Tang Yan once made her mark through a series of hit movies such as "The Sword of Legends 3", "A Lifetime Together" and "Cam Tu Vi Uong", becoming one of the prominent female TV drama goddesses of the Chinese screen. In 2023, she continued to cause a fever when she reappeared with Hu Ge in the movie "Prosperity".
But, the latest urban movie "Love Without Mythology" starring Trieu Huu Dinh did not achieve the expected results. The number of views and reputation were both overshadowed by films in the same time slot such as "Black and White", "Luong Tran My Cam" or "Low IQ Criminal".
According to UpMedia, the film failed for 2 main reasons: lack of promotional resources and controversial content. Before airing, the film had been affected by the private life scandals of screenwriter Qin Wen since last year, so the platform almost did not promote communication. The film aired quite quietly, lacking large-scale promotion campaigns, so it did not create an initial effect.
In addition, the film's content also received many mixed feedbacks. Adapted from the novel "Single Woman", the movie "Love Without Myth" revolves around the story of single men and women, including the founder of an online literary company Lam Trien Kieu (played by Duong Yen) and writer Ha Han (played by Trieu Huu Dinh). In the journey to find personal values, they gradually build deep connections with friends and lovers to move towards a more meaningful life together.
Although Tang Yan was praised for her subtle acting, especially the emotional and crying scenes, many viewers still thought that the script was too dreamy, unrealistic, especially the office details were judged to be far from life. The female lead Lam Trien Kieu was also criticized for reacting excessively in controversial scenes, making the image difficult to create sympathy.
As a result, the film's performance was much lower than expected. At CCTV, the rating of the first episode exceeded the 2% mark but quickly dropped to 1.5% in episode 2. On the Tencent platform, the hotness on the first day did not exceed 20,000 - a number considered low compared to the standards of a S+ project.
Regarding advertising, the first 2 episodes had 2 sponsored brands, by episode 3 there was only 1 left, and by episode 20 it fell into a "ceiling broadcast" situation when all advertisers withdrew. This is another slip of Duong Yen after the failure of the movie Niem vo song last year.
Even so, Duong Yen still has the movie "Current Life" preparing to air. The movie has just released the first trailer with a powerful cast of female actors including Chu Chau, Co Luc Na Trat, Du Phi Hong and Truong Ham Nghe. Thanks to gathering many talented faces, many viewers believe that the movie will help Duong Yen regain her form.
The movie "Cuộc sống hiện tại" is adapted from Vuong Han's novel "Người vợ không lý tưởng". The film tells the story of a couple Tran Nham (played by Duong Yen) and Tong Ha (played by Bang Quan Anh) borrowing money to buy an apartment beyond their financial capacity to improve their quality of life, but falling into marital crisis due to housing pressure.
At the same time, Tran Nham's girlfriends also have to face marital and career upheavals, showing that behind their glamorous appearance are countless hidden corners. Finally, after all the storms, Tran Nham realizes that family happiness is the most important value of life.
