The Shooting officially marks Chen's first foray
into internet drama
BEIJING, June 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- iQIYI Inc. (NASDAQ:
IQ) ("iQIYI" or the "Company"), an innovative market-leading online
entertainment service in China,
announced that it will join hands with famed auteur Chen Kaige to start working on iQIYI's premium online drama
"The Eight", representing Chen's first foray into the online drama
arena. Chen's cooperation with iQIYI is a testament both to the
growing appeal of the drama series format for high-level Chinese
directors and the iQIYI platform's ability to attract top
talent.
The joint project between Chen and iQIYI promises to attract
substantial viewer attention due to its high quality. Chen, the
director of such internationally acclaimed films as "Farewell, My
Concubine", "The Emperor and the Assassin" and "Forever
Enthralled," has significantly influenced the development of
Chinese film. For "The Eight," Chen will serve as executive
producer, being responsible for the script and deeply involved in
every aspect of the series from casting to editing to
cinematography.
"The rise of premium internet dramas has opened up a huge space
for creative innovation," said Mr. Chen of his first foray into
internet video. "With this freedom, directors can now approach
storytelling from many different dimensions and create deeper, more
richly drawn characters."
As China's leading internet
entertainment platform, iQIYI has not only popularized the Chinese
paid online content model, but was also the earliest company to
work with top tier creative talents on high quality original dramas. In 2017,
iQIYI worked with well-known filmmakers such as Han Sanping and
Chen Guofu to produce critically acclaimed hit dramas like "Burning
Ice" and "Tientsin Mystic," both of which became part of the first
batch of Chinese dramas to stream on Netflix.
The story of "The Eight" takes place in both Paris and China amidst the turmoil of the early
Republican era, telling the story of a young Chinese man who has
grown up at the intersection of Chinese and Western culture and
gets drawn into the criminal underworld while fighting to save
China's independence against a
variety of hostile forces.
About iQIYI, Inc.
iQIYI, Inc. (NASDAQ:IQ) ("iQIYI" or the "Company") is an
innovative market-leading online entertainment service in
China. Its corporate DNA combines
creative talent with technology, fostering an environment for
continuous innovation and the production of blockbuster content.
iQIYI's platform features highly popular original content, as well
as a comprehensive library of other professionally-produced
content, partner-generated content and user-generated content. The
Company distinguishes itself in the online entertainment industry
by its leading technology platform powered by advanced AI, big data
analytics and other core proprietary technologies. iQIYI attracts a
massive user base with tremendous user engagement, and has
developed a diversified monetization model including membership
services, online advertising services, content distribution, live
broadcasting, online games, IP licensing, online literature and
e-commerce etc. For more information on iQIYI, please visit
http://ir.iqiyi.com.
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