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Canon Chooses Batman to Endorse IXUS Digital Camera in China (Video)

Randy Cheung, Apr 4, 2013 6:23 PM, 277 views, Got something to say ?,

Celebrities are making millions of dollars endorsing various gadgets. Whether or not these expensive ad campaigns actually work is hard to know, but what is certain is that most Chinese companies will continue to empty their wallets in order to get hot celebrities to promote their products. Canon is somehow breaking the rules in China. The Japanese camera maker has chosen Batman to endorse its IXUS digital camera in Chinese market. Everyone know smartphone is eating up the market of portable digital camera, so Canon has decided to change their marketing strategy, by getting a super hero from DC comics to promote their camera could create some ’shock’ to consumer. Canon believe their small camera is performing well in the night scene, which in line with the characteristics of Batman. You can check out the TV commercial after the break to see how Batman hide a 10X super zoom camera inside his utility belt …

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Hilarious Wry Neck Cartoon Becomes Chinese Internet Hit

Oska Lee, Dec 25, 2012 4:06 PM, 2,181 views, Got something to say ?,

Recently, a group of wry neck cartoons are getting popular in China’s internet. So why all these cute little character are crooking their necks ? A giant asteroid made a flyby of Earth two weeks ago. The near-Earth asteroid ‘4179 Toutatis‘, which is about 3 miles wide, came within 4.3 million miles of our planet — or about 18 lunar distances — at its closest point. Many people worry that if the asteroid hit the earth, it is the end of the world. A Chinese cartoonist think that if everybody just crook their neck, this will let the Earth tilt, then the asteroid will not hit the Earth. He started to create a series of wry neck’s cartoon characters base on the silly theory …

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Batman Finally Meets the Chinese Blind Lawyer (Video)

Star Chang, Oct 25, 2012 6:45 PM, 482 views, Got something to say ?,

Batman Christian Bale has finally met with the political dissident he was trying to visit last year when the “Dark Knight Rises” star was roughed up by Chinese government guards. Bale has slated to honor Chen Guangcheng at the Human Rights First Awards. In December, Bale took an eight-hour detour from Beijing while promoting a movie to visit Chen under house arrest and got into a scuffle with guards. In April, the blind man made headlines worldwide, by escaped 19 months of house arrest and sought protection from the United States. His dramatic escape set off a diplomatic furore between the United States and China, before being allowed to leave the country with his family. Well, the dark knight has finally met (save ? ) the Chinese activist, justice conquers communism, what a happy ending !

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In Shanghai, Catwoman Is Just a Pizza Girl Who Drives a BMW!

Herman Lai, Sep 19, 2012 10:31 AM, 2,485 views, 2 Comments »,

In the movie, Catwoman is a love-hate adversary of Batman. But in reality, Catwoman is just a delivery girl who drives a black BMW and carries a pizza hut-like delivery bag walking around Shanghai city. Her distinctive look has attracted a lot of people taking photos and uploaded to Sina Weibo. After all, it’s undoubtedly an advertising strategy! More photos after the break.

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Watch Batman, Catwoman and Bane Fighting in 1930s Shanghai (Video)

Star Chang, Sep 3, 2012 1:02 PM, 1,139 views, Got something to say ?,

You must watch this super awesome cartoon of “The Bat Man of Shanghai” produced by DC Nation. It’s spectacularly animated which includes Batman actually turning into a swarm of bats and fight like Bruce Lee. The extremely gee-whiz animated short also features Catwoman and Bane running amok in 1930s Shanghai. Video after the jump. The Dark Knight Rises in 1930s Shanghai … it is indeed a very good movie plot for the Chinese market !

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Super Realistic Batman Stop-motion Film Created by Hong Kong Filmmakers

Star Chang, Aug 13, 2012 7:45 AM, 1,708 views, Got something to say ?,

Two Chinese filmmakers have created an awesome Batman stop-motion short film, using highly-realistic 1/6-scale collectible action figures made by Hot Toys, a famous high-end figures company in Hong Kong. The cinematic lighting and sound effects give this film a realism that make you feel like seeing the real actors. This is the duo’s first attempt at making this kind of stop motion film. Good job, we want IRONMAN next !!

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Creative Portraits of Superheroes Living in Hong Kong

Star Chang, Aug 1, 2012 6:35 AM, 1,400 views, Got something to say ?,

Hong Kong is frequently described as a place where “East meets West”, reflecting the culture’s mix of the territory’s Chinese roots with influences from its time as a British colony. The place is now a special administrative regions of China. Superheroes from the West usually do world-saving work, but what if they choose to live in ‘Pearl of the Orient’ ? A Chinese photographer has a creative series of photographs that show well known superheroes living rather ordinary lives in Hong Kong. Batman is seen strolling a night market, Wolverine is a meat butcher, Hellboy is spotted enjoying Cantonese hot pot, and Spiderman is getting waste paper recycling. Too bad there is no Irom Man in the scene …

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Prison Break: Blind Chinese Activist Escapes From House Arrest (With Batman’s help ?)

Star Chang, Apr 27, 2012 3:22 PM, 1,385 views, Got something to say ?,

Chen Guangcheng, the blind rights lawyer who has been under extralegal house arrest in his rural village for the past 19 months, has escaped from his heavily guarded home and is in hiding in Beijing capital. Mr. Chen was not seeking to leave China, but would try to negotiate his freedom with Chinese authorities. He has addressed the Chinese premier in a video posted on YouTube today. Last year, Batman star Christian Bale was trying to visit the blind activist, but had been turned back violently by plainclothes police and local thugs. Has the dark knight returned to China again to save the Chinese activist with Michael Scofield’s prison break skill ?

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Batman’s Justice Fail in China (Video)

Star Chang, Dec 19, 2011 1:28 PM, 840 views, Got something to say ?,

Batman star Christian Bale was in China last week to promote his newest Chinese film in Beijing. He decided to do something unusual to raise the international awareness of Chen Guangcheng, a blind activist which currently under house-arrest in a tiny village in Shandong province, eastern China. The Hollywood actor drove eight hours from Beijing to Shandong with CNN cameramen and reporters, attempt to visit Chen and thereby to turn up the heat on the Chinese government. Upon arriving, Bale and his entourage of CNN crew were pushed around and chased away by the team of undercover policemen guarding Chen’s house. Batman eventually did not dispense any ass kicking to hold up justice in the communist country …

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