Chen Zemin (businessman)
Chen Zemin (born 1953), nicknamed "Nine Brother", male, ancestral home Shanghai, born in Hong Kong, Hong Kong businessman, father of entertainer Edison Chen.[1]
Chen Zemin is active in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, and is a friend of Emperor Entertainment boss Albert Yeung and film star Jackie Chan. He controls multiple talent and record companies, and serves as chairman of the listed company Chun Lai International Limited. On 23 May 2003, 369 Holdings, under his control, was sued by a brokerage firm for HK$6.47 million in unpaid margin calls.[2]
Family
His father Chen Bang‑ping worked in the Education Department of the Hong Kong government. In 2005 the Chen Bang‑ping family faced an inheritance dispute, and Chen Zemin was at one point declared bankrupt.[3]
His former wife Carol; they have two daughters and one son: eldest daughter Chen Li‑hwa, second daughter Chen Jian‑fei, and youngest son Edison Chen. Besides Edison Chen, Chen Jian‑fei also pursued a career in entertainment and released music, but has since retired from the public eye.