Not only that, the company that invested in the Story of Qing's Palace, which boosted Qin Yi's popularity, released a statement as well.
It was a video of what happened when Jing Qian had an audition with them. After the audition, the directors were amazed by how she looked, and thought that she would be a perfect fit for the role on the show. It would be a character that was from a wealthy family, loved by the king but only had beauty without brains. She had ruined her life by trying to harm the female lead and got herself killed.
But after she was confirmed, she didn't leave immediately. She went up to the director and told them about a senior of hers that was really talented as well. She was saying that he looked really good as well and hoped that the directors would be able to consider him.
After that, when Qin Yi went for the audition, he also mentioned that it was Jing Qian who introduced him onto the set.
