Singer Gao Hu performs during an event celebrating the 20th anniversary of Midi, one of China's first original music festival brands, in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 5, 2020.
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TV remakes have long been viewed as a safer bet in China than developing original series from scratch, thanks to the established fame and popularity of the original work. However, a recent Chinese remake of a Japanese TV hit series has flopped so spectacularly that it has put the commercial TV production system under question.
TVremakeshavelongbeenviewedasasaferbetinChinathandevelopingoriginalseriesfromscratch,thankstotheestablishedfameandpopularityoftheoriginalwork.However,arecentChi
William Shakespeare, the renowned British playwright whose dramas are known across the world; and Tang Xianzu, the famed ancient Chinese opera writer with his works passed on through generations. What happens when the masterpieces of these two are put together?
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