Although Du once made friends in Shanghai, he had countless properties in his hand. However, when he left, it was wartime, and many properties could not be taken away at all. At that time, Du only brought about $600,000 to Hong Kong.
During the war, $600,000 was an astronomical figure for ordinary people, but Du had a group of aunts and sons to support at that time, so $600,000 was not particularly generous.
Hong Kong is different from Shanghai. Du doesn't have any industry in Shanghai at all, so he began to squander his capital after he came to Hong Kong. Du has a big family, and a group of his children and aunts have long been accustomed to a luxurious life, so $600,000 can't stand all kinds of family troubles.
Du Bai was sick in his later years, and the cost of seeing a doctor and taking medicine every day was also very huge.
Du didn't really have much money before 195 1 died. When Du Li made his will, he only had about 1 10000 yuan in his hand, and several thousand dollars were hidden under his pillow.
According to Du's will, Xiaodong Meng received more than 20,000 dollars from Du.
Although $20,000 is not much for the upper class, at that time, the dollar was the hard currency of the world, so the money was still a very considerable wealth for ordinary people.
At that time, due to the civil war, 700,000 people from the mainland flooded into Hong Kong, resulting in a surplus of labor in Hong Kong and a sharp drop in people's wages. Even a few thousand Hong Kong dollars can buy a bungalow in the suburbs of Hong Kong, not to mention the high exchange rate of US dollars against Hong Kong dollars.
So at that time, Meng Xiaodong could have spent thousands of dollars to buy a nice house in Hong Kong and then spent the rest of the money on it, which was not very difficult.
-In fact, Meng Xiaodong's personal living cost is very low. 1967, Xiaodong Meng came to Taiwan Province province at the invitation of his fourth aunt. After arriving in Taiwan Province Province, Meng Xiaodong lived a hermit's life completely, doing nothing but taking his dog for a walk every day. Xiaodong Meng came to Taiwan Province Province from 1967 and died in 1977, neither buying a lot of real estate nor luxury cars.
And this is also a microcosm of her life. So even if she has no income, she can actually live well with this inheritance.
Not to mention Meng Xiaodong has many friends in Hong Kong.
Meng Xiaodong was, after all, a famous Peking Opera star in the Republic of China. Du watched Meng Xiaodong's performance before becoming a fan of Meng Xiaodong, and then pursued Meng Xiaodong crazily.
Xiaodong Meng and Mei Lanfang, the master of Peking Opera at that time, had a lover relationship. With such a star identity background, Xiaodong Meng has a certain star aura wherever he goes, and of course he will also have a certain popularity in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
During Meng Xiaodong's life in Hong Kong, people never stopped visiting her. After all, the relationship between people is very important at any time. With the help of these people, Meng Xiaodong's life in Hong Kong will naturally be smooth.
In fact, if Meng Xiaodong wanted to make money, there were many opportunities. After Meng Xiaodong moved out of Du Fu, some TV stations and some film and television drama publishing companies in Hong Kong found Meng Xiaodong many times, hoping that she could record relevant videos and videos, and gave her a very high fee.
Although Meng Xiaodong was old at that time, with her strength, she could still attract a wave of fans in Hong Kong and Taiwan, but Meng Xiaodong rejected all media and publishing houses. In fact, since Du's death, Xiaodong Meng almost never sang Peking Opera in public.
Some people say that Meng Xiaodong is influenced by the traditional culture of China. Before Meng Xiaodong married Du, her identity was only an artist, and she could sing to please others, but Meng Xiaodong married Du.
If you sing in public, it will be very frivolous. Out of respect for Du Yuesheng, she never performed again. Just to give Meng Xiaodong a birthright, Du insisted on marrying Meng Xiaodong when he was seriously ill in his later years.
Of course, this is of course a reflection that Meng Xiaodong is not short of money. If you really need money, you will definitely go out to make a living.
So, besides Du's help and good friends, what other sources of her money are there?
In fact, Meng Xiaodong should also have savings.
After all, Meng Xiaodong was a famous Peking Opera star when he was young. Although it was not as famous as Xiaorou, an online celebrity in the Republic of China, Meng Xiaodong's appearance fee was still very high at that time, and some local tyrants and wealthy businessmen spent a lot of money during the performance.
In those years when Du did not pursue Meng Xiaodong, Meng Xiaodong could still accumulate a lot of wealth by virtue of his acting strength, and during Du's pursuit of Meng Xiaodong, the property he gave Meng Xiaodong could not be ignored.
Although Meng Xiaodong fled to Hong Kong with Du after the civil war, he didn't have much cash with him, but he still had some exquisite jewelry, not to mention that Meng Xiaodong had contact with some foreigners in those years and probably had some money in some foreign banks.
When she arrives in Hong Kong, she can withdraw all the money. Meng Xiaodong may have saved more money from Du than she did.
Moreover, in his later years, Xiaodong Meng made a fortune by accepting apprentices.
After all, Meng Xiaodong was once a famous teacher in China. After she came to Hong Kong, many artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan visited her master. Meng Xiaodong is very strict about art and accepting apprentices. In addition to strict requirements for the apprentice's own conditions, the tuition fee is also very high, so Meng Xiaodong also earned a lot of income through tuition fees.
Meng Xiaodong can save a small sum of money as an apprentice's tuition.
Although Meng Xiaodong will not be directly elected at that time, Meng Xiaodong's disciples will also perform on stage when they have learned almost the same. When some art groups hire Meng Xiaodong's apprentices, they will give Meng Xiaodong some money more or less.
Meng Xiaodong also has several filial apprentices who often visit Meng Xiaodong after starting their career. If Meng Xiaodong is short of money, her disciples should give Meng Xiaodong some more or less.