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【Movie】
Theater box office
According to Beacon Professional Edition, as of 16:00 on July 12, "Silent Kill", "Despicable Me 4", "Legend", "There's a Shop in the Clouds", "Inside Out 2" and "Down to Earth" occupy the top six single-day box office lists. Bit. Among them, the two animated films "Despicable Me 4" and "Down to Earth" were new films released on that day. "Legend", which was released on Wednesday, had been screened on a large scale last week.
"Falling into the Mortal Dust"
"Falling into the Dust" Poster
Five years ago, the short film "Dream Starts and Completes" by students from the School of Visual Art and Design of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts attracted countless fans on Station B. This summer, the animated film "Down to Earth", which was expanded with this short film, finally met the audience, completing its five-year commitment. It not only brings the story of the descendants of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl to the big screen, but also brings elements of traditional Chinese astronomical culture to the big screen for the first time.
→ "Falling into the World": a fusion of traditional astronomy and family elements
summer season
Entering June, the 2024 summer movie season has begun. According to the Beacon Professional Edition release calendar, as of 10:00 on July 9, 100 films have been released or scheduled for the 2024 summer season. The 2024 summer movies cover a variety of genres and themes, including 32 feature films, 20 cartoons, 7 documentaries, 6 action films and comedies, and 4 romance films and youth films, which can meet the viewing needs of different audiences. .
According to online platform data, as of 19:25 on July 7, the total box office (including pre-sales) for the 2024 summer season (June to August) exceeded 3 billion! "There's a Canteen in the Clouds", "Silent Kill" and "Inside Out 2" are temporarily among the top three box office releases.
"Catch Dolls" poster
Last year's summer season ended on July 12. Movies such as "The Lost Girl" and "In the Octagon" have already driven the market to take off. This year, it will be seen whether the movie "Catch a Baby" starring the golden pair of Shen Teng and Ma Li can carry the market. box office. It is reported that the film will be screened from July 13th to 15th and will be officially released on July 16th.
→ "The summer of movies" is here, the 2024 summer movie list is released
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【TV drama】
New drama information
"Red Heat" poster
The urban entrepreneurial drama "Red Heat" is scheduled to premiere on CCTV-8 prime time starting from July 14, and will be broadcast online on iQiyi and Tencent Video. The series will star Huang Xiaoming, Wang Ou, Zhang Chao and others.
"The Strange Story of the Tang Dynasty: Journey West" is scheduled to be broadcast exclusively on iQiyi from July 18. The series will still be starring Yang Xuwen and Yang Zhigang.
"Confessions in the Dark" Poster
The suspenseful criminal investigation drama "Confessions in the Dark" wrapped up production on July 10. The drama is produced by Chen Zhixi as director and stars Pan Yueming and Wang Hedi. It tells the story of the Xu family's father and daughter who mysteriously disappeared at the elevator entrance of Yuanlongli Community, and the investigation by detectives He Yuanhang and Ran Fangxu failed. As a result, the case was closed with the Xu family's father and daughter trying to avoid debts. Many years later, the case was reopened due to the discovery of Xu's father's body. During the investigation, Ran Fangxu died in a car accident. He Yuanhang's daughter, He Xiaohe, took over the investigation and finally brought the real culprit to justice when Yuanlongli was about to be demolished.
The costume drama "The Lady", which took nearly four months to shoot, was completed on July 12 and will be broadcast exclusively on Tencent Video. The series stars Chen Duling and Xin Yunlai.
The web drama "My Mom is the School Beauty" recently wrapped up production and will be broadcast exclusively on Tencent Video. The series stars Deng Enxi, Jiang Long, Liu Lin, Liu Xening, Tudou and others.
"Jin Yong's Martial Arts World" scored 6.2 on Douban; "Anti-Black Heroes" scored 6.7 on Douban; "The Time Is Right" scored 7.5 on Douban; "Yan Xin Ji" scored 5.9 on Douban.
"Sauvignon Blanc 2"
On the 4th day after the broadcast of "Sauvignon Blanc 2", the popularity on Tencent exceeded 30,000, becoming the sixth drama to break 30,000 this year. The first five are "Flowers", "Traveling with Phoenix", "The Story of Joy" and "Celebrating More Than Years 2" "The Story of Rose".
On July 11, the popularity of "Sauvignon Blanc 2" exceeded 30,000 on Tencent.
The show topped the charts on Detawen and Yunhe the day after it was aired. It is currently the second most popular show on Beacon, and has quickly aroused heated discussions on major platforms. The role of Xiang Liu, played by Tan Kenci, which swept the entire Internet last year, is still the first hot topic this year. Xiang Liu's tragic background and silent love deeply touched the heartstrings of the audience, and therefore became the "white man" in the hearts of many viewers. "Moonlight", it's hard to calm down. Fangfeng Bei's off-line highlights quickly occupied the first place on the main entertainment list of hot searches, and once again became the most popular male character in the summer season. However, some viewers also complained that the clip of Xiang Liu playing the piano was greasy. Tan Jianci himself also responded during the live broadcast, "I saw it and will correct it."
Although due to policy reasons, "Sauvignon Blanc" had to wait nearly a year before airing the second part of the original series, but at present, it seems that the long-tail effect of the series is working, and the overall discussion is still very high, with all types of audiences Everyone can find the CP they want to eat in the drama. Judging from the overall popularity, "Sauvignon Blanc" can be regarded as the first echelon of ancient puppet dramas with the best quality and data in recent years.
→ First review of "Sauvignon Blanc 2": Watching the show to experience an epic be
"dislocation"
The series is adapted from the novel by Seicho Matsumoto, a master of Japanese socialist mystery novels. It stars Ma Yili, Tong Dawei, Gao Zhiting, Lan Yingying, Wang Jinsong and others. It tells the story of criminal policemen Jiang Guangming and Shi Luo who unexpectedly encountered a case during their investigation. It was discovered that the crime scene described in the novel by the writer Gu Jiming was strikingly similar to the scene of the case they were investigating. Fiction and reality were intertwined. The emergence of the novel also opened up new clues for the two criminal policemen's investigation work. At the same time, this also Plunging them into a more complicated fog.
Stills of "Dislocation"
Mist Theater has never followed the traffic data route, and the series has been launched in a low-key manner. The overall ranking data is similar to the previous Mist Theater works, hovering within the tenth place. It has not caused as much discussion as some previous works. It is only among suspense drama fans. There was some discussion within the scope. However, according to current feedback, the second role of Struggle CP seems to be unsatisfactory. Douban reviews are mixed, with complaints focusing on issues such as the content being too simplistic, not suspenseful enough, and having little connection with the original novel. In fact, the previous series of Mist Theater also had similar problems. If Mist Theater is a socialist suspense drama, then how to balance the social and suspense scales may be an important issue it needs to solve now. .
"Dream City"
Starring Yang Shuo, Jiang Xin, Li Yixiao, Wang Zijian and others, it tells the story of a new generation of entrepreneurs in China's big data field, represented by the male and female protagonists Luo Chengyu and Chu Ange, who shoulder the mission of the times, participate in international competition, and go through ups and downs to realize their dreams. The show will start filming in 2021. According to public information, it has received a distribution license in 2022 and will finally be broadcast after more than 3 years.
The series performed poorly on various lists. It is still outside the top ten since its launch. There are almost no hot topics, and there is also a lack of discussion and popular videos on marketing accounts and short video platforms.
"Dream City" stills
Entrepreneurship themes are not new in domestic dramas, but they are not popular either. When the series was launched, it was indeed a prosperous period for domestic entrepreneurial dramas. At that time, the economic situation was also improving, and the audience was very enthusiastic about this type of subject. At present, especially in the summer season, the audience's demand for TV dramas is mainly to relax. Not only that, the audience's requirements for entrepreneurial dramas are also gradually increasing. Many viewers have reported that the content of the dramas is illogical and unreal, and the screenwriters do not understand the real story. How the workers, especially those engaged in IT technology, live their lives is like a pieced-together "living account", with climaxes and self-pleasure.
The producers should open their eyes, the audience will not be fooled. But from another perspective, this is not because some people think that the audience "needs" to see this.
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【Variety Show】
The Chinese rural women's inspirational competitive variety show "Flowers Bloom" , which is expected to be broadcast on Mango TV, will hold auditions in Changsha from July 13th to July 16th. Sister "flowers" from the countryside can register on the spot to take the stage by bringing a 1-minute self-introduction and presentation video.
"2024 Youth Mango Night Music Festival" will be broadcast on Mango TV on July 13. The current official lineup includes: Ba Sanyao, Chen Haoyu, Da Zhangwei, Faouzia, Hua Chenyu, Ju Hongchuan, Liu Cong, Liu Xin, Ma Jia, Na Ying, Times Youth League, Tang Jiuzhou, Wang Xi, Wei Daxun, Wen Tao, Wu Jinyan, Xilinnayi Gao, Yuan Yonglin, Zheng Yunlong, etc.
This week, the unscripted improv reality show "Brilliant Garden" concluded on Mango TV. Zhang Songwen and the garden family carefully prepared the garden "carnival" for the guests.
Stills from "Farming 2"
In the live broadcast of "Wheat Field Concert", the second season of "Farming" ends on iQiyi this Saturday. Although it is still as popular as the first season and has been nominated for the Magnolia Best Variety Show at the Shanghai TV Festival, looking back at the second season, the hustle and bustle of the world has overshadowed the peaceful paradise. From the initial inability of Zhao Yibo to participate in the recording program to the charging of live broadcast of "Wheatfield Concert" on June 6, in the final analysis, it can all be attributed to one point - "Zhang Land Bar" IP is not equal to "Ten Qintian" IP.
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【Documentary】
【cartoon】
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