According to Suho, the movie "The Wig" starring Huang Xiaoming was released on November 16, but its revenue so far has not been good.
The first day's revenue reached 2.09 million yuan, with a box office share of only 2%, ranking last among the films released on the day. Notably, on the second day, about 10,000 viewers returned their tickets. The refund rate for "The Wig" was up to 10% of the number of pre-ordered tickets.
As of November 20, after 5 days, the film's cumulative revenue was just over 3.7 million yuan. Compared to the production cost of about 100 million yuan, this was a miserable failure.
According to 163, there are many reasons why "The Wig" is not selling well, partly due to the poor quality of the film, and partly due to the personal scandals affecting Huynh Hieu Minh's reputation.
"The Wig" tells the story of Meng Zhong (played by Huang Xiaoming), a famous middle-aged lawyer who always stands up for the rights of the disadvantaged.
But he has a dark past. Manh Trung accidentally killed a drunk passenger while working as a taxi driver. At that time, he was under great mental pressure because of exams, and failed the judicial exam many times.
163 reviews, the film's director shows limited ability. The film's thrilling, suspenseful atmosphere is mainly created by lighting effects and editing of other effects, not from the nature of the story.
Huynh Hieu Minh was expected before the film was released, because his appearance this time is new compared to previous roles.
However, the 47-year-old actor failed to portray the character's two stages, when he was young and when he was middle-aged. The timeline between the present and the past interweaves, while the two old and young characters have almost no difference in their inner selves, making the film boring.
In addition, the poster of "The Wig" was accused of plagiarizing the poster idea of the movie "The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon", causing the initial audience reviews to not be very positive.
However, according to Chinese media, the major impact on Huynh Hieu Minh's film project this time is due to his private life scandal that has ruined his reputation.
Nowadays, whenever talking about Huynh Hieu Minh, there will be a name mentioned, that is Diep Kha - his girlfriend.
The two's love affair has been a hot topic for years, but since Huang Xiaoming officially admitted to dating Ye Ke (September 19), public opinion has gotten worse.
There are constantly negative rumors spreading such as Diep Kha cheating on Huynh Hieu Minh, demanding compensation for "love expenses" of 270 million NDT, or rumors that Diep Kha is in a "rich man hunting" ring, Huynh Hieu Minh is suspected of having an affair with Diep Kha when he was not yet divorced from Angela Baby...
Diep Kha is just a hot girl online, not active in the entertainment industry, but after being made public by Huynh Hieu Minh, news about her flooded the newspapers, continuously trending on Weibo. The controversies related to his girlfriend made Huynh Hieu Minh increasingly lose favor with the public, his reputation plummeted.
163 sarcastically said, "It's not an exaggeration to say that Diep Kha's story is more interesting than the movie "The Wig", with many surprising details."
At the press conference for the film on November 15, Huang Xiaoming bowed his head and apologized to the audience. He said: “What happened recently has affected everyone. I am truly sorry and sad, but there is nothing I can do. Actually, I have read all the messages everyone sent.
I will definitely handle my personal matters well and work hard to do my job well, bringing more good films and television works. I sincerely apologize to everyone.”
