Firstly, I appreciate @Yulsa for sharing this insightful article, which I encourage everyone to take a look at.…
I’ve read this before, and her take on SLY was deep and really enjoyable to read. Other than Liu Yan and ZCJ, the way she looked at Xi Fang Tao was also interesting. And then there’s LYX. He’s not afraid to take on tough roles—characters like Tan Tai Jin and Tang Li Ci, who could easily be disliked if not played carefully. But LYX brings his intelligence and a real understanding of human nature to portray them, turning these complicated grey characters into ones the audience can love and admire. From Runyu to Tang Li Ci, with every complex character, his acting keeps getting better and more powerful.
I saw a few more good reviews by movie blogger on Weibo unfortunately I don’t have the habit of saving them.
Data Queen Kwanto is always here to wreck haters!!
In the last few episodes, every scene featuring TLC and GMD has been intense and a true powerhouse of acting , setting a high bar for costume dramas. To match that level of intensity, you need a really good actor paired with a veteran actor like Hu Jun. These 2 characters scenes are some of my fav in SLY.
Excited for concert tomorrow, no news about live broadcast so I think we just need to rely on fans. Too bad no Chi Yun Puppy, he is so lively on Variety Show and a former idol too.
Something funny, Xinhua news posted many SLY achievements, one of them calling SLY Douban rating 8.4. I think it meant to be IMDB , but if CCP newspaper DOES NOT want to recognize Domestic Haters rating and put IMDB rating and calling it Douban rating instead 🤣🤣🤣 …..which is back to 8.4 after haters downrating it TWICE repeat TWICE from 9.2 to 7.6 and then later 8.6 to 7.9 again now back to 8.4
Haters who want to protest can go to police station to protest?🤣
I don't know how you're going to add this into the thread, but everytime you share details of WoF's unique domestic…
CSM data shows that SLY reached 2.838 billion views across all media platforms. This is the most important data for SLY.
The second most important SLY achievement is: its lightning-fast nomination for CPOP 26 (TTOETM won with the highest grade in 2023–2025, and Joy of Life was nominated ). Only these 3 dramas in 3 years were recognized, which shows how good SLY actual data are. From early 2025 until now, CCTV and Rating China have chosen ONLY Shui Long Yin. In fact, SLY is their first nominated IP among drama, film, game, and other categories, is incredible. These two facts are the most authoritative and explosive. Gov officials know the real data domestic and international. After all, China Mobile, as SLY’s largest investor, has all the accurate data. That’s why I have been saying SLY’s data are very very close to TTOETM.
TTOETM aired when there is no traffic actor competition, SLY had 5 traffic competition at the same time, in winter of TV drama. Government realize the strength.
🎉🎉🎉🎉Time for more celebration, and props to TaraVerde~👏✨
I believe the actual number of SLY viewers is very close to that of TTOETM, based on various metrics I’ve followed. A significant portion of the overall audience comes from male viewers on the MIGU platform, whom are drawn to SLY’s aesthetics, which resonate strongly with anime fans. It’s also popular among gamers, who both most likely don’t discuss it on social media. That said, the fans of TTOETM and SLY are different. TTOETM diehards tend to love the beautiful romance entanglements, while SLY appeals to those seeking a deeper narrative enriched with heavier Chinese culture and Buddhist themes. Personally, I love both dramas in different ways, but I must say SLY gave me greater satisfaction—perhaps because my art background, which made its cultural layers especially meaningful to me.
Rating China (CVB), the most authoritative rating body in China has issued an article praising SLY title
A Madman and a Hero: A Fated Song of Destiny, A Game of Chess in the Martial World, and a Righteousness for All Living Beings — Why "Water Dragon Chant" Becomes a New Benchmark for Hunan TV's Costume Dramas (only capturing its performance on Hunan TV and Mango TV excluding MIGU)
Highlight: • CSM data, SLY reached 2.838 billion views across all media platforms. TTL viewing hours is 384M hours (Note the also from Rating China report from 2024 the highest was 225M hours aired on CCTV8)
• Original fantasy world view, an ultimate expression of Eastern aesthetics and advanced IP ecosystem operation
• Achieve outstanding ratings on Hunan TV, multi-platform cross-border dissemination and in-depth cultural export, a typical example of innovative exploration of the costume drama genre.
• Leading the ratings by a wide margin, TLC fateful character setting locks in the core audience.
• Strong appeal and high viewer engagement.
• TLC is the core key to retaining the audience. Luo Yunxi accurately grasped the balance between the character's "divinity and chivalry," perfectly blending his "number one in the world" arrogance, his decisiveness in the face of enemies, and the chivalrous spirit hidden in his heart.
• The 847 sets handcrafted costumes incorporate more than 10 intangible cultural heritage techniques such as gold embroidery, velvet flowers, and cloud embroidery. The 222 intangible cultural heritage accessories are also exquisitely crafted. TLC "Unfathomable Fox Dragon" soft sword is handcrafted by an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage forging. The craftsmanship details of her kingfisher feather and beaded hair ornament will also be adjusted according to the changes in the character's mood.
• The Wandering Earth" CGI team creating an audiovisual experience that combines oriental artistic conception with cinematic quality.
• Multi-media resonance: Expanding reach across multiple platforms, high-energy data demonstrates superior communication power.
• Over 40 million people watched the campus-based creative frenzy, College Student addicted to SLY
• Big TV screen audience 104 million, and mobile/tablet audience 157 million, young users:46.08%, efficient coverage across multiple terminals and all age groups.
• SLY achieved deep cultural export. American netizens praised CGI as "comparable to Marvel," while German and Brazilian netizens were captivated by the character designs and costume aesthetics, forming a closed loop of overseas dissemination: "watching the series - researching historical facts - secondary creation."
• Age 25-44 account for more than half, other age groups is relatively balanced. Bachelor degree or above account for nearly 30%. Viewers prefer the emotional bonds and the thrill of redemption in the drama, its rigorous logic of power struggles in the martial arts world and its profound sense of destiny.
• Particularly noteworthy is that the series broke away from the industry's conventional thinking of "content first, derivatives later," establishing a full-chain operation path from the initial creation stage: "IP planning - series broadcast - simultaneous cultural tourism/derivatives."
He is a costume designer's dream, when he knows how to conduct himself and move in them. Huang Wei would have…
I much prefer his costume here—better than in TTOETM. At least there’s no awkward wedding huge gold dragon faucet! Overall, the costumes in this drama feel like a real upgrade compared to TTOETM, with the exception of two: the red-and-white fur outfit and the one he wore during his confinement with GMD. In TTOETM, I found most of CJM’s costumes rather forced, as if they didn’t quite fit. Huang Wei’s designs can sometimes go a little overboard.
It’s interesting that the drama shows the court is indifferent to who the real Princess is, as long as it serves…
Imo, the ending—just like Till the End of the Moon—can be interpreted in different ways by different audience. After 2 weeks of contemplation, reading Azure’s analysis finally brought everything together for me.
It all made sense, especially when connected with the original poster before filming and the producer’s emphasis on the Taiping Guangji during early promo of SLY - also before filming started: Tale of the fox and dragon. For me it is the closure I needed for Tang Li Ci. For me it also tied together with him waiting for Ye Mo whom re-borned as mortal to experience 7 human emotion and finally meet TLC again. He said to Ye MO we will meet again.
Data Queen Kwanto is always here to wreck haters!!
I feel sorry that you’ve become the constant target of one particular hater. Her jealousy is obvious—she did not get the script nor grasps the depth of this drama, beyond shipping. Meanwhile, you’ve helped us appreciate the true beauty of SLY.
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And then there’s LYX. He’s not afraid to take on tough roles—characters like Tan Tai Jin and Tang Li Ci, who could easily be disliked if not played carefully. But LYX brings his intelligence and a real understanding of human nature to portray them, turning these complicated grey characters into ones the audience can love and admire.
From Runyu to Tang Li Ci, with every complex character, his acting keeps getting better and more powerful.
I saw a few more good reviews by movie blogger on Weibo unfortunately I don’t have the habit of saving them.
Haters who want to protest can go to police station to protest?🤣
The second most important SLY achievement is: its lightning-fast nomination for CPOP 26 (TTOETM won with the highest grade in 2023–2025, and Joy of Life was nominated ). Only these 3 dramas in 3 years were recognized, which shows how good SLY actual data are. From early 2025 until now, CCTV and Rating China have chosen ONLY Shui Long Yin. In fact, SLY is their first nominated IP among drama, film, game, and other categories, is incredible.
These two facts are the most authoritative and explosive. Gov officials know the real data domestic and international. After all, China Mobile, as SLY’s largest investor, has all the accurate data.
That’s why I have been saying SLY’s data are very very close to TTOETM.
TTOETM aired when there is no traffic actor competition, SLY had 5 traffic competition at the same time, in winter of TV drama. Government realize the strength.
That said, the fans of TTOETM and SLY are different. TTOETM diehards tend to love the beautiful romance entanglements, while SLY appeals to those seeking a deeper narrative enriched with heavier Chinese culture and Buddhist themes. Personally, I love both dramas in different ways, but I must say SLY gave me greater satisfaction—perhaps because my art background, which made its cultural layers especially meaningful to me.
A Madman and a Hero: A Fated Song of Destiny, A Game of Chess in the Martial World, and a Righteousness for All Living Beings — Why "Water Dragon Chant" Becomes a New Benchmark for Hunan TV's Costume Dramas
(only capturing its performance on Hunan TV and Mango TV excluding MIGU)
Highlight:
• CSM data, SLY reached 2.838 billion views across all media platforms. TTL viewing hours is 384M hours (Note the also from Rating China report from 2024 the highest was 225M hours aired on CCTV8)
• Original fantasy world view, an ultimate expression of Eastern aesthetics and advanced IP ecosystem operation
• Achieve outstanding ratings on Hunan TV, multi-platform cross-border dissemination and in-depth cultural export, a typical example of innovative exploration of the costume drama genre.
• Leading the ratings by a wide margin, TLC fateful character setting locks in the core audience.
• Strong appeal and high viewer engagement.
• TLC is the core key to retaining the audience. Luo Yunxi accurately grasped the balance between the character's "divinity and chivalry," perfectly blending his "number one in the world" arrogance, his decisiveness in the face of enemies, and the chivalrous spirit hidden in his heart.
• The 847 sets handcrafted costumes incorporate more than 10 intangible cultural heritage techniques such as gold embroidery, velvet flowers, and cloud embroidery. The 222 intangible cultural heritage accessories are also exquisitely crafted. TLC "Unfathomable Fox Dragon" soft sword is handcrafted by an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage forging. The craftsmanship details of her kingfisher feather and beaded hair ornament will also be adjusted according to the changes in the character's mood.
• The Wandering Earth" CGI team creating an audiovisual experience that combines oriental artistic conception with cinematic quality.
• Multi-media resonance: Expanding reach across multiple platforms, high-energy data demonstrates superior communication power.
• Over 40 million people watched the campus-based creative frenzy, College Student addicted to SLY
• Big TV screen audience 104 million, and mobile/tablet audience 157 million, young users:46.08%, efficient coverage across multiple terminals and all age groups.
• SLY achieved deep cultural export. American netizens praised CGI as "comparable to Marvel," while German and Brazilian netizens were captivated by the character designs and costume aesthetics, forming a closed loop of overseas dissemination: "watching the series - researching historical facts - secondary creation."
• Age 25-44 account for more than half, other age groups is relatively balanced. Bachelor degree or above account for nearly 30%. Viewers prefer the emotional bonds and the thrill of redemption in the drama, its rigorous logic of power struggles in the martial arts world and its profound sense of destiny.
• Particularly noteworthy is that the series broke away from the industry's conventional thinking of "content first, derivatives later," establishing a full-chain operation path from the initial creation stage: "IP planning - series broadcast - simultaneous cultural tourism/derivatives."
It all made sense, especially when connected with the original poster before filming and the producer’s emphasis on the Taiping Guangji during early promo of SLY - also before filming started: Tale of the fox and dragon.
For me it is the closure I needed for Tang Li Ci. For me it also tied together with him waiting for Ye Mo whom re-borned as mortal to experience 7 human emotion and finally meet TLC again. He said to Ye MO we will meet again.
https://kisskh.at/discussions/755725-shui-long-yin/146888-shui-long-yin-whispers-of-fate-3weeks-post-svip-finale-achievements