[Epoch Times, May 10, 2022](Reported by Epoch Times reporter Zhong Youchun) Taiwanese comedy master “Offline” (Chen Bingnan), who has been in and out of the hospital many times in the past two years, suddenly lost consciousness at home on the 9th and passed away peacefully. Seniors are 90 years old.
According to the Central News Agency, at about 6 pm on the 9th, the Taitung County Fire Department received a call that there was a patient at the Zhonghua Road Offline Ranch in Luye Township who wanted to be sent to the hospital.
The tough “off-line”, in 2018, listened to a friend’s introduction and used a traditional Chinese medicine as a health water to drink. As a result, he became tired and lethargic. He was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment due to a coma, only to find out that he had kidney failure and also caused lung He suffered from external infection and cardiac function decline, and survived after 45 days of hospitalization.
“Offline” was hospitalized for 7 days due to lung infection and fever last month, which caused many fans to care. After being treated with antibiotics, he was discharged from the hospital on April 11, after which he reported on Facebook that he was safe.
After 50 years of hard work in the entertainment industry, he became popular because of his performance in movies and stand-up comedies. Wearing suspender suit pants and round black-rimmed glasses has become his classic look. After quitting the entertainment industry, he and his wife returned to Taitung to run a ranch. After successfully running a ranch, he was invited by the Eighth National Congress to host the food show “Food in Good Taste”. At present, the ranch has been handed over to the son to take care of.
“Offline” sometimes sings at the request of tourists at the ranch, but the ranch was affected by the epidemic last year, and its turnover fell sharply. In order to maintain the operation of the ranch, he and his son started a live broadcast, attracting many netizens to watch online. The last time “Offline” appeared on the live broadcast was on May 7, when he looked in good spirits and was playing with his son. Unexpectedly, after two days of separation, he passed away peacefully at home after dinner on the 9th.
Responsible editor: Ye Ziwei