On 26 August, CCTV’s official Weibo account released a series of promotional stills and video clips to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. All the stars involved in the short film anthology marked the occasion by forming the numbers “4” and “5” with their hands.
I'm writing a quick post to update the status of the iQiyi series, 《隐秘的对决》, from "unconfirmed" to "confirmed."
Although I haven't seen an official confirmation from iQiyi on Weibo or found the original source of the promotional image, I can now confidently confirm the series is happening. The key piece of evidence is a composite image posted by Tong Yao's management company on their Weibo account to celebrate her birthday on August 11th. Yes, I should have updated the blog earlier, but I've been busy with work, my studies, and my new photo blog. 😅
There was finally movement from CCTV's official Weibo account today with regards to The Miracles short drama anthology.
We now have official confirmation on the cast and the characters that they play. Although I'm certain that story that Tong Yao and Chen Xiao star in wrapped earlier, I think today's announcements are to celebrate the wrap of the anthology as a whole.
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Hello fellow Tong Yao fans! The plot for Tong Yao's chapter in The Miracles (奇迹) just got thicker. New details have emerged that confirm some rumors while making the details even more mystifying.
First, let's start with what we know. The Guomao Building's official XiaoHongShu account has been a good source of information. Not only did it confirm that Tong Yao's story is set at their iconic location and that Chen Xiao (陈晓) is her co-star, but the post also tagged two more actors: Deng Jiajia (邓家佳) and Dong Yong (董勇). While their exact roles are unconfirmed, we now know more details about the cast, whereas previously all we knew was that Tong Yao would most likely be starring in this short story.
NOTE 20th Dec 2025: I think I might have jumped the gun or there were further changes but it's unlikely that the series will premiere in 2025. Looks like a 2026 release now.
More fantastic news for Tong Yao fans! The Shanghai TV Festival continues to be a source of exciting announcements. First, we got direct confirmation that Nothing But Thirty 2 is in the works. Now, the news we've all been waiting for on Ball Lightning (球状闪电) has arrived in a one-two punch of confirmation.
After a long and confusing silence, Tong Yao herself has confirmed it: the sequel to the smash-hit drama Nothing But Thirty is officially back on track and expected to begin filming in 2026!
For fans who have followed this journey, it's been a bit of a rollercoaster. To understand why this new confirmation is so significant, let's look at the full story.
Exciting news for Tong Yao fans! The upcoming series Si Xi (四喜) just dropped new posters, a trailer, and a listing on Tencent Video in China over the past few days.
Since there don't seem to be any official English subtitles available yet, I took some time to create them for the new trailer. As of now, as far as I can tell, the series isn't listed on Tencent's international YouTube channel or on WeTV, so many fans outside of China may not have seen it. It's also worth noting that there is no official English title yet. While it was once announced with the working title Those Days, the official Weibo account for the drama series has never used that name, so I'll be sticking with Si Xi for now.
