Editor's note: There are a huge number of movies, TV series and variety shows broadcast every week. How do you choose? You might as well take a look at the recommendations of The Paper.
【Movie】
According to Lighthouse Professional Edition, as of 18:25 on April 4, the top five movies at the box office that day were: "Minecraft: The Movie", "Sunny Flower", "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World", "Silent Love", and "Mobile Suit Gundam: Across Time".
According to the Lighthouse Professional Edition, as of 18:25 on April 4, the top box office of the day was "Minecraft Movie".
This weekend coincides with the Qingming Festival. Although it is not a traditional big period, there are many choices and a wide range of genres. Many realistic themes focus on marginalized groups, and the two major IPs from the United States and Japan also bring full of nostalgic memories.
"Nezha 2" has finally vacated the throne of the number one screening schedule. Let's see which movie can take over this position and become the favorite of the audience in the near future.
Minecraft Movie Poster
Minecraft: The Movie is a live-action movie based on the global best-selling video game Minecraft. It presents an absurd, interesting and craziest adventure movie. The movie is a dark horse in this year's Qingming Festival and currently ranks first in the box office chart. According to the prediction of Lighthouse Professional Edition, the movie will also be the box office champion on April 4th.
→ Premiere｜"Minecraft: The Movie": "Square and square", infinite creativity
Poster of "Silent Love"
"Silent Love" is adapted from a short film of the same name directed by Sha Mo, in which Zhang Yixing plays a deaf father. In the film, the father is involved in a crime to protect his daughter, and the film depicts the cruelty and hardship of the life of the deaf community with delicate brushstrokes. Zhang Yixing studied sign language in depth to get closer to the role, and his silent performance conveyed a strong love, with a tear-jerking index of five stars.
→ "Silent Love": Zhang Yixing was "cheated" again
"Sunny Flowers", directed by Feng Xiaogang , faces social discrimination and survival difficulties through a group portrait of five women released from prison. Zhao Liying and many actresses with both strength and popularity work together to interpret a different kind of female power.
"Sunshine of Youth" starring Xiao Yang is a "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" for contemporary professionals, exploring the identity dilemma in a mental hospital through black humor. The protagonist played by Xiao Yang and the special group portrait constructed by Chun Xia, Jiang Qiming and others are a major highlight of the film.
→ "Sunshine in Youth": "Are you sick? Who would make a movie if they were not sick?"
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【TV drama】
"Above the Clouds" premiered on iQiyi's Misty Theater on April 3. As soon as it was launched, it attracted the attention of many viewers with its exciting plot and strong cast.
The play is directed by Hua Qing and written by Wang Bu and Yiying. The play tells the story of Han Qing (Sun Li), a female police officer of the Sanhe Criminal Investigation Team, who fell into anxiety and pain because her partner Zhong Wei (Luo Jin) disappeared strangely after tracking the suspect and had no news for nearly two months. But she did not give up. While handling other cases, she persisted in looking for clues related to Zhong Wei. The newly emerged murder case made Han Qing keenly aware that it seemed to be inextricably linked to Zhong Wei's disappearance. During the investigation, despite many obstacles, it was discovered that there might be "insiders" in the police station who tipped off, but Han Qing and her new partner, trainee police officer Lin Jiajia (Ding Guansen), did not back down. In the end, they unraveled the secrets of the criminal group and cracked the case.
"My Second Half of Life" was broadcast on CCTV-8 prime time on March 30 and simultaneously launched on Tencent Video. The drama is adapted from Wang Meng's novel "Strange Things Are Very Sad" and directed by Dong Fulai, starring Zhang Guoli, Tong Dawei, Mei Ting, Xu Di, Zhou Yemang and others.
The plot revolves around the retired literature professor Shen Zhuoran (played by Zhang Guoli). He has two children and three generations living together. However, the death of his first wife has made his retirement life lonely. Encouraged by his old friends, Shen Zhuoran embarked on a blind date journey. In this process, he met four blind date candidates with very different personalities. These different emotional experiences not only made Shen Zhuoran grow in a new way, but also showed the emotional needs and value collisions between generations in urban families.
"In the Name of Beauty" is a modern urban drama directed by Li Shaofei and starring Yao Chen, Jia Jingwen and Hou Wenyuan. The drama is currently broadcast on Beijing Satellite TV, Dragon TV, Zhejiang Satellite TV and Youku. The story tells that Qiao Yang and Zhou Jingwen were classmates in medical college. Later, they were very dissatisfied with each other because of a misunderstanding, until they met again ten years later. The two, like old enemies, had disagreements at work again and again, and stood together again and again because of the professional ideals and beliefs of doctors to face surgical difficulties together.
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【Variety Show】
Chen Derong's poor performance in "Riding the Wind 2025" aired last week has made her the center of public opinion. In the third episode of the show, which was released on April 4, she introduced herself and said that she is good at lyrical songs, emphasizing that it is important for team members to get along well. But unfortunately, no captain chose her. "No captain chose Chen Derong" even topped the Weibo hot search list.
"No captain chose Chen Derong" topped the trending search on Weibo
In addition to Chen Derong, there are many exciting scenes in the second public selection session, which can be said to be the Sister Lang version of If You Are the One.
In the subsequent song selection session, I have to say that Mango is worthy of being the one who draws the small cards. Let's look forward to the second public performance of Sister next week.
"A Little Courage" poster
The charity variety show "Little Courage" in which Zhao Lusi participated was originally scheduled to be broadcast on Mango TV at 12:00 every Thursday, but has now been adjusted to be broadcast simultaneously on Hunan Satellite TV and Mango TV at 22:00 every Friday. The program focuses on Zhao Lusi's experience of intangible cultural heritage and donation of materials in the Ganzi Mountain area of Sichuan, but some of her words and deeds (such as commenting that children in the mountain area picking matsutake mushrooms is "cool") have caused controversy.
The public opinion environment that Zhao Lusi is currently facing is, in a way, similar to that of Chen Derong in "Riding the Wind 2025" and Mai Lin in "Goodbye Lover 4". Is it necessary to infinitely magnify the side of the guest, and should the broadcast platform present it "originally", or even further stir up public sentiment for the sake of popularity during the broadcast?
"Happy Adults" Season 2 poster
On March 30, the second season of "Happy Adults" was launched on Mango TV. More than three years ago, Shen Yue, Wang Jingxuan, and Wu Yuheng met and became friends while filming the TV series "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun". Although the show, renamed "Open Painting! Girls' Man", has not yet shown any signs of being broadcast, the friendship between the three is sublimating. It can be seen from the program of "Happy Adults" that they are good partners who can play together. This season's guests Fan Shiqi, Wu Yi, and Xu Zhisheng are also very funny.
Nezha and Ao Bing open a lotus root powder shop in Haoliu
"Ou Bing" is here. On "Hello, Saturday" broadcast on Hunan Satellite TV on April 5, Nezha and Ao Bing are said to be opening a "Chu Lai Zha Dao" lotus root powder shop.
The seven-episode series of cultural micro-documentaries "Chinese Officials' Morals" (Season 2), a key project of the "Chinese Culture Radio and Television Communication Project" and guided by the State Administration of Radio and Television, was broadcast on the official website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission from April 4. The film showcases the clean genes of China's excellent traditional culture through dialogues between ancient and modern times, and injects cultural power into the in-depth promotion of the normalization and long-term effectiveness of work style construction.
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【cartoon】
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