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Gong Jun
Gong Jun (, born November 29, 1992), also known as Simon Gong, is a Chinese actor. He gained attention for his role in ''Lost Love in Times'' (2017) and gained popularity from ''Begin Again'' (2020). His fame heightened when he became widely known for his role as Wen Kexing in ''Word of Honor (TV series), Word of Honor'' (2021). Early life Gong Jun was born on November 29, 1992, in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. He was selected by a teacher from art industry to study acting for his good looks. Therefore, he went to Beijing and has accepted intense training. After a long and comprehensive period of study, he took his entrance examination and was finally admitted to the Acting Department of Donghua University in Shanghai. After graduation, he moved to Beijing seeking opportunities in the entertainment industry. Gong had once signed with a company which promised to give him jobs and living allowances every month. However, the company failed to keep its promises and Gong did not get any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gong (surname)
Gong is the pinyin romanization of several distinct Chinese surname, Chinese surnames, including 宫, 龔, 共, 公, 鞏, 功, 貢, and 弓. It may also be an alternative transcription of the surname Kong (surname), Kong (, ), or the Jyutping romanization of the Chinese surname Jiang (surname), Jiang. List of surnames romanized Gong * Gong (surname 龔), Gōng () is the 192nd most common surname in China. * Gong (surname 公), Gōng (公) ranks 408 in China. * Gǒng () ranks 370 in China. Origins from Zhou dynasty clan, from Qiang people alike Tibet people, or from Jin (Chinese state), Jin (state) clan. * Gōng (功) from Jiang (surname), Jiang (姜) clan, from noble of Song (state), or from Mongol people. * Gòng () from add-name Ji Gong (子貢) of Duanmu Ci (端木賜 / Dyun Muk; clan from Shaohao). * Gōng (宫) ranks 240th in Hundred Family Surnames and is mainly derived from Ji (surname 冀). 龔, 龚 Gōng () is the 192nd most common surname in China. It is the 99th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Yao (actress)
Chen Yao (; born 31 October 1994) is a Chinese actress. She is known for her role as Yue Qiluo in '' Wu Xin: The Monster Killer'' (2015) and her role as Sang Tian in ''My Unicorn Girl'' (2020). Early life Chen Yao was born in Panzhihua, Sichuan, China. Chen graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 2017. Career Chen made her acting debut in the youth sports drama ''Go! Goal! Fighting!'', which premiered in 2016. In 2015, Chen rose to fame for her role as Yue Qiluo, the main antagonist in the hit fantasy web series '' Wu Xin: The Monster Killer.'' Chen was awarded the Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Guduo Media Awards for her breakout performance. In 2016, Chen was part of an ensemble cast for the drama Legend of Nine Tails Fox, in which she played a fox demon. The drama also co-starred Zhang Ruoyun and Qiao Xin. The same year, Chen starred in her first leading role in ''So Young'', based on the youth romance novel of the same name by Xin Yiwu. The following year, she re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priest (writer)
Priest (born 13 June 1988) is a pseudonymous Chinese author whose works are published online. She has been actively writing since 2007 and has received several awards for her writing. She is signed by the web-based publisher Jinjiang Literature City. She is considered to be among the top five Chinese writers catering to women's interests. She is known for writing various genres of ''danmei'', as well as novels featuring female protagonists. Her works have been adapted into manhua, donghua, and Chinese dramas. Many of her novels have been translated into Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and English. The dramas ''Guardian'', '' Legend of Fei'', '' Word of Honor'', and ''Justice in the Dark'' are based on Priest's novels. Life Priest graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University with Bachelor's in Mathematics. She then attended University of Hong Kong for Master's in Finance. She works full-time, writing on the side. She has a cat named Pizai (皮仔). W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuxia
( , literally "martial arts and chivalry") is a genre of Chinese literature, Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fantasy literature, its popularity has caused it to be adapted for such diverse art forms as Chinese opera, manhua, television dramas, films, and video games. It forms part of popular culture in many Chinese-speaking communities around the world. According to Hong Kong film director, producer, and movie writer Ronny Yu, wuxia movies are not to be confused with Martial arts film, martial arts movies. The word "" is a compound composed of the elements (, literally "martial", "military", or "armed") and (, literally "chivalrous", "vigilante" or "hero"). A martial artist who follows the code of is often referred to as a (, literally "follower of ") or (, literally "wandering "). In some translations, the martial artist is referred to as a () or (), either of which can be i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youku
Youku Tudou Inc. (formerly Youku Inc.), doing business as Youku (), is a video streaming service and former video sharing website based in Beijing, China. It operates as a subsidiary of Alibaba Group Holding Limited. Youku has its headquarters in the Sinosteel Plaza in Haidian District, Beijing Haidian () is a northwest urban district of Beijing, bordering Xicheng, Beijing, Xicheng and Fengtai, Beijing, Fengtai. It is in area, making it the second-largest district in urban Beijing area (after Chaoyang, Beijing, Chaoyang), and is home .... On 12 March 2012, Youku reached an agreement to merger with Tudou in a stock-for-stock transaction, the new entity being named Youku Tudou Inc. In 2014, it had more than 500 million monthly active users, with 800 million daily video views. Youku is one of China's top online video and streaming service platforms, along with iQiyi, Sohu, LeTV, Tencent Video, PPTV, 56.com and Funshion. However, Youku's domination in the Chinese market w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mango TV
Mango TV (芒果TV, ''Mángguǒ TV''; MGTV) is a Chinese video streaming platform under Mango Excellent Media, which is controlled by Hunan Broadcasting System. Mango TV was established on May 26, 2006, in Changsha, Hunan and later decided to use 'Mango TV (Internet TV, PC, Phone and Pad)' as its video platform branding title in 2008. Mango TV specializes in creating online videos and is an online platform providing all of the content that is presented in TV channels, and all other copyright works from Hunan Broadcasting System and Hunan Satellite TV. Its current headquarters is located in Golden Eagle Movie & TV Cultural City, Changsha, Hunan, China. Mango TV provides audience with diverse content including films, TV series, music, cartoons and entertainment. In 2016, the content from Hunan Satellite TV accounted for 38% in all that Mango TV has produced. History Mango TV was established on May 26, 2006, in Changsha, Hunan by Ruobo Zhang, the former Mango TV chairman and C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhou Yutong
Zhou Yutong (, born September 21, 1994) is a Chinese actress and model. Biography In 2013, Zhou made her acting debut in the children's fantasy film '' Balala the Fairies: the Movie''. In 2015, Zhou gained recognition for her role as a cold assassin in the fantasy romance drama '' Love Weaves Through a Millennium''. The same year, she made her big screen debut in the youth film comedy '' 20 Once Again'' as a rock musician. In 2016, Zhou had her first leading role in the fantasy web drama ''The Journey''. In 2017, Zhou gained increased recognition with her role as a top actress in the fantasy action web drama ''Cambrian Period''. The same year she starred in the fantasy romance drama ''Long For You'', adapted from the comic "The Distance of Light Between You and Me". In 2018, Zhou played a mermaid in the fantasy romance web series ''My Love From the Ocean''. In 2019, Zhou starred in the youth action drama '' Young Blood''. In 2024, Yutong starred as a disabled woman in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IQIYI
iQIYI (, pronounced in English as ), formerly Qiyi (), is a Chinese subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Baidu. Headquartered in Beijing, iQIYI primarily produces and distributes films and television series. iQIYI is currently one of the largest online video sites in the world, with nearly 6 billion hours spent on its service each month and over 500 million monthly active users. On March 29, 2018, the company issued its initial public offering in the United States and raised $2.25 billion. History Qiyi was founded on January 6, 2010, by Baidu with support from Providence Equity Partners. It changed its name to iQIYI in November 2011. On November 2, 2012, Baidu bought Providence's stake and took full ownership. On May 7, 2013, Baidu purchased the online video business of PPStream Inc. for $370 million, which later became a subsidiary of iQIYI. On July 17, 2014, the site launched its film production division, iQIYI Motion Pictures, to expa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Yiren
Song Yiren (; born 7 May 1993), also known as Ireine Song, is a Chinese and Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Sang Sang in the historical fantasy drama ''Ever Night'' (2018). Early life and education Song emigrated to Canada with her parents when she was eight. She attended high school and university there where she majored in fashion design, but later dropped out. In 2012, Song returned to China and enrolled in Beijing Film Academy. Song first made her appearance in the variety program ''Day Day Up''. Career In 2015, Song made her acting debut in the historical romance film ''Time to Love'', based on the novel ''Bu Bu Jing Xin'' by Tong Hua. She then starred in youth film ''At Cafe 6'' and wuxia film '' Sword Master'' in 2016. In 2018, Song rose to fame for her role as Sang Sang in the historical fantasy drama ''Ever Night ''Ever Night'' () is a 2018 Chinese television series based on the novel ''Jiang Ye'' by Mao Ni. It stars Chen Feiyu and Song Yiren. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tall Tales From The Magical Garden Of Antoon Krings
''Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings'' (), also released as simply ''Tall Tales'', is a 2017 French-language 3D animated adventure film written and directed by and and written by Christel Gonnard, based on the '' Funny Little Animals'' series of children's books by Kring. An international co-production between France and Luxembourg, ''Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings'' was produced by Onyx Films and Bidibul Productions. It was released in France on 13 December 2017. Premise Apollo the Cricket, a traveling performer, arrives at the village of the Little Bugs and falls into a trap set by Queen Marguerite's cousin, Huguette, who plans on seizing the throne. Caught in the commotion, Apollo ends up being erroneously accused of kidnapping the Queen. In order to prove his innocence, he sets out on a journey to save Queen Marguerite. Voice cast *Emmanuel Curtil as Apollo the cricket *Kev Adams as Loulou the louse *Virginie Efira as Huguette the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tencent Video
Tencent Video ( zh, s=腾讯视频, p=Téngxùn Shìpín, also called WeTV outside of China) is a Chinese video streaming website owned by Tencent, launched in April 2011. As of October 2022, Tencent Video has 120 million paid subscribers, making it the 4th largest streaming service in the world, after Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+. Tencent Video also operates an international version, WeTV, which was launched in 2018. Tencent Video supports online video on demand, television broadcasts, and in July 2017 began featuring video content on TCL Corporation, China's biggest television maker. History Tencent Video launched with an independent domain in April 2011; the Tencent Video documentary channel was launched in June. By August 2012, Tencent Video had reached 200 million daily average broadcasts. On 27 April 2013, Tencent Video reached an agreement with six major production companies: BBC Worldwide, ITV Studios, Fremantle Media, All3Media International, and End ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction Film
Science fiction (or sci-fi) is a film genre that uses Speculative fiction, speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science, such as Extraterrestrial life in fiction, extraterrestrial lifeforms, List of fictional spacecraft, spacecraft, robots, cyborgs, Mutants in fiction, mutants, interstellar travel, time travel, or other technologies. Science fiction films have often been used to focus on politics, political or social issues, and to explore philosophical issues like the human condition. The genre has existed since the early years of silent cinema, when Georges Méliès' ''A Trip to the Moon'' (1902) employed Special effect, trick photography effects. The next major example (first in feature-length in the genre) was the film ''Metropolis (1927 film), Metropolis'' (1927). From the 1930s to the 1950s, the genre consisted mainly of low-budget B movies. After Stanley Kubrick's landmark ''2001: A Space Odyssey (film), 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
