Originally Posted by
Nefertari
Hey crazylife, I just came from the ZJZ's HSDS thread. Hmm, I think YM will do an OK ZM, but don't think she'd be great because she doesn't feel versatile enough. ZM is witty, scheming, 'evil', yet vulnerable, innocent and lovely at the same time. Such many qualities would be performed better by a versatile actress than just a usual good actress. I mean, lots of actresses out there are pretty and acts well, but seriously how many of them are great/brilliant?
I'm not too sure about 'marketbility' though. I get your point throughout this thread about selling power and beauty, but the winds are changing now. In an internet poll, SC received the highest votes over HXM for best selected actor in DOMD and her fame is growing lately. She's not in the league of GYY, Alyssa Chia or FBB and our LYF yet, but she'll get tons more recognition one day.
One thing about SC is that she doesn't only act in popular wuxia/wulin fiction, but she accept roles in almost any genre of TV series, that's why not many people recognize her as yet and because she looks so different in every series, not many people know they're watching the same person.
Seriously if they do not know she's SC, who'd know that she's Tian Shan Tong Lao when they're watching her as Wan ru (Lady Dong) in Xiao Zhuang Epic? I actually thought TSTL was acted by a 30-40 yr old veteran managing to look young. That's why I took the good acting for granted. But after someone pointed out her age and some other roles, I was so stunned. Kept me thinking for a long time how she managed to pull off every role and bring out their essence.
She's like a miracle stamped in my heart and I'm just so glad she exist.
At least for me, I know she is, just like what LYF meant to you. And I appreciate that she exist and is somewhere out there on this earth, living in my era.