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In 1985, Xi'an Jiaotong University launched a program to recruit gifted teenagers to study in the university before they finished high school.
The youngsters were extremely academically talented, but they found the social side of university difficult. Their schoolmates were much older, and they were dealing with the stress of puberty.
Three decades later, one of the graduates of that program draws on this experience for his upcoming movie "The Ark of Mr. Chow".
Xiao Yang, a well-known film editor who has worked on many blockbusters, including "You are the One" and "Detective D", was selected for the special class in the university at age 15 and became a freshman in its architecture department the following year.
The movie tells a story of growing pains. All the characters, five gifted teenagers, are geniuses. They are enrolled and trained for a world mathematics competition in the university. But everyone faces embarrassing moments in daily life.
The feature-length movie, produced by Taiwan veteran filmmaker Chen Kuo-fu, gets a thumbs-up from insiders.
Feng Xiaogang, one of the most successful commercial directors in China, likens the production to Jiang Wen's movie debut "In the Heart of the Sun". Feng says "The Ark of Mr. Chow" will impress the audience with its in-depth reflection of the Chinese college education system.
Starring veteran actor Sun Honglei and emerging actress Zhou Dongyu, the movie will be released on June 19.
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U.S. rapper Pitbull's last show in Beijing two years ago was a huge hit with fans, and now the hip hop artist is set to return.
The recording sensation will come to China as part of his world tour this year with live shows in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. He will perform his chart-topping hits including "I Know You Want Me" and "Don't Stop the Party".
Pitbull will also perform "We Are One" for the first time in China. "We Are One" was the official song of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He sang it at the opening ceremony of the soccer competition with Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Lettie in Brazil.
His career began in 2002. Growing up in Miami, a place with a thriving electronic music scene, the 34-year-old musician of Cuban descent takes musical inspiration from a wide range of Cuban, Colombian and Caribbean sounds.
