China Salesman
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{{Infobox film
| name = China Salesman
| image = China Salesman (2017) Film Poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| writer = {{ubl|Tan Bing|Scott Salter}}
| starring =
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- Li Dongxue
- Mike Tyson
- Janicke Askevold
- Li Ai
- Eriq Ebouaney
- Clovis Fouin
- Steven Seagal
- Zijian Wang
}}
| director = Tan Bing
| producer = {{ubl|Haicheng Zhao|Zhifu Liu}}
| cinematography =
| editing =
| music =
| studio = Golden God Video & Culture https://m.filmaffinity.com/en/name.php?name-id=688543232
China Film Group Corporation
Wanda Pictures
| distributor = TriCoast Worldwide
| released = {{Film date|2017|06|16|China|df=yes}}
| runtime = 110 minutes
| country = China
| language = {{ubl|English|Chinese}}
| budget = USD$20 million{{cite web|last1=McNary|first1=Dave|title=Film News Roundup: Mike Tyson's 'China Salesman' Bought for North America|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/mike-tyson-steven-seagal-china-salesman-bought-1202663343/|website=Variety|publisher=Penske Business Media|accessdate=3 March 2018|date=12 January 2018|archive-date=23 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423181528/http://variety.com/2018/film/news/mike-tyson-steven-seagal-china-salesman-bought-1202663343/|url-status=live}}
| gross = USD$1.5 million{{cite web|title=China Salesman (Zhong Guo Tui Xiao Yuan)|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&country=CH&id=_fCHINASALESMANZH01|website=Box Office Mojo|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=3 March 2018|archive-date=4 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304172537/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&country=CH&id=_fCHINASALESMANZH01|url-status=live}}
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China Salesman ({{lang-zh|s=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 in supporting roles. 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 the 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
- Li Dongxue as Yan Jian
- Mike Tyson as Kabbah
- Janicke Askevold as Susanna
- Li Ai as Ruan Ling
- Eriq Ebouaney as Sheik Asaid
- Clovis Fouin as Michael
- Steven Seagal as Lauder
- Zijian Wang as Zheng Ming
- Anthony Gavard as ONU Officer
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/china_salesman |title=China Salesman (2018) |work=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango Media |accessdate=5 October 2020 |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020183705/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/china_salesman |url-status=live }} On Metacritic, the film had a weighted average score of 14 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike".{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/china-salesman |title=China Salesman Reviews |work=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=18 June 2018 |archive-date=20 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720214015/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/china-salesman |url-status=live }}
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