LayarHijau — The film adaptation of the novel Hidden Love (偷偷藏不住) is set to hit theaters in China on Dec. 12, 2026, Sina Movies reported on Monday (Nov. 9, 2026).
The youth romance film is directed by Zhang Yudi, who previously directed The Midsummer’s Voice (倒仓). The screenplay was written by Zhao Yue, a screenwriter on Go Brother! (快把我哥带走), together with Jiang Youyou. With three women as the core creative team, the story of a secret crush is told from a female perspective.
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Zhu Luoning and Zhou Haoqi lead the cast. Xia Haoran appears in a special starring role, Beijing Youth Daily reported.
Zhu Luoning plays Sang Zhi, and Zhou Haoqi plays Duan Jiaxu. Sang Zhi secretly has feelings for Duan Jiaxu, the college roommate of her older brother, Sang Yan. Because of the age gap, she keeps those feelings tightly hidden. Years later, a grown-up Sang Zhi meets Duan Jiaxu again, and the feelings that were once left unspoken become a connection both of them can feel.
The story comes from a popular novel of the same title on Jinjiang Literature City, an online fiction platform in China. The novel once ranked in the top two on the platform’s overall score chart. Posts about it have also been viewed more than 50 billion times across social media.
Singer Yan Renzhong performs the youth version of the film’s theme song, Cang Bu Zhu (meaning “can’t hide it”). Guo Dongnan wrote the lyrics. Cui Longyang, Gao Zuo, and Guo Dongnan composed the music, and Guo Yifan produced the track.
A video released with the song follows Sang Zhi’s years of silent longing. She writes two dreams in her diary: getting into Yihe University and Duan Jiaxu. She keeps the milk bottles Duan Jiaxu gave her and folds her feelings into paper stars. In the final scene, the two meet again in a new time and place.
The novel was previously adapted into a TV drama with the same title, Hidden Love (偷偷藏不住). The 25-episode series starred Zhao Lusi and Chen Zheyuan. It aired on Youku starting June 20, 2023, and became available on Netflix on June 29, 2023. The drama earned wide popularity, while the film version features an entirely new cast.
The Dec. 12 date is later than originally planned. When the film was announced on Jan. 1, 2026, it was scheduled for summer 2026. The available reports do not give a reason for the schedule change.
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