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A Classic Chinese Cop Drama Returns as a Prequel, and Fans Are Demanding the Original Ji Jie Back

'Major Crimes Unit Six,' the police procedural that defined Chinese prime-time drama in the 2000s, returned on Monday as a prequel on Beijing TV — and the instant verdict on its recast heroine, the pioneering female detective Ji Jie, was a trending cry of 'give us back Ji Jie.' The new version is also a record-breaking short-form drama, which is its own story about where Chinese TV is going.

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Two Years After Filming, a Youku Reality Show's Props Are Still Littering a Hainan Beach

A video blogger picking up trash on a Hainan beach found the set of 'This Is My Island', a 2024 Youku reality show, still lying where it was filmed. Youku's parent company says the production team has now gone to inspect the site; Weibo is asking why it took two years and a viral video.

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A Vocational-School Graduate Just Won China's Biggest Stand-Up Competition

Xiaoqi, who entered vocational school at 13 and worked as a hairdressing apprentice, carpenter and photo retoucher before taking up comedy, won the third season of "Stand-Up and Ta's Friends" — and thanked the audience for electing China's first vocational-school champion.