Sun Siyuan

Biodata

Background

Sun Siyuan grew up surrounded by luxury and entered the entertainment industry with a powerful family background and access to exceptional resources. His arrogance attracted criticism, but he also gained fans who appreciated his talent and unfiltered behavior 12 15.

The variety show invited him at the last minute after a scheduled parent-and-child pair withdrew. He joined without a child partner and was expected to observe the other families 12.

Appearance

Sun Siyuan is tall and strong, with broad shoulders and a princely bearing 12 15 177.

• He favors fashionable designer clothing and is conscious of his appearance 12 51.
• For the mountain retreat, he wore sunglasses and an open-chested printed silk shirt that resembled a beach-vacation outfit 45.
• His concert style is wild and futuristic; the stage outfit he prepared for Su Huaiming included leather, chains and metal cones 181.

Personality

Spoiled since childhood, Sun Siyuan expects others to indulge him and often speaks arrogantly. He is proud, quick-tempered and concerned with saving face, but is also known for being open rather than putting on an act. Online criticism does little to deter him 12 79.

Despite his temper, he can be considerate and accommodating, especially toward children. He helped Ji Youyou carry a container when she asked and endured an embarrassing predicament without directing his frustration at the children praising him 17 171.

His initial encounter with Su Huaiming left him convinced that Su was physically fragile. He became protective, though his concern often came out as criticism or awkward orders 13 15.

Skills and Interests

• Stage performance — Sun Siyuan performs in a passionate, wild style. He planned a contrasting appearance for Su Huaiming at his concert to surprise the audience 179 182.
• Sports — He enjoys competitive sports and organized a soccer activity for the children, although they eventually outlasted him 175 176.
• Driving — He drove alone to shop for the dessert shop, taking on a task originally assigned to two people 129.

Relationships

• Su Huaiming — Fellow cast member and friend. After accidentally worsening Su Huaiming’s low blood sugar, Sun Siyuan cared for him and became protective of him. He later invited Su to appear at his concert 12 15 179.
• Zhou Hanyan — Childhood rival. Their parents were friends, their homes were close, and the two spent twelve years as classmates trading insults and fighting. Their rivalry continued on the show, though Zhou sympathized when Sun became trapped in a mascot costume 79 171.
• Fu Xiaoxiao — A child on the show with whom Sun Siyuan frequently bickers. Fu Xiaoxiao later stood up for him after another child scalded his hand 22 177.
• Ji Mingzhe — Fellow cast member who often tries to calm or coax him. Ji also coordinated Sun Siyuan’s birthday celebration 46 61 96.
• Yu Ruicheng — Fellow cast member whom Sun Siyuan nearly struck with a flying ax handle. Sun apologized and thanked Su Huaiming for helping Yu dodge it 53 54.

Story Role

Joining the show

On arrival, Sun Siyuan ordered Su Huaiming to carry his heavy suitcase. Su collapsed after his low blood sugar worsened, prompting Sun to bring him food and care for him until he recovered. Sun subsequently followed him around, worried that he might faint again 12 13.

Sun bought Su Huaiming’s silk comforter for all 66 yuan of his show starting funds, after offering 100,000 yuan from his personal assets. Left without money for groceries, he received bread from Su Huaiming and food from other cast members 14 15.

Mountain retreat

Unhappy with the remote accommodations and lack of deliveries, Sun tried to leave. Su Huaiming persuaded him to stay by praising his looks and calling him the show’s “visual” 46.

While chopping firewood, Sun joined the children’s game of covering one another’s ears. After growing frustrated, he chopped recklessly, sending wood and an ax handle flying toward Su Huaiming and then another handle toward Yu Ruicheng. Both escaped injury, and Sun promised to repay Su for helping 52 53 54.

Birthday and later filming

The cast planned a surprise for Sun’s lunar-calendar birthday, but he announced the occasion himself and gave them a list of demanding gift requirements. Su Huaiming gave him lottery tickets; Sun later arranged to donate the prize money and covered the tax difference himself 96 97 105.

At the beach dessert shop, Sun insisted on shopping despite being ill the previous night. His purchase of expensive cream left the shop short of funds before its trial opening 129.

At the welfare home, Sun accidentally sewed himself inside a duck mascot costume. He later won the right to organize a children’s activity by defeating Zhou Hanyan at rock-paper-scissors; their theatrical contest trended online 171 174.

Concert

Sun invited Su Huaiming as a special guest, hoping that a bold stage look would contrast with Su’s usual image. At the concert, Sun made his entrance suspended high above the back of the venue and performed to an enthusiastic audience 179 181 182.

Trivia

• Sun calls himself a “textbook carnivore” and says meat and fried food count as real food 27.
• He initially believed mushroom picking would resemble a fairy-tale outing, unaware how difficult finding matsutake on a mountain could be 48.
• He could not solve a Rubik’s Cube when Fu Xiaoxiao challenged him, and later asked Su Huaiming to teach him 22.