Family Business" is expected to be one of the outstanding Chinese TV series in May, with the participation of actress Duong Tu.
However, according to the announcement of Khốc vân, after 6 episodes aired, the rating of the movie is trending downwards. "Gia nghiệp" is completely overwhelmed by Lưu Hạo Tồn's movie "Nhân vật chính".
According to Chinese media, the comments on Douban partly explain the reason why many viewers "quit the movie".
Family Industry" tells the story of the Gia Tinh dynasty of the Minh Dynasty, the youngest daughter of the 8th branch of the Ly family in Huy Chau - Ly Trinh (played by Duong Tu) - thanks to her talent and efforts, revived the Huy Chau ink processing industry, which was in decline, and restored the family's hundred-year glory.
She and the second son of the Lac family, Lac Van Khiem (played by Han Dong Quan), sympathize and support each other, together recreating the glorious period of Huy Chau's squid production and trading industry.
Huy Chau's ink culture brings a vast setting to the story, but the adult line of the female lead almost cannot escape the "big female boss" series production motif of Chinese movies today.
The main character must have a tragic and harsh living situation. In this film, Ly Trinh is expelled from the family because of her father's mistakes. Her marriage is also unhappy because of the intervention of her older brother.
This motif is considered too familiar, no different from "National Colors and Flowers".
Family situation declines, marriage fails and then overcomes gender stereotypes to counter-attack - Ly Trinh's story in "Family Career" is like "old wine in a new bottle". The main character is still Duong Tu, making many viewers feel bored.
In addition, Ly Trinh is said to have the "female lead aura" too clearly. From a young age, she was built into the image of a genius, but the details showing off her talent are not convincing enough.
Some commentators said that in this character, there is no feeling of "overcoming each difficult gate" that makes viewers sympathize. The film's tempo is not too fast, but the progress rate of the female lead is like a rocket.
Ly Trinh's maturity is also quite superficial. Whether young or old, she still maintains the same behavior as before: when something happens, she cries, if she is not convinced, she causes chaos.
Not only that, the film's filter was criticized by many viewers. The skin smoothing effect was commented as "too heavy".
Some frames are brightly lit to the eye, unlike natural light. It seems that the whole film is "powered by high-powered lights", making the real scene lose its ancient beauty.
Clearly Duong Tu's acting is not bad, but the too thick filter on her face has obscured those acting details. Not to mention, Duong Tu is currently 35 years old, so many people assess that she is no longer suitable when playing teenage roles.
However, the content of "Gia nghiep" is still considered by many viewers to be worth watching compared to the current flawed Chinese historical films.
