BEIJING, July 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- iQIYI, Inc.
(NASDAQ: IQ) ('iQIYI' or 'the Company'), an innovative
market-leading online entertainment service in China, is pleased to announce the exclusive
online premiere of Crossroad Bistro on July 11. The series is directed by acclaimed
Chinese director Feng Xiaogang and
produced by a team of award-winning industry veterans. iQIYI,
Mayla Media, New Force Culture, and Aranya Productions co-presented
the series.
Crossroad Bistro tells the story of five modern
women with distinct personalities and backgrounds running a
restaurant together while trying to balance their individual
dreams. Through mutual support and encouragement, the women forge
friendships, find love, and discover their purpose in life
along the way.
Representing the first series Feng
Xiaogang created in over 25 years, Crossroad
Bistro is also the acclaimed director's first attempt at
an online drama. Besides Feng, the drama features a stellar
production team comprised of Chen
Ping, screenwriter of acclaimed drama series such
as The Years of Passion Burning and Qing
Yi; Zhao Xiaoding, a cinematographer who has won awards and
received nominations at the Golden Rooster Awards, Hong Kong Film
Awards, Golden Horse Awards and Academy Awards for films such
as Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Curse of
the Golden Flower and Cliff
Walkers; Shi Haiying, Feng's production designer for
Aftershock, Back to 1942 and If You Are the
One; and Lao Zai, a versatile music producer who has
worked on movies, drama series, and musicals.
In terms of casting, Crossroad Bistro features top
actors from across generations. The five
female protagonists Lan Yingying, Jin Chen, Chuo
Ni, Sui Yuan, and Wang
Luodan portray them at different stages of their
lives, while Han Geng, Zheng
Yecheng, Zhu Yuchen, and Yang Xuwen are the male leads. They are
further supported by a cast of veteran actors such as Liu
Xiaoqing, Zhu Shimao, Ding Zhicheng, Xu
Fan, Song Dandan, and
Huang Bo as well as well-known
actors like Ren Suxi, Zhu Yilong, Zhang
Yishan, Zhou Yan, Jiang Yiyi,
Gao Shuguang, and Zhang Xilin.
Commenting on the new series, Gong Yu, founder and CEO of
iQIYI, said that the fast-evolving streaming industry needs
more innovative content in order to meet the wide-ranging tastes of
consumers today.
"Producing content that can meet the consumers' diverse needs
relies heavily on our ability to partner with leading artists,
directors, screenwriters, cinematographers and producers," Gong
said. "Crossroad Bistro is an example of a high-quality
collaboration between iQIYI and the industry's top
talent. The upshot is a thought-provoking drama that goes beyond
the stories of the individual women but examines the wider society
in which they live."
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