Today's Highlights：
1. Dai-language Mini Series Zhu Lou Li De CEO (The CEO in the Bamboo House) Premieres
2. The Proposal on Lawful Tax Payment in the Mini Series Industry Released
3. Beijing Grand Audiovisual Initiative "Chasing the Light Project"
Mini Series Competition Concludes, Top Ten Winners Announced
4. Doumen·Mini Series Writing Town and Zhuhai Film & TV Script Creation Base Officially Launches
5. Datong Mini Series Film and Television Industrial Park Officially Opens
6. Qingdao Drives High-Quality Development of the Mini Series Industry, Leveraging Its City Strengths
Dai-language Mini Series Zhu Lou Li De CEO (The CEO in the Bamboo House) Premieres
The first season of the Dai-language mini series Zhu Lou Li De CEO (The CEO in the Bamboo House) (8 episodes), produced by the Xishuangbanna Media Center, premiered on October 13 via the center's official WeChat account "Xishuangbanna Minority Languages." To date, four episodes have been released, garnering over 20,000 views.
The series centers on cross-border cultural and tourism cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, pioneering the genre of "borderland light comedy" in China. Its uniqueness lies not only in the refreshing mix of Dai-language dialogue and cross-border culture, but also in the integration of the "college students returning home to start businesses" theme into the context of local life in bamboo houses.
Rather than portraying city elites moving to the countryside, the story highlights how young people leverage online livestreaming and business planning ideas to adapt modern ideas to local practice, demonstrating how contemporary knowledge can benefit traditional villages. Additionally, while showcasing the beauty of tropical rainforests and intangible cultural heritage, the mini series also strengthens the theme of cultural exchange along the Belt and Road.
The Proposal on Lawful Tax Payment in the Mini Series Industry Released
On October 29, the Parallel Forum on Mini Series during the 2025 China Conference on High-Quality Radio and Television Production was held in Beijing. At the event, the Proposal on Lawful Tax Payment in the Mini Series Industry and the fourth batch of recommended titles under the "Learn the Law with Mini Series" creation plan were released.
The proposal aligns with the characteristics of the mini series industry with financial and tax supervision requirements, outlining compliance directions across four main aspects: First, it clarifies the tax responsibilities for industry practitioners. It strictly forbids individuals from using "after-tax payment" or "after-tax revenue sharing" to shift tax obligations, and companies are required to fulfill their legal duty of withholding and remitting taxes. Second, it strengthens company invoice and fund management, ensuring that all business activities are genuine, and opposes concealing income through "dual contracts" or "private account transactions." Third, it encourages companies to build systematic compliance capabilities, establish internal tax review mechanisms, and make tax compliance a prerequisite for cooperation, while rejecting illegal behaviors such as tax evasion that lead to unfair competition. Fourth, it calls for the whole industry to participate in joint governance. Practitioners are urged to stay updated on new policies, cooperate with regulatory authorities, identify and rectify risks in time, and enhance training and experience-sharing on lawful taxation and compliance.
Beijing Grand Audiovisual Initiative "Chasing the Light Project" Mini Series Competition Concludes, Top Ten Winners Announced
On October 29, the finals of the Beijing Grand Audiovisual Initiative "Chasing the Light Project" International Mini Series Competition was held at the Beijing Conference Center. The competition featured twelve categories, including "Depicting the Splendid Era" and "Promoting Chinese Culture." A total of 1,070 works were submitted, vividly showcasing the vibrant creative energy across society.
From revolutionary memories to urban emotions, and from historical storytelling to realistic reflections, many outstanding works emerged in this competition, fully demonstrating the great potential of mini series as a new form of audiovisual expression. Through this competition platform, "Beijing Grand Audiovisual" initiative has gathered creative talents and connected industry resources, bringing new momentum to the high-quality, industrialized, and global development of mini series.
Scheduled to premiere on New Year's Day 2026 across multiple platforms, including Hongguo, Douyin, WeChat Channels and Songjiang's official new media network, the series aims to become a model case of using film and television to empower local culture branding and drive content-driven development.
Looking ahead, the "Chasing the Light Project" will continue to discover and support high-quality creative ideas, guided by supportive policies, technologies, and cultural export initiatives, continue telling compelling Chinese stories and sharing the strong voice of the times through engaging mini series.
Doumen·Mini Series Writing Town and Zhuhai Film & TV Script Creation Base Officially Launches
On October 27, the opening ceremony for the Doumen Mini Series Writing Town and Zhuhai Film & TV Script Creation Base was held at Henghui Garden in Shangzhou Village, Doumen Town, Zhuhai's Doumen District. The operation of this base will revitalize idle rural housing resources, promote the development of cultural industries such as mini series creation, and enhance rural revitalization efforts. It marks another milestone in Zhuhai's pursuit of high-quality development in the film and television industry.
Looking ahead, the base will use the stunning natural scenery of Shangzhou Village to inspire creativity. With a focus on mini series, it aims to drive content innovation, while the film and television creation platform will foster the production of high-quality works. The goal is for Zhuhai to become not only "a prime destination for film and television shooting" but also "a creative hub for compelling stories and scripts."
Datong Mini Series Film and Television Industrial Park Officially Opens
On October 29, during the Datong Mini Series Industry Ecosystem Release and "1+1 Star Project" Launch Ceremony, the Datong Mini Series Film and Television Industrial Park was officially inaugurated and put into operation. This marks a solid step forward in Datong's efforts to advance its mini series industry. The Industrial Park covers an area of 70 mu (approximately 11.5 acres) , with a total building area of about 20,000 square meters. Guided by the vision of an "All-Area Film City" and supported by comprehensive chain services, it is rapidly being developed into a creative hub that integrates filming, production, incubation, and commercialization for mini series creators.
At the same event, the park also launched the "1+1 Star Project." This initiative includes creating a participatory mini variety show titled Xia Yi Zhan, Duan Ju Wang (Next Stop, The King of Mini Series), and producing a high-quality mini series Fo Guang Xia De Nuan Yang (Sunshine Beneath the Light of Buddha), which focuses on Datong's cultural and tourism resources. These projects will lead to the Datong 100 Premium Mini Series Filming Plan and the Datong 100 Mini Series Actors Recruitment Plan, offering a platform for everyone with dreams to shine.
Qingdao Drives High-Quality Development of the Mini Series Industry, Leveraging Its City Strengths
In recent years, Qingdao has viewed the mini series industry as a key breakthrough in developing new quality productive forces in the cultural and tourism sector. The city has made continuous efforts to improve policies, support enterprises, attract projects, create quality works, and optimize services.
Qingdao has taken the lead in establishing a city-level task force to promote the mini series industry, and has set up a Mini Series Industry Service Center. It was the first in the Shandong province to establish two mini series review stations and launched a "Four-in-One" fast review channel, which has already reviewed 35 productions.
The city has introduced policies like the Policy List for Supporting the Development of the Online Mini Series Industry, and plans to allocate the first round of funding, amounting to 1 million yuan, to six selected projects. From January to September, Qingdao added 102 new radio and television production companies, bringing the total to 905—accounting for one-third of the province's total. The total investment in the city's mini series projects has now reached 310 million yuan.
