Wu Lei

There was a time when Bai Jingting (白敬亭), Wu Lei (吴磊), Jackson Yee (易烊千玺), and Liu Haoran (刘昊然) were widely recognized as the "Big Four Crushes" (四大墙头). Even people who weren’t active fans enjoyed openly expressing their affection for them on social media. It was a kind of casual admiration—lightweight, emotionally rewarding, but never disruptive to daily life. Today, these four are no longer waiting around for their "crush fans" to come back. For them, the "crush" label has already become outdated. Instead, a younger generation of actors is stepping up: Zhang Linghe (张凌赫), Song Weilong (宋威龙), Li Yunrui (李昀瑞), and Wang Anyu (王安宇) are now the most frequently mentioned names for the "New Big Four Crushes." With this shift, doubts naturally arise. Who has the authority to decide which stars count as a "crush"? Who is doing the judging, who is bundling them together, and who might be at risk of dropping out at any moment? Whether the "new Big Four" can truly hold onto this lightweight yet demanding title remains uncertain. Who Defines and Judges a "Crush Star"? The word "crush" in this context (墙头, literally wall top) originated in anime fandom. It was first used to describe…

The sea holds countless secrets, but few as compelling as the story brought to light in the upcoming film Dongji Island (东极岛). Directed by Guan Hu (管虎) and Fei Zhenxiang (费振翔), this cinematic endeavor plunges audiences into 1943, when a Japanese transport ship carrying 1,816 British POWs was torpedoed near China's eastern islands. Facing certain death as their captors abandoned ship and sealed the holds, the prisoners' fate hung in the balance. Against impossible odds, local fishermen from Dongji Island launched their small boats directly into enemy fire, embodying an ancient creed: "Those in peril at sea must be saved." This act of extraordinary courage, forgotten for decades, forms the powerful core of a film six years in the making, demanding monumental effort from cast and crew to resurrect a truth the world needs to witness. Releasing nationwide on August 8th, Dongji Island stars Zhu Yilong (朱一龙), Wu Lei (吴磊), and Ni Ni (倪妮), leading an ensemble cast in a testament to human resilience. Anchored in Truth Recreating this buried history required more than sets and scripts; it demanded pilgrimage. Guan Hu and Fei Zhenxiang led their team to the actual Dongji Islands, seeking the spirit of the past where…