China Salesman
Film poster
Directed byTan Bing
Written by
  • Tan Bing
  • Scott Salter
Produced by
  • Haicheng Zhao
  • Zhifu Liu
Starring
Distributed byTriCoast Worldwide
Release date
  • 16 June 2017 (2017-06-16) (China)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryChina
Languages
  • English
  • Chinese
BudgetUSD$20 million[1]
Box officeUSD$1.5 million[2]

China Salesman (Chinese: 中国推销员), also known as Deadly Contract and Tribal Warfare, is a 2017 Chinese action film co-written and directed by Tan Bing. The film stars Li Dongxue and features Mike Tyson and Steven Seagal. It was released in China on 16 June 2017.

Plot

Yan Jian, a young Chinese IT engineer, volunteers to go to North Africa and help the company he works for to win a competition. The winner can own the right to control the communication between South and North. French spy Michael is ordered to go to North Africa and win the competition, so that France can control the mineral resources of Africa. He hires the best mercenary in Africa, Lauder, and a former general, Kabbah, to help him. Yan discovers their conspiracy, and is the only one who can stop them.

Cast

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film had an approval rating of 13% based on 16 reviews, and an average rating of 2.2/10.[3] On Metacritic, the film had a weighted average score of 14 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike".[4]

References

  1. McNary, Dave (12 January 2018). "Film News Roundup: Mike Tyson's 'China Salesman' Bought for North America". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. "China Salesman (Zhong Guo Tui Xiao Yuan)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  3. "China Salesman (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. "China Salesman Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
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