According to research, the place where Van Chuong appeared is the restaurant named Bat Hao Dai Vien, which he himself opened, opening in April this year.
This Shaanxi-style restaurant is causing controversy. Many people think that a bowl of vegetarian noodles sold for 32 CNY is "overcharging", and some people say the restaurant is just a virtual check-in point that blooms early and fades quickly.
But what the audience is most interested in is not only the dishes or prices, but Van Chuong's condition after giving up his acting career.
In the images circulating online, when chatting with customers, his attitude is completely different from the enthusiastic image more than ten years ago.
Van Chuong wears a uniform, personally welcomes guests and does the work of staff such as ordering dishes, personally serving food to serve guests. Although he is the owner, many diners encounter Van Chuong working almost all day at the restaurant.
Faced with the wave of criticism of food prices, Wen Zhang did not avoid but directly explained: The cost of living and labor in Shanghai is very high, raw materials are bought fresh every early morning, plus rent... so the cost increases.
He said: "I guarantee quality and ingredients, whoever thinks it's worth it comes to eat, if it's not worth it, it's okay.
When someone suddenly called him "director Van", he paused and smiled in response, that moment made many fans nostalgic for the past peak period of the male actor.
Unlike other stars who open grandly, Van Chuong almost does not promote, only his daughter mentions it online. In addition, no one stands up to support. Opening for many days, but his restaurant only has a friend of more than 20 years in the entertainment industry, Vu Minh Gia, sending a bouquet of flowers to congratulate him.
Wen Zhang has been famous through hits such as "Aspiration", "Snow Leopard", "Lost Love for 33 Days", "Journey to the West: Strange Tales"; collaborating with many beauties such as Ruby Lin, Charlene Choi, Bai Baihe, Shu Qi... He is also recognized by experts with prestigious awards, typically the Hundred Flowers Film Emperor Cup in 2011.
During his peak period, the actor was sought after everywhere. He was also described as an "arrogant" artist, who once dropped the role because the bowl of noodles was not to his taste, and threw the microphone in an interview.
But the adultery scandal in 2014 caused Wen Zhang's career to collapse and gradually disappear from the entertainment industry. In 2019, he and actress Ma Yili divorced.
After the scandal, Van Chuong was classified as a "scandalous artist", causing many people to avoid him, and anyone close to him could be criticized.
In the 12 years that followed, he tried to return in many ways: directing, acting... but was still pushed to the sidelines and could not return to his peak.
