Who is the director who 'surpassed' Tran Thanh and Thu Trang?

Although it has just been released, the movieGhost lightsby director Hoang Nam quickly attracted the attention of the audience. According to Box Office Vietnam, this film currently has a higher ticket sales rate thanBillionaire Kissby Thu Trang andThe Four Panthersby Tran Thanh. The film has grossed more than 25 billion VND after just over 1 day of release.

Ghost lightsinspired byThe Story of a Girl from Nam Xuongby Nguyen Du. The film's central character is Thuong (played by Diem Trang), who raises her child alone and waits for her husband to return from the army. By chance, her son picks up a lamp. From then on, many mysterious phenomena happen to Thuong and the villagers.

This is the debut film of director Hoang Nam, he was born in 1984 and owns a YouTube channel.Challenge Me - Challenge Mehas more than 4 million subscribers. Before entering the film industry, Hoang Nam had been a YouTuber for 10 years. His videos mainly exploit content about mysterious, rarely visited, abandoned places such as Ho Thuy Tien Park, Lac Hong Vien Cemetery Park, the mysterious forest at the foot of Mount Fuji in Japan... or explore the culture and special dishes in all regions of the country.

Hoang Nam's YouTube channel attracts not only by its unique content but also by his emotional and somewhat mystical voice. Moreover, the 8X director is not afraid to climb mountains and wade through streams to find little-known places in Vietnam.

In a livestream 3 years ago, Hoang Nam shared that he only stays home a few days a month because he spends most of his time filming. Besides, the channel ownerChallenge MeHe also admitted that he faced a lot of pressure when making content on digital platforms. "The content of my channel is very difficult to make. If other channels go one day, they can make several episodes, but my content has to travel very far and is expensive," he said. In addition, Hoang Nam affirmed that most of his videos are not scripted but completely improvised. Therefore, there are times when he does not have time to prepare suitable clothes or equipment when filming in places with complex terrain.

After stopping YouTube to focus on developing the film industry, director Hoang Nam said he encountered many difficulties. He said: "A month before the film was about to start filming, I received a threatening message that I could not release the film and that they would make my film fail. When I received that message, I was extremely shocked and shocked because I was working with passion but why did I receive such negative energy? During that time, I was under a lot of pressure, did not eat or sleep." After calmly considering the incident, Hoang Nam said that the cause of the story was not from him but from a member of the crew with the partner. After that, he decided to postpone the filming time compared to the plan to solve the problem.

On the other hand, during the film premiere, director Hoang Nam emphasized that he made the film out of passion and not pressured by revenue. "In terms of sales, when the film is loved by everyone, that is inevitable. As for Nam, that is not his goal. Because I do not focus on revenue, I do not choose the formula of making films to achieve revenue like many other colleagues in the market. I choose to invest in quality and dedicate myself to art. At the same time, I also choose actors who are suitable for the role and have the same spirit as the director, which is to do their best to conquer the audience," he confided.