Mystic Nine has shot straight to #1 on Youku’s annual new-user acquisition ranking after just 11 days of airing!🔥🔥🔥
Congratulations to Mystic Nine on its explosive success! It is the fastest Youku drama this year to surpass a heat index of 10,000, while also achieving the highest heat level overall. Its viewing share has reached 34.4%, leaving its competitors far behind and practically “sweeping” the market. 🔥🔥🔥
Less than 35 hours after its premiere, the drama had already entered Youku’s annual new-user acquisition ranking. On its very first day, it brought in more than 40 million new users, and now, after just 11 days on air, Mystic Nine has officially conquered the #1 spot on Youku’s annual new-user acquisition ranking! 🔥🔥🔥
Vlinkage Character Index 1️⃣ Wu Laogou 🥇 2️⃣ Zhang Qi Shan 🥈
Datawin 1️⃣ Mystic Nine 🥇
VLinkage Online Drama Index 1️⃣ Mystic Nine 🥇
Maoyan Drama Heat Index 1️⃣ Mystic Nine 🥇
Dengta/Lighthouse 1️⃣ Mystic Nine 🥇 (32.98%) Mystic Nine hit a new peak yesterday. Its Lighthouse views surpassed 85 million, capturing 32.98% of the market share.
Yunhe Daily Hot Broadcast Period Ranking 1️⃣ Mystic Nine 🥇
Mystic Nine continues to dominate the C-drama market and is an absolute massive hit 🔥🔥🔥
The drama The Mystic Nine Against the Coming Storm, starring William Chan, Joseph Zeng, and Sebrina Chen, is really taking off.
Its Day 2 Dengta (Lighthouse) viewership is close to 50 million, while its Baidu index has surpassed 150,000. Yunhe is projected to reach around 30–35 million views on Day 2, and its advertising performance has been extremely strong.
In what has been a cold winter for Chinese dramas, this really is a ray of light. 🔥🔥🔥
With only 6 episodes released, The Mystic Nine Against the Coming Storm has already entered Youku’s Top 20 annual best-selling dramas list. This drama is already insanely successful! 🔥🔥🔥
Big congrats to The Mystic Nine against the Coming Storm
• Youku heat index: Nearly 6,000 after 3 hours; currently at 9,008. 🔥🔥🔥
• Official first-day views: 32.36 million, ranking first among dramas airing around the same period. 🥇
• According to Lighthouse, it was also recognized as the highest first-day view count for a drama in 2026. 🥇
• Joseph Zeng’s character Wu Laogou reached 100 million character heat points in just 4 minutes, reportedly setting a record for the fastest speed to reach that milestone. 🥇
• But the most shocking achievement actually belongs to the advertising: Episode 1 had 12 brands and 13 advertisements; across the first four episodes, there were 14 brands and 49 advertisements, with a total duration of approximately 877 seconds. 🥇
• William Chan’s return after 10 years since The Mystic Nine maintains his excellent presence and charisma. However, the core of his character has shifted from youthful vitality to the calmness and imposing authority of a master strategist.🔥🔥🔥
Please, can someone who's already watched both this drama and the 2016 version tell me if they're directly connected?…
The 2016 version is a prequel to this one. Although this is a sequel, it tells a completely different story with new developments, so you can watch it as a standalone.
Congratulations to Mystic Nine on its explosive success! It is the fastest Youku drama this year to surpass a heat index of 10,000, while also achieving the highest heat level overall. Its viewing share has reached 34.4%, leaving its competitors far behind and practically “sweeping” the market. 🔥🔥🔥
Less than 35 hours after its premiere, the drama had already entered Youku’s annual new-user acquisition ranking. On its very first day, it brought in more than 40 million new users, and now, after just 11 days on air, Mystic Nine has officially conquered the #1 spot on Youku’s annual new-user acquisition ranking! 🔥🔥🔥
Vlinkage Character Index
1️⃣ Wu Laogou 🥇
2️⃣ Zhang Qi Shan 🥈
Datawin
1️⃣ Mystic Nine 🥇
VLinkage Online Drama Index
1️⃣ Mystic Nine 🥇
Maoyan Drama Heat Index
1️⃣ Mystic Nine 🥇
Dengta/Lighthouse
1️⃣ Mystic Nine 🥇 (32.98%) Mystic Nine hit a new peak yesterday. Its Lighthouse views surpassed 85 million, capturing 32.98% of the market share.
Yunhe Daily Hot Broadcast Period Ranking
1️⃣ Mystic Nine 🥇
Mystic Nine continues to dominate the C-drama market and is an absolute massive hit 🔥🔥🔥
Maoyan ranking
1️⃣ Mystic Nine 🥇
Dengta ranking
1️⃣ Mystic Nine 🥇
Datawin
1️⃣ Mystic Nine 🥇
Yunhe ranking
1️⃣ Mystic Nine 🥇
Vlinkage Character Index
Top 1: Wu Laogou (Mystic Nine) — 9.01🎉
Vlinkage Web-Drama Index
Top 1: Mystic Nine — 86.85🎉
Maoyan Drama Heat
Top 1: Mystic Nine — 9835.85🎉
Dengta/Lighthouse
Top 1: Mystic Nine — 71.758 million (26.70%)🎉
Ep 13 and 14 trailer look intense!
Its Day 2 Dengta (Lighthouse) viewership is close to 50 million, while its Baidu index has surpassed 150,000. Yunhe is projected to reach around 30–35 million views on Day 2, and its advertising performance has been extremely strong.
In what has been a cold winter for Chinese dramas, this really is a ray of light. 🔥🔥🔥
Current heat index 9,264 🔥🔥🔥
• Youku heat index: Nearly 6,000 after 3 hours; currently at 9,008. 🔥🔥🔥
• Official first-day views: 32.36 million, ranking first among dramas airing around the same period. 🥇
• According to Lighthouse, it was also recognized as the highest first-day view count for a drama in 2026. 🥇
• Joseph Zeng’s character Wu Laogou reached 100 million character heat points in just 4 minutes, reportedly setting a record for the fastest speed to reach that milestone. 🥇
• But the most shocking achievement actually belongs to the advertising: Episode 1 had 12 brands and 13 advertisements; across the first four episodes, there were 14 brands and 49 advertisements, with a total duration of approximately 877 seconds. 🥇
• William Chan’s return after 10 years since The Mystic Nine maintains his excellent presence and charisma. However, the core of his character has shifted from youthful vitality to the calmness and imposing authority of a master strategist.🔥🔥🔥
📈 July 30, 2026
• 7000 heat index and counting🔥🔥🔥
• 🥈 Maoyan Chinese Series Popularity Index
• 🥇 Lighthouse Series Viewership Count
• 🥇 YOUKU Weekly Best-Seller List
• 🥇 Ad Duration per Episode (All Platforms)
• 🥇 Number of Ads per Episode (YOUKU)
The drama is extremely popular, with an unreal number of 50 ads sponsoring it. 🔥🔥🔥