[11] On June 10, 2017, Ma began to take part in the Tencent talent competition show, The Coming One, and eventually won second place on September 23, 2017.
[12] On December 8, 2017, Ma released the single "Halo, It's Me" with Chinese singer Vin Zhou.
[2] On January 15, 2018, he released the single "The Next Love" with Chinese actress Jiang Shuying for the 2018 television series, Mr.
[18] In August 2018, Ma took part in the Chinese reality show, Chao Yin Zhan Ji.
On February 23, 2020, he released the single "You're All I Need" featuring American actress Emma Dumont for the 2020 Chinese television series, Wait in Beijing.
[23] On May 1, 2020, he released the opening song "Quicksand" for the 2021 Chinese television series, Beautiful Reborn Flower.
[24] In July 2020, he took part in the Chinese reality how, 720 Chao Liu Zhu Li Ren.
[33] On August 5, 2021, he released the single, "Carabiner", which was produced by South Korean duo GroovyRoom.
In the same year he took part in the TV show "E-pop Unity" as a mentor along with Huangzitao and other artists.