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Encounters with

Xu Kai

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cr. 小红书 (02.12.2021)

Xu Kai's TV Commercial Shoot

Fortunately, I was able to participate in the process of Xu Kai's commercial shoot for a pet brand last time. Although I'm not a fan, Xu Kai left us with a very good impression.
 
He is particularly friendly, there was no star attitude at all and when he met the brand owner and team, he shook hands and greeted the staff in a lively manner.

He is very loving and would take the initiative to tease cats and children when shooting with the pets. Just by observing, it can be concluded that he really likes them.

He is very dedicated, Xu Kai had very little rest time on the day of the shooting. He had a lunch break but only ate for 10 minutes and continued working immediately. When the 8 hours shooting ended here, he sprinted like a horse, rushing to the next live broadcast without rest. It must have been very tiring.

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cr. Weibo

Looking back at 昕昕’s video, I was suddenly sentimental. It’s really not easy for Xu Kai to work on his own, step by step. In summer, wearing an armor, he had heatstroke several times. He never complained but instead wrote a biography for the character (Sheng Chumu). Play for a day as a background character to help rival actors set up a scene, just to make the drama better. No matter what is the role, the male partner or the male lead, if it’s a big production or a small cost, if he has to shaved his head or the role has been rejected by dozens of actors, he takes it seriously, so there is no unsympathetic role for Xu Kai, so he has a lot of fans. I often see people in the industry talking about him, saying that he is the best-tempered artist he has ever worked with. Interviews with him are always early and never late, and he will be carefully remembered by the reporters who have interviewed him and so on. He said that his career is good, which is very good, but opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. It is his respect for the role and respect for the partners that exchanged the luck today. Not to mention to the fans, after being a fan for three years, he has always regarded fans as friends and it has never changed. He is an actor with a simple heart and a low-key effort. Fans make merch (for fans) for him, and fans make data bottles for him. There are fans who are anti-criminal for him, and some fans go to the event site to watch him and send care and support. Fans do all these for him. He will say that you have worked so hard for me. Fans climb the wall and he will say that it’s okay to be little girls. I just want to say that no matter when and where, we should always support him, respect his choice, trust him, and always act and speak from his perspective, just like him. Like he said, everything is the best arrangement.

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From:爱若明⽉照许凯 
 25.10.2021

After looking at all the photos from the booting of "Xue Ying Ling Zhu", I have a few words to say:

1. Xu Kai has always had clear ideas, this is one of the main reasons why I love him. I think all Alaso would think the same. His direction and goal have always been clear and his choices are all there. It was his choice that made him the Xu Kai he is today, so I will continue to believe in his choices.

2. Xu Kai worked very hard, not the normal kind of effort but very, very, very hard. It is the kind of effort that takes "effort" as a matter of course and then works even harder than the norm. The scenes he took, no matter how difficult they are, he still had to take it seriously. After being injured during Court Lady, he couldn't stand up straight after getting out of the car but he didn't say a word of bitterness. Before his waist injury had healed, he started to film Bai Jue, so many fights and flying (with equipment) but he kept saying he likes Bai Jue the most. As long as he decides, he will work hard to complete it. In the interview, he mentioned Xue Ying, beating his hands on his chest with pride and his excitement was beyond words. The child loves the role so much. If I think that he'll put a lot of effort to complete this role, I feel very happy.

3. Countless headwinds have started, Xu Kai has overcome them and he never cared about any of these problems. He has reached a higher place, relying on his strength rather than these external factors that countless people are fighting for. As long as he keeps getting stronger, these things will naturally come - now there are more than before. Isn't it? Low-key young actor who debuted for 4 years, there will be occasions in the future. My confidence in Xu Kai is enough for me to love him until then and I believe it will not be far away.

4. As an actor, the most important thing, and the one that should be remembered the most is always the role. Xue Ying has a lot of scenes, the real growth of a hero, how many plays have the hero's name in the title? Can't you the problem yet? Isn't it cool enough? Look at the essence of the problem, there is no need to be too concerned about fame.

5. Xue Ying is so good looking, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, Floating, sassy and handsome! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so beautiful face.

In fact, there is no time to analyse and care about it - Xue Ying is beautiful, Xu Kai is awesome - that's it!

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By: VJ雅静 (October '21)

It turned out that Xu Kai would be nervous when broadcasting.

It was the first time I cooperated with Xu Kai - really a shy big boy~ As a brand spokesperson, he kept reading silently some introductions and key words of the brand before the livestream.. I quietly asked him: "Are you nervous?"

He said that he was more nervous than filming.. I comforted him and said, "It's okay~ I'll help you to add something at that time!"

He replied cutely and politely: "Thank you (x3) sister."

After the livestream began and I introduced him to the stage, he still politely greeted me and shook hands... Only after shaking his hands, I realised that his palms were sweating a little~ It seems that he didn't lie to me..

 

As the activity progressed, I consciously slowed down and wanted him to talk more. I believe fans would also like to hear more realistic and interesting stories about Kaikai behind the screen. We talked from characters to family, family to pets, pets to his various hobbies and his daily life. Constantly experiencing others' lives when he plays the roles, sometimes travelling through various ages and even experiencing love in different eras.. He didn't have an academic acting education and he put more hard work and persistence.

The first photo was taken before the livestream and the second one was taken at the end of it. my friend who was at the scene said: "Xu Kai trusts you very much~ Body language doesn't lie.. Haha~"

Suddenly, I thought of the moment at the end, when he was relieved and smiling, he said to me: "That you sister.. for letting me say so much, it seems that I said too much hahahah~"

The distance of trust is pulled in a short time, the feeling of being trusted is really good. I look forward to seeing you next time!

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By: 沐沐_Kelsy (19.10.2021)

As far as I know, Xu Kai 'lao shi' is a gentle person, and it is reflected in many details:

After filming a scene and watching the monitor with the Director, he felt that his expression was not very good and asked to do it again; if the action was not precise, he asked to do it again... Every effort, just to let his fans see the best, no matter how tired he is... I'm afraid I can't empathise with how tiring filming is. Only those who have experienced it will understand.

When people gossip occasionally, Xu Kai 'lao shi' would also complain about why his fans love to drink milk tea so much, also it is iced, can't they drink something at room temperature or hot? But when he invites his fans to drink milk tea with less ice, it must be at normal temperature! Look, this is your 'double standard' Xu Kai 'lao shi'... 

When the fans show up, he will always smile and on the right occasions, he will do his best to satisfy all the reasonable requests of the fans.

It was very hot on 1st October, Xu Kai wore a formal dress just because of the phrase - "It looks good to take pictures with fans like this," and he wore it for hours.. He still kept asking about whether any fan had heatstroke on such a hot day. The love between Xu Kai and his fans goes in both directions~ He understands that you bind him in the name of favouritism, he will be willing to restrict his freedom in the name of love!

However, don't see prisoner as love to change a gentle person and then ask him in the future why he didn't take photos, sign autographs or spoil fans.. Who extinguished the bright light in this boy's eyes? Who has consumed all his sincerity and tenderness and forced him to pretend to be himself? Who kidnapped him with love and tore him up?

Finally, I give everyone the four words he gave me: "Peace and Joy".

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From: Sangsang~soso 
 01.10.2021

Xu Kai's up close!

After driving for 10 hours, I finally saw him. At first glance, I was amazed. I felt that he is very gentle, polite and he cares about his fans. When we were running next to the rickshaw, he told the staff, "Why don't I come down and run with them?" At that moment, I thought it was worth driving 10 hours to see him. It's all worth.
 

From: 全球SO索小魔宣
 19.10.2021

I am a person with a bad memory. This post is to save the heart-warming moment of Xu Kai baby today.
The VX avatar is a picture drawn by a fan for him. 


He sent fruit teas to fans, he asked the boss to take care of the fans and to be sure that the fans must go home early. In the hot Hengdian weather, Xu Kai couldn't bear the fans running with the car and run with the fans. When he was being interviewed, his first reaction when the car started was to tell the fans to be careful.

The letters sent by fans have always been picked up and saved personally and placed in a special place. Seeing that the student fans search their IDs, he tells fans to study hard and live their own lives.

The live broadcast of the anchor was too close and chased into the cabin, he never lost his temper but who has no temper? But it was his childhood education that told him to be kind to others, it is the safest choice.

In fact, you don't need a reason to love someone. You can understand what kind of person he is and how good he is in every little action. A little thing is enough to tender the whole world.

 

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By: Eason在人间 (01.09.2021)

This time, I was fortunate to participate in the whole filming of Xu Kai's endorsement for Dr. Alva's face cleanser (planning and filming).

The real person is really tall and handsome and his appearance is exquisite - both cute and handsome quality are indeed very well-deserved.

Xu Kai is also very humble in his dealings with people on the set, without the behaviour of a celebrity. The artist's team and filming team in this cooperation are also very cooperative, very professional and careful in their dealings.

I sincerely wish Xu Kai's career will prosper and hope the brand can cooperate with Xu Kai happily and continue moving on to the next level.

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By: 最火剧综 (16.08.2021)

Xu Kai's 3 Drama Data 2021


Xu Kai has broadcasted three dramas this year. Court Lady has 1.43billion views on Tencent Video, iQIYI's play index is 409,000 (converted to 1.36billion views) and total views are 2.79billion. Court Lady has zero publicity and zero hot searches (even Yu Zheng - the CEO of Huanyu didn't mention it). The average episode is 50.72million and Yunhe's annual list is in the top ten.
The total broadcast volume of Ancient Love Poetry is 3.09billion and the average episode is 63.06million. It ranks 6th on the Tencent's most valued member annual list.
Falling into Your Smile has 1.06billion views on Youku, 1.37billion views on Tencent - a total of 2.43billion views and on average of 78.38million. The external network is also extremely popular. The YouTube broadcast has exceeded 100 million.
This Youku A-Level drama distributed to Tencent has entered at the 18th position in the Tencent's annual membership list and it is the first time in Tencent's history for distribution dramas (not produced by them). It is higher than many Tencent's solo dramas. It can be said to be a big profit.

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Cr. douban
 JULY 2021 

I recalled some terrible moments today~

The first one is the 618 Tencent live broadcast last year, Falling Into Your Smile's crew was present, but after turning around, Tencent deleted their part completely. At that time, I thought it was over. Falling Into Your Smile was originally controversial and the simulcast became Youku. The play volume was not good and Xu Kai has been scolded. Later when I mentioned 微笑(smile), my mood was very bad. I even thought that, since even a naked eye can see that 微笑 is not profitable, it is better to never broadcast it.

The second one is two weeks after Ancient Love Poetry's first broadcast. 2020 has been a dry season. On 2021 New Year's Day, they announced Xu Kai as the official spokesperson of PAJ which resulted in Xu Kai being scolded. Later, the data group ran into a mess, there was nothing happy. For a long time, I feel that everyone's emotions were not very good.

Then, Court Lady, the long awaited drama was finally here. The big drama that everyone was looking forward to was actually Soso's worst male lead drama. It is so outrageous that it makes people laugh and cry. Don't mention new fans, I think there are even fans who ran away because of Court Lady. At that time, I've held back my frustration, a bit of straw to survive kind of feeling (small things that people want to hold on to survive when they have a hard time).

I was waiting for Ancient Love Poetry to broadcast and when it finally aired, I was dumbfounded again. The overwhelming ridicule and black posts, the eternally useless announcements and the first two weeks' average broadcast volume, I did not dare to search Soso's name in the public group nor did I dare to open Weibo.

At that time, I often looked up at the sky and I felt that Soso's journey was so difficult and he continuously joins filming crews without stopping. As a result, the income of Court Lady could be said to be minimal.

From: Naive Xiaozhi's artist interview notes
Xiaozhi's Notes-

Three sides of Xu Kai, he has more than just the funny side
 07-15 20:44 R 

I finished the interview of Xu Kai's "Into the Movie" last week. I originally wanted to write an interview postscript, but I have been busy on a business trip recently. Today, I wrote about interviewing him three times before going on a business trip. Not long ago, I was chatting with a colleague who also often does interviews. When I talked about my favorable impression towards famous people , I referred Xu Kai as one of them. I said that I actually like to chat with him. I think Soso has his own attitude and thoughts. He is not like what everyone thought of him as an ingenuous person My colleague was surprised and said, are you serious? Haha. Probably, his funny side is not too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In fact, every time I chat with him, I can feel his true attitude and thoughts, instead of stereotyped fine words only. Every time he started to talk, his whole state was calm down, and the impression that he usually gave everyone was quite contrasting. Talked about "Into the Play" made during the exploratory class of "Ancient Love Poetry" recently launched. It was during a visit to Hengdian in September last year. Hengdian was at the hottest temperature at that time, so you can see that there is actually a little sweat on his face. What touched me most at the time was when he talked about filming on the crew all year round, and when he returned home to real life during the Chinese New Year, he even felt as if he was lost for a while. "When I came to the airport and looked outside, I felt very strange, and I felt uncomfortable wherever I went." 

So I later understood that when I was doing double interview with him and Zhou Dongyu, Zhou Dongyu said that Xu Kai had a particularly interesting saying, "Sometimes I feel like an ancient person." Thinking of all these, I can probably understand the reason why soso said this sentence. I asked him if he had counted how many dramas he filmed in Hengdian. He hesitated for a moment, and began to think about it, and found that he had only gone outside to film a modern drama once in his four years , and he had been in Hengdian the rest of the time. Now he has no obsession to escape from Hengdian. He doesn't really concern where he has to be stationed now When I interviewed him for the first time in "Once Upon a Time in Linjian Mountain", at that time, he said that he enjoyed the state of work very much. Will wake up very early too. After a year, he is used to the days in Hengdian, but he also feels a bit of a disconnect from real life. In the first half of this year, we interviewed him again because of "Court Lady". He said that he also began to think about slowing down the rhythm. The stable Soso can also enjoy life while busy. 

When I finished the interview with Xu Kai last week, another thing that made me feel very touched was that when I was reading fan comments, I saw a lot of comments saying that Xu Kai, whenever in the process of filming a drama, fans get to see the actor's sensitive and authentic's innermost side,not just the usual careless side . This is probably the sense of accomplishment of doing this kind of interview. Nowadays, I often do two to tree times ,sometimes even fourth times interviews of artists. Nowadays, I often do two to tree times ,sometimes even fourth times interviews of artists. Every six months or a year, you can also feel their growth and changes. Trying to dig out some of their different attitudes and views to share with everyone. Today I finished another issue of double interview of his "Falling Into Your Smile". When I was interviewing on the spot, once again I was laughed so hard by his comedian side hahaha. Sure enough, multi-faceted soso, but he has more than the funny side

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In 2020 Sina Entertainment's blockbuster project "The Most Beautiful Performance", director Yao Tingting and Xu Kai coproduced the short film "The Last Movie".

And Yao Tingting was very satisfied with Xu Kai's performance. With a surprised expression, she said "I am very excited after the performance, I said you are so smart, you are really good, and you put into the role quickly."

This is the second time Yao Ting has participated in "The Most Beautiful Performance, it has a different way of expressing emotions compared to last year’s experience”.

"The Last" is a short film, and it’s Yao Ting and Xu Kai’s first collaboration. In 9 hours they quickly broke-in and jointly interpreted a warm story about movies and theatres.

Sina Ent: Xu Kai said that the pace was very fast today.
Yao Tingting: Yes, because it was very emotional last time, and this time it was a short story. It only needs the logic of each part, including the connection between each emotion of the actor and each emotion in the story, so we went back and forth many times about the details. Moreover, if we make a short story, the running-in between the director and actors is very important. For example, when I said you have to perform an emotion, he may perform a lot of details and layers, so we were in a hurry today.

Sina Ent: What was your previous impression of Xu Kai?
Yao Tingting: I have watched "Story of Yanxi Palace". His character was very handsome and affectionate, and then I was very impressed with him at the time. He himself is very good, very humble and polite.

Sina Ent: Was there any preparation for him in advance?
Yao Tingting: I think that this character is for him the most natural and authentic living situation. In fact, it is to let him return to life, because he is currently filming a costume drama, then acting in this drama. So, he has to come back from the costume drama world to a more vivid and natural lifestyle. This is the main aspect he has to adjust.


 

Sina Ent: In your opinion, how did he do today?
Yao Tingting: I think it's pretty good. For example, when I said that making this kind of emotional film, the director and the actor need to be very familiar with each other. I need to know the way he performs. And our filming time was really short, but he is very smart. I think he is a very clever actor. We ran in two or three times at the beginning, and he knew exactly what the director wanted, because the performance of the short film and the drama are actually different. It may be more detailed and more layered. He quickly adapted to this way of acting. I felt pleasantly surprised. After the filming started, I was a little worried that what I was talking about would have too many layers, which was different from his previous acting style, but he quickly got to that point. After the performance, I was very excited. I said that you are so smart.

Sina Ent: Which segment? 
Yao Tingting: Because of the setting problems, we filmed the whole scene backwards. It was in the afternoon that he sat down and saw the grandma’s thermos, and finally realized that the grandpa was already gone. The grandma actually wanted to watch the last movie with the grandpa today, which inspired him to want to continue operating the movie theatre. Xu Kai's comprehension ability is very strong.

Sina Ent: Has Xu Kai added anything improvised?
Yao Tingting: We set a lot of things on the spot. For example, I would say to act according to your most natural and comfortable way and the way you want to express the most, so he will also sculpt some details according to his own ideas, he is very smart. 

Sina Ent: Xu Kai and Li Yitong, the heroine of your new film "Love You forever", are both diligent young actors. From a director's point of view, what are the advantages of such diligent actors? 
Yao Tingting: Yes, they are really two of the most hard-working actors I have met. I think in the eyes of the director, they are very passionate about acting. They really want to build their own roles, and they want to polish their acting skills. With such a mind, the director is very willing to work with them to shape the performance and characters, so I am very willing to cooperate with such actors. They have requirements for themselves, and they have ideas for their acting career, and then we will also know what help they need. I like actors like them very much.

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By: 昕昕梦游皮蛋粥soso (Jan '21)


I have a very deep memory related to milk tea. It was when Royal Feast has finished filming (for Xu Kai ) and it was a cold winter.

It was quite cold and only a dozen people was waiting quietly for him to finish.

The driver said, "You go to get the flowers and come back quickly, he is almost finished filming."

The assistant sister said: "All come to drink milk tea. If it's not enough, tell me."

How much sugar there was in the warm milk tea? I don't remember. It's sweet anyways.

From: grazia interview
 25.08.2020

'Court Lady' filming cycle lasted more than six months. In order to restore the style of the Tang Dynasty, the crew spent nine months building the East Palace in the early stages but this has little to do with Xu Kai. 
Most of the time, General Sheng Chu Mu - played by Xu Kai would be silently "playing" in the wild. Wearing an armour to fight, armed with cold, he fights with bare hands while riding on a horseback. The armour weighs 15 kilograms, tightly wrapped around his body, "it was not uncomfortable to move". He wore it from the cold winter to midsummer and the headgear is all viscose. When it was the hottest time, after makeup and hair, he walked in front of the camera, and he was drenched in sweat.

The headgear on the back of the neck will split into a small opening and he had to stick it every time he started a scene. In order not to put on the "drenched" costume again, he simply stayed in his armour all day long, and his appetite disappeared with the high temperature. He sat aside during rest and didn't eat much food. "I really don't remember how he got through it at that time." Injuries were even more common. Xu Kai told himself, "I didn't suffer serious injuries," and "If it's just torn skin and bleeding, it's nothing." He mentioned one of the scenes in which Sheng Chu Mu wrestled his opponents with bare hands, he looked above "brave and courageous." However, Xu Kai really punched on the armour and his hands immediately started swelling. He made a funny statement, with a relaxed tone and from time to time, he showed a sloppy young smile. It wasn't until he talked about the fight on the horseback that his expression became serious. "When I ride a horse on the battlefield, I had to fight with one hand while holding the rein on the other. You have to be very tight and you have to turn your head to control your direction at any time. There are arrows with fire everywhere on the battlefield. Horses are easily frightened but they are actually very dangerous."

In an exhausting scene in which he was saving King of Wei, alone against a hundred of enemies, he shot for three whole nights. At the end of the fight, his body was overdrawn, "He was carried off the horse by the staff." After hearing that someone had seen the rough cut of that scene, Xu Kai quickly turned around and said, "How was it? It will not be cut, right?". He speaks habitually, first throwing out a nonchalant tone and then speaking in a low voice, as if saying to himself, "If it is cut, I might collapse." Hearing the response from the other party, "It was very bloody", the naughtiness of the wild child on his face gradually faded.

Often, it feels Xu Kai is like weeds growing in the cracks on the side of the road. Seeds planted by passers-by will suddenly burst out of the soil one day, without any posture but with strong vitality, spontaneously growing up. Even if there is no watering and caring, it will still grow tall.

 

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