omg yes! ugh it's always such a privilege and joy to take a short glimpse into his mind. i always find such treasures to carry with me.

my favourite part of the interview was seeing his thought process when evaluating characters/choosing roles. for A Small Town Remedy, he asked himself questions that the audience will probably never know, like what happened to liu zhengliang when he was a teen (which happened off screen!), why he struggles with communicating, why his emotions come harder to him than others, etc. i related to it so much because as a writer, these are questions you ask yourself, too, when building a character! and maybe it'll never come up in the plot and maybe your readers will never know of all this inner work you did, but /you/ will, and /you/ will have all the more knowledge to write your character to the best of your ability, to do them justice and make them feel like a real, living, breathing person you could meet irl. what's their favourite colour? food? do they like pineapples on their pizza? do they even like pizza? i may not be an actor, but i really understood why he asked himself these questions. even if it's not explicitly brought up in the show, it helps xz to play the role better, and it comes through in his actions and dialogue. ugh, xz! your brain!

OOH the pictures! my favourite one was actually the one where he was crouching down, one hand on the side of his face, the other on his knee. it's not revealing, it's not a crazy pose, but i think that's exactly why i like it so much. the colours are so soft, the pose is a lil endearing, and the angle at which it was shot was really interesting, too! (but also. i am never opposed to more xz arm. the more, the merrier.) which one was your favourite! did anything stick out to you about his interview :O