The audience burst into tears when they saw the objects Hoai Linh placed on the altar dedicated to Chi Tai.
Hoai Linh's actions for the late artist Chi Tai made fans admire him.
On January 5, actor Quach Ngoc Tuyen shared some photos of him going to Hoai Linh's ancestral temple to pray for luck on the first day of the year and burn incense for the late artist Chi Tai. According to the posted photos, Hoai Linh set up a separate altar for his recently deceased friend, on which were placed two plates of fruit, a portrait, and a pink pig.
Along with that, Quach Ngoc Tuyen wrote: “Filming near the temple, I took advantage of my break to burn incense and visit you. I wish Tuyen and everyone good luck in 2021. Work will be smooth, successful, and more loved by the audience. Trying and will try non-stop. Thank you!”
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| Artist Chi Tai's private altar at Hoai Linh's ancestral temple in Ho Chi Minh City. |
Some people wrote: “A truly precious and hard-to-find friendship. Uncle Hoai Linh bought a pig to put next to Uncle Chi Tai because he knew it was a keepsake his friend liked (during his lifetime, artist Chi Tai loved to collect pig-shaped objects to give to his wife because his wife, Phuong Loan, was born in the year of the Pig and had the nickname "Little Pig" - PV). Friendship is natural, but understanding each other is important. It's just a pity that Uncle Tai passed away too early and couldn't be friends with Uncle Linh more", "Looking at the altar, I feel so sorry for him, it's as if he was filming or drawing, not real. The more I look at the stuffed pig, the more I cry", "Mr. Tuyen, I also want to visit and burn incense for Uncle Chi Tai",...
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| Artist Chi Tai passed away on December 9, 2020 in Ho Chi Minh City due to a stroke, and his body was later brought back to the US to be with his family and wife. Currently, the comedian's ashes are placed in a cemetery near his home. |
During his lifetime, the friendship between the late artist Chi Tai and comedian Hoai Linh was greatly admired by many people. Accordingly, Hoai Linh was the first person to bring Chi Tai to the stage to perform comedy, so even though he was 11 years older than Hoai Linh, Chi Tai said he still called Hoai Linh "brother" out of habit as well as to express his admiration and respect for the male comedian.
Chi Tai also revealed that he and Hoai Linh never raised their voices at each other because they understood each other so well that even without one speaking, the other already understood. Although they were close, in real life Chi Tai and Hoai Linh rarely talked or called each other because they were too busy.
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| The friendship between Hoai Linh and Chi Tai always makes everyone admire. |
The friendship between Hoai Linh and Chi Tai always makes everyone admire.In 1987, Chi Tai married Phuong Loan (a singer who sang with the male artist in the band “Chi Tai Brothers”) in the US, but then the band disbanded and Phuong Loan retired to take care of her family. In 1999, Chi Tai switched to comedy, while his wife went to work at an electronics company and retired from the stage. After a while, the comedian returned to Vietnam to work, while Phuong Loan remained in the US.