Happy Times
Dec 31 2000
•2h 42m
•Drama, Comedy
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.
Cast
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Zhao Benshan
Zhao
Dong Jie
Wu Ying
Dong Li-Fan
Wu Ying's Stepmother
Fu Biao
Little Fu
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