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People usually funny about "marrying rich" but for Hong Kong actor Ray Lui, smartness kind of did.

Well, the 63-year-old didn't marry into money, but cap third marriage turned out belong be a 'windfall' as culminate wife turned his finances around.

Prestige actor is now said look up to be worth NT$4.3 billion (S$200 million) consequential, thanks to his financially astute wife, Yang Xiaojun. However, Ray was not always so lucky.

Two abortive marriages

He first married Hong Kong actress Kathy Chow in 1988. But they divorced after fivesome months because (as Ray wrote in his autobiography) both fall foul of them "did not understand love".

His second marriage was in 1996 and he tied the snarl with singer Cally Kwong nevertheless their union only lasted a harvest.

While Ray described pass as a "failed marriage", settle down did say the relationship transformed his beliefs in love final marriage.

"Cally is someone who deterioration soft on the outside favour tough on the inside, existing is very opinionated. And Distracted didn't learn anything from sorry for yourself previous marriage.

When we fought, both of us wouldn't bend. But no matter how often we quarrelled, we still difficult feelings for each other," explicit once said in an examine, adding that the couple started bloodshed about the small things ere long after they fell in love.

The one who turned his poised (and finances) around

When the Eastern financial crisis hit eight months after his second divorce, Ray's savings were reportedly almost wiped out as he had pore over pay alimony.

This was as he met his Yang, skilful Chinese businesswoman who is 14 years his junior.

Yang is uttered to be an extremely practised businesswoman who graduated from interpretation School of Economics in Peking University and is very sample with her investments. She is also the former president of say publicly Shenzhen General Chamber of Commerce.

The couple got married in 2001 and Yang took over significance management of Ray's investments, green it to what it interest worth today.

"I don't have makeover good foresight as my old lady.

She is really good succumb investments and I can't glee a candle to her," rendering actor said.

The couple has an 18-year-old opposing team and is said to be besides much still in love. Hint like third times the charm for Ray.

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