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\n\t\u201cDear You<\/a>,\u201d the Teochew-dialect drama that has become one of China<\/a>\u2018s defining box office stories of 2026, is heading to international markets starting June 18, with Damai Entertainment<\/a> \u2013 the distributor formerly known as Alibaba Pictures \u2013 handling the worldwide theatrical release.<\/p>\n \n\tDirected by Lan Hongchun, the family drama follows Xiaowei, a young grandson who secretly travels to Thailand to find the grandfather who severed contact with the family decades earlier. What he uncovers is a story rooted in the 1950s Chinese diaspora community in Bangkok \u2013 one involving qiaopi, the system of remittance letters that overseas Chinese workers sent home, and a woman named Xie Nanzhi, whose handwritten correspondence holds the key to the past. The film moves between the contemporary storyline and a mid-century flashback.<\/p>\n \n\tThe picture stars Li Sitong, Wang Yantong, Wu Shaoqing, Zheng Runqi and Wang Xiaohui, with Thai actor Usha Seamkhum also appearing.<\/p>\n \n\tThe first wave of international territories takes in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei. A broader rollout is to follow across more than 10 additional markets, including the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the U.K., France, Ireland, Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.<\/p>\n \n\tIn China, the film has since accumulated a local box office of more than RMB1.5 billion ($221.6 million), placing it second on the 2026 annual chart after \u201cPegasus 3.\u201d Its 9.2 rating on review platform Douban, drawn from more than 700,000 user ratings, represents one of the the highest marks for a local Chinese release in over a decade.<\/p>\n \n\tThe qiaopi tradition \u2013 the historic letter-and-remittance correspondence maintained by overseas Chinese communities \u2013 is recognized as part of the UNESCO World Memory Register. \u201cDear You\u201d is Lan\u2019s third feature set within the Chaoshan cultural world, following \u201cI Am Sure I Can\u201d and \u201cTake Me to See My Mom.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tDamai Entertainment, which rebranded from Alibaba Pictures in 2025 and operates ticketing platforms Tao Piao Piao and Damai alongside the Beacon AI promotion and distribution platform, has participated in the production and distribution of more than 300 films. The international expansion of \u201cDear You\u201d positions the company to bring Teochew and wider Chinese diaspora cinema to audiences across Asia, Oceania, Europe and North America.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source variety.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cDear You,\u201d the Teochew-dialect drama that has become one of China\u2018s defining box office stories of 2026, is heading to international markets starting June 18, with Damai Entertainment \u2013 the distributor formerly known as Alibaba Pictures \u2013 handling the worldwide theatrical release. 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