Sure– his recent works had good reception, even drawing the attention of some well-known critics. But Yang Jingshen was rated only very recently, barely two or three weeks ago. And even if he participated in some quality work, there wasn't that much content to be shown under his resume either.
Of course, he acted pretty well in his past few works, but to avoid arousing too much suspicion, Yang Jingshen still had been very careful about exposing the full scale of his talents. Only with time did he gradually dared to slowly lay bare his acting skills.
And even in his latest appearance in The Dream of Death, he didn't fully expose his abilities to their fullest. So, the opinion of the industry would be that even if he had potential, he'd still need time to develop.
