Chinese Entertainment Update: New Dramas, Star Performance Reviews, and Zhang Haowei's Legal Victory

Recent Drama Premieres

• 💡 The Glory (玉茗茶骨) starring Neo Hou and Guli Nazha, a costume drama about a magistrate caught in a murder case, premiered on December 29.
• 🎯 The Truth Within (剥茧) with Leo Luo, Cya Liu, and Jiang Qilin, a crime investigative drama about a forensic doctor uncovering a "Prime Diamond" drug case, also premiered on December 29.
• 📌 Forever Young (轻年) featuring Wallace Huo and Tian Yu, a modern drama about a VP diagnosed with a brain tumor, premiered on the day of the video's release.

Dramas Passing Review

• ✅ Swords Into Plowshares (太平年) starring Bai Yu and Zhou Yutong, a 50-episode costume drama set in 941 AD, passed review for distribution.
• 🔍 Coming to Myself (待我醒来时) with Jing Tian and Zhang Xincheng, a 32-episode mystery thriller about a detective and an amnesiac professor, received its distribution license.
• 💖 Xiaofang Gets Married (小芳出嫁) and Love Story in the 1970s (实用主义者的爱情) also passed review, with the latter starring Arthur Chen and Sun Qian in a retro drama about a marriage of convenience.

Top Celebrity Performance Review

• 📈 Xiao Zhan had a strong year with two films, Gezhi Town and The Gallants, and his drama Legend of Zang Hai ranking number one on Youku with 43.7 million views per episode.
• 🌟 Zhao Liying featured in We Girls (top-billed) and She's Got No Name (supporting role), with her drama What A Wonderful World averaging 8.9 million views per episode.
• 🎬 Yang Mi had supporting roles in The Lychee Road and She's Got No Name, and her top-billed drama This Thriving Land averaged 48.4 million views per episode.
• ✨ Dilraba starred in two dramas, Sword Rose (27 million views per episode) and Love on the Turquoise Land (projected 16 million views per episode).
• 🏆 Yang Zi had her drama split into two, In the Name of Blossom (40.8 million views per episode) and Flourished Peony (21.7 million views per episode), and was nominated for Best Actress at the Magnolia Awards.

Additional Star Highlights

• 🚀 Guo Jingfei was top-billed in four dramas, including Drifting Away, which achieved the highest average viewership (51 million views per episode) for an iQIYI exclusive drama this year.
• ⚡ Tan Jianci starred in Under the Skin S2, which had the second-highest average viewership (56 million views per episode) of the year.
• 👑 Zhao Lusi had a successful year with Love's Ambition, which recorded the highest average viewership (63.3 million views per episode) of the year.

Zhang Haowei's Legal Redemption

• ⚖️ Zhang Haowei won a lawsuit against a former friend, Mao, who made false accusations of tax evasion and organizing prostitution, leading to a career pause.
• ✅ The court found Mao used technical means to create false recordings and pictures, ordering a public apology and 50,000 RMB compensation.
• 🤞 Zhang Haowei expressed hope to continue appearing as the crown prince in Joy of Life 3, viewing the legal victory as clearing his name.