Among interview programs in China, few provide personal insights into both the guest and the host. A Date With Lu Yu is a dynamic interview show with dynamic personalities whose backgrounds are special due to spectacular experiences or amazing achievements. Always keen to talk, to understand, and to know, Lu Yu finds it challenging to interview different people, explaining that her "guests teach me so much in life."

Lu Yu's friendliness, wit and charm help reveal aspects that give viewers a better understanding of her guests. Developing a close rapport with them, she draws out deep-seated feelings, life objectives and not infrequently - some secrets.