Regularly accompanying his mother to perform since childhood, actor Long Vu understands the hardship of art work and always cherishes every achievement of labor.
Observing the lessons from his peers when they did not know how to cherish money, he soon drew experience for himself to avoid making similar mistakes.
In educating children, artist Van Dung always clearly distinguishes between essential needs and personal preferences. Long Vu recalled the time he asked his mother for money to buy an iPod but was refused, even though she was willing to give him money for breakfast and dinner to ensure health after hours of sports training.
The actor shared that his mother once frankly explained: "You can't die without headphones, you want something is your business, but if you are hungry, it affects your health, so I only give you money to eat".
That orientation has cultivated the spirit of independence for the young actor. Although his family does not have financial difficulties, Long Vu still actively earns money from the age of 19 by shoe polishing.
The daily income from shoe polishing is a few tens to hundreds of thousands of dong, helping him to buy things he likes himself. Even, he once brought a sack of shoes home to make, making artist Van Dung surprised when the living space that was neat was suddenly cluttered.
Now, Long Vu can live by acting and is starting to have his own savings. However, realizing that he is not good enough at controlling spending, he proactively handed over the finances to his mother.
Every month, he deducts about 60% of his income to send to artist Van Dung to keep, only keeping 40% to cover personal living expenses.
Expressing the reason for not managing assets himself, Long Vu confided: "I told my mother that'in the process of keeping money for me, please teach me to manage finances until I am confident'. Sometimes I keep money and spend randomly on small amounts, when I look back, I don't have a single penny left.
The absolute trust from her son sometimes also brings "pressure" and a feeling of "comfort" to artist Van Dung. Even, Long Vu revealed: "Sometimes my mother goes to the supermarket, or pays for electricity and water expenses by mistake to my card.
However, the male actor is not at all uncomfortable. For Long Vu, the core concept of making money is to bring it back to his family. Therefore, when the money he earns is contributed to common living, he feels very happy and joyful on the contrary.
Actor Long Vu (born in 2001) graduated from Hanoi University of Theater & Cinema, and has made his mark through films: "Walking in the Brilliant Sky", "The Battle Without Borders", "Trang An Firewall"...
On August 3rd, he will appear in the movie "That Summer" on VTV. This is the first project the actor has collaborated with his mother - artist Van Dung.
