According to Sohu, Thanh Nghi has a salary of 12 million NDT (about 44 billion VND) for 40 episodes of "Pho Son Hai". This remuneration increased by 20% compared to the 10 million yuan (about 37 billion VND) he received when filming "Lien Hoa Dai" in 2023.
Although receiving the highest salary among actors, Thanh Nghi was criticized for his retroactive acting ability, poor voice, and continuous script-taking while filming officially.
Martial arts is the actor's forte, and it is also the main reason why his surprisingly high salary is not loved by the audience. The fact that the film crew used many green screenshots, cheap effects, and bad camera angles unintentionally caused the martial arts scenes to lose their appeal and appeal.
This has caused Thanh Nghi to be compared with Bach Kinh Dinh, the actor who was having a film on air at the same time. Bai Kinh Dinh received a salary of 10 million yuan (about 37 billion VND) when participating in the film project "Ngay khong ngu". However, his acting is praised for being much better than Thanh Nghi.
In addition to Thanh Nghi, Co Luc Na Tra has a salary of 8 million yuan (about 29 billion VND). Although she took on the female lead role, she did not have much screen time and filming space. The character played by the Xinjiang beauty also has a lackluster role throughout the film. The remaining supporting actors of the film were paid from 2.8 - 6.5 million yuan (about 10 - 24 billion VND).
It can be seen that remuneration for the cast is one of the most expensive expenses of the film crew of "Pho Son Hai".
According to Khuc Van, the film reached 44 million online views. In the comments section, there are mostly negative comments, expressing disappointment because of the difference in quality compared to investment costs.
The heavy failure of "Pho Son Hai" made the audience question Thanh Nghi's ability to "carry" the film. According to statistics, the actor's previous films also only had average achievements: "Truong An Nac" 11.19 million views, "Gio Nam hieu tim minh" 10.94 million views, "Hat co em" 6.3 million views.
In Thanh Nghi's acting career, only "Liu Ly My Nhan sat" and "Lien Hoa Lau" received much attention.
In the near future, Thanh Nghi will have 2 more films preparing to air, namely "Ho yeu thuong nuong: Vuong quyen thien" and "Truong An 24 kem". The two films are expected to revive the 9x actor's on-duty career.
