Name: Dying to Survive
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2018-07-05
Rating: 9.6
Cast: Xu Zheng, Zhou Yi Wei, Wang Chuan Jun, Tan Zhuo, Zhang Yu

Xu Zheng is a Chinese actor, director and filmmaker. Born on April 18, 1972, he is best known for directing, co-writing, co-producing and starring in “Lost in Thailand” (2012) and “Lost in Hong Kong” (2015), two of the highest-grossing films in China, and for acting in many comedy roles. Xu Zheng married actress Tao Hong, with whom he starred in the hit 2010 television series “Sunny Piggy,” in 2002.

Xu Zheng

Zhou Yi Wei is a Chinese actor. He was born in Jishou, Hunan, China, on August 24, 1982 and made his acting debut in 2003. Since then, he has appeared in a number of films and television dramas, including “Dying to Survive” (2018) and “The Longest Day in Chang’an” (2019).

Zhou Yi Wei

Wang Chuan Jun, or Eric Wang, as he’s also known, is a Chinese actor and host. He was born on October 18, 1985 in Shanghai, China, and made his acting debut in 2003. Since then, he has appeared in a number of films and television dramas, including “iPartment Season 3” (2012), “iPartment Season 4” (2014), “Love is Back” (2014), and “Dying to Survive” (2018).

Wang Chuan Jun

Tan Zhuo is a Chinese actress. She was born on September 25, 1983 in Changchun, China, and made her acting debut in 2009. Since then, she has appeared in various films and television dramas, including “Story of Yanxi Palace” (2018), “The Legend of Hao Lan” (2019), and “Sheep Without a Shepherd” (2019).

Tan Zhuo

Zhang Yu, formerly known as Zhang Xin, is an award-winning Chinese actor. He was born in Guizhou Province, China, on September 25, 1982 and made his acting debut in 2015. Since then, he has appeared in a number of films, including “A Cool Fish” (2018) and “Dying to Survive” (2018).

Zhang Yu

Wang Yan Hui is a Chinese actor who was born on April 30, 1970, in Kunming, China. He studied at the Yunnan Arts University. Some of his most noteworthy roles came in the movies “Trouble Makers” (2006), “Breakup Buddies” (2014), and “A Cool Fish” (2018). He has also appeared in a large number of drama series titles, such as “Interpol China: September Storm” (2003) and the more recent “Sniper” (2020).

Wang Yan Hui

Gong Bei Bi is a Chinese actress who was born on February 21, 1978, in Fujian, China. She began appearing in drama and TV titles while still a child, and later studied at the Central Academy of Drama. She has continued to act in hit drama and film releases ever since, starring in small-screen titles such as “Fight for Love” (2002) and “Horrible Bosses” (2015). More recently, she has featured in the movie “Shu Zhen” and “The Return of the Condor Heroes” (both 2020).

Gong Bei Bi

Divorced, alone, and on the brink of financial ruin, every day for Cheng Yong (Xu Zheng) is a struggle. Peddling imported Indian aphrodisiacs to try to make ends meet, Cheng Yong isn’t very successful, but it’s the only thing he knows how to do. Desperate to make enough money to make ends meet and pay for the surgery his ailing father urgently needs, Cheng Yong is willing to do just about anything. Naturally,&nbsp;when an unexpected opportunity presents itself, Cheng Yong is more than willing to take it.

Approached by Lu Sihui (Tan Zhuo), a socially awkward sufferer of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML), Cheng Yong discovers he can make a great deal of money by smuggling a potent, but illegal, anti-CML drug from India into China. Realizing he can make the money he needs and help CML patients receive a treatment they couldn’t otherwise afford, Cheng Yong agrees to go along with Lu Sihui’s plan.&nbsp;

With his business now thriving, Cheng Yong expands his efforts, smuggling more medications into the country for the greater good. With an expanding sense of empathy for those who suffer from devastating illnesses, Cheng Yong continues his work, selling life-saving medications to those who would otherwise have to go without. But the police soon catch wind of a ring of illegal drug smugglers and vow to crack down on those caught selling them. With the police hot on his trail, will Cheng Yong be able to continue helping those in need?

Based on the real-life story of leukemia patient, Lu Yong, “Dying to Survive” is a 2018 comedy drama film directed by Wen Muye.

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