Recently, "Anti-Fraud Lao Chen" disclosed his income status for the first time in an interview with the media:The total income in three years is about 1 million yuan, of which income from rewards accounts for about 800,000 yuan, and income from selling goods is about 200,000 yuan.However, he also said frankly: "The more you earn, the more you spend."It is reported that in the past few years, he has invested in sheep raising and lost 800,000 yuan. The investment of 200,000 yuan in opening an optical shop was not satisfactory, and he did not save any money in the end.
According to previous media reports, on April 11 this year, "Anti-Fraud Lao Chen" announced his total income in 2024 in a video.
According to the "Personal Income Tax" APP page he posted, his income in 2024 is about 313,800 yuan, which is a decrease compared with the income of about 347,000 yuan in 2023. Compared with the total income of more than 1.33 million yuan in 2022, it has dropped by more than 1 million.
It is worth noting that of Lao Chen’s income of more than 340,000 yuan in 2023, 310,000 is royalties from selling his own books, and his live broadcast income is minimal.
Public information shows that "Anti-Fraud Chen" was originally named Chen Guoping, and he was a police officer at the Harbor Branch of the Qinhuangdao Municipal Public Security Bureau.
In 2021, he had a PK with the anchor, unexpectedly successfully broke out of the circle, and subsequently attracted attention. After leaving the circle during the live broadcast, "Anti-Fraud Lao Chen" gained millions of fans and became the most popular anti-fraud policeman overnight.
His catchphrase "Have you downloaded the National Anti-Fraud Center APP?" has also become an Internet buzzword.
But while becoming popular, controversy also followed. Because he used his own "life account" to broadcast, he received more than one million yuan in rewards for a live broadcast, which caused controversy. So in April 2022, Chen Guoping announced his resignation.