▁did ▁some ▁model ing ▁in ▁Japan ▁and ▁Shang hai . ▁While ▁in ▁Shang hai ▁he ▁was ▁talent - sp otted ▁by ▁Media Cor p ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Singapore ▁to ▁sign ▁the ▁contract . ▁His ▁big ▁break ▁came ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁when ▁he ▁played ▁Yam am oto ▁Y ous u ke , ▁a ▁Japanese ▁photograph er , ▁in ▁the ▁block b uster ▁series ▁The ▁Little ▁Ny ony a ▁and ▁earned ▁a ▁nom ination ▁for ▁the ▁Best ▁Support ing ▁A ctor ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Star ▁Awards . ▁This ▁role ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁El vin ▁Ng ▁who ▁was ▁injured ▁just ▁before ▁film ing . ▁ ▁D ai ▁acted ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁with ▁El vin ▁Ng ▁in ▁T ogether ▁and ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁No ▁Lim its . ▁D ai ▁acted ▁his ▁first ▁ant agon ist ▁role ▁in ▁Break out . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁time ▁D ai ▁acted ▁with ▁El vin ▁Ng . ▁Then , ▁ 8 ▁Days ▁tout ed ▁them ▁as ▁the ▁male ▁version ▁ ▁of ▁Z oe ▁T ay ▁and ▁F ann ▁W ong . ▁They ▁appeared ▁together ▁in ▁several ▁cover ▁page ▁of ▁ 8 ▁Days ▁ ▁and ▁I ▁magazine . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁briefly ▁returned ▁to ▁China ▁to ▁film ▁a ▁co - production ▁drama ▁P reci ous . ▁He ▁played ▁L ing ▁Z hi ▁Ch u ▁in ▁P reci ous . ▁Q i ▁Y uw u ▁replaced ▁him , ▁who ▁was ▁originally ▁selected ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Mo