Back in Time or That Year, Time Flew (匆匆那年) is written by Jiu Ye Hui (九夜茴) and has recently been adapted into movie and web version. The story revolves around a group of friends who were close friends during high school but after graduation, their friendship changes. In the group, Chen Xun and Fang Hui are a couple and their break-up will cause the group to go on separate ways. More information of the novel can be found here.
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Introducing… Never Ever Expected and Yes, Boss!
With over 600 million views, Never Ever Expected (万万没想到) is one of the most successful online shows around. The mini-comedy drama is a collaboration with Youku and Wan He Tian Yi Company. Generally, each episode lasts for about 6 minutes. It is generally very funny (in a nonsensical way) and I thought it would be nice to introduce and share with you this production. Each episode is different but they have a few episodes dedicated to a special theme such as Chinese New Year. The starting song is very catchy and before you know it, you are actually humming it unconsciously!
Cindy dubs for Despicable Me 2, tours Hollywood

Minion, minion, on the wall, who’s the most lovable of them all?
What’s cuter than Agnes and minions? Agnes, minions, and Cindy (and Deng Chao)! Deng Chao and Cindy dubbed the voices for Gru and Agnes respectively for the mainland dub of Despicable Me 2, Universal Studios’ most profitable film in history and one that was universally reported by the West as having been banned in China because the minions looked like Jiang Zemin…
As a part of the dubbing, Cindy, along with dad Tian Liang and mom Ye Yiqian, were also invited to visit Hollywood, including a tour of Universal Studios. More cute photos from the Hollywood tour and the press conference below the cut.

While dad and mom are kept low-key with reused outfits, rumor has it Cindy’s in Valentino Haute Couture.
Translation Tuesday: Tiny Times 2.0 Chapter 1

Our life was beyond the most ridiculous soap operas or the hallucinations of the insane. Our life was more exciting than any Hollywood action movie. Blood, splashing around. Bullets, shooting continuously. Our spirits, exploding in the air.
Tiny Times 2.0 is the second in the Tiny Times series by Guo Jingming and depicts the lives of four best friends as they face drastic changes that come with entering the real world. Will their friendship last?
The incredibly popular Tiny Times series has been compared to Sex and the City and The Devil Wears Prada, while also facing criticism for for being superficial and promoting materialism.
I was first attracted to this book because of the cast in the movie version. How can one not watch it when there are so many pretty faces like Kai Ko, Amber Kuo and Guo Biting? Not forgetting the funny Xie Yilin.
Tiny Times 2.0
Chapter 1:
It seems that in the final months of 2008, the newspapers and magazines have only two front page covers. The first captures Obama’s distinctive features and the seemingly determined, or perhaps distressed, look in his eyes. It is the first time a black man has become president of the United States. The second is the economic crisis. The impact of this crisis has been like a tsunami. Its unpredictable waves sweep everything in its way, spreading from the financial centre of the world, New York City. The whole world is being overturned and what remains are the muddy bubbles of the white ocean.
“Where are we going? Dad” movie coming soon
The first season of “Where are we going? Dad” will end on 27 December. The five fathers and their kids have left a deep impression on viewers because of their interesting and cute interactions when they carried out their missions. The movie version will give them a mission called the “Ultimate Challenge” where the five father-kid pair will head towards Guangzhou Changlong Safari Park to play with white tiger cubs, koalas, monkeys, and interact with other animals to test their limits. The director, Teng Huatao who filmed Love is Not Blind will join in this movie.
“Where are we going? Dad” comes to an end
Hunan’s ” Where are we going? Dad 爸爸去哪儿” is approaching to an end. It has been a great success, receiving great reception in China. Many fathers, including China’s famous footballer Zheng Zhi, have volunteered to participate in Season 2.
Meanwhile, check out these cute pictures drawn by a fan, Shi Shi.