Sixth magazine cover of the year for Haoran comes with VogueMe - April 2019 issue, the younger sibling to Vogue China! April 2019 also happens to mark the three year anniversary of VogueMe, and just as they did in previous years (Haoran was on the cover of the second anniversary issue last year), they went with a special theme for the entire magazine ("fearless youth") and invited Zhou Dongyu and Liu Haoran as the cover stars.

You might've noticed that Dongyu and Haoran have collaborated quite a bit, especially in the last year or so in basically every platform available minus an actual acting project, and VogueMe (kind of) explains why. They're often seen as parallels of one another among post-90ers (Dongyu of course is five years older and has a much more extensive resume) - both made their debuts in well known films, are more known for their film work, and are seen at having "won at life" due to getting to start their acting/entertainment careers at a much higher starting point than most of their peers (both are also acknowledged to having the talent - and accomplishments thus far - to back that up). 

So given that everyone seems to think they've led the perfect lives, the challenge VogueMe gave them was to write the script for their own lives if it was made into a movie - how would it be filmed in their minds? Haoran's interview is subsequently quite fascinating. He explores alternative ways his life would have played out at different the crossroads into his life. What if he had chosen to not attend the Beijing Dance Academy? What if he missed out on his golden ticket - his first acting opportunity? He also takes us through what his life looks like now, and how his family deals with his celebrity.

As a result, this translation was a bit tricky and took quite a while to put together, but hopefully you'll find it as interesting as I did! There is a certain wistfulness in his tone as he talks about what his life might've been like - it's not so much that he doesn't like his current life, but he very much recognizes that his life is far from normal, and it was very much unplanned.

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