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4 months aft. its release, Whispers of Fate remains a cultural phenomenon. Winning 🥭TV 2025 and the highest record-holder on Migu, WoF has inspired Shanghai’s Yangpu District to build a CNY market street themed around WoF—the 1st gov.-backed TV drama street for the CNY. The project boosted local vendors and drew huge crowds, reinforcing the WoF popularity. According to the Shanghai gov., WoF is a top popular TV IP, and vendors at the WoF University street market are thriving.

Luo Yunxi has consistently elevated lesser-known IPs—Immortality, Till the End of the Moon, and Whispers of Fate—into major successes, generating billions in tourism revenue across China. With Whispers of Fate and The Truth Within, he continues to prove himself as a rare actor who transforms overlooked IPs into popular cultural phenomena and tourism drivers, with government claims backing this impact.

I have said many times that Whispers of Fate will go down as a CLASSIC together with Till the End of the Moon, and this is the early sign below:

On Douban, a place that is not Luo Yunxi-friendly, A Pool of period drama that you can rewatch countless times and never get tired of. Here are the current top 10 results, including likes:

• Whispers of Fate – 280
• Till the End of the Moon – 152
• Blood River – 49
• Mysterious Lotus Casebook – 43
• Nirvana in Fire – 37
• Journey to the West – 29
• Wu Xin: The Monster Killer – 18
• Chinese Paladin– 15
• Judge Dee’s Mystery – 11

Others comprise more than 37 drama titles with no significant votes, mostly previous classics like Legend of Zhen Huan, with a few new dramas in the past few years.

For TTEOTM, Youku is pushing marketing during this CNY, 3 yrs after its release, a sign of its long tail.

Again, Luo Yunxi has proven, a drama with good script and production team without big noise and large marketing supported by LYX’s excellent acting can be silent majority choices.

btw better ignored that user above capp.gal. She now turn a SLY hater who pretends to defend feminism only when it benefits her fav, A Shui. During airing, she & her gang attack anyone criticizing her character/acting, labeling them condescendingly as BL lovers, misogynists, or women haters. Yet she hypocritically ignores—and fuel fire—when her group body-shames and rudely tears down EVERY OTHER female character, esp Chen Yao. It was those she attacked whom defended all these F characters.

After years of pushing a romance narrative despite repeated told that SLY is not a romance drama, she was proven wrong. Bitter, she cherry-picking data to undermine SLY’s extraordinary achievements.
In open forums, user is free to like/dislike or critique both M/F characters or acting skills without being attacked by her & her gang’s double standards.

Her current goal is obvious: spreading hate toward ML fans at every opportunity across different drama pages. There have been too many victims of her petty behaviour in this page for years.

David Chuang, the international award-winning scriptwriter/director of TTW, said about Luo Yunxi in interviews for a Thailand publication:

“He has never seen such a focused actor. He devoted himself wholeheartedly, not only fulfilling the requirements of the script but also giving the character new life, allowing the audience to feel the inner strength of the character.”

His views on Qi Si Zhe: “Luo Yunxi’s unique charm—working with this actor gave the director the opportunity to delve into the character’s inner world. Through David Chuang’s lens, the story of forensic pathologist Qi Si Zhe was imbued with unprecedented depth, inseparable from Luo Yunxi’s performance.”

He said: “What I admire most about Luo Yunxi is his sincerity and his attitude of treating his roles as works of art. He is an extremely dedicated actor, and in this industry, he possesses a rare ability that allows the audience to feel the emotions of his characters without needing to say a word.”

“He has remarkable talent for shaping a character. He understands that the essence of acting lies in the unspoken. He infuses his own emotions, experiences, and understanding of life into every scene, making every breath of the character feel real. Acting is no longer ‘playing a role’ but becomes sincere expression stemming from belief and coming from the heart.”

Luo Yunxi’s excellent acting, artistry and resilience haven’t gone unnoticed—CCTV highlighted him at the Chinese New Year Gala preheating. While other actors played games and received lucky charms, CCTV showcased his calligraphy, ballet, dubbing skills, and even had him voice Nezha. Instead of a charm, he was given a “Best Acting Award” trophy. They remarked, “Lucky Luo Yunxi quit calligraphy after half a semester, otherwise the industry would have lost such an outstanding actor.”

CCTV even honored him with a poem: “A pine tree stands tall against the wall, silently bearing witness to a thousand autumns.” A perfect reflection of his low key strength—always honing his craft despite storms, never wavering from his goal of being a good actor.

His acting speaks for itself; anyone watching his recent dramas knows he’s a rare talent. Beyond acting, he shines as a League of Legends spokesperson, achieving super rare double Pentakills in recent LOL event friendly matches, even defeating JackeyLove, the legendary youngest world champion of 2018. Despite triumphing against pros and champions, he stays humble, always crediting his teammates: “It’s my teammates who let me win.”

David Chuang, the international award-winning scriptwriter/director of TTW, said about Luo Yunxi in interviews for a Thailand publication:

“He has never seen such a focused actor. He devoted himself wholeheartedly, not only fulfilling the requirements of the script but also giving the character new life, allowing the audience to feel the inner strength of the character.”

His views on Qi Si Zhe: “Luo Yunxi’s unique charm—working with this actor gave the director the opportunity to delve into the character’s inner world. Through David Chuang’s lens, the story of forensic pathologist Qi Si Zhe was imbued with unprecedented depth, inseparable from Luo Yunxi’s performance.”

He said: “What I admire most about Luo Yunxi is his sincerity and his attitude of treating his roles as works of art. He is an extremely dedicated actor, and in this industry, he possesses a rare ability that allows the audience to feel the emotions of his characters without needing to say a word.”

“He has remarkable talent for shaping a character. He understands that the essence of acting lies in the unspoken. He infuses his own emotions, experiences, and understanding of life into every scene, making every breath of the character feel real. Acting is no longer ‘playing a role’ but becomes sincere expression stemming from belief and coming from the heart.”

I agree—unless LYX is focused and treats his character as a work of art, he wouldn’t be able to portray such complexity. Indeed, he has embodied some of the most complex costume characters in C-drama, like Tan Tai Jin and, more recently, Tang Li Ci.

SLY feels like a project born from the regret of HYX never airing. The producer and LYX clearly wanted to show what they couldn’t with HYX. The link can be opened with web version, it is worthwhile to read thanks for both authors for breaking it down so deeply. After reading, I feel there won't be another drama like SLY in the past and doubt if there will be in the future.

Imo, we can expect HYX CGI to be 82-90% from TTOETM which is better than even todays most C Drama CGI. What is certain for me is HYX has the best story and support cast among the 3 Otter Triology. Our biggest concern should be the editing, it is certain they won't air this in 2 parts so what they cut and how it affect the storyline?

😂Just joking among fellow Immortality long time clown who has been in agony waiting for Immortality drama for 6 years now, introducing anyone to immortality drama is not a good idea....don't take it to heart. But well, if you want this standard of CGI the only other that is close is The Immortal Ascension. These 2 are my fav drama in 2025.

Where can I watch this?

I was initially worry about the actor ability to portray CY, never heard of his name and my general dislike for newbie acting. But all I can say is Ao Ziyi is 99% Chi Yun in real they found the perfect Chi Yun, he does not have to act he already is CY. Outside TLC, CY is my 2nd most fav character

Yes, WeTV bought the airing right for North America regions.

Are you trying to create one more clown as we don't have enough clown already 🤣🤣🤣Better spare anyone of the agony waiting for the ultimate drama in C Ent History.

Time to read the detail, the more you learn about the story the greater it is

https://mydramalist.com/discussions/755725-shui-long-yin/146048-it-s-all-in-the-detail-whispers-of-fate-explainer-and-hidden-facts-thread
https://mydramalist.com/discussions/755725-shui-long-yin/146562-whispers-of-fate-what-is-the-meaning-of-life

No, Lyx is expected to leave his long time agency this summer. Melon said he still owes his agency one more drama, but most of his fans hope he does not film anything until July when he is expected to leave.

Both fans are so chill, who does not know why a certain person put this on Hot Search no 1 while LYX own drama no longer get that treatment for many years, last ditch to smear him before he is leaving the agency 🤣, classic moves.

Both fans know that they are like sibling, older brother and younger sister, no one believe it 🤣.

Looks like going to be a good CNY movie, let me know how it goes.
Gong Xi Fat Cai in advance....tomorrow is a day full of feast and Red Envelope....- 😂

Lyx needs more drama like this....The long tail is pretty good too.

The ones bringing RI comparison with SLY here was a long time troublemaker present in every Lyx drama page ....so you can ignore that.

WoF isn’t the kind of drama you can watch casually while multitasking—it demands full attention. For those who truly grasp the story, its narrative is brilliantly crafted, unlike anything else we’ve seen in C-ent. And for many viewers who feel confused, there are threads that provides complete explanations for every possible question, covering TLC, YeMo, YYY, the Tianren Realm, and many other characters, along with the reasons behind their actions. This 2 bellow gives you a full understanding of the drama storyline.

https://mydramalist.com/discussions/755725-shui-long-yin/146760-whispers-of-fate-worldview-timelines-and-other-details
https://mydramalist.com/discussions/755725-shui-long-yin/146048-it-s-all-in-the-detail-whispers-of-fate-explainer-and-hidden-facts-thread

Many long-term C Drama watchers have claimed on this page; WoF is simply the best story they have watched in decades.