According to data from Lighthouse Professional Edition,"Life of All Things" starring Yang Mi and Ou Hao has been viewed more than 1.752 billion times on the entire network, successfully ranking among the top three drama series in 2025."Life of All Things" was broadcast simultaneously on CCTV-8 and iQiyi on August 13, 2025. It attracted the attention of a large number of viewers as soon as it started broadcasting.
The play is adapted from Zhao Defa's novel "Longing and Determination", which tells the story of rural land changes that took place in Qilu from the 1920s to the 1940s.
In the play, Ning Xiuxiu, played by Yang Mi, was originally the daughter of the richest man, but her fate took a huge turn due to a substitute marriage. Later, she joined hands with Feng Dajia, a farmer's man played by Ou Hao, to experience many hardships on the land and witness the changes of the times.
In order to fit the role, Yang Mi appeared without makeup, gained 5 kilograms, and learned dialect 4 months in advance. She devoted herself to character creation, successfully interpreted Ning Xiuxiu's tenacity and growth, and achieved another transformation in her acting career.
Judging from the ratings data, "Life of All Things" got off to a good start after its premiere, with the first episode ratings reaching 2.1%. On the seventh day of broadcast, the ratings exceeded 3%, with an average rating of 2.4%, and the highest ratings for a single episode reached 4.8%, setting a new high for reality-themed dramas this year.
On the online platform, the popularity of the show is also high. On the first day of broadcast, the popularity value of the drama was 9,000, ranking in the top three of iQiyi TV drama popularity list. At the finale, the popularity value exceeded 11,000, and it has won the daily drama popularity crown 10 times in total.
