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【Movie】
Cinema box office
According to the Lighthouse Professional Edition, as of 16:00 on January 3, "Little Me", "The Accidental Murderer 3", "Lie to You", "Hot Pot Artist" and "Detective Conan: Crossroads of the Labyrinth" ranked in the top five of Friday's single-day box office chart. According to the full-day box office data predicted by the Lighthouse, "The Accidental Murderer 3" is expected to surpass "Little Me" and top the list later today.
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【TV drama】
New drama starts
Recently, the inspirational drama "Hello 1983" started filming and officially announced the full cast. It will be exclusively broadcast on iQiyi. The series stars Zhou Ye, Zhai Xiaowen, Dong Xuan, Wang Guanyi and others.
On January 1, the idol drama "A Sudden Love" , adapted from the novel "Goodbye Wild Weasel", officially announced its starring lineup, starring Chen Xingxu, Wang Yuwen, Ma Sichao, Zeng Mengxue and others.
The TV series "Honey Whisper", adapted from the novel of the same name, started filming in a low-key manner on December 27 last year, and the opening ceremony is expected to be held on January 5. In addition to the officially announced Zhong Hanliang, Zhu Zhu, and Li Meng, Guo Xiaoting, Hai Lu, and Xu Haiqiao have also joined the cast of the show, which will be broadcast online on iQiyi.
The costume drama "What a Dilemma", adapted from the novel of the same name, held its opening ceremony on December 28 last year and officially announced the full cast. The drama will be exclusively broadcast on iQiyi. The series stars Wang Churan, Cheng Lei, Tang Xiaotian, Hu Yixuan and others.
The web drama "Threesome" held its opening ceremony in Changchun, Jilin on December 29 last year. The series stars Ma Tianyu, Li Mingde, Liang Guorong, Xu Mengjie and Zeng Youzhen.
The suspenseful crime drama "Five Missing Teenagers" started filming on January 1 and officially announced the full cast. It was written by Zhao Dongling and starred by Yan Ni, Qin Hailu, Liu Lin, Zuo Xiaoqing, Ying Er, Li Jiaqi, Guo Xiaodong, Pan Binlong, Chen Long and others.
The suspense drama "Drunken Dream", produced by Golden Media, written by Jia Dongyan and directed by Yang Yang, started filming in Harbin on January 3. The starring actors Liu Shishi and Hu Xianxu appeared at the opening ceremony.
New drama starts
"National Beauty" will be available for Mango TV members to watch first from 20:00 on January 7, and will be broadcast on Hunan Satellite TV's Golden Eagle Exclusive Theater from 20:10 on January 9. The series is starred by Yang Zi and Li Xian.
Stills from "The Beauty of China"
Starring Bai Lu, Ao Ruipeng, Dai Luwa and Chang Huasen, "Bai Yue Fan Xing" will premiere on iQiyi on January 7. The drama is directed by Zhu Ruibin, the director of "Ashes of Love" and "Ning An Ru Meng", and is adapted from the novel "Bai Shuo Shang Shen" written by Xing Ling. It tells the story of a mortal girl Bai Shuo who accidentally meets the demon god Fan Yue on her way to find immortals to repay their gratitude. The two get to know each other after a fight, and thus embark on a strange journey together, working together to eliminate demons and monsters.
Poster of "White Moon Brahma Star"
A Thousand Peach Blossoms Bloom in a Lifetime
Starring Zhang Binbin, Sun Zhenni, Wang Duo, Zhang Yaqin, Wu Yuheng, Chen Yuxian and others, the series tells the story of Xie Xuechen, the young city lord of Yongxue City in the human world, and Mu Xuanling, the saint of the dark realm, who have gone through reincarnations for thousands of years, from having their own schemes to fighting side by side and finally saving the people of the world. Although the plot is a bit old-fashioned, it is still loved by young audiences.
On the second day after the series was aired, it entered the top ten on the Lighthouse, Yunhe, Datawin and other charts, and the popularity value on Youku exceeded 6,000. This is a theme that only seeks vertical audiences, and considering the status of the actors, this popularity value is also normal. The producer of the series, Liu Ning, had previously directed the hit "Ashes of Love" that year, and has rich experience in the ancient idol drama track, so this time he boldly used new actors who are more suitable for the role.
On the second day of its broadcast, the drama’s popularity on Youku exceeded 6,000.
According to audience feedback, the characters in the series are very interesting, especially the heroine. The adaptation of the original novel is reasonable and has some highlights, but the overall plot is a bit bland, so we have to wait and see what happens in the later stages.
True Hero
The drama is presented in the form of a unit drama, with eight heroes from the five major political and legal units of public security, courts, procuratorates, justice, and national security as the prototypes of the stories, revealing for the first time the stories behind a series of major cases in recent years. The series is jointly created by 8 directors and 9 screenwriters. Through touching heroic stories, it shows the image of a political and legal team with firm beliefs, law enforcement for the people, courage to take responsibility, and integrity. At the same time, it artistically shows the achievements of the construction of the political and legal team and the mission of protecting a safe China, reflecting the historical changes in the construction of socialist rule of law, and panoramically reflecting the major achievements made in the practice of comprehensively governing the country according to law. "True Heroes" brings together a group of powerful actors such as Zhang Fengyi, Jiang Shan, and Yu Nan, as well as young actors such as Ye Zuxin, Su Xiaotong, and Luo Yizhou. The strong production team has a high guarantee for the quality of the series.
Stills from True Heroes
Only 4 episodes have been aired so far, and the popularity of the series is not ideal. It is far inferior to the long-concluded "I Am a Criminal Police" on the Lighthouse, and is only around 10th. The popularity on Tencent has exceeded 19,000. However, the audience feedback is very good. Many people said that the details of the series' reasoning are reliable, focusing on technology and the process of solving the case. Although it is a mainstream drama, the shooting method is more trendy. Some cases are repeated in "I Am a Criminal Police", but the focus and perception are completely different.
Run, Doctor
The film features a group of young emergency doctors, telling the story of their growth in the process of saving lives and medical rescue. Zhang Chi (Tong Dawei) was originally the attending physician of a tertiary hospital. Due to an accident, he left the thoracic surgery department and came to the emergency center. Here, he met Qi Ji (Ren Suxi), an experienced emergency doctor. After experiencing various setbacks and trials, the two had a new understanding of the emergency cause and gained family affection, friendship and love.
Different from traditional medical themes, the series focuses on 120 pre-hospital emergency treatment, showing the first scene of emergency doctors saving lives after natural disasters and man-made disasters. The exciting plot setting makes the audience feel as if they are in a real emergency scene and feel the urgency of life and death. In addition, the series also incorporates a lot of popular science content on emergency knowledge, so that the audience can learn practical emergency skills while enjoying the plot.
Poster of "Run, Doctor"
The popularity of the series is currently mediocre, ranking outside the top ten on Dengta, Maoyan and Yunhe, and its popularity on the platform is also relatively ordinary.
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【Variety Show】
On January 3, EP00 of "Happy Start Again·Shanhai Season" was launched. The old northerners gathered in Xi'an and laughed continuously. Chen Chusheng talked about his experience in the competition and Su Xing was so angry that he was "deformed". The first stop of Shanhai Season came to Xi'an. The brothers visited the Qinling National Botanical Garden together and tasted Xi'an food. Do you want to know what food the old northerners have unlocked? Follow Chen Chusheng, Lu Hu, Su Xing, Wang Yuexin, Wang Zhengliang, and Zhang Yuan to start a new season of adventure.
On January 3, the sixth episode of "Sound of Life·Greater Bay Area Season" was released, featuring Hong Kong music's famous scenes. Chris Lee and Bibi Zhou recalled "17 Years Old", while Jordan Chan and Huang Zihong talked with each other through songs. This episode has been released on Mango TV, and will be broadcast on Hunan Satellite TV and Macau TV at 20:00, and on TVB every Saturday at 20:00.
The full cast of "Onward 2" has been officially announced. Hu Ge, Liu Tao, Chen Long, Liu Shishi, Yuan Hong, Lin Yi, Wang Yuheng, Hu Bingqing and "science guide" Zhang Chenliang are starting a new journey in the second season. What is life? What kind of nature makes scientists and volunteers willing to spend their lives protecting it? Starting from January 4, every Saturday at 20:20, lock in Dragon TV.
On January 4, the Tencent Video Starlight Awards will be held in Macau, China. The lineup is as follows↓↓Which crew are you most looking forward to?
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【cartoon】
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