''The Faces of My Gene'' () is a 2018 Chinese

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...

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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 ...

co-written and directed by

Guo Degang Guo Degang () is a Chinese crosstalk (''xiangsheng'') comedian and actor. Guo's film appearances include ''The 601st Phone Call'', ''Just Another Pandora's Box'', and ''Mystery''. Guo has also directed the films ''Our Happiness'' and ''The Face ...

and starring Yue Yunpeng and

Lin Chi-ling Lin Chi-ling (born 29 November 1974) is a Taiwanese model, actress, singer and television host. Early life Lin Chi-ling was born on 29 November 1974 in Taipei, Taiwan. Lin's father, Lin Fan-nan (), and her mother, Wu Tzu-mei (), are both from ...

. The film premiered in China on 16 February 2018. The film picks up the story of a writer and his ancestors after he crosses ancient times.

Plot

Bei Xiaobei (

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 ...

) is a self abased writer because he feels himself too fat. Because of his poor appearance, he often ran into a wall in real life. Later, he unwittingly finds a long dusty family tree. And accidentally crosses through the ages to meet with his ancestors.

Cast

as Bei Xiaobei, a writer *

as Liya, Bei Xiaobei's love interest *

Wu Xiubo Wu Xiubo ( , born 5 September 1968), is a Chinese actor, musician and producer. He is most widely known as Xinjie Liu, the protagonist in the television series ''Before the Dawn'', for which he received several awards. Wu ranked 43rd on ''Forbes ...

as Mei Qiantu * Wu Jing as Mei Banfa, a

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

swordsman *

Wang Baoqiang Wang Baoqiang (; born 29 May 1984) is a Chinese actor, martial artist and director. His debut role was that of Yuan Fengming in the movie ''Blind Shaft'', for which he shared the Best New Performer prize at the 2003 Golden Horse Awards. Early ...

as Erdangjia *

Dong Chengpeng Dong Chengpeng (; born January 2, 1982), known professionally as Da Peng (), is a Chinese actor, director, scriptwriter, presenter, and singer. Dong Chengpeng began his career in 2004 as the host of a stars interview program called "INSTAR". H ...

as Xiao Zhuge *

Sandra Ng Sandra Ng Kwan-yue (born 2 August 1965) is a Hong Kong actress, film director and producer. Life and career The daughter of the actor Kenneth Ng Kam Tsun, Ng was born in Hong Kong, where she attended St. Stephen's Girls' College. Encouraged by h ...

Nüwa Nüwa, also read Nügua, is the mother goddess of Chinese mythology. She is credited with creating humanity and repairing the Pillar of Heaven. As creator of mankind, she molded humans individually by hand with yellow clay. In the Huainanzi ...

, Bei Xiaobei's mother *Eddy Ou as Mei Xingfu, a professor during the Republic of China *

Du Chun Du Chun (, born 22 May 1983) is a Chinese actor. Early life Du Chun was born in Hebei, China. His parents are also in the performing business. His father, Du Zhiguo is also an actor, and his mother, Yang Li, is a dancer and dancing instructor. ...

as Mei Xiwang, a Qing dynasty scholar *

Zhang Guoli Zhang Guoli (born 17 January 1955) is a Chinese actor and film director who was a ''xiangsheng'' actor before he started working on films and television series. He is mostly known for his roles playing the Emperor in various dramas involving Qin ...

as Doctor Bei, Bei Xiaobei's father *

Ma Su Ma Su (190–228), courtesy name Youchang, was a military general and strategist of the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period of China. Ma Su had conspicuous talent in military theories and was admired by the Shu chancellor Zhuge Liang. ...

as Lily, a singer *Zhang Li as Zi An *Yu Qian as Feng Jiuye *Guo Qilin as Wang Baobao, Mei Banfa's junior fellow apprentice. *

Fan Bingbing Fan Bingbing (, born 16 September 1981) is a Chinese actress. From 2013 to 2017, she was included as the highest-paid celebrity in the ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list after ranking in the top 10 every year since 2006. She appeared on ''Time'' ...

as Bei Xiaobei's ancestor *

Jing Boran Jing Boran (; born 19 April 1989) or Bobo Jing, is a Chinese actor and singer who achieved popularity after becoming the champion at the 2007 talent contest ''My Hero''. Along with the third-place winner Fu Xinbo, he formed a boy band called BoBo ...

as Lei, a writer * Li Chen as Zhang Baishun, a Jin dynasty imperial physician *

Zheng Kai Zheng Kai (, born 17 April 1986), also known as Ryan Zheng, is a Chinese actor and television personality. He graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy Performance Institute in 2008. During university, he was roommates with famous actors: Du Jiang ...

as Lei's broker *

Jia Nailiang Jia Nailiang (, born 12 April 1984) is a Chinese actor. Jia graduated from Beijing Film Academy. Jia ranked 50th on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 The ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 is a list published annually by ''Forbes'' that ranks the inf ...

as Wang Xiao'er, a martial artist *

Jam Hsiao Jam Hsiao Ching-Teng (, born 30 March 1987) is a Taiwanese singer and actor. At the age of 17, while still in high school, he began working as a restaurant singer. In May 2007, Hsiao took part in the first season of China Television (CTV)'s sta ...

Gonggong Gonggong () is a Chinese water god who is depicted in Chinese mythology and folktales as having a copper human head with an iron forehead, red hair, and the body of a serpent, or sometimes the head and torso are human, with the tail of a serpen ...

* Wu Yue as Kuafu *

Jiro Wang Jiro Wang (; born 24 August 1981) is a Taiwanese singer and actor, who started his career as a model. Wang is a member of Taiwanese Mandopop vocal quartet boy band Fahrenheit. Life Jiro Wang was born August 24, 1981, in Taiwan. He graduated fr ...

Zhurong Zhurong (), also known as Chongli (), is an important personage in Chinese mythology and Chinese folk religion. According to the ''Huainanzi'' and the philosophical texts of Mozi and his followers, Zhurong is a god of fire and of the south. The ...

Huang Lei Huang Lei (Born December 6, 1971) is a Chinese actor, director, singer and screenwriter. He was born in Nanchang, Jiangxi, and now lives in Beijing. Huang ranked 58th on ''Forbes ''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine owned b ...

as the boss of the publishing house * Sean Sun as the host *

Jia Ling Jia Ling (), whose full name is Jia Yuling, is a Chinese xiangsheng performer, comedian and actress who rose to fame after appearing at the 2010 Spring Festival Gala. She was born in Xiangyang, Hubei Province. She founded the company called Big ...

as a woman *

Evonne Hsieh Sie Yi-lin (; born 19 March 1990), also known as Evonne Sie, is a Taiwanese actress. Sie made her acting debut in Chinese film series ''Tiny Times'' (2013-2015), which helped her achieve popularity in the Greater China region. Filmography Fi ...

as Mei Qiantu's wife * Meng Fei *Xie Nan as the female reporter *Wang Xiaoli as

Shennong Shennong (), variously translated as "Divine Farmer" or "Divine Husbandman", born Jiang Shinian (), was a mythological Chinese ruler known as the first Yan Emperor who has become a deity in Chinese and Vietnamese folk religion. He is venerat ...

Chang Chen-kuang Chang Chen-kuang (; born 1956) is a Taiwanese actor. He is also known by the names Jack Chang, Morning Chang, or Morni Chang. Chang was shortlisted several times for the Golden Bell Award for Best Actor, winning the honor in 1992 and 2004. He is of ...

as Zi An's father *Liu Bei as Tong Tiechui *Sun Yue as the Emperor's uncle *Hu Shanshan as Wang Gangtie, Mei Xingfu's fiancée

Soundtrack

Production

''The Faces of My Gene'' is the comedian-turned director

's directorial debut. A total of 33 celebrities joined the cast during filming, including

, Wu Jing,

, and

Release

The film was released on February 16, 2018 in China. The film received mainly negative reviews.

Box office

''The Faces of My Gene'' collected more than 100 million yuan on its opening weekend.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Faces Of My Gene, The Chinese adventure comedy films Chinese fantasy comedy films Films set in Ancient China Films set in the Jin dynasty (266–420) Films set in the Ming dynasty Films set in the Qing dynasty