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China's box office just cracked $4 billion, Dilreba and Xiao Zhan are lighting up Weibo, and a huge wave of C-dramas drops this week. Here's everything trending in Chinese entertainment today. Monday, August 24, 2026 — today's headlines: 🎬 China's 2026 box office tops 27 billion yuan (~$4B) — a record summer led by Teochew-language hit Dear You (给阿嬷的情书), now the year's #2 film with 2 billion+ yuan. 📺 A stacked late-August C-drama wave — The Awake (醒来) with Ou Hao (欧豪) & Guli Nazha (古力娜扎), Against the Current (兰香如故) with Tan Songyun (谭松韵) & Liu Xueyi (刘学义), The Early Spring (早春晴朗) with Jing Boran (井柏然) & Sun Qian (孙茜), and short wuxia Remnants of Gold (金色) with Xin Zhilei (辛芷蕾) & Chen Kun (陈坤). 🔥 Call Me by Fire 2026 (披荆斩棘2026) on Mango TV (芒果TV) unveils its 28-man lineup — including a father-son duo. ✨ Dilreba (迪丽热巴) trends over new urban female-lead drama Above the Dazzle (璀璨之上). 🎥 Zhao Lusi (赵露思) marks 10 years by launching her own production house with 9 projects. 👗 Liu Yifei (刘亦菲) trends over her Harper's Bazaar China (时尚芭莎) September cover preview.
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