Childhood flashback character ages

[rheasilvia]

A quick question for people who know about kids!

About how old is Zhao Yunlan when we see him as a kid?

I would say the various instances he appears in flashbacks all fall into a span of time that's about a year long (ideally, I would like to place the hospital scene with Zhao Xinci even later, but I doubt that's plausible). Given the rate at which children grow up, does this seem vaguely believable to you or would you say it has to be shorter for him to look more or less the same all the way through?

And while I'm asking: How old are Shen Wei and Ye Zun in their childhood flashback?

Comments

[jo_lasalle]

I'd have no trouble finding 'a year' believable. It's not like the kid is being tracked with exact height measurement info, and in general, at least my brain makes allowances for TV kids because I know they can't cast someone who looks exactly the same except six months older five times etc.

No idea about Shen Wei and Ye Zun, though. My gut feeling was 7~8ish, but the hair and outfits are not helpful.

[rheasilvia]

Yeah, the rules that apply to TV kids are generally a bit relaxed, so I could probably get away with two years, too, although it seems a bit like cheating to stretch it too much. ;-) Plus theoretically the hospital scene could also be before his mom's death - it just seems to me that even a year afterwards, he would not be this relaxed and open with his dad, even if dad is in the hospital.

Well, will think more on it.

Looks like Shen Wei and Yezun are in the same age range, so around 12...

(OMG, your icon has stunned me. So lovely!)