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Faye Wong offered $9.64mil for comeback tour

Cantopop queen Faye Wong was offered an astronomical 42 million yuan ($9.64million) for her comeback concert tour, making her the most expensive Chinese singer, major Chinese dailies reported.

The pop diva is planning to hold a concert tour in some 10 cities in China including Xian.

It was reported that the songstress was set to make a comeback by next year and will perform at a Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) Gala organised by China Central Television (CCTV).

Her manager Katie Chen confirmed with the television station of Wong’s attendance.

In an earlier report, the 40-year-old singer had supposedly spent half her retirement fund on her second daughter’s operation for a cleft lip in the United States.

According to a Hong Kong magazine, Wong decided to get back on stage as she could earn more money than her second husband Li Yapeng, an actor.

Hong Kong’s Next Magazine reported that the diva also had a human placenta extract injection, costing HK$100,000 ($18,000) per dose which could last for six months.

She was caught by paparazzi at a beauty centre in the Special Administrative Region on Wednesday, accompanied by two female friends.

When asked by reporters about the treatment, Wong just smiled.

Wong took an indefinite break from the entertainment industry ever since she married China actor Li Yapeng in 2005.

She seemed to be enjoying her role as a housewife and concentrating in bringing up her two daughters - Dou Jingtong, 12, and Li Yan, three.

Early this year, Wong took up a shampoo advertisement for 20 million yuan.

Wong, who was born in Beijing, moved to Hong Kong where she began her career as a model in 1987.

Later on, she signed with a music company and released numerous hit albums.

She has won many awards and was given the title “Best Female Singer” in Asia.

Before her break in 2005, she had recorded over 20 albums and sold a reported 9.7 million units.

She was the first Chinese singer to appear on the cover of TIME magazine.

 

 

 

 

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