Especially the fans of Xu Feifei, who had previously mocked Jiang Ling for having no representative works and not winning any awards.
This time, they were so embarrassed they wished they could crawl into a crack in the ground.
The television station felt this wasn't enough and added fuel to the fire.
The day after "Illusionary Void" was aired, they followed up with "The Eye of the Beholder."
"The Eye of the Beholder" was the first work Jiang Ling starred in after her marriage to Jian Zhou, and it was a highly acclaimed masterpiece that had won the Golden Horse Award in her previous life, causing immense shock and social attention.
"The Eye of the Beholder," as the name suggests, depicts Guanyin, the embodiment of great compassion. Adding the word "Blood" in front transforms it into a hellish demon cloaked in charity.
This film tells the story of a three-generation family, the Tangs, who navigate complex political and business relationships to gain benefits. In the end, the Tang family, like a wolf in sheep's clothing, reaped immense profits, but their human nature became twisted into that of devils.
Jiang Ling once again transcended age boundaries, portraying the soul of the story, Madam Tang.
Although this character was not as bloody and violent as other villains, the ingrained malice and maternal love devoured by money and power were enough to make one's scalp tingle. It was arguably the darkest film from a female perspective.
With her unparalleled exquisite acting skills, Jiang Ling brought Madam Tang to life with such depth and nuance, capturing both the superficial and the underlying essence, that she conquered the judging panel and once again won the Golden Peony Award for film.
Concurrently, because "The Eye of the Beholder" was an niche, less popular genre and its quality was exceptionally high, it was successfully selected as the Golden Magnolia Award's Best Picture of the Year.
The Golden Magnolia Award's principle was "the winner takes all." If a film won, it would sweep up awards for Best Actor and Actress, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and so on.
Thus, Jiang Ling once again won double Golden Awards.
As soon as the video of the award results was released, the younger audience exploded again and again.
Jiang Ling had once again won double Golden Awards herself.
Adding to Ye Tianyu's Golden Peony Award, Hailong's Golden Peony and Golden Magnolia, she had secured five of the three major Golden Awards.
Holy cow!
[Amazing! Three films, five Golden Awards!]
[Oh my god, Madam Tang’s role genuinely gave me goosebumps. What kind of divine actress, divine acting is this!]
[These Golden Awards, which are so hard to win, she’s won five in a row. Is this fair to the rest of us?]
[What's even more terrifying is her award-winning age. Currently, those who can win the Golden Peony Award are seasoned actors over forty. She won two Golden Peonies at twenty. It’s terrifying!]
[Was the entertainment industry sixteen years ago truly dominated by traffic? Why is Jiang Ling, who debuted as a traffic star, so beautiful, her acting so powerful, and her awards so numerous?]
The friends in front of the screen were stunned, and the celebrities and artists watching the video were all green with envy.
These were the three major Golden Awards, and they had worked hard for many years without winning even one.
Jiang Ling, who effortlessly stacked double Golden Awards, truly made one feel inadequate in comparison!
At this moment, the young audience finally understood why, after sixteen years, her fans still remembered her so fondly.
Such a top-tier actress, blessed with both beauty and acting prowess, laden with countless awards and brimming with charm, deserved to be remembered not just after sixteen years, but even after thirty-two, forty-eight, or sixty-four years.
Some female fans who adored handsome men recalled the previous day when "The Prince Who Turns into a Frog" was released, and they had been completely captivated by Shan Junhao, played by Jian Zhou, calling him "husband" and obsessively rewatching their scenes.