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【Movie】
Theater box office
According to Beacon Professional Edition, as of 16:00 on March 22, "Kung Fu Panda 4", "Zhou Chuzai" and "Dune 2" occupied the top three in the single-day box office list on Friday. Among them, the new film "Kung Fu Panda 4" accounts for 26.7% of the film schedule, and the film's full-day box office forecast is 21.64 million.
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Films such as "Judgment of the Fall", "Galaxy Writer" and "Let's Shake the Sun Together" are now available for pre-sale and will be screened this weekend. "Under the Day" will also be screened at the end of March.
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New film scheduled
With "Peacekeeping Riot Squad" starring Huang Jingyu, Wang Yibo, and Zhong Chuxi set to be released on May 1st, the number of new films released on May Day has increased to 8——
April 30
"Codename: White", "Howl's Moving Castle", "Stuntman"
May 1
"Peacekeeping Riot Squad", "Nothing That Can't Be Solved by a Hot Pot", "Thelma and Louise", "Rescue", "Pigman: The Movie: Interstellar"
Which one is your first choice?
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"Perfect Day": Life is neither cruel nor beautiful enough
"Brilliant She": pale pain, smooth love
【TV drama】
New drama news
The suspenseful online drama "Symbiosis" (also known as "Forensic Children's Talk") was launched in Haikou on March 18, starring Zhou Dongyu and Peng Guanying.
The online drama "Owl Rises from Qingyang" adapted from Wei Yu's novel of the same name was launched on March 19 and the starring lineup was officially announced: Dilmurat Dilmurat and Chen Xingxu lead the starring roles, with Zhang Li special starring, and will be broadcast exclusively on Tencent Video.
The online drama "Love You" adapted from the novel "Loving You Is the Best Thing I Have Ever Ever Done" will be launched on March 21, starring Zhang Linghe and Xu Ruohan, and will be broadcast exclusively on iQiyi.
The suspenseful love comedy web drama "Guess Who Am I" starring Zhang Yuxi and Wang Ziqi will be broadcast exclusively on Youku at 18:00 on March 22 . The play is directed by Zhong Qing, the director of "Flower Order", and has been completed for more than two years.
Directed by Ju Xingmao, starring Wang Dalu and Ren Min, and starring Zhao Huahua, Wang Xiuzhu, Tan Xiaofan, Wang Ruolin and others, the online drama "Five Elements Family" is scheduled to be broadcast exclusively on Youku on March 23 .
"The Storm Chaser"
"The Storm Chaser", with Yao Xiaofeng as the chief director, Weng Liangping as the screenwriter, and starring Wang Yibo, Li Qin, and Wang Yang, is a drama about the growth of youth of the times.
In 2024, iQiyi had the highest popularity on the first day, and in 2024, iQiyi's popularity exceeded 8,000 the fastest, proving that the top is still the top. Wang Yibo's appeal, the quality of the projects he participated in, and the popularity of the projects are quite impressive.
As of press time, the popularity of "Storm Chaser" on the iQiyi site exceeded 8,000.
The series takes place in a war-torn era and tells the story of a young accountant played by Wang Yibo who eventually grows into a generation of red financiers. The opening chapter shows the sophisticated and careful camera layout of Fu Huadao. The participation of powerful actors such as Wang Yang gives the series an online quality. The character played by Wang Yibo is a genius accountant. Judging from the current feedback, the audience relatively recognized the quality and rhythm of the series, and Wang Yibo's acting skills have also improved a lot.
"Flower Order"
It aired on Youku on March 15. The response to the premiere was very enthusiastic, especially the first two episodes in which Zheng Hehui played Yang Caiwei. This gave a good start to the subsequent plot development and also raised the audience's expectations. Recently, the drama series has been slightly depressed due to content controversies, but overall, it is still a dark horse in the recent market.
In the traditional framework of costume dramas, there are not many "face-changing" plots. In terms of content, "suspense" and "detection" are also a highlight of the drama. When the audience expected the suspense content to not be perfunctory and to take into account the feelings of love and solving crimes, the show suddenly went in the direction of ancient puppets spending most of their time falling in love.
Stills of "Flower Order"
In addition, after the "face change", the soul of Yang Caiwei played by Ju Jingyi was completely different from the soul of Yang Caiwei played by Zheng Hehuizi in the first two episodes, which caused a lot of controversy. Could it be that the actors who took over later did not perform well because the actors in the first two episodes were too good? Ju Jingyi's flawless look with heavy makeup in the play was also intensively discussed as to whether it was necessary. The emotional transformation process of the male protagonist played by Liu Xueyi has also caused some controversy.
Generally speaking, the show performed very well in the early stages of its broadcast. So far, the show is second only to "Walking with the Phoenix" in popularity in major lists. From B-level dramas to S-level dramas, "Flower Room" "Order" is a positive example of "using small to expand big".
Previously, "Huajian Ling" had exceeded 10,000 views on Youku for many days in a row. After "Traveling with the Phoenix" started airing, although the popularity and single-day playback volume dropped, it can still be regarded as retaining the basic base of admission.
"Walking with the Phoenix"
After the launch of Tencent Video, good news came frequently, and the popularity record was refreshed faster than the audience's pursuit of the drama - it broke 25,000 in 26 minutes after the launch, setting a record for Tencent Video's fastest series to enter the "must-see club"; it was less than two days after the launch Breaking through 30,000. On the night "Traveling with Phoenix" landed on Hunan Satellite TV, the CSM national network ratings were 0.97 and the share was 4.82%, ranking first in provincial satellite TV. The Kuyun premiere ratings increased to 0.7+. On the day of the premiere, 26 of the top 50 searches were related to "Hong Kong Phoenix". Such data shows that Gudu is still Zhao Liying's ruling area.
The data of "Traveling with the Phoenix" is eye-catching, and it broke various records on Tencent as soon as it started airing.
This is a drama with a female protagonist, and it is also the first time that Zhao Liying serves as a producer. Shen Li, the blue king of the spiritual world played by Zhao Liying, decided to run away from marriage because she was dissatisfied with the marriage proposed by the emperor of heaven. After descending to the human world, she became a little phoenix. She happened to meet the last ancient god Xingzhi (pseudonym Xingyun) played by Lin Gengxin.
There are many memories and jokes interspersed in the drama, such as Shen Li rescuing Xing Yun who fell into the water, which made up for the regrets of countless netizens when Zhao Liying and Lin updated their last collaboration drama "The Legend of Chu Qiao". The Internet quickly created new memes: " Yu Wenyue fished it out!"
In general, the plot rhythm is relatively flat, the skin grinding is serious, and the late dubbing is not suitable enough. Lin Gengxin, who was once called "the dream of 900 million girls," was criticized for being fat, which was inconsistent with the character's sickly state. It remains to be seen whether it can retain audiences through word-of-mouth.
Battle-damaged version of Prince Shen Li
"Ode to Joy 5"
Based on Anai's novel of the same name, produced by Noon Sunshine and directed by Jian Chuanxi, the urban women's inspirational drama "Ode to Joy 5" starring Jiang Shuying, Yang Caiyu, Zhang Jianing, Zhang Huiwen, Li Haofei, etc. was released on CCTV 8 on March 16 It will be broadcast simultaneously on Tencent Video and iQiyi. Is anyone still following Wumei’s story?
After the first part of "Ode to Joy" was aired, the "Five Beauties" Liu Tao, Jiang Xin, Wang Ziwen, Yang Zi, and Qiao Xin reached career highs due to the popularity of the show. However, after the script was reworked in the third season and the cast was changed, the reputation of "Ode to Joy" has plummeted, and its popularity is not as good as before. The Douban score of the third part of the drama is only 4.8 points, and the Douban score of the fourth part is 5.7 points. The fifth part is currently airing. The popularity of iQiyi has just exceeded 6,000 and the popularity of Tencent has exceeded 20,000. Its performance on major lists is mediocre.
Zhang Huiwen as Ho Min-hung
The performance of the character Ho Min Hung (played by Zhang Huiwen) in the fifth part is undoubtedly the most controversial. She is selfish, narrow-minded, shirks herself when things happen, and is out of place among her girlfriends on the 22nd floor. Many netizens said they didn't understand why such a character was set up to irritate the audience.
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"Little Days": Shuangwen heroine, or contemporary Wang Baochuan?
【Variety Show】
The sixth episode of "All Members Accelerated Battle Season" will be broadcast at 8:25 pm on March 22. In this episode, the Orange Team "Accelerated Employment Team" consists of Zhang Yuan, Yao Chen, Cai Guoqing, Wang Hedi, Wu Xize, Wu Dajing, Yao Zheng, and Zhuang Dafei, while the Purple Team "Love each other as a family" consists of Wen Tao, Composed of Pu Yixing, Huang Zihongfan, Cao Enqi, Bai Jugang, Luo Yutong, Shi Kai and Xie Yilin. The challenge will start with a carnival...
Wang Hedi
On the evening of March 23, "Hello, Saturday" will usher in the "Hao Liu Street Gold Contest" composed of members of 0713vs. Lu Lu, Wang Yuexin, Wen Tao, Pu Yixing, Tang Jiuzhou, Huang Zihongfan, and Shi Kai played in the Sixth Street, and all members of He Jiong, Qin Xiaoxian, Ding Chengxin, Yang Di, and Wu Zelin became bounty hunters. Focusing on a dream linkage!
"Hahahahahaha 4" will premiere on Tencent Video at 12 o'clock on March 23, and Wuha's first hip-hop challenge is coming. Deng Chao, Chen He, Lu Han, Fan Zhiyi, Gem, and Wang Mian were all confused. The impromptu performance featured an unexpected theme. Who can be the final winner? Let’s call for the Wuha Group together!
"Hahahahahaha 4" poster
Starting from March 23, "The Three of Us" will be broadcast simultaneously on the dual platforms of Hunan Satellite TV and Mango TV at 22:00 every Saturday. AI director Aimang AIM is online. Whether Wei Daxun wants to have a thrilling jungle adventure, Guo Qilin wants to experience a refreshing snow bath, or Mao Buyi wants to hold a national style show on the top of the mountain... Aimang, who serves as the assistant director of "The Three of Us", can satisfy everyone's travel needs.
The fifth episode of the second season of "Infinite Beyond Class" will be broadcast simultaneously on Zhejiang Satellite TV, Z TV, and Youku on March 23. This time, the actors continue to work hard to win roles. Under the careful guidance of the producers, can the actors successfully complete the filming tasks of the drama? Which of the three teams will finally get the official contract?
The fifth season of "I Want to Sing with You" will be broadcast on the dual platforms of Hunan Satellite TV and Mango TV at 22:00 on March 22. This week we welcome two party guests: Ella Chen Jiahua and Xu Huaiyu.
Ella, Xu Huaiyu
The two of them debuted around the same time, around 2000, so this time they formed a millennial-style outfit called Y2K. The whole scene was visually full of bright color combinations, exaggerated pattern designs, sequins, metallic colors, Various geometric and abstract patterns, and the music is a feast of electronic dance music that combines a sense of technology and a sense of the future! Let's go back to the millennium and relive the atmosphere and feelings of the times.
Mango TV's original mother-daughter emotional reality show "Daughter, Mom" will be launched at noon on March 19th, and will be broadcast every Tuesday at 12 noon starting from March 26th. The program invites four groups of mother-daughter families at different stages of life and with different modes of getting along, including Wang Luodan and his mother Xie Hongwu, Ouyang Nana, Ouyang Nini, Ouyang Didi and her mother Fu Juan, Tao Xinran and her mother Tao Yuedi, and Zhao Xiaotang and her mother. Yue Caijing, start a life of traveling and living together.
Ouyang Nana's family
"Daily Food" will be broadcast on Youku Humanities Channel every Wednesday at 18:00 starting from March 20. Starting from the living habits of contemporary people, with the creative purpose of "eating every meal well and chatting well every day", the audience can follow the host Liu Yiwei's perspective to explore the true nature of life and taste the fireworks of the world.
"Everyday Food" Poster
The official lineup of "Cat in the Box" was recently announced, with flight players Huang Bo, Huang Xiaoming, Yin Zheng, and Zhang Yixing, and role players Chen He, Lin Gengxin, Wu Bi, Wang Xun, Zheng Kai, and Zhou Qi. Coinciding with the second recording of the show, Lin Gengxin, the "900 Million Girl's Dream", switched to ancient and modern costumes and became much more handsome again. At the same time, there was another pair of old friends: Huang Xiaoming and Yin Zheng.
Lin Gengxin
The new gaming game reasoning variety show "New World of Rubik's Cube" is being recorded. According to the Reuters picture, guests such as He Jiong, Wei Daxun, Wu Xin, Cai Wenjing, Bai Jugang, Ollie, Wen Tao, Shi Kai, He Yunchen and other guests may join the show.
iQIYI's Chinese youth rap music series "China's New Rap 2024" recently started its first recording in Wuxi, Jiangsu. Hundreds of rappers gathered together and set up a stage on site to facilitate freestyle battles among contestants. The program aims to discover more outstanding new generation Chinese rappers and provide opportunities for the new generation of rappers to express themselves.
【Documentary】
Let your children watch the documentary "The Journey of Creatures", a vivid life education lesson
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