Actor Wang Zhiwen weds supermodel girlfriend Chen Jianhong

Chen, whose annual income was reportedly more than 50 million yuan, has also made investments in the hotel industry and real estate.

Wang, 42, is one of the most respected actors in China. His portrayals of an honorable mayor in the TV series "State Cadre" (2006), and as a businessman/drug dealer in "Black Ice" (2001), were highly regarded among the audience.

Wang's latest role was as Liang Wang in "A Battle of Wits" (2006) -- a US$15 million production set in China's Warring States Period (476-221BC) -- also starring Andy Lau and Ahn Sung-ki.