On December 12th, Chinese media reported that actress Zhou Haimei had unexpectedly passed away after a serious illness. This news shocked her colleagues, friends, and fans. Before her death, she had never revealed her health condition.
Zhou Haimei's mother and siblings are believed to be the heirs to her fortune (Photo: QQ).
According to ETToday, Zhou Haimei had an estimated net worth of $13.5 million, including two villas in Beijing and Hong Kong (China). In addition, the actress also possessed cash, jewelry, and stocks. Because Zhou Haimei never married or had children, legally, the late star's assets will be managed by her mother and siblings.
While she was alive, Zhou Haimei lived alone in a villa on the outskirts of Beijing (China) with her pets, including three dogs and a cat. A friend of the actress revealed that she had confided in her friends that she wished her pets would be cared for by family and friends should something unfortunate happen to her.
According to Sina, Zhou Haimei had an assistant who took care of her. Every day, this person would come to help the actress with work and personal matters. This person was also the one who discovered the actress was in critical condition and called an ambulance. However, by the time she arrived at the hospital, Zhou Haimei had stopped breathing and could not be saved.
For the past five years, Zhou Haimei has focused on developing her career in mainland China. She has acted in films, attended events, worked as a brand ambassador, and livestreamed to sell products. However, the actress's main income in recent years has come from event appearances and advertising modeling.
Friends say that Zhou Haimei is an artist with a simple lifestyle. She rarely buys expensive things or indulges excessively. Her income goes towards her hobbies of caring for pets and charitable activities. The actress has adopted many children from the Hope House welfare home in China. She also pays for the children's surgeries.
Images of Zhou Haimei's fake funeral shared online have angered fans (Photo: QQ).
In recent days, many artists have continuously posted statuses expressing their feelings and condolences for Zhou Haimei. In addition, much unofficial information about the late artist's personal life has been shared, causing distress to Zhou Haimei's family.
Specifically, two people, including a medical staff member and a friend of the actress, have been detained for investigation for distributing and sharing images of Zhou Haimei's medical records.
Some others also exploited the grief of the actress's family for personal gain. Recently, a woman shared a video allegedly showing Zhou Haimei's funeral on social media, attracting widespread public attention.
The video quickly garnered tens of thousands of comments and over 4,000 shares upon its release. However, shortly afterward, many netizens discovered that the video was fake. The uploader was identified as a funeral service organizer who was exploiting Zhou Haimei's death for profit. This action was quickly and severely condemned.
Zhou Haimei (born in 1966) has appeared in projects such as *Kim Bai Feng Yun*, *Destiny*, *The Rogue Millionaire*, *Legend of the Martial Arts*, *The Last Emperor's Grandson*, *Laughing Proudly Before Tomorrow*, *Passionate Love*, *The Great Uproar at Guangchang Long*, *Unforgiving Righteousness*… Notably, she is best known to Vietnamese audiences for her role as Zhou Zhiruo in *The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber* (1994).
Over the years, Zhou Haimei has remained active in the arts and appeared in several films such as *The Empress of China*, *Ashes of Love*, and *The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber* (2019). Although she only played supporting roles, Zhou Haimei still left a deep impression on fans with her versatile acting style.
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