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New Billing Regulation in Chinese Dramas & Films

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New Billing Regulation in Chinese Dramas & Films

 

 

There had been many controversies which sometimes lead to infigthings regarding billings in new dramas.  In some instances, actors drop out or they are dropped out

In many occurences, fandoms of stars get involve, thus it became a ‘battle to the death’ by virulent keyboard warriors.

Weibo, especially, become a bloodbath field of nastiness from inescapable insults leading to litigations.

The government was left with no choice but to intervene, thus they have created rules to apply and be followed deligently.

This new billing system will take effect beginning 10 July 2026.

The guideline will be according to three tiers: –

  • Lead Starring (the highest in the billing)
  • Special Appearance (includes the second leads)
  • Cast Members

The billing of actors within each of the tiers will be determined by the stroke count of their surnames and then their first names.

If the drama is centered on a main protagonist, then he or she will be given a standalone box which will be independent of the stroke count. E.g. The Legend of the Potato Girl 🤗 Then whoever stars as the potato girl will be given the first billing and the stroke name will not be applied.

Another rule is that actors/actresses must use their legal name rather than their stage name for the stroke count. E.g. Bai Lu’s legal name is Bai Meng Yan, so the stroke will apply to her real name rather than her stage name of Bai Lu.

Name stroke – Courtesy of CdramaTwitter Account

Updates

  • 19 June 2026: Zhang Ling He‘s fans are apparently oppossing Lu Yu Xiao from joining the cast of Ci Tang because of the stroke rule.  It would mean she would be the first billing. 🤣🤣🤣
  • 26 June 2026:  What the government thought would end all the brouhaha about billing conern turned out to have the opposite effect.
    • A number of actors now are right in the middle of it.  Yang Mi lodged a protest when her earned right for a first billing had been curtailed due to the new system.
    • Johnny Huang also protested when he is now second biling to the gorgeous Wan Peng
    • Through no fault of her own, Wan Peng is receiving censure for becoming first billing as surname has only three strokes.  It would be hard to cast her in a drama opposite actors and actresses who are bothered with billings.

2026 (MMXXVI)

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January

1st: Alarming news as a tragic accident happened in Switzerland where more than 40 revellers died in a fire in a bar while celebrating the onset of the new year.

3rd: President Tramp ordered attack on Venezuela ousting President Maduro who is now in custody at a New York detention centre.  Venezuela is now under US control until further notice.

February

17th: Chinese New Year 2026; Year of the Horse

19th: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, was arrested at the early hours of the morning for misconduct in public office, possibly malfeasance.

24th: The bones of St Francis of Assisi had gone on pubic display in Italy to mark his 800th year death anniversary.

28th: US & Israel strike Iran.  At least nine people had been killed including Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

March

1st: St David’s Day

April

29th: Police/News helicopters were circling the air space around Golders Green when two Jewish people were stabbed in the morning/

30th: The stabbing yesterday in Golders Green, a London suburb was upgraded as a terrorist attack.

  • 30 April 2026: Prime Minister Keir Starmer was heckled during his visit to Golders Green, where two Jewish people were stabbed yesterday morning.

    Sir Keir Starmer was meeting leaders from the Shomrim security group and Hatzola, a Jewish medical charity, whose ambulances were set on fire in an arson attack last month.

    The prime minister was joined by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley and Sarah Sackman, a justice minister and the local MP. BBC

May

June

July

  • 10 July 2026: Shocking news.  Ann Widdecombe (British Politician: Conservative Party to Reform UK) was found murdered at her house in Dartmoor.  The suspect was a 26 white British guy.

Modern Lingo Glossary

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Abbreviations

A

  • ADIH – Another Day In Hell
  • ASAP – As Soon As Possible

 

B

  • B4 – Before
  • BAE – Before Anyone Else
  • BFF – Best Friends Forever
  • BRB – Be Right Back
  • BTS – Behind The Scene
  • BTW – By The Way

C

  • CSL – Can’t Stop Laughing
  • CWOT – Complete Waste Of Time
  • CYL – See You Later

D

  • DM – Direct Message

E

F

  • FOMO – Fear Of Missing Out
  • FWIW – For What It’s Worth
  • FYI – For Your Information

G

  • GTG – Got To Go

H

I 

  • ICYMI – In Case You Missed It
  • IDC – I Don’t Care
  • IDK – I Don’t Know
  • IFYP – I Feel Your Pain
  • IKR – I Know, Right
  • ILY – I Love You
  • IMO – In my Opionion
  • IMU – I Miss You

J

  • JK – Just Kidding

K

L

  • L8R – Later
  • LMAO – Laughing My Ass Off
  • LMK – Let Me Know
  • LOL – Laugh Out Loud

M

N

  • NVM – Nevermind

O

  • OMW – On My Way

P

  • PITR – Parent in the Room
  • PPL – People
  • POV – Point of View

Q

  • QQ – Crying

R

  • RN – Right Now

S

  • SMH – Shaking My Head
  • SRSLY – Seriously

T

  • TBH – To Be Honest
  • TMI – Too Much Information
  • TTYL – Talk To You Later
  • TYT – Take Your Time

U

V

W

  • WYWH – Wish You Were Here

X

  • XOXO – Hugs and Kisses

Y

  • YNK – You Never Know
  • YOLO – You Only Live Once

Z

  • ZZZ – Sleeping, utterly bored.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Westminster Abbey

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Westminster Abbey

Westminter Abbey, photo by JMorton

Westminster Abbey, photo by JMorton

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  • 2025: To date, 40 monarchs had been crowned in the abbey since 1066. The first one would have been William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy, after overpowering the English army under King Harold Godwinson.  This historical skirmish became known as the Battle of Hastings. The coronation was held on Christmas Day 1066.
  • The abbey is known as a Royal Peculiar, it is independent from any archbishop or bishops’ authority.  It is directly under the jurisdiction of the  Sovereign, who is the Defender of the Faith.
  • To Date, there have been 14 Royal Weddings which included, The Queen marrying Prince Philip (the Duke of Edinburgh) in 1947.  The most recent was Prince William to the then Catherine Middleton in April 2011.
  • Some Famous People buried in the abbey:
    • Sir Isaac Newton
    • Robert and Elizabeth Browning
    • Ernest Rutherford
    • Joseph Addison
    • Clement Attlee
    • Sir Robert Moray
    • Charles Dickens
    • George Frederic Handel
    • David Livingstone
    • William James
    • Thomas Telford, the founder and first president of Institute of Civil Engineers.
    • Laurence Olivier
    • Stephen Hawking
    • A commemorative marker with the Dirac Equation was finally allowed in the Abbey after a five-year persuasion to the Dean that Paul Dirac was not an anti-Christ.🤣

Perfume (Scented Aroma)

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When I buy perfumes now, I try to get the smallest size first.  I remember someone wafting a heavenly scent in our crowded office.  So I asked what perfume she was wearing.  She told me and like a clone I went to buy  a 100ml of that expensive perfume.  When I tried it on to myself, all I got was a literal headache.  No one commented how heavenly I smelled.🤣🤣🤣.

Apparently, perfume does chemical reaction with your own body.  The acid in your body may not react the same way with another person to the same perfume.

June 2025: I love the Jo Malone scent but got curious why Jo Loves looks so much the packaging of Jo Malone.  It turned out Jo Loves is also by the British perfumer Jo Malone who sold the popular Jo Malone London to Estee Lauder in 1999.