Slowly but surely making his mark, and never actually leaving the scene, (so it’s not quite accurate to call his appearances come backs). XZ, fresh and relaxed in his ad for Chongqing.

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    Hi Everyone,
    I hope this post finds you all well! It’s the start of another month. I’ve been finding that 2020 has been passing faster than other years, which is strange, since I’m mostly home and should be bored to tears. However, it feels busier and more tiring somehow, and time has just sped by.

    I like Xiao Zhan in his short hair (from a recent show he’s doing?) and as usual, looking happy, ‘real’ and sincere in endorsing his home. The food there sure looks good! It’s nice to see that XZ looks more well rested.

    I saw another YT vid of him on CCTV8, which means he’s still visible and that some China channels are not afraid to be linked with him.

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      I love his pride and love for his hometown, Chongqing, it’s so adorable 😍😍😍😘😘😘🥰🥰🥰🥰

      I agree that it’s SO GOOD to see him slowly, but surely, making appearance here and there on TV again ☺️☺️ And for his return to TV and the public this time he does look A LOT more relaxed and rested (which I know that he actually prefers… It’s definitely not because he’s ungrateful for all the popularity and all the love that he received last summer because of “The Untamed”, but I believe it’s because his personality just prefers to have a slower pace for his work and to be able to do more of the things that he likes and is more important for him, e.g. charity work) and it’s definitely lessened my worry about his health (I’m more worried about Wang Yi Bo now 🥺🥺🥺).

      I believe he got the new hairstyle for his most recent role in the drama that tells the stories about people during the pandemic, the drama is titled “In Harm’s Way”, which is broadcasted by one of the government-funded broadcasting stations, CCTV. I don’t think CCTV is afraid of showing a lot more Xiao Zhan content compared to other broadcast stations because no one is going to complain (or is too scared to complain) about something that is funded by the country’s government.

      This clip, I think is part of a bigger holiday special that CCTV has been doing this entire week to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is one of the bigger holidays in Chinese culture, and is a very family-oriented holiday. If I am not mistaken, it is also the very first big holiday for China since the pandemic

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        @bebeswtz Yes, you are right. The Mid-Autumn Festival is the first big holiday that China can celebrate after the Lunar New Year. I hope that the massive movement of people across the country does not bring on a new spate of infection.

        It’s great that people see that CCTV is OK with XZ. Without making anything explicit, it shows that official sentiment is fine with XZ and that all the trumped up charges and criticism of netizens should be ignored.

        Yeah, his obvious love for his home is sweet. A real hometown boy, happy to share the good stuff he enjoys with everyone. He’s the right and natural spokesman for his hometown. It was a good move on the part of the bodies that planned this. I’m thinking the tourist numbers in Chongqing will go up. 😆

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          I actually just read today that there has been a reported diagnosed case of the bubonic plague from a 3-year-old in China today 🥺🥺🥺 I REALLY hope that it doesn’t get bigger.

          I agree, I hope that when people see that XZ has the support of CCTV, that the negative press he’s been (undeservedly gdtting) will lessen and then STOP, because the whole situation was not his fault to begin with.

          His heart is just SO GOOD and KIND. He really IS just so happy to share with others the things, people, and places that he, himself, loves as well. It makes me so happy every time he shares his artwork and pieces of his life (like his kitty, 堅果, a.k.a. “Nut”) on his social media ☺️☺️☺️

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            I was just checking on the bubonic plague before I read your post. It is fortunately not like the coronavirus that can spread easily through droplets, and there are antibiotics for it, therefore we can breathe easy. But when I first heard about it, I was shocked as well and worried. I thought that that plague had been expunged, but nope!

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      He looks more mature than he already is in his short hair xD

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    I love how the shorter hair cut give him more manly look!! Our Chongqing beauty is still so beautiful… By the way @bebeswtz his new hairstyle is for his upcoming military drama “The Years of Ace Force of Heroes” produced by iQiyi (starring Huang Jingyu, Xiao Zhan and Zhong Chuxi)… He had his usual hairstyle in the CCTV pandemic drama

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      His shorter hair definitely makes him look more mature and more solid whereas his previous hairstyle made him look softer, but we all know that I love both looks ~!! Hehe

      Ooooh, that makes sense!! Thank you for the correction 🙂
      Yea, trying to get the latest news on him from where I live (Canada) isn’t always the easiest, especially when I don’t have accounts for and am not active on Chinese social media (Weibo, Douyin, etc.)

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    oh thank you for this @growingbeautifully:
    i love his new look, he looks more like a man which he is since he just celebrated his 29th bday last 5th oct…in fact XZ Studio posted some new photos with his new cut and he looks handsome, as usual…he trended on twitter worldwide on that day…XZ Jiayou

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