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【Movie】
Theater box office
According to Beacon Professional Edition, as of 16:00 on September 22, the top three box office tickets in this Friday's single day are "The Eighth Suspect", "The Expendables 4: The Final Chapter" and "All or Nothing".
The overall trend of the box office market this week is flat, and several movies that have been released for a long time have reached a critical point: "All or Nothing" has a box office of more than 3.8 billion, "Fengshen Part 1" has a box office of more than 2.6 billion, and "Oppenheimer" has a box office of more than 400 million.
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National Day schedule preview
With the official release of "Volunteers: Attack", this week, many Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day movies have released trailers or posters and other latest materials. "It doesn't seem that exciting" and "Crazy Rescue" have started to be screened on a small scale.
This holiday, which movie do you want to go to the theater to support?
September 28
"The Ex 4: Young Marriage" (romance, comedy): directed by Tian Yusheng, starring Han Geng, Zheng Kai, Yu Wenwen and Liu Yase
"Sturdy as a Rock" (drama, crime): directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Lei Jiayin, Zhang Guoli, Yu Hewei, Zhou Dongyu, Sun Yizhou, etc.
"Volunteers: Heroes Attack" (plot, history, war): directed by Chen Kaige, starring Xin Baiqing, Zhu Yilong, Zhang Zifeng, Chen Feiyu, Zhu Yawen, etc.
"Beacon Bear: Mission to Mars" (animated film)
"It doesn't seem that exciting" (comedy, drama): directed by Gao Hu, starring Wei Xiang, Wang Zhi, Yue Liang, etc.
September 29
"I Am Nezha 2: The Return of the Hero" (animated film)
"93 International Train Robbery: Operation Moscow" (drama, crime, action): directed by Qiu Litao, co-produced by Andy Lau and special performance, starring Zhang Hanyu, Huang Xuan, Wen Yongshan, etc.
"The Paw Patrol Movie 2" (animated film)
"The Little Mermaid: The Legend of the Sea Monster" (animated film)
"The Kung Fu King: The Cute Tiger Climbs Up the Mountain" (animated film)
"Rescue" (animated film)
→ Chen Kaige's movie "Volunteers: Attack" is scheduled to be released on September 28
→ Looking at "Youth at Heart", "It Doesn't Seem So Passionate" premieres in Beijing
New film scheduled
Produced by Ning Hao and Yu Hewei, directed by Wang Zizhao, starring Yu Hewei, Guo Qilin, Ni Hongjie, and Xu Enyi, and starring Zhang Zixian, Feng Lei, Lu Xing, and Liu Meihan, the movie "Second Hand Masterpiece" is scheduled to be released on October 27.
In a humorous and satirical way, the film tells the absurd story of a son who committed suicide by falling from a building, and a father who wrote a talented suicide note for his son and became famous overnight.
Zhang Lu's new film "The Light of the White Tower" produced by Huang Jianxin has released a preview and will be released on October 27. Middle-aged man Gu Wentong (played by Xin Baiqing) met young photographer Ouyang Wenhui (played by Huang Yao) at work. They drank, walked, and danced, but always restrained their emotions in a polite manner.
The film was previously shortlisted for the main competition of the 73rd Berlin Film Festival and won five awards at the Beijing Film Festival.
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【TV drama】
New drama news
Youku and iQiyi released their latest film lists this week, which include many high-profile dramas. It is obvious that the film and television industry has recovered after the difficulties of the epidemic.
Those that will be launched on the Youku platform include "Shangganling" (directed by Liu Weiqiang), "The Code of Along the River During the Qingming Festival", "Blood Maze" (planned by Zhang Yimou, directed by Lu Xing), "Sea of Dreams" (produced by Liu Cixin), "Once Upon a Time on the Edge of Water" (producer and director by Cao Baoping), "Rebirth" (director of the Olympic bid), and other major dramas, as well as Chinese comic-based series, such as "Young White Horse Drunken in the Spring Breeze", "The Legend of the Dark River" and other Shao Ge universe series, as well as dozens of movies Suspense crime themes and youth sweet pet themes. ( Click to view the specific film list )
iQiyi has also released exciting future drama series and many trailers, such as "Dajiang Dahe 3", "Tang Dynasty Strange Stories 2", "Little Couple" starring Guo Jingfei and Yin Tao, Wang Yang and Reyi "Fearless" starring Zha Zha, "Hard Manufacturing" starring Zhang Xincheng, etc. ( Click to view the specific film list )
Of course, the most important thing is the Mist Theater. This year, iQiyi's Mist Theater launched 6 movies at once, including "Above the Dark Clouds" starring Sun Li and Luo Jin, "Twenty One Days" starring Ou Hao and Zhang Xueying, and "Intersecting Scenes" starring Ma Yili and Tong Dawei. , "The Unspeakable" starring Ou Hao, Li Yitong, and Yang Jue, "The Invisible Boy" starring Zhang Songwen and Rong Zishan, and "The Three Brigades" starring Qin Hao, Li Naiwen, and Chen Minghao.
In addition, many of iQiyi's legendary chapters of justice are about criminal investigation and crime, such as "Detective Chinatown 2", "Crime Inside", "Crime Hunters 2", "Trident" and "Detective Smell" …
"He came out of the firelight"
Whether the plot is good or not is another matter. It is 40 episodes long. I am sure that Ling Chi will be in another drama. Huang Jingyu, a "man who serves as a soldier in the entertainment industry", can still play a firefighter easily, and there is no problem with the sense of professional substitution.
Let’s get back to the legendary drama series. Putting aside the question of whether it looks like a firefighter or not, the plot of “He Came from the Fire” is quite satisfactory. In fact, it follows the same route as “My World’s Fireworks”. The work of a firefighter is the work of a firefighter. Love, the comradeship of firefighters.
"He Came from the Fire" poster
The work line is written in a unit nature. Some accidents will occur in a few episodes. It is used to show the daily life of firefighters to popularize some knowledge. The content is relatively average and not outstanding. The key love line, currently aired, is the pull between the straight man and the tsundere girl, which has a general sense of cp. Of course, compared to other dramas, the relationship between the two is within the range that normal people can understand, and there are no strange characters. In contrast, the comradeship seems more touching. When he heard that his colleagues were worried about family problems, Lin Luxiao took the initiative to change shifts and expressed his full support for the other party's decision. In fact, it was a normal operation that should have been done. If you haven't seen the other In a drama, you may not be able to appreciate the charm of the male protagonist.
"He Came from the Fire" is a professional romance drama that can be watched for entertainment. It is not shocking, but the pace is not fast and there is nothing particularly outstanding.
I won’t say anything else, let’s go and thank our colleagues for their support.
"Good things come in pairs"
In 2023, the plot of tearing up the mistress will no longer appear. Instead, the plot will be about the main palace and the mistress teaming up to tear up the scumbag. I can completely imagine what the screenwriter and director had in mind when they created it. Look at how far we have come now. The men who should be punished most are the cheating men!
On September 21, the popularity of "Good Things Come in Twos" on Tencent exceeded 26,000.
First of all, I want to praise. While other dramas are still dealing with mistresses, this drama is really one step ahead. The main palace generously interviews the mistress and asks to jointly deal with the scumbag, make money, share the rights, and get custody. However, the idea is progressing, but the creation has not kept up.
Among the main characters in the play, the scumbag Wei Ming is very flat. At present, he only shows his selfish and hypocritical side. His cheating tactics are clumsy, such as using his real name when he goes out to rent a house, and he also has the mistress's manicure in his pocket. When he is exposed, he reacts in a hurry. He had to fight and quarrel. This level of cheating should not happen to a boss like him. He couldn't understand why his wife Lin Shuang would return to the family for such a person.
Housewife Lin Shuang is even flatter. She was completely unaware of her husband's long-term infidelity, and the negotiation with her mistress was like seeking skin from a tiger. I don’t even know where Lin Shuang got the news that Jiang Xi was very short of money.
The mistress, Jiang Xi, brings together a bitchy heroine configuration, a blood-sucking family that values boys over girls, has no academic qualifications but relies on the "appreciation" of her boss, and lives in a low-rent house to support Chanel.
Later, the boss who had a crush on Lin Shuang appeared again and hired her to return to the workplace. I hope there will be something unexpected in the later plot development.
"Agent Mission"
I saw a short comment on Douban that was funny and accurate: "Baogang, you are so wet that it scares me." At first glance, the title of the show seems unremarkable, but after watching two episodes, I couldn’t put it down and kept following the latest updates.
The series tells the story of modern espionage. In fact, this is not the first time that the audience has been exposed to this concept. The previous "Rival" was a drama that showed contemporary espionage stories. "Agent Mission" is told from another perspective, with a dual-line narrative. On one side is the pursuit of the national security department, and on the other side is a game called "Agent Mission", through which players gradually become spies.
The investigation by the national security department is a modern criminal investigation drama that director Zhao Baogang is good at. It is shot in a retro and beautiful way, with no nonsense and no interruptions. It feels like watching a criminal investigation drama from more than ten years ago. The game part on the other side adopts a shooting method that combines virtuality and reality. The game goes from online to offline, and the audience gradually cannot distinguish between real and fake reality as the characters follow. The immatureness of Wei Daxun and Bai Lu just meets the requirements of the characters. After all, watching If you are too smart and excellent, you will not be fooled.
The overall feel of the series is that the script is solid, the rhythm is stable, the watchability and logic are within the appropriate range, and it is not too brain-burning or boring.
Stills from "Agent Mission"
The content that has been updated so far is very suitable for watching a few episodes in your spare time without feeling like a waste of time. Lovers of criminal investigation dramas can also catch up.
"The Happy Event of Lan Gui"
An episode that totally exceeded expectations. Apart from Liu Lin, I didn’t have high expectations for the title and cast, but it really made people laugh. The series adopts the chapter chapter style, which also reflects the creator's thoughts. The last time I saw the chapter name at the beginning of each episode was in "Wulin Gaiden". It is obvious that the creator wants to follow the route of a sitcom. When it comes to sitcoms, after so many years, if you don’t make progress, you will go backwards. It’s so funny that I haven’t seen it again for many years. It’s funny enough to watch. First of all, “Langui’s Happy Event” does not make people feel that it is trying to be funny, or using Internet memes to create nonsensical laughs.
Stills from "Lan Gui's Happy Event"
In fact, the drama has a complete story line, which is different from the sitcom. Liu Lin plays a mother who works hard to live with four daughters. The four daughters have different personalities, some are arrogant little princesses, and some are cowardly and hardworking. There are some who are chivalrous and heroic, and some who are quiet and studying. In order to marry off their daughter, the family gritted their teeth and bought a house in the capital.
Liu Lin is indeed the chosen eldest lady. She brings out the little sense of humor in the eldest lady's role. She hates her daughters as much as iron. She is a bit stupid and a bit shrewd. She is so angry with her four daughters every day, and she still has to think about it. How to live, during this period different men broke into the family and made all kinds of jokes.
The plot is not complicated, but there is one thing to say, don't think too much, it's really funny, not embarrassing or procrastinating, you still want to watch it, it's suitable for dinner, and you feel better after watching it. This is the meaning of comedy, isn't it?
"Nine Righteous People"
This drama is really a pity. From the early announcements to the plot summary, they all revealed the feeling of being popular and explosive. Ancient PUA, sexual assault, revenge girl, hiding one's strength and biding time, well-planned... Every one of them was an eye-catching highlight, but it is a pity that it was not broadcast. After more than a dozen episodes, it was still tepid, with not much splash.
Stills of "Nine Righteous People"
Maybe it’s because the script is not good enough, with memories interspersed at every turn, the pace is slow, the actors’ performances are full of routines, and the real revenge part is too fast-paced, and the audience doesn’t understand it yet, the heroine looks confident and everything will be done soon. The difficulties of the plan were not mentioned at all. What should be hidden was not hidden, and what should be revealed was perfunctory. Just talking about the beauty of women's revenge in ancient costumes, Ming Lan's revenge for her mother in "You Know or Not, Should Be Green, Fat, Red and Thin" is very beautiful.
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【Variety Show】
"Beyond the Troubles 3"
This week, the brothers started three male groups, the tribal pursuit battle started, and the six major tribes chose their own opponents to pursue.
The Hangzhou Asian Games is about to open, and "Brother Pi" is also following the hot spots to usher in the night of the Asian Games. The entrance ceremony begins, slow kabaddi, amphibious relay, a double test of wisdom and courage is about to begin.
The editor has almost fainted with laughter from the brothers who are busy "killing the chicken".
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"Summer of the Band"
The first points competition of "Lexia 3" - the goddess cooperation competition is about to begin. How will the band and the goddess collide? 9 stages, please enlighten me↓↓
Let’s make an important point: Zhou Xun is also back!
"Our Song 5"
The fifth season of "Our Song" will be broadcast on time on Dragon TV at 21:00 every Sunday starting from October 8. Three generations of singers, old, middle and young, sang together in the newly upgraded "blind selection and matching" mode. They performed many golden songs with great strength, showing the infinite vitality of the Chinese music scene.
"I have to come"
The humanities travel variety show "Must Come" jointly launched by Jiangsu Satellite TV and People's Daily's "National Humanities and History" magazine will meet with the audience at 21:20 every Friday starting from September 22.
The program is co-led by the knowledgeable and humorous resident guests - "wise and funny uncle" Meng Fei and "backbone knowledge representative" Liu Zhenyun. Together with a group of fun, curious and studious new generation "young friends", they embark on an intergenerational travel experience .
First stop, Hulunbuir. The "non-earthquake tour group" Meng Fei, Liu Zhenyun, Da Zhangwei, Li Xueqin, Chen Hongyu, and Li Yajuan will set foot on the vast prairie. Are you ready to enter the "secret room" together to explore its secrets?
"I Must Come" Poster
"Goodbye Lover" Season 3
This week, the third issue of the third season of "Goodbye Lover" was launched. The lovers romantically climbed the "Father of Icebergs" Muztagh Peak and visited the hospitable ancient city of Kashgar. Famous hosts Dai Jun and Li Jing surprisingly joined the lovers on the journey. , in a small courtyard full of ethnic customs, the heart-to-heart talk was accurately interpreted, the dilemma of the intimate relationship between the three pairs of guests, Fu Seoul and Lao Liu hugged each other and cried bitterly.
In the first two episodes of the program, the emotional dilemmas of Fu Seoul and Liu were described by netizens as "the emotional deepwater problems of middle-aged couples." Liu Yi said that the biggest characteristic of loving someone is that he is willing to change for the other person. Li Jing said bluntly: "I know it's not that you don't love Fu Seoul and are unwilling to change, it's because you love yourself more and put Seoul second." ”.
After being awakened, Lao Liu broke down and cried bitterly: "I realized that all my efforts were just an appearance." The adjustment he wanted could not be realized in marriage, precisely because he loved himself more. "I have been selfish for many years without knowing it. Pretty bad."
"Goodbye Lover 3" stills
"Go to "Hunan" as an interesting place"
In the fourth episode of this week, three guests went to Zhuzhou to explore different food styles in Zhuzhou——
Shen Mengchen checked in at the Zhuzhou International Circuit and also tasted internet-famous pig's feet;
Wu Zelin went straight to Lusong Airport, experienced the first self-branded light exercise machine independently developed by my country, and also ate his hometown meat pie, which is loved by locals;
Wang Han led the two of them to taste Zhuzhou's characteristic pork stir-fried noodles with three kinds of pork. The stir-fried noodles with a strong taste are rich in noodles and large in quantity. Miscellaneous sauce powder, chicken offal, and stir-fried pork are the standard fare for regular customers from far and near in the morning.
"Go to Hunan as a Interesting Place" Poster
In addition, Zhuzhou's characteristic "yard restaurant" is also famous throughout the province. Qingxi Pork is a specialty of Chinese cooking master Yang Jingwei. The three also visited the Liling Ceramics Museum and tasted Liling stir-fried pork, Liling stir-fried noodles and other authentic Liling stir-fried dishes, which had a unique flavor of the mountains of eastern Hunan. Zhuzhou City gives people a "hard-core romance". It not only dares to go up to the sky to gaze at the moon, but also cooks good soup.
"I heard it's delicious 3"
On the evening of September 22, the seventh episode of the food reality show "I heard it tastes delicious 3" will be broadcast on Zhejiang Satellite TV and launched on Z TV. "Yummy Family" Angelababy (Yang Ying), Zhang Hanyun, Yang Di and "Yummy Friends" Huang Minghao join hands with "Yummy Proposers" Zou Shiming and Fu Yuanhui to open a special episode to welcome the Asian Games. What kind of creative shows and food proposals will be used to welcome the dynamic Asian Games ?
As athletes who have fought for their country countless times, both Zou Shiming and Fu Yuanhui brought their sports memories to the stage. Fu Yuanhui used a talk show to fill the audience with a happy atmosphere. From "not suitable for swimming backstroke" to "relying on backstroke to win the championship" in the "really fragrant" scene, what kind of witty performance made everyone laugh, and she What kind of creative proposals will it bring?
Fu Yuanhui
【Documentary】
On September 20, the documentary "Jiangnan" pilot film "Jiangnan Stories" was officially released. The film uses cultural symbols, legendary stories and scenic wonders to transform the invisible charm of Jiangnan into the tangible beauty of Jiangnan. The ultimate "Jiangnan aesthetics" is displayed between shots.
The romance in the south of the Yangtze River is the meandering water of the ninth year of Yonghe, and the loyalty to the family and the country where the pen and ink are exhausted; the romance in the south of the Yangtze River is the living water in the hearts of literati, the poetry road in eastern Zhejiang that is haunted by the poet Li Bai, and also made Bai Juyi, Bai Juyi, etc. Su Dongpo's world and paradise, "Remembering Jiangnan, the most memorable is Hangzhou" Bai Juyi's poem "Remembering Jiangnan·Remembering Jiangnan" has become the golden business card of Hangzhou; Su Dongpo used the sentence "If you want to compare the West Lake to the West, it is always better to put on light makeup and heavy makeup" to describe the West Lake. The beauty of Jiangnan has reached a new level... "Jiangnan" has a natural affinity with literati and poets, who are constantly cutting things and returning chaos.
In "Jiangnan·Stories", there are children using VR glasses to read the stories of cultural relics on Liangzhu pottery pots, and there are also museums using projection technology to reproduce the charm of flowing poetry, showing us the modern and technological Jiangnan.
