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【Movie】
Theater box office
According to Beacon Professional Edition, as of 16:00 on April 19, "What Kind of Life Do You Want to Live", "Godzilla vs. Kong 2: Rise of an Empire" and "Goodbye Marmot" occupy the top three in the single-day box office list.
New films released this Friday include "Goodbye Marmot", "Diary of a Young Boy", "Kim's Video Store", "Chinese Driver Zhou Guanyu", "The Lost Puppet", "Fairy Tale World", "Crazy Monday", etc.; "Digimon 02: "First Call" and "Beyond the Mountain" will be released on Saturday.
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"Nothing Can't Be Solved by a Hot Pot", "Spy House Code: Bai" and "Xiao Qian" will be screened on Saturday. In addition, the first part of "Dune" will be re-released on April 19.
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【TV drama】
New drama starts
On April 19 , the online drama "The Peacock Envoy Pleases the Heart" was broadcast exclusively on iQiyi.com, starring Zhou Junwei and Zhang Chuhan, and was adapted from the novel "Little Tsing Yi Under the Peacock City".
The costume drama "My Lord" starring Li Zixuan and Chen Jingke will be broadcast exclusively on Youku from April 22. The drama was filmed in 2021.
The TV series "Spring Love" starring Li Xian and Zhou Yutong will be launched on CCTV-8 from April 22 , and will be broadcast at 21:30 every day, and will be broadcast exclusively on Tencent Video.
Poster of "Spring for Lovers"
New drama news
Based on the novel of the same name, "The Big Businessman" , a legendary drama from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, with Zhang Ting as screenwriter and director, will be launched on April 15. It has been officially announced that the male and female lead actors Chen Xiao and Sun Qian will be broadcast exclusively on iQiyi.
Chen Xiao and Sun Qian's boot photos
The TV series "When I Wake Up" adapted from Ding Mo's novel "When I Wake Up" was officially finalized on April 16 and the starring cast was officially announced: Jing Tian and Zhang Xincheng lead the starring roles, Liu Chang, Qin Xiaoxuan and others, Luo Jialiang, Ke Lan Youqing stars, and Tencent Video exclusively broadcasts it.
The cast of the costume drama "Chao Xue Lu" was officially announced on April 17, and will be broadcast exclusively on iQiyi. The play stars Li Landi, Ao Ruipeng, Yu Chengen, Shen Yujie, and also stars Ren Zhong, Ding Jiali, Dai Chunrong, Zhao Bin, Tian Niu, Li Sheng, Cheng Hongxin, Wang Luqing and others.
The costume drama "Chang Le Qu" adapted from the novel "Chang'an Bronze Bird Song" was completed on April 17. The drama stars Ding Yuxi, Deng Enxi, Mao Zijun, Xiao Yan and Song Fangyuan.
"Long Music" Finale Poster
The TV series "Happiness" adapted from Jia Pingwa's novel of the same name was officially announced on April 17th and will be broadcast exclusively on iQiyi. The series will be led by Bai Yufan, Yu Wenwen, Luo Kang, Huang Xiaolei, and will star Wang Peilu, Liu Xiangjing and Zou Yuanqing. , Hao Ping and Ling Xiaosu made special appearances.
The companion piece of "Lan Gui's Happy Event" will be launched on April 18 and the starring cast will be officially announced. It will still be broadcast in the Tencent Video Bench Unit Theater. The series will be starring Li Jiaqi, He Saifei, Ren Hao, Chang Long, Fan Shuaiqi, and Zhui Na Starring Lisa, Zhang Yameng, Wang Shanshui and others, with special appearances by Liu Lin, Liu Xiaobei and Cao Cuifen.
Poster of "Fragrant and Happy Events"
Current drama updates
The costume drama "Xi Huazhi" starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi scored 6.7 on Douban, with 18,000 ratings, and its popularity on Youku exceeded 10,000.
Yang Zi and Xu Kai's "The Story of Success" has exceeded 30,000 hits on the Tencent site, becoming the second Tencent drama to hit the 30,000 mark this year and the sixth Tencent series to hit the 30,000 mark since last year. It is the most popular urban drama on Tencent Video in 2024. Almost breaking the 30,000 record.
Yang Zi checked in at Citywalk, the filming location of "The Legend of Joy" in Shanghai, and posted on Weibo: "Back to Botticelli, the popularity is 30,000!!! Thank you everyone~"
Yang Zi's "Cheng Huan Ji" handprint and citywalk stamp.
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"Harbin 1944"
The spy suspense period drama "Harbin 1944" will be broadcast on Dragon TV, Jiangsu TV, and Beijing Satellite TV starting from April 21, and will be broadcast exclusively on iQiyi.
This drama is directed by Zhang Li, starring Qin Hao and Yang Mi, starring Zhang Zixian, Luan Yuanhui, Wang Herun, Lin Jiachuan, Liu Yuxuan, Jiang Qiming, Feng Bing, Li Dongheng, Zhang Guoqiang is a special guest star, Hao Ge is a special star, and Sha Baoliang is a friendly star.
As of press time, the number of joint reservations for "Harbin 1944" on Weibo and iQiyi exceeded 1 million.
The series is set in the Puppet Manchukuo on the eve of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. It tells the story of Communist intelligence officer Song Zhuowen (played by Qin Hao) who sneaked into the Special Service Section of the Harbin Police Department and was mistaken for his own by the chief of the Special Service Department Guan Xue (played by Yang Mi). The savior, while Guan Xue (played by Yang Mi) is cold-blooded and suspicious, Song Zhuowen (played by Qin Hao) went through all kinds of hardships to gain the trust of Guan Xue (played by Yang Mi) and Japanese senior officials, and cleared the way for the final victory of the war.
The script was originally written by Wang Xiaoqiang, Liu Tianzhuang, and Liu Jinfei. Wang Xiaoqiang's previous screenwriter of the modern spy drama "Rival" has an excellent reputation. His writing skills and abilities are highly recognized by the industry. This time, the story is moved from modern times to war. In this era, spy war dramas have more room to play.
Qin Hao played two roles this time, playing the role of twin brothers. In Harbin, a place of great influence, a thrilling battle was staged, while Yang Mi appeared as a beauty and a super agent, adding a lot of highlights.
It is reported that this drama not only has an exciting plot, but also shows the complexity and struggle of human nature in the context of war. Zhang Li, who has directed historical dramas such as "Toward a Republic" and "Ming Dynasty 1566", serves as the chief director, which has raised expectations for this drama.
Yang Mi + Qin Hao + Zhang Li + Wang Xiaoqiang, this drama has become a popular drama that has attracted much attention recently.
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"When the Stars Shine"
Directed by Wan Liyang, starring Li Xian, Ren Min, Zhou You, and Wang Zixuan, and starring Wang Maolei, Song Fangyuan, Jiang Yi, and Li Zhimo, the modern revolutionary drama "When the Stars Shine" is a special appearance by Song Ningfeng. It tells the story of a military academy student Hua Zhen who pretends to be a Yuan Sheng, together with the rookie female police officer Luo Minmin, police captain Chen Hao, public affairs bureau inspector Shi Junyu and other young people with very different identities and backgrounds, firmly believed in and shouldered the mission under the influence of the torrent of the times. The story of the shining star.
"When the Stars Shine" poster
The drama has the label of a spy drama of the era, starring Li Xian + Ren Min. The overall data barely entered the top ten on the Beacon list, ranked third on the vertical list of V-list TV dramas, and entered the top five on the Detavin list, which is considered normal. The performance is not very impressive, and it may have something to do with the exclusive broadcast on Mango TV.
Compared with the setting of common period dramas, what is special about this drama is that the identity setting of the core character has contradictions. The narrative revolves around the belief choice of the male protagonist who comes from a high-ranking family of the Kuomintang. The male protagonist breaks through the hero mode, more showing the confusion and exploration of an ordinary person. The plot is based on the male protagonist dealing with the complex relationship between family, mentor, lover and ideal. The humanistic atmosphere and the sense of the times add color to the play. However, some viewers said that the pace of the plot was slow, some plots were illogical, and there was some controversy in the evaluation of the actors.
"Wan Chun Dou Xiao Club"
Co-produced by Penguin Film and Television and Deyun Society, Guo Degang and Han Zhijie serve as executive producers, Fang Fang and Yin Hang serve as chief producers, directed by Fang Xu, and starring Meng Hetang, Zhou Jiuliang, Luan Yunping, Zhang Helun, Zhang Jiuling, and Wang Jiulong, a large-scale sitcom about This story tells the story of the early days of Deyun Society. Six brothers with different personalities and a passion for cross talk not only have to find a tacit understanding on the cross talk stage, but also need to adapt to the ever-changing collective life. It is reported that it has been three years since the filming of the drama was completed. The series only made it into the top ten on the Beacon list, and the others were not on the list.
Judging from audience feedback, the show is indeed more suitable for Deyunshe fans to watch. As a sitcom, it completes basic tasks.
"Miss Match and Mr. Delicious"
The play is directed by Zhong Zhong and Chen Chang, starring Chen Xiao and Chen Yihan, and also stars Li Mao, Tian Lei, Zhou Chulian, Ruan Shengwen, Jin Shijie, He Fengtian and others.
The series was filmed in 2016 and aired 8 years after filming. It is a relatively typical urban idol drama about food and love.
After the schedule was finalized, Chen Xiao posted a promotion: "At 19:00 on April 18, join "Miss Match and Mr. Delicious" on Z Video to find the delicious dish that suits you best."
"Mrs. Match and Mr. Delicious" poster
The drama tells the story of Ruan Tang (played by Chen Yihan) whose father hopes that his daughter will take over the family's small restaurant in the future, but Ruan Tang wants to become a gourmet who eats all over the world. Ruan's father was moved by Wang Moyu (Chen Xiao)'s sincere love for cooking when he came to be an apprentice, and taught him all his skills. An accident caused Wang Moyu to lose his sense of taste, so Ruan Tang volunteered to become Wang Moyu's food taster. With Ruan Tang's encouragement, Wang Moyu regained his sense of taste, refused the invitation from a five-star restaurant, and started a wonton selling business with Ruan Tang.
Just looking at the plot content does reveal an ancient atmosphere, and the characters and plots are all replicas of Hong Kong and Taiwan food dramas from 20 years ago. Perhaps this is related to the backlog. Currently, the show's premiere on Z Video has entered the top ten of the Detavin list, but it has not yet ranked on other lists such as Beacon. Z Video is an online broadcast app platform owned by Zhejiang Satellite TV. It is not mainstream, which is also the reason why the series has little topicality.
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【Variety Show】
The tenth season of Dragon TV's "Extreme Challenge" is scheduled to be broadcast every Sunday at 21:00 starting from April 21. The theme of this season's program is "Ten Years of Challenges, Thousands of Miles Together". It will continue to travel across the land of China, leading the audience to explore the magnificent rivers and mountains of the motherland, and show people's common yearning for a better life.
Seven resident guests Da Zhangwei, Gong Jun, Huang Jingyu, Huang Minghao, Huang Xiaoming, Jia Nailiang, and Times Youth League Yan Haoxiang will form this season's "Extreme Challenge Team" to meet the mysterious "X" challenge task.
"Extreme Challenge" poster
The twelfth season of Zhejiang Satellite TV's "Run" will broadcast a super long pilot film at 20:20 on April 19. It will continue to run happily every Friday at 20:20 from April 26, and will be launched for Z Vision customers at 20:50 end.
"Brothers" members Li Chen, Zheng Kai, Sha Yi, Bai Lu, Zhou Shen, Song Yuqi, Fan Chengcheng, and Times Youth League-Zhang Zhenyuan will convey the positive energy of running in the new era to the public with laughter and open a new chapter. This time Li Chen finally succeeded in standing in the C position in the poster. As the regular guests left and changed one after another, in the latest season, Angelababy also stopped participating due to personal reasons. Only the members who persisted from the first season of the show are left. Li Chen and Zheng Kai.
"Run" poster
The Mango variety show "Chengfeng 2024" will be broadcast every Friday and Saturday at 12:00 starting from April 19th. This season's program will be based on the theme of "Aspirations become popular, and China will be beautiful". Wang Lin, Xie Jinyan, Yang Jinhua, Fan Tantian , Liu Yan, Zhu Dan, Shang Wenjie, Han Xue, Sa Dingding, Guo Biting, Liu Xin, Qi Wei, Yuan Yawei, He Jie, Cai Shiyun, Zhao Yihuan, Han Yiying, Wu Chao, Zhou Yangqing, Miao Miao, Li Xirui, Joyce Jonathan, Cai Wen Jing, Li Jiage, Guo Shuyao, Zhang Yuxi, Guo Ying, Zheng Nicole, Chen Haoyu, Chen Lijun, Devika Mai, Mari Kraimbrery, Jin Mengjia, Sun Xialing, Wan Nida, Sasha Sasha Alex Sloan, 36 "sisters" arrived. , telling the audience a new chapter in women's growth with a fully immersed performance.
Zhou Yangqing's song "The First Experience of Love" has rap lyrics that are very relevant to his personal experience.
The iQIYI reality show "Cute Detective 2024" has released a promotional video, with the Cute Detective family members Cheng Lei, Gao Ye, Huang Zitao, Meng Ziyi, Na Ying, Tian Jiarui, Wu Zhenyu, Xu Zhisheng all appearing, and Jin Jing, Xiang Zuo, Ji Lingchen and others joining the cast. . This program adapts classic IP. Guests can obtain plot clues and find the truth through the plot's doubtful points and game sessions.
The fifth season of Zhejiang Satellite TV's music inspirational program "God-given Voice" is scheduled to be broadcast every Friday at 22:00 on April 26, and will be broadcast on Z TV at 22:30 every Friday. Music partners Chen Chusheng, Ji Kejunyi, Luo Dayou, Wang Heye, Wang Sulong, Xu Jiaying, Xue Kaiqi, Yang Kun, Yang Zongwei, Yao Xiaotang, Zhang Bichen, Zhang Xinzhe, Zhou Pakho, many powerful singers reunited on the Tianci stage, a game about new and old friends The musical journey is about to begin.
Tencent Video's multi-form comedy special program "Easy Comedy Festival" will be broadcast at 12 o'clock on April 19. The program brings together a variety of comedy expressions such as sketch, talk show, and cartoons.
In terms of guests, the program is still dominated by talk show guests. He Guangzhi, Yang Mengen, Xu Zhisheng, Tong Monan, Carnivore, Maodou and Hulan are all old acquaintances from the "Talk Show Conference". Among them, Shang Xiaoju, Gao Xiaobei and Hou Xiao Loudu is a disciple of Deyun Society, and "Easy Comedy Festival" is like a new try in the talk show industry.
Xu Zhisheng
The variety show "Let's Start Mystery" invited Bai Yu, Dilraba Dilraba, Liu Yuning, Zhang Linghe, and Zhou Keyu to join in to jointly decrypt suspense cases. The show was filmed in the ancient town of Chikan, Guangdong, and some of the photos released show the place where the scene took place as seen from a telescope perspective. Judging from the latest Reuters pictures, both handsome men and beautiful women are in great condition.
Stills from "Let's Start Reasoning"
iQiyi's new variety show "Return to Reality in Ten Days" has also been officially announced. The program type combines elements of reasoning and escape. It is an extreme survival variety show. Guests will be in a completely closed situation. Recording, 10 days, 24 hours of extreme survival, 700 square meters of empty city, 64 challengers, 52 challenge games, the guest lineup is also full of surprises - Lin Gengxin, Shen Yue, Hou Minghao, Chen Yanxi, Yao Chen, Wu Qilong, Wang Herun, Chen Jingke, Li Gengxi, Zhang Yunlong, etc.
The second season of the beauty professional competition reality show "Colorful Glory·Craftsman Conference" will be broadcast on Zhejiang Satellite TV every Sunday at 20:20 from April 21, and will be launched on the Z Vision client at 20:50 .
This season's program focuses on the group of makeup artists, recruiting 100 contestants from various fields. Among them are the four "beauty founders" Zhang Yuqi, Lin Yun, Meng Jia, and Zhou Yangqing, and the four "beauty masters" Chen Minzheng and Li Dongtian. , Tang Yi, Chun Nan and host Yi Yi, demonstrated diversified makeup skills and presented different visual aesthetics.
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