Huayu Entertainment: The Birth of a Succubus Top Star

During the meal, Arthur secretly asked Gu Zhiyan for advice on picking up girls. There was no way around it; Gu Zhiyan's life was truly enviable!

Men, as long as they're not just hanging on the wall, will always have restless hearts.

Gu Zhiyan patted Arthur on the shoulder and said earnestly, "You should focus your energy on your work right now. Make good films as soon as possible to improve your reputation. Let everything else take its course. A man can't do without women if he's successful in his career, can he?"

He dared not teach recklessly; if another sex photo scandal were to occur, Director Chen would have to fight him to the death.

Besides, he can't teach it, and even if he did, others wouldn't be able to learn it!

In fact, with Arthur's looks and family background, even if he lay down, girls would still flock to him.

Gu Zhiyan couldn't understand how he could have fallen for that kind of woman after the scandal that ruined Arthur's image.

After a satisfying meal, everyone went home to their own families.

Oh, only Arthur went home to find his mother. Gu Zhiyan took Da Tiantian and the other two to enjoy life.

Two weeks later, Cheng Xiao left the "Give Me Your Light" production team to attend to other work.

Sun Qian would come over every few days, late at night.

She came again today, and as soon as she entered the room, she shouted, "Sister Tian Tian, ​​'The Legend of the Tibetan Sea' is about to start, hurry up and come over!"

"Coming, coming," Da Tian Tian replied.

The TV series "The Legend of Tibet" premiered today, and the two of them agreed to watch it together.

The two prepared snacks and drinks in advance, snuggled up on the living room sofa, and waited for the TV series to start.

Gu Zhiyan was also dragged to watch the show by the two of them. They sat down close to Gu Zhiyan on either side, with their arms around his, and occasionally fed him snacks.

The TV series started on time at 19:30.

The lights dimmed, and the series began, slowly unfolding the story of Zang Hai, who bore the bloodshed of his entire family's massacre and endured hardship in silence.

Sun Qian watched intently, staring at the screen and exclaiming, "Director Zheng Xiaolong's work really brings out the difference in narrative quality. Xiao Yan perfectly captured the hidden forbearance and shrewdness of Cang Hai. He doesn't say much, but his eyes are full of calculation and hatred."

Da Tiantian nodded gently, staring at the screen as she analyzed, "The most difficult role to play is this kind of avenger. You can't always keep a straight face and deliberately play the victim. The undercurrent of restraint is what creates the most tension. Look at him when he faces his enemies. He talks and laughs as usual on the surface, but the coldness in his eyes is very deep."

As they watched, the two analyzed the camera work and character performances from the actors' perspective, and occasionally asked Gu Zhiyan to explain things to them.

It's clear that both Da Tiantian and Sun Qian are eager to improve; they even find time to learn while watching a TV series.

As the plot unfolds, power struggles erupt in the imperial court, with a host of veteran actors taking turns on stage, creating intense and dramatic scenes.

Da Tian Tian picked up her juice, took a sip, and remarked with feeling: "A good script and a good co-star can complement each other. When actors work with a high-quality production team, their acting skills will be brought out. In many dramas in the industry, the script is thin and the co-stars can't keep up with the performance, so no matter how hard they try, it's hard to stand out."

The series continues to play, depicting the turbulent undercurrents in the capital city on screen. Inside the living room, two beautiful women quietly watch the show and exchange acting tips.

Online, Huatai's related content about the premiere of "The Legend of Tibet" continues to dominate the top of the trending searches, with countless viewers immersed in the revenge game in "The Legend of Tibet".

The historical drama "The Legend of the Tibetan Sea" quickly became a hit after its premiere, with both television and online platforms experiencing a surge in popularity.

The series was exclusively streamed on Youku, and its popularity on the platform exceeded 10,000 within just 20 hours of its premiere, with a peak value of 11465. The total number of views across all platforms on Youku Cloud exceeded 100 million in a single day, making it the first series to achieve this feat in 2025.

According to data from Yunhe, its effective viewership share of full episodes reached as high as 40.7%, leading all new dramas by a wide margin. The craze of "everyone watching dramas" and "microscopic drama watching" has swept across major social media platforms.

The video consistently topped the charts on major third-party platforms such as Maoyan, Datawin, and Vlinkage. Related fan-made edits flooded the short video platforms, with clips reaching tens of millions of views every day, and countless viewers eagerly awaiting each new update.

In addition to online streaming platforms, "The Legend of Tibet" also aired on CCTV-8 during prime time. According to CVB China Audiovisual Big Data, the show's viewership rating continued to rise, averaging 1.48%, setting a new high for CCTV-8's historical drama in the past five years. KuYun's real-time viewership rating repeatedly broke through 1.9, and its viewership share during prime time far exceeded all other dramas in the same time slot.

The show repeatedly trended on Weibo, with hundreds of related terms appearing on the trending list within just a few days of its premiere.

Viewers enthusiastically discussed the character arc of Cang Hai's forbearance and revenge, the power struggles among various factions in the imperial court, and the plot details full of foreshadowing.

Some viewers were captivated by the intricate power struggles and plot twists, dissecting the dialogue and foreshadowing frame by frame; others marveled at the actors' performances, discussing the restrained and subtle portrayal of the protagonist, Cang Hai; and still others compared the dramas to similar political intrigue series, exploring the script's narrative and cinematography.

The film's initial rating on Douban soared to 8.8, with short and long reviews continuously being updated, fostering a healthy clash of opposing viewpoints and generating a steady stream of long-tail buzz.

Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily Online, China Youth Daily, Guangming Daily and other mainstream media outlets have successively published commentaries, praising the drama for breaking away from the typical ancient costume drama formula, portraying human choices with a profound political intrigue narrative, and restoring the classical aesthetics of the East with meticulous costumes and props; they also affirmed that the drama balances commercial appeal with humanistic depth, and is an excellent model of ancient costume realism.

Multiple film and television industry media outlets have conducted in-depth analyses of the logic behind the success of the series, using "The Legend of Tibet" as a case study of creating a high-quality drama.

In addition to its popularity in China, "The Legend of Tibet" was also simultaneously launched on Youku International, Disney+, and Netflix, covering more than 190 countries and regions around the world, and translated into more than ten languages ​​including English, Thai, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese.

"The Legend of Tibet" has consistently topped the regional drama charts in Southeast Asia, Japan, and South Korea, and has received a high score of 9.5 on IMDb.

On overseas social media platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok, a large number of foreign netizens are following and discussing the series. Foreign audiences are fascinated by the Chinese-style power struggles and actively study the costumes, etiquette, and court culture.

Japanese and South Korean television stations have successively acquired the copyright and arranged for a second round of broadcasts, making it a benchmark project for Chinese dramas going overseas this year.

The story resonated across the internet, with people discussing it everywhere—on the streets, on set, and on social media.

"The Legend of the Tibetan Sea" was a huge hit and is undoubtedly a phenomenal work of the year.