Actor 'Prime Minister Luu Gu' does not care about fame and profit

Ly Bao Dien, who starred in the movie "Prime Minister Luu Gu", never accepted an advertisement.

This year, Ly Bao Dien re-entered the film industry with the comedy Miss Mom. The artist plays the grandfather of Vuong Chieu - a woman who discovered she was pregnant after divorcing her husband. Grandpa thinks of ways to "help" his granddaughter find a new life partner. On the Douban forum, many viewers commented that at the age of 75, Ly Bao Dien's acting was funny but still full of emotions. In recent years, the artist has not acted in television series, occasionally participating in film projects.

Shaping Ly Bao Dien in "Miss Mom".

According to BTV, he and his wife live in an affordable apartment in Beijing. Books, pictures, and music are the things that take up the most space in the house. When not filming, Ly Bao Dien bury his head in painting, listening to classical music through disc. He was so passionate about painting that he didn't eat rice to spend his time working.

Artists rarely attend events, rarely receive interviews and keep the principle of not advertising for any items. In 2003, when creating a "fever" with the role of Lang Trung in the God of Medicine Hy Lai Lac, many companies invited him to advertise drugs, in some places the price was 5 million yuan (17.6 billion VND), but actors from deny. He said on BTV: "They invited me to advertise drugs because of the image of Hy Lai Lac, I accepted that it would affect my characters and movies. Moreover, I don't use that drug, how can I tell consumers? How effective is this medicine. What if it harms people?".

When asked why he didn't do other ads to get more income and better life for his family, he said: "I live very well, I am free and peaceful. That's enough. I don't need more. what".

Many artists often dress up as the characters they have shown to attend the event, Ly Bao Dien does not do the same. He also refused when the producers offered to close the sequel to Prime Minister Liu Gu. The artist believes that playing a character over and over again will make the audience boring, even ruining the image he built before.

He considers himself to be too outspoken, with some similarities to Luu Gu, often bluntly rejecting others. This makes the artist lose the heart of many people in the profession. In 2006, the entertainment industry stirred up when the film's producer Kham sai great called for "locking down" Ly Bao Dien, claiming that he was overbearing. According to Sina, the reason is that the actor signed a contract to act in 30 episodes with the production company. After that, he played 33 episodes but was not paid extra salary. Repeatedly demanding money without results, he sued the production company to court, demanding compensation of 1.9 million yuan (6.7 billion dong).

Ly Bao Dien said there were things he did not give in to, even though he was called "bossy". He deserves to be compensated commensurate with the effort put in. Artists have high requirements for themselves and the quality of movies. Since entering the profession in 1983, he has suffered from chronic insomnia and has to use sedatives. Music, especially Mozart's works, has helped him relax and relieve pressure for nearly 40 years.

"Prime Minister Liu Gu" was released in 1996 and has been voted as one of the most influential works of Chinese television since 1978.

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