The movie "The Main Character" directed by Zhang Yimou still leads the rating charts of Chinese TV dramas currently airing in China.
In the first 20 episodes, the story mainly revolves around the main character Uc Tan Nga played by Luu Hao Ton - from a goat herding girl to artist Tan Khang.
The first love between her and Phong Tieu Tieu (played by Dich Tu Lo) is slow-paced. Until Dou Qiao in the role of Liu Hongbing appears, everything changes immediately.
He simply leaned his shoulder against the pillar, staring intently at the stage, slightly opening his mouth, forgetting to close it... the audience's reaction immediately exploded.
Many people think that when Dou Qiao just appeared, Dich Tu Lo was almost completely overshadowed. One comment wrote: "The director only invited Dou Qiao to play a playboy, who knew he had just appeared as Dich Tu Lo, it would be a waste of 20 episodes.
As a descendant of a high-ranking official, Luu Hong Binh pursued Uc Tan Nga in a way that is likened to "breaking into a house to rob a lover".
A very successful point in Dau Kieu's way of building characters lies in the dialect. Because he himself is also from Xi'an (Shaanxi, China), he uses extremely standard Xi'an dialect throughout the film.
The character's emotions are constantly changing. Luu Hong Binh played by Dou Qiao is actually two-faced: just finished joking, immediately became serious.
The "handsome hooligan" but still sincere appearance is the mark Dau Kieu brings to the character.
In the original, Luu Hong Binh is a playful and libertine young master. But the television version has adapted this character in a direction that is more suitable for his current aesthetic taste.
Chinese media believes that Dau Kieu's career is gradually showing signs of revival, after many years of being surrounded by the scandal of marriage with Ha Sieu Lien - daughter of "casino boss" Ha Hong San.
Since publicly dating Ha Sieu Lien in 2019 and getting married in 2023, Dou Jiao has been said to be lazy and neglectful of his career because he loves a billionaire's daughter. In recent years, he has rarely acted in movies, and news appearing in newspapers mainly revolves around marriage issues.
Especially in recent months, rumors of Dau Kieu and Ha Sieu Lien divorcing have spread many times. Although they have denied it, public opinion has not calmed down.
Facing a wave of controversy, in a recent interview, when asked if this time was a "comeback", Dou Jiao replied: "I have never felt myself at the bottom of my career".
When asked about the title "rich son-in-law", he said: "What others say is their business. I only know that I am an actor, acting is my job.
His Weibo introduction also secretly changed it to four simple words: "Actress Dou Qiao".
