Beautiful Life airs with explosive ratings but fans criticiz.e old plot and bad acting

Sun Li's new film has just aired and has caused a stir in the billion-people country because this is the project marking the return of the female star after 3 years of absence. Thanks to the presence of "Zhen Huan", the film quickly exploded in ratings but still received mixed opinions.

Page 163 reported that on the evening of April 17, the drama Beautiful Life (formerly known as Thirty Nine Twenty Eight) aired its first two episodes on China's national television channel CCTV8. In just 40 minutes, the drama had the highest rating in the country, with a peak of 2.72% and an average of 1.8%. The audience considered this to be an impressive comeback for the former queen of television dramas, Sun Li, after more than 3 years of absence. In the drama, she brought a completely new character, different from her previous roles.

In Life Is Beautiful, Sun Li plays the role of veteran insurance agent Hu Man Le. She is a star in the insurance industry, has a philosophy professor husband, a happy family, and a well-behaved son. According to Hu Man Le herself, she is just one step away from reaching the pinnacle of her life.

However, by chance, she discovered that her husband had changed his mind. At first, Ho Man Le tried every way to save the marriage and rekindle her love for her husband. Later, she also wanted to find the person who was destroyin.g her happy life. But after realizing her husband's coldness and cruelt.y, Ho Man Le decided to end the marriage.

In addition, at work, Ho Man Le was unfairly treated by her colleagues, leading to her losing her job. It turned out that her colleagues discovered that she intended to change jobs to a place with a higher position and better treatment, so they set a trap for her, causing her to violate the ethics of the insurance industry. Not only was she fired, but she was also banned from working in this industry for 2 years.

Suddenly, Hu Man Le's world collapsed and she faced a midlife crisis. Especially since she was a woman.

According to 163, although the film deals with painfu.l social issues, it approaches them in a light-hearted humorous way. Hu Man Le is not a tragic female lead, she has a strong, liberal personality, and is somewhat impulsive and thoughtless. She even catches the wrong person in the act, over-interpreting situations, leading to a lot of laughter from the audience.

The scene where Hu Man Le drags her husband's lover into the lake to test her husband's heart has become a ho.t keyword on Weibo because of its humor and the actors' charming acting.

This is a new and challenging role for Sun Li. Previously, she often played characters with more serious and rigid personalities. Thanks to that, Sun Li once again proved her diverse acting ability. Chinese media sites all commented that the first episodes of Life is Beautiful are easy to watch and humorous, promising good results.

Besides, in the past, Ton Le was often criticized for having an unattractive modern appearance. The actress had short, masculine hair and rarely wore heavy makeup, leading to her modern appearance always being criticized. Her image in the film also became old and unattractive, lacking vitality, and her charisma was reduced. However, Ho Man Le is a successful office worker, so Ton Le dresses fashionably and wears much more beautiful makeup. The audience praised this as Ton Le's most beautiful role in the past 10 years.

In addition, actors such as Cao Ham, Myolie Wu, and Dong Zijian were also praised for their natural and emotional acting.

Thirty Nine Twenty Eight is directed by Wang Jun, who specializes in urban films and has made successful films such as Rose Story (Liu Yifei), Xiao Min's Family (Zhou Xun), Like Frost, Like Rain, Like Wind, Little Joy, Little Farewell. According to Sun Li, the film will tell the story of people entering their 40s, when "everything in life is no longer simply black and white".

Sun Li breaks the image of 'Zhen Huan', reappears with captivating beauty, but criticizes her acting Hany Đan07:01:56 21/04/2025Returning to the screen, Ton Le attracted attention with her radiant appearance, completely different from the image of Chan Hoan that is deeply engraved in the audience's mind. However, her comeback has been met with mixed opinions about her acting, even being inferior to the female supporting role.