Headlines from China: Hit Web Thriller ‘The Bad Kids’ Brings Tourism Boom to an Unknown City in Southwestern China

Hit Web Thriller ‘The Bad Kids’ Brings Tourism Boom to an Unknown City in Southwestern China

Zhanjiang City, located in the southwestern corner of Guangdong Province, is used to be a relatively unknown city on the map for holiday travelers. Now hundreds of thousands of tourists are flocking into the city after they have seen the hit web drama “The Bad Kids”. The popularity of Zhanjiang as a tourist destination soared by 261% in just one week after the series was dropped online. Besides Zhanjiang, there are a lot of other little-known places became popular overnight owing to the successes of TV shows or films shot locally. Read more Entertainment Unicorn

More and More Young Film Professionals Are Quitting Their Jobs Amidst Uncertainty

The grave impact of the protracted movie theater shutdown has begun to kick in since March. After the failed movie theaters reopening attempt in March, many young film professionals has chosen to quit their jobs early on so that they are not technically laid off by their companies. For people who chose to stay, the question remains as to how long they can carry on under the current circumstances. With more and more talents are leaving, what are the losses that the industry will have to face with in the future? Read more yiqipaidianying