Recently, the Chinese historical drama "Jade Axis" officially started filming on December 15 and announced its cast.
However, unlike the usual way of announcing actors (main actors then supporting actors), the crew of "Jade Axis" has a different way of announcing.
The male lead Truong Lang Hac had his own post first, then the supporting cast (including Nham Hao, Khong Tuyet Nhi...), then the female lead Dien Hi Vi had her own post last.
The order of appearance of actors in a Chinese film has long been a matter of debate. The order in which an actor appears reflects the importance of the character to the work.
The first cast members are usually the first to be named, play the most important characters, and have the most screen time in the film.
Unlike Korean films, where the main actors and supporting actors are generally referred to as main actors and supporting actors, in Chinese films, even the male and female leads are clearly divided into roles and rarely have “equal roles” (equal roles).
This time, the way the crew of “Jade Axis” announced the roles has caused controversy. Many opinions said that the crew was ambiguous and unclear in announcing the roles of the two main actors.
Zhang Linghe's fans commented that, according to the usual rules, Zhang Linghe was named first, so he is the male lead of the first part.
But Dien Hi Vi's fans think that the female lead was posted last, proving that she is the most important person, so she is the female lead of part 1.
Fans of the two stars argued fiercely about who was version 1 and who was version 2.
On the afternoon of December 16, Dien Hi Vi's representative spoke up to confirm that the male and female leads Truong Lang Hac and Dien Hi Vi are "absolutely equal" (same cast 1).
The actress's representative also warned Truong Lang Hac's fans who spread false information about the two's relationship, saying they were collecting evidence to handle.
On the contrary, Zhang Linghe's representative still firmly believes that "there is no such thing as an absolute equal cast". Because on all official platforms such as Weibo, Douyin... Zhang Linghe is announced first and there is no rotation order, so he is clearly the first cast actor.
This also reminds the audience of the case of the movie "Happiness within reach" in 2020. At that time, the film crew did not clearly announce the roles of Hoang Canh Du and Dilraba Dilmurat from the beginning, causing Dilraba fans to misunderstand that the male and female leads were on the same side.
But after the film aired, the crew announced that Huang Jingyu was the first cast, and Dilraba Dilmurat was the second. This move received criticism from fans of the “Xinjiang beauty”. They said that the crew had deceived and disrespected the audience.
The crew of "Jade Axis" has not yet made any move to clarify, although the representatives of the male and female leads have directly confronted each other and expressed their dissatisfaction. This could affect the filming process, and give the audience a bad impression of the work because of the noise before it airs.
Many people also expressed the opinion that "fighting for position" seems to have become a bad problem. An actor cannot prove his ability through position but through acting ability.
