Starting from a Fake University-Chapter 1572 - 830: Skyrocketing Viewership, Igniting a Xianxia Craze

Chapter 1572: Chapter 830: Skyrocketing Viewership, Igniting a Xianxia Craze

Douban!

As the most authoritative domestic platform for TV and film ratings, many movies and dramas open their scoring system on Douban after release, allowing viewers to rate them.

Of course.

Some films or TV dramas may delay opening their scores because they fear negative ratings.

But Feiyue Media’s "The Legend of Fairy Sword" was different. The official team activated Douban’s rating system at the first moment. However, in the first couple of hours, there weren’t many viewers scoring the drama on Douban.

Why was that?

It was obvious — many viewers were deeply engrossed in binge-watching "The Legend of Fairy Sword." The seamless episodes kept people hooked. Originally intending to watch two episodes before rating, many accidentally ended up watching multiple episodes, staying up past midnight.

Sure enough, it wasn’t until around midnight that Douban started to see more ratings and reviews trickling in.

"Five stars! It’s rare to see a show as heartfelt as this."

"The light of domestic dramas!"

"Outstanding!"

"Good filming. I’ll give it four stars though — the actors seem a bit inexperienced."

"Surprisingly, there are quite a few veteran actors here. The new-generation cast also does well — especially the female lead, who has incredible charm."

"So good! It didn’t disappoint me at all."

"A drama that has redefined domestic productions! I binge-watched so many episodes in one go. Amazing!"

"From now on, I’ll become an advocate for ’The Legend of Fairy Sword.’"

"I’ve already started aggressively recommending this drama to my friends." freёnovelkiss.com

"Feels like it’ll score at least 8 points!"

"A quality drama worthy of five stars!"

"Be confident — I think it deserves at least a nine. It’s worth it!"

On Douban, viewers were actively rating and reviewing "The Legend of Fairy Sword." Judging by the comments, the drama’s reception was excellent, with its initial score hitting 8.6 points.

To put it in perspective, for a domestic drama to start with a score above eight is already a big achievement. Throughout the year, very few domestic productions manage this feat — a rarity indeed. And "The Legend of Fairy Sword" opened directly with an 8.6 score.

However.

When Ding Yue refreshed the Douban page, he found the rating for "The Legend of Fairy Sword" had increased from 8.6 to 8.7.

What does this mean?

It means "The Legend of Fairy Sword" is receiving even more positive feedback — it’s on the trajectory to become a drama with upward-trending ratings.

Typically, domestic dramas peak at their initial scores. Afterward, as more people watch them, the rating tends to drop slightly.

Truly strong domestic dramas usually don’t drop too much.

For example, an exceptional drama might start with a peak score of 8.5, then eventually stabilize at around 8.3 as more ratings come in, thanks to a solid viewer base.

If the drama is average quality and its initial score is artificially high, its rating might see a significant decline over time — starting at 8 but eventually dropping to something closer to 7.

Ding Yue refreshed the Douban page for "The Legend of Fairy Sword" again.

Drama: The Legend of Fairy Sword

Douban Rating: 8.9 points!

Another increase!

The score had risen from 8.7 to 8.9!

Number of ratings: 73,016 people

Over seventy thousand viewers had already rated "The Legend of Fairy Sword" on Douban. Ultimately, Ding Yue estimated that more than one million people would rate it, and by then, "The Legend of Fairy Sword" was likely to surpass a score of nine.

It seems the launch of "The Legend of Fairy Sword" was a resounding success!

Thinking of this, Ding Yue felt genuinely happy for Feiyue Media and for everyone at Mist City Arts and Science University’s film academy who participated in the drama’s production. Their hard work and dedication were finally paying off.

"Whew, not bad. Time for bed,"

After reading through the Douban comments and ratings for "The Legend of Fairy Sword," Ding Yue began to feel sleepy and decided to turn in for the night.

"Big White, turn off the TV. I’m going to sleep,"

Ding Yue said to Big White.

"Got it, Principal."

Big White responded, then turned off the projection of "The Legend of Fairy Sword."

Though Ding Yue went to sleep, many people from the production team weren’t resting yet.

Tonight was just too important for them.

After all, this was their first-ever drama production. Among the crew, many were students recently graduated from Mist City Arts and Science University’s film academy — and it was their very first project.

Seeing the skyrocketing data for "The Legend of Fairy Sword," how could they possibly sleep?

Each and every one of them was brimming with excitement.

Viewership numbers surged from an initial one million to ten million, then rapidly broke through one hundred million. Likewise, purchases climbed from tens of thousands to over three million, then surpassed five million and headed towards ten million.