網飛公司購入《白夜追兇》海外發行權 外國網友也可以追劇啦
Netflix reached a deal to distribute a popular detective drama series produced by Youku, which is owned by China internet giant Alibaba.
美國網飛公司與優酷達成協議，購入優酷自制流行偵探劇《白夜追兇》的海外發行權。優酷是中國互聯網巨頭阿里巴巴旗下的視頻網站。The US entertainment giant unveiled a deal Thursday with Youku, for worldwide rights outside of China to Day and Night, a 32-episode detective drama series.
網飛公司在週四公開了這一協議，宣佈購入32集偵探劇《白夜追兇》的海外發行權。Critically praised and commercially huge in China, the show has generated more than four billion views on Youku since its local online premiere on Aug 30.
《白夜追兇》播出後飽受讚譽，在商業上也獲得巨大成功，自從8月30日在優酷首播後，播放量已超40億次。
It is the first distribution partnership between Netflix and the Alibaba media unit and will be Youku's first China internet series distributed overseas through an official channel, Youku announced.
優酷公司稱，這是網飛與阿里巴巴媒體部門達成的首份發行協議，也將成爲優酷首部通過官方渠道在海外發行的中國網劇。Netflix will distribute the episodes to more than 109 million subscribers in 190 countries and regions.
網飛公司將向其190個國家和地區的超過1.09億觀衆播放該劇。"We are proud to partner with Netflix in this ground-breaking distribution agreement," said Yang Weidong, president of Youku, Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group. "The cultural industry is undergoing robust growth in China, and I believe the export of high-quality content will help people around the world gain a better understanding of the soft power of China."
阿里巴巴文化娛樂集團輪值總裁楊偉東說：“我們很自豪能與網飛達成這個突破性的合作，中國文化產業正在蓬勃發展，相信出口高質量的內容將幫助世界各國人民更好地瞭解中國的軟實力。”Last April, Netflix sold the local streaming rights to a batch of its originals to Beijing-based video service iQiyi.
去年4月，網飛與愛奇藝達成協議，授權其在中國播放網飛的一批自制視頻內容。Day and Night, widely reckoned as the best crime drama of the year.
《白夜追兇》被推舉爲今年最佳罪案劇。
Unlike most online hit dramas which are adapted from bestselling novels, Day and Night has no franchise to rely on. But it has made its own name.
和大多數根據暢銷小說改編的人氣網劇不同，《白夜追兇》並無熱門IP可依靠，但它自己打出了一片江山。Audiences are fascinated by the complicated yet watertight storylines weaved by playwright Zhi Wen, a former litigator with years of law practice.
本劇的編劇指紋曾是一名執業多年的訴訟律師，他創作的故事情節複雜卻縝密，深深吸引着觀衆。Day and Night is a 32-episode Chinese webdrama that follows a detective on a mission to clear his brother of murder charges and also crack all sorts of cases along the way.
《白夜追兇》一共32集，主要講述了一位警察幫弟弟洗清謀殺罪名和一路上屢破奇案的故事。"We created Day and Night to echo the features of American TV series. The fast-paced narrative and carefully designed visual language attracted many fans that are into US TV dramas."
“我們在創作《白夜追兇》的時候就想打造一種美劇氣質。快節奏的敘事，精心設計的鏡頭語言，這吸引了很多喜歡美劇的粉絲。”
