Airing on July 8, "Lost You Forever 2" quickly became a hot topic on social media platforms. After 4 days, the film officially surpassed 30,000 heat points on Tencent Video.
This impressive achievement helped Yang Zi become the first actress to have 4 leading films all surpass 30,000 heat points on this online streaming platform. The previous films that reached over 30,000 heat points were "The Oath of Love", "Lost You Forever 1", "The Psychologist".
However, according to QQ, in response to the news that "Lost You Forever 2" broke the heat record, fans were skeptical that the film crew and the platform had inflated the numbers, deliberately pushing the achievement to great heights while the content of part 2 was rated much lower than part 1.
After a series of controversies about giving more screen time to the supporting male actor, adaptations far from the original, and the strained relationships among the main cast, the "Lost You Forever 2" team salvaged the situation by having Yang Zi, Deng Wei, Tan Jian Ci... promote the film together, offering 40,000 free movie seats to the audience, and continuously pushing search keywords related to the film even after the airing time.
Most fans expressed disappointment for waiting a long time for the film to air only to see unnecessary controversies, while the content keeps declining and becoming less attractive.
Currently, "Lost You Forever 2" is airing simultaneously on Tencent Video and Jiangsu Television. The accumulated online views have reached 47 million, and the TV rating fluctuates between 0.26 - 0.3%, a modest number compared to previous historical dramas like "Joy of Life" and "The Long Ballad".
