Chinese Drama Fight For Love Becomes Controversial Because Fans Can't Accept Ding Yuxi Appearing Very Little, Even Though He is the Main Actor

Kapanlagi.com - The Chinese drama Fight For Love is currently a hot topic among C-drama enthusiasts. Not because of the storyline or production quality, but due to the very minimal appearance of the main actor, Ding Yuxi. He plays the central character named Wei Yun. This fact has shocked and disappointed many fans, ultimately leading to a large wave of protests on social media.

The controversy intensified after detailed calculations of the airing duration were released by the fan community. The data showed how disproportionate Ding Yuxi's portion was in a drama that should have placed him as the male lead.

1. Total Duration 27 Hours, But Ding Yuxi Only Appears for 2 Hours 27 Minutes

The series Fight For Love has a total duration of 27 hours and 24 minutes (excluding opening and ending). However, out of that total, Ding Yuxi only appears for 2 hours 27 minutes and 56 seconds. This means he occupies only about 9 percent of the overall duration of the drama.

Even more surprising, the shortest duration of his appearance occurs in episode 29, where Ding Yuxi only appears for 45 seconds or about 1.83 percent. Many other episodes even place him under five minutes, making fans feel 'deceived' because the drama's promotion highlights him as the main character.

2. Initial Plan: 50-50 Scenes, Final Result is Actually Lopsided

Ding Yuxi in Fight for Love - mydramalist

Production sources state that Ding Yuxi actually filmed a total of 461 scenes with a script that is 264.5 pages thick. The relationship of his scenes with the female lead was also initially planned to be balanced, with a 50/50 distribution. Unfortunately, what aired in the final version is far from that plan.

The drama's proportions are said to be very unbalanced. Many important scenes of Ding Yuxi were cut or condensed, making the storyline seem lopsided and Wei Yun's role less prominent.

3. Heavy Shooting for Four Months, Including Serious Injuries

Ding Yuxi in Fight for Love - mydramalist

Fans' disappointment deepened after learning about Ding Yuxi's challenging shooting conditions. During four months of production for Fight For Love, he experienced several serious incidents, including:

Heat stroke while shooting outdoors

Being pierced by an arrow in the hand requiring six stitches

Fainting due to extreme temperatures reaching minus ten degrees

Continuing to shoot despite being physically exhausted

With such heavy struggles, fans feel it is unfair that the final result features Ding Yuxi in a very minimal role.

4. Fans Invest 10 Million Yuan, But the Results Are Not as Expected

Ding Yuxi in Fight for Love - mydramalist

Quoted from the Instagram account aboutdrachin.id (11/19), a major point in this controversy is the significant investment fans made in the drama. The Ding Yuxi fan community poured nearly 10 million yuan to support Fight For Love. This amount includes:

6 million yuan for online screenings (to accelerate episode unlocks and popularity levels)

4 million yuan for promotions, voting, and other support

However, the final result of the drama, which reduced so many of Ding Yuxi's scenes, made fans question the "imbalance between investment and returns." Many feel that their contributions are not proportional to the actor's screen time.

5. Protest Wave: Hashtags Explode on Chinese Social Media

On Weibo and in international fan communities, hashtags related to Fight For Love and Ding Yuxi have skyrocketed. Thousands of comments fill the timeline, containing protests, disappointment, and demands for transparency from the production team.

Some fans even question the reasons behind such drastic scene cuts. Is it due to script revisions, re-editing, or internal production decisions? Until now, the production team has not provided an official explanation.

(kpl/chn)