[ID: 14 gifs from the c-drama Guardian, all showing scenes with trivia facts related to them.
1: Shen Wei holding a lecture in front of an audience, his sleeves rolled up and wearing sleeve garters, with text reading, “Zhu Yilong was the one who suggested Shen Wei wear sleeve garters.”
2: Zhu Jiu standing in front of 5 youchu, the text reading, “The original production company went bankrupt while Guardian was filming (it was later picked up by Youku). The score was finalized before this happened, which explains the comparatively high production value vs. the rest of the series.”
3: Shen Wei stepping forward, intently telling Zhao Yunlan that this is the life he’s returning to him, the text reading, “Zhu Yilong was called in as a favor to play Shen Wei, after the initial actor for Shen Wei (Ren Yankai) jumped ship.”
4: Zhao Yunlan biting his thumb and looking through his lashes at Shen Wei, who is rubbing ointment on his arm, the text reads, “The scene where Shen Wei massages ointment on Zhao Yunlan’s arm was the first scene Zhu Yilong and Bai Yu shot together.”
5: Shen Wei standing in front of Zhao Yunlan, who is curled up on the sidewalk after a gastritis flareup, the text reads, “Bai Yu, method acting king that he is, also has stomach issues due to irregular eating habits, like Zhao Yunlan. Once Zhu Yilong learnt of this, he took it upon himself to have breakfast at a nearby noodle shop with Bai Yu every day.”
6: The final scene of episode 14, where Zhao Yunlan bids Shen Wei goodbye with a grin, and the first scene with Zhao Yunlan in episode 15, where he smiles, calculating, his hair having changed to be parted in the middle, with text reading, “Between episode 14 and 15, Zhao Yunlan changed his hair, parting it in the middle. In Han Chinese culture, it was customary for newlywed women to change their hairstyle to show their foreheads. When asked about it in an interview, Bai Yu said it was because he’d met his “good brother.””
7: Zhao Yunlan as Kunlun sticking a lollipop in a young Shen Wei’s mouth, shutting him up. Shen Wei looks startled, as the text reads, “To circumvent censors, fans used the term “socialist brotherhood” to talk about the homoerotic subtext in Guardian and specifically the relationship between Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan.”
8: Shen Wei in the Heipaoshi getup drawing an arc with his hand, Zhao Yunlan in the background looking exaggeratingly impressed, before exclaiming WOW! and clapping loudly, the text reads, “While both main leads rarely had any bloopers, the “WOW!” here was improvised and made Zhu Yilong break character, which is why they had to cut away so quickly.
9: Zhao Yunlan and Shen Wei holding onto the Longevity Dial as the camera spins around them, the text reading, “Guardian won the most popular Web Series Award at the 3rd Annual Golden Bud Internet Film Festival.”
10: Bai Yu and Zhu Yilong on hoverboards following each other in circles, the text reading, “After seeing Zhu Yilong on set with a hoverboard, Bai Yu got his own.”
11: Zhao Yunlan holding Shen Wei back by tugging on his arm, wiggling around coquettishly and making to rub his head against Shen Wei’s body before he’s rudely shoved away by Shen Wei, with text reading, “The iconic “Heipao-gege take care~ I’ll be waiting for you~” lines in episode 25 were improvised by Bai Yu.”
12: Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan in the taxi scene of episode 8, Shen Wei gently readjusts Zhao Yunlan’s position so his head rests properly on Shen Wei’s shoulder, then looks at him slight frown, the text reading, “Zhao Yunlan napping on Shen Wei’s shoulder was improvised. While they had discussed what would happen beforehand, Bai Yu couldn’t help but tease Zhu Yilong by pretending to fall asleep and seeing what he’d do. Zhu Yilong pushing Bai Yu away the first time was his genuine reaction, before adjusting his position.”
13: A behind-the-scenes clip of the part in episode 38/39 where Shen Wei uses himself to shield Zhao Yunlan from Ye Zun’s attack, the text reading, “While a different angle was used for the episode, Shen Wei grabbed Zhao Yunlan’s hand when he shielded him from Ye Zun’s attack. Zhu Yilong had also done a take where he didn’t hold Bai Yu’s hand, but waved it off and redid the take with the hand-holding.”
14: the final scene in Guardia, Shen Wei smiles as tears run down his face, Zhao Yunlan tremulously answering it with his own, the text reading, “Guardian initially had a different scripted ending, with Zhao Yunlan being trapped in Dixing as an energy being for 10.000 years, becoming the headmaster of a school, while waiting for Shen Wei. Shen Wei (and Ye Zun) finally return as children, and Zhao Yunlan recognizes them because… they wear glasses, vowing never to leave them again. Because this ending was leaked early on, and reception was bad, they edited it to be the current drama ending instead.” /END ID]
