Micro dramas shake up China's film industry, aim for Hollywood
Voice of America
Zhu Jian, 69, acts on the set of a micro movie during a filming session at a banquet hall, in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, July 16, 2024. Actors wait on the set of a micro movie during a filming session at a banquet hall, in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 16, 2024.
On a film set that resembles the medieval castle of a Chinese lord, Zhu Jian is busy disrupting the world's second-largest movie industry.
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President Joe Biden, joined by Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, walk at the Quad leaders summit in Claymont, Del., Sept. 21, 2024. President Joe Biden, joined by Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stand for a photo at the Quad leaders summit in Claymont, Del., Sept. 21, 2024.