GOTD Behind the Hate (Data & Stats)

** DAY 1 (28.12.2024) **

* Ep. 1-3 Tencent Video , Ep. 1 CCTV8 (China Central Television)

* 5 hours before the premiere, the number of cloud seats for GOTD reached the ALL-TIME 

TOP 1 on Tencent Video and continued to rise

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1872888057327960346/photo/3

* GOTD's official partners, a total of 33 brands before airing, another record of all-time history on Tencent Vid

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1872943879001162036/photo/1

* Heat Index (Popularity) directly surpassing 22.000. Once it hit 25.000 due to too many people trying to access the cloud seats screenings, the system crashed, which caused a bug in the popularity heat. Tencent Video announced working on an emergency fix. 

During this crucial 2 hour peak period for heat growth, Tencent was fixing things which led to the loss of all cloud seats prepared to be claimed, reducing the heat. Tencent never made up for it. 

After 3 hours from the crash the Heat Index was back on and GOTD surpassed 26.000 with only VIP members being able to watch.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1872986845468139873/photo/1

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1873025334670705083

* GOTD achieved the HIGHEST RECORD for such airing time.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1873205663087902836

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** DAY 2 (29.12.2014) **

* GOTD surpassed 27.000 Heat Index and became a member of Tencent Video’s Love Watching Club

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1873330238387794152

* The Author praised Dylan Wang’s acting skills is trending. A hater accuses him of being sarcastic.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1873263578968670445

* Pre-air sponsors TOP 1

* Pre-air heat TOP 1

* TV VIP memberships TOP 1

* Ads for premiere TOP 1

* Ads runtime of single ep TOP 1

* Highest in TV History TOP 2

* Highest in TV History for non sequels TOP 1

* Maoyan Index TOP 1

* Vlinkage Index TOP 1

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1873479358914109672

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** DAY 3 (30.12.2024) **

* Dylan Wang's Index broke 100M for 2 consecutive days, with just the 2nd day reaching 250M

* GOTD's Index broke 100M for 2 consecutive days, with just the 2nd day, surging by 300M

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1873593428073963569

* Xu Qi'An character's heat surpassing 10M

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1873633206538526837

* FIRST among all TV Channels during the same time slot

* 2nd among all shows on all TV Channels throughout the day

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1873646986962096613

* GOTD's Maoyan Heat Index ranked 3rd among all dramas and FIRST among all non-sequels ( in 2024)

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1873576158161440827/photo/2

* The misspelling of Wang Hedi's name saw a 200% increase, indicating that many people are searching his name (it contains a rare character that many people don't recognize)

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1721022418008092758

* Due to a conflict related to competitive agreement on publicity, posts with GOTD hashtag on Douyin have been severely limited in reach, or even taken down. Dylan’s posts with Dafeng tags also have received the lowest number of likes among recent years' posts.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1873721039232139511

* According to Maoyan Professional Edition's data, GOTD surpassed 100M valid views across all platforms on the 3rd day of its broadcast, within 50 hours, although GOTD has only updated 7 episodes (fewer than most dramas)

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1873724910864158916

* Tencent Heat Index rising to 27.961 on “Death Monday” (heat on Mondays drops compared to Sunday)

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1873758845060927728

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** DAY 4 (31.12.2024) **

* An organized attack (goal is to mute viewers and prevent them from watching GOTD). Despite this, there are some who report the real trendings. 

* Douyin: taken down. XHS positive posts reported by paid trolls or deleted. Weibo trendings taken down and discussions restricted. BiliBili edits taken down and slander edits recommended.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1874006696626184532

* Maoyan: Dylan Wang's stage of the opening song of GOTD ( I am inherently a worldly person) topping the real-time rating list at Hunan TV New Year’s Eve Gala.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1874107636838547554

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** DAY 5 (01.01.2025) **

* New Year’s Eve Gala WeChat Index Ranking - Dylan Wang TOP1 among male artists

* Dylan Wang trended with "WHD's transition is amazing" (GOTD related) & "ML&WHD playing ping-pong" (Not GOTD related). Both had similar explosive stats, yet huge gap in trending duration.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1874324231955284328

* YunHe daily views TOP1

* Tencent Video new subscriber acquisition weekly ranking TOP1

* Other stats, including Vlinkage, Maoyan remain TOP1

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1874392642316059050

* GOTD's Datawin drama's Prosperity Index has surged to 2.58

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1874232406036926849

* Tencent Heat Index has surpassed 28.000 and GOTD became a member of Tencent Video's Must-watch Club.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1874428677574041833

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** DAY 6 (02.01.2025) **

* Although GOTD aired for less than 4 days in December, it TOPPED the Maoyan December 2024 Drama Heat Ranking. 

* Total valid views across all platforms has exceeded 200M

* GOTD remains TOP1 on the other lists

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1874844824723247260

* The organized attack on Dylan Wang was revealed. It involved a budget of 200M rmb. 

While not all participants are known, the main ones are clear. The influencers who smeared Dylan Wang and GOTD all belong to the same media company, which serves a top C-ent agency representing numerous Chinese celebs.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1874865302368034933

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** DAY 7 (03.01.2025) ** 

* During Sina Weibo office touring, Dylan Wang won a lottery prize of being given 5 trendings by WB. He gave 4 spots to GOTD. For the last 1, he "joked" that maybe Weibo will allow that spot to be a positive praise about him (due to so many negative trendings on weibo).

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1871894168282468513

* Action Director and Stills Photographer shared BTS about Dylan Wang : "Honestly, Wang Hedi definitely is the most hardworking and responsible person in any of his work." 

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1875092678557487214

* Tencent reduces 2 ep/day to 1 ep/day. Fans have been protesting this scheduling for 24 hours. Saturday is clearly the day with the most viewers, the best day to boost the drama’s heat, yet Tencent will only air 1 episode. After the fans' protest, the scheduling has been adjusted. Saturday will air 2 eps. 

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1875098854682734975

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1875112119919919516

* Action Director responds to more comments about GOTD and Dylan Wang.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1875245380637749584

* Xu Qi'An character's heat surpassing 50M

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1875269009291276661

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** DAY 8 (04.01.2025) **

* GOTD passed 30M bullet comments.

https://x.com/dafengguardian/status/1875426492337025367

* Tencent Heat Index is growing every day and it has now surpassed 29.000

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1875508599054856635

* Tencent Video All Star Night 2024, Dylan Wang wins : 

*** Most Popular Drama Actor of the Year ***

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1875579421631152527

*** Most Influential Artist Overseas of the Year ***

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1875565720052101612

*** VIP Star of the Year for the 2nd consecutive years ***

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** DAY 9 (05.01.2025) **

* Tencent Heat Index reached 29.884, viewership hitting new highs every day, at around 50M views/day.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1875948036972838985

* A Canadian influencer recommended GOTD and the video was taken down.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1876158032759148758

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** DAY 10 (06.01.2025) **

* No visible publicity for GOTD from the Production Company.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1876201827760488518

* Despite all odds Dylan Wang and GOTD still manage to achieve new highs every day : 

* KY views 66.72M

* YH views 52.41M 

* XQA Baidu Index broke 10.000

* Vlinkage Index new high.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1876206083464905077

* Tencent Video continues to manipulate viewers in spending money

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1876348541754659168

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** DAY 11 (07.01.2025) **

* For most dramas, the Baidu Index peaks on the 2nd/3rd day after airing, inflated cases not included. After that, it's difficult for it to rebound significantly. However, GOTD's Index has repeatedly bounced back, now approaching its peak.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1876484395844120697

* GOTD has entered the Yearly Subscriber Acquisition Index Ranking on its 10th day of airing

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1876469221963801030

* Yunhe is also involved in targeted attacks by data manipulation.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1876578539224621361

* Advertisers’ Staff is coming out to question the data.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1876584444204880131

* GOTD Viewership is very diverse

https://x.com/dafengguardian/status/1876883145070645761

https://x.com/dafengguardian/status/1876891656726736972

https://x.com/dafengguardian/status/1876869156617777357

https://x.com/dafengguardian/status/1876684339855139246

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** DAY 12 (08.01.2025) **

* Dylan Wang TOP 1 among all post-95 generation actors' first billing works in the past 3 years

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1876910547695718454

* Mainstream social news media: GOTD maintained its leading position in domestic market and also ranked top in viewership on multiple platforms. GOTD is being translated into 13 languages and will be launched in more countries and regions.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1876925450229875153

* With just 1 episode per day GOTD had already passed 80M bullet comments

* GOTD received an opening rating of 8.9 on Weibo

https://x.com/dafengguardian/status/1876941700884488262

* The diversity of the viewers continues to be discussed

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1876947807090720906

* GOTD premiered with only 3 episodes in the 1st day, at 06.30 p.m. and entered the Female Oriented Ranking List although it was a male centric drama addressed to the male audience, due to lack of promotion (most people thought it's a romance). Even so, Dylan Wang reached a level that goes beyond the scope of the post ‘95 generation.

https://x.com/dafengguardian/status/1876936511884828876

* GOTD fans referred to themselves as DaFeng soldiers, intending to protect GOTD against the organized attacks.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1877056841240240457

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** DAY 13 (09.01.2025) **

* Because GOTD is shadowbanned on many platforms and edits & likes are immediately banned as well, it has turned into a "word-of-mouth" drama. Spreading word offline was the new way to promote it.  "Dafeng soldiers" have risen to fight for Dafeng. 

https://x.com/dafengguardian/status/1877202143314051371

https://x.com/dafengguardian/status/1877191028102369597/photo/2

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1877267952749183125

* Q: Why don’t you watch it on pirate sites ? A: Because Dafeng needs me.

https://x.com/dafengguardian/status/1877278900499181911

* GOTD’s Title Sponsor releases the performance report: 

7 championships upon premiere 

TOP1 Tencent Hot Search Ranking 

TOP1 Tencent Video Trending List and 

TOP1 Male-Oriented List

TOP1 on Maoyan Daily Ranking

https://x.com/dafengguardian/status/1877324899288514641

* Tencent has been releasing just 1 episode per day for 4 consecutive days, yet the Heat Index still exceeds 29.000.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1877356808496398687

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** DAY 14 (10.01.2025) **

* Dylan Wang’s fans are famous for creating memes. Although major platforms have shadowbanned GOTD, Tencent Video quickly incorporated them before they would disappear.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1877637765761773998

* Tencent Heat Index is 29.889 and got stuck although new members are coming in.

https://x.com/dafengguardian/status/1877894638364946692

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** DAY 15 (11.01.2025) **

* GOTD passed 100M bullet comment interactions on Tencent Video and entered the 100 Million Club of bullet comment interactions. In 2024, only 6 dramas have passed 100M. 

* No. of comments 7M. 

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1877966475467829375

* GOTD reached the 20th position in Yearly Subscriber Acquisition Index Ranking.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1877973041550172362

* Proof that Tencent Heat Index is manipulated : the Index is primarily composed of 3 factors -  subscriber acquisition, viewership and bullet comment interactions. Compared to some other shows that reached 30.000 Heat Index in history , GOTD has higher stats in all 3 factors.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1877982416872386851

* Tencent Video Heat Index surpassed 30.000 ! GOTD enters the Blockbuster Club at Tencent Video.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1878075470672965742

* Dylan Wang is the FIRST post ‘95 actor who has carried a male-audience-targeted drama into the heat index 30.000.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1878079267143127067

* Dylan Wang is thanking his fans for all their efforts and he confirms he will keep his promise made to them if GOTD reaches 30.000. And he did keep that promise.

https://x.com/dafengguardian/status/1878119132656488517

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** DAY 16 (12.01.2025) **

* KY views 64.53M TOP 1

* YH views 60.87M TOP 1

* Average views 62.70M TOP 1

* GOTD's KY & YH together views are the HIGHEST. 

* GOTD is the ONLY drama which surpassed 60 million when passing 30.000.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1878375852406456804

* After passing 30.000 Tencent Video is still manipulating the number.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1878440155599736980

* GOTD breaks its own record, '24 for Single Episode Ad Duration Across All Platforms, previously was 197 sec.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1878443510770393182

* Viewers who worn Blockbuster Club Badges reached 10M

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1878457443119747370

* New fans of GOTD speak up

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1878548417997049893

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** DAY 18 (13.01.2025) **

* Tencent Video sells Special Packages with Bonus Content 

https://x.com/dafengguardian/status/1878743596528234663

* KY views 69.37M TOP1

* YH views 65.66M TOP1

* MY weekly views 373M TOP1

* Total views > 800M

* Average per episode reached 27M

* Eps 1,2,17 advertisement + 1

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1878729773574394337

* Another proof Tencent is still manipulating the Heat Index data.

https://x.com/dafengguardian/status/1878551228575252503

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** DAY 19 (14.01.2025) **

* Average ad duration per episode for GOTD is 121.3 secs, temporarily ranking FIRST in history, across all platforms. 

* Dylan Wang is expected to secure the 2024/2025 advertising championship on Tencent Video, which has the highest ad rates.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1879080121489080456

* Dylan Wang’s exceptional acting has gone viral

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1879109831161954381

* GOTD has been recognized as an Explosively Popular Drama by one of China's most authoritative media outlets, People's Daily.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1879142900233335160

* Ironically, GOTD is the only explosively popular drama to have under 200 hot searches.

https://x.com/dafengguardian/status/1879098107830645087

* Bullet comment engagements 150M

* Discussions 10M 

* Badge wearers 15M

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1879164615227285661

* KY views 65.46M TOP1

* Market share 21.46％  TOP1

* YH views 62.32M

* Market share 20.9% TOP1

* Ad brand + another 1

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1879123224484835555

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** DAY 20 (15.01.2025) **

* KY views 64.01M TOP1

* Market share 20.56％  TOP1

* Average views per episode has passed 30M

* All-platform views have passed 1 Billion

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1879465784625483817

* Dylan Wang character's heat surpassing 100M, joining the 100 Million Club

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1879470702711165108

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** DAY 21 (16.01.2025) **

* YunHe continues to manipulate GOTD's views, artificially chopping off 10M views in a single day. 

While GOTD is not the 1st victim, both today and yesterday YH trended negatively (due to mounting criticism of its fake data practices). Netizens uncovered evidence revealing YH is a fraudulent company.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1879471080194343017

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** DAY 22 (17.01.2025) **

* Tencent announces the release of express packages will come later (fast track final episodes)

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1880114044599931174

* No updates for 2 days for non-VIP

* Single episode update for 5 days for VIP

* KY views/market share remain TOP1, indicating the audience sustained an extremely high level of attention on GOTD.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1880594057455714590

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** DAY 23 (18.01.2025) **

* GOTD is invited to Hi6 variety show. Episode Ratings : #1 since 2023, #1 in its time slot across ALL TV channels, #2 highest in Hi6’s HISTORY

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1880635696320512317

* The finale of GOTD trended 8 topics. "GOTD Season 2" reaching #1 on the main HS list. 

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1880674545826496900

* The finale is widely praised 

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1880693264950714446

* GOTD is setting the all-time all-platform record for total ad duration on the top-priced platform, with a duration nearly twice that of the top dramas on other platforms.

* Dylan Wang broke age barriers, dominating all genres + platforms with his No. 1 commercial value.

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1880611275975295074

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** DAY 24 (19.01.2025) **

* GOTD Title Sponsor congratulated GOTD for setting the all time all platform record

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1880925097730675172

* GOTD Author acclaimed and praised Dylan Wang

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1880957064622784846

* For VIP viewers that hasn’t purchased the express package, GOTD continues streaming with 1 ep. per day.

* KY views 65.28M TOP1

* KY market share 20.91% TOP1

* Badge wearers have reached 20M, almost 5 times the second place

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1881003047696159103

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** DAY 25 (20.01.2025) **

* GOTD reached 200M bullet comment interactions, the THIRD MOST amount in Tencent Video's history

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1881267353763364901

* KY views 60.55M TOP1

* KY market share 18.35% TOP1

* All-platform views per ep > 40M

* The place on Subscriber Acquisition Yearly Ranking  went up to 14th. 

https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/1881307399870611487

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*** SOURCE : https://x.com/WangHediFolder & https://x.com/dafengguardian ***