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Successor (2024)
Directed by Yan Fei, Peng Damo
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Ma Chenggang, a wealthy man in Xihong City, worries that his eldest son is too spoiled to succeed him. Determined to raise a capable successor, he takes an unconventional approach. They conceal their wealth, moving the family to a dilapidated neighborhood, and maintain an illusion of poverty, so that his son could develop qualities such as hard work, knowledge, careful budgeting, physical fitness, and perseverance.
Length 133 minutes
Actors
Shen Teng | Ma Li | Shi Pengyuan | Sa Rina | Xiao Bochen | Zhang Zidong | Jackie Li | Xiang Wei | Jia Bing | Yu Yang | Li Zongheng | Sun Guiquan | Yang Wenzhe | Fengxia Zhao | Wenbo Ma | Chen Bing | Luo Jia | Qu Shuang | Jian Liu | Ding Liuyuan | Wang Chengsi | Yiming Zhang | Tao Liang | Danny Ray | Yu Jian | Chi Ma | Alona Sydorenko | Mekael Turner | Rudy van Gelderen | 周庆昀
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/05/2024 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
(Was) Seated in a near soldout screening (was only 3 open seats when I reserved mine). Also was the only non-Chinese person in my screening. I get why my showing was nearly soldout; this is a crowdpleaser and my audience ate it up. Laughs and more laughs. It’s fun and funny and certainly leans into the culture, which is a lot of why my crowd was losing their shit.
Shen Teng and Ma Li must be Chinese film royalty by this point. Third film for each that I have seen this year. They are good in this and make it work. The description here doesn’t really convey the story or the comedy of it. In fact, the description looks like some nonsense a translator app spit out from a Chinese website. Here’s the premise:
Shen Teng and Ma Li are the billionaire parents who want to raise their youngest son in poverty so he will grow up to have the values and skills needed to take over the family fortune and run the corporation. So these two and a huge cast of employees carry on this illusion for years. So you can see where the humor comes in as everyone is trying to keep the secret while raising this boy.
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