War romance grabs global eyeballs

The main filming set, Red House Film Base in Leshan city, which was previously used by a hydropower construction company and redesigned to represent the wartime "foreign country" in the romance series, has emerged as a new tourist attraction, experiencing a 206.98 percent year-on-year increase in tourist visits during the Spring Festival holiday.

On TikTok's Thai and English platforms, the show has garnered over 200 million views on related topics, while its related videos on Facebook and Instagram have amassed over 16 million clicks, according to the producers.

Zhao Bin, the show's chief producer and chairman of Chengdu Tianfu Kuanzhai Culture Communication Ltd, mentioned their efforts in adapting a Chinese narrative to gain recognition abroad and resonate with global audiences.