Following the success of "Kiêu dương tự ngã", Tống Uy Long attracted attention when he reappeared in the tiên hiệp project "Thiên hương", collaborating with Cúc Tịnh Y - the female lead of "Nguyệt lân ỷ kỷ". The movie officially premiered on Youku on June 27.
Thien Huong" is adapted from the novel "Thien Huong Bach Mi" by author Thap Tu Lang. The content tells the story of Loi Tu Vien (played by Tong Uy Long), who, wanting to save his brother, actively approaches an orphaned girl in Qingqiu nicknamed "Tieu Bong Chuy".
Due to fate, the two went to study at So Phuong library to practice and gradually developed feelings for each other, and finally joined the same sect.
Tieu Bong Chuy later transforms into Khuong Le Phi (played by Cuc Tinh Y) completely changing in appearance. However, the meeting of the two is not accidental, but is dominated by the mysteries of their backgrounds, causing their love story to fall into a spiral of love but cannot be together.
After about 9 hours of airing, the hotness of "Thien huong" quickly exceeded 7,000 points, reaching 7,500 points in less than a day and recording more than 5 million pre-release bookings.
Following that, the film continuously achieved impressive results on the Youku platform when the hotness successively surpassed the milestones of 8,000 and 8,500 points. These figures helped "Heavenly Fragrance" become one of the Chinese films with a prominent start this summer.
In the latest episodes, the love story between Khuong Le Phi and Loi Tu Vien continues to be pushed to a climax. The scene where the male lead disregards danger, blocks the female lead and then seriously injures her, coughs up blood quickly attracts attention and creates many discussions on social networks.
Despite achieving positive results, many opinions believe that "Thien Huong" still has three limitations that make a part of the audience not really satisfied.
The first point is that Cuc Tinh Y's character image is considered unbreakable. The actress continues to take on the role of the innocent, pure female lead, with many similarities to the characters she has played before.
Many viewers expect the character to have a stronger transformation process in the later stages of the story instead of following the familiar motif.
Second, the script is criticized for still using many old details. The motif of the male lead risking his life many times to save the female lead, along with the story of two characters gradually developing feelings from their classmates, is considered not to bring much surprise.
Some viewers assessed that the touching details were pushed too high but did not create a new feeling compared to many previous tiên hiệp and cổ trang films.
The most controversial point is that some details are considered illogical. Many viewers believe that the female lead often makes confusing decisions in dangerous situations, forcing the male lead to continuously appear to rescue.
In addition, some makeup and disguise scenes were also commented as not convincing enough, reducing the rationality of the film's plot.
However, it is undeniable that "Thien huong" is still maintaining great attraction thanks to the effects from the two main actors, beautiful visuals, invested special effects and quite fast film pace in the early stages. Many viewers believe that if the script is improved in the next episodes, the film can completely continue to maintain good performances and set new milestones on Youku.
