American Dreams in China
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	中國合夥人
Simplified Chinese	中国合伙人
Literal meaning	Chinese Business Partners
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngguó héhuǒrén
Directed by	Peter Chan
Written by	Aubrey Lam Zhou Zhiyong Zhang Ji
Produced by	Jojo Hui Peter Chan
Starring	Mark Huang Deng Chao Tong Dawei Du Juan
Cinematography	Christopher Doyle
Edited by	Xiao Yang
Music by	Peter Kam
Production companies	Edko Films Ltd. Media Asia Films China Film Group Corporation We Pictures Limited Yunnan Film Group Co., Ltd. Stellar Mega Films Limited
Distributed by	China Film Group Corporation Media Asia Films Edko Films Ltd.
Release date	May 17, 2013 (2013-05-17) (China)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	China
Languages	Mandarin English
Box office	US$87.6 million[1]

American Dreams in China (Chinese:中国合伙人) is a 2013Chinese comedy drama film co-produced and directed byPeter Chan and starringHuang Xiaoming,Deng Chao, andTong Dawei.^[2] It was shown at the2013 Toronto International Film Festival.^[3] It is based on the story ofNew Oriental.

Three young Chinese men from poor backgrounds achieve success by establishing a reputable English teaching school. The film begins in 1985, during China's national study-abroad craze, a time when undergraduates became infatuated with America and believed that studying abroad was their only hope for a prosperous future.

Cheng Dongqing (Huang Xiaoming), Wang Yang (Tong Dawei), and Meng Xiaojun (Deng Chao) are three friends studying at Beijing's prestigiousYenching Academy. and simultaneously prepping for American visa interviews. Wang is the first to be granted one but forfeits it to stay with his Western girlfriend, while Cheng is repeatedly denied one. Only Meng actually gets a study visa, and as he's leaving, he tells his friends he has no intention of returning to China.

• Huang Xiaoming as Cheng Dongqing
• Deng Chao as Meng Xiaojun
• Tong Dawei as Wang Yang
• Du Juan as Su Mei

• American Dreams in China atIMDb

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• 2013 comedy-drama films
• Films scored by Peter Kam

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