60-year-old Taiwanese variety host Jacky Wu was paid 800,000 yuan (or SGD$155,000) for an interesting wedding gig in Shenyang, China.
He was speaking during an appearance on the variety show Super Followers and shared about the job offer that he received a few years ago.
He said that he had initially wanted to turn down the gig because he had just finished a show in Shanghai and wanted to go back to Taiwan and see his family.
However, he was told that his manager had already accepted the job offer for him, which came with a hefty payment of about 800,000 yuan.
Revealing more about the gig itself, Wu said that he reached the venue in Shenyang at about 7pm, and that the wedding had already begun.
He added that there was a big banquet in front and a table backstage where only he and his manager were eating at.
He recalled seeing a few A-list actors and singers present, along with other artistes that were performing at the wedding.
He patiently waited for his timeslot until 8.40pm, and the newlyweds then approached him and told him that the groom had proposed to his wife by singing Wu’s song “Do You Remember Me Only On A Night Like This” from his debut album back in 1987.
Wu then found out that the groom’s father was a rich steel tycoon in China, and the couple then took two photos with Wu.
Wu ended up not taking to the stage and didn’t perform that night, but was still given a presidential suite at a high-end hotel to stay in.
He also received the payment for his “performance” that didn’t happen that night, essentially earning 800,000 yuan just to take two photos with the couple.
The easiest money he has ever made.