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.
The 1999–2001 China Window
20 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Happy Times sits at position #10.
Other Titles From Guangxi Film Studio
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Happy Times premiered. 142 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 42m runtime, production spent $19K per minute on screen and earned $2K per minute back.
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 |