[3] In 2015, Lai debuted with a role in the action fantasy television series Armor Hero.
[4] The same year, he made his big-screen debut in the crime thriller The Witness playing a rookie police officer.
[5] In 2017, Lai became known to the audience after starring in hit xianxia romance drama Eternal Love as Die Feng.
[6][7] The same year, he played his first leading role in the youth romance web series Hi Flower.
[11] The same year, he was cast as the male lead in the historical romance drama Jiu Liu Overlord.