CMG's short drama about Shenzhen's development goes into production

China Media Group (CMG)'s short drama series, "The Miracles," went into production in the tech hub of Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province on Sunday, which will condense the reform and innovation of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone into high-quality episodes.

"The Miracles" is jointly produced by the CMG, the Publicity Department of Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the Shenzhen Media Group. It innovatively adopts three co-creation mechanisms -- co-creation by the central and local governments, co-creation by artists, and co-creation by all citizens, breaking the traditional boundaries of creation and exploring a new paradigm for film and television production.

As a collection of short works, the short drama series will cover a wide range of subject types and use inspirational stories of ordinary people to reflect extraordinary changes in the development of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone since its establishment in 1980.

At the opening ceremony, the main production team and leading actors shared their fieldwork experiences of visiting nearly a hundred people who have witnessed the growth of the Special Economic Zone.

At the ceremony, representatives of workers from all walks of life in Shenzhen, prototypes of the characters in "The Miracles," and humanoid robots staged a scene play, further raising people's anticipation for the short drama series.

The promotional song "Chasing Dreams" was also unveiled on Sunday.

Short drama series is a newly emerged online drama type with vertical videos and episodes that last only a few minutes.

As the first original and self-produced high-quality short drama of the CMG, "The Miracles" is expected to innovatively express and boost mainstream values, mainstream public opinion and mainstream culture. By creating a new industry benchmark that combines political, artistic and social reflection and market recognition, it is believed to lead the short drama industry from "quantity flow" to "quality flow."

CMG's short drama about Shenzhen's development goes into production

Protesters filled Mexico City's Paseo de la Reforma on Saturday, rallying in solidarity with Venezuela and denouncing U.S. influence in Latin America.

The United States launched a large-scale military operation against Venezuela in the early hours of Jan 3, taking by force Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

Holding numerous flags and banners while chanting slogans intermittently, a huge crowd of protesters criticized U.S. military actions against Venezuela and the unlawful control over President Maduro and his spouse, calling for respect for national sovereignty and regional peace.

"We oppose the U.S. intervention and hegemony towards the countries in Latin America. The United States has flagrantly trampled on international law, bombed Caracas and kidnapped the Maduro couple. The U.S. interventionism has become extremely blatant. We must firmly oppose and be highly vigilant, because this is not only related to a certain country, but also to all countries," said a protester.

"We demand that the United States stop interfering in Venezuela's internal affairs. The country must immediately cease its exploitation and plundering of the countries in Latin America," said another protester.

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