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Guardians of the Dafeng Wins Influential Drama of the Year at 2025 Weibo Summit and Confirms Second Season with Dylan Wang Returning

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Well this probably means the original run of period C-drama Guardians of the Dafeng made Tencent plenty of money otherwise they wouldn’t keep this going. This week the drama won Influential Drama of the Year a the 2025 Weibo Summit. When accepting the award, the producer announced that the drama was confirmed for a second season and will kick off … Continue reading →

Guardians of the Dafeng Ends on Strong Reviews of the Drama Turning From Comedy to Delivering Pathos and Tied Up Ending

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It’s rarer and rarer to see huge budget S+ level C-dramas as the economy is also not throw money at entertainment level it used to be, so the end of December came the first big male lead led period drama with Guardians of the Dafeng starring Dylan Wang marketed as a make or break it type of project. The early … Continue reading →

Guardians of the Dafeng Crosses the Vaunted 30,000 Heat Index in Tencent But Opens with a Low 5.4 on Douban Ratings

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Period c-drama Guardians of the Dafeng is now on the second half of its airing and has some notable and ignominious records as of this week. The drama hit the 30,000 heat index on Tencent which certifies it as a major hit for the platform, but at the same time the opening Douban ratings are out and its a low … Continue reading →

C-netizens Note the Change in Body Language and Camaraderie From Dylan Wang to Tian Xi Wei From Before Airing of Guardians of the Dafeng to After Premiere

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The C-drama Guardians of the Dafeng isn’t just an oddball in terms of the tone and plot, which I love, but its performance after airing is also really hard to pin down. It’s not an undisputed hit male lead Dylan Wang hoped for like his Love Between Devil and Fairy but does have heat and is doing good numbers in … Continue reading →

Guardians of the Dafeng Hits 28000 Heat Index on Tencent But the Reviews Continue to Skew More on the Negative Side

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With two big female lead C-dramas on deck this Tuesday, last week’s premiere of big male lead C-drama Guardians of the Dafeng will see competition sooner than expected. The drama is now one week into airing and on Tencent just hit 28000 heat index which is very very high and good news for the drama which has faced a slew … Continue reading →

Guardians of the Dafeng Premieres to Strong Opening Viewership Numbers But Mixed Reviews with Usual Complaints About Male Lead Dylan Wang’s Acting and Dialogue Reading

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It’s been a few days since Tencent premiered period C-drama Guardians of the Dafeng with Dylan Wang and Tian Xi Wei and the first reactions are out. The viewership is strong off the bat, one of the best viewership numbers of the year in terms of opening days which makes sense due to Dylan’s buzz (good and bad). Whether it … Continue reading →

Tencent Releases Long Trailer and Confirms December 28th Release of Guardians of the Dafeng with Dylan Wang and Tian Xi Wei

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It’s confirmed! Tencent is giving C-drama fans a year end treat with the release of Guardians of the Dafeng on December 28th, as rumored. Starring Dylan Wang and Tian Xi Wei, the latest drama posters and long preview makes this drama look schizophrenic, in that the characters and storyline veers back-and-forth between wildly comedic and intensely dramatic. Plus there appears … Continue reading →

Dylan Wang Gambles Potentially Vaulting to the Top of His Age Group Actors with Upcoming Guardians of the Dafeng

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When all eyes are on you then you either vault over the pressure or crumble. Such is the case with C-actor Dylan Wang and his next drama the soon-to-air Guardians of the Dafeng. C-ent insiders and his rival near age drama actors are all watching closely how this drama does, because if it’s a hit then reportedly it will send … Continue reading →

Tencent C-drama Guardians of the Dafeng with Dylan Wang to Have 40-episodes and Tentatively Scheduled for December 28th Premiere

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Alrighty, it looks like we’re getting more details for upcoming period C-drama Guardians of the Dafeng with Dylan Wang and Tian Xi Wei. The drama will have 40-episodes which is nice, that means the regulators didn’t find much fluff to force cut and also Tencent is all in with this drama at the max length. The airing date is tentatively … Continue reading →

Period C-drama Guardians of the Dafeng Releases New Posters as it Reportedly Completes Advertiser Goal and Readies for Premiere

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It’s December woohoo, a month to just wrap up the year with either good or bad and of course just to see what dramas can arrive last minute to surprise you. Period C-drama Guardians of the Dafeng has been rumored to air this month and it’s a big male lead centric drama starring Dylan Wang in hopefully what will be … Continue reading →

The Immortal Ascension with Yang Yang Tops Datawin Most Anticipated C-dramas List Followed by Guardians of the Dafeng with Dylan Wang then Family Business Starring Yang Zi

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I’m not a true data nerd but it’s always useful to have hard numbers to look at rather than a general sense of buzz. Datawin released it’s most anticipated C-dramas list this week so as of mid-November these are the dramas that are getting the most searches and chatter online. Number one goes to The Immortal Ascension (A Mortal’s Guide … Continue reading →

C-ent Bracing for Big Male Lead Battle in December 2024 as Dylan Wang’s Guardians of the Dafeng and Yang Yang’s The Immortal Ascension Both Air

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So the big female lead drama battle this month in November 2024 between Zhao Lu Si in The Story of Pearl Girl and Yu Shu Xin for Love Game in Eastern Fantasy is looking more and more like there will be a clear winner. But this is just a prelude for an even bigger battle coming next month in December … Continue reading →

Tencent Schedules Period C-drama Guardians of the Dafeng with Dylan Wang and Tian Xi Wei for September 2024

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The year is half over now that it’s June 2024 and one big name in C-drama land I’ve not yet seen out with a drama is Dylan Wang. Last year in 2023 he had three C-dramas, not to say any of those were good lol but at least there was stuff to watch. He’s usually done 2-3 per year but … Continue reading →