On April 12, 2019, the 22nd Harvard College China Forum, themed on “A Global Community, One Shared Destiny,” kicked off in Boston, USA. Its Fireside Chat took place at Harvard University's Yenching Auditorium, and Yu Zheng was invited to address the entertainment panel session of the event.

As the biggest hit in the TV market in 2018, Story of Yanxi Palace became a hot topic discussed at the forum. Yu Zheng elaborated on the creative idea and commercial logic behind the unprecedented popularity of this TV series, and pointed out that, “Huanyu Entertainment has long been dedicated to disseminating and inheriting traditional culture through films and TV dramas, which is the mission of the current generation of filmmakers and others who work in the TV industry.”