Different Mandarin accents?

I'm HSK1 and I have a question about Mandarin accents. I can listen and speak very simple Mandarin. For accents, here are my observations:

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I can hear and understand around 80% of the dialogue (no subtitles) for [The Story of Yangxi Palace - 延禧攻略 ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr_R9s7gMgk) because the characters speak slowly and clearly. I also do well with Journey of Flower/ 花千骨. I cried so much towards the end!

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I hear and understand next to nothing (5%!) for [Our Glamourous Time - 你和我的倾城时光 ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMoqMOK3pJA). To me, it has very difficult dialogue.

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With the help of English subtitles, I hear and understand about 70% for [iPartment - 爱情公寓](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goQzSuBwBa4). Without subtitles, maybe 40%.

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Thing is, I noticed that the accents in 'Yangxi Palace' and 'Our Glamourous Time' are similar. Yet for iPartment, there seems to be at least 3 new types of accents (plus an odd one for the guy with glasses).

What are the accents in iPartment called? Are there any YouTube or Youku videos which demonstrate this better?

I'm happy to answer any questions! :)

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