''Happiness Is Coming'' () is an 2018 Chinese
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
produced by
Huang Jianxin
Huang Jianxin (born 14 June 1954) is a Chinese filmmaker. He also writes film scripts under the pen name Huang Xin. He is normally considered part of the fifth generation of Chinese filmmakers (a group that includes Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou and Ti ...
and co-directed and co-written by
Feng Gong
Feng Gong (; born 6 December 1957) is a Chinese actor, ''xiangsheng'' performer, director, screenwriter. and politician. He is best known for his performances in the annual CCTV New Year's Gala, having made more appearances on the show than every ...
. The film stars Feng Gong, Tu Songyan and Niu Li.
The film was slated for release on June 8, 2018 in China.
Cast
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Feng Gong
Feng Gong (; born 6 December 1957) is a Chinese actor, ''xiangsheng'' performer, director, screenwriter. and politician. He is best known for his performances in the annual CCTV New Year's Gala, having made more appearances on the show than every ...
as Ma Shanglai
* Niu Li as Ma Shanglai's wife
* Tu Songyan as Mao Xuewang
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Jia Ling
* Mao Junjie as Jin Zhen
* Bai Kainan as the disciple of Ma Shanglai
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Zhang Xiaofei as Lu Lu
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Yue Yunpeng
Yue Yunpeng (; born 15 April 1985) is a Chinese actor and ''xiangsheng'' performer, best known in film for portraying Zhu Tianpeng in ''Buddies in India'' (2017), Yue Yunpeng in ''Top Funny Comedian: The Movie'' and Li Shuaiting in ''Revenge fo ...
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Turbo Liu as Ma Xiao, Ma's son.
* Song Ning
* Xia Fan
* Jiang Hongbo as Sun Erxiang
* Liang Chao
Production
''Happiness Is Coming'' is
Feng Gong
Feng Gong (; born 6 December 1957) is a Chinese actor, ''xiangsheng'' performer, director, screenwriter. and politician. He is best known for his performances in the annual CCTV New Year's Gala, having made more appearances on the show than every ...
's third film, ten years later after ''Eat Hot Tofu Slowly'' (2005) and ''A Big Potato'' (2007).
In order to deduce the real response of the character in critical circumstances, Feng Gong, who is 60 years old, still persists in not having to be a substitute, whether in a high altitude of dozens of meters rising and falling, or in a thrilling hopping fight. The audiences mistook him for
Jackie Chan
Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...
.
This film was shot entirely in
southwest China's
Chongqing
Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Romanization, alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality in Southwes ...
, in various scenery spots, including Chongqing Jiefang Monument, Twin Towers, Great Hall of the People, Chaotianmen Bridge, Guotai Art Centre, and No. 4 Sun Yat-san Road.
Release
On May 14, 2018, the first official trailer for the film was released along with a teaser poster.
''Happiness Is Coming'' was scheduled for release on 8 June 2018 in China.
References
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2018 films
Chinese comedy films
Films shot in Chongqing
Films set in Chongqing
2018 comedy films
2010s Mandarin-language films