In December 2007, Yang was personally handpicked by director Li Shao Hong to play the lead role of Jia Bao Yu in "The Dream of Red Mansions." This was his debut drama, for which he won the Best New Actor at the BQ Celebrity Score Awards. He starred in the youth romance drama "Love O2O." The drama was an international hit and is the most viewed modern drama in China. Following the airing of "Love O2O," Yang experienced a huge surge in popularity and successfully broke into the mainstream.
In January 2016, Yang became the first artist to be featured on the China Post postage stamp. He was ranked 5th on the 2017 Forbes China Celebrity 100 list, 27th in 2019, and 44th in 2020.
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