Editor's note: There are a large number of movies, TV series and variety shows broadcast every week. How do you choose? You might as well check out The Paper's recommendations. [Movies] According to Beacon Professional Edition, theater box office, as of 16:00 on February 23, "Art

Editor's note: There are a large number of movies, TV series and variety shows broadcast every week. How do you choose? You might as well check out The Paper's recommendations.

[Movie]

theater box office

According to Beacon Professional Edition, as of 16:00 on February 23, " Article 20 ", "Flying Life 2", "Bear Infested·Reverse Time and Space", " Hot and Hot " "Argyle: The Secret Agent" occupied the top five on the single-day box office list that day. Among them, "Argyle: The Secret Agent" is a new film released on that day.

Although the Spring Festival period has passed, it is still the Spring Festival movies that dominate the box office. Since February 19, "Article 20" has become the single-day box office champion. This year's Spring Festival box office champion "Hot and Spicy" has been revised down to 3.5 billion yuan from its original forecast of 4 billion+.

→ [Special Topic] 2024 Spring Festival Movie Watching Guide

→ "Argyle: The Mysterious Agent": When the reversal is not a surprise but a surprise

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[TV Series]

New drama information

Criminal investigation drama "Bleach" will be launched in Harbin on February 16, starring Guo Jingfei, Wang Qianyuan, and Zhao Jinmai, and is expected to be broadcast on iQi Art broadcast.

"The Big Dream Returns" Hou Minghao Single Poster

Director Guo Jingming's new drama "The Big Dream Returns" The filming, which lasted nearly five months, was completed on February 18 and the starring lineup was officially announced for the first time. At the same time, a single poster was released, which was broadcast exclusively on iQiyi. The play stars Hou Minghao, Chen Duling, Tian Jiarui, and Cheng Xiao, and also stars Lin Ziye, Xu Zhenxuan, Yan Eucalyptus, and Lai Weiming. iQiyi once introduced that the drama features a fantasy adventure of "a demon trying to catch a demon". It is a poignant monster story based on "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", in which several teenagers who meet by fate trace their passionate love in the world.

The drama series of the same name adapted from the Jinjiang Literature City novel "A Tree in Sendai" was completed on February 19. It is directed by Yin Tao and stars Deng Wei and Xiang Hanzhi.

The current puppet drama "Hush, the King is Hibernating" was launched in Jilin on February 20th. The opening ceremony was held today and the full starring lineup was officially announced: Yu Shuxin and Lin Yi lead the starring roles, Fei Qiming, Zeng Keni, Starring Xia Haoran and Hu Wenxuan.

The modern puppet drama "Uncoaxable" adapted from Zhu Wei's novel of the same name was launched in Chongqing on February 22, starring Bai Jingting, Zhang Ruonan, Zhai Xiaowen, Zhang Miaoyi and others.

The costume drama " Yong'an Dream " is scheduled to be broadcast exclusively on Tencent Video from February 28. The drama is adapted from the novel "The First Beauty in Chang'an" and tells the story of Shen Zhen ( The story of Ouyang Nana (played by Ouyang Nana) and the court lieutenant Lu Shiyan (played by Xu Zhengxi) went through life and death hand in hand and finally got married.

"Flying Life and Love Chapter" trailer (02:00)

The online drama starring Hu Xianxu and Wang Yanlin

"Flying Life and Love Chapter"

is scheduled to be broadcast exclusively on Youku from February 28th

. The play tells the story of Zhang Chi who was seriously injured after flying off the track and accidentally traveled to 21-year-old Lin Zhendong. He tried every means to prevent his 24-year-old self from making the same mistake again.

The environmentally-themed TV series "River Rises" starring Huang Zhizhong, Mei Ting, and Jiang Wu is scheduled to be broadcast on Hunan Satellite TV's Golden Eagle Private Theater from February 29, and will be broadcast exclusively on Mango TV. The play is adapted from the original novel "Jiang Liu Tian Di Wa" written by Ming Dy. It tells the story of Zheng Hanjiang, a deputy provincial inspector and professor at Qijiang University who has made great achievements in the field of environmental protection, after the discovery of environmental problems such as water pollution in Qijiang City. , the story of serving as the deputy mayor in charge of environmental protection.

"The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" starring Zhou Yiwei and Wang Likun scored 5.7 on Douban.

" Ice Hunting "

Zhang Songwen, who became popular with "Hurry", once again stars as the protagonist of a crime drama. "Hunting Ice" has attracted much attention since its premiere. On-demand views on the first day of the broadcast were 12.81 million, and it is temporarily listed as a 2024 online drama on the first day of on-demand broadcasting. Quantity comes first. On February 22, the popularity of Tencent Video exceeded 28,000.

The drama is directed by Gao Qunshu and Wan Peng, starring Zhang Songwen and Yao Anna. It tells the story of the anti-drug police represented by Zhao Younan who persistently hunted down the drug trafficking group headed by Huang Zongwei and finally succeeded in wiping out the drug manufacturing gang. Huang Zongwei, played by Zhang Songwen, was originally a logistics worker in the university. Later, he taught himself chemistry and successfully produced high-purity methamphetamine that has never been seen in the world. Netizens joked that he was the mainland version of Breaking Bad. Zhang Songwen's performance in the play Stable as always, he interprets the ruthlessness and extraordinary IQ of a simple drug lord.

Trailer of "Hunting for Ice" (01:18)

The overall plot of the series is relatively simple. It is said that the total investment in the film is less than 40 million. Director Gao Qunshu bluntly said that this is the most money-hungry film in more than ten years. Two days ago, in response to comments from netizens who questioned whether Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei’s second daughter, Yao Anna, brought money into the series because of her acting skills, and whether Huawei had invested in the series, Gao Qunshu posted a post on Weibo in response to denying that Huawei invested money, saying, “Ren Zhengfei would not be so Do it." He also said that Anna Yao is "just a simple girl with no acting training, and she is very suitable for playing the role of a police officer."

Although Anna Yao's performance in the play is indeed open to question, the short film "A Cliff Rises from the Sea" starring Anna Yao previously won the Palme d'Or for short films at the 75th Cannes International Film Festival.

→ "Hunting Ice" director Gao Qunshu: Such a poor drama is actually said to be bought by capital

"The Young Master of Dali Temple"

"The Young Master of Dali Temple" poster

A costume starring Ding Yuxi, Zhou Qi and others The suspenseful detective drama "Young Master of Dali Temple" is adapted from the ancient crime-solving comic "Diary of Dali Temple". It tells the story of the mysterious new Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Li Cake, who leads the people of Dali Temple to solve various thrilling crimes in Luoyang City. , adventure, and a story of protecting inner justice. The original work and the domestic animation of the same name both scored more than 8 points on Douban.

Although it is a costume detective that young people like to watch, the show's current performance is relatively mediocre. In the first two days of its release, it was not more popular than "South and North", and the popularity of the characters only barely entered the top three. Yesterday, its Yunhe data was updated It was only 5.3%, falling to sixth place. Most of the feedback from

netizens and viewers said that the characters and plot were relatively restored, but the rhythm of the series was a big problem. It did not have the tension that a detective drama should have, and it was not very attractive. It was a low-level light comedy.

"I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s"

"I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s" Poster

This short drama is not only the most popular short drama at the moment, but also breaks out into the entire drama field, becoming the first long-form short drama The audience is discussing. The drama

tells the story of a contemporary female college student, Si Nian (played by Teng Zewen), who wakes up, travels back to the 1980s, and marries Zhou Yueshen, a divorced and wealthy pig farmer in the countryside with two children. Although this story is very clichéd in Internet literature, firstly, the casting is interesting, with handsome men and beautiful women, and the male protagonists resemble Huo Jianhua and Xiao Zhan. Secondly, the content of the series follows the popular logic of short dramas - the heroine setting + the sense of satisfaction. The plot + strong conflict + strong marketing capture the favorite points of users in the sinking market.

During the Spring Festival, "I Was a Stepmother in the 1980s" was streamed on Douyin, Xiaohongshu, Weibo and other platforms. The first 10 episodes can be watched for free. If you want to watch subsequent episodes, you can choose to recharge a single episode, 39.9 It has various payment methods such as Yuan to unlock the full episodes and membership top-ups. It has over 20 million subscriptions in a single day, more than 400 million topic views on Douyin, and the number of likes for a single episode has exceeded 1.5 million. It can be said that based on data and popularity alone, all the long-form dramas during the Spring Festival are not as attractive as this short drama. The strong marketing of short dramas and the control of the sinking market have repeatedly impacted the long-form drama market. They may not be as good as the latter in terms of reputation and quality, but they can also be regarded as a wake-up call for the long-form drama market.

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[Variety Show]

On February 22, iQiyi posted on Weibo: iQiyi's new comedy program is here! s+ The recruitment of contestants for the -level variety show "Stand-up Comedy and Comic Contest" has begun. In the new year, let’s create happiness together!

On the same day, Tencent Video also officially announced that “the talk show is back.” The online recruitment for "Talk Show and His Friends" contestants has been launched, and the registration deadline is March 22 this year.