Inside an office at the Imperial Capital Film Academy.
Professor Zhang Min, who had been teaching for many years and was deeply loved and respected by both students and colleagues, received a message.
He opened his phone to see a message from his doting daughter.
His daughter's message said that she had recently seen a live video of a film shoot in Hengdian, and a young actress's performance was incredibly good, overshadowing all the veteran actors, and was definitely better than any of his students.
"Heh, this girl, always bragging. Your dad has taught no less than eight hundred, if not a thousand students. There are plenty of talented acting school graduates who, after more than a decade or two of refinement, are now top-tier performers in the industry. It's impossible to overshadow them in terms of acting skills."
Looking at the message, the old professor couldn't help but wear a wry smile, feeling a bit underestimated.
He immediately sent a reply: "Work hard, and don't spend all day watching those nonsensical videos."
Upon receiving the message, his daughter was displeased and replied: "Dad, I'm serious. The actress in the video is really amazing. Her instant blackening gaze was so frightening, it still gives me the creeps."
"Is it that exaggerated?"
"If you don't believe me, you can watch it. I'm not lying to you!"
Seeing his daughter's earnestness, the old professor, out of curiosity, clicked on the video.
At first, his lips were tightly pursed, then they slowly parted, opening wider and wider until they were wide enough to fit a duck egg.
He had been teaching film and television performance for many years and had seen countless acting prodigies.
But he had never seen anyone as young as Jiang Ling with such terrifying acting skills.
His daughter hadn't lied to him. The actress in the video was outrageously good, practically violating advertising laws.
"Dad, how is it? I didn't lie to you, right? Is this actress's talent acceptable to you?"
His daughter's smug expression seemed to leap through the screen.
The old professor stared blankly for a long time before opening his phone's keyboard and replying: "She is indeed remarkable. Even I was startled. This actress's performance is so good it leaves one speechless."
After sending this message, the old professor immediately sent the video to several colleagues so they could experience it too.
Several professors at the same level as the old professor were also deeply impressed after watching it.
"Such powerful gaze acting!"
"This... is this really performed by a girl of eighteen? It's incredible!"
"Brilliant, absolutely brilliant. Although this scene of the character's blackening is less than a few seconds long, the change in her eyes is natural, progressing in layers, deepening gradually, and executed in one fluid motion. It's truly marvelous."
"This scene is so evocative. Let's include it in the teaching archives, and let those young ones see what real blackening is. It doesn't require messy smoky makeup; a single glance, a single smile, can achieve it effortlessly."
And so, this scene of Jiang Yuyan's blackening was included in the textbooks of the Imperial Capital Film Academy, becoming a classic case for countless students to emulate.
The Imperial Capital Film Academy has always been known as the 'Whampoa Military Academy of Film and Television,' and its high status and immense influence are self-evident.
Those previously included in the acting teaching archives were all legendary figures, super veteran actors who had been in the industry for over a decade or even decades.