However, things took a different and major turn in Richard’s life 12 years ago. He surprised everyone when he achieved success as a late-bloomer actor in his acting debut in the TV series, My Binondo Girl, with Kim Chiu and Xian Lim.
After doing My Binondo Girl, Richard was still tentative whether or not he would continue his showbiz venture. That was perhaps the difference when viewers saw Richard in the late-morning soap series, Be Careful With My Heart, opposite Jodi Sta. Maria. When the second branch of Wangfu was inaugurated in Timog Avenue, Quezon City, Richard was invited to cut the ribbon. At that time, he was asked to join as an investor. The first branch of Wangfu opened at Il Terrazo in Tomas Morato, also in Quezon City.
“If we open outside Manila, we have to open another commissary. That’s a lot of capital and manpower. The quality of our kind of food is difficult to keep up if you have different people handling it. So it’s better that everything is company-owned so we can monitor all the branches.” “When I was young, I used to cook at home,” Richard added. “My mom cooks very well. Me and my sister, we often got hungry at night. So, I had a little background in cooking. I really love food.”
“Maybe politics is not for me right now,” he admitted. “Although there are people who are still offering. Since I was not fortunate enough, we’ll do it some other way, to help the elderly. With hundreds of millions of social media followers and a staunchly loyal fan base, she can move any dial with the tiniest...