Lost in Thailand (2012) on Netflix
NR20121h 45mAdventureComedyDrama
Xu Lang's invention multiplies any liquid, but funding it needs the biggest shareholder's signature. He flies to Thailand for it, tailed by his rival Gao Bo and joined by Wang Bao.
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- Netflix3.2/5
- IMDb6.2/104,194 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes67%
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Plot summary
Xu Lang has invented youba, a solution that increases the volume of whatever liquid it is added to, with promising applications for gasoline. To get money from an investment fund he needs authorization from Mr. Zhou, the company's largest shareholder, who is away in Thailand. Gao Bo, Xu Lang's old classmate and his partner at work, would rather sell youba to a buyer in France, and he follows him. On the plane Xu Lang meets Wang Bao, who owns a scallion pancake shop in Beijing and has come to work through a list of dreams that includes fighting a Muay Thai master. Xu Lang tries to get rid of him, but the two end up hunting for Mr. Zhou as a team.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Lost in Thailand (2012)
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- Producers cancelled Lost in Thailand twice over money, because investors doubted Xu Zheng's first time as a director; producer Chen Zhixi kept faith in Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang as actors.
- Lost in Thailand crossed the 1 billion yuan mark on January 1, 2013, the first Chinese film to do so, after beating James Cameron's 3D re-issue of Titanic (RMB975 million) and Painted Skin: The Resurrection (RMB727 million).
- Wuhan Huaqi Media, the producer of Lost on Journey, sued the four companies behind Lost in Thailand in March 2013 for copyright infringement and unfair competition. The court ordered Beijing Enlight Pictures to stop the practices and pay Huaqi RMB 85 million in damages.
- Thailand drew 2.8 million tourists from mainland China in 2012, and after the film's December 2012 release the number of such visitors exceeded 4.7 million in 2013, up 68.7% from the previous year.
- Chiang Mai adapted to the influx of Chinese tourists the film brought: its European-inspired attractions and comforts were replaced with accommodation better suited to Chinese visitors, restaurants added Mandarin to their menus, and Chinese-language guided tours became more common.
