Lost in Thailand
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| Mandarin | Rén Zài Jiǒng Tú zhī Tài Jiŏng |
| Directed by | Xu Zheng |
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| Cinematography | Song Xiaofei |
| Edited by | Tu Yiran |
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105 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Budget | US$4.6 million |
| Box office | US$208 million (China) |
Lost in Thailand is a 2012 Chinese comedy film directed and co-written by Xu Zheng and starring Xu Zheng, Wang Baoqiang, and Huang Bo. The film is about three Chinese men traveling in Thailand: two competing scientists searching for their boss, and a tourist eager to explore the country. The film is Xu's directorial debut.
The film grossed more than US$200 million at the Chinese box-office, becoming the highest grossing movie of all time in China when it was released. It was the first movie in China to earn over a Billion Yuan, overtaking Titanic which earned around 975 million yuans in a decade.
The story begins with a scientist, Xu Lang (Xu Zheng), who invented a solution (youba, lit. Oil Master, translated as "Supergas") which has the power of increasing the volume of any liquid to which the solution is applied. Such a solution implies great potential profitability if applied to gasoline or any precious liquid. However, he needs the authorization of Mr. Zhou, the biggest shareholder, in order to get further funding from an investment fund. Gao Bo (Huang Bo), who was the classmate of Xu in college and his partner at the workplace, wants to sell the invention to a French company instead.
Upon the discovery that Mr. Zhou is in Thailand, Xu Lang immediately embarks on a trip to Thailand, constantly tailed by Gao. On the plane, Xu meets a young man named Wang Bao (Wang Baoqiang), who is going to Thailand to fulfill a list of dreams (including fighting a Muay Thai master, planting a cactus). Wang owns a scallion pancake store in Beijing, and claims that the famous actress Fan Bingbing is his girlfriend. Not wanting to be bothered by Wang, Xu keeps trying to get rid of him, but events unfold in such a way that the two become a team.
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