Before filming officially began, two actors playing the male lead had already collapsed.
Guang Suyun's dramas are cursed!
Jiang Ling thought silently, complaining to herself.
It wasn't just Jiang Ling who felt this way; other artists thought the same.
Since Guang Suyun returned to her old profession, she had only prepared two plays.
One was the highly popular "The Romance of the Condor Heroes" last year, and the other was "The Sword Heroes."
Yet, these two plays had seen seven artists, all of whom were popular stars in the first or second tier, fall from grace one after another.
Therefore, after Meng Chenxi's downfall and subsequent ban, when Guang Suyun looked for an actor to play the male lead Xiao Ting, artists in the industry scattered like mice encountering a cat, each avoiding her like the plague, afraid of their own downfall.
While Guang Suyun's dramas indirectly led to the downfall of many, they also made many.
Not to mention in the distant past, take "The Romance of the Condor Heroes" for instance.
Jiang Ling, who had been widely criticized by the entire internet and struggled to recover, only returned to the top tier by playing the role of Li Shengnan.
There was also Le Zhengyu, who was at the bottom of the second tier before. Thanks to the success of this drama, he successfully ascended to the first tier and was inundated with endorsement deals.
However, male artists from major film and television companies were still terrified.
Great success was indeed good, but it depended on whether one had the destiny for it. They didn't want to lose their own pants trying to steal a chicken.
Compared to the temptation of skyrocketing fame, they feared a downfall more.
Guang Suyun approached male artists from several companies, yet not a single one dared to accept the role of the male lead Xiao Ting.
With no one daring to play the male lead, the female lead wasn't making things easy either.
After Meng Chenxi's downfall, many fans sent private messages to Jiang Ling, asking her to withdraw from the filming of "The Sword Heroes."
Guang Suyun's dramas were too strange. In just two plays, seven artists had fallen. It was estimated that she had angered a plague god, and it would be best to withdraw early to avoid getting involved.
It wasn't just fans; actors who had collaborated with her on several plays and had a good relationship, such as Gao Biao and Ya Ya, also indirectly advised her to give up this drama.
Jiang Ling had both the looks and the status, and her acting was superb.
Even without the drama "The Sword Heroes," with her popularity and influence, she could earn a fortune by acting in other dramas. Why take the risk of putting all her eggs in one basket?
Jiang Ling was touched by the concern from her fans and friends in the industry, but she had no intention of backing down.
Firstly, this drama was arranged by the system.
If there were any problems, the system wouldn't have designated her to act in it.
Secondly, the downfall of those artists before was entirely due to their character flaws.
As the old saying goes, an upright person fears no slander. If they had abided by the law and not engaged in inappropriate relationships, they wouldn't have fallen.
Jiang Ling believed she was upright and had nothing to hide, so she wasn't afraid of scandals or downfall.
At the same time, a cloud of suspicion emerged in Jiang Ling's heart.
The downfall before the drama even aired, one incident might be a coincidence, but two was not.
Could there be a conspiracy behind this?
Sometimes, a woman's intuition was incredibly accurate.
Jiang Ling put down the script and said to Jian Zhou, "I'm a bit thirsty. Go buy me a coconut latte, seven parts sugar!"
"Seven parts sugar? Aren't you afraid of gaining weight?"
Fair skin hides three flaws, but being overweight ruins everything.
Stars in the entertainment industry feared gaining weight the most, especially female stars, who wished they could be as thin as a lightning bolt.
When ordering drinks, they almost always opted for sugar-free, and at most, three parts sugar if they couldn't stand the bitterness.
Hearing Jiang Ling ask for seven parts sugar, Jian Zhou was stunned.
"What's there to be afraid of? Life is as it is. Eat what you should eat and drink what you should drink. I want to enjoy myself now!"