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Yu-Peng Chen
Chen Yupeng (; born January 15, 1984), also known by his stage name Chen Zhiyi (), is a Chinese composer and music producer. He is best known for composing the soundtrack of ''Genshin Impact'', an open-world action and role-playing video game by miHoYo that is one of the highest-selling mobile games in history. His work is known for its versatile style of integrating traditional instruments with Western orchestral arrangements. As of 2021, he is a full-time music producer at HOYO-MiX, the in-house music studio of miHoYo, and leads the music production of the game. Chen was educated at Shenzhen Arts School and the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and studied under the tutelage of experienced musicians who influenced his work later in his career. While he studied in college, he was already involved in composing and producing film and television music. Even before his career, his musical works won awards at various events. Chen established the Yupeng Music Studio in 2014, which had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen (surname)
Chen () () is a common Chinese-language surname and one of the most common surnames in Asia. It is the most common surname in Taiwan (2010) and Singapore (2000). Chen is also the most common family name in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Macau, and Hong Kong. It is the most common surname in Xiamen, the ancestral hometown of many overseas Hoklo. Chen was listed 10th in the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem, in the verse 馮陳褚衛 (Feng Chen Chu Wei). In Cantonese, it is usually romanized as Chan (as in Jackie Chan), most widely used by those from Hong Kong. Chan is also widely used in Macao and Malaysia. It is also sometimes spelled Chun. In many Southern Min dialects (including dialects of Hainan, Fujian, and Taiwan), the name is pronounced Tan, while in Teochew, it is pronounced Tang. In Hakka and Taishanese, the name is spelled Chin. In Wu it is pronounced Zen or Tchen. In Vietnam, this surname is written as Trần (in Quốc Ngữ) and is 2nd most common. In Thailand, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai Conservatory Of Music
The Shanghai Conservatory of Music () was founded on November 27, 1927, as the first music institution of higher education in China. Its teachers and students have won awards at home and abroad, thus earning the conservatory the name "the cradle of musicians." It is a Chinese state Double First Class University. As of 2021, Shanghai Conservatory of Music ranked no.4 nationwide among universities specialized in Arts in the recognized Best Chinese Universities Ranking and ranked the best in China in the "Music and Dance" subject . History The Shanghai Conservatory of Music is a music institute famous at home and abroad. It grew out of the National Conservatory of Music, which was established by Cai Yuanpei on November 27, 1927. Dr. Xiao Youmei (Shio Yiu-mei) was the director of the new school and curriculum. His teachings were based on the Leipzig Conservatory of Music, where he graduated. It was one of the first institutions of higher learning of modern music in China. It w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Captain (2019 Film)
''The Captain'' () is a 2019 Chinese disaster-adventure film co-produced, co-cinematographed and directed by Andrew Lau, which stars Zhang Hanyu, Oho Ou, Du Jiang, Yuan Quan, Zhang Tian'ai, Li Qin, Zhang Yamei, and Yang Qiru. The film is based on the Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633 incident. The film was released in China on September 30, 2019 and received generally positive reviews. Cast * Zhang Hanyu as Liu Changjian * Oho Ou as Xu Yichen * Du Jiang as Liang Dong * Yuan Quan as Bi Nan * Zhang Tian'ai as Huang Jia * Li Qin as Zhou Yawen * Zhang Yamei as Zhang Qiuyue * Yang Qiru as Yang Hui * Gao Ge as Wu Yan Cameos * Huang Zhizhong * Xiao Ai * Li Xian * Zhu Yawen * Chen Shu * Kan Qingzi * Jiao Junyan * Angelababy * Guan Xiaotong * Meng Ziyi * Wu Yue * Zhang Xiaoqian * Feng Wenjuan * Yu Kailei * Li Mincheng * Yu Jieping * Yu Shibin * Li Xinlin * Zhang Lei Production Background On 14 May 2018, Flight 8633 took off from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport at 6: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Lau
Andrew Lau Wai-keung ( zh, t=劉偉強, born 4 April 1960) is a Hong Kong film director, producer, and cinematographer. Lau began his career in the 1980s and 1990s, serving as a cinematographer to filmmakers such as Ringo Lam, Wong Jing and Wong Kar-wai. In the 1990s, Lau decided to have more creative freedom as a cinematographer by becoming a film director and film producer, producer. Apart from making films in his native Hong Kong, Lau has also made films in China, Korea and the United States. A highly prolific filmmaker, Lau has made films in a variety of genres, and is most notable in the West for his Hong Kong action cinema, action and crime films which include the Young and Dangerous (series), ''Young and Dangerous'' film series, the ''Infernal Affairs'' trilogy (the latter co-directed together with Alan Mak (director), Alan Mak), and ''Revenge of the Green Dragons'' (executive produced by Martin Scorsese). Early life Andrew Lau was born 4 April 1960, and is one of six s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changchun Film Festival
The Changchun Film Festival (中国长春电影节) is a biennial international film festival held in the Chinese city of Changchun Changchun (, ; ), also romanized as Ch'angch'un, is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a , comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 3 c .... Ostensibly international, its award for best film, the Golden Deer has nevertheless primarily been awarded to Chinese and other East Asia-region films. It was first held in 1992 and was founded in part by the Changchun Film Studio (now the Changchun Film Studio Group Corporation). The festival is funded in part by the Ministry of Radio, Cinema, and Television, the provincial government of Jilin, and the Changchun municipal government. Golden Deer Award (Best Film) Best Director Best Screenplay Best Actress Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Supporting Actor See also * List of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
32nd Hong Kong Film Awards
The 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony took place in Hong Kong Cultural Centre on 13 April 2013. The hosts for the awards ceremony were Eric Tsang, Ronald Cheng, Gordon Lam, Jerry Lamb . TVB, Now TV and RTHK Radio 2 were the live broadcasters of the ceremony, with other networks airing simultaneously around the world. Awards Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). Special awards Presenters Best Film * Andy Lau, Carina Lau Best Director * Aaron Kwok Best Screenplay * Giddens Ko Best Actor * Deanie Ip, Anthony Wong Best Actress * Jacky Cheung Best Supporting Actor * Nick Cheung, Miriam Yeung Best Supporting Actress * Andrew Lau, Gigi Leung Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing * Stephen Fung Best Art Direction, Best Costume and Makeup Design * Alex Man, Janice Man Best Action Choreography * Eric Tsang, Chrissie Chau Best Sound Design, Best Visual Effects * Lo Hoi-pang Best Original Film Score, Best Origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong Jing
Wong Jing ( born 3 May 1955) is a Hong Kong film director, producer, actor, presenter, and screenwriter. A prolific filmmaker with strong instincts for crowd-pleasing and publicity, Wong Jing played a prominent role in Hong Kong cinema during the 1990s. Biography Wong was born in Hong Kong, the son of noted film director Wong Tin-Lam. He graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a degree in Chinese literature which he describes as "useless" (Yang, 2003). Like many Hong Kong film figures of his time, Wong began his career in television – in his case, scriptwriting for local juggernaut TVB beginning in 1975 (Teo, 1997). He moved on to writing for the Shaw Brothers studio. There, he made his directing debut with ''Challenge of the Gamesters'' (千王鬥千霸) in 1981. This start foreshadowed his later successes with movies about gambling, such as ''God of Gamblers'', starring Chow Yun-fat and Andy Lau, which broke Hong Kong's all-time box office record upon i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chan Kwong-wing
Punk Chan Kwong-wing (; born June 15, 1967), also known as Comfort Chan Kwong-wing, is a music composer for Hong Kong films. Some of his well-known works in films include the ''Infernal Affairs'' trilogy, '' SPL: Sha Po Lang'', '' Initial D'', '' Daisy'', '' Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen'', ''The Last Tycoon'', ''Kung Fu Monster'', '' The Captain'', ''Cook Up a Storm'' and ''Chinese Doctors''. Chan has been nominated seventeen times at the Hong Kong Film Awards and has won three awards for scoring ''The Storm Riders'', Bodyguards and Assassins and Wu Xia. Chan also works as a record producer for Hong Kong singers including Fiona Fung, Pakho Chau and Ekin Cheng. Awards and nominations Hong Kong Film Awards * Won: Best Original Film Score ''The Storm Riders'' * Nominated: Best Original Film Song ''The Storm Riders'' * Nominated: Best Original Film Score ''A Man Called Hero'' * Nominated: Best Original Film Song ''A Man Called Hero'' * Nominated: Best Original Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NetEase
NetEase, Inc. () is a Chinese Internet technology company providing online services centered on content, community, communications, and commerce. The company was founded in 1997 by Ding Lei. NetEase develops and operates online PC and mobile games, advertising services, email services, and e-commerce platforms in China. It is one of the largest Internet and video game companies in the world. NetEase has an on-demand music-streaming service (NetEase Music). The company also owns several pig farms. NetEase video games include, the '' Westward Journey'' series, ''Tianxia III'', ''Heroes of Tang Dynasty Zero'', ''Ghost II'', Nostos and Onmyoji. NetEase also partnered with Blizzard to operate Chinese versions of their games, such as ''World of Warcraft'', ''StarCraft II'', and ''Overwatch'' from 2008 to 2023. History The company was founded in June 1997 by Chinese entrepreneur Ding Lei, and grew rapidly due in part to its investment in search engine technology. In 2012 the company's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tencent
Tencent Holdings Ltd. () is a Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate and holding company headquartered in Shenzhen. It is one of the highest grossing multimedia companies in the world based on revenue. It is also the world’s largest company in the video game industry based on its investments, with Tencent Games being the subdivision of Tencent Interactive Entertainment Group (IEG) focused on publishing of games. Founded in 1998, its subsidiaries globally market various Internet-related services and products, including in entertainment, artificial intelligence, and other technology. Its twin-skyscraper headquarters, Tencent Seafront Towers (also known as Tencent Binhai Mansion) are based in the Nanshan District of Shenzhen. Tencent is the world's largest video game vendor, as well as one of the most financially valuable companies. It is among the largest social media, venture capital, and investment corporations. Its services include social netwo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Highest-grossing Mobile Games
This is a list of the highest-grossing mobile games. This is a list of mobile games that have generated at least $100 million in gross revenue. Among them, there are more than 30 mobile games that have grossed more than . The video game company with the highest number of titles on the list is Tencent, which publishes and/or owns 12 games on the list, including three in the top ten. The highest-grossing mobile game is ''Honor of Kings'' (2015), also known as ''Arena of Valor'' internationally, a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game published by Tencent that has grossed more than in lifetime revenue. Five other Tencent titles on the list are also from their subsidiary Supercell. The highest-grossing mobile app of all time was previously Mixi's ''Monster Strike'' (2013), a role-playing physics puzzle/strategy video game that had grossed over in worldwide revenue by October 2018. The highest-grossing mobile app before that was ''Puzzle & Dragons'' (2012), a role-playing puz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MiHoYo
miHoYo Co., Ltd. () is a Chinese video game development and publishing company. In addition to games, the company has created various products such as animated series, novels, comics, music, and merchandise. The company is the creator of ''Genshin Impact'', an open-world action role-playing game released in 2020, which is one of the highest grossing mobile games. miHoYo also developed the game ''Honkai Impact 3rd''. Aiming to expand its content production, technology research, and publications outside China, miHoYo launched the brand HoYoverse under its subsidiary Cognosphere Pte., Ltd. in February 2022. Since then, miHoYo has been doing business globally under the brand and has operations in Singapore, United States, Canada, Japan, and South Korea. miHoYo also operates under the subsidiaries Shanghai miHoYo Yingtie Technology Co., Ltd. () and Shanghai miHoYo Tianming Technology Co., Ltd. (). The former is the publisher of ''Genshin Impact'', '' Honkai: Star Rail'', and ''Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
