On June 11th, during the Shanghai International Film Festival, the 2023 annual press conference titled "New Universe, New Power, New Journey" was held in Shanghai, and "Dunhuang Heroes" was released. More than 30 film and television projects such as "Lion Boy 2" and "Country Teacher" and new brand strategic planning.
Event site
This is also the first combined appearance of Beijing Wonderful and Dongfang Meizhi after joining Baina Qiancheng. As the film industry ushers in a strong recovery in 2023, in the future, the two major film labels Beijing Brilliant and Oriental Beauty will work with the six drama labels to bring high-quality and diverse audio-visual works to the audience, while actively embracing cultural tourism and marketing. Waiting for the new track.
Founded three years ago, Beijing Wonderful, its founder Zhang Miao has a lot of background. Previously, as the general manager of the Beijing Cultural Film Division, he participated in many popular films such as "Wolf Warrior 2", "I'm Not the God of Medicine", "Hello, Li Huanying", and served as the producer and general distributor.
At the press conference, Zhang Miao announced "Heroes of Dunhuang", "Great Expectations", "Never Lie Flat Club: The King of Weddings", "Space Spring Festival Transport", "Twinkle Twinkle Twinkle", "Code Name: That Sea Is Actually a Mountain", "Lion Boy" 2" and other 16 film and television projects, focusing on a "Chinese Youth Universe".
"Dunhuang Heroes" finalized poster
As the first live-action film in the "Chinese Youth Universe" series, the legendary costume action blockbuster "Dunhuang Heroes" tells the story of a group of fearless heroic teenagers seeking glory in crisis. This is Cao Dun and Ma Boyong joining forces again after "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an", and the cast is also very luxurious: Yu Ailei, Zhang Yu, Li Guangjie, Lei Jiayin, Gao Zhiting, Zhang Yifan... There are powerful actors and fresh faces.
"The Lion Boy", which will be released in 2021, was once rated as the highest-scoring Chinese-language movie on Douban's movie list that year with a score of 8.3. Its sequel "Lion Boys 2" continues to tell the inspirational growth story of the derided Lions team creating miracles and realizing their dreams. Surprisingly, the story background of the second part also extends from Lingnan to Greater Shanghai. Let's see what details you can dig out from the poster?
"Lion Boy 2" poster
Xu Lei, the director of "Sherlock on the Plain", brings the latest movie "Great Expectations". In the film, Wang Chuanjun, Xu Chaoying, and Zhang Zhanyi will embark on a ridiculous journey of "getting rich". The exploration of relationships is exciting.
The movie "Non-Lie Flat Club: The King of Weddings" tells the story of a pair of young men and women who were beaten to death by life, accidentally broke into each other's world, and had a series of wonderful and interesting collision stories. Looking at the cast of actors, the film can be called the small team building of the last comedy conference: Xin Zai, Tudou, Yan Peilun, Guan Le... and Bao Beier, Pan Binlong, Li Jiaqi who are familiar to the audience... But the most notable one is the director Zhang Dapeng , he had a commercial short film that was quite out of the circle before-"Who is Paige".
The movie "Twinkle, Twinkle, Twinkle" uses a new expression of Chinese-style romance to tell a Chinese-style family story. As another bold attempt of a Chinese song and dance film, the lineup of the film is also quite reliable: there are "Sister Lang" Lan Yingying, Zeng Li, and "Brother Pi" Zhang Jin. They have all shown good singing and dancing skills in variety shows.
In addition, "Spring Festival in Space" in the film list chooses hardcore oriental sci-fi to tell the soft Chinese family affection; "focuses on frontier anti-terrorism... Not only is the film rich in themes, but the "Chinese Youth Universe" is also presented in a variety of forms, such as the super short-form animation work "Guanfu Cat", the super short and medium drama "Shazhou Youth Heroes", "Beyond Bar! "A Juan", "City of the Gods Human Editorial Department", and the original Chinese musical of the same name adapted from the movie "The Lion Boy", which is expected to premiere in the New Year's Eve file in 2024.
At the press conference, Dongfang Meizhi debuted on the movie track with "new power" and launched 9 movie projects:
"Old Rivers and Lakes" directed by Liu Yu tells the story of an unremarkable theft case, and Jing Youzheng, a veteran policeman who is about to retire, finds something strange. All the clues point to Bian Juhan, the chairman of Mingdian Group. Han also launched a counterattack. In the film, Yu Qian plays the grassroots policeman and Leung Ka Fai plays the financial tycoon. This pair of fresh actors is poor and ruthless.
"There is nothing a hot pot can't solve" poster
Director Ding Sheng's "Nothing Can't Be Solved by Hot Pot", tells the hilarious and suspenseful story of four people who don't know each other divide the spoils in the backstage warehouse of the theater, and are accidentally involved in a murder case. Director Ding Sheng has collaborated with the heroine Yang Mi in three commercials when she was a child star, and admires her very much: "Yang Mi is the most photogenic actress in the Chinese advertising industry. It also presented an unprecedented state of performance.”
"The Giantess Wants to Fall in Love" directed by Xing Xiao is adapted from the popular Kuaikan comics. It is a light-hearted and humorous anti-routine comedy that breaks aesthetic anxiety. The "Comedy Conference" girlfriends group Feng Le and Xiao Wan once again fit together, and the leading actor Zhou Chengao also performed well in "Love Is Delicious" and other film and television works. It is worth mentioning that even though Guan Yue is a tall girl with a height of 170+, Zhou Chengao has a height of 180+. I wonder how the film will reflect the "cutest height difference" in the original work. Can the audience catch it?
"No Door to Sand" poster
The ancient costume war action film "No Door in the Sand Sea" is adapted from the novel of the same name, telling a historical legend full of compassion and heroism, desolation and determination. After the novel was published in 2019, readers expressed that "the picture is full of sense" and wished that it could be made into a movie. No, Wu Youyin, the author of the novel, personally acted as the screenwriter and director of the film, which must have reassured the original party. Wu Youyin said: "There is no force that can stop me. Scouting locations again and again is difficult. If you can't do it in one year, it will be two years, and if you can't do it in two years, it will be three years. The crew has made the most serious preparations, and everyone is silent and firm. I believe in God's rewards."
The film "Story of X" is the first directorial work of suspense writer Cai Jun. It focuses on the background of class issues and the story of two lonely souls redeeming each other. It was previously shortlisted for the annual film project of the 16th FIRST Youth Film Festival.
In addition, "Hot Search" and "Crossing the Ocean" directed by Xin Yukun, "Swinging" directed by Wang Yang, and "Breaking Barriers" directed by Lu Jianqing also released new developments. The general manager of Dongfang Meizhi said that Wu Sheng introduced that in the future, the label will focus on all aspects of realism, and continue to expand the depth of content on the typed track.
After talking about the film project, Baina Qiancheng focused on the three chapters of "Truth, Goodness and Beauty", and brought the promotion of nine key projects of six drama labels.
Works with realistic themes such as "Rural Teacher", "Overtaking" and "City Builder" focus on rural education, urban construction and other fields, aiming to highlight the warmth and tenacity of the Chinese people. In the creative lineup, there are famous screenwriter Yuan Keping, well-known actor Tong Liya and other names.
The criminal investigation-related works represented by the contemporary criminal investigation drama "Snow Labyrinth" produced by Zhang Yimou and directed by Lu Xing, the contemporary drama "Let Me Beside You" and "South to North" starring Bai Jingting, have both warmth and depth. Focus on fairness and justice.
Works such as "Orphan on Mars", "Salted Fish Flying", "Six Prayers of the Immortal Sword", have the IP foundation of well-known online articles and games, coupled with the joining of new-generation actors such as Yu Shuxin, Xu Kai, Fei Qiming, etc., from project establishment, It has attracted much attention from start to finish. Which work in this blockbuster list are you most looking forward to? Let's talk about it together.
