She was surprised to find that Jiang Ling's acting skills were extremely polarized.
How terrible her previous performances were was matched by how stunning she had been in the past year as the Heavenly Maiden of the Snow Mountain and Zhao Hede.
She couldn't understand how the same person could have such a vast difference in acting ability.
Later, Guan Suyi noticed that Jiang Ling's acting had improved after she was attacked by the entire internet and forced to terminate her contract with her original agency.
A terrifying thought suddenly emerged in her mind.
Could all of this have been her disguise?
She knew she was beautiful, and she also knew that once beauty was exploited by capital, it could only become a commodity for financial transactions.
Therefore, she hid her superb acting skills and deliberately starred in bad films, making her agency and the capital supporting her believe she was beyond redemption, and thus completely abandon her.
The more Guan Suyi thought about it, the closer she felt she was to the truth.
Otherwise, there was no way to explain why Jiang Ling's acting suddenly became so good.
It wasn't that Jiang Ling had suddenly awakened and grasped the essence of acting, but that her acting had always been this good.
Life is like a play, all about acting.
Her previous acting was not used in filming, but in the battle of wits with the insatiable Spark Media.
Tsk tsk, what a remarkable woman!
With her as the final choice for Li Shengnan, the drama "The Romance of the Jade Rabbit in the Sea of Clouds" was a sure success.
Guan Suyi snapped back to reality and immediately called the male artist playing Jin Shiyi.
This male artist was named Le Zhengyu, and he was her distant nephew.
Le Zhengyu had also debuted as an idol trainee and had been popular for a while.
Unfortunately, the entertainment industry was too competitive, with fangirls changing their "husbands" with every new drama.
Le Zhengyu's popularity waned after less than half a year.
He also knew that the path of a young idol was not sustainable, so he worked hard to hone his acting skills and wanted to transition into a powerful actor.
After years of hard work and dedication, while his acting skills had not reached the level of perfection or godhood, he was still one of the best among the younger generation of male artists.
However, in this industry, acting skills alone were not enough; one also needed connections and opportunities.
Without good scripts to provide a stage, no matter how good your acting was, it would be difficult to showcase it to the audience.
But Le Zhengyu was lucky. Through a series of indirect connections from his mother's family, he was able to establish a relationship with the famous Guan Suyi.
Of course, Guan Suyi was not someone who favored relatives indiscriminately.
She only chose actors based on their abilities; even relatives had to step aside if they lacked acting skills.
After a series of auditions, Guan Suyi found Le Zhengyu's acting to be commendable. Although not comparable to veteran actors, he didn't pull viewers out of the performance.
What surprised her even more was that when he wore ancient costumes, his appearance and demeanor were about seven or eight parts similar to the description of Jin Shiyi in the original novel.
With acting that didn't pull viewers out of the performance and a highly fitting appearance for the male lead, Guan Suyi immediately decided to cast him as Jin Shiyi.
After Le Zhengyu finished filming diligently, he rode his favorite small motorcycle and traveled all over the country.
Now that the most suitable actress for Li Shengnan had been found, it was time to call back this male lead to reshoot his scenes.
Le Zhengyu received the call and, upon hearing that the role of Li Shengnan had been cast, he eagerly asked, "Who did you cast?"
"Jiang Ling!"
"What? Jiang Ling? Are you serious? How could you give such an important role to Jiang Ling? Don't you know how awful this woman is?"