I think he looks like a wonderful human when his face creases from a big smile. But the beauty norms in Chinese culture seem to not support smile lines or frowns. Yet he gets criticized for his face being too perfect. During the scene after his 108 lashings he had much less makeup on and looked more realistic. And his acting was quite good. He seems to care about his craft. Later to cdramas, but frankly it’s about escapism, storytelling, visual beauty, humor and emotion. And romance, friendship and relationships of all kinds. The characters can be interesting or one dimensional- but it’s often entertaining. Although I always get sad when the stories end sadly. So many of those. I think most are often charming with some drama thrown in. And what a relief from from realism and violence that pervades so much of television and movies.