The first time the crew met was at the cafeteria. I took Wang Yibo to the cafeteria with several other producers. Xiao Zhan and Wang Zhuo Cheng had already eaten there, and then we went to read the script after.
The cast invited Hua Yunxia, the acting instructor with whom they worked. Hua graduated from the Director Department of Shanghai Theatre Academy. After meeting Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo, the first thing Hua Yunxia did was let the two people interact together. Her description of Wei Wuxian and Lan Zhan is a rare confidant in life. Although they are quite different on the surface, their objective is the same inside. So her first job after joining the group was to get them to know each other.
Hua Yunxia: As soon as I came, I let them get acquainted with each other, play together so they will have more intimate feelings. I will take the initiative to bring them together when reading the script, so that they can talk more and communicate more ©
[Q: Your First Impression of Wang Yibo? - Ruxi Interview 2018]
Xiao Zhan: My first impression of him was from our first reading session. He showed up looking like a boy next door wearing a hat. When we did our reading together, I thought he was kind of shy. Yang Xia jiejie, our producer told me “Quick! Talk to him! You’re Wei Wuxian! You have to go talk to him!” I was like? What should I say to him? My personality is a bit… I don’t warm up to strangers easily either. After 1 or 2 sessions, I felt like he’s pretty genuine. After we became closer, we both started behaving wildly and illogically. It’s pretty fun
[Q: what is your first impression of each other? - Bazaar interview 2019]
Yibo smiling: You first
Xiao Zhan: Ok ok I’ll start first. When I first saw him, I think he just finished work so he came off a little cold…yeah cold. There’s this “don’t come close to me” aura (Day Day Up impression)
Yibo: I…didn’t notice that much, so there’s not much feeling (He’s teasing Xiao Zhan and Xiao Zhan fakes like he’s about to leave the premise before they both laughed together) I feel that he can talk very well, & loves talking. Better than me. I have less words
Xiao Zhan: I’m all right~
Yibo: I feel that he’s more enthusiastic
Xiao Zhan: Then what to do…If you don’t talk and I also don’t talk…what are we going to do
[Q: Who is the most extroverted? - Chen Qing Ling fanmeet 2019]
Yibo: Xiao Zhan. I just felt close and he has a good personality and it just feels like he’s easy to get along with. We were reading scripts
Xiao Zhan: We were eating lunch at the cafeteria, when I first met him for this drama. Then the director said, “Hurry! Go talk to him!” You guys all get it, Yibo has that cold attitude when it comes to strangers. We met formally during lunch in between script readings
[Q: Who was the first person you met? - Chen Qing Ling concert 2019]
Yibo: It was script reading, I met Jili, Zhan Ge, Yu Bin, Hai Kuan Ge, and Zhuo Cheng. We did the script reading and had lunch
MC: Both of you met the first time at the canteen?
Xiao Zhan: We first met at the canteen for the drama
Yibo: Our first meet up was in Day Day Up (2017)
