After we requested if he was anticipating his sixth award this yr, he said: “I believe the award is one thing that anybody within the business would hope to obtain, myself included. I received my fifth award final yr, and it wasn’t simple to get to the midway mark. It’s been an extended and sluggish journey.”
He laughed sooner than together with: “I don’t know when I’ll get to the tip. This yr, I used to be instantly disqualified.”
He continued: “I undoubtedly do really feel fairly dissatisfied. I really feel like there are lots of people who had expectations of me, together with my pals, followers and shoppers. I really feel like I owe them an evidence and I do know these individuals who help me are dissatisfied (too).”
He said he suggested his supporters that “it’s alright”, they usually’d merely should try as soon as extra subsequent yr.
He then chuckled sooner than together with: “I’ve to work tougher, and perhaps not simply seem in a single or two dramas that land exterior the time-frame.”
Whereas he was clearly sad about how points turned out, Xu Bin remained cheery all through our dialog. He said apart from engaged on Kill Sera Sera remaining yr, he was saved busy attending NoonTalk events and actions, for example going keep on the corporate’s TikTok channel every Thursday night time.
He moreover took a quick break, spending half a month in China visiting his dad and mother collectively along with his partner and their youngsters, five-year-old Ethan and three-year-old Elyse.
Nevertheless, he’s now once more to the grind.
“I’ve not too way back started filming as soon as extra, and I play an unlimited perform (on this upcoming drama). I’m in 90 per cent of the scenes, together with (Zong) Zijie. I’m busy your full day – I solely acquired home after 3am remaining night time time.”
He revealed that the working title of the 15-episode drama is Zai Jian Ming Tian (or Goodbye Tomorrow, in English), and he’ll be busy engaged on it until June or July.
After we requested in regards to the drama’s slated premiere date, Xu Bin let unfastened an unlimited chuckle.
“This is essential now proper?” he said. “I believe it is going to air someday throughout the finish of the yr, but when that’s the case, it’ll be like Kill Sera Sera and air into the following yr. So for this yr, I would simply have Kill Sera Sera.”
As for who he thinks should have made the nominee list, Xu Bin said: “I really feel so long as folks can title them off the highest of their heads, they need to be nominated. Everybody is aware of them, and the viewers (is) aware of seeing their faces on display screen.”
For now, Xu Bin will work laborious to get his tenth Most Widespread trophy and ascend to the ranks of All-Time Favorite Artistes.
With a sigh, he said: “As lengthy I’m nonetheless energetic within the business, it’s one thing I wish to accomplish. In any case, it actually wasn’t simple attending to the midway mark.”
Within the meantime, you’ll current Xu Bin some assist by catching in Kill Sera Sera on mewatch.
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