58-year-old actor Zhang Shuifa had planned to retire in June 2024 and move closer to his mother's ashes in Melaka, Malaysia. However, his friend Terence Cao arranged for him to return to Singapore for acting opportunities.
Zhang Shuifa told AsiaOne that he had planned to retire in June 2024 and move closer to the Melaka seaside, so he could be near where his mother’s ashes are interred."Physically, I was ready to retire, but mentally, I still hoped that there would be opportunities to act or at least cameo in shows," the 58-year-old told AsiaOne at the recent press conference for his new movie I Want To Be Boss.
In an interview with The New Paper in 1989, Shuifa, who had debuted in Singapore showbiz a year earlier, shared he was born and raised in Melaka and his mother worked as a washerwoman and baby-sitter to provide for him and his younger sister. His father died when he was 15 years old. He added: "Terence is very warm, he provided me with accommodation in the master bedroom of his home as he understands I need my own privacy too."local director Jack NeoIt appeared Terence also arranged for him to meet Jack that day, three decades after he co-hosted Jack's variety show Comedy Nite.
"I think actors are passive, and even more so for those at our age where we don't get to choose the work and it chooses us instead. We also hope that when we are chosen for an acting project, we are able to do something that we are happy with and help others at the same time; that makes me very happy.
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