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Yu Zheng built his career on publicity. That's how he was able to get started by creating publicity to make himself a known entity. He understands that all publicity, good or bad, is powerful tool. Now I think about it, that might be why costar has such massive marketing behind her.

I came across an interesting Facebook post recently. She was responding to someone saying that Xu Kai is bad.
Source: Facebook. Stacey Hendron.
"I'm not a Xu Kai fan but did you actually pay attention to the Bai Lu Xu Kai scandal back? Who benefitted? Xu Kai earned a bad reputation and Bai Lu fan base skyrocketed. Dirty tactics in C-Ent with emerging actresses. Manipulating public opinion by using a popular actor's name with a dating rumor to boost the actress's career. Look into it and you will find out. All the actress PR team had to do was confirm or deny rumor, but they stayed quiet instead of shutting down the rumor while the actor's PR team deny the rumor. This stirs up trouble in fandom and behavior is toxic as well. I've seen worse than Xu Kai's fandom when seeing how Yang Yang fans act attacking."

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What proof was there she ever dated him?

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MDL shows Jan 8, so it seems it came days earlier. 40 episodes in 10 days is fast.

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This drama has potential to appeal to a diverse audience. Seven Tan is a fantastic casting choice.

Shenzhen’s rise is something people still marvel at, and a story like this can really connect because it captures that whole era through one person’s life. The city’s transformation from a small fishing village and farmland into a major global metropolis in just 40 years is mind-boggling to me.

Xu Kai has said in multiple past interviews that he doesn’t care about billing and that it doesn’t matter to him, which is why he’s willing to collaborate regardless of billing. Maybe his agency cares, but he never made it a big deal. He didn’t hype it up, market it, or turn it into a talking point — he simply answered the question and moved on.

Recently, Bai Lu publicly spoke out against billing, saying it can hinder collaborations between actors. Her team and fans are actively marketing this as a positive trait, and she’s getting a lot of praise for it. What’s ironic is that some Bai Lu fans used to emphasize her first billing over Xu Kai and treated it like a win. But now that Bai Lu says billing should be done away with, those same fans are praising her for being “above” the issue.

Costar is definitely his favorite, always has been.

Yu Zheng has publicly described her as someone he "raised like a daughter."

I gave up searching for XK on YouTube. The only sincere videos are fan-made; the rest seem crafted to push someone else’s narrative.

Real studies have shown that first ratings everyone sees influence the ones that come later. MDL should not be putting up a score, especially on day 1, until the drama is done airing. MDL knows this, that's why I think they do it on purpose.

Unless you are popular or have some clout or backing, it's hard to get leading roles. Many supporting actors are very good actors, but they don't get leading roles. If you don't get the right role or limited role, how can you break through?

SEL is a good drama; however, the chemistry between the leads is not exceptional, but the chemistry of Dong Bo Xue Ying to his Master was and had an emotional ending. The martial arts are fun to watch. I like the story too. Plenty of lines in the script I found profound and quotable from general perspective. So, if you are looking for great romance story and chemistry, it may disappoint you; however, the story although has romance, is not really that focused on romance, but more cultivation and wuxia. It has over 9 rating on Viki.

I love his scenes in RF. One of my favorite scenes is when they were in the war camp and he served tea to Zhu Zhanji. I think he tried to poison him. The scene was so emotional. He really made an impact on the show, and always getting punished.

Correct. I m not active on social media so I’m
learning but just browsing around is how I came to this conclusion about Xu Kai. Traffic fans are super active on social media. There are strategies too I’m noticing. They are very focused on their actor or actress to keep trending constantly and the actor or actress too have to maintain trends. I think Xu Kai wants fans who are interested in his works not because he’s so cool and all over the place. He’s an interesting actor to follow. How long can he not intentionally drive traffic when he can if he wanted to. He relies on his performances to drive traffic.

I haven’t seen it but the quote reminds me what Xu Kai always tells fans that they have worked hard. He never shines the light on himself but his fans. Even his own journey he says “we” will do it step by step. He has never changed. He didn’t change himself for fans. It’s who he is.

In movies and dramas, the leading man naturally has a romantic storyline. What makes Xu Kai’s romance stand out is the emotion he brings. His performances feel romantic because they are tender, powerful, and deeply felt, long before any kiss happens.

I hope he gets more opportunities to mix it up. He should definitely still do romance-focused projects but also add projects that are not focus on a romantic relationship, rather stories that focus on other themes, and involve more action, but can have romance on the side, or none at all, pref on the side so at least there are some romance scenes. Best Choice Ever was not a romance focus drama for his character. That’s what made his performance in BCE exceptional that got him two awards. He got to show off how he connects with range of characters and situation.

For me when I look at his works, I see variety in each role even if it’s focus on a romantic relationship or female centric story. Each character feels unique and has different personality and story.

Happy New Year!

Being a popular idol or traffic actor offers amazing lucrative opportunities. Producers and brands want you. I think it’s great. You have to have certain talents, looks, and personality and desire to drive that kind of buzz, and it takes a lot of hard work to maintain it. To me, it’s not who Xu Kai is, yet the industry puts him in the same bucket because he’s a popular actor too, and he gets compared that way but he doesn’t have the promotions and buzz and fan driven traffic. People who attack him fill his silence for him with negative publicity. I noticed such a difference in a his birthday celebration. Some have concerts or big bash at some event with other celebrities. With Xu Kai, Alaso gave him a modest yet amazing drone show to celebrate his characters they love, like good friends giving you a surprise birthday party. I feel like Xu Kai move at his own pace, free from pressures of constantly maintaining traffic, even though he is compared that way.