1+ week, 5+ day ago   (374+ words) At first glance, the film has all the familiar ingredients of a Chinese feel-good blockbuster. Starring the beloved comic actor Shen Teng as Xu Fu, a chef tasked with winning over foreign palates, the posters show him surrounded by smiling…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (260+ words) On review sites and social media, many viewers have wondered how such a production managed to secure screens alongside blockbusters like Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” and Wen Muye’s “Once Upon a Time in the Middle East.” But the question can…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (441+ words) “We bought three tickets,” a teenager says to a woman asking to use the empty seat beside her — occupied by snacks — her sister sitting on the other side. “We’re all in the same carriage,” the standing woman says. “Shouldn’t we…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (1778+ words) Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on how AI is reshaping China’s ultrashort-drama industry. HENAN, Central China — When a tow truck stopped beside three luxury cars at Zhoutu Culture’s compound in the central Chinese city of…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (467+ words) Poorly animated yellow cows walking on two legs, raw voice acting, and extremely slow pace — these are characteristics of China’s most recent box office hit and viral phenomenon. The effect has led to highly polarized ratings on domestic review platform…...