Found MC to replace Minh Beo in the Golden Bell program
A source from the production unit of the Golden Bell program said that after careful discussion, the production unit and Vietnam Television decided to choose Meritorious Artist Chi Trung to replace Minh Beo as MC.
On March 24, after news broke that Minh Beo was arrested in the US for child molestation, the Golden Bell program was temporarily suspended. However, on April 3, the program continued to air on VTV, but the gift-giving part no longer featured MC Minh Beo.
According to the announcement from the program production unit, on April 10, VTV1 channel stopped broadcasting the Golden Bell program to broadcast the program "Opening the National Tourism Year of Phu Quoc - Mekong Delta". And on April 17, the program will continue to air with a new host.
A source from the production unit of the Golden Bell program said that after careful discussion, the production unit and Vietnam Television decided to choose Meritorious Artist Chi Trung to replace Minh Beo as MC.
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Minh Beo's images in Golden Bell will be replaced by the image of new MC Chi Trung. Photo: LLV. |
Minh Beo's images in Golden Bell will be replaced by the image of new MC Chi Trung. Photo: LLV.
According to this source, Meritorious Artist Chi Trung is because he has been active in the arts for a long time and has a wide influence on the public. Meritorious Artist Chi Trung himself has a happy family life, a clean image and a certain position in the arts.
Meritorious Artist Ngoc Huyen, Chi Trung's wife, also said that Meritorious Artist Chi Trung is on a business trip in Europe until April 16 before returning to Vietnam. Before leaving, she knew that her husband had gone to the casting for this program but was too busy to ask about the results. However, if the news that her husband was chosen as the MC of the Golden Bell is official, she would be very happy and congratulate him.
According to Meritorious Artist Ngoc Huyen, Golden Bell is a very humane TV show, so Meritorious Artist Chi Trung being the MC for the show is also a small way for him to contribute to helping farmers change their lives. For Ngoc Huyen, she trusts any project her husband does because she understands what kind of person he is.
Previously, the program's production unit shared that Minh Beo's arrest had caused the producer to find ways to cut and edit Minh Beo's parts in the recorded episodes to facilitate broadcasting, causing the production unit to lose some money. However, the program still recognized MC Minh Beo's contributions as a host over the years.
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Meritorious Artist Chi Trung is expected to bring many new colors to the Golden Bell. Photo: CT. |
In addition to his role as MC, Minh Beo also participated in the work of researching households to select them to participate in the program. After Minh Beo's incident in the US, the production unit, Vietnam Television and sponsors also reached a consensus on maintaining the implementation of the Golden Bell program because this is a social charity program, helping poor families and has clear practical effects from the fact that 2/3 of the households receiving cows have truly escaped poverty sustainably, and their children have realized their dream of going to school.
The first episode of Golden Bell was released in June 2011, broadcast on VTV1 and 10 local channels. The program aims to find poor, hardworking farming families who are able to raise cows and give them a pair of breeding cows and support in building a barn to help them escape poverty.
According to Dan Tri