Tran Kim Phi is known as the person who strongly supported Liu Yifei in the early years of her career, and adopted her as a child from a young age. However, this relationship also led to many rumors.
According to entertainment sources, the family of Tran Kim Phi and Luu Diec Phi was originally close. In 2008, in an interview, Tran Kim Phi actively asked to clarify the rumors surrounding him and Luu Diec Phi. He affirmed that he was the actress's foster father, not his stepfather.
Chen Jinfei recounted that when Liu Yifei was only 5 years old, she once heard him say: "If I had a daughter like this, how good would it be?" The little girl then jumped off the chair and called him "dad".
The relationship between the two was even more noticed when Liu Yifei entered the entertainment industry. Hong Tinh O Entertainment Media Investment Co., Ltd. was established in 1995 under Chen Jinfei's name, with Liu Yifei as the only artist in the early stages. The company's team is responsible for everything from script selection, contract processing to promotion for the actress.
At that time, Liu Yifei was only 14 and a half years old, just returned to China and had almost no acting experience. Chen Jinfei is said to have put in a lot of resources to help her develop her career.
After "Kim Phan The Gia", "Thien Long Bat Bo" and "Tien Kiem Ky Hiep", Liu Yifei continues to appear in "Kung Fu King", gradually becoming one of the famous actresses of Chinese cinema.
An event often mentioned when talking about Tran Kim Phi's level of support is Liu Yifei's graduation ceremony in 2005. When she turned 18, he organized the "Crystal Princess - Phi Viet 18" event at the Diaoyutai National Guesthouse in Beijing with a cost of about 1.8 million CNY.
Many famous artists such as Truong Ky Trung, Chu Thoi Mau, Huynh Hieu Minh and Lam Chi Dinh were present. At that time, 1.8 million CNY was even enough to buy a spacious luxury apartment in the center of Beijing.
This is also an event to announce the signing of Liu Yifei's contract with Sony Music, opening up directions for her development in both cinema, television and music.
Recently, entertainment mogul Tran Lam once again mentioned this relationship. According to her, Tran Kim Phi once pursued Luu Hieu Loi - Luu Diec Phi's mother - but failed. Because the two families were close, he switched to the role of an elder, adopting Luu Diec Phi as his adopted daughter and taking care of the two mothers and daughters.
This explanation is consistent with Tran Kim Phi's sharing in 2008 about being Luu Diec Phi's adoptive father. Although the relationship between the two people has been frequently discussed for many years, the information made public by Tran Kim Phi herself still identifies them as adoptive father - adopted daughter.
His support in the early years also became a noteworthy part of Liu Yifei's journey into the entertainment industry.
