Jiang Yifeng

Biodata

Background / History

Jiang Yifeng was bandmates with Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan for years, addressing Shen as “Captain” and Xie as their “youngest.” After their falling-out, he worried that their hostility might turn into a physical confrontation. Their reunion on A Fruit initially prompted him to act as a buffer between them 2 14 60.

Four years before the France trip, Jiang’s mother became seriously ill. Within five days of learning about her condition, Shen arranged a joint consultation with specialists from several countries. Jiang turned down considerable work during that period and publicly thanked his captain. He later identified this help as a central reason for his unwavering loyalty to Shen 100.

Jiang and two other teammates visited Shen’s home in Provence every year. Although he had photographs of the property, Jiang avoided posting them because Shen had not chosen to publicize his wealth. His own annual visits fell during typhoon season, a routine he described as feeling like a ritual 72 111.

Personality

Jiang is theatrical, talkative, and quick to turn everyday frustrations into elaborate jokes. He performs mock heartbreak when Shen rejects him, proposes promoting their fan pairing, and responds to threats of being fed to sharks by declaring that he will learn martial arts to defeat every shark himself 17 20 52.

Beneath his flippancy, Jiang is attentive to his friends’ well-being. He checks on Shen after hearing about his reliance on sleeping pills and becomes alarmed when told that Shen has sprained his ankle. His loyalty is explicit rather than unconditional: he promises to stand by Shen provided his captain does not break the law or violate regulations 33 47 100.

Despite following online gossip and recognizing Shen and Xie’s enormous shipping fandom, Jiang repeatedly misses the romantic meaning of their behavior. He treats their disputes as potential crises, jokes about their “family of three,” and remains astonished when they confirm that they are dating 37 43 101 132.

Abilities & Skills

Music

• Singing and guitar: Performs a song while accompanying himself on guitar during the Paris cruise’s informal entertainment 112.

Livestreaming and Audience Interaction

• Keeps a livestream lively while alone in the living room, reading comments and answering viewers’ questions. Shen remarks that he could become a leading livestreamer 62.
• Hosts the “TS barbecue party” livestream featuring all five members. The broadcast attracts more than five million viewers in just over ten minutes 132.
• Understands fan-pairing publicity and jokingly suggests exchanging gifts with Shen to give their shippers material 17.

Practical Limitations

• Cooking: Neither Jiang nor Bai Lin knows how to cook during the island segment; they burn their entire meal. Jiang later says he has learned a new barbecue technique online, though no broader improvement is established 16 132.
• Paddling: His efforts send his and Bai Lin’s dinghy farther from shore, requiring assistance from the production team 7.
• French: Hires a specialist teacher but makes little progress and eventually stops studying, reasoning that he can rely on Shen 109.

Relationships

• Shen Xingcan — Captain, close friend, and frequent teasing partner. Jiang openly champions him against Bai Lin and calls himself Shen’s “best little lackey.” Shen reciprocates through practical care, including arranging help for Jiang’s mother and bringing him breakfast after a task 36 100.
• Xie Linchuan — Bandmate whom Jiang calls their “youngest” or “little bro.” Jiang repeatedly mediates between him and Shen, sometimes scolding Xie before immediately urging Shen to forgive him. Their joking family dynamic casts Xie and Shen as parents and Jiang as a child anxious about another separation 43 96 104 116.
• Bai Lin — Initial A Fruit partner. Jiang grows unwilling to spend time with him, deliberately avoids finding him during a task, and eagerly chooses to change partners when given the opportunity. He also directly challenges Bai Lin’s attacks on Shen 55 70 100.
• Zou Yanshu — Fellow TS member and comic rival. They trade the nicknames “Jiang Xiaobai” and “Zou Xiaolv,” quarrel over access to their captain, and threaten each other with a fight upon reuniting in Paris 104 109.
• Ye Ran — Red-team partner during the vineyard challenge. Their team is ambushed by Shen and Xie 118.
• Song Tiantian — Show host and occasional gossip partner. After Jiang witnesses Shen and Xie embracing, she offers him an ice-cold juice in exchange for the details 33.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Chongshan Island

Jiang begins the show expecting to prevent trouble between his estranged bandmates. Instead, he repeatedly finds himself caught between their apparent hostility and conspicuous affection 2 7.

France Filming

• Airport reunion: Reveals that Shen has posted about blacklisting Xie, alerting Xie to the fact that his phone number has been blocked 94.
• Truth or dare: Answers Bai Lin’s accusation of being Shen’s lackey by explaining how Shen helped his mother. He then asks Xie whether he likes anyone, prompting Xie’s admission that he is pursuing someone 100.
• Missed revelation: Asks Shen to describe Xie’s romantic interest without realizing that Shen himself is the person being discussed 101.
• Vineyard challenge: Partners with Ye Ran and falls for Shen’s ambush. After taunting Shen when another team eliminates him, Jiang is caught by Shen and Xie and made to post that he is “still the same old ignorant Xiaobai” 118 119.

Learning About the Relationship

At the TS barbecue gathering, Jiang hosts the group livestream before Shen later tells him, Xiao Xubai, and Zou Yanshu that he and Xie are dating. Shen also announces that the three will have to serve as groomsmen when they marry 132.

Jiang is further shocked to learn that Shen had loved Xie since he was sixteen or seventeen. Discovering that Zou already knew and Xiao had suspected leaves him feeling like the only uninformed member. He posts a mock-angry Weibo callout tagging all four bandmates, and Shen responds by teasing him for his obliviousness 133.

Notable Quotes

“I stand up for him because my captain deserves it. … As long as my captain doesn't break the law or violate regulations, I'll only ever be on his side.” 100

“No. Once I've mastered them, I'm going into the sea to fight the sharks. I'm going to beat up every shark until they flee at the mere mention of Yifeng.” 52

“So I was the only one who didn't know??!” 133