Taiwanese Producer Zhou You, 84, Says She Would “Go Crazy” If She’s Apart From Her Husband, 74, For More Than 3 Days

Taiwanese producer Zhou You turned 84 on Tuesday (Aug 24). Since there's still a pesky virus going around, she was unable to have her usual big bash — she threw a party for 500 guests one year — and settled for an intimate gathering with just a few family members.

Still, she certainly wasn’t forgotten by her friends and was bombarded with phone calls, flowers, and gifts on the morning of her birthday. But the most special present of all was one that will likely make all travel-starved wanderlusters green with envy.

Zhou You told Taiwanese media that she and her husband, 74-year-old Taiwanese director Li Chao Yung, were invited to be tourism ambassadors for Phuket, Thailand.

Of course, she is keen to go, but she shared that she will only do so after getting both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and expects to be able to travel there in late September.

There’s a problem, though: They would have to undergo 15 days of quarantine separately after returning to Taiwan, and she’s not keen on that at all ‘cos Zhou You said she can’t bear to be apart from her husband for more than three days.

“I hope [Taiwan health minister] Chen Shih-chung can understand that we are helping to promote diplomacy between the two countries, so it would be good if we are placed under observation for seven days like the Taiwanese Olympians,” she said.

“Actually,” she added. “Even seven days is too long. I will go crazy after seven days without my husband! Three days is still acceptable. Let us isolate ourselves at home after that. We can stay in different rooms.”

Um, we’re pretty sure it doesn’t work that way, especially since Phuket is currently experiencing a surge in COVID-19 infections.

Photos: Chou Yu via United Daily News