Hello Mr. Billionaire (Chinese: 西虹市首富) is a 2018 Chinese comedy film directed by Fei Yan and Damo Peng,[1] loosely based on the 1902 novel Brewster's Millions, and the 1985 film of the same name.[3][4] It was released in China on 27 July 2018.
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Chinese | 西虹市首富 |
Mandarin | Xīhóng shì shǒufù |
Literally | The Richest Man in Xihong City |
Directed by | Fei Yan Damo Peng |
Based on | Brewster's Millions by George Barr McCutcheon |
Produced by | Jon Chiew Chi Ma Tian Tian |
Starring | Shen Teng Vivian Sung Zhang Yiming Chang Yuan (actor) |
Cinematography | Ming Sun |
Music by | Fei Peng |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
Box office | ¥2.506 billion RMB[1](US$367 million)[2] |
A lousy goalie gets a mission: spend CN¥ 1 billion in thirty days. If he succeeds, he will get CN¥30 billion. However, he is not allowed to tell anyone about his mission, and he must not own any valuables at the end. In the end it is revealed that the true way to earn the money was to save his love's life, which he ends up doing.
The film has earned ¥2.547 billion RMB at the Chinese box office,[1] making it one of the highest-grossing Chinese films of the year as well as the twelfth highest-grossing film there.
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