Mrs. Charles Heung, Chan Lan (Mrs. Xiang), wife of China Star Group’s chairman, often reveals celebrity secrets or teaches etiquette of high society on Douyin. In her latest video, she warns that ‘marrying down is a road to ruin’ for girls, and the wealthier the family, the less their daughters should marry down. She gave a vivid example of a wealthy heiress marrying an actor, where the woman’s family refused financial support, and the man invested his entire savings into the wedding. ‘Now he can’t even earn back the wedding money and they’re in the midst of a divorce.’ One netizen commented, ‘Dou Xiao and He Chaolian, you might as well name names,’ which Mrs. Xiang liked, making the answer almost obvious.
Mrs. Xiang, acting as a relationship expert, analyzed that it’s very hard for women to maintain a marriage after marrying down; they must consider the man’s self-esteem and inferiority complex, and support him as well, which is tough. ‘You can’t just say you have money and make him president of your company. It’s just an empty title, and he won’t be happy.’ She further cited the example of a wealthy heiress marrying an actor as marrying down. The man may think that even if his acting career doesn’t progress, at least by marrying into a wealthy family, he’ll be set for 30 years. However, the woman’s family provided no financial support, not even helping them buy a house. ‘It’s deliberate—perhaps the mother doesn’t approve, so she won’t release any money,’ she said. As a result, the man spent all he had on the wedding, and now he can’t make it back from shooting movies, so the couple is now on the verge of divorce.
Mrs. Xiang mentioned the case of a wealthy heiress marrying an actor and liked a netizen’s comment pointing specifically to actor Dou Xiao and Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho’s third daughter, He Chaolian. After it shot to No. 1 on Weibo's trending list on the 19th, Mrs. Xiang quietly unliked the comment, making things even more suspicious. He Chaolian and Dou Xiao made their relationship public in 2019 and held a grand wedding in Bali in 2023. However, from 2024, they have rarely appeared together in public. Moreover, Dou Xiao has repeatedly missed important Ho family events, changed his profile from ‘He Chaolian’s husband’ to ‘young actor,’ and has kept busy filming, staying in hotels and living apart from He Chaolian, fueling ongoing rumors of marital discord. Even when Dou Xiao posted birthday wishes for He Chaolian on Weibo this year, netizens commented that their interaction seemed merely perfunctory.
Source: Apple News Network