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【Movie】
According to Lighthouse Professional Edition, as of press time, the box office for the first week of July totaled 390 million yuan, among which "Jurassic World: Resurgence", "Detective Conan: The Afterimage of One Eyed Man" and "F1: The Fast and the Furious" ranked in the top three of the weekly box office list.
"Jurassic World: Resurgence", which was released simultaneously in North America and China, lived up to expectations and won the championship. The film is the seventh in the entire "Jurassic" series and the first in a new chapter of the reboot.
→ Spielberg directed the entire filming of Jurassic World: Resurgence
Chen Sicheng is back in the summer season. "Malice" uses the Binjiang Hospital fall case as a reference to uncover the cruel vortex of online violence that devours the truth, explore "evil", and show the causal proposition of "evil". The early word-of-mouth exposure is not bad, and the suspense genre is based on realism. Regarding the "malice" on the Internet, will the audience enter life with new thoughts and gains after watching the movie?
→ Malice: Chen Sicheng tries a social experimental work
Seven years ago, the movie "Nobody" became a dark horse with its unique black absurd comedy style, making director Rao Xiaozhi, who came from a theater background, famous in the film industry, and the CP of Zhang Yu and Ren Suxi also made the audience feel uneasy for many years. This time, "Nobody: Good Times Come After Bad Times" continues the "universe of little people", and the world has changed a lot in the past seven years, and the situation of little people is also thought-provoking.
→ Director Rao Xiaozhi: Filming the absurd side of variety shows
This week, "Little White Boat", which was nominated for the Golden Photography Award at the Cannes Film Festival and won the Fei Mu Honorary Best Director Award at the Pingyao International Film Festival, will take you into a different youth story; "Pipilulu and Luxixi: Dark Room 309" is adapted from the classic work of the same name by the "Fairy Tale King" Zheng Yuanjie, and is a good choice for parents to share their childhood with their children; and films such as "Detective Conan: The Afterimage of One Eye", "F1: Wild Race", "The Mystery of Jiangyuan Lane", and "How to Train Your Dragon" are still in theaters.
→ July cinema movie list: Summer movie season is about to start
→ 【Special topic】Summer of movies
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【TV drama】
New drama starts
On June 29, the fantasy drama "Come to Fight" directed by Zhao Yilong, written by Jiulu Feixiang, and starring Ju Jingyi and Zhang Yunlong started filming. It was produced by Tencent Video, iQiyi, and Star Gravity, and Wang Yixu was the producer.
The drama is adapted from Jiulu Feixiang's novel "Master's Heartache". It tells the story of the King of Rolls' apprentice A'dai (played by Ju Jingyi) who happens to meet her bad-tempered master Xiao Yihan (played by Zhang Yunlong), from a battle of wits and courage to a rift between them.
On July 1, the domestic drama "Winter Goes, Spring Comes" , written by Gao Mantang and Li Zhou, directed by Zheng Xiaolong and Li Ang, and starring Bai Yu, Zhang Ruonan, Lin Yun, and Wang Yanlin, started filming in Beijing and will be exclusively broadcast on iQiyi.
The drama was created by the production team of "Coming from South to North". It is set in Beijing in the 1990s and focuses on the artistic struggle of a group of young people who have moved to Beijing.
On July 4, the filming of "A Day in July" starring Shen Yue, Chen Haosen and Tian Xuning started. The drama is adapted from the online comic "July Discovered by Chance" written by Wu Liu, telling the story of a high school girl who realizes that she is just a supporting role in a campus comic and resists her destiny and gains love.
Previously, South Korea filmed a comic adaptation of "A Day Found by Chance", with Kim Hye-yoon from "Running with Sun Jae" as the female lead and Kim Ro-woon as the male lead. The drama has a Douban score of 7.5 points and 100,000 people have rated it.
New drama starts
The suspenseful crime drama "The Keeper of Faith" , starring Jordan Chan, Aarif Lee, Han Xue and Simon Yam, premiered on Beijing Satellite TV and iQiyi on July 3. The drama is a specially customized tribute to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China, with the personal growth, mental journey and patriotism of ordinary Hong Kong police as the main line.
Poster of "The Keeper"
On July 4, the suspense detective drama "Suzakutang" starring Wan Qian and Qin Junjie premiered on iQiyi and Tencent Video. Each episode is 20 minutes long, with a total of 48 episodes.
The drama is directed by Xie Zhongdao and written by Long Zhenyu. It is adapted from the novel of the same name by Gui Ma Xing. It is set in Shanghai during the Republic of China period and tells the story of three young people with different professions and personalities who met because of a bizarre serial case and jointly uncovered the shocking conspiracy behind Suzaku Hall.
Poster of Suzaku Hall
On July 4, the family reality drama "Fairy Tale Part 2" starring Alyssa Chia and Jasper Liu premiered on iQiyi. The drama was previously released on Netflix on February 14.
The play is produced by Xu Yuting, and written, edited and directed by Li Nianxiu. The plot tells the story of Lin Yiling, who has lived with her parents-in-law for three years and wants to move out, but her husband is a mama's boy. She has the thought of divorce every seven days, but when the time comes, she finds that her damn husband is still cute, and she falls into the quagmire of "wanting to move, but can't move, wanting to divorce, but can't". With the appearance of a gentle, sunny handsome man and her ex-boyfriend, her life revolves around the contradiction between mental infidelity and marriage and family.
Poster of "Fairy Tales Part 2"
Revisiting the classics
The "Revisit Classics" channel, which is run under the guidance of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, will broadcast "The Cliff" and "Proof of Memory" in the evening in July, "Crossing the Guandong", "The Eighth Route Army" and "Marshal Peng Dehuai" in August, "On the Taihang Mountains" in the afternoon in September, and "Drawing Sword" and "The Sky of History" in the evening.
New drama data
According to Yunhe data, the top four feature films in terms of effective broadcast market share on July 3 were "In the Name of Law", "A Dream of Books", "Splendid Youth" and "Peach Blossoms in the Mountains and Rivers", with one on each of the four major platforms. "In the Name of Law" scored 7.6 on Douban (32,000 people rated it).
Splendid Youth
The ancient legendary drama "The Splendid Youth" starring Yang Zi and Li Xian premiered on Mango TV and Migu Video on June 30, and will be broadcast on Hunan Satellite TV from July 3.
The drama follows the previous one, "National Beauty and Fragrance", and tells the story of He Weifang, the owner of Chang'an Fangyuan, who was ordered to bloom peonies in the snow when all nations came to pay tribute. The second part of the drama unfolds the story of the hero and heroine after their marriage. In the process of knowing and staying with the flower and bird envoy Jiang Changyang, He Weifang gradually understands his patriotic heart to support the country.
Since the two dramas were shot as a whole, "Our Youth" continues the consistent aesthetic level of "Our Beauty" in terms of costumes and props, and is worthy of being the work that just won the Magnolia Award for Best Art at the Shanghai TV Festival.
In terms of the plot, the pace of "The Splendid Youth" is faster than that of "The Beautiful Youth", and the love, hatred and vengeance between the leading actors are more tense, heart-wrenching and enjoyable to watch.
After its premiere, "The Splendid Youth" temporarily ranked third on Vlinkage's TV drama broadcast index list, second only to "In the Name of the Law" and "A Dream of Red Mansions"; He Weifang, played by Yang Zi, has always topped the new media index of drama characters.
Stills from "Glorious Youth"
Dear You
The urban emotional suspense drama "Dear You", directed by Xu Bing and starring Zhang Yishan, Li Qin, Ruan Ju and Lian Yiming, premiered on Tencent Video and iQiyi on June 30. The drama mainly tells the work and love story of ballet dancers.
Zhang Yishan plays two roles, Xu Tian and Zhou Tong, in the play. This is also the second TV series he has collaborated with director Xu Bing after "In the World" which was broadcast this year.
The rhythm of the plot and the character of the leading actor are acceptable. Compared with "In the World", this drama has a lower entry threshold for the audience and is more life-like. It can be watched as a pastime after dinner. However, because the drama was filmed in 2020 and has been in backlog for too long, the online playback volume and topic discussion after the premiere were average, and it did not make the top ten in the Yunhe data list.
【Variety Show】
The second season of "The King of Comedy Stand-up Season" officially announced its cast on July 3, bringing together 48 groups of actors, including both new and old faces. Liu Yang, Hei Deng, Tang Xiangyu, Qi Qi, Xia Xia, Nangua, Zhai Jianing, Yu Xiangyu, Liu Rencheng, Wang Yue, Menqiang, Shi Yan, Hei Deng and other first season contestants have confirmed their return, and the audience is looking forward to their upgraded jokes. Yang Meng'en, who returned to the stage after two years, Xiao Jia, who participated in "Stand-up Friends" last year, and Zhang Cailing, Norah, Xiaobei and other familiar talk show actors will also be on stage. Among the newcomers, offline popular actors such as Xi Ha, Lin Jianqi, and Yu Bo made their debut, bringing a diverse performance style.
In addition, Dapeng, Guo Qilin and Yang Tianzhen will serve as the atmosphere group leaders of this season's program, and Pangbo will serve as the host. Last year's champion and runner-up Fu Hang and Xiaolu joined as "Happy Old Friends".
The second season of "The King of Comedy Stand-up" officially announced the cast on July 3
The second season of "Talk Show and His Friends" will air the second half of the first round of promotion matches at 12 noon on July 4 (Friday) and July 5 (Saturday). In last week's show, the performances of newcomers such as Xiaopa, Wang Dadao, and Wang Xiaoli were impressive. This week, in addition to old friends such as Jia Hao, Xu Zhisheng, Daguo Shou, Shanhe, Harry, and Shanshan, new friends such as Wu Ding, Hotpot, Wang Ying, Bu La, Gao Han, and Safety Exit will also appear.
"Talk Show and His Friends" Season 2
The singers of the eighth episode of "Singer 2025" are Li Jiawei from Malaysia and Alicia Evelyn from Brazil.
As a singer of the previous session, Li Jiawei left a deep impression on many audiences. Her voice is unique, high-pitched like fire, and deep like the sea, forging each song into an emotional sword of music. Alicia Evelyn is not only a great singer, but also good at composing and playing multiple instruments. This Friday at 7:30 pm on Hunan Satellite TV, two powerful singers will launch a strong impact on the online seats. I believe it will be another peak showdown of sound waves.
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The healing slow variety show "Hello Time" will be broadcast on CCTV Variety Channel every Saturday from 19:30 on June 28. With "Creating 10 Days of Time" as the core, it explores the meaning of time to life and creates an 800-square-meter "Time Bookstore" as a cultural oasis, integrating public welfare and humanistic care. "CCTV Celebrity" Sa Beining and Nigmat partnered again, continuing their humorous style; Sha Yi, Yue Yunpeng, and Ruan Jingtian from "Amazing Challenge" appeared in the same frame again in a variety show ten years later; it is also the first time that Yue Opera actor Chen Lijun will be a resident in a variety show. The contrast between traditional opera and reality show has aroused expectations.
Healing slow variety show "Hello Time"
The first live singing variety show in China , "Singing 2025", has begun recruiting public juries. The program features a "live broadcast with full microphone + real-time voting" mode. Six singers are invited to perform new works (not released songs) in each episode, and the stage is presented through live broadcast. Based on the voting results and professional judges' opinions, a No.1 stage is born in each episode, and the winning song can get continuous singing opportunities.
The live music variety show "Sing 2025" has begun recruiting the public jury
【Documentary】
On July 3, the 6-episode documentary "Protect Our City" was launched on iQiyi! The film traces back and restores the detection process of representative cases that occurred in Hong Kong in the past five years from a first-person perspective. It uses a tracking and pursuit shooting technique to truly record the working status of various departments of the police force, showing the image and style of Hong Kong police actively responding to various challenges and loyally protecting the safety of the city.
Documentary "Protect My City"
The film is directed by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Police Force, co-produced by iQiyi, Bauhinia Culture Group, and Meilin Culture, produced by Sandutang, co-produced by Yindu Organization, and supported by Bauhinia Magazine.
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