''Be Somebody'' () is a 2021 Chinese

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film directed by Liuxun Zimo and produced by

Han Han Han Han (; born September 23, 1982) is a Chinese author, rally driver, singer and filmmaker. He is also the creator of print magazine ''Party'' and online magazine ''One''. In May 2010, Han was named to the ''Time'' 100 list. In September 201 ...

. The film stars Yin Zheng,

Deng Jiajia Deng Jiajia (; born 17 May 1983) is a Chinese actress. Deng is noted for playing Tang Youyou in the sitcom television series '' IPartment'', which enjoyed the highest ratings in China when it was broadcast. Early life Deng was born in a milita ...

, Yu Entai, Yang Haoyu, Zhang Benyu, and Ke Da. The film follows the story of a group of frustrated filmmakers who gather to plan on a new film about a notorious criminal case. The film premiered in China on 11 November 2021.

Cast

* Yin Zheng as Li Jiahui *

as Su Mengdie * Yu Entai as Zheng Qianli * Yang Haoyu as Guan Jingnian * Zhang Benyu as Qi Leshan * Ke Da as Chen Xiaoda * Chen Minghao as Lu Ziye * Qin Xiaoxian as Da Hai *

Deng Enxi Deng Enxi ( zh, s=邓恩熙, born 18 April 2005) is a Chinese actress. Career In 2017, Deng made her acting debut in the suspense thriller film '' The Devotion of Suspect X'', based on the novel of the same name by Keigo Higashino. The same yea ...

as Ye Ying * Yu Ailei as Man in black * Bai Ke as worker *

Winston Chao Winston Chao Wen-hsuan (born 9 June 1960) is a Taiwanese actor. He came to international attention for his performance in the 1993 film '' The Wedding Banquet''. He is also known for his roles in '' Red Rose White Rose'' and '' Eat Drink Man Wo ...

as boss

Songs

Release

''Be Somebody'' was released on 11 November 2021 in China.

Reception

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, a major Chinese media rating site, gave the drama 7.6 out of 10.

Box office

''Be Somebody'' earned a total of ¥300 million ($46.93 million) in its first 9 days of release. On 27 November, it grossed more than ¥500 million ($78.22 million) at the box office. As of November 27, the film's accumulated grossed reached 500 million yuan ($78.22 million). As of January 30, 2022, the film has accumulated a gross of 927 million CNY ($145.7 million).

References

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External links

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