'Watch Your Back' is front-runner
A twist-filled crime drama, Watch Your Back, has quickly garnered 33 million views online since its debut earlier this week, according to the live tracker Beacon.
Released on China Central Television's CCTV-8 and the streaming platform iQiyi on Tuesday, Watch Your Back achieved a 5.65 percent single-day market share on Friday, the highest recorded within its first four days.
Starring actor Guo Jingfei as a police officer, the story follows his assignment to a southern Chinese city as part of a campaign targeting theft on trains. While tackling his professional duties, he also struggles with a personal issue, finding his missing fiancee. Along the way, he uncovers clues leading to a notorious theft ring.
According to the producers, a total of 80 percent of the script is inspired by real-life cases, with 90 percent of the props referred from a list of confiscated bribe-case items derived from disciplinary inspection commissions.
