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Tiny Times (franchise)
''Tiny Times'' is a Chinese film series directed and written by Guo Jingming, all adapted from his novels. The first installment of the series based on the first novel was released on June 27, 2013. A sequel titled '' Tiny Times 2'', which was filmed together with the first film and based on the second half of the novel, was released on August 8, 2013. ''Tiny Times 3'', the third installment of the franchise was released on July 17, 2014. ''Tiny Times 4'', the fourth and last film of the series, was released on July 9, 2015. Though the series has received negative reviews from Chinese film critics, ''Tiny Times'' has become one of the most successful movie franchises, and has garnered many fans among young Chinese cinema-going audience. Characters Central cast Main cast Supporting cast Installments ''Tiny Times 1.0'' ''Tiny Times 2: Aurora's Generation'' ''Tiny Times 3: Times of Gold Filigree'' ''Tiny Times 4: Soul's End'' Critical reviews Materialism The series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guo Jingming
Guo Jingming (; born June 6, 1983), also known as Edward Guo, is a Chinese young adult writer, director, and businessman. While in high school, Guo began publishing articles online under the pen name Disiwei (“Fourth Dimension”), which earned him the nickname Xiao Si (“Little Four”). He rose to fame by winning first prize consecutively in the 2001 and 2002 New Concept Writing Competition. Since his first novel, ''On the Edge of Love and Pain'' (2002), he has established himself as a commercially successful yet critically polarizing writer in China, with bestsellers such as ''Ice Fantasy'' (2003), '' Rush to the Dead Summer'' (2006), ''Cry Me a Sad River'' (2007), and the ''Tiny Times'' trilogy (2008–2012). As a businessman, Guo founded Island Studio in 2004, publishing ''Island'' magazine until 2006. He founded CASTOR in 2006 and Zui Co., Ltd. in 2010. The two companies played a major role in China's young adult literature market until they merged in 2019. In 2008, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Ho
Peter Ho (, born September 13, 1975) is an American-Chinese singer, actor, producer and director. Active across Greater China, he is known for his roles in TV series ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (TV series), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'', ''Wind and Cloud'', ''One Meter Sunshine'', ''Goddess of Mercy'', ''The Young Warriors (2006 TV series), The Young Warriors'', ''Three Kingdoms (TV series), Three Kingdoms'', ''King's War'', ''Summer's Desire (2010 TV series), Summer's Desire'', ''Nothing Gold Can Stay (TV series), Nothing Gold Can Stay'', and in films ''Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost'' and ''Sword Master (film), Sword Master''. Biography Ho was born in Los Angeles, California, United States, but was raised in Taiwan and Canada. His parents are from Hong Kong. He studied at Ontario College of Art and Design, and began his singing career after being offered a record deal in a karaoke bar. In 1998, he released his debut album ''Miss You Love'' in Taiwan. Since 2000, he sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The People's Daily
The ''People's Daily'' ( zh, s=人民日报, p=Rénmín Rìbào) is the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It provides direct information on the policies and viewpoints of the CCP in multiple languages. It is the largest newspaper in the People's Republic of China (PRC). History The paper was established on 15 June 1948 and was published in Pingshan County, Hebei. It was formed from the merger of the ''Jin-Cha-Ji Daily'' and the newspapers of the Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu base area. On 15 March 1949, its office was moved to Beijing, and the original People's Daily Beijing edition was renamed ''Beijing Liberation Daily''. The newspaper ceased publication on 31 July 1949, with a total of 406 issues published. Since the newspaper was the official newspaper of the North China Central Bureau of the CCP, it was historically known as the ''North China People's Daily'' or the ''People's Daily North China Edition''. At the same time, in order to ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation, doing business as McDonald's, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational fast food chain store, chain. As of 2024, it is the second largest by number of locations in the world, behind only the Chinese chain Mixue Ice Cream & Tea. Brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald founded McDonald's in San Bernardino, California, in 1940 as a hamburger stand, and soon Franchising, franchised the company. The logo, the Golden Arches, was introduced in 1953. In 1955, the businessman Ray Kroc joined McDonald's as a franchise agent and bought the company in 1961. In the years since, it has expanded internationally. Today, McDonald's has over 50,000 restaurant locations worldwide, with around a quarter in the US. Other than food sales, McDonald's generates income through its ownership of 70% of restaurant buildings and 45% of the underlying land (which it leases to its franchisees). In 2018, McDonald's was the world's second-largest private employer with 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Business Asia
''Film Business Asia'' was a film trade magazine based in Hong Kong. The magazine was created in 2010 by Patrick Frater, former journalist for '' Variety'', ''The Hollywood Reporter'', and ''Screen International'' and Stephen Cremin, co-founder of the London Pan-Asian Film Festival. The magazine specifically focused on the film development and news of the Asia-Pacific region, as well as reviews. Its chief-film-critic was Derek Elley, former resident critic at ''Variety''. In 2011, the magazine launched the ''Asian Film Database'', boasting information on over 45,000 films in the Asia-Pacific regions It was operated by Film Business Asia Limited. See also * List of film periodicals *Hindi cinema Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ... References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the ''Times'' serves as one of the country's Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The New York Times'' had 9.13 million total and 8.83 million online subscribers, both by significant margins the List of newspapers in the United States, highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States; the total also included 296,330 print subscribers, making the ''Times'' the second-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States, following ''The Wall Street Journal'', also based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' is published by the New York Times Company; since 1896, the company has been chaired by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, whose current chairman and the paper's publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youth Film Handbook
''Youth Film Handbook'' (青年电影手册) is a Chinese magazine established by film critic/screenwriter/director Cheng Qingsong (程青松) in 2007, featuring independent film reviews and interviews. It is best known for handing out its annual "Golden Broom Awards" (金扫帚奖), highlighting the most disappointing films of the year. Awards for Excellence in Chinese-language films Top-10 Films ;2009 *'' Cannot Live Without You'' *''Spring Fever'' *'' 24 City'' *'' The Clear Water'' *'' Yang Yang'' *'' Hear Me'' *''Vengeance'' *''Night and Fog'' *''Cow'' *''Crazy Racer'' ;2010 *''Let the Bullets Fly'' *'' Buddha Mountain'' *'' Monga'' *''Echoes of the Rainbow'' *'' Chongqing Blues'' *''When Love Comes'' *'' The Fourth Portrait'' *'' Taipei Exchanges'' *'' Love in a Puff'' *''Lost on Journey'' ;2011 *''A Simple Life'' *''Seediq Bale'' *''The Piano in a Factory'' *''Love for Life'' *'' Folk Song Singing'' *'' Mr. Tree'' *'' Life Without Principle'' *''You Are the Apple of My Eye' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Atlantic
''The Atlantic'' is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C. It features articles on politics, foreign affairs, business and the economy, culture and the arts, technology, and science. It was founded in 1857 in Boston as ''The Atlantic Monthly'', a literary and cultural magazine that published leading writers' commentary on education, the abolition of slavery, and other major political issues of that time. Its founders included Francis H. Underwood and prominent writers Ralph Waldo Emerson, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and John Greenleaf Whittier. James Russell Lowell was its first editor. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the magazine also published the annual ''The Atlantic Monthly Almanac''. The magazine was purchased in 1999 by businessman David G. Bradley, who fashioned it into a general editorial magazine primarily aimed at serious national readers and " thought leaders"; in 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Daily
''China Daily'' ( zh, s=中国日报, p=Zhōngguó Rìbào) is an English-language daily newspaper owned by the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party. Overview ''China Daily'' has the widest print circulation of any English-language newspaper in China. The headquarters and principal editorial office is in the Chaoyang District of Beijing. The newspaper has branch offices in most major cities of China as well as several major foreign cities including New York City, Washington, D.C., London, and Kathmandu. ''China Daily'' also produces an insert of sponsored content called ''China Watch'' that has been distributed inside other newspapers including ''The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal'', ''The Washington Post'', and ''Le Figaro''. ''China Daily'' operates a social media brand called "Media Unlocked". Within mainland China, the newspaper targets primarily diplomats, foreign expatriates, tourists, and locals wishing to improve their English. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sex And The City
''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy, romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO, based on Sex and the City (newspaper column), the newspaper column and 1996 book by Candace Bushnell. It premiered in the United States on June 6, 1998, and concluded on February 22, 2004, with 94 episodes broadcast over six seasons. It had various producers, screenwriters and directors, principally Michael Patrick King. The series follows the lives of four female friends living in New York City: the streetwise newspaper columnist Carrie Bradshaw (played by Sarah Jessica Parker), the sexually liberated public relations professional Samantha Jones (Sex and the City), Samantha Jones (played by Kim Cattrall), the more conservative art dealer Charlotte York (played by Kristin Davis) and the cynical lawyer Miranda Hobbes (played by Cynthia Nixon). The stories address sex, relationships, friendship and femininity. It became a cultural phenomenon and later inspire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Product Placement
Product placement, also known as embedded marketing, is a marketing technique where references to specific brands or products are incorporated into another work, such as a film or television program, with specific promotional intent. Much of this is done by loaning products, especially when expensive items, such as vehicles, are involved. In 2021, the agreements between brand owners and films and television programs were worth more than US$20 billion. While references to brands (real or fictional) may be voluntarily incorporated into works to Suspension of disbelief, maintain a feeling of realism or be a subject of commentary, product placement is the deliberate incorporation of references to a brand or product in exchange for compensation. Product placements may range from unobtrusive appearances within an environment, to prominent integration and acknowledgement of the product within the work. Common categories of products used for placements include automobiles and consumer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Yifeng
Li Yifeng (born Li He, 4 May 1987) also known as Evan Li, is a Chinese actor and singer. Li launched his career after participating in the talent show ''My Hero'' (2007). Since 2009, he shifted to acting. Li is known for his roles in television dramas '' Swords of Legends'' (2014), ''The Lost Tomb'' (2015), ''Noble Aspirations'' (2016), '' Sparrow'' (2016), '' Fearless Whispers'' (2020), ''Day Breaker'' (2022), as well as in films '' Mr. Six'' (2015), for which he won the Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Supporting Actor, and '' Animal World'' (2018). Li ranked 9th on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity list in 2015, 11th in 2017, and 26th in 2019. Li's career was suspended in 2022 after he was detained by the police for soliciting prostitutes. Early life Li was born in Chengdu, Sichuan. * Primary School (1994–2000): Chengdu Sanshengjie Primary School * Junior High School (2000–2003): Chengdu Xuedao Street Middle School *Senior High School (2003–2006): Chengdu Fifth Middle Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
