"Bac Thuong" is the hottest modern film at the moment. According to Sohu, Bai Lu has accepted to reduce the fee to be able to participate in this work.
Bai Lu and Au Hao have equal salaries, about 8 million yuan (28 billion VND). While before that, the 9x beauty received 18 million NDT (more than 63 billion VND) when appearing in "Bach Nguyet Phan Tinh".
Fans think that the reason she accepted to reduce her salary was because she saw the potential from the film's content.
With a reality theme that is popular with many Chinese audiences, combined with the fact that the original script is a literary work that has won a major award, it is likely that "Bac Thuong" will have a good rating when it airs.
In addition, Bai Lu is also praised for her early recognition of the saturatation of the historical film market.
As she gets older, the actress will gradually lose her advantage when continuing to act in this film genre. Therefore, the 9x beauty is determined to improve her acting to gradually transform into other film genres.
On her 30th birthday, Bai Lu frankly shared that she wanted to try her hand at modern films with richer topics such as detective, action... She also did not hesitate to act in roles with complex psychological depth, requiring high acting ability.
With Bach Loc's efforts, screenwriter Trieu Dong Linh affirmed that "Bac Thuong" is a turning point that proves the actress's ability as well as opening up many new opportunities for her career.
After nearly a month on air, "Bac Thuong" has achieved many impressive achievements. The film has the second highest rating (viewership rate) in CCTV1 history, reaching 29.13 million online views on the iQIYI platform, reaching 7.3 Douban points with more than 59,000 reviews.
"Bac Thuong" is adapted from the novel of the same name by writer Tu Trach Than, the work that won the Mao Thuan Literature Award in 2019.
The film tells the story of a group of young people growing up in Hoa Gioi Street, a small town along the Red Hoai Canal in the early 2000s. The main characters such as Ha Phuong Hoa, Ta Vong Hoa, Thieu Hung Tri, Chu Hai Khoat, Ma Tu Nghe and Tran Due spent their childhoods together, witnessed the transformation of their homeland and faced challenges in their journey to adulthood.
With a rich poetic setting, logical and attractive film, "Bac Thuong" is not only a story about career and love, but also a journey to find oneself and the value of life of young people in the new era.
