Bao Qian Wo Na De Shi Nv Zhu Ju Ben (2025)

Sorry, I'm the Lead (2025)/ Bao Qian Wo Na De Shi Nv Zhu Ju Ben (2025) is a very good miniseries with Xiong Yun Hao and Wang Mu Xuan in the leading couple’s role. The drama is nice and the leading couple has good chemistry, if only they would have more screen time! One can only conclude that the title “Sorry, I’m the Lead” refers to the leading lady’s role as she navigates a betrayal, antagonists shenanigans, and finding a supportive and great steadfast love. Still, her romance could’ve used more screen time since, by the end, their chemistry was getting really good.

This drama can be found on https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9dv5ks

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The difference about this and the original novel

This mini drama is completely underrated. This drama is based on Passionate Honey (百香蜜)'s webnovel, Trial Marriage Husband: Needs to Work Hard (试婚老公，要给力). The English translations of the novel is available on Webnovel app. In comparison with the original novel, this is way exceed my expectations. That's the reasons why I give this drama a high rating. If you haven't read the original novel first, you may think that this is just another trash drama, as the plot is used many times too.

1. Story
This drama summarize 1-100 chapters of the original novel. The original novel has 1100+ chapter and each chapter is longer than average chapter on Webnovel. The novel itself is a never-ending backstabbing story and green tea bitches. In a short span of time, there're always people envy them. I personally frustrated with it. Every 100 chapters, there will be new male/female green tea bitches who envy Tang Ning and Mo Ting. After they completed their roles, they just gone without a trace. As if their existences are merely to support Tang Ning and Mo Ting's story. As if the entire universe is rotating around them. But, the drama writers summarize and adapted it to be way more realistic. I personally love rewatching dramas, and this is one of my top mini dramas to rewatch. I think, I've watched for 10+ times already in the last 2 months.

Major differences:
- In the original novel, Tang Ning has 2 elder sisters and 1 younger brother. 1 of her elder sister is a green tea, while the other is a quiet INFP doctor. Then, her younger brother is a singer, named Tang Jingxuan. His MBTI is ENFP. While in the drama, Tang Ning is the only child. This alone eliminates Tang Ning's siblings' love stories too. Yes! In the original novel, her INFP elder sister and ENFP brother have their own romantic stories. Her sister's love interest is the genius, yet cold man at her hospital where she works. Her brother's love interest is his childhood friend who is also his bully.
- In the drama, there are reasons of why Mo Ting fell in love with Tang Ning. Tang Ning used to save him when he was injured 3 years ago. It's her innocence and kindness. On the other hand, there were no stories at all about why Mo Ting is kind of slave to his wife. At early chapters, I already know that it's a completely Mary Sue story. No matter how life throws at you, someone will immediately helps. But when I watch the mini drama, I immediately hooked up and I can feel his love for her.
- In the original novel, I cannot really feel the influences and wealthiness of Tang Group (Tang Ning family's business). 80% of the story stresses how rich and influential Mo Ting and Hai Rui Entertainment (Mo Ting's company) in China. This fact is not in line with Tang Group itself as Tang Group is an internationally approved perfume company. While the drama has a scene which completely shows how wealthy and influential Tang Group is, which is when Mo Ting's dad opposes Mo Ting and Tang Ning's relationship.
- In the novel, Mo Ting's mom is actually a genius scientist who live outside for too long. It's not the reasons you can think of. Mo Ting's mom has a twin sister who envy her. She then set up a fire in Mo Ting's mom lab when Mo Ting was little, making her face unrecognized. This gives opportunity to the Mo Ting's mom's twin sister to marry Mo Ting's dad by using the identity of Mo Ting's mom. For 10+ years, Mo Ting's dad didn't know that his wife was switched. I mean, how could Mo Ting's dad didn't recognize at all! No matter how similar twins are, if they love their partners, they would understand even the slightest differences between their partners and her identical siblings. On the other side, Mo Ting's mom got married again with another man and they have a daughter, who is also Mo Ting's half sister. Their life is harsh and poor, making the half sister worked at an early age. While in the mini drama, Mo Ting's dad cheated and he has illegitimate child. However, Mo Ting's dad in both versions are complete jerks!
- In the novel, Lu Che (Mo Ting's assistant) and Long Jie (Tang Ning's manager) got married and they have their romantic story fully described. In the drama, they took out all of the romantic stories of the characters except for Tang Ning-Mo Ting and the cheating stories of Han Yufan-Mo Yurou
(PS: Mo Yurou is not Mo Ting's sister, they only share the same surname. There are many people with surname Mo, but not also too common).

2. Acting/Cast
- Xiong Yunhao
In the original novel, Mo Ting is a very cold person. The way he described was far too icebergish, seems having immune to any of desires except from protecting his wife. In the drama, Xiong Yunhao did exceptionally well. He brings the character alive and much more human. I can feel Mo Ting's love for Tang Ning which I cannot imagine years ago when I only read the novel. Mo Ting is too stiff and stern in the original novel.

I love that they pick XYH despite his short height and soft facial features, giving him more feminine and soft energy. In the novel, Mo Ting is described as a tall guy that his mere presence, adding to his rich, cold, intimidating, and business aura. In the manhua, Mo Ting also have high facial features. On the other hand, XYH's height and soft facial features made Mo Ting more human, as the original novel never describe Mo Ting's weaknesses. I guess, Mo Ting's weakness in the drama is that his height is a bit shorter than Tang Ning.

Their MBTI is vastly different, Mo Ting in the novel is more the stereotype ISTJ-like, with enneagram 8w9. His Si-Te is obvious. Very dutiful and law-abide to his wife, yet cruel to the outside world. He is a bit like Kim Jong Kook who is ESTJ. Kim Jong Kook is soft to women, yet, is a tough guy that no men dare to provoke. While the Mo Ting in the mini drama is more INFJ-like, maybe 9w1/2w1? I feel him sillier, a bit like Ryu Sungjae in Lovely Runner, especially whenever he smiles. He is much less domineering. I feel that his Fe is higher.

I love his choices of clothes. Those clothes made him appeared more classic and give the "old money" vibes, yet down-to-earth. It completes his features too.

His kissing techniques are way hotter than more popular Chinese actors who acts in bigger-budgets dramas. I was literally blushing the moment their kissing scenes comes! There're so many kissing scenes!

- Wang Mu Xuan
Her acting is well exceptional too! I cannot picture any actress portraying Tang Ning when I read the novel years ago. But, Wang Mu Xuan 100% nailed it! She has high facial features and tall body, similar to the Tang Ning in the original novel and manhua. However in the original novel, Tang Ning is way crueler. She cares more about surviving herself in the cold, cruel world after Han Yufan cheated on her than the Tang Ning in the novel. For example, when Han Yuruo sent men to kidnap Tang Ning and Mo Ting's elder sister. I cannot explain as long as I desribe Mo Ting since Tang Ning's personality in the novel and mini drama is not too different.

3. Music
The music is good, some of it are memorable, but no more. An 8 is good.

PS: I'm an ENTP with tritype 417 (4w3, 1w2, and 7w6), a completely living contradictions and devil advocate. I love giving contra opinions. This drama is totally recommended!

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