On December 23, the Chinese TV series "Hoa Ngoc Lan Blossom, People Comin" officially started filming. The single poster of Dong Truc Quan played by Duong Tu immediately exploded on social networks.
The film is based on the real story of the troubled, stormy and glorious life of businessman Dong Truc Quan, founder of Cam Giang Hotel, Shanghai.
From a girl born into poverty, Dong Truc Quan married a revolutionary, then divorced and built a career for himself. She broke the shackles of fate, confidently pursued her freedom and wrote a legend about her life.
The film's production team is made up of famous characters. Director Duong Duong once directed "Meng Hua Lu", "Pham Nhan Tu Tien", "Tuong Da".
Screenwriter Phan Phac - the screenwriter of "Vo My Nuong Truyen Ky" - spent 18 months editing 12 script versions for Duong Tu's new film. Stylist Hoang Vi designed thousands of hand-embroidered costumes for the film.
However, the most discussed thing on the opening day was that the male lead had not been officially announced yet.
Although the producer's press release called Yang Zi the female lead. But on some other platforms, the name Au Hao appeared as the male lead, ranked second to Duong Tu.
In the poster of the couple, Yang Zi was emphasized with the title "for the first time taking on the role of a real historical figure", while the depth of Au Hao's role was overshadowed, leading to controversy between the fan communities of both sides about who was the "absolutely central character".
Industry insiders say that this type of underground football is not uncommon when top actors collaborate with each other.
In particular, Duong Tu has continuously taken on historical films such as "Truong Tuong Tu", "Quoc sac phuong hoa", "Gia nghiep" in recent years... she needs new works to change her acting direction.
Au Hao wants to escape the image of a "hard man", expressing the complicated journey of Ha Chi Thoi - from a revolutionary to a villain.
But on the day of filming, the person standing next to Duong Tu was not Au Hao but Ly Trinh Ban. At the same time, netizens continued to discuss the identity of the male lead, and some talented actors such as Chu A Van and Hoang Hien were mentioned.
As for Duong Tu, to take on the role of Dong Truc Quan, she practiced Shanghai, Japanese and Chinese. The actress also personally visited Dong Truc Quan's grave to express her respect.
However, choosing Yang Zi as Dong Truc Quan also caused controversy.
Those who are skeptical believe that the image in the previous sweet romance films of Duong Tu is unlikely to carry the depth of the historical character.
