Previously, upon seeing this most beautiful still, uninformed netizens assumed Jiang Ling was throwing a tantrum, refusing to age or uglify herself and forcing the crew to make her look so beautiful.
Now, seeing these stills, they realized how absurd the misunderstanding was.
Tianshan Tonglao was indeed a ninety-six-year-old crone, but who hadn't been young?
When Tonglao met Xu Zhu, she was in a special period of returning to youth. Wasn't it normal for her to have such a young and beautiful side?
Compared to the stills of various age groups, what amazed netizens the most was the change in her eyes.
Those eyes, so lively and bright, were filled with the vicissitudes of life and loneliness, as if a wizened soul of eighty or ninety years truly resided within her body.
Didn't people say Jiang Ling only knew how to stare blankly when acting?
When did her eye acting become so masterful?
Seeing a leaf fall, one knows autumn has come; seeing a spot, one can infer the whole leopard.
From these few stills alone, people knew Jiang Ling's capability.
Eyes are the windows to the soul, and eye acting is the essence of an actor.
One who can convey the sense of weariness of a character through their gaze must have considerable acting skills.
Looking back at the unedited live footage released by the crew, everyone became even more certain that there was no insider dealing in the role selection.
Jiang Ling truly secured the role of Tianshan Tonglao through her own strength.
【Oh my god, is this still the Jiang Ling I know?】
【Is she like the male protagonist in a wuxia novel, chased down a cliff and obtaining a peerless manual to improve her acting, that's why she became so amazing?】
【With such good acting skills, she doesn't use them properly. Look at the con artists she played before, damn, it was an eyesore!】
【Let bygones be bygones. As long as she can maintain this and stop harming our eyes as viewers, then we should offer our prayers.】
【Heh, I'm afraid old habits die hard!】
Modu.
Jin Jun Garden, top floor.
Jiang Ling and Sister Sa were snuggled on the living room sofa, watching dramas and browsing online reactions.
"Lingzi, look at the comments online. People's impression of you has really changed," Sister Sa said with a smile, taking a sip of her milk tea.
"It's normal!"
Jiang Ling said indifferently.
People's judgment of values and morals is always irrational, even distorted.
A good person who has done good deeds all their life is difficult to forgive for a single unintentional bad deed.
Whereas a bad person who always does bad deeds, when they have a whim and do something good one day, is considered a prodigal son worth more than gold.
In reality, this principle applies equally to the entertainment industry.
She was already notorious; no matter how much more dirt and black material was thrown at her, it would be the same.
However, once a glimmer of light appears, it will be magnified infinitely, becoming a super bleach that greatly boosts public favorability.
"This incident is a blessing in disguise, changing everyone's perception of you. It just irks me that the crew used you as a pawn," Sister Sa said indignantly.
Jiang Ling, however, smiled. "Being manipulated is also a good thing!"
She remembered that in her past life, when she watched "Chun Yuan Musk Biography," she was deeply moved by the line spoken by Xi Lv: "In this palace, only those with value are able to survive. Be a useful person, be content with being used, and only then can you use others."
The palace intrigue was just like the entertainment industry.
Now that she had lost the backing of the Shen family, she had returned to square one overnight.
If she wanted to regain her peak, she had to first make herself valuable.