iQIYI Premieres Feng Xiaogang-directed Series 'Crossroad Bistro'

BEIJING,July 16,2021 -- iQIYI,Inc. (NASDAQ: IQ) ('iQIYI' or 'the Company'),an innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China,is pleased to announce the exclusive online premiere of Crossroad Bistroon July 11. The series isdirected by acclaimed Chinese director Feng Xiaogang and produced by a team of award-winning industry veterans.iQIYI,Mayla Media,New Force Culture,and Aranya Productions co-presented the series.

Crossroad Bistrotells the story of five modern women with distinct personalities and backgrounds running a restaurant together while trying to balancetheir individual dreams. Through mutual support and encouragement,the women forge friendships,find love,and discover their purposein life along the way.

iQIYI Premieres Feng Xiaogang-directed Series ‘Crossroad Bistro’

Representing the first series Feng Xiaogang created in over 25 years,Crossroad Bistrois also the acclaimed director's first attempt at an online drama. Besides Feng,the drama features a stellar production team comprised of Chen Ping,screenwriter of acclaimed drama seriessuch asThe Years of Passion Burningand Qing Yi; Zhao Xiaoding,a cinematographer who has won awards and received nominations at the Golden Rooster Awards,Hong Kong Film Awards,Golden Horse Awards and Academy Awards for films such asHero,House of Flying Daggers,Curse of the Golden Flowerand Cliff Walkers; Shi Haiying,Feng's production designer for Aftershock,Back to 1942and If You Are the One;and Lao Zai,a versatile music producer who has worked onmovies,drama series,and musicals.

In terms of casting,Crossroad Bistrofeatures top actors from across generations. The five femaleprotagonistsLan Yingying,Jin Chen,Chuo Ni,Sui Yuan,and Wang Luodanportray them at different stages of their lives,while Han Geng,Zheng Yecheng,Zhu Yuchen,and Yang Xuwen are the male leads. They are further supported by a cast of veteranactors such as Liu Xiaoqing,Zhu Shimao,Ding Zhicheng,Xu Fan,Song Dandan,and Huang Bo as well as well-known actors like Ren Suxi,Zhu Yilong,Zhang Yishan,Zhou Yan,Jiang Yiyi,Gao Shuguang,and Zhang Xilin.

Commenting on the new series,Gong Yu,founder and CEO of iQIYI,said that the fast-evolving streaming industry needs more innovative content in order to meet the wide-ranging tastes of consumers today.

"Producing content that can meet the consumers' diverse needs relies heavily on our ability to partner with leading artists,directors,screenwriters,cinematographers and producers," Gong said. "Crossroad Bistrois an example of a high-quality collaboration between iQIYI andthe industry'stop talent. The upshot is a thought-provoking drama that goes beyond the stories of the individual women but examines the wider society in which they live."