Sister Sa fell silent upon hearing this.
After a long while, she finally said, "Your scheming and depth are even greater than Zhao Hede’s in your performance. You managed to fool me for so long; you truly are an actress!"
Jiang Ling smiled faintly.
From the very beginning of her transmigration, she knew her temperament was vastly different from the original host's.
As time went by, outsiders could see her changes, let alone Sister Sa, her agent, with whom she spent her days.
Jiang Ling had initially planned to use the forced breakup with Shen Mingjue as an excuse to cover up her changes.
However, upon further reflection, lying was not an easy task. One lie often required countless others to cover it up. The more she spoke, the more mistakes she would make, and the more suspicious she would become.
Instead of that, it would be better to solve the problem once and for all by directly admitting that her previous persona at Huohua Media was all an act.
This way, it would dispel Sister Sa's doubts, she wouldn't have to spin more lies, and Sister Sa would see her capabilities, becoming even more devoted to her.
After all, as an agent, who wouldn't want their artist to be capable?
Jiang Ling had managed to deceive Shen Mingjue, An Qiuyan, herself, and a host of executives at Huohua Media.
Such acting skills were so incredible they practically violated advertising laws.
Playing the role of the crazed beauty Zhao Hede would be a piece of cake.
Thinking this, Sister Sa looked at Jiang Ling with not only shock but also admiration.
Young age, strong abilities, and deep schemes – she was destined for great things.
Working with her, even if she couldn't get the main prize, she would at least get a taste of the good stuff.
...
Where there are people, there is a martial world.
Especially in the entertainment industry, which was full of scheming, rivalry, and climbing over each other to get ahead.
Jiang Ling, through the role of Zhao Hede, had completely shed the label of a terrible actress, and her popularity had soared, which also made many people quite unhappy.
The first was An Qiuyan, followed by artists from various entertainment agencies.
How did traffic stars make money?
Was it through solid acting and extraordinary talent?
Of course not. For traffic stars, acting was a luxury, something unattainable.
What truly made them money, besides traffic, was still traffic.
But with Jiang Ling's move, other popular young actresses and rising stars were displeased.
After all, as the saying goes, there's no harm without comparison.
Before, Jiang Ling was a traffic star, and they were too. Their acting and talents were equally bad; no one was significantly better than the other.
Now that she had displayed such excellent acting skills, how were they, who were stagnant and collectively slacking off, supposed to live?
Although they were unhappy in their hearts, fortunately, Jiang Ling's popularity had not returned to its peak. At most, she was considered second-tier, so the impact wasn't particularly significant.
However, Lu Wenwen, also a traffic star, wasn't feeling so great.
The role of Zhao Hede was originally meant for her.
But not only was it taken by Jiang Ling, but she also played it so brilliantly.
Now, the comment sections on Weibo were filled with people mocking her for her poor judgment.
[Haha, I'm dying of laughter!]
[She actually refused such a good role; her brain must be waterlogged!]
[What kind of performance could she have delivered? My Lingling is a powerful, skilled actress, not someone these random cats and dogs can compare to.]
[What "my Lingling"? She's mine!]
[Haters, shut up! Wenwen has status and strength; she wouldn't casually play supporting roles. Jiang Ling, that piece of trash, picked up the leftovers others rejected. What's there to be proud of?]
[Leftovers? Heh, sour grapes. You trash!]