Today's Highlights：

1. Mini Series Nai He Nai He Bu Feng Jun (When Will Our Paths Cross?) Goes Viral 

2. Gui Tu You Qi (A Promise of Return): A Patriotic Song Told Through a Mini Series

3. Wenzhou (Lucheng) Online Series Coordination Center Officially Launches, Setting a New Benchmark for "One-Stop" Film and TV Services

4. The First "Future Film Project · Xiangdao Bay National College Students Short Film Festival" Held in Yantai, with Film Producer Jiao Xiongping Sending Inspiring Words to Young Filmmakers

5. Mini Series and Interactive Film-Games: The Cross-Media Transformation of Online Literature

6. The "Screen Generation" and the Emergence of Vertical Mini Series

Mini Series Nai He Nai He Bu Feng Jun (When Will Our Paths Cross?) Goes Viral 

The mini series Nai He Nai He Bu Feng Jun (When Will Our Paths Cross?) is currently trending on platforms like Douyin, as well as overseas platforms such as NetShort and YouTube, and will soon be available on the Hongguo platform. Since its release just five days ago, its popularity has surged, with Douyin's topic viewership surpassing 100 million. The series' portrayal of the core scenes at the Dazu Rock Carvings has resonated with audiences, transforming the site from a cultural landmark into an "emotional check-in spot" for tourists.

Filming began on August 7, in Dazu District, Chongqing, with all scenes shot on location. Set against the backdrop of Chongqing's UNESCO World Heritage-listed Dazu Rock Carvings, the series stars emerging mini series actors Liu Runming and Luo Shiqi. It tells the story of Chen Yanzhi, a modern stone-carving restorer, and Wen Zhaoming, a Song Dynasty stone-carver, who are unexpectedly reunited through a cross-temporal misunderstanding. From hatred to deep affection, and from revenge to redemption, their journey unfolds an emotional saga of love, hate, and fate that spans 800 years.

Gui Tu You Qi (A Promise of Return): A Patriotic Song Told Through a Mini Series

On October 24, the vertical-screen mini series Gui Tu You Qi (A Promise of Return), which depicts the wartime experiences of overseas Chinese during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, premiered online. Set in Paris in 1936, a time of turbulence and uncertainty, the series focuses on the lives of overseas Chinese community. It tells the story of how they built a spiritual and cultural defense with their own strength as they face the rise of fascism and the rampant looting of cultural relics, devoting their passion and sacrifice to preserving the nation's heritage and supporting the homeland's resistance.Through the format of a mini series, Gui Tu You Qi blends the history of The National Salvation Times (Jiu Guo Shi Bao) with the stories of overseas Chinese resistance during the war. Centered on the theme of "bringing cultural relics home," the series offers a profound reflection on the cultural identity and the enduring roots of the Chinese nation.

Wenzhou (Lucheng) Online Series Coordination Center Officially Launches, Setting a New Benchmark for "One-Stop" Film and TV Services

On October 22, the opening ceremony of the Wenzhou (Lucheng) Online Series Coordination Center was successfully held at Zhejiang Creative Park in Lucheng District, Wenzhou. Leaders from Lucheng District Committee, along with representatives from the film and TV industry, academic institutions, and filming locations, attended the event to witness this milestone moment in the development of Wenzhou's film and television industry.Guided by China's 14th Five-Year Plan for Cultural Development, Zhejiang is actively charting new horizons in cultural globalization through the "New Trio" of online literature, online series, and online games. As an important hub for the film and television industry in southern Zhejiang, Wenzhou has been in need of professional coordination services to attract and facilitate high-quality productions.In response, the Wenzhou (Lucheng) Online Series Coordination Center was established under a model integrating government leadership, industry empowerrment, and university cooperation. The center enables creative teams to make the filming process "faster and more efficient." It serves as a "one-stop" platform that integrates policy applications, location coordination, and resource integration.

The First "Future Film Project · Xiangdao Bay National College Students Short Film Festival" Held in Yantai

On October 25, the award ceremony of the first "Future Film Project · Xiangdao Bay National College Student Short Film Festival" was held in Xiangdao Bay, Yantai, Shandong Province. Centered on the theme "Youth · Education · Future Film," the festival attracted 1,695 submissions from 183 universities across China.Hosted by the Publicity Department of the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee and the China Film Critics Association, the festival aims to establish a long-term mechanism to discover and nurture emerging film talent. Its goal is to cultivate a new generation of filmmakers and encourage today's college students to capture the pulse of the times and tell compelling China's stories through film.

Mini Series and Interactive Film-Games: The Cross-Media Transformation of Online Literature

In the age of digital media, online literature is undergoing a profound transformation in its identity. No longer just a production hub for genre-based fiction or the source of popular IP adaptations, it has evolved into a dynamic narrative laboratory, fueling emerging art forms such as mini series and interactive film-game hybrids that blend cinematic and gaming experience.

The cross-media evolution from online literature to mini series and interactive film-games highlights two distinct yet interconnected paths of innovation. Mini series have adopted a strategy of "purification and acceleration," distilling the most compelling narrative elements from online literature, concentrating them, and rapidly delivering them to suit the fragmented attention economy of the short-video era. In contrast, interactive film-games lean towards "immersion and empowerment," offering audiences the freedom to make choices, thereby fostering a deeper sense of participation and engagement. Together, these two paths—one focused on narrative density, the other on narrative playability and freedom—reveal the vast potential for storytelling in the context of media convergence.

The "Screen Generation" and the Emergence of Vertical Mini Series

Vertical mini series are both a cultural invention and artistic representation of the "screen generation", it also emerges as the latest emerging form of contemporary art. The rapid development of mini series has brought about a disruptive change in human visual experience and viewing habits. This change can be summarized by three key terms: fragmentation, vertical screens, and "scroll-watching."

First, fragmentation does not simply refer to a fragmented consumption style; it is a more intrinsic characteristic of the medium. Beyond the visual fragmentation caused by post-continuity, another disruptive impact of mini series on human visual experience lies in the reversal of the horizontal screen viewing habit that was previously fixed by movies and television. Under the dual effects of technological screen fragmentation and the cultural proliferation of images, watching mini series has gradually become an unconscious, automatic behavior. "Scroll-watching" is not based on careful thought but more of a mechanical, habitual action driven by bodily inertia, where users rapidly scroll through content, seeking what interests them without lingering on or deeply engaging with each piece. This is the transformation of human nervous systems and bodily perception through media technology.