But she is different from Xia Siyu, she knows how to maneuver.
With her performance in the film, getting a nomination isn't surprising, but winning an award with it still falls short. However, maneuvering, networking, it's not out of the realm of possibility.
This kind of maneuvering isn't really a scandal, as long as it's not like the year before last at the Gold Oscar where Xia Siyu and another veteran fought to a stalemate in the second round, and finally the "maneuvering" awarded it to a newcomer, making Gold Oscar the laughingstock of the year. It was ridiculed as "single-handedly lowering the Gold Oscar's credibility."
But with Li Yiru, you could say she used a bit of strategy, but her nomination proves she has considerable talent.
