I do not know much about platforms in China or how their policies work and such, just a very tickling question.…
The "random drop" isn't the normal process, they do it to avoid issues/they're left with no choice.
For example; Prisoner of Beauty airdropping after Song Zuer was accused of tax evasion and cleared her name, Love's Ambition airdropping during Zhao Lusi's battle with her agency. And as for The Glory starring Chen Duling, I guess tencent didn't place much importance on it and didn't expect it to do well so they air dropped it.
In the normal process, they'll announce the air date days to a week before broadcast, actively promoting it offline and online, giving fans time to promote it as well and leave a reservation. That's why you see fans announcing how many reservations the drama has gotten so far(3m, 4m, 5m...).
For Speed and Love, I also believe the team is trying to avoid public scrutiny so they're doing a lowkey broadcast, though not as unexpected(cause iqiyi already has posters with the air date written boldly and the female lead actress has changed her profile picture on iqiyi to the character she plays in the drama) like the first two dramas I mentioned.
yesterday, a cfan who attended the jorya event asked zhao lusi for her thoughts about joining a new drama team. lusi responded that she's in the midst of carefully selecting scripts.
1️⃣ scripts of all types are being sent to her one after another
2️⃣ she personally wishes to work
3️⃣ she has the determination and execution to do the job well
I think the financial report you're referring to is this?http://xhslink.com/o/1z6IfO2Ohyd It says "In dramas, a number of hard-hitting realist works emerged, including *The White Storm*, *The Sword and the Rose*, and *Return to the Team*, while the phenomenal hit *Give Me Your Light*(Love's Ambition, the Chinese title is Xu Wo Yao Yan which translates to Give Me Your Light) broke records with its unique character design. Breaking the boundaries of genre drama, it broke the platform's record for the most popular urban drama."
I've seen some people say that's not Tencent financial report and it's just a result presentation, it's usually released at the end of the year and when they do, it rarely features dramas. Tencent's main business scope is more of games, anime and music. Tencent video however can conduct an internal financial report, not sure.🤷🏽♀️
For example; Prisoner of Beauty airdropping after Song Zuer was accused of tax evasion and cleared her name, Love's Ambition airdropping during Zhao Lusi's battle with her agency.
And as for The Glory starring Chen Duling, I guess tencent didn't place much importance on it and didn't expect it to do well so they air dropped it.
In the normal process, they'll announce the air date days to a week before broadcast, actively promoting it offline and online, giving fans time to promote it as well and leave a reservation. That's why you see fans announcing how many reservations the drama has gotten so far(3m, 4m, 5m...).
For Speed and Love, I also believe the team is trying to avoid public scrutiny so they're doing a lowkey broadcast, though not as unexpected(cause iqiyi already has posters with the air date written boldly and the female lead actress has changed her profile picture on iqiyi to the character she plays in the drama) like the first two dramas I mentioned.
1️⃣ scripts of all types are being sent to her one after another
2️⃣ she personally wishes to work
3️⃣ she has the determination and execution to do the job well
what fans need to do is simply support and wait. there's no need to rush
https://x.com/wonwoncity/status/1997874443528671287?t=tUkPde_g8NLpYgKaFBsbFQ&s=19
https://x.com/wonwoncity/status/1988993735389245531?t=UbTu3Li68re9M5C6znnavw&s=19
I think the financial report you're referring to is this?http://xhslink.com/o/1z6IfO2Ohyd
It says "In dramas, a number of hard-hitting realist works emerged, including *The White Storm*, *The Sword and the Rose*, and *Return to the Team*, while the phenomenal hit *Give Me Your Light*(Love's Ambition, the Chinese title is Xu Wo Yao Yan which translates to Give Me Your Light) broke records with its unique character design.
Breaking the boundaries of genre drama, it broke the platform's record for the most popular urban drama."
I've seen some people say that's not Tencent financial report and it's just a result presentation, it's usually released at the end of the year and when they do, it rarely features dramas. Tencent's main business scope is more of games, anime and music.
Tencent video however can conduct an internal financial report, not sure.🤷🏽♀️
It has the same feeling as the og historical dramas.
I like the pairing.