I have a lot of affection for the series Ugly Wudi since it was the first thing I wrote about on Cfensi. It’s also a good series from what I’ve seen of it, although what I’ve seen consists of only bits and pieces. However I love the fact that, in keeping with Hunan TV tradition, it’s given lesser known but very experienced actors a break, like Wang Kai, Qi Ji and Liu Xiaohu who’ve graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, Beijing Film Academy and Shanghai Theatre Academy (the big triumvate of top acting institutes in China) respectively.
It also lets less experienced actors shine: Photographer Zhong Hongkai posted some pictures he took of the lead actress Li Xinru, only 21, on his blog, with this comment: