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It's okay, I still love her portrayal of Zijin. The chemistry is in the tension the leads create and there was lot of tension between them, sort of like in WOL, but more nuanced. I could feel it when they are together, and they didn't even need to talk, you can see it in the way they look at each other. I love that scene, Zijin kept chasing the Imperial grandson as he was being carried to wherever he was going. I thought she portrayed it so well the character had a childhood crush on him. And Xu Kai's nuances are incredible. It's the reason I watch him.

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ABAY was consistently gaining 100M views every 1 to 2 days since it aired. However, as the Summer Olympics wound down, this steady pace was cut short when it hit 1.8B, slowing dramatically to 3 days for the next 100M, and then 9 days for the last 100M to reach 2B milestone coinciding with the day before the Olympic finale. Had it not been for Olympics, I really believe it should have taken 33 or 34 days instead of 41 days to reach 2B and continued to reach higher views. AvenueX also strongly felt Olympics negatively impacted the popular Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty, so I don't think my view is unreasonable.

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"Eternal Love (TMOPB, 2017) is the most successful and most watched Chinese drama ever, with over 55 billion views. No other shows have been able to beat that yet. It has had the most impact the industry, as it launched a lot of people's careers. Also, it's now considered a classic."

Eternal Love (2017, Yang Mi). The feeling reminds me of ALP, the softness, delicate feeling.

I can't help it, I am a detailed oriented person

I looked up screenwriter, Li Qiang
2004 Hero of the Year (32 eps) MDL 10 Douban 8.3, 32k
2005 Peacock (136 min) MDL 6.7 Douban 8.2, 144k
2006 The Postmodern Life of My Aunt (111 min) MDL 6.4 Douban 7.4, 60k Toronto Film Festival
2007 And The Spring Comes (105 min) MDL 7.0 Douban 8.3, 165k Rome Film Festival
2013 So Young (132 min) MDL 7.2 Douban 6.5, 500k
2014 The Golden Era (179 min) MDL 7.4 Douban 7.4, 195k Venice Film Festival
2023 Grandma's New World (18 eps) MDL 7.7 Douban 7.6, 31k

The screen writer seems to write mostly short artistic films, so "Pot of Spring" (40 eps. per Douban) is the longest series he's ever written. I think really won't be able to compare to his pass works which are so different. This is his first historical, political romance. He seems to be a talented and seasoned writer to me. There was 9-year gap between 2014 and 2023 too. Sometimes that can result in renewed creativity, enthusiasm, or perspective I hope for this project.

I find if it's over 100K usually indication it is popular drama. If over 300K super popular. But 30k user ratings, the drama could be popular, even very popular, just not registering on Douban.

I looked up the director, Pan Anzi,
2012 Scheme With Me (98 min) MDL 6.0 Douban 6.6, 15k
2013 The Palace (115 min) MDL 7.9 Douban 5.5, 113k - Yu Zheng production starring Zhou Dong Yu, Zhao Li Ying, and Chen Xiao
2015 Crazy New Year's Eve (120 min) MDL 7.3 Douban 5.3, 42k - two directors he's listed first
2020 Reunion The Sound of Providence S1 (32 eps) MDL 8.4 Douban 7.1, 331k - two directors he's listed first
2020 Reunion The Sound of Providence S2 (30 eps) MDL 8.5 Douban 6.9, 166k - two directors he's listed first
2023 Under the Microscope (14 eps) MDL 8.2 Douban 7.9, 154k - starring Zhang Ruoyun from JOL / Sword Snow Stride!

The director early start has past connection to Yu Zheng. I'd say based on his 2020 work in Reunion, he had good success (331k indicates super popular) although he was one of two directors, he was the first one listed. But 2023, with ZRY, he received his highest rating 7.9; albeit a very short series did really well. He really doesn't have a long track record yet, like the screenwriter, but actors like Xu Kai are experienced now he has been known to collaborate well with directors, give his inputs, and even make changes. Xu Kai seem to have a knack for spotting things and knowing what looks good or works. He's no longer that "big stupid guy over there" when he first stepped on a set.

Xu Kai said Moonlit Reunion is a new genre for him, likely because of its darker and more supernatural / sinister tone, perhaps not your traditional fantasy drama. I hope the drama brings intense emotions, blending love and the supernatural in a spooky setting, with plenty of humor to balance it out.

Xu Kai dramas are all different, like Sword and Fairy is unique story telling.

Maybe some productions have more resources, or this drama has complex effects that take more time to edit, production challenges due to ambitious hurdles - think positive. For one thing, they had to film this drama for many weeks when they should all be sleeping. That sounds challenging.

This drama is going to be a visual feast for the eyes, especially with this director, hoping they don't hold him back even though he can be polarizing.

I can't believe AvenueX spent an entire video reviewing Unnatural Fire in great detail. She has no other drama to talk about? She has never once said a good thing about Xu Kai, so I hope she doesn't review Fire Investigator or make comparisons. She should leave Xu Kai alone like she's doing for certain actors and dramas I won't name.

that's what I read somewhere, I vaguely recall it is the first criminal drama involving fire cases. If I spoke wrong, perhaps someone will correct me.

the second I turned on to watch, I instinctively knew the director is different, that it's not typical, which is why I started to research the director.

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ABAY VLinkage daily points averaged 84.8 (excl day 1) for 3 straight weeks as it reached 1.5B effective views on Maoyan in 3 weeks, with Han Ting on top list for 60 days.

It got a Douban 7.0 but less than 10K user ratings.

Unnatural Fire took over 13 and a half months to produce 38 episodes. At the same pace, 24 episodes would take nearly 9 months which would take it to June 2025.

Judging from ABAY, 4 days is plenty for 28 episodes that probably has a lot of action scenes.