I already said I won’t talk about MDL ratings for Zi dramas after Love Endures, but since this is the first non-idol drama of hers hitting such a low here, I felt the need to say something for the last time (hopefully). To passerbys who use ratings to decide whether to watch. So I just want to clear a few things. I’ve been seeing people say they didn’t even know The Heir aired and talk about poor marketing. Compared to Flourished Peony (even though it aired on Mango TV), there are hardly any people aware that The Heir is even broadcasting. So right now we’re basically a handful of watchers. Intl, Yang Zi dramas heavily depend on passerby opinions. If there aren’t many watchers, just forget it, the rating will be low. Her dramas usually start low on MDL. We’ve seen that with her other dramas too, then as real viewers come in, the rating increases.
So if YOU are here trying to decide whether to watch this: If you are planning to watch this with romance in your head at all, just don’t bother. You’ll probably find it boring, so just forget whatever you’ve seen online if romance is your expectation. The male lead doesn’t even properly appear until episode 6. This drama is literally for people here for Li Zhen’s storyline in the ink business world. Romance is a bonus for people already watching for Li Zhen’s life. The drama is very fast-paced. If you’re here for romance, you’ll think it’s boring or dragging. But if you’re here for Li Zhen, it’s actually interesting. she handles one challenge after another every episode. That part keeps it exciting for me. Right now it’s still early, so I don’t know what will happen later. Based on MDL so far, I feel like it could’ve debuted around 8.1–8.2 regardless of haters but the issue is there just aren’t enough viewers yet so it’s a handful of watchers plus haters. Also, some of the people watching (not haters) might also just not like it for reasons beyond romance and that’s fine. Nothing is perfect. As a Yang Zi fan, I’ve learned to rely more on Douban because there’s a better balance between fans, haters and passerbys in China compared to intl platforms. Anyway, this is mainly for people trying to decide whether to watch for Li Zhen. I felt I had to say something because of the low score. Tbh, I don’t really care much about intl data anymore. I’m used to it but this one just feels beyond the usual
Hope this doesn’t deviate from her, her family and the ML. We don’t need an ex (or dead boyfriend) suddenly returning and shifting the entire focus. Please don’t ruin this for me. I already promised myself I wouldn’t watch airing dramas until the first six episodes are out (after Our Universe traumatized me 😭), but this one somehow got me hooked. Really hoping it doesn’t disappoint
She may be an adequate actress, but her characters usually get on my nerves.
I honestly don’t get what goes on in yall’s heads when you leave irrelevant comments about Yang Zi under a fan's post. Like who told you this was the place for your random opinion? If I clap back now, suddenly I’m the rude one but you didn’t think you were being disrespectful first? What exactly am I supposed to do with your unsolicited little comment? Print it out? Go comment somewhere else and stop cluttering my space with nonsense.
To passerbys who use ratings to decide whether to watch. So I just want to clear a few things.
I’ve been seeing people say they didn’t even know The Heir aired and talk about poor marketing. Compared to Flourished Peony (even though it aired on Mango TV), there are hardly any people aware that The Heir is even broadcasting. So right now we’re basically a handful of watchers.
Intl, Yang Zi dramas heavily depend on passerby opinions. If there aren’t many watchers, just forget it, the rating will be low.
Her dramas usually start low on MDL. We’ve seen that with her other dramas too, then as real viewers come in, the rating increases.
So if YOU are here trying to decide whether to watch this:
If you are planning to watch this with romance in your head at all, just don’t bother. You’ll probably find it boring, so just forget whatever you’ve seen online if romance is your expectation.
The male lead doesn’t even properly appear until episode 6. This drama is literally for people here for Li Zhen’s storyline in the ink business world. Romance is a bonus for people already watching for Li Zhen’s life.
The drama is very fast-paced. If you’re here for romance, you’ll think it’s boring or dragging. But if you’re here for Li Zhen, it’s actually interesting. she handles one challenge after another every episode. That part keeps it exciting for me.
Right now it’s still early, so I don’t know what will happen later. Based on MDL so far, I feel like it could’ve debuted around 8.1–8.2 regardless of haters but the issue is there just aren’t enough viewers yet so it’s a handful of watchers plus haters.
Also, some of the people watching (not haters) might also just not like it for reasons beyond romance and that’s fine. Nothing is perfect.
As a Yang Zi fan, I’ve learned to rely more on Douban because there’s a better balance between fans, haters and passerbys in China compared to intl platforms.
Anyway, this is mainly for people trying to decide whether to watch for Li Zhen. I felt I had to say something because of the low score. Tbh, I don’t really care much about intl data anymore. I’m used to it but this one just feels beyond the usual
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