Take Hongkong actor William Chan (who also bought HK$64.4mil (S$12mil) worth of real estate in the last five years), for example. The 35-year-old, who’s quite the sneakerhead, showed off the crown jewel of his sneaker collection on a reality show Fourtry recently — a pair of 2016 Nike Mag shoes.

The sneakers were a limited-edition release, with only 89 pairs available in the world. 86 pairs were sold in a raffle, with all proceeds going to charity, while the remaining 3 were auctioned off in Hongkong, London and New York respectively. According to reports at that time, the Hongkong auction ended with the shoes being sold for HK$810,000 (S$138,956). 

Wow. 

Or Hongkong actress Carina Lau, who’s known for having super expensive taste. Remember her S$1.74mil diamond tiara, which she loaned to Cartier in 2019 for their Beyond Boundaries: Cartier and The Palace Museum Craftsmanship and Restoration Exhibition?  Or more recently, the S$8.67mil antique vase that made an appearance on her Instagram last month?

Then we have Chinese actress Fan Bingbing, whose financial affairs were splashed all over the headlines in 2018, no thanks to her big tax evasion scandal. In 2011, the actress reportedly indulged in a customised cake that cost a whopping 1.98mil yuan (S$402,403) for her 30th birthday. Yes, you read that right. 

And while the days of exorbitantly expensive cakes might be behind her for now, we reckon Bingbing’s still doing very well for herself, even without appearing on mainstream television in China. After all, she was reported to be making more than 5mil yuan (S$1mil) per hour selling her beauty brand’s products on livestream earlier this year. 

And finally, Chinese actress Zheng Shuang, who once bought a bottle of mineral water worth 1580 yuan (S$321), just to “find out what it tastes like”. The bottle of water, which was revealed on a variety show she guested on, is sold by Fillico, and is “preferably served at royal receptions and other glamorous events" ‘cos it contains water “from a well deep under the Rokko Mountains in Kobe Japan, in the most elegant packaging in the premium water range.” 

Um… okay. 

Oh, and in case you’re wondering what the water actually tasted like, here’s a screenshot of Taiwanese host Dee Hsu’s face immediately after drinking it.

Photos: hk01, Hua Hua Wan Wu, Carina Lau/Instagram, William Chan/Instagram, PBE Media, Fan Bingbing/Instagram