China Synopsis
幸福时光
“An hilarious look at life and the pursuit of happiness!”
Zhao is an old laid-off worker who's dreaming of getting married. After trying unsuccessful proposals, he finally pairs off with a gargantuan divorcée with two children. She, however, demands a lavish wedding and that Zhao finds a job and another place to stay for her blind step-daughter. Pretending he's the General Manager of a non-existent posh hotel "Happy Times", Zhao has to find ways and means of keeping both mother and stepdaughter happy.
Drama + Comedy in China
90 China titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Happy Times itself).
Other Titles From Guangxi Film Studio
The 1999–2001 China Window
Happy Times holds position #10 of 20 China films in the 1999–2001 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s China Landscape
Happy Times premiered in 2000 — a quieter year for China cinema with only 4 titles in our catalog. The 2000s overall landed 142 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 42m runtime, production spent $19K per minute on screen and earned $2K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 3 other China films in 2000.
The 77th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
44 audience reviews — more than 61% of China films in our index.
Review volume (61th percentile) outruns trending popularity (42th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #282 of 946 China films indexed here (70th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #183 of 547 (top 33%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Guangxi Film Studio |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | December 31, 2000 |
| IMDb | tt0303243 |