Xiao Zhan is wearing a white robe again, but he looks completely different from the other two. “Small Town Remedy” is thin and dull, playing the role of an injured genius doctor.

xiao zhan The new drama “Small Town Remedy” is airing. This time he wears white robes again, but he is no longer a gentle and warm male doctor, but a talented neurosurgeon who has fallen from the pinnacle of life to the bottom. The character’s hands tremble due to a medical accident, he also suffers from “snowphobia”, and his appearance is markedly thin and haggard. The production team liked Xiao Zhan’s sense of loneliness and fragmentation and thought it suited the character highly. When he participated in the first crew live broadcast, he also revealed that his character is “a caring and tough-talking person.” He obviously cares about others, but he always easily offends others when he opens his mouth.

“Small Town Remedy” is adapted from Liu Sanshu’s novel “Flying Knife” and is jointly created by “Thirty Only” director Zhang Xiaobo and “Genius Basics” screenwriter Nie Chengshui. Liu Zhengliang, played by Xiao Zhan, was originally a promising neurosurgery genius, but a medical accident caused him to become depressed, causing him to have trembling hands and a fear of ice. He had to return to his hometown in northeastern China and start over in a small-town hospital. She worked with a group of incredible partners to treat patients and slowly rebuilt her life in the process of meeting patients again and again.

Compared with the gentle and stable Dr. Gu Wei in “For the Rest of My Life, Please Advise” in the past, Xiao Zhan took a cold stance this time. From his eyes to his appearance, he felt more tired and isolated. The production team said that Xiao Zhan not only presented the profession of a talented doctor, but also interpreted the character’s complex emotions, especially loneliness, finding it difficult to open his heart to outsiders, which fits the character setting very well.

Xiao Zhan revealed in a live interview with the crew that Liu Zhengliang is indeed eager to mingle with the crowd and also hopes to build a warm family, but his past pain has made him accustomed to closing himself off. He said with a laugh, “My role is both a worrywart and a tough talker. I obviously can’t let go of the big and small things around me, but I easily make people angry when I open my mouth. I always have to change a path when caring for others, which makes people laugh or cry.”

In addition to the themes of medical treatment and healing, the brothers played by Xiao Zhan and Shi Pengyuan are also the highlights of the plot. Two of them are quiet and reserved, while the other is impulsive and straightforward. They often clash with each other because of different opinions, but they can never leave each other. Shi Pengyuan described the relationship between the two as “falling in love and killing each other”. He also admitted that Xiao Zhan is his biggest support in the drama and brings him a sense of security. Hearing this true confession, Xiao Zhan’s eyes turned red. The host spotted her on the spot and her shy reaction was captured on camera.

Shi Pengyuan also shared that he was deeply impressed by Xiao Zhan’s gentle eyes. There was a scene where the brothers were sitting at home eating dinner, and Xiao Zhan naturally showed his brotherly love, which made it easier for him to integrate into the role. Xiao Zhan was also deeply moved by this scene. He believed that through seemingly simple conversations, the brothers gradually dropped their guard and became closer to each other.