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there is a wrap special for 800 MR.
https://youtu.be/FtlSWsKjCw8

Xu Kai dramas are held to a different standard. You know this drama is good when MDL can't lower a Xu Kai drama below 8.2

This year with moonlit reunion airing, I noticed a whole different level of "outsourced" MDL trolling, of course, only Xu Kai gets the special treatment. After the Aug slandering and black marketing, I bet it's connected. They're just going to have to wait with the rest of us for his other two dramas to drop to make more money trolling xu kai dramas.

thanks. here's the translation what you posted; “Do you hope people remember you, or remember your character?” He replied, “I hope they remember the character first, and then remember me.” (Madame Figaro, February 2021).

My memory was that he hopes people remember him by the characters he's played. The emphasis was on the characters he's played, not "remember the character first." He's done so many interviews. This may not be the one. If it is, then the translation was different.

You can't be comparing Xu Kai situation to Leo Wu! Leo Wu comes from an entirely different background. The guy has enough money at 17 to start his own studio. The fact that he's 25 yrs old and has been acting for 23 yrs of his life, graduated from Beijing Film Academy and still needed to take more acting lessons doesn't show raw talent. He should have developed his own style by now. Xu Kai on the other hand he may not have Beijing Film Academy, but he has more like "street smarts" kind of thinking about what kind of acing style he wants. I recall Xu Kai once said he watches a lot of different kinds of movies (not just Chinese), you'd be surprised the stuff he watches, and he reads those Chicken Soup for the soul books .. he says that helps him think about ways to act. Like Qin Lan said, even with zero experience, Xu Kai has his own ideas.

How is Xu Kai even an "idol?" He's just an actor. Of all the actors out there, he's the least "traffic idol" of any Chinese actors. There are Weibo rankings, and he does not even show up. You'd think a traffic idol would at least show up in the top 50 most searched in China internet searches. He's low-key for a high-profile celebrity. He's just someone not intentionally driving buzz or hype. I know that is part of the game to get better roles, but Xu Kai is just being true to himself, this is who he is, he just wants to act. There's a short video clip of him back in 2018 after he became famous, they asked him will he now become an idol actor (something like that) and he shook his head and said no, not idol.

LYN is a typical idol singer/actor who uses a lot of paid marketing promotions because he understands the entertainment industry how to navigate it. He also has his difficult journey into singing and acting but he's a professional singer before he got into acting. Xu Kai journey is so unique. He didn't even get to finish college. While others have parental financial support until they are done with school and can work, Xu Kai didn't have that. I just think he's an amazing person with looks and lot of raw talent, great personality, and so humble. He just needs right roles to showcase it. He's truly remarkable what he has down with none of the stuff that others employ. Unfortunately, he's made the most of what he can with what he gets with his agency who favors other actors over him.

I saw an interview for Story of Yanxi Palace and Qin Lan praised Xu Kai she said he has his own ideas. It wasn't a standard kind of praise one would say. I can tell she was describing a detail about her observation of him.

Xu Kai once said he just wants to be remembered for the characters he has played.

I have no idea what you're trying to say

Oh Please, Liu Yu Ning can't compare to Xu Kai! He simply doesn't have the depth of expressions, according to my tastes. Leo Wu, sure he's a good actor, he's very well trained, but he doesn't have that extra special thing that Xu Kai has in my view. No Chinese actor has accomplished what Xu Kai has done. Who rose to international fame on their first drama, not even a leading role, and very limited screen time? I don't consider Untouchable Lover as his first role, that wasn't a real role. Yu Zheng didn't even give him a proper character in UL. Even his friend who played his eunuch in RF got a meatier role in UL. XK got to play Fuca Fuheng because the actor cancelled so YZ had to put Xu Kai in there last minute. No Chinese actor who has zero acting experience in their first real role, has ever done what Xu Kai has done. Now Zhou DongYu was handpicked by famous director for the lead in Under the Hawthorne Tree and she also had no prior acting experience, and it was also her first role, but that's different than Xu Kai's situation. XK was not handpicked, no famous director went and search for him for a role, he got his because someone cancel and his role is not a leading role. There was no expectation of him in a role that is Imperial guard with limited screen time, while Zhou Dong Yu was handpicked with great expectation, hers was a super prominent director and it was a leading role, a lot was riding on her performance even though she was a total unknown. Yeah, I don't know any actor in XU Kai's situation that did what he did. It just doesn't happen. Only happened to Xu Kai because he got that extra special thing.

Also, young actors, they start out, they also sing, dance, etc. and variety shows, eventually the visibility help them to become more popular, and they get a few roles and get noticed more and more, that's usually how it works. Also, marketing / hype helps. Xu Kai does none of that. Well, he's on GE for three seasons now. But before that he was not a reg. member of any variety shows.

it saddens me that this is her last drama. I think she's unique.

Zhao Lusi performances always comes from her heart. She doesn't just act, she pours her heart into the character.

his agency

and he's famous for plagiarism

I was very impressed by her acting in Northward.

All this talk about Yu Zheng. It seems to me 2025 is not only a turning point for actors turning 30 or pass 30, but also for the agency, Huanyu Entertainment which started in 2012 and Yu Zheng signed on many of his current actors in 2016, except for couple of more recent younger ones 25 and 23, his actors are, after 9 years, is a long time, they're no longer 20 somethings

How do you know that Xu Kai is not enjoying his life?

Currently watching been at 8.67 since it aired, and Completed has steadily climbed to 8.47

Suicide Rates per 100K by World Population Review 2025 Report, To name a few:
S. Korea 25.8
Russia 24.1
Japan. 17.5
Hungary 16.9
Taiwan 16
USA 15.3
France 13.7
India 13.3
Canada 12.5
Sweden 12.3
Germany 12.3
Switzerland 11.3
China 9.17