Happy Times

This bittersweet farce from Academy Award®-nominated director Jiang Yimou (Red Sorghum, Raise the Red Lantern) stars Zhao Benshan as Zhao, an aging bachelor who entices his beloved by pretending to be wealthy and agreeing to an expensive wedding. He tries to raise the money by refurbishing an abandoned bus and renting it out by the hour "The Happy Times Hotel" to young couples starved for privacy. Meanwhile, Zhao's fiancee insists that he take her beautiful blind stepdaughter, Wu Ying (Dong Jie), to the Happy Times Hotel and give her a job. Zhao reluctantly agrees, then creates a series of deceptions to keep the girl occupied. As the subterfuge unravels, unexpected truths come to light as a real empathy grows between the young woman and the older man.