How China’s ‘Little Fresh Meat’ Give Luxury Brands a Big Boost

 /  Entertainment Marketing  / 
At the 2017 annual result briefing for French cosmetics company L’Occitane on June 12, Andre Hoffmann, the president of the company’s Asia-Pacific region, said the company experienced double-digit growth in China in 2017, with net sales up 11 percent from the prior year. Their Tmall sales saw a staggering 49 percent gain, and drove the company’s overall excellent performance in the country. Read More

TCB in RMB: Great Wall Buys Gu Changwei’s Premiere Age

 /  Money  / 
Some big deals in film and television in our weekly wrap of China entertainment investment and M&A activity. Read More

Panda TV Gets 1 Billion RMB Series B Funding Round

 /  Money  / 
Panda TV (熊猫直播), a Shanghai-based game streaming website, has raised RMB 1 billion in series B funding (in Chinese) led by Industrial Innovation Capital Management (兴业证券兴证资本), causing a stir in the sector. Read More

Local China Producer Begs Exhibitors to Fend off ‘Pirates’

 /  News  / 
Increased competition from foreign films is starting to rankle local filmmakers, with one prominent producer pleading with exhibitors to not “let local films die at the starting line." Read More

VP of TV Unit Takes over as CEO of Leshi, YT Jia to Remain Chairman

 /  News  / 
Jia Yueting, the legendary Chinese corporate leader, will step down as CEO of Leshi Internet Information & Technology Corp Beijing. Read More

‘Wolf Warrior 2’ Producers Sued for Alleged Copyright Breaches

 /  News  / 
The filmmakers behind "Wolf Warriors 2," the sequel to the 2015 action hit, are under fire on at least two fronts, just a day after the launch of its international trailer. Read More

On Screen China: Hollywood Sci-Fi, Russian Superheroes No Match For India’s ‘Dangal’

 /  Box Office  / 
Facing a weak slate of new releases including Sony's Life and Russia's Guardians, Bollywood drama Dangal, already the highest-grossing Indian film ever in China, will continue its remarkable climb with a 2nd straight weekend victory to become the biggest non-Hollywood release of all-time. Read More

‘Drug War’ Producer Arrested For Drugs

 /  News  / 
Liu Wei, who is identified as a producer on the 2013 crime movie, was detained after being found with three bags of cannabis in his Beijing home, according to a report in the Beijing Morning News on Sunday, Read More

TCB In RMB: Paramount, Short Films, Streaming Music, Celebrity Investment

 /  Money  / 
Thursday, the Shenzhen Exchange wrote to Shanxi Meijin Energy, inquiring about a joint fund it had announced that included a $100 million investment from superstar actor Chen Kun. The letter expressed concern over Chen’s inexperience in professional investment institutions, as well as his apparent unfamiliarity with the areas in which the fund was targeted to invest. Read More

Film Review: ‘Born In China’ Projects Soft Power, Cuddly As Well

 /  Reviews  / 
After his previous work, it may have seemed natural for Lu to direct a documentary about animals facing extinction in China. With China’s breakneck growth and its President talking about taking the lead in global warming prevention, what better time for a Chinese director to show the world that beyond the cities on its smog-choked coast resides an innocent China of vast natural beauty and splendor in need of protection? Read More

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