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iQIYI Expands Suspense Slate with New Horizontal-Screen Short-Form Drama Brand Undercurrent Theater, Debut Title “Dead of Winter” Tops Charts

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BEIJING, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Recently, iQIYI, China’s leading online entertainment platform, has launched Undercurrent Theater, a horizontal-screen short-form suspense brand making a strong debut with its inaugural title “Dead of Winter”. The title has gained rapid audience traction and delivered solid commercial returns, signaling strong market appetite for the format. The launch sets a strong foundation for Undercurrent Theater as iQIYI deepens its leadership in premium suspense content.

Since its August 4 premiere, “Dead of Winter” has reached a peak iQIYI content popularity index, a measure of audience engagement on the platform, of 6,638, the highest for an iQIYI revenue-sharing, a model where production partners share earnings with iQIYI based on viewership, short-form drama since 2024. It has also topped multiple industry rankings across leading Chinese entertainment data providers Enlightent, Maoyan and DataWin. Enlightent data shows its daily market share peaked at 60.9%, making it the second horizontal short-form drama this year to surpass 60%, following iQIYI’s “The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary”, a 10th-anniversary return of the classic IP “The Ferry Man”.

Strong viewership has also translated into commercial momentum. Within five days of release, “Dead of Winter” generated over RMB5 million (approximately US$740,000) in revenue-sharing earnings, with iQIYI projecting total revenue-sharing earnings to exceed RMB10 million (approximately US$1,480,000) within nine days of release.

Set in a small northeastern Chinese city in the late 1990s, “Dead of Winter” is a gritty crime suspense drama rooted in social realism. The series follows two former friends – a community police officer and a criminal investigator – who reunite to solve a series of major cases, unraveling an eight-year family tragedy. Its fast-paced storytelling, strong performances, and distinctive wintry setting have driven significant social buzz. More than 20 derivative short videos have each surpassed 100,000 likes, with audience calls for a second season.

The debut validates both the premium content model and the revenue-sharing approach underpinning Undercurrent Theater, with more titles already in the pipeline. “The VI Group of Fatal Case” (the Chinese title translates as Sixth Criminal Investigation Unit), a prequel to the beloved 2001 crime procedural. “The Murder Truth”, adapted from a highly rated original work, weaves intricate deduction with interconnected serial crimes for a layered viewing experience. Together, the upcoming slate builds on the momentum of “Dead of Winter” as iQIYI continues to deepen its short-form suspense offering and cement its position as the home of premium Chinese suspense storytelling for global audiences.

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iQIYI Press
press@qiyi.com 

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Baozun to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Unaudited Financial Results on August 27, 2026

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SHANGHAI, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Baozun Inc. (Nasdaq: BZUN and HKEX: 9991) (“Baozun”, the “Company” or the “Group”), a leading brand e-commerce solution provider and digital commerce enabler in China, today announced that it will release its unaudited financial results for the second quarter and the six months ended June 30, 2026 on Thursday, August 27, 2026, before the open of U.S. markets.

The Company will host a conference call to discuss the earnings at 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 27, 2026 (7:30 p.m. Beijing time on the same day).

Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

United States:

1-888-317-6003

Hong Kong:

800-963-976

Singapore:

65-3158-8715

Mainland China:

4001-206-115

International:

1-412-317-6061

Passcode:

5702943

A replay of the conference call may be accessible through September 3, 2026 by dialing the following numbers:

United States:

1-855-669-9658

International:

1-412-317-0088

Replay Access Code:

3425144

A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of Baozun’s website at http://ir.baozun.com. An archived webcast will be available through the same link following the call.

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About Baozun Inc.

Founded in 2007, Baozun Inc. is a leader in brand e-commerce service, brand management, and digital commerce service. Baozun Inc. comprises three major business lines – Baozun e-Commerce (BEC), Baozun Brand Management (BBM) and Baozun International (BZI) and is committed to accelerating high-quality and sustainable growth. Driven by the principle that “Technology Empowers the Future Success”, Baozun’s business lines are devoted to empowering their clients’ business and navigating their new phase of development.

For more information, please visit http://ir.baozun.com.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

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Ms. Wendy Sun
Email: ir@baozun.com

 

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BOXABL Inc. Opens the Door to Mergers, Acquisitions, and Partnerships Across the Housing Industry

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BOXABL invites companies, landholders, talent, and inventions across the housing supply chain to join forces, with the opportunity for flexible deal structures

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — BOXABL Inc. (Nasdaq: BXBL), an innovative technology company transforming the housing market with its modular building systems, announces the launch of a new section of BOXABL’s website to encourage partnerships aimed at assembling the full suite of capabilities needed to make housing affordable at mass-production scale.

BOXABL envisions that potential partnerships may include whole-business acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, land contributions, talent additions, and technology or intellectual property deals across the housing value chain. As part of this effort, the Company also said it is open to evaluating M&A opportunities more broadly where a combination could accelerate its mission to make housing affordable at scale.

“Housing is too expensive right now, and every year we spend inventing something that already exists is a year homes stay unaffordable,” said Galiano Tiramani, BOXABL Founder and Co-CEO. “If someone has already solved a piece of it, the fastest path is to bring them in — not to start over in-house and hope we catch up.”

Four Areas of Focus

BOXABL is prioritizing partnerships across four categories:

Companies — Manufacturers, installers, dealers, lenders, haulers, and suppliers of any size.Land — Raw, entitled, infill, or acreage parcels.Talent — Operators with experience building, moving, selling, and financing housing. The Company describes talent acquisition as “the real reason we do deals,” noting that this kind of operating experience cannot be bought off a shelf.Inventions — Patents, prototypes, tooling, manufacturing processes, and software that address any piece of the affordable-housing problem, from faster panel systems to cheaper connections to better factory-line design.

Where BOXABL Is Looking

The Company identified specific areas where it is seeking partners, including factories and fabrication facilities, developers and landholders, installation and site-work contractors, transport and logistics operators, lending and finance providers designed for factory-built housing, sales and dealer networks, automation and software providers, and materials and systems suppliers. BOXABL also said it welcomes pitches for ideas, patents, or businesses that fall outside these categories but that could still make housing more affordable.

Flexible Deal Structures

BOXABL said all transactions considered under the program will be evaluated individually, with flexible structures that may include cash, stock, or a combination of both, depending on the requirements of a specific transaction. The Company is directing interested parties — including companies, landholders, operators, and inventors — to submit expressions of interest through its website or by phone. BOXABL noted that any submission is non-binding and creates no offer, agreement, or obligation on the part of either party, and that any transaction would be subject to due diligence, definitive documentation, and applicable approvals.

Interested parties can submit an expression of interest by filling out the form at www.boxabl.com/mergers#interest.

About BOXABL

Since its inception in 2017, BOXABL has raised over $230 million from more than 50,000 investors. The North Las Vegas-based company is dedicated to transforming the housing industry through innovative technology and design, with a mission of making housing affordable at mass-production scale. BOXABL’s flagship product, the Casita, is a 361-square-foot studio unit with a full kitchen, bathroom and utilities that unfolds on-site in under an hour. The Company also offers the smaller 120-square-foot Baby Box and is developing stackable and connectable modules designed to form townhomes, multifamily units, and larger single-family homes. BOXABL began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol “BXBL” on July 20, 2026, following the completion of its business combination with FG Merger II Corp.

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HEART AEROSPACE COMPLETES FIRST FLIGHT OF WORLD’S LARGEST ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT

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Heart X1 becomes the largest battery-electric aircraft ever flown, with a 106-foot wingspan and takeoff weight exceeding 25,000 pounds.

Piloted first flight used approximately $5 worth of electricity, highlighting electric aviation’s potential to deliver structurally lower commercial aircraft operating costs.

Flight demonstrates electric aviation at the scale of a commercial airliner, marking a major step toward bringing electric aircraft into everyday airline service.

Milestone advances development of Heart’s ES-30, a 30-seat hybrid-electric regional airliner targeted for 2031 entry into service, with commitments from United Airlines, Air Canada, and JSX.

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. and LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Heart Aerospace today announced the successful first flight of the company’s X1 demonstrator aircraft. Spanning 106 feet, measuring 76 feet nose to tail, and weighing more than 25,000 pounds at takeoff, X1 is the largest battery-electric aircraft ever flown.

Heart Aerospace’s X1 becomes world’s largest electric aircraft ever flown—an airliner-scale flight using $5 electricity.

The flight took place on Wednesday, August 12th, 2026, at Heart’s X1 flight-test base at Plattsburgh International Airport, a regional commercial airport serving a community of 20,000 people in upstate New York. The piloted mission lasted 27 minutes, during which X1 reached an altitude of 1,100 feet AGL and its all-electric propulsion system delivered more than one megawatt of power.

The flight was conducted under an FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate in the Experimental Category (SAC-EC), with a test profile that included taxi, takeoff, climb, maneuvering, and landing. The mission was designed to demonstrate all-electric flight at a scale relevant to commercial airline operations.

Powered entirely by batteries, X1 used approximately $5 worth of electricity during its first flight. The flight came amid a sustained surge in global jet fuel prices, which averaged $3.50 per gallon for the week ending August 7, up 63% year over year, highlighting the potential for electric propulsion to deliver structurally lower aircraft operating costs while decoupling airlines from the volatility of global oil markets.

“With the first flight of X1, Heart Aerospace has demonstrated electric flight at the scale of a commercial airliner,” said Anders Forslund, Founder and CEO of Heart Aerospace. “Electric commercial aircraft have the potential to fundamentally reshape airline economics and, ultimately, lower the cost of air travel for passengers. This is at the heart of our vision for abundant air travel, with electrification enabling more affordable, frequent, and cleaner air service to and from airports closer to home.”

X1 is a full-scale demonstrator representative of Heart’s ES-30 production aircraft, designed to validate key technologies, aerodynamics and flight performance, and Heart’s organizational capabilities. The ES-30 is a conventional fixed-wing, 30-seat hybrid-electric regional airliner being developed for FAA Part 25 certification. It has attracted customer commitments from major air carriers including United Airlines, Air Canada, and JSX.

“The first flight of X1 is a major technical achievement for Heart Aerospace, a company United has been proud to support,” said Michael Leskinen, Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines. “Electric commercial aircraft have real potential to deliver a better travel experience for passengers while strengthening our business, and we look forward to Heart’s continued development of the ES-30 and its potential future role in United’s network.”

“The energy transition for aviation will require a range of solutions, from operational efficiencies to sustainable aviation fuels, and ultimately the development of new aircraft technologies,” said John Di Bert, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Air Canada. “Our investment in Heart Aerospace and the ES-30 reflects Air Canada’s commitment to supporting innovative technologies that have the potential to transform aviation. X1’s first flight is an important milestone in that journey, and we look forward to continuing to work with Heart Aerospace as the ES-30 program progresses and plays its part in the future of regional aviation.”

With entry into service targeted for 2031, Heart expects the ES-30 to reduce aircraft operating costs by more than 40% compared with legacy regional aircraft. This reduction is driven by lower energy costs, reduced maintenance requirements from simplified electric propulsion and electrified flight systems, and greater aircraft uptime and reliability enabled by an integrated electronics and software architecture.

Heart foresees this cost advantage widening over time through advances in battery technology, technology-enabled gains in crew efficiency, and the ES-30’s low exposure to a growing range of emissions-related aviation taxes and fees worldwide.

“Through the X1 program, Heart has built the capability to design, build, test, operate, and continuously improve a clean-sheet electric commercial aircraft,” said Ben Stabler, Chief Technology Officer. “We are carrying that full-stack capability directly into the ES-30, our first production aircraft and the foundation of a broader technology platform for electric airliners.”

Heart is currently developing the first pre-production ES-30 at its pilot manufacturing plant in Los Angeles, with flight testing scheduled to begin in 2028.

The full X1 media kit, including high-resolution photos and video, is available at https://www.heartaerospace.com/x1.

About Heart Aerospace

Heart Aerospace is a Los Angeles-based electric aircraft manufacturer on a mission to lower the cost of air travel. In August 2026, Heart flew the company’s X1 demonstrator, the world’s largest battery-electric aircraft, advancing electric flight into the airliner category. The company’s first production aircraft, the Heart ES-30, is a clean-sheet, 30-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft designed to bring cost-efficient electric flight into everyday airline service. Backed by $9.4 billion in customer commitments from leading carriers including United Airlines and Air Canada, Heart is advancing technologies to make electric aviation work at commercial scale. Learn more about Heart and its vision for abundant, affordable air travel at www.heartaerospace.com.

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