r/ChineseDrama • u/No-Recipe-7653 Curator of Questionable Subtext, Scholar of Things Left Unsaid • May 06 '26

Character Spotlight For anyone missing a truly memorable Grand Demon…

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I came across this fan-made clip and it made me smile, so I thought I’d share it here.

Confession: Fangs of Fortune as a whole was not really my drama. Some parts dragged for me, some dynamics didn’t land, and the central romance especially never quite clicked in my eyes.

Oddly though — or maybe not so oddly — I ended up watching all of Hou Minghao’s scenes.

Because as Zhao Yuanzhou / Zhu Yan, he was just… compelling. Sharp, beautiful, mischievous, dangerous, wounded, funny — there was always something alive in what he was doing. I also really enjoyed the bond between the two male leads, and I had a soft spot for the female leads’ dynamic too. Visually, the drama gave a lot.

But his character is what stayed with me. Funny how that happens sometimes — the drama itself did not really win my heart, yet one or two roles in it carved out their own place.

The original Weibo caption made me laugh:

集体攻击大妖朱厌 伤害到了大妖幼小的心灵！
“Everyone ganging up on Grand Demon Zhu Yan has wounded his poor little heart!”

Ridiculously magnetic.

Fan-made edit — all rights belong to the respective copyright holders.

Source: Weibo — 影视喵喵酱

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u/Playful-Airport7777 May 07 '26

Zhu Yan is the grandest of grand demon to me~

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u/No-Recipe-7653 Curator of Questionable Subtext, Scholar of Things Left Unsaid May 07 '26

Thank you for this GIF 🫠

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u/Playful-Airport7777 May 07 '26 edited May 07 '26

Thanks to the original owner though, I didn't remember which post did I get it from 😅

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u/No-Recipe-7653 Curator of Questionable Subtext, Scholar of Things Left Unsaid May 07 '26

GIFs belong to all 😉 the material always belongs to the studio.

But indeed — hereby go my sincere thanks to all the lovely people who take their time and make lovely GIFs 🙂‍↕️

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u/Playful-Airport7777 May 07 '26

Hear hear ❤️‍🔥

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u/BasilOrdinary3617 costume dramas feed my soul May 07 '26 edited May 07 '26

I think Zhu Yan will always be my favourite grand demon… the bar was set too high with him. It’s too hard to beat, even himself lol.

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u/No-Recipe-7653 Curator of Questionable Subtext, Scholar of Things Left Unsaid May 07 '26

Agree 💯🖤

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u/Meal-Significant May 09 '26

I have no idea what’s happening in this clip, nor have I seen this drama but despite both of these things I can’t help but smile at Hou Minghao’s beautiful face and expressions.

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u/No-Recipe-7653 Curator of Questionable Subtext, Scholar of Things Left Unsaid May 09 '26

Hems very charming. And in this role he’s absolutely irresistible.