TV series ‘Beauty Men’s Hall’ stars Xu Renguo, Wu Lianxu, and others in a crime mystery storyline. However, this series adds comedy and ‘witchcraft’ elements to the crime and mystery, undoubtedly keeping the audience amused. Xu Renguo, a champion of talent shows, has a wide fan base. Yet, many fans have expressed that Xu Renguo’s appearance has declined in this series.
Of course, for a crime mystery comedy like this, the male lead’s appearance decline can actually be seen as a continuation of the comedic elements. It seems that the creators did not aim for a handsome appearance but rather used this decline in appearance to create comedic moments. This contrast in appearance can be amusing for fans who like Xu Renguo. Just imagine, if our Chinese male celebrities started to look like Professor Tengger one after another, how interesting would that be?
Even more interesting than male celebrities aging is the plot design of ‘Beauty Men’s Hall.’ In this series, Xu Renguo plays a male lead who is a ‘southern Taoist’ or translated as ‘a mage named Nan.’ He uses his ‘magic’ to help wealthy clients ‘calculate their fate.’ Every time, this Nan Taoist is very accurate, so in the eyes of wealthy people in Korea, he is already like a godly figure. Some large corporate companies even require the male lead’s presence to assist in talent selection during interviews.
At the beginning of the story, there is a male Taoist helping a wealthy man catch his ‘mistress.’ This wealthy man was fooling around outside, and the women outside were planning to take his huge sum of money and escape. The wealthy man sought the Nan Taoist’s guidance to find the way.
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