The preliminary rounds of "Million Dollar Courage and Wisdom" would be released on the website in two separate episodes, and filming would continue.
The show did release a trailer prior to the airing, but it did not draw much attention.
Nonetheless, it quickly became the center of attention after what happened with Xia Xibei and Nie Zehai.
The netizens were eager to know just how "astonishing" Xia Xibei's performance was on the show.
Thus, the crew found out that the number of views quickly skyrocketed after the first episode, which far surpassed their expectation.
The viewers who watched the first episode were in a quandary.
They had come to watch the show with the intention of checking out the scandal, but surprisingly ended up enjoying the show a lot!
What impressed them the most was Xia Xibei's performance.
