Bona’s ‘Battle of Chosin Reservoir’ Is Projected a 150 Million Yuan Loss Due to Production Halt
Yu Dong, the CEO of the Bona Film Group revealed that one of their major in-progress film Battle of Chosin Reservoir has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. The estimated loss is said to be over 150 million yuan. Based on the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War, the new title is a “main-melody” war epic film directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Andrew Lau. Despite the great difficulty, Yu promised to take care of the crew members who are affected by the production halt. He also stressed that there should be more efforts put into preparation for later business reopening. Read more on Mtime
A Breakdown of TV and Online Series Performance in Q1
Due to the pandemic crisis and nationwide quarantine, both TV ratings and online ratings have witnessed tremendous growth over the past three months. However, there is no widely discussed show yet coming out of these two platforms. As the second quarter of 2020 started yesterday, a lot of stocked series are scheduled to be aired soon. Among them, it is likely to see some hit shows pop up later this year. Read more on htysda
