I have to be honest. This is the Xiao Zhan drama that I have grown very, very attached to. Gu Yiye is very special. He is excellent, bright, but also suffered so much injustice. Sounds familiar? That's exactly why. Xiao Zhan played as a soldier with PTSD while he was at his most vulnerable, at the cusp of the 227 attacks. His mentality is really strong, and that has showed a lot on this work in particular.

He delivered such a capable soldier role amazingly well. His acting here is just on another level compared to his Tang San and Wei Wuxian. The way he modulates his voice and everything. It's all perfect.

I have a lot of complaints with the drama and their flow story, but I don't hate it that much considering that they gave us Gu Yiye and with regards to his own story, they did so well with that though I would've wanted more...

I hope we can get a director's cut or something. Or even a noteworthy AU for Gu Yiye. I really love the character, and that's not just me as a fan talking.