Because Ming Ge was very clear that although the "silly sweet" type was popular now, in ten years, the trend would be —— strong female leads.
Unknown to many, actresses who had portrayed the classic roles that could be considered 'bright moonlight', 'Cinnabar Mole' in the audience's heart, once they took on the 'silly sweet' roles, they ran down that path without ever looking back.
Ming Ge was very clear about her own positioning. Whether in appearance or aura, she did not align with the 'silly', 'white', 'sweet' archetype at all. Forcing such a persona would probably feel very discordant.
Of course, good acting skills could offset this discordance.
But, Ming Ge did not want to.
She was never short of scripts in her acting career; she valued a steady and sure approach and preferred not to engage in stories and roles that did not capture her interest.
She lacked nothing and simply loved acting; why should she blindly deplete her own popularity?
