Female MC of 'Cafe Sang' talks about the pressure of live hosting and income at VTV

Chu Phuong Thuy came to the job of TV MC by chance. After more than 10 years of pursuing the speaking career, she said that the job has a lot of glory but also a lot of pressure. During the conversation, the female VTV MC revealed interesting things.

The first time I stood on stage, I felt like my heart was going to burst out of my chest.

-After nearly 10 years working as a TV MC, have you considered MC as your career?

Of course! When I first started my career, I honestly thought it was just a part-time job to test myself. Until now, being a TV MC is not just a career, I consider this job as love, as life, as a motivation for me to improve myself every day.

- What chance brought Thuy to the speaking profession and to VTV3 Morning Cafe?

I came to the MC job by chance. BeforeMorning Coffee,I have also been the MC of several programs on channels of VTV, VTC, and National Defense Television. I still remember the first program I hosted.Rainbow Classroom, a program for children of VTV7. The first time I stood on stage I was so nervous, I thought my heart would jump out of my chest.

After that first time, I had more experiences with a series of VTV programs such as:S Vietnam, VTV Travel, Street Food, We are soldiers…VTC with newsTalking about life, New Day Coffee;QPVN with newsRubik's life… Each program gives me valuable skills and knowledge in my career.

Opportunity comes toVTV3 Morning CoffeeThat was when the program returned to serve the audience with a new format, a new look, and the MCs were also prominent new faces. That was both a chance and an opportunity for me to learn, to renew myself, and to grow up a lot.

- Do you remember the first news at Cafe Sang?

Many people may not believe it, but before this first show, I lost sleep. This is one of VTV3's flagship programs, and before that, there were many famous hosts such as Lai Van Sam, Diep Chi, Minh Ha, Le Anh...

After each news broadcast, I would sit down and watch it to learn from my own experience. At first, I lost sleep over the news and even lost weight. Luckily, after my efforts, I was recognized by my colleagues and everyone encouraged me a lot.

- Pretty face, many advantages, participated in acting in the movie "Choice of Fate". Why don't you go deeper into acting to become a professional actor?

I just think I'm good-looking. After my first dramaChoose your destiny,I am very happy that the audience has loved and remembered the role of Hang that I played. I also received a few invitations to make films from directors and producers. But because of bad luck and my work at that time was quite busy, I missed it. Hopefully in the future there will be interesting things with films.

- What does your profession tell you interesting things?

This job has given me so many things. I am grateful for this job. The job has become a source of inspiration for my life every day. People still say that the happiest thing is to do what you love. Thanks to this job, every day I get to meet and interact with many people, with many jobs, listen and gain knowledge and life experience. From there, it has created a different version of me, more mature and confident after many years.

MCs or station staff, all of us will be very "rich"

-Many MCs show off luxury cars and designer bags, the audience is very curious about the income of the station's MCs. As an insider, can you reveal a little?

I believe that MCs and station staff, each of us will be very "rich", but rich in feelings, emotions, and also rich in knowledge and experience.

This is a rich trend that I believe everyone in the profession wants to aim for, a rich trend with "weight" and influence that is sometimes much greater than stories about the economy or personal income.

-Some people think that being an MC is not difficult now, hot TikTokers can also be MCs, what do you think?

I find that MC is not an easy job. This job is not so industrial that I just talk and laugh like a robot. There is no recording session where I do not feel "brain-stretched" to research and study the script and guests. It even requires a lot of emotional investment. I must affirm that being a professional MC is very difficult. It is not just about being beautiful, well-dressed, and speaking fluently. It takes more than a pretty face, it requires intelligence and enough charm to create a space that harmoniously connects the audience and guests.

Nowadays, society is open, opportunities are open to everyone. The need for work is also flexible and people in the profession become multi-talented, it is very normal for one person to be able to do many different things. I have seen many people who are actors, teachers, doctors, CEOs... and can still be MCs. Someone asked me for advice, I want to say: "Just do it. If you are capable and passionate enough, give it your all when you have the opportunity!"

I'm single

-Beautiful, young and talented, you must have many admirers?

I am single now. I consider myself a lucky girl because I have many choices.

- So what is your ideal boyfriend?

The ideal boyfriend I want is a man who is emotional, loyal, has a warm heart, has a happy life and can be in harmony with others.

-Charming on stage but what are you like in love?

It's still me. I'm just like the girls out there, wanting to be loved by my boyfriend.

-What are your plans for the future?

I still pursue MC, hoping that I can try my hand at a new role so that the audience can see me in a newer image.

Tran Dat