Nguyen Van Chung and Phan Dinh Tung: Kind people will always meet kind people

Musician Nguyen Van Chung said he was surprised when he received a text message from singer Phan Dinh Tung asking him to send royalties for a song he composed.

Musician Nguyen Van Chung (right) with singer Phan Dinh Tung - Photo: FBNV

On the evening of June 24, musician Nguyen Van Chung shared on his personal page a cute picture and story about his senior singer Phan Dinh Tung.

Phan Dinh Tung raised the price of song copyright purchase himself

The author of the song "Writing the next story of peace" wrote on his personal page: "I never expected that after so many years, today you (singer Phan Dinh Tung - PV) would proactively text me to request the copyright of the song " Sitting beside you" to be remade for me.

You have always been the older brother, understanding the rules of the profession, loving your juniors, and respecting the value and intelligence of musicians. I am truly lucky to have met a precious brother like you in the early steps of my career path."

Nguyen Van Chung said that around 2007, he was a new musician, selling an exclusive song for 2 million VND, selling copyright for 500,000 VND.

Singer Phan Dinh Tung came to meet and bought the copyright of two songs , Rain of Tears and Sitting by Your Side, for 1 million VND/song.

“But the greater joy is that Mr. Tung invested a lot in the songs, especially the harmony, like the classic intro of the song " Sitting beside you " "Tèng teng teng teng teng teng teng teng teng teng teng teng teng..." that made me "stuck" for days.

In 2009, it was Mr. Tung who proposed to raise the price to buy the exclusive rights to the song to 3 million VND for the song "Wind Unintentionally " - Nguyen Van Chung shared.

Phan Dinh Tung releases album Tung Chung - Photo: FBNV

At that time, Phan Dinh Tung was also the one who suggested buying 10 new songs from musician Nguyen Van Chung to make the album Tung Chung .

The songs in this album include: If You Are Not a Dream, Heartache, And I Still Sing, Firefly Dream, The Day You Left, Angel's Smile ... and the song Bamboo Grasshopper .

The musician of Mother's Diary was moved when he mentioned that singer Phan Dinh Tung was the one who took the initiative to raise the price to 5 million VND/song.

“I can say, holding tens of millions in my hand, I was both happy and moved to have a senior singer who appreciated my intelligence, and created an opportunity for a young musician like me to build a name for myself at that time! I will never forget the kindness he gave me!” - Nguyen Van Chung confided.

Song Sitting beside you - Source: YouTube Phan Dinh Tung

Good people meet each other

The two always maintained a good relationship. Later, Nguyen Van Chung gave Phan Dinh Tung the songs Cha yeu con - con trai , Dem ve sang (in the album My Memories ), but the song was not popular so Phan Dinh Tung rarely sang it.

After that, the male musician gave another song that is very popular with fathers, " Daddy's Little Daughter" . This song is like the feelings Nguyen Van Chung wants to convey with deep gratitude.

Singer Phan Dinh Tung shared on Facebook: “While searching through my music library, I found the MV “Sitting by you ” filmed 13 years ago and not yet released. Is it the longest “frozen” MV in V-pop?”.

He decided to retouch the music and release it as a gift to his fans. “A very familiar song, but now mixed with a little bit of anti-fading, enough for the whole family to chill out on a rainy afternoon in June. See you all at 8pm on June 30th” - Phan Dinh Tung wrote.

This is the reason why Phan Dinh Tung sent royalties to the composer Nguyen Van Chung.

The story received many positive responses on social networks: “Kind people will meet kind people. The circle of friends, as well as the circle of musicians/singers, who are always “kind” and “reasonable” will last a long time”; “I am so happy that the musician has met kind brothers”;

“Mr. Tung sang “Con gai nho cua ba” (My little daughter) very emotionally, no one can surpass him, then the song “ Sitting beside you ”; “The song “ Cha yeu con - con trai” (Father loves son), my family has been listening to it since the birth of our first son, it is extremely emotional and profound. There are not many articles about father-son love, so when I found this one, I kept it open for many years”.

HOAI PHUONG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/nguyen-van-chung-va-phan-dinh-tung-nguoi-tu-te-se-luon-gap-nguoi-tu-te-20250624201019586.htm