Meritorious Artist Chi Trung is causing a fever with a touching scene in the movie "Until the window lights up". Audiences praised the emotional performance of a veteran artist on prime time.
Meritorious Artist Chi Trung plays a father whose daughter is facing a broken marriage, he comes to meet his son-in-law to talk, the conversation between Meritorious Artist Chi Trung and actor Tien Loc (playing the son-in-law) is widely shared.
After retiring, Meritorious Artist Chi Trung still has roles on prime time. In a conversation with Lao Dong reporters, Meritorious Artist Chi Trung said that when he retired - he had more time for himself, lived slower, and focused on taking care of his health.
Meritorious Artist Chi Trung used to hold the position of director of the Youth Theater. In 2022, he retired under the regime. According to the artist's sharing, he receives a pension of about 10.2 million VND/month.
The pension level of artists will not have a fixed level but will be calculated based on the process of social insurance contribution, management position and salary coefficient when working at public art units.
When retiring, Meritorious Artist Chi Trung saved a sum of money for his "aging" life, about "a few billion VND".
Mentioning this amount of money, Meritorious Artist Chi Trung said, "Young people now earn money very well. Many professions are increasingly earning high incomes. The money I have after so many years of working is nothing. But enough for me to take care of myself in my old age. I talked to my girlfriend, at some point, I will live alone, possibly going to a nursing home. She is still young, I am 65 years old this year. In about 10 years, when I am 75 years old, who can know what I will be like. I prepare my future in advance, without bothering anyone.
Meritorious Artist Chi Trung shared that when he retired, he lived in moderation. Every day, he woke up at 5 am, went to exercise until 7 am. At about 8 am, he went to pick up his girlfriend to have breakfast and coffee.
For Meritorious Artist Chi Trung, the most important thing is health, joy, and peace in life.
Also participating in the movie "Under the Lighted Window", People's Artist Bui Bai Binh also shared that the most important thing for him at retirement is peace, is to see his wife, children, and grandson healthy.
In 2016, when he turned 60 years old, People's Artist Bui Bai Binh retired under the regime. Talking about his retirement life, People's Artist Bui Bai Binh said, "Every month I receive about 6 million VND in pension money. It used to be less, now it has increased like that. But my life motto is very simple, having little spends little, having a lot spends a lot. My family spends just enough for the money I have. The value of life is not only in material things, but also in spirit. At this age, I can still do the job I like, occasionally go to make movies, so what else can I hope for? What I want most is that my family and loved ones are always healthy".
The acting profession has its own characteristics, the majority of artists after retirement are even busier, get many movie shows, and even become more famous, achieving more success - compared to when they were still working.
However, when entering retirement age, veteran artists such as NSND Trung Anh, NSND Le Khanh, NSND Lan Huong, artist Tu Oanh... all affirmed that the most important thing for them at this time is health, quality of life, and joy every day.
