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【Movie】
Cinema box office
According to Lighthouse Professional Edition, as of 19:00 on December 27, "Little Me", "Detective Conan: Crossroads in the Labyrinth", "Misjudgment", "Hell", and "Lie Lie Lie" ranked in the top five of this week's box office list.
"Little Me" is directed by Yang Lina, written by You Xiaoying, and starred by Yi Yangqianxi, Lin Xiaojie, and Jiang Qinqin. The box office is expected to exceed 50 million yuan on the first day of release today. The total box office is currently predicted to be 600 million yuan.
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Spring Festival preview
As of press time, six films have been added to the 2025 Spring Festival schedule - "Nezha: The Devil Child Conquers the Dragon King", "Fengshen II: The Battle of Xiqi", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Greatest Hero", "Detective Chinatown 1900", "Boonie Bears: Reboot", and "Operation Jiaolong".
"There is a play" premiered
"Detective Conan: Crossroads in the Labyrinth" will be released nationwide starting today. With the promotion of "classic pure love" and "romantic cherry blossoms", Maoyan Professional Edition predicts that the film will earn more than 60 million yuan in box office in the mainland.
【TV drama】
New drama news
IQiyi's Republican suspense drama "Southern Archives" started filming on December 20 and officially announced the full cast. The series is led by Zhang Xincheng, Ding Yuxi, Jiang Peiyao, and Fu Dalong.
Zhang Xincheng and Ding Yuxi star in "Southern Files"
The domestic drama "The Night Watchmen of Dafeng", produced by Liu Wenyang, directed by Deng Ke, written by Yang Yuchen, and starring Wang Hedi, Tian Xiwei, Liu Yijun, and Yan Zidong, will be broadcast on Tencent Video and CCTV Channel 8 from December 28.
The urban workplace drama "Rose Storm" will be broadcast on iQiyi + Tencent Video from December 29. The series stars Tan Zhuo, Gao Ye, Liu Yijun, Lin Yushen and others.
The 30-episode urban medical drama "Run, Doctor" is scheduled to be broadcast on CCTV8 prime time starting December 30. The series stars Tong Dawei, Ren Suxi, and Zhang Yuxi.
The ancient costume mythological drama "A Thousand Peach Blossoms in One Life", adapted from the novel of the same name, has officially announced that it will be exclusively broadcast on Youku starting January 2, 2025. The series stars Zhang Binbin, Sun Zhenni, Wang Duo, Zhang Yaqin, Wu Yuheng, Chen Yuxian and others.
Zhang Binbin and Sun Zhenni star in "A Thousand Peach Blossoms in One Life"
The New Year's Eve drama of "Misty Theater" is here, "Flame in the Wind" , directed by Taiwanese director Zhang Rongji and starring Wang Jingchun, Jiang Qiming, Yang Caiyu, Wu Xiaoliang, Huang Chengcheng, Tan Kai and others. It revolves around a criminal case that occurred in a small industrial and mining town in the northern mountainous area of Ningxia 20 years ago. It tells the story of two generations of criminal police taking turns to pursue justice at the risk of their lives.
The series currently has a popularity value of 6,600 on iQiyi, and its ranking on lists such as Lighthouse and Yunhe is average, hovering only in the top ten.
Poster of "Flame in the Wind"
Audience feedback believes that the series still has not gotten rid of the fog mode, the story and atmosphere are homogenized, and the elements of Northwest China, criminal hunting, crime, dialect, dirty and messy environment... these elements have made the audience aesthetically fatigued. However, this time, the Mist Theater invited Taiwanese director Zhang Rongji, who shot "The Copycat", to introduce fresh blood. Crime drama fans can continue to pay attention.
The criminal investigation suspense drama "The Appearance of the Murderer" starring Han Dong, Chen Xiaoyun and Zhang Tao tells the story of Lin Chuan, who has been carrying a heavy knot in his heart due to the mysterious death of his friend, and has been investigating the truth of the case for ten years. Shen Xia and his brother Shen Dong were involved in the vortex of crime due to family changes. As the plot progresses, the battle between good and evil between Lin Chuan and Shen Xia becomes more and more exciting.
Poster of "The Look of a Murderer"
The series was broadcast on iQiyi on December 21 and the full episode was released. It did not enter the top ten of the Lighthouse, Yunhe, Datawin and other lists, and the popularity on iQiyi has not yet exceeded 5,000, which is a shared-revenue drama. Although crime dramas are crowded at the end of the year, they can follow the trend to gain some attention, but there are many dramas competing in the current top market. The leading actors have certain advantages in the cast of shared-revenue dramas, and the style is similar to the style and tone of "I'm a Criminal Police" in iQiyi's early hit, so it has attracted the attention of similar fans.
"The Look of the Murderer" adopts a dual-time and multi-line narrative structure, starting with the bizarre murder of a girl in a small town in Northeast China in 1998, interweaving the past time and space of 1998 with the present time and space, making the plot richer and more three-dimensional, and also showing a certain quality in the texture and sense of the times of the suspense drama. According to audience feedback, although the suspense is insufficient, the quality of the drama is acceptable and is not necessarily worse than the top dramas.
"I Told the Wind About My Love" , starring Jiang Zhenyu and Gu Zicheng, is adapted from the novel of the same name written by Tang Zhifeng. It tells the story of "speed skating girl" Ling Ge and "genius boy" Nie Chi, who pursue their dream of ice and snow together and develop a deep love in the process.
Poster of "I Tell the Wind What I Like"
The drama adopts the model of "training short track speed skating while falling in love", but the family background setting of the heroine Ling'e adds realism and depth to the story.
After the series was broadcast, the popularity of the series on Tencent is currently close to 20,000, and it has performed well on lists such as Dengta and Yunhe. As a sweet drama, it has squeezed into the top ten at the end of the year. Some viewers think that the quality of the series is good and the plot is touching, especially the plot where the master and his wife take care of the heroine, which adds a warm element.
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【Variety Show】
This week, as the lovers travel separately, the 18-day journey of "Goodbye Love 4" has entered the countdown. During this journey, many "soul questions" have occurred: "Did he love me?" "Am I really sick?" "Should I think about the problem from a different perspective?"
"Can you feel that he broke up with you to help you?" Ni Ping's "soul-searching question" made Huang Shengyi think deeply about whether her and Yang Zi's way of getting along is healthy.
The second episode of the light mystery travel group variety show "The Detective's Holiday" has been launched. The Habibi group composed of He Jiong, Zhang Ruoyun, Da Zhangwei, Wang Ou, Wei Chen, Yang Rong, and Wu Xin continued their journey and arrived at the ancient city of Mdina in Malta.
"You Song 2024" finally ushered in the glorious night. After layers of screening in the first eleven episodes, a total of fifteen songs entered the top ten golden song list. On December 27 at 20:20, "You Song 2024" ushered in the peak ceremony. Which songs can enter the top ten golden song list of "You Song 2024"?
The fourth season of "Time Concert " will be aired today (December 27) at 12:00 on Mango TV and 22:00 on Hunan Satellite TV. In the last episode, the "Time Family" Zhang Hanyun, He Jie, Shang Wenjie, Li Xiaoyun, Li Sidani and "Music Variety Representatives" Mei Yiliya, Chen Jiahua, Jiang Dunhao, Xilinnayi Gao, Huang Zihongfan and Time Friends had a music party together on the Time stage.
The fourth season of "Time Concert" ended with a group photo
This week, the eleventh episode of "I Read on the Island 3" was broadcast. Yu Hua, Su Tong, Cheng Yongxin and Liu Liangcheng agreed to go out to sea on a sailboat and start a "drifting" journey in the Mediterranean.
On December 24 , the second episode of "Sun Market" was launched. While strolling in the market, chatting, and chatting with acquaintances, the main theme is a casual chat. This variety show is hosted by Xie Na and Yang Di, and the guests are all Xie Na's friends, such as Zhong Chuxi, Xiang Zuo, Chen Qiaoen, etc.
Xie Na and Chen Qiaoen meet old friends at "Sun Market"
Employment × Ten Hardworking Days joint variety show "You Have the Final Say" - Liyuan Laifu War EP05 is online! Zhang Yuan, Lu Hu, Wang Yuexin, Li Hao, Zhao Xiaotong, He Haonan are ready to go, and Yan Hexiang and Fu Hang have joined in surprise. Everyone is competing for the male lead role in the short play. Who will be the "Liyuan Comedy King"? Let's watch the hilarious short play shooting scene today.
Guo Degang is wearing dopamine in his new variety show! Guo Degang is also on the new variety show trend, with a gray sweater and pink pants. The dopamine outfit is more approachable. He joked that he was wearing a "nightclub" outfit, but in fact, nightclubs don't wear it like that... Mr. Guo without a gown is less serious, more playful and approachable, and he plays with the comedians to make them happy! Tencent Video's new variety show "Single Row Comedy Competition" is a big hit, and the crosstalk master is really trying to keep up with the trend of young people.
