According to data from a third-party platform, the livestream on January 17 of actor Ly A Bang lasting 5 hours, reached a volume of tea and porcelain sets sold from 100,000 - 250,000 units, recording revenue of 10 - 25 million CNY (about 37 - 94 billion VND), becoming the livestream with the highest revenue in the last 30 days.
In the past 30 days, Ly A Bang's account also increased by 573,400 followers.
The wave of support for Ly A Bang originated from a video he posted recently, sharing about Yen Nhien Children's Hospital (Beijing) he runs facing forced relocation because the rent for the premises has doubled, and may even have to close due to a debt of 26 million CNY of rent that cannot be paid.
This is the first private non-profit general pediatric hospital in China, co-founded by Li Yapeng, Wang Fei's ex-wife, and several others.
Starting from the fact that Ly A Bang and Vuong Phi's daughter - Ly Yen - had cleft lip and cleft palate deformities, the star couple established the Yen Nhien Angel Fund in 2006, then established a hospital of the same name, operating since 2012, to help free surgery for poor children with cleft palate deformities.
In the past 10 years, the hospital has performed 11,000 cases of cleft lip and cleft palate surgery, of which 7,000 cases are completely free.
After Ly A Bang posted a video explaining, audiences simultaneously called for support for the actor through the Yen Nhien Angel Fund. As of the afternoon of January 18, this non-profit fund has received 16.5 million CNY (about 62 billion VND) in donations from the public.
Thanks to the communication effect, a charity business in Jiangsu (China) learned about Li Yapeng's story. The business manager expressed his willingness to provide a free location, a commercial building with a total area of more than 30,000 m2, for Yen Nhien Children's Hospital to use.
A founder of an e-commerce site that once sponsored Yen Nhien Children's Hospital also praised Ly A Bang, commenting that the actor is a sincere and kind person. But he pointed out that Ly A Bang often makes mistakes in business, always 3-5 years ahead of the market, so from a "pioneer" to becoming a "early sacrificer".
Li Yapeng was born in 1971, used to be a leading actor on Chinese screens. He is famous for the movies "Tieu ngao giang ho", "Anh hung xa dieu", "Thien ha de nhat"...
From 2011, Ly A Bang stopped acting and switched to business. But in 2023, the male artist admitted to facing a crisis because of a debt of 40 million CNY due to losses in real estate investment, which was enforced by the court. The difficult business situation also caused Ly A Bang to owe salaries to more than 100 employees in 2024.
To overcome the consequences, the male actor actively livestreamed sales, sleeping only 3-4 hours a day. Currently, his income mainly comes from this job.
