Although "Secretly Can't Hide" was criticized as "a child's drama with a milky voice", due to the presence of Zhao Lusi, the drama still achieved an average of 40 million+ episodes during its hit period. can single-handedly support the broadcast volume of a romantic drama that has the deepest prejudice among the audience. It is extremely difficult for Zhao Lusi, who is just showing off his talents.
After "Secretly Can't Hide", Zhao Lusi was once again proven with Xiaobo's ability to handle dramas and traffic, and successfully attracted another wave of fans. It is precisely because of the very good results of the play that the preparations for the companion piece "Difficult to Coax" have also been accelerated.
Because "Secretly Can't Hide" and "Hard to Coax" are popular romance novels that occupy the top two spots on Jinjiang's list all year round, it is not easy to form a behind-the-scenes team or select actors. , especially the director of "Secretly Can't Hide" ran away before filming started, which almost caused the project to be aborted. Fortunately, Zhao Lusi was able to deal with it, and the project crisis of "Secretly Can't Hide" was successfully resolved, and it defeated all the current puppet dramas in 2023 and successfully reached the top. With the playback results of the first part as a basis, "Difficult to Coax" was very bold in the coding stage.
According to a reliable reporter, the producer of the show initially focused on a male and female lead who was both top-notch. Although the attention of "Difficult to Coax" is not bad, and there is also a huge fan base, it is easy for the actors to get more topic blessings. However, as an early novel, "Difficult to Coax" has a thin story line and a relatively young audience, making it easy to cause friction with the large-traffic fan base. From this aspect, "Hard to Coax" does not seem to be worth the risk of two top actors taking the role. However, many well-known young students are quite active and want to get a chance to participate in the show.
In this drama, we actually found Bai Jingting and Zhang Ruonan to play the male and female protagonists. In fact, netizens have always been quite surprised as to why Bai Jingting chose "Hard to Coax". After all, the results of Bai Jingting's previous works are very good. Not only "Qing Qing Daily" and "Chang Feng Du" both broke iQiyi's 10,000 mark, but the number of online views was as high as 50 million+. Even period dramas that did not have a large market can easily pass the 40 million+ mark. . How could not be enviable for its excellent ability to carry dramas? It's just that Bai Jingting still lacks some starlight after all.
This resulted in him being stuck in an awkward position as an actor. Therefore, it is normal to choose to star in "Hard to Coax" after comprehensive considerations. Although many netizens who have read the book said that the male protagonist of "Hard to Coax" is very ordinary and has almost no charm. But in the eyes of romance lovers, the male protagonist is cold-hearted, arrogant, venomous, gentle and affectionate. He is a perfect character for a good boyfriend, and if he plays it well, it will be a bonus. can see from the materials released a few days ago: the play restored the famous scenes as much as possible, Bai Jingting's appearance and acting skills are both online, and the role of Sang Yan is not that difficult for book fans to accept.
Indeed, compared to the apology of the two Northeastern dogs, this Sang Yan is already gentle enough. However, there are still some hidden dangers in the play. In this year's Spring Festival Gala, Bai Jingting's behavior of occupying the C position was intercepted by melon-eating netizens and frantically analyzed with micro-expressions, and the "Chunshan School" was even more out of the circle. This farce caused Bai Jingting's popularity to suffer a massive decline. Although when the show is aired later, this dark history may be forgotten by netizens. But Bai Jingting has a girlfriend, which means that the male and female protagonists of "Difficult to Coax" will not be able to afford CP. If the current puppet show is to be popular, it can only rely on CP marketing.
Therefore, Bai Jingting’s wish to obtain traffic blessings through "Nanxi" will probably come to nothing. Compared with the ease with which the male protagonist was cast, the role of the female protagonist Wen Yifan went through a lot of effort. The audience is obviously more inclined to play the heroine with Zhang Yuxi who has a very close description in the original work. But from the perspective of the producer, Zhang Yuxi’s agency does not support her, and the actor herself is not well-known, so she cannot support the requirements of drama investment and platform film selection. Therefore, "democratically elected Wen Yifan" was not adopted in the end. Many netizens who eat melon are very angry about the producer's choice.
"Is Zhang Yuxi very expensive? Why not let her play Wen Yifan?" is the most frequent question asked by netizens in the casting entry. It is true that Zhang Ruonan has the support of a big company behind her, and she has outstanding temperament and excellent popularity with the audience. Just go to that station and it will be like the heroine of the novel has come into reality. But she is true to what is written in the book, "She looks extremely coquettish, so beautiful that she is aggressive, her fox eyes seem to be meant to seduce people, the ends of her eyes are slightly raised, and her every move is full of coquettishness." No, the huge difference in appearance of cannot be made up by acting skills alone.
It’s no wonder that the audience feels that Zhang Ruonan can’t play Wen Yifan. Therefore, after the show is aired, many viewers who have read the book will first choose to abandon the show because the external image of the actors is far different from that in the book. Although Zhang Ruonan's acting skills can restore some viewers to a certain extent and reduce losses. But it definitely has some influence. In addition to the casting of Sang Yan and Wen Yifan, the audience is also more curious about the casting of Sang Zhi and Duan Jiaxu. Although he only plays a supporting role in "Hard to Coax", Shufen's mood in "Can't Hide Secretly" still needs to be taken into account and not too outrageous.
For this point, you can refer to Ma Boqian in "Can't Hide Secretly". It is true that some fans abandoned the drama because of him. In the first wave of casts announced by the crew of "Difficult to Coax" on June 27, Duan Jiaxu is played by Wu Yuheng, who has been a top marketing player since his debut. plays Sang Zhi, a veteran of most drama viewers. An acquaintance Liu Chutian. In the hearts of viewers who follow dramas, Zhang Miaoyi and are very suitable for Sang Zhi. It was a pity that I missed "Can't Hide Secretly". Being able to make a cameo in "Hard to Coax" this time has made many viewers' dreams come true. Who knew that the role played by Zhang Miaoyi was the heroine’s best friend Zhong Siqiao.
The most magical thing is that the little girl who once played "Xiao Miyue" and "Xiao Minglan" has grown up and is very successful. I think Liu Chutian was spotted by director Zheng Xiaolong when she first debuted, and played the role of Xiao Miyue in the legendary costume masterpiece "The Legend of Miyue" directed by him. Although the final results of this drama were mediocre, Xiao Miyue, played by Liu Chutian, only appeared in two episodes and won the hearts of viewers who followed the drama. Some viewers even watched the entire drama for Liu Chutian. After the drama, Liu Chutian devoted more attention to her studies. The frequency of filming is not very high.
For child stars, academic performance and film and television drama works are indispensable. Liu Chutian was able to cooperate with Zheng Xiaolong when he debuted, and his starting point was very high. This also fully proves that she is very talented in acting. years later, Liu Chutian once again attracted attention for her role as Xiao Minglan in "Do You Know Should Be Green, Fat, Red, and Slim". performed a crying scene with complicated emotions at a young age, how could it not shock the audience? Especially the crying scene between Ming Lan and her grandmother on the bow of the boat made many viewers shed tears. It wasn’t long before Liu Chutian played a role with an emotional line, which is quite surprising.
