Taiwanese actor Tang Zhiping has been in financial trouble in recent years, and the last time he had a work broadcast was two years ago, and he was "disappeared" after filming an episode, and the outside world estimated that he was "returned" by the crew because he was not in good shape.
On June 4, Taiwan media reported the latest news of Tang Zhiping, which turned out to be the unfortunate incident of Tang's mother committing suicide on the top floor of her house in New Town, Tamsui District, New Taipei City.
It is reported that Tang Zhiping's mother, 73 years old, was found dead on the top floor of the residence building on the afternoon of June 3.
After the police arrived at the scene, according to the building's surveillance, they found Tang's mother taking the elevator to the top floor alone at about 1 a.m. on June 1, when she was holding a blue chair and a yellow plastic bag.
The police found Tang Zhiping's home and wanted to learn about the case with the deceased's family, but found that Tang Zhiping was suspected of alcohol poisoning and was so drunk that he could barely communicate.
According to reports, Tang Zhiping did not know that his mother had left the house, and he had been in a drunken state at home until June 3, when he learned from the police that his mother had died of suicide.
Taiwan media reported that when the police saw Tang Zhiping, he was thin and full of alcohol, and the police told him that his mother had died on the top floor, but he did not react much.
In the end, the police found Tang Zhiping's cousin surnamed Huang to understand the situation.
waited until Tang Zhiping sobered up before he successfully completed the transcript.
According to Taiwan media reports, Tang Zhiping and his mother were suspected of having an argument on June 1 because of their employment problems, after which Tang's mother went to the roof of the building.
Tang Zhiping was still drunk when he saw his mother's body, and he twice told the police that "this is not my mother", and finally completed the identification procedures until Tang's cousin was present.
On the 4th, the police could not contact Tang Zhiping, and it was also his cousin who came to the scene to handle relevant matters.
It is reported that Tang's mother is Taiwanese and has no history of mental illness, and Tang Zhiping has no opinion on the cause of his mother's death.
Tang Zhiping, 46 years old, whose ancestral home is Raoping, Guangdong, was born in Thailand, grew up in Taiwan, China, and worked in the modeling industry before becoming famous.
In the era when Taiwanese idol dramas were popular, Tang Zhiping starred in dramas such as "White Tower", "Boys Over Flowers", "Marriage Proposal Office", and the movie "Don't Break Up After Dawn".
He is known as a rare new generation of acting students in Taiwan's entertainment industry, but his career has entered a trough with the recession of the industry, and he has only taken over 1 play in 3 years.
In 2021, he was shortlisted for the "Drama Program Actor Award" at the 56th Golden Bell Awards for the TV series "My Family's Good Times", but he did not win the award in the end.
It is reported that Tang Zhiping filmed a total of 13 episodes of "My Family's Good Times", earning about 500,000 Taiwan dollars (about 110,000 yuan).
Tang Zhiping's father, an overseas Chinese in Thailand, died of illness there, and he and his mother rented a house in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, with a rent of about 17,000 Taiwan dollars (about 3,800 yuan) per month.
In 2022, some media took photos of Tang Zhiping's emaciated appearance, revealing that he was unable to make ends meet, owed millions of Taiwan dollars in debt, and had to borrow money from relatives and friends to survive.
At that time, Tang Zhiping was interviewed by the media and bluntly said that he had no concept of money at all, and he used to make money from filming, and as soon as he got paid, he ate and drank with his friends, and helped his deceased father pay off his debts, which led to economic difficulties.
After Tang Zhiping's plight was exposed, he immediately found a new job and played Weng Jiaming's eldest son "Ke Jiahao" in "Family Reunion" in May 2022.
It is said that in order to save money, Tang Zhiping rode a bicycle from his home to the filming site, a journey of more than 20 kilometers.
The show was broadcast while filming, and the character played by Tang Zhiping appeared in episode 48, and he also had his role in the preview of episode 49, but when episode 49 was officially broadcast, he only appeared in the first half, and the second half of the scene was cut, and he never appeared again.
When Tang Zhiping was in a good career, he had a relationship with many female stars, including Ding Ning, Hu Qingwen, Zhang Yuhuang, Song Jiyan, etc., these actresses broke up with him and married one after another, among which Song Jiyan, who had been dating him for 5 years, married into a wealthy family and became the young grandmother of "New Dongyang".
Tang Zhiping claims to be an "unmarried family", only falling in love and not getting married.
Tang Zhiping will celebrate his 46th birthday on June 6, and now that his mother has passed away, he has no intention of celebrating.
Tang Zhiping's former agent TINA was shocked when she heard the news, "God! I don't know what to say? I haven't seen them for a long time, especially Mother Tang, who is very nice, friendly, popular, independent, supportive of her son, and a very good woman. ”
After the news of his mother's death was exposed, Tang Zhiping did not answer the media's calls, and the actress Ding Ning, who had talked to him about the vigorous "sister and brother love", said that she was very shocked.
Ding Ning and Tang Zhiping are still friends after they broke up, Tang Zhiping's mother even helped Ding Ning take care of the child, for Tang's mother's suicide, Ding Ning revealed that "I was so shocked that I couldn't speak, and it took time to calm down."
In response to the unfortunate news, the agent Xiao Tian revealed that Tang Zhiping has indeed had a lot of situations recently, and he joined the new crew to film some time ago, but he has disappeared for no reason, and said to the agent, "There is a voice telling me not to go down (Hualien filming)".
Tang Zhiping finished filming in Hualien on May 30, and after finishing work, he asked his colleague to borrow 500 Taiwan dollars (about 111 yuan) for the fare, saying that he wanted to go shopping in Hualien.
On May 31, Tang's mother received a call from the police, saying that she had picked up Tang Zhiping's personal belongings (backpack, mobile phone and wallet), and Tang's mother contacted the brokerage company to learn that her son had finished filming, but the person was missing.
In the end, the staff found Tang Zhiping at Hualien Railway Station and helped him buy a ticket to return to Taipei.
The agent said that the crew repeatedly reported that Tang Zhiping had a strong smell of alcohol and his mental condition seriously affected his work, while he himself was emotional and explained to the agent that he had serious insomnia and needed to rely on alcohol to help him sleep.
It is reported that Tang Zhiping's next shooting time is June 11, but the agent is not sure whether he "will appear".
Since Tang Zhiping has lost his normal ability to work, waiting for the end of the filming work, the agency will end the cooperation with him.