The hot searches on entertainment platforms were also the damn ridiculous messes made by these traffic stars.
What with some traffic star getting caught, some fresh meat being arrested for prostitution, some female star being caught doing something with her sugar daddy late at night...
And Jiang Ling, once dubbed a "hot search magnet" by netizens, had completely disappeared from the news.
For the younger generation, many had never even heard the name Jiang Ling.
On this day, a piece of news suddenly spread through the entertainment industry.
The classic wuxia novel "The Tale of the Jade-Sword Immortal" was going to be adapted. The role of the female antagonist, Li Sheng Nan, would be played by the popular young star Xu Feifei.
As soon as the news broke, it caused a stir in the industry.
Xu Feifei's fans cheered and reposted comments everywhere, praising her acting as unparalleled even before filming officially began.
All sorts of articles hyping her beauty and talent flooded the internet, all claiming that Xu Feifei's performance would undoubtedly create a classic and secure her the Golden Plum Blossom Award next year.
However, in a certain "Jiang Ling fan" discussion section, a group of people were complaining about the desecration of a classic.
【With Xu Feifei's acting, which drives people crazy and makes ghosts disfigured, they're going to play Li Sheng Nan? Has the director been kicked by a donkey?】
【Li Sheng Nan is my eternal regret. No one but Jiang Ling is worthy of playing this role.】
【+1, it's not that I look down on people, but Xu Feifei's acting is truly terrible. Forget playing Li Sheng Nan, even a maid, I think she'd struggle!】
【It's over, it's over, my classic is going to be defiled!】
【I miss my Ling Ling. In her era, although traffic stars were also rampant, there were still refreshing classics!】
【Yes, yes, back then, when the goddess terminated her contract with that company called Huohua, or Huohua, her acting was so good it was like she had a cheat code. Every role she played is unforgettable. Even when she played a silly sweet girl, she was adorably charming. Unlike today's Mary Sue silly sweet heroines, who are twice as silly and sweet with the cloying sweetness of industrial saccharin!】
【I still remember back then, when I opened a mobile video app, the one thing I feared was watching a drama starring Jiang Ling, because her characters were always so tragic. Li Sheng Nan, Consort Hua, Little Fairy, Tang Ruo Xuan... they died without mercy, making me use tissue after tissue. Back then, I was afraid of being hurt, but now I wish she'd inflict more pain. No matter how tragic, at least her acting was good, and her looks were on point!】
【Exactly, I grew up watching Jiang Ling's dramas too. Back then, I would cry buckets when the heroine died and vow never to watch again. Now, I can't even see her anymore!】
【Both debuted as traffic stars, look at Jiang Ling's looks and acting, then look at the monsters and ghosts in the current entertainment industry. There's no comparison, only pain!】
【Jiang Ling had a period of bad movies in the past. I was young then and verbally abusive, so I cursed her online as a pretty vase with no substance. Thinking back, I was too naive. No matter how bad Jiang Ling's acting was, she was at least a great beauty. Only those who are beautiful are called vases. The ones in the entertainment industry now who are ugly and have no acting skills can only be called chamber pots!】
【Hahaha, vase, chamber pot, the sister upstairs is so right!】
【...】
A young man in his early twenties, stumbling upon this section, saw the comments from Jiang Ling's old fans and became instantly angry.
As a fan of Xu Feifei's looks, in his heart, no star in the entertainment industry could compare to her.