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According to Beacon Professional Edition, as of 15:00 on August 30, "Alien: Death Ship", " Tunnel to Summer, Goodbye Exit ", "Hedgehog", "Rebirth" " Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Star" ranks among the top five in the single-day box office list.
"Tunnel to Summer, Goodbye Exit" poster
Among them, the Japanese animated film "Tunnel to Summer, Goodbye Exit" was a new film released that day. The film will be released in Japan on September 9, 2022.
This year’s summer movie season (June to August) is about to come to an end. As of August 29, the box office of the 2024 summer movie was 11.3 billion yuan. The final box office of last year’s summer movie reached 20.619 billion yuan, while the box office of the 2015 summer movie was 11.3 billion yuan. is 12.431 billion yuan.
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On this occasion, the 7th China Film New Forces Forum was held in Changchun, Jilin. At the opening ceremony of the
forum, Mao Yu, the deputy director of the Central Propaganda Film Bureau who is in charge of daily work, said in his speech, "Since this year, the film industry has been working hard to promote the May 1st and summer schedules, creating a great movie box office, but there is still a lot of growth. distance, we have to see the potential crisis. Although about 100 films have entered the market since the summer season, the market performance has sounded the alarm for us. The box office has dropped by more than 22%, highlighting the deep-seated and structural problems of the film. The crisis has arrived and change is imminent... Faced with these old and new problems that are constantly intertwined, what should we do? Because there are no ready answers, we hold forums hoping to exchange sparks with each other and find a bright beacon for the future of film. Because of innovative The attitude inspires more vitality to move forward. "
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[TV series]
The ancient costume fantasy love drama " streamer leads " starring Zhang Han and Zhu Xudan will be broadcast exclusively on Tencent Video from August 30. The drama was filmed in the second half of 2021.
The reality-themed urban drama " Mortal Song " produced by Noon Sun Pictures will be broadcast on cctv-8 prime time from August 31. It will be broadcast on both iQiyi and Tencent Video, Yin Tao and Wang Xiao , Zhang Ruonan, Qin Junjie, Zhang Zhehua, Chen Haoyu starring.
"Snow Maze" trailer (02:06)
Zhang Yimou is the producer of the criminal investigation and anti-drug drama
"Snow Maze"
, which will be broadcast on cctv-8 from September 3, and will be broadcast on Youku. Huang Jingyu, Wang Ziqi, Xie Keyin, Starring Liu Runnan and Zhao Yutong.
The online drama " Their Wonderful Time " (original name: The Metaverse of Love) starring Zhou Jieqiong and Ge Qiugu will be broadcast exclusively on Tencent Video from September 3. The drama was filmed in late 2022 half a year.
iQiyi's suspense web drama "Blind" was launched in Wanzhou, Chongqing on August 21, starring Luo Jin, Wang Ziwen and Yu Nan.
Based on the novel of the same name by Bailu Chengshuang, the costume drama "Into the Blue Clouds" directed by Luo Luo was launched in Hengdian on August 25, starring Hou Minghao, Lu Yuxiao, Yu Chengen, and He Nan.
Produced by iQiyi, Yuewen Film and Television, and Xinli Media, and produced by Carnival Culture Media, the criminal investigation and anti-drug drama "Extermination of Evil" directed by Teng Huatao held a launch ceremony on August 25 and officially announced the full starring cast. Starring Ren Suxi, Wang Xiao, Cai Wenjing, Li Zefeng, Wang Youjun, Dong Qing and others.
Youku's female suspense-themed drama "The Return of Them" was launched on August 28, starring Wu Jinyan, Jiang Shuying, Huang Jue, Tu Songyan and Liu Dan.
"Happy Parents 2" was launched on August 28. The broadcast platform is still Hunan Satellite TV + Mango TV, starring Zhang Jiayi, Chen Hao, Wang Xiaochen, Zhao Da, Liu Ruilin and others.
The 16-episode suspenseful online drama "Marriage Strategy" (original name: Don't Be Fooled Again) was filmed at the end of 2021. It will be broadcast exclusively on Youku from August 29. The series stars He Hongshan and Li Zifeng.
"Once Upon a Time in Bianshui" has a popularity of over 10,000 on Youku.
"Once Upon a Time in Bianshui" has a popularity of over 10,000 on Youku. This year, it has become the second most popular song on Youku after "The Young Man Who Sings the Dragon", "Long Time Love", "Flower Order", "Cherishing Flowers" and "Mo Yuyun". It is the seventh drama series to break the 10,000 mark after "The Young White Horse Drunk in the West Wind".
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" Hidden Sea Flowers "
The series is written by the third uncle of the Southern School, starring Zhang Luyi, Janice Man, Chen Minghao, Zhang Kangle and Wei Qianxiang. Following the original plot of "Tomb Robbers Notes", it tells the story of Wu Xie who returned to China from Nepal in 2010 and experienced a strange adventure after discovering an oil painting in a post office in Medog, Tibet.
Trailer of "The Flower of the Hidden Sea" (01:45)
Unexpectedly, even today, Daomi can still see Uncle San as the screenwriter himself, and another version of the Zhang family story performed by Iron Triangle. But unfortunately, Wu Xie played by Zhang Luyi was not recognized by some netizens. Instead, it triggered comparisons between many versions of Wu Xie and his younger brother Zhang Qiling. But after all, it is an adventure drama. On the lists of Yunhe, Lighthouse, and Detawen, "The Flower of the Sea" performed quite well among many new dramas, hovering around fifth place, and the popularity on the site exceeded 20,000. This also means that the audience's demand for this type of drama is actually much higher than the current market broadcast volume.
According to audience feedback, the production of the series is more serious, but there are still problems with the Sanshu series, such as too many pitfalls, complicated character relationships, and no new ideas in character creation. Generally speaking, it can be used for entertainment by viewers who like this type of adventure drama, especially those who are struggling with the fact that the Ghost Blowing Lantern series has not been aired.
" Spring Breeze and Rain "
"Spring Breeze and Rain" poster
Starring Tong Liya, Yang Jue, Zhang Junning, Liu Peiqi and Kang Aishi are specially invited to star in a rural education-themed drama. It tells the story of a group of rural teachers taking root in rural education positions and helping generations of students pursue their pursuits. A story about dreaming and changing your destiny, blending realism and romanticism.
According to public reports, the main creative team has conducted field surveys in the mountains, carefully observed the campus environment, and obtained a large amount of first-hand materials from daily teaching, student home visits and other field surveys. Screenwriter Rao Jun said that the creation of the entire drama took more than 3 years, and he not only integrated Based on my own personal experience, as well as a large number of field investigations, interviews, and temporary work, I hope to use practical gains to inject "soul" into the story. The plot closely follows the background of the times, starting from the national nutritious lunch policy, and connecting rural schools with one meal after another. The daily lives of teachers and students outline the difficulties faced by rural education.
"Long Music"
"Long Music" poster
Although the summer season is over, there are still ancient puppets continuing. Starring Ding Yuxi and Deng Enxi, the drama is adapted from Fenghuang Qi's novel "The Song of the Bronze Bird in Chang'an". It tells the story of Shen Du (played by Ding Yuxi), the chief of the Imperial Household, and Yan Xing (played by Deng Enxi), a small clerk in the Ministry of Punishment. ), a story about rekindling a relationship due to an unlucky marriage, marrying first and then falling in love together to solve a case. The plot is fast-paced. It opens with the wedding plot of the male and female protagonists, and quickly enters the main plot. It has all kinds of romance elements and is very attractive. It is also accompanied by crime-solving elements, which is a standard configuration for online novels. After all,
has the advantage of subject matter. It reached the top of vlinkage on the second day after it was launched. However, since it is only broadcast on Mango, data such as Beacon and Yunhe are difficult to collect. Overall, the popularity is not high.
However, according to feedback from netizens, the series is interesting, the story is good-looking, the rhythm is tight, and it has a full online feel. There is some CP feeling created by the plot between the male and female protagonists. If you like ancient puppets, you can try to take a bite.
"What a Big Thing"
"What a Big Thing" poster
Announced before the broadcast, the extremely low-key " What a Big Thing " was launched on Tencent, starring powerful actor He Bing, cross talk leader Yu Qian, and the powerful Co-starring actor Zhu Yuanyuan, with its unique perspective and distinctive comedy color, it brings the trivial daily life in Beijing's Hutong to the screen, telling the story of what is happening in Beijing's Kua Guaxizi Hutong now and what happened in the 1980s and 1990s. . The main characters in the story are Wang Xiaoqing and Du Mantang, childhood sweethearts who failed to get together, and Zhang Zezhong who took advantage of the situation. The three of them have gone through ups and downs, and thirty years later they still have a relationship that is constantly being resolved and confused. The drama's style is obvious, providing a side view for viewers who are curious about Beijing's Hutong culture. But because of this, the overall popularity is not high. It currently occupies the top of the comedy list on Tencent, and the popularity has not yet reached 20,000.
According to feedback from netizens, the content of the series is relatively trivial and the pace is slow. It is a life flow that tests patience. It focuses on long-term flow. It is indeed different from the current fast-paced trend. It may be suitable for viewers who like Beijing culture and life-style dramas.
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【 Variety show]
This week, iQiyi's "The King of Comedy·Stand-up Season" and Tencent Video's " Talk Show and His Friends " have entered the elimination and resurrection stages. Between the two talk shows, which one do you vote for? ticket?
html will be broadcast on Zhejiang Satellite TV at 22:00 on August 30th. "Hai Fang Senior" Ren Jialun and "Hai Fang New Students" Zheng Kai, Sun Yizhou, Wang Linkai, Li Yunrui, and Gao Hanyu took flight HF0701 to Hai Fang Island to start a ten-day island survival experiment.Recently, Jiangsu Satellite TV's "I Study on an Island 3" went out of the country and came to Greece to start recording. This season's program invites a number of writers, translators, and publishers from different countries to join in to talk about the common human emotions in literary works and to understand the collision and integration of different cultures. On August 24, local time, the China-Greece Literary Exchange Meeting "I Study on an Island 3" was held at the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Greece. During the event, Yu Hua, Su Tong, Meng Fei, Cheng Yongxin, and Ye Zi served as guest representatives of the program and donated books to the library of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Greek Republic.
The travel experience cultural documentary program " must come " Season 2 pilot film will be broadcast on Jiangsu Satellite TV at 23:15 on August 30 and launched on Youku at 20:00; the main film will be released every week from September 6 It will be broadcast on Jiangsu Satellite TV at 21:30 on Friday and launched on Youku at 20:00. At the beginning of the show, Meng Fei and Liu Zhenyun hit it off over a phone call and started a travel agency. They invited Li Yajuan (伢), an old acquaintance from the first season, to become a regular member of the "non-quake travel agency" together with the capable He Guangzhi. Follow the footsteps of Journey to the West all the way west, starting from Xinjiang and going all the way to Central Asia.