Remember haters in the beginning dropped the rating from 8.3 to 7.9 in 1 hr? In reality, the score should be 8.4…
It’s not just about downrating—before, we could freely share opinions on a character or an actor’s performance. Now, even that guarantee attacks, as seen on this page. This kind of conflict happens across many dramas, often over screen time and similar issues. Honestly, if it weren’t for LYX’s drama, I wouldn’t even bother commenting on MDL these days. Reddit is more mature.
Is it just me or wat, in weibo they seem to try to promote sebrina and puzhu everywhere even more than tlc esp…
As Bao’s fans, you probably know her schedule—whether she’s filming this month, and if she was available during VS filming last month or other promotional activities. From what I’ve seen, LYX and CY cleared their schedules from mid October onward for drama promotion. For a new actress like Bao, it’s better not to take days off from filming. She seems to be constantly busy with filming. There are also factors we may never know for sure. Ex: did her agency signed a promo agreement with producer? If not, perhaps they requested additional payment for appearances, and whether the SLY team agreed? In the end, it often comes down to convenience—who is available, willing to participate, or already committed through pre promotion agreements. As for Mango VS, I believe the format is chosen by Mango, it is possible that producer gave a list of actor who are available and platform chose, after all they are the most powerful.
I can't believe this drama is 8.1 and so many other dramas out there rated so high and not as good as this one…
Remember haters in the beginning dropped the rating from 8.3 to 7.9 in 1 hr? In reality, the score should be 8.4 without them. New accounts have joined in to lower the rating like bellow Muskan..., gave 1 score, while some long‑time in house acc who continue voicing grievances staying on this page and did not want to rate either. I have said MDL is like weibo these days.
Add abt Douyin, A Douyin executive (a friend of Lyx fans) confirmed SLY did not sign an advertising deal (what…
Yes, Yunhe got exposed— iResearch found LCR 2.2 billion 🐧 views, top 4 in ‘22, despite airing during the CCP’s 20th anniv. (no marketing allowed). I posted this data on LCR page that time—BIG proof Yunhe can’t access viewership #. As for iResearch—🥝 is their client + dozen of provincial C gov. Huace ranked top 3 most profitable drama, Tencent turned profitable for the first time in 2022.
But imo: his ice cave rescue scenes is LYX best acting moment in modern drama.
I'm with you but because she is the best actress in SLY.
LOL, I admit I had higher hopes for CY—she’s fine, but lacks of deeper character creation. I preferred her quirky, stoic & confidence character in her Tale of Rose as a guest role. MS Hong stood out for me bcs the actress clearly designed her character—every slow movement, subtle mannerism, and head tilt felt intentional and consistent, even in a small antagonist role with little screen time. These details are not in the script. Bao has that rookie acting—she crumbled next to LYX. As for the other one… beyond saving. Oh, and did you catch HYX (Ye Wang Xi) and Kuang Lu from AOL here? Song Qiu Tong’s actress auditioned but didn’t make the cut.
As a character, I would have preferred she remained on the good side. However, here, she becomes one of the many betrayals TLC must endure on his journey to experience the seven worldly emotions.
I can understand the plot-point of why they wanted to include A-Shui. The primary problem for the characterisation…
That's just one vote. someone mentioned before in weibo CP, TLC FZ is the highest followed by TLC LY.
imo, the structure of SLY is already quite solid. The story resembles a tall tree with many side branches. The main trunk is Tang Li Ci, with Fang Zhou and LY forming the two major branches. CY follows as a significant branch, then SLH. All other characters are like smaller branches stemming from the central trunk, TLC. None of them can truly stand alone without that core, TLC. While the editing isn’t perfect and the scriptwriter rumored to be someone from an Chinese opera background—it’s important to remember that this is only the producer’s third drama. Considering that, the achievements of this series are remarkable, surpassing many long time producers for idol drama. Their 1st project, Immortality, remains unaired; 2nd was Till the End of the Moon. Given that fact, SLY is a significant milestone for idol drama.
SLY has now broken 4 billion views on Douyin. Among all the dramas that aired at the same time , SLY is the one…
Add abt Douyin, A Douyin executive (a friend of Lyx fans) confirmed SLY did not sign an advertising deal (what fans called protection fee) with them. He estimated SLY’s virality chance at just 5%, advising fans and creators to omit SLY and actor tags to avoid suppression. He added that adv/protection fees in 2025 are double than in 2023, and without them, videos are actively pushed down. Instead, SLY signed with Weibo, despite its HS marketing being only one-third of Mango’s top drama this year. In Weibo SLY avoided “malicious” trending incidents—unlike the 10,000 HS per day seen during ttoetm. This fact made it even more amazing what SLY has achieved.
Just watched SLY Variety Show turned into MasterChef 😂edition. Tang Li Ci and Liu Yan showed their cooking…
SLY VS Chengdu Tea House Edition: The journey began peacefully—until Tang Li Ci, proud owner of a dragon gilded cruise ship, got car sick. Apparently, boat seasickness does not apply, but car sickness is on the table. Xi Fang Tao, meanwhile, remained the picture of elegance—gracefully seated, chatting away with his master Liu Yan.
Upon arrival at the stunning tea house, the entourage was greeted by a Kung Fu tea master. Tang Li Ci immediately considered recruiting him as his next assassin, because clearly, tea pouring at high velocity is a sought-after skill.
Inspired, Tang Li Ci decided to learn Tea Kung Fu. Soon, Liu Yan, Pu Zhu, Chi Yun, and SLH joined in, turning the tea house into a full-blown tea-pouring martial arts academy. Xi Fang Tao struggled with the technique, so Tang Li Ci stepped in to help—during which Pu Zhu decided not to look at them.
After intense training, our No. 1 assassin, Shen Lang Hun, graduated top of the class and performed a tea ceremony with multiple styles, not missing a single drop.
Our entourage then played two rounds of the assassin game, unaware that Tang Li Ci 2 weeks ago made his debut on online streaming werewolf killing and won all 3 rounds against seasoned masters. Tang Li Ci was able to win the first game and easily found the assassin in the second round. Worthy of his name, Tang Huli. Next, they moved to the Master Chef edition for some cooking competition.
SLY has now broken 4 billion views on Douyin. Among all the dramas that aired at the same time , SLY is the one…
AYZ bounced back after 8 months without roles—now cast in two dramas and landed endorsement 🥰. Everyone from ttoetm gained momentum, even the 5th-billing actress jumped straight to S FL production. Only one poor actor victimized left behind, but that’s history.
In C-Ent, success depends on: 1. Signing with a platform, powerful agency, big marketing budget, or family backing. 2. 95% still struggle from audition to audition.
Lyx is one whom shines from the 2nd group through his role Runyu, continue to S++ production. Runyu is actually his first S drama as 4th billing actor after many years in the industry.
We have seen industry enough praise for him, from producer saying if you signed LYX, direct meeting to platform CEO is guaranteed and with them offering how can I get a share, to the latest producer SP interviews claimed, for 2 yrs Qiyi did not approve this project and claimed LYX is actually the key for approval, bcs his character is complex, or recent video claimed “How comfortable LYX production are with 5-6 big AC blowing while their production got zero”
All of this is not bcs of marketing, it’s because of HIS ACTING SKILL. Let’s remember LYX did his own voice acting, he has to experience the pain of his character twice. Filming and Dubbing. LYX himself remains low key, disappear from public during no drama airing.
1 
1 
1 
There are also factors we may never know for sure. Ex: did her agency signed a promo agreement with producer? If not, perhaps they requested additional payment for appearances, and whether the SLY team agreed? In the end, it often comes down to convenience—who is available, willing to participate, or already committed through pre promotion agreements. As for Mango VS, I believe the format is chosen by Mango, it is possible that producer gave a list of actor who are available and platform chose, after all they are the most powerful.
But imo: his ice cave rescue scenes is LYX best acting moment in modern drama.
MS Hong stood out for me bcs the actress clearly designed her character—every slow movement, subtle mannerism, and head tilt felt intentional and consistent, even in a small antagonist role with little screen time. These details are not in the script.
Bao has that rookie acting—she crumbled next to LYX. As for the other one… beyond saving.
Oh, and did you catch HYX (Ye Wang Xi) and Kuang Lu from AOL here? Song Qiu Tong’s actress auditioned but didn’t make the cut.
imo, the structure of SLY is already quite solid. The story resembles a tall tree with many side branches. The main trunk is Tang Li Ci, with Fang Zhou and LY forming the two major branches. CY follows as a significant branch, then SLH. All other characters are like smaller branches stemming from the central trunk, TLC. None of them can truly stand alone without that core, TLC.
While the editing isn’t perfect and the scriptwriter rumored to be someone from an Chinese opera background—it’s important to remember that this is only the producer’s third drama. Considering that, the achievements of this series are remarkable, surpassing many long time producers for idol drama. Their 1st project, Immortality, remains unaired; 2nd was Till the End of the Moon. Given that fact, SLY is a significant milestone for idol drama.
1. TLC, CY & SLH trio 26.000 votes
2. TLC & FZ 17.000
3. TLC & LY 13.000
4. TLC & A Shui 5041
Instead, SLY signed with Weibo, despite its HS marketing being only one-third of Mango’s top drama this year. In Weibo SLY avoided “malicious” trending incidents—unlike the 10,000 HS per day seen during ttoetm.
This fact made it even more amazing what SLY has achieved.
The journey began peacefully—until Tang Li Ci, proud owner of a dragon gilded cruise ship, got car sick. Apparently, boat seasickness does not apply, but car sickness is on the table. Xi Fang Tao, meanwhile, remained the picture of elegance—gracefully seated, chatting away with his master Liu Yan.
Upon arrival at the stunning tea house, the entourage was greeted by a Kung Fu tea master. Tang Li Ci immediately considered recruiting him as his next assassin, because clearly, tea pouring at high velocity is a sought-after skill.
Inspired, Tang Li Ci decided to learn Tea Kung Fu. Soon, Liu Yan, Pu Zhu, Chi Yun, and SLH joined in, turning the tea house into a full-blown tea-pouring martial arts academy. Xi Fang Tao struggled with the technique, so Tang Li Ci stepped in to help—during which Pu Zhu decided not to look at them.
After intense training, our No. 1 assassin, Shen Lang Hun, graduated top of the class and performed a tea ceremony with multiple styles, not missing a single drop.
Our entourage then played two rounds of the assassin game, unaware that Tang Li Ci 2 weeks ago made his debut on online streaming werewolf killing and won all 3 rounds against seasoned masters. Tang Li Ci was able to win the first game and easily found the assassin in the second round. Worthy of his name, Tang Huli.
Next, they moved to the Master Chef edition for some cooking competition.
In C-Ent, success depends on:
1. Signing with a platform, powerful agency, big marketing budget, or family backing.
2. 95% still struggle from audition to audition.
Lyx is one whom shines from the 2nd group through his role Runyu, continue to S++ production. Runyu is actually his first S drama as 4th billing actor after many years in the industry.
We have seen industry enough praise for him, from producer saying if you signed LYX, direct meeting to platform CEO is guaranteed and with them offering how can I get a share, to the latest producer SP interviews claimed, for 2 yrs Qiyi did not approve this project and claimed LYX is actually the key for approval, bcs his character is complex, or recent video claimed “How comfortable LYX production are with 5-6 big AC blowing while their production got zero”
All of this is not bcs of marketing, it’s because of HIS ACTING SKILL. Let’s remember LYX did his own voice acting, he has to experience the pain of his character twice. Filming and Dubbing. LYX himself remains low key, disappear from public during no drama airing.