Actor plays both Nam Tao and Bac Dau
Do Duy Nam is a young actor who has played two famous characters, Nam Tao and Bac Dau.
In 2023, when People's Artist Xuan Bac returned, Do Duy Nam and Trung Ruoi took on the role of Nam Tao's assistant - Bac Dau. In 2024, when the show "renewed" the old cast, Do Duy Nam was trusted with the role of Nam Tao, accompanying the Jade Emperor on a journey to the mortal world.
Previously, in the 2017 Tao season, Do Duy Nam had the opportunity to play Bac Dau during a short probationary period. At that time, the Jade Emperor decided to dismiss Bac Dau (played by People's Artist Cong Ly) and assigned the task to Do Duy Nam.
Do Duy Nam reenacted the typical features of Bac Dau such as putting his hands on his hips and wearing a pink shirt to “show off”. The new Bac Dau is also stubborn, stubborn and thinks he is the one “in power”. The new Bac Dau and Thien Loi decided to “congee”, oppress and bully the Tao cast.
The Jade Emperor then said that it was just a staged play to let the Kitchen Gods know that if they appointed the wrong person, heaven would be in chaos.
Van Dung has a special record
Van Dung is the female artist who has appeared in Tao Quan the most times since the show aired in 2003.
One of the roles that has become Van Dung's trademark is the role of Health God.
This year, artist Van Dung will return to Tao Quan. The actress has shared many behind-the-scenes photos and appeared in rehearsal videos posted by the producer.
Talking about her attachment to Tao Quan, artist Van Dung confided: “I have never been ready to say goodbye to Tao Quan. To me, Tao Quan will forever be the most beautiful memories, an important milestone in my career.
Tao Quan is still my family, where I meet close, familiar artists and work well together. Where everyone in the crew works enthusiastically and wholeheartedly. Tao Quan is still a very important part, and I cannot say goodbye, whether I participate or not."
Sky-high advertising prices
Tao Quan is one of the programs with record-high advertising prices. In 2024, the Television Advertising and Services Center (TVAd) under Vietnam Television announced the advertising price list for the program.
The advertising duration is set as follows: 10 seconds for 322 million VND; 15 seconds for 378 million VND; 20 seconds for 484 million VND; 30 seconds for 645 million VND.
Thus, if any brand wants to appear for about 1 minute in the Tao Quan 2024 program, it will have to spend at least about 1.2 billion VND.
In 2022, the advertising price list at Tao Quan is also very high, at 650 million VND for a 30-second advertisement, 487.5 million for 20 seconds, 390 million for 15 seconds and 325 million VND for 10 seconds.
This has been explained by experts in the advertising field because after such a long journey, the program still has appeal to the public.
According to Mr. Tran Hoang Minh - an expert in the field of advertising and marketing, the Tao Quan program will be broadcast throughout the night of the 30th of Tet on all channels of the station. This means that the Tao Quan program has taken over the entire rating of VTV at an important time. Therefore, advertising on Tao Quan is almost the only and best choice for brands.
People's Artist Tu Long and his special fate
After People's Artist Tu Long participated in the show Call Me by Fire, the audience discovered that famous songs in the show had been "rewritten" by People's Artist Tu Long.
In 2013, People's Artist Tu Long sang the parody song "Chiec Khan Pieu" to talk about the fluctuating real estate situation in 2013. In Tao Quan 2016, he performed a parody of the song "Vo nguoi ta".
In 2017, he performed a small part of his parody version of "Bong bong bang bang" and received a positive response from the audience.
All three songs were remade in the show "Call Me by Fire". In it, People's Artist Tu Long performed the remix and also participated in the new arrangement of "Chiec Khan Pieu".
