Recently, actor Hoa Hai, who was responsible for playing Thanh Nghi in the movie "Pho Son Hai", suddenly posted a long article on his personal Weibo page.
He gave Thanh Nghi many compliments and defended him when the actor received countless criticisms from the online community after the film aired.
"The reason why the audience saw Thanh Nghi handling the script was because the editing and reviewing of the film was not strict. It is very likely that it is just a pilot filming but was edited to be officially broadcast. Thanh Nghi hardly left the script during filming. While waiting for the scene, even for a few minutes, he still studies the script and thinks about how to act well.
In more than 200 days on set, I rarely saw Thanh Nghi holding a phone. I really admire his concentration. So it is unreasonable for people to say that Thanh Nghi is not a dialogue," Hoa Hai said.
Hoa Hai also revealed that during filming, she was a stunt double actress so the staff did not pay attention. It was Thanh Nghi who always cared for and supported him in completing dangerous scenes.
Hoa Hai was chosen as a supporting actor for Thanh Nghi in dangerous action scenes that required high techniques. Not only does she have a similar figure, Hoa Hai's face is also commented to resemble Thanh Nghi by up to 80%.
Previously, Thanh Nghi was caught holding scripts in official episodes many times. Besides some defenders, saying that the fault lies with the editor, others affirmed that Thanh Nghi was lazy and did not belong to the dialogue, so he had to constantly hold the script with him.
Although receiving the highest salary among actors, Thanh Nghi was heavily criticized for his backward acting ability and poor voice. Martial arts, which is the actor's forte, was unexpectedly not popular with the audience because it was too fake and abused the art.
Expected to be a historical martial arts blockbuster in 2025, "Pho Son Hai" received a poor performance and negative feedback from the audience. According to Khuc Van, the film reached 44 million online views, a very modest number compared to the huge investment and promotion costs of the two "big guys" Tencent and iQIYI.
The film reached 3.1 points on IMDb, becoming the lowest-rated Chinese drama ever on the website. Although it has ended, the film has not yet announced its Douban score, raising suspicions that online film review platforms have interfered with the data and achievements of the work.
After "Lien Hoa Dai", Thanh Nghi's name plummeted because of a series of poor performance films and a scandal of fake personality. At the end of this year, he still has two films planned to air, "The Red Lady's Lake: The Power of heaven" and "Truong An 24-0". If he continues to fail, the actor will have to face the biggest crisis of his career.
