LayarHijau — Winwin says the romantic approach in the drama Sunshine Through the Rain (今天是太阳雨) is very different from what he has played before. In an interview with Sohu Entertainment, he also talked about what it was like working with his co-star, Yang Chaoyue. The drama, directed by Mao Deshu (Cattree), is currently airing, with Winwin playing Chen Yanzhou and Yang Chaoyue playing Zheng Yu.
According to Winwin, the whole drama expresses feelings in a very restrained way rather than spelling them out. “All of us, and the whole drama as well, aren’t the type to express feelings directly. For example, if there’s a romantic scene, I want you to feel the romance through a very small moment, and then the audience discovers it and fills in the blanks themselves,” he said.
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He called Mao Deshu especially skilled at this, including in how every shot is staged. Unlike the costume drama roles he has played, Chen Yanzhou calls for much more restrained acting. “When I play him, there’s more of an undercurrent, so there’s very little emotion shown on the surface,” Winwin said.
The same goes for the jealousy scenes. Chen Yanzhou is portrayed as jealous in a quiet way, through small gestures that viewers can still pick up on. “The jealousy is really silent. The expression is very small, but people can still feel that he’s jealous,” he said.
Winwin admitted he only realized how it came across after watching the drama. Zheng Yu even remarks that Chen Yanzhou’s jealous behavior looks like he’s acting spoiled. “On set, I often don’t know what my expression looks like. It’s only after watching the drama that I know that’s how it turned out. I honestly didn’t realize it looked like acting coy. I thought I was just expressing jealousy,” he said.
Chen Yanzhou comes across as cold and proud, a top-performing college student, but he has a childlike side underneath. Winwin said he added some of his own expressions and details, such as a character who is secretly pleased, plays hard to get, and is stubborn in words but soft at heart. He described these habits as typical Scorpio traits. Small details, such as moving a chair so Zheng Yu will sit closer, or refusing to hit “like” when he feels left out, make the character endearing, he said.
As for Yang Chaoyue, Winwin said his first impression from the internet was of someone cheerful and lively. He even said he brought up her viral video of eating sunflower seeds. After meeting her in person, he found his co-star truly fun. “What’s funny about her is that she sometimes talks in ways that don’t follow the usual rules, and that’s pretty adorable,” he said.
Winwin said most of the crew, from the director to the cinematographer and lighting crew, are fairly introverted and low-key. Yang Chaoyue often lifted the mood on set. “I think Chaoyue is very genuine and also lively, and she’s very direct when she speaks. Maybe the opposite of me. I often think about a lot of things and go around in circles before I finally speak. So I’m quite envious of her for that,” Winwin said.
In the same interview, Winwin also said he tends to be quiet outside of work. He more often spends time alone watching movies, playing games, and practicing his fundamentals.
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