China Salesman
2017 · 110 min · Director: Tan Bing, Sean Eden Yi
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Yan Jian, a young Chinese IT engineer who 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 works for the West. His boss ordered him to go to the North Africa and win the competition, and they can control the great mineral resources of Africa. He hired the best mercenary in Africa whose name is Lauder and a former general Kabbah to help him. Yan has discovered their conspiracy, he is the only one who can stop them.
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China Salesman (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 32%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Excitement32%
- Tension25%
- Anxiety20%
- Surprise13%
- Relief10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Relief
- Hope
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Relief | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 40 % | 28 % | 0 % | 15 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 44 % | 38 % | 1 % | 16 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Tension | 45 % | 40 % | 10 % | 25 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Hope | 55 % | 46 % | 16 % | 29 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 65 % | 51 % | 20 % | 19 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Relief | 63 % | 45 % | 25 % | 13 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 67 % | 56 % | 14 % | 15 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 74 % | 70 % | 4 % | 24 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 74 % | 71 % | 8 % | 30 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 80 % | 78 % | 16 % | 30 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 85 % | 83 % | 25 % | 30 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 83 % | 80 % | 31 % | 38 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Tension | 81 % | 70 % | 48 % | 50 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Relief | 74 % | 56 % | 49 % | 44 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 68 % | 54 % | 19 % | 29 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Sadness | 72 % | 63 % | 3 % | 29 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Tension | 73 % | 61 % | 15 % | 39 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Hope | 72 % | 56 % | 41 % | 48 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Relief | 78 % | 63 % | 63 % | 47 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Susanna
Ruan Ling
Zheng Ming
Lauder Henchman
DH Female Representative
ONU Officer
Philip
Lawyer
Mr. Carlos, Director of LK Telecom Group
Lauder's Right-hand Man
Michael
Details
- Directed by
- Tan Bing, Sean Eden Yi
- Written by
- Tan Bing, Sholom Gelt
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2017
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Country
- United States, China, Hong Kong
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Excitement
- Data updated
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