Many audiences opposed actress Meng Ziyi taking on the female lead role in the historical drama project "The General of the Doc Hau".
Accordingly, many people think that Meng Ziyi is over 30 years old, no longer suitable for the image of a "young girl of flower age" in the original story, and is four years older than Wang Hedi, so it is easy to create a feeling of "decent roles". They pointed out that her previous projects such as "Phu Do Duong Kieu" or "Dao Hoa Trang Giang Son" did not achieve good results, thinking that Meng Ziyi "could not carry the film".
The audience also made arguments about "weak purchasing power", " underrated brand", "poor routine" and "one color with too many historical films", and worried that the actress would "lost commercial appeal" when turning 33. They affirmed that investing in her was a "low-profit not-for-profit" business.
Social networks divided into many flows of opinions. Some people think that the audience who love Vuong Hac De has gone too far, showing disrespect for female artists.
Many comments pointed out that criticizing Meng Ziyi while ignoring the ability of actor Wang Hedi was a discriminatory act.
From a historical drama project, "The Great Doctor" quickly became the center of controversy. The audience that loves Dinh Vu He and Ly Lan Dich were also dragged into the matter, when rumors of "defeating roles" and "death anniversary" appeared everywhere. The production unit of Tan Le, once considered a prestigious film studio, is now facing great pressure when the online community "throwing rocks" because it has exposed too much internal noise.
Although there is no official information from the film crew about these controversies, this incident shows that the crew is also somewhat affected in terms of psychology and promotion strategy for the film.
