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Great Expectations (2018 TV Series)
''Great Expectations'' (Chinese: 远大前程) is a 2018 Chinese television series starring written by Chen Sicheng, starring himself alongside Yuan Hong, Tong Liya and Amber Kuo. The series airs on Hunan TV starting April 1, 2018. Synopsis The story is set in the 20th century, and follows Hong Sanyuan who travels to Shanghai together with his mom and close friend, Qi Lin to seek a better life. There, he came under the guidance of Yan Hua, a ferry worker who is seen as the leader by his contemporaries. In Shanghai, Hong Sanyuan becomes entangled in the power struggles between two large conglomerates, and eventually also gets involved in political affairs. Cast Main Supporting Special appearance Production Filming for the series took place from July to December 2016, taking a total of 155 days. Soundtrack Spin-off A spin-off titled ''Great Expectations: Meeting of the Two Dragons'' (远大前程·双龙会) starts airing on Tencent Video from April 30, 2018. It will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (genre)
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Kos-Read
Jonathan Kos-Read (born 1973), also known as Cao Cao (), is an American film and television actor who has worked mostly in China. While well known in China, his work is little-known in the United States. Kos-Read uses the stage name Cao Cao, which is also the name of the penultimate chancellor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a historical figure well-known to most Chinese people. Early life and education Kos-Read was born in Torrance, California, in 1973. He attended the film and acting schools of New York University, but completed his university career there studying molecular biology. Kos-Read began studying Mandarin Chinese at New York University, and re-located to China in 1997. His first acting role was in 1999. Career Kos-Read's roles have included: Kevin White in ''Princess Der Ling'' (2006), a cameo in ''Fit Lover'' (2008, also starring Nie Bing), Babi in ''My Fair Gentleman'' (2009, co-starring Kelly Lin and Sun Honglei), Pastor Landdeck in '' Empire of Silver'' (2009, also st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Chinese Television Series Debuts
Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19 * one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the short story ''God's Dice'' * ''Eighteen'' (film), a 2005 Canadian dramatic feature film * 18 (British Board of Film Classification), a film rating in the United Kingdom, also used in Ireland by the Irish Film Classification Office * 18 (''Dragon Ball''), a character in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise * "Eighteen", a 2006 episode of the animated television series ''12 oz. Mouse'' Music Albums * ''18'' (Moby album), 2002 * ''18'' (Nana Kitade album), 2005 * '' 18...'', 2009 debut album by G.E.M. Songs * "18" (5 Seconds of Summer song), from their 2014 eponymous debut album * "18" (One Direction song), from their 2014 studio album ''Four'' * "18", by Anarbor from their 2013 studio album '' Burnout'' * "I'm Eighteen", by Alice Cooper commonly r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Period Television Series
Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of various ethnicities in contemporary China ** Han Chinese, the largest ethnic group in the world and the majority ethnic group in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and Singapore ** Ethnic minorities in China, people of non-Han Chinese ethnicities in modern China ** Ethnic groups in Chinese history, people of various ethnicities in historical China ** Nationals of the People's Republic of China ** Nationals of the Republic of China ** Overseas Chinese, Chinese people residing outside the territories of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan * Sinitic languages, the major branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family ** Chinese language, a group of related languages spoken predominantly in China, sharing a written script (Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Shanghai Television Festival
Fifth is the ordinal form of the number five. Fifth or The Fifth may refer to: * Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as in the expression "pleading the Fifth" * Fifth column, a political term * Fifth disease, a contagious rash that spreads in school-aged children * Fifth force, a proposed force of nature in addition to the four known fundamental forces * Fifth (Stargate), a robotic character in the television series ''Stargate SG-1'' * Fifth (unit), a unit of volume used for distilled beverages in the U.S. * Fifth-generation programming language * The fifth in a series, or four after the first: see ordinal numbers * 1st Battalion, 5th Marines * The Fraction 1/5 * The royal fifth (Spanish and Portuguese), an old royal tax of 20% Music * A musical interval (music); specifically, a ** perfect fifth ** diminished fifth ** augmented fifth * Quintal harmony, in which chords concatenate fifth intervals (rather than the third intervals of tertian harmony) * Fifth (chord) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tencent Video
Tencent Video (, also called WeTV outside of China) is a Chinese video streaming website owned by Tencent. The website was launched in April 2011, and is one of China's largest online video platforms. As of March 2022, Tencent Video has over 1.268 billion mobile monthly active users, and 123 million VIP 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. History In April 2011, Tencent Video officially launched with an independent domain. Tencent Video supports online Video-on-Demand, and television broadcasts, and in July 2017 began featuring video content on China's biggest television maker, TCL. Usage In October 2017, Tencent Video's revenue was CNY 65.2 billion (US$9.87 billion). In September 2017, Tencent Video was one of eight Chinese apps in the top 30 mobile apps with the largest revenue in the App Store and Googl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kym (singer)
Jin Sha (; born 14 March 1981), better known as Kym, is a Chinese singer and actress. She was born in Shanghai and can speak Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin, Shanghainese and English. Career Kym's career started with a role in the drama ''Sky'' () in 2003. In the same year, she appeared in A-do's MV. In 2004, she signed with Ocean Butterflies and released her debut album, ''Air''. She has three duets with JJ Lin who was under the same label. She recently appeared as a judge on a singing competition in which the winner would get to collaborate with JJ Lin. In 2005 the actress started her music career signing under the label Ocean Butterflies in which she would release her debut album entitled "Air", which sold over 200.000 copies in Mainland China. The most popular hit of the album was the song "The summer that wind took away" in which she counted with the collaboration of JJ Lin. Due to her rising popularity, the actress and performer released a second album that was also well receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yisa Yu
Yisa Yu or Yu Kewei (; born 23 October 1983), is a Chinese singer. She started out singing in bars and participated in several singing competitions. Her career took off after she achieved fourth place nationally in the 2009 season of Hunan TV's '' Super Girl''. Her fans are called ''Yu jin xiang'' (郁金香), which means "tulip"; personally named by Yisa. Early life Yu was born on 23 October 1983 as Yu Yingxia () in Chengdu, Sichuan to parents working in the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group. She studied English Language at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. She briefly took singing lessons at the insistence of her father but failed to complete. At college, Yu took part in a national singing competition for college students and defeated Li Yuchun to take the gold award. Career After her graduation, Yu worked in a company for a few months before leaving to become a singer at the famous ''Lianhua fudi'' music bar. During that time and before the 2009 ''Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Zhang
Zhang Jie (born 20 December 1982 in Chengdu, Sichuan), also known as Jason Zhang, is a Chinese pop singer. He made his television series debut in the reality singing competition ''My Show'' in 2004, which he won. By the end of May 2017, Zhang had recorded 12 albums and held 34 concerts. He has won the Most Popular Male Singer Award 33 times and Best Male Singer 12 times. Biography 1982–2003: Early life Zhang was born on the 20th of December, 1982, in Chengdu, Sichuan. In 2000, he studied at Sichuan Normal University. In 2003, he took part in the MTV-Samsung Anycall National Singing Competition and won second place. 2004–2006: Shang Teng Universal In 2004, Zhang took part in the first season of ''My Show''. After progressing through stages of strict selection, he won the annual championship in the finals, with the original song "Love of the Plough", composed with GOU Wei. Then he signed with Shang Teng Universal. In 2005, Zhang released his debut album, ''The First Album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cao Bingkun
Cao Bingkun () is a Chinese actor. He graduated from the acting department of Beijing Film Academy in 2005. Early life and education Before deciding to become an actor, Cao wanted to become a chef. He went to a vocational high school to study cooking, and he interned at a roast duck restaurant. Later on he began working as an extra, and then started studying at Beijing Film Academy in 2001. Filmography Film Television References External links *Cao Bingkunat Douban Douban.com (), launched on 6 March 2005, is a Chinese online database and social networking service that allows registered users to record information and create content related to film, books, music, recent events, and activities in Chinese c ... * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cao, Bingkun People from Beijing Beijing Film Academy alumni Chinese film actors Chinese television actors Living people 1983 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chin Shih-chieh
Chin Shih-chieh (; born 29 December 1951) is a Taiwanese actor, director and playwright. Chin is known for his work with the , the , and the . By 1980, he was known as a director, leading the performances of ''Ho Chu’s New Match'' for Lanling. He directed the 2002 production of ''She is Walking, She is Smiling'' staged at the National Theatre in Taipei, by the Performance Workshop. He was cast in ''Art'', a Gadot production, the next year alongside Ku Pao-ming and Lee Li-chun. Chin was cast in ''Irma la Douce'' in 2007, and performed several times at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, the National Theatre, and the . In 2008, Chin starred in ''Othello'' alongside Lee. Performances were held throughout Taiwan, marking Godot's twentieth anniversary. As Othello's run stretched into January 2009, Chin remained on the cast. Chin directed ''Ho Chu’s New Match'' a second time in May 2009. In July 2009, Chin shared the with Wang Da-hong and four others. In 2010, Chin appeared in '' The 39 St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Haoran
Liu Haoran (; born 10 October 1997), also known as Turbo Liu, is a Chinese actor. Liu ranked 18th on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list in 2020, 19th in 2019, and 89th in 2017. In 2021, Liu became the youngest actor to gross over 15 billion RMB (approx. $2.32 billion USD) at the Chinese box office. Early life Liu was born in 1997 in Pingdingshan, Henan, and moved to Beijing at the age of 12 to attend the Affiliated Secondary School of Beijing Dance Academy. In 2013 when he was still a student, Liu was hand-picked by Chinese actor/director Chen Sicheng to star in Chen's directorial film debut, '' Beijing Love Story''. In 2015, Liu enrolled in the Central Academy of Drama after receiving the highest yikao score in the University's acting department. Career Liu made his acting debut in the 2014 romance film '' Beijing Love Story'', and was nominated for Best New Actor at the 2015 Beijing College Student Film Festival. In 2015, Liu starred in the comedy mystery film, ''Detective ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
