What Zhou Lan didn't say was that acting skills are one of those things where, unless you're as strong as Song Chi or Zhou Yun, even if you're really good, it's still hard to stand out.
For an actor with real acting chops, first you still have to run into a role and a space to perform that can actually let you use them.
For newbies like Huang Zicheng and Lu Zhongting, that's very hard to come by.
Take that Fantasy Series Zhongting went to shoot—why didn't he want to do it? Because he himself couldn't feel the role at all, and he had no belief in the performance.
"Oh right, where's Yu Zhiyang?" Zhou Yun asked.
Zhou Lan said, "Brother Chi sent him off to study acting."
"Huh?" Zhou Yun was a bit surprised. "Study what acting?"
Zhou Lan: "Real, proper acting. Brother Chi found him a coach, he's taking classes in Beijing right now."
Zhou Yun hadn't even known about this.
She really hadn't expected Song Chi to be this invested in Zhiyang, even finding him an acting coach.
