Monkey King Actor Responds to Viral AI-Created Sun Wukong and Lin Daiyu Pairing

The "Shengdai CP" pairs Sun Wukong from Journey to the West with Lin Daiyu from Dream of the Red Chamber. Fans linked the two because both characters come from a stone left over from the goddess Nuwa. The pairing started with fan videos in 2020 and blew up after AI tools made creating content much easier. Liu Xiao Ling Tong, who played the Monkey King in the famous 1986 TV series, said videos about this pairing have been watched 5 billion times. He thinks the creativity is fun and helps more people care about classic Chinese stories and new art forms. He also stressed that adaptations should stay true to the original works and must not cross legal or moral lines. Data shows Douyin videos on the topic passed 5 billion views by June 2025, and AI-made love dramas between the two characters drove much of the buzz.