To put it bluntly, all of these are external things. For an actor, the most important thing is of course acting. If your acting is bad, nothing else matters, no matter how good it is.
And Shen You'an's acting is as formidable as her straight‑A GPA. The moment the director called "Action," she was Zhou Xiuli, the girl who grew up deep in the mountains, beautiful like an elf, before the field researcher who would lead her to a tragic fate ever appeared.
Xu Huaiqing stood in front of the monitor, nodding in satisfaction again and again.
Shen You'an really was the destined Zhou Xiuli.
With a female lead whose acting is absolutely top‑notch, filming went very fast. As New Year's Eve approached, the director waved his hand generously and gave the crew three days off so everyone could go home and spend the New Year properly with their families.
After the Spring Festival, they would move to a new location to continue filming.
