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【Movie】
Cinema box office
With the release dates of various movies being scheduled, advanced, and withdrawn this week, the domino-like box office battle in the summer season has finally smelled of gunpowder.
The first battle to start was the thriller "The Silent Murder", a remake of his debut film of the same name by the director of "The Accidental Murderer", against the low-budget youth film "Welcome to Me" composed of "Ji Fa + Sister Baoer" which was a little popular last summer.
Stills from "Silent Killing"
According to the Lighthouse Professional Edition, as of 15:00 on July 5, "The Silence", "Welcome to My Side", "A Small Shop at the Edge of the Cloud", "Inside Out 2" and "Legend" occupied the top five places in the single-day box office list. "The Silence" and "Welcome to My Side" are new films released this week; "Legend", which will be released on July 12, has also started previews.
→ Premiere｜"Silent Killing" Director Ke Wenli: Every role has a twist
→ Premiere｜Director of "Welcome to Me": I don't choose stars, I choose good actors
→ "Welcome to Me": I started crying while laughing
→ "Silent Killing": original intention and craftsmanship
In terms of single-day box office, although Welcome to My Side took the lead in the early morning of the same day with a pre-sale box office of over 10 million, it was a low-budget film after all, and although it accounted for 21% of the screenings, the predicted single-day box office was only 27 million. In contrast, The Silence, with the plot fermenting for several days after its release, accounted for more than 30% of the screenings, and got 8.4 million in real-time box office, temporarily ranking second. At that time, its predicted single-day box office was nearly 73 million.
As expected, at 15:00 on July 5, "Silent Killing" had already taken the first place in Friday's single-day box office, with a full-day box office forecast of 64 million. Although "Welcome to Me" managed to retain 20% of the screening schedule with the efforts of ticket subsidies from various platforms, roadshows by the main creators, and fans filling the theaters, the predicted single-day box office dropped to 15 million. Overall, the market has plunged significantly.
In addition, "Silent Killing" has been scored 6.9 points on Douban on July 4. As of 14:00 on July 5, the original "Silent Killing" that was screened at the Shanghai Film Festival last year had a Douban score of 7.9 points.
Regardless of the reputation, a suspenseful story with a strong plot is obviously more attractive than a funny youth film. I wonder whether "The Silence" will continue to expand its advantage or "Beside You" will narrow the gap on the Friday night battlefield?
"There is a play" premiered
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【TV drama】
New drama starts
The ancient costume time-travel love comedy "The Second First Encounter", which has been in backlog for more than three years, has officially been scheduled to be broadcast on iQiyi and Youku on July 6, starring Song Yiren, Guo Junchen, Li Jiulin, Jiang Zixin and others.
The urban drama "Dream City" starring Yang Shuo, Jiang Xin, Cheng Taishen, Li Yixiao, Zhou Fang, Wu Qijiang and others is scheduled to be aired on CCTV-1 prime time on July 9. The drama has been completed for more than three years.
iQIYI Misty Theater's new drama "Misplacement" (original name: Interlaced Scenes) has officially announced that it will be broadcast from July 11. Starring Ma Yili, Tong Dawei, Gao Zhiting, Lan Yingying, Wang Jinsong, Song Ningfeng and others. This drama is the third collaboration between Ma Yili and Tong Dawei after "Struggle" and "Marriage Defense War" 14 years later.
You Are More Beautiful Than Starlight
The workplace romance drama "You Are More Beautiful Than the Starlight", starring Tan Songyun, Xu Kai, He Ruixian and Gao Han, tells the story of Ji Xing, a girl from Beijing who is unwilling to be repressed by the introverted workplace life, resigns and embarks on the arduous road of entrepreneurship, and brings in investor Han Ting to join the partnership. The two work together in the medical and health industry, committed to opening up a world for China's AI online medical care, and also harvest love in their career struggles.
As of press time, the drama’s popularity value on Tencent has reached 25,000.
As one of the few modern idol dramas in the summer season, the drama starring Tan Songyun and Xu Kai has attracted a lot of attention since its launch. It is currently performing well on lists such as Dengta, Yunhe, and Datawin, second only to the currently popular ancient idol dramas. Overall, it is unlikely that the drama will become a big hit in the later stages. According to the current audience feedback, Tan Songyun's acting skills are highly recognized, and Jiu Yuexi's original work also has a good foundation. It's just that the screenwriter has made a major adaptation. It can only be said that the drama is not bad, but it is not outstanding either.
Some netizens concluded that it is not easy to fool the audience nowadays, and if idols want to be recognized, acting skills, scripts, costumes, props, and director's camera ability are all indispensable, and while this drama is "watchable", whether it is "worth watching" is a question mark.
"Lonely City"
The period spy drama "Lonely Battle in the Lost City" is led by Huang Jingyu and Xin Zhilei. The drama tells the story of the undercover Ou Xiaoan's difficult escape from the terrifying shadow of the Japanese military's biological and chemical gas research institute, and his teaming up with Qin Moqing lurking in the Military Control Commission to overcome all difficulties and jointly track down the secrets of the Japanese military's biological and chemical research and expose the true face of the Japanese spies.
Three days after the show was aired, it ranked roughly the same on the lists of Dengta, Yunhe, and Datawin, around seventh or eighth. In the traditional track of spy wars, this performance is already pretty good.
Poster of "Lonely City"
The drama is set at the end of the Anti-Japanese War. It has made some innovations on the basis of the tradition of spy war dramas, using new narrative angles such as "amnesia" and "multi-party lurking", with a certain ingenuity, which brings a sense of freshness to the audience. However, due to the large number of clues in the drama and the jumpy time editing, for young people, sorting out the timeline is a kind of fun, but for traditional audiences, there is still some threshold to understand the drama.
Judging from the current audience feedback, the series has a certain appeal to spy war fans. The complex character relationships and multi-timeline narrative have contributed to the good highlights and created a suspenseful atmosphere. This is also the controversial point. For ordinary audiences, they need to concentrate on watching it, and it is not suitable for watching while eating.
The Vanishing Elephant
The series is starred by Li Jiuxiao, Jiang Long, Ma Yinyin, with special appearances by Wang Zhiwen, Ren Suxi, Duan Bowen, Yu Ailei and others, and produced by Rao Xiaozhi. The series tells the absurd story of Zhang Kuang, a down-and-out young man from a small town, who, in order to catch the opportunity of Xiangcheng's transformation - the marathon event, begins to interact with various people such as small gangsters and entrepreneurs in the city to fight for the right to host the event, but is unexpectedly involved in the final "resignation" of the criminal gang.
Stills from The Vanishing Elephant
Since it is a pure online broadcast with low-key publicity, the current discussion and data of the series are relatively general. However, according to audience feedback, the series format is novel, using comics and other methods as a transition. The overall series has the sense of Ning Hao's early black comedy movies. It has a completely different viewing experience from ordinary domestic dramas. It is light and jumpy. For young people, it is a fresh dessert in the hot summer.
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【Variety Show】
On July 5, the finals of the annual seats of "Riding the Wind 2024" were finally broadcast. After the five major theme performances of Heavy Snow, White Dew, Beginning of Autumn, Summer Solstice, and Waking of Insects, the twelve members Liu Yan, Shang Wenjie, Han Xue, Sa Dingding, Liu Xin, Qi Wei, Yuan Yawei, He Jie, Joyce Jonathan, Cai Wenjing, Chen Haoyu, and Chen Lijun stood out and won the annual seats of "Riding the Wind 2024". Chen Haoyu won the annual championship of "Riding the Wind 2024".
Chen Haoyu won the annual championship.
Focusing on the career struggles of the aviation industry and telling the growth stories of civil aviation personnel, the observational documentary reality show "First-timers: Captain Season" will be updated twice a week on Mango TV every Monday at 12:00 starting from July 8. Ren Mingwei, Chen Yuting, Chen Long, Dong Yilin, Huang Yueyang, instructor Han Jialin and assistant Zhou Lianghe will be witnesses of the "development journey" of young captains, and will embark on a 60-day multi-dimensional assessment to eventually form an honorary crew.
The official announcement of the partner lineup of "Chinese Restaurant 8" allows you to experience the oriental flavor of a foreign country, and a surprise "photographer" is online. This season's partners are Zhai Xiaowen, Dai Guangtan, Hu Yitian, Lin Shuwei, Jiang Yan, Yu Shuxin, Yin Zheng, and Huang Xiaoming. The show will be broadcast every Friday at 22:00 starting from July 19.
"Chinese Restaurant 8" lineup
The Chinese women's growth inspirational reality show "My Daughter 2024" has officially returned. The special program will be launched on Mango TV at 12:00 on July 8, and the main program will be broadcast every Tuesday at 12:00 on Mango TV starting from July 9. The new season of the program focuses on the life and growth of the new generation of women who "love themselves well". The program will present the multiple challenges and persistence of contemporary women in the workplace, family and self-growth through the real life status of four women of different ages - Liu Yan, Yu Wenwen, Lu Yuxiao and Zhu Wangwang.
The unscripted improvisational reality show "Glorious Garden" aired its 11th episode on July 4. The Garden family visited the Yuanxiang Dragon and Lion Dance Troupe to start the dragon and lion dance learning mode. All members made plans to choreograph the ultimate performance and welcome the people they had met back to the garden. Yao Chen and Wang Yuwen came to visit, and the Garden family started a special welcome ceremony, inviting the two to join the garden morning exercise, practice Ba Duan Jin together, and start a beautiful day.
The eleventh episode of "Flowers and Boys·Friends" was launched on July 4th. New friends started a new journey and the blank road book continued to be filled.
The eleventh episode of "Running Man 12" to be aired on the evening of July 5th, members of the "Brotherhood" and guest stars Chen Qiaoen and Song Yanfei will "run" into Budapest, Hungary.
Chen Qiaoen unlocks new look
The sixth episode of the immersive cultural exploration program "Set Sail! Grand Canal" will be broadcast on Jiangsu Satellite TV on the evening of July 5. After experiencing the vibrant commercial prosperity along the canal, Shan Jixiang, Zhang Jin, Zhang Peng, Chen Yidan and Zhou Qi, professor of the School of Architecture of Southeast University, continued the "Canal Cultural Tour", visiting Hangzhou Branch of the National Library of Editions, Wansong Academy, Wenlan Pavilion, Baicao Garden, Sanwei Bookstore, East Lake and other scenic spots and historical sites in Hangzhou and Shaoxing, and exploring the mysteries of the academies, private schools and classic book pavilions along the canal.
Hunan Satellite TV, Mango TV and the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda jointly launched the country's first documentary science program about giant pandas , "Panda Family", which is broadcast every Sunday at 12:00 on Mango TV and at 20:20 on Hunan Satellite TV. It leads the audience to have an in-depth understanding of the living habits of giant pandas and the daily work of the keepers. The heartwarming content deeply touched many people.
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【Documentary】
The bilingual documentary "Panda Narrative" will be broadcast on Hunan Satellite TV at 7:30 pm on July 4. Follow the documentary to explore the life of giant pandas living overseas. In this process, you can not only learn about the unique living habits of giant pandas, but also learn a lot of valuable knowledge about giant panda protection!
