2017–2021: Early career In June 2017, 18-year-old Wang participated in the
Youku talent competition variety show
Super Idol hosted by
He Jiong. He won the contest and captured the attention of Taiwanese drama producer Angie Chai, thereby officially entering the entertainment industry. Wang made his acting debut with his lead role as Daoming Si in the 2018 television series
Meteor Garden, His casting was announced in the November 2017 issue of
Harper's Bazaar China, along with co-stars
Darren Chen,
Caesar Wu and
Connor Leong. The youth drama premiered in July 2018 on Hunan Satellite TV in China and internationally on
Netflix. Wang also participated in
Tencent Video's celebrity basketball tournament
Super Penguin League in the summer of 2018. In October, he joined the second season of
Hunan TV's reality show
The Inn as a regular cast member. In June 2019, Wang was cast in the period drama
Youth in the Flames of War with
Zhou Ye. In September 2019, Wang participated again in the Super Penguin Basketball Celebrity Game hosted at the
Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. In the same year, he was cast as male lead in the second season of fantasy drama
Ever Night. The series premiered in January 2020. Wang was also a cast member on
Beijing Television's cultural outdoor variety programme
The Summer Palace (2020), led by
Zhang Guoli. In the same year, he participated in Hunan TV's celebrity variety gameshow
The Irresistable as a regular cast member. Wang starred as the male lead in the age-gap romance workplace drama
The Rational Life (2021) alongside
Qin Lan.
2022–present: Rising popularity In January 2022, Wang joined the
Hi 6 Group, the host group of
Hunan Satellite TV's variety show
Hello, Saturday led by
He Jiong. He was also a regular cast member in the second season of celebrity reality show
Wonderland. In July 2022, he joined the
Douyin urban exploration reality show
Going All Out Action School, along with
Huang Minghao, Victor Qin and
Hanikezi. In the same month, he participated in the sports reality series
Basketball Buddies, a collaboration between NBA China and
Kuaishou. Wang later starred in
iQiyi's
xianxia drama
Love Between Fairy and Devil, playing the role of Dongfang Qingcang. The show premiered in August 2022, and became the fourth drama on the iQiyi platform to exceed ten thousand points of performance metric in popularity within two weeks of its premiere, ranking first across all 191 territories worldwide on iQiyi. The series propelled Wang to widespread fame domestically, with his social media following increasing rapidly across all platforms while the show was being aired. On November 9, Wang was selected for
China Movie Channel's 2022 Stars and Seas Young Actors Selection Program, upon recommendation by his
Wonderland 2 co-star and veteran actress
Song Dandan. Those chosen receive enhanced training and greater access to resources for advancing their acting careers. In December 2022, Wang launched his own fashion brand, D.DESIRABLE, holding 51% of the shares, with the rest controlled by his agency owner's spouse. From late 2022 to early 2023, Wang's historical costume drama
Unchained Love was aired on iQiyi. His period drama
Youth in the Flames of War was aired on
Jiangsu Television 3 years after filming wrapped. His romance drama
Only for Love with actress
Bai Lu was aired on
Mango TV and Hunan TV in November 2023. Wang participated in the
2024 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. In March 2024, it was announced that he had begun filming
Youku crime series
Light to the Night;'' On 28 December 2024, Wang held his first major concert, the 'D.PARTY Concert in Bangkok', at
Impact Arena, featuring guest appearances from frequent collaborators, along with interactive fan segments and live performances. Wang's detective comedy costume television series
Guardians of the Dafeng, adapted from the eponymous
web novel, started airing in December 2024; The period drama series surpassed 30,000 points on Tencent Video's popularity index. In January 2025, Wang's docu-fiction film
I Dreamed a Dream, directed by
Wei Shujun, premiered at the
Rotterdam Film Festival. In May 2025, Wang was announced as the lead protagonist in the costume drama
Live Long and Prosper, an adaptation of Zhongguan Andu's atypical non-romance xianxia web novel—a subversive "farming underdog" story. Filming wrapped in September 2025. Wang was also a main cast member in iQiyi's celebrity reality travel series
Wander Together that aired from December 2025 to March 2026. On 17 January 2026, Wang's D.PARTY in
Macau concert was held at the
Galaxy Arena. Wang's first theatrical film,
science fiction feature
Per Aspera Ad Astra, directed by
Han Yan, was released in February 2026 as part of the Spring Festival lineup. In March 2026, Wang started filming
historical fiction drama series
Jiang Men Du Hou, an adaptation of a
web novel written by Qian Shan Cha Ke. In April 2026, Wang's first crime suspense series,
Light to the Night, began airing on Youku, with a simulcast on Netflix. ==Endorsements ==