"China Qi Tan 2" releases the ultimate trailer,"Chinese Fable" reveals real people's hearts

On December 29, the animated short film collection "China Qi Tan 2" co-produced by Shangmei Film, Shangying Yuan, Bili Bili and Chen Liaoyu Studio officially released its final trailer. As a new chapter in the "China Qi Tan" series,"China Qi Tan 2" explores the more aesthetic and narrative possibilities of China animation through nine independent stories and diverse artistic styles on the basis of continuing the Chinese fantasy aesthetics.

The ultimate trailer released this time is opened by a profound and mysterious "door", paving out nine Chinese-style fantasy worlds with each charm: swimming fish leap into flying birds, water sleeves fly up on the wind, and markets in the other world are like mirages above the fireworks of the world, showing the beauty of the fantasy imagination of the East. When emotion and destiny met fiercely, the mountains collapsed in an instant, and the huge palm blocked the sky and wanted to overwhelm people. In the blink of an eye, thunder and lightning tore the sky, and the mighty battlefield swept over, and all creatures instantly turned into feathers in the sky. Shadow... Scenes of adventures, conflicts and dilemmas always closely follow the narrative core of "exploring people's hearts and finding the true self". In the end, the figure in the picture walked into the "door", making people unable to help but step into this strange fantasy together and see the true self hidden in their hearts.

"China Qitan 2" will be exclusively launched on Beili Beili from January 1, 2026.

Wonderful stories reflect people's hearts, ** fable shines contemporary times *

While continuing the exploration of diverse Chinese aesthetics,"China Qi Tan 2" further deepens into the emotional core of traditional culture and contemporary reality issues, and uses a series of fables full of oriental philosophical thinking to interpret human nature, emotion, and destiny. Among them,"How to Become Three Dragons" explores oneself and growth through the small snake's path of seeking immortals;"Man in the Ear" relies on strange stories from "Liaozhai" to outline inner desires;"Today's Zoo" reflects individual choices on the fantasy stage;"Snowy" delicately depicts the complex and profound emotional bonds in family relations;"Saburo" searches for his inner return in the sword-to-sword world;"Big Bird" uses dark fairy tales to write a journey of protection;"Paying to the Mountain" combines Hakka folk customs and fantasy imagination to find the echo of the countryside and the distance;"Xing Tian" is a new interpretation of the heroic epic in ancient mythology;"Da Noble" weaves the humor and warmth between father and son in the fantasy setting.

In terms of artistic expression, the creation of works is based on a deep understanding and aesthetic pursuit of traditional Chinese culture. The nine previously released single posters accurately interpret this concept: from the ink sketches of "The Man in the Ear" to the felt freeze of "Snow" to the dark fairy tale of "Big Bird", the nine works span multiple themes and regional characteristics, with different styles but all of them can arouse the audience's perception of traditional culture, showing the diversity, experimental and avant-garde temperament of Guochuang animation.

The chief producer Suda said that the "China Qitan" series has always been rooted in traditional culture, but has never been limited by the subject matter and form, but strives to establish a connection with contemporary audiences on the spiritual level. "We hope to integrate contemporary life emotions and experiences into creation, which not only gives the work unique emotional depth and humanistic temperature, but also allows traditional culture to glow with new vitality in the current context." "China Qi Tan 2" is more committed to in-depth and vividly telling the story of China and interpreting the core of the Orient in animation language. All directors have profound cultural understanding and aesthetic pursuit.

Chief director Chen Liaoyu said that the inspiration of each short film in "China Qi Tan 2" comes from real life and ultimately points to the hearts of people today. The unrestrained imagination gives the work appeal, while the creative gene rooted in tradition and close to reality makes the work more full and has the emotional power to directly hit the hearts of the people.

Ecological expansion of the New Territories, national innovation and renewal ** Chapter **

Since its premiere in 2023, the "China Qitan" series has gradually built a "Qitan Universe" IP with sustained vitality and expansion. This series takes the contemporary expression of traditional Chinese culture as its core. Through independent but spiritually connected stories, it continuously broadens the boundary between content and aesthetics, injecting important momentum into the innovative exploration of China's animation.

In addition,"Qitan Universe" actively explores serialization and diversified content incubation models to build an open platform for animation creators for narrative exploration and aesthetic experiments; and extends the IP value chain through multiple paths such as derivative licensing, cross-border cooperation, and real-life entertainment., gradually build an ecosystem from short film development to long-term operations. This exploration not only enriches the style and theme dimensions of China's original animation, but also provides a useful reference for the systematic development of China's animation IP and helps China's animation school achieve inheritance and innovation in the new era.

Li Zao, chief producer and chief producer, said that "Qitan Universe" is not only an IP, but also a China animation innovation platform that encourages aesthetic exploration, narrative innovation and cultural expression. By rooting in Chinese traditional culture and observing the current reality, the creative path is to innovate in inheritance, build consensus in diverse expressions, burst out new forces in industrial linkage, open up a new paradigm for domestic animation, and stimulate the more vigorous vitality of China animation IP.

"China Qitan 2" is jointly produced by Shanghai Art Film Studio Co., Ltd., Shanghai Film Yuan (Shanghai) Cultural Technology Development Co., Ltd., Shanghai Kuanyu Digital Technology Co., Ltd. and Chen Liaoyu Studio. Suda and Zhu Benin serve as chief producers, Chen Liaoyu serves as chief director, Wang Jun, Li Zao, Li Ni and Cui Wei serve as chief producers, and Wang Jun, Li Zao, Zhang Shengyan and Cui Wei serve as chief producers.

Some of the main creations of the nine short films are as follows:

Yang Mu, director of "How to Become Three Dragons";

Hu Rui, director of "The Man in the Ear";

Yang Yaci, director of "Today's Zoo";

Chen Lianhua, director of "Snow";

Ouyang Zhonghong, director of "Saburo";

Du Pengpeng, director of Big Bird;

Directors Zhang Junjie and Zhou Xu of "Paying to the Mountain";

Zhang Yang, director of "Xing Tian";

Gu Yang and Liu Kuang, directors of "Big Noble";

• The short films are arranged according to the actual broadcast order of the works

Drama grows in imagination, and people meet outside the story. When a wonderful place enters the world, all things will be popular. "China Qi Tan 2" will be exclusively broadcast on Beili Beili starting from January 1, 2026.