Actually, this was Xia Siyu's first breakthrough on the path of acting. Now, as she sat in the audience reviewing her performance, she could sense some of her shortcomings.
Her acting was somewhat "surface-level." Her feelings for the male lead were about physical desire—it wouldn't even be appropriate to call it love. More accurately, it was two people drowning in despair, seeking solace from each other.
Toward her enemies, she was aloof and decisive, striking with brutal precision. For instance, the icy look in her eyes when she smashed the troublemaker's bald head with a bottle. Toward her subordinates, she carried the casual indifference of a big-sister figure.
But, how to put it... Despite all the flaws—her emotional transitions not being fully seamless or precise—it was already a remarkable breakthrough. In some details, you could see she had put thought and effort into the role, giving her performance layers and depth.
