Huynh Hieu Minh and Angelababy were once a couple admired by the Chinese entertainment industry. The two held a lavish wedding in 2015, but divorced in 2022.
There are rumors saying "Angelababy declined after leaving Huynh Hieu Minh", claiming that the actress once relied on and was pampered by her ex-husband. However, according to an analysis by insiders, in fact this ex-couple once benefited from a chain of operations between stars, media and the capital market.
Angelababy entered showbiz quite early as a model in Hong Kong (China). Her strengths are not only in appearance but also in the ability to "dare to do, dare to bet".
In 2012, thanks to Huynh Hieu Minh's connection, she joined the Hoa Nghi Huynh De company system. However, before 2015, Angelababy still lacked a work capable of bringing her name to the top.
The turning point came when she participated in the Keep Running program. As the only female resident artist, Angelababy accepted to participate in physical games, name tags and situations that easily affected her image. Thanks to that, she gained sympathy with the audience, leading to a sharp increase in recognition, fame and income.
This is also part of Hoa Nghi's strategy. According to sources, Hoa Nghi's real goal is not simply to make money from artists, but also to maintain stock value and support the company in the capital market.
At that time, Huayi's stock plummeted sharply. At that moment, Huynh Hieu Minh and Angelababy's "wedding of the century" also became a major media event, unintentionally helping to consolidate the image of the commercial value of the stars under the company.
Angelababy also benefited greatly. After becoming famous thanks to Keep Running, combined with love affairs and weddings with Huynh Hieu Minh, her income skyrocketed. At one point, she was said to earn about 130-150 million CNY/year.
The lavish wedding with thousands of guests, luxury brands and media covering the whole country became the peak of commercial value for both.
However, Huynh Hieu Minh is also not the one who "gives all resources" to Angelababy. On the contrary, Angelababy also contributes to helping Huynh Hieu Minh change his image.
Previously, the male actor was associated with controversial images such as "oily" or "tycoon". After falling in love and marrying Angelababy, he gradually gained the image of "national husband", and at the same time became more fashionable and attractive to international brands.
According to sources, Huynh Hieu Minh's income peaked at about 170 million CNY/year in the period 2013-2017, right during the period when love and marriage with Angelababy were highly noticed. Therefore, Angelababy is also considered a "nobleman" who helps his career and commercial value increase.
After the two divorced, both of their incomes decreased. However, Angelababy only really suffered heavy losses after the incident of her going to see Lisa (Blackpink) perform at the Crazy Horse Paris nightclub. Her appearance at this show at a time when her career was stagnant seriously affected her image and high-end fashion orientation.
After that, Angelababy continued to find ways to save her career with more popular commercial activities.
This is also considered a new direction for the actress. Angelababy accepted to reduce her commercial value, switching to receiving many contracts with domestic brands. From 2025-2026, the number of her advertising contracts increased again.
