The legendary Bai Yu. Not only is he handsome af, but he also has the all-around best personality like he is so hilarious and at the same time so sweet to his fans <333 I love how he had broken Zhu Yilong out of his shell and how Bai Yu takes care of the shy Zhu Yilong in interviews and entertainments shows and livestreams [sometimes I feel like Zhu Yilong’s not complete without Bai Yu lol like you can visibly see how much more comfortable he is when Bai Yu is there]. I love watching his livestreams too because he makes you feel like you’re close to him lolll and the most random things happen there [the freshest thing on my mind is LOOK THE SCREEN IS FULL OF LEG HAIR]. He spoils his fans with an attitude of “if it makes u guys happy I’ll go for it”, like for instance reading aloud parts of the novel, one of which was given to us at a time when we were all feeling down and upset about the plot. I love him because I know he genuinely cares for his fans and has us in his heart.
In terms of acting, @naanima ‘s post/reblog here addressed perfectly for me how PERFECT AND DEDICATED HE IS AS ZHAO YUNLAN. Like the screenwriters completely fcked ZYL up and nerfed him so hard that I’m sure if Bai Yu was not casted as him, he’d be flamed to death. And also all THOSE IMPROV SCENES [like some of the most iconic scenes– car scene, “Bye Black Cloaked Oppa~~~”, etc.– all improvised by him and caught on by Zhu Yilong (that trust between them is goals) and y’know what he said about them? That he improvised these scenes to tease Zhu Yilong like OMG CAN YOU STOP BEING SO CUTE AND SO BRILLIANT BAI YU cuz my heart can’t handle it]
However much of a mess Guardian was, I’m forever thankful that it gave us Bai Yu. I look forward to his upcoming roles for the future.