.

Their marriage also came to an end due to debt problems.

In 2002, Wen Zhaolun and Guo Xianni fell in love. She was 11 years younger than Wen Zhaolun.

They fell in love while filming the TVB drama "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl".

At that time, Wen Zhaolun ate half a dozen pineapple buns every day and a cup of milk tea impressed Guo Xianni.

This relationship was even described by the Hong Kong media as "Funny Love", which shows how unblessed it is.

At this time, Wen Zhaolun's popularity was already very low, while Guo Xianni was a new star.

Many friends also advised her.

But she said: "I'm just an ordinary girl, why can't I date normally?"

Later, Wen Zhaolun even said that he would marry Guo Xianni in 2006.

But things went against their expectations. During the more than two years of their relationship, the two had many emotional crises.

In 2005, Xianni Guo said that the two had broken up long ago.

This relationship also ended with Guo Xianni "fiercely flying" Wen Zhaolun.

After the breakup, the popularity of Xianni Guo, who was currently popular, declined rapidly, and her career was seriously affected.

And Wen Zhaolun completely went to the mainland for development.

And "restored old friendship" with Pan Yanni.

"We have become more mature and know how to cherish each other. Although we have been separated for a few years, we still feel like we have just fallen in love again."

However, Wen Zhaolun, who went to the Mainland, met Mainland artist Wen Jiarong in 2004.

After 6 years of fruitless love, it finally ended.

But there was also a storm in this relationship.

In 2012, Wen Jiarong, who had been broken up with, suddenly broke the news.

She said that she lent money to Wen Zhaolun to buy a house in Tianjin in 2007, and agreed to pay back 500,000 yuan after the house was sold.

But now the house has been sold and the money is not returned.

Wen Zhaolun's agent responded: "This kind of gift relationship cannot be called a debt, right?"

Wen Zhaolun reprimanded the other party for using him for hype.

Wen Jiarong also said that in 2011, Wen Zhaolun brought his new girlfriend Zhao Ting home.

It is also said that Wen Zhaolun cannot marry Zhao Ting because Wen Zhaolun and his second wife Pan Yanni have not officially divorced yet.

But it was not until 2013 that Wen Zhaolun finally settled down and married Mainland actor Zhao Ting, who is 20 years younger than Wen Zhaolun.

Two years after getting married, she gave birth to her daughter Wen Wenmei.

The family of three is full of happy scenes.

Wen Zhaolun also often posts photos with his wife and daughter on Weibo.

The 55-year-old has really settled down after having his daughter.

Now that he is no longer popular, his career has long faded from its peak.

Fortunately, at the age when he knew his destiny, he finally returned to peace and began to enjoy the ordinary life of his family.

And he often participates in charity activities.

The once popular young man, the prodigal son who has been wandering for many years, also left the classics in the past.

Putting aside those complicated emotions, his classic roles, although short-lived, are unforgettable.