Xiao Zhan rose to fame in 2019 with the xianxia drama
陈情令 (The Untamed), in which he co-starred with
王一博. His fandom 'XFX /
小飞侠' triggered the 2020 'AO3 incident' that shut down Archive of Our Own in mainland China after fans mass-reported a fanfic reimagining him — still cited as the defining moment of modern Chinese fandom backlash.
