In recent years, Huynh Hieu Minh has made great efforts in his acting career, not afraid to try his hand at a role that requires sacrificing his appearance, different from what he has shown before.
In 2021, to play a middle-aged, thin lawyer in the movie "The Barber", Huynh Hieu Minh had to fast and lose 15 kg for about 2 months, to the point of having digestive disorders and unstable heartbeat.
Last year, when playing the role of a mentally disabled man with a plump, carefree appearance in the movie Cau Anh Duong Club, Huynh Hieu Minh had to try to gain more than 15 kg, causing his weight to nearly reach 100 kg.
It was this daring and determination that helped Huynh Hieu Minh win the Best Actor award at the Shanghai International Film Festival (Gilmi Road Award), and is currently nominated for Best Actor at the Golden Rooster Film Awards, for his role in the film Clube of Anh Duong.
However, both of these works failed miserably in terms of box office revenue. "The Man in the Hair" released in theaters in mid-November last year only earned 4.21 million yuan. Sunroom Club has just had a recent release and has only reached 5.8 million yuan after more than a week.
The actor was mocked by the online community, saying that he should be the owner of an artist management company and appear in popular variety shows, instead of being stubborn with his acting career.
However, the new work released on Halloween called In improvised plot starring Huang Xiaoming has shown that he can still be noticed if he prioritizes choosing attractive scripts, instead of focusing only on choosing characters with different appearances.
On the first day of release, impromptu vs. sat took 11.8% of the screenings, reaching 9.39 million yuan in revenue. On the second day, the screening rate increased to 21.1% with 16 million yuan, continuously leading the box office revenue. The total revenue of the film has surpassed 40 million yuan after 5 days of release.
In impromptu vs. sat, Huang Xiaoming was introduced as a special actor, seemingly creating the background for the less famous main cast such as Li Gengxi and Yang Jiaiai. But his character brings surprises in an unpredictable plot, arousing the curiosity of the audience.
Huynh Hieu Minh plays Doctor La - a polite, calm person, always carrying a medicine and carrying a mysterious, shady appearance like Sherlock Holmes.
Doctor La often appears with his stepmother Ngo Le Van (Dang Gia Giai), causing people to suspect that they have an unknowing relationship and that Doctor La is also a figure on the opposite side.
Only when the story suddenly reversed did the audience realize that Doctor La was actually on the side of the female lead Ha Tu Di (Ly Canh Hy). He knew that Ngo Le Van had plotted to harm Tu Di to appropriate property, so he pretended to be a mixed-race couple in Ha's house, secretly cooperated with Tu Di, and finally brought the evil person to justice.
This role is not too difficult in terms of acting, but there is a special point in that the line between good and evil is very vague, the character depth is clearer as the plot gradually expands. Huang Xiaoming played the role naturally, completely mastering the character.
The media commented that instead of being stubborn in acting in art films or with hard-to-reach topics, Huang Xiaoming could accept roles in commercial films such as "In improvised crime", following the deterrent - crime film genre that is stable in the market, and taking advantage of opportunities to show supporting roles with depth and stories.
Being nominated and winning awards is a welcome thing, but an actor who is most remembered by the public is when they have popular works and good revenue.
