 In 2018, Yang starred in "Negotiator", a modern workplace drama which deals with the profession of negotiators.Yang then headlined the fantasy adventure drama "Legend of Fuyao".Yang returned to the big screen with "Baby" directed by Liu Jie, a film which tells the story of a woman who was abandoned by her parents due to severe birth defects, and her battle as an adult to try and save a baby in the same situation.