At noon on January 22, the Chinese crime drama “Whitewash” from iQIYI’s “Fog Theater” series surpassed 10,000 temperature points after 6 days of broadcasting.
This is iQIYI's first short drama under 15 episodes to achieve this feat. "Whitewash" is also the first drama to break 10,000 hot points on iQIYI in 2025, and the second fastest drama to reach this milestone in the platform's history, after "The Legend of Fuyao".
“Whitewash” (Guo Jingfei, Wang Tianyuan, Zhao Jinmai, Ren Zhong, Wang Jiajia, and Zong Juntao as the main characters) is only 14 episodes long, is not a drama with any investment in promotion, and has announced a surprise broadcast date of January 17.
According to Van Hop's estimated statistics, on the first day of broadcast, "Whitening" only reached 5.6 million views, but on the second day (January 18), it increased to 21 million views. In the next 3 days (January 19-20-21), the film reached 34 million views, 52 million views and 61 million views respectively.
The film has now climbed to the Top 1 of the Van Hop viewership rankings, with a market share of 17.9%, surpassing "Quoc sac phuong hoa", "Dai phuong da canh nhan" and "Bach nguyet phan tinh".
“Whitewash” is being evaluated as the first “dark horse” of 2025. The film received good feedback about the script and acting of the cast.
Among them, the role of Chan Tran played by young actress Trieu Kim Mach left an impression. The scene where this character climbed out of a tall building window to escape from the kidnappers became a hit online. Trieu Kim Mach received many compliments for her acting ability.
Thanks to the appeal of "Whitewash", Trieu Kim Mach (born in 2002) became the first Chinese actress of the 2000 generation to have 3 female-lead films that reached the "breakthrough" temperature mark (over 10,000 points) on 3 major platforms.
In 2022, Trieu Kim Mach played the female lead Ly Thi Tinh in the mystery and detective film "Khai Doan", reaching a temperature of 30,000 on the Tencent platform.
In 2024, Trieu Kim Mach played the female lead Ly Dung in the historical romance film "Do Hoa Nien", reaching 10,000 temperature points on the Youku platform.
In 2025, Trieu Kim Mach had a breakthrough when he took on the female lead role of Chan Tran in the movie "Whitewash", which has also surpassed the 10,000 temperature mark on iQIYI.
