According to Sohu, recently, the former manager of actress Co Luc Na Trat - Ly Dang Khoa - who has 10 years of experience in the Chinese entertainment industry - attracted attention when mentioning that Ngu Thu Han paid for a part of the costs when participating in international activities.
According to Ly Dang Khoa, Chinese artists going abroad to attend fashion weeks or international events having to pay for a part of the costs themselves is a very common phenomenon in the industry.
The reason is that the budget support from foreign brands is often limited, for example, exchange rate differences or costs for the entire accompanying crew. Especially for new artists, this is also a way to maintain and expand international resources.
He especially explained: "Perhaps Esther Yu loves employees, so she spends her own money to upgrade the hotel and meals for them", and praised her as "a good boss".
However, there have been rumors that Esther Yu spent her own money to participate in the Gold Gala event held in Los Angeles (USA) in early May.
According to Chinese media, this event applies a separate invitation policy. Esther Yu attended as a "representative of young Asian-Pacific artists" and a special guest in cultural exchange.
She became the first Chinese artist born after 1995 to be invited since the event was founded 5 years ago.
Esther Yu's journey was also personally interviewed by Billboard and reported by international media such as Vogue, so there is absolutely no such thing as "paying to get in".
On this year's Gold Gala red carpet, the star of "Vĩnh dạ tinh hà" impressed when wearing an outfit from the first collection launched at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week 2013 by Chinese designer Xu Jianshu.
The design uses kim cuon embroidery - a national intangible cultural heritage of China. Gold threads are handcrafted on a marble background to create 3D floating loan phoenix motifs, taking thousands of hours to complete. International media once assessed this collection as a "victory of Eastern aesthetics".
The gold-embroidered part and the red-grain structure of the dress sparkling under the lens, combined with the long black chiffon tail, are likened by netizens to "turning the night sky of Los Angeles into the Forbidden City".
Therefore, Ngu Thu Han's red carpet outfit choice received positive feedback.
This is also the 4th time she has collaborated with designer Hua Kien Thu. The continuous selection of designs by Chinese designers is seen by the fashion world as a form of adding influence to local culture.
Most of the public's comments on Ngu Thu Han's appearance focus on the cultural aspect. Many opinions believe that she has taken embroidery art out of the museum to appear on the international red carpet, contributing to promoting the intangible heritage to move from a "static preservation" to a "dynamic spread".
