Vertical short dramas, also known as micro-dramas, have become popular, greatly lowering the threshold for investors to enter the market. Recently, a Chinese female director revealed that a wealthy 'big sister' invested money to make herself the female lead, personally selecting her preferred actor as the male lead. Her only requirement was that there must be 60 kissing scenes in the 50-episode series – 'every now and then they have to kiss.' After this news spread, many more wealthy women began using their money to demand the same arrangement. Recently, one drama specifically stipulated that Zhong Yufei would play the male lead.
The whistleblowing female director brought fans directly to the set for a behind-the-scenes look. The female lead (the wealthy woman) proactively wrapped her arms around the male lead's neck, pressed her whole body against him, sat on his lap, and coyly shook him. The male lead, holding the script in one hand, constantly used his body language to keep his distance from her, appearing somewhat reluctant and smiling awkwardly at the crew, protesting, 'This action isn’t in the script.' The wealthy woman simply started coaching the male lead on what to do, making for a scene both awkward and funny.
In response, Zhong Yufei, faced with a flood of questions from netizens, said: 'Acting is my job, I’ll perform what’s written in the script. As for kissing and intimate scenes, I can accept and cooperate, but could you please, when filming kissing scenes, not put your tongue in my mouth, and stop constantly pouring your saliva into my mouth? At the time, I held myself back on set, after all, she was the investor and I was just starting out, afraid people on set would say I was being difficult or acting like a diva.' He added, although the film and TV industry is experiencing a winter with few roles available, everyone should still stick to their boundaries and say no to things outside the scope of their profession, his tone full of resignation.
News Source: 壹苹新闻网