It's Chinese New Year's Eve again. This year's Chinese New Year's Eve is a bit special, are you at work or having a reunion dinner? As a film critic ***, Chinese New Year's Eve certainly can't be absent! After the impact of the epidemic, the film and television industry has gradually rejuvenated in the past two years, and this year's Spring Festival file is quite lively. There was "Hot and Hot", which attracted much attention because Jia Ling, the director and protagonist, lost 100 pounds; Later, there was "Flying Life 2" starring Shen Teng; There is also a new comedy "Article 20" by national teacher Zhang Yimou; and the ...... of ghost director Ning Hao and Andy Lau's satirical masterpiece "Mr. Red Carpet".I don't know which movie tickets you have pre-purchased in advance, just waiting to go to the cinema to get a sneak peek. Of course, what I want to talk to you about today is not these Spring Festival movies, but this movie has a very Spring Festival temperament. It's just-"The annual meeting can't be stopped! 》
Some time ago, I shared with you Dapeng's "Keep You Safe". After reading the comments of the big guys, I found that many people have a good evaluation of Dapeng's works, and they also have great expectations for his works. , an "Internet celebrity" who was originally born by filming Internet jokes, has now become a filmmaker recognized by fans step by step with his solid and reliable works. I have to say, this is indeed a very inspirational thing. I don't know if I've watched "The Annual Meeting Can't Stop!" Do you have a good impression of Dapeng that continues to increase? 
"The annual meeting can't be stopped! tells the story of Hu Jianlin, a fitter, who was transferred to the headquarters by mistake when the group laid off employees, so that he was caught in the whirlpool of the workplace and had to go around looking for a way out. Dapeng played the fitter Hu Jianlin in the film. Hu Jianlin's factory is a standard parts factory with obsolete equipment, but the parent company to which it belongs has long since developed into a large group with a good reputation in the province, and has become a place that many employees dream of transferring. Of course, Hu Jianlin, who has been working diligently, also thinks about it, but he feels that such a good thing will not fall on him. Until one day, suddenly the company issued a transfer letter, clearly writing that he was transferred to the group's personnel department. 
For Hu Jianlin, it was a surprise and a joy! I can't figure out why such a good thing is his turn, is it because he is an excellent employee every year? Take the initiative to attend the company's annual meeting every year? It turned out that there had always been a person in the factory who wanted to find a relationship to transfer to the headquarters. This person is Zhuang Zhengzhi (played by Wang Xun). 
In order for his children to study in the provincial capital, he always hoped to be transferred to the headquarters to work, and after looking for a lot of relationships, he finally found a way. He took advantage of his position and gave hundreds of thousands of benefits to people, and everything was ready, just waiting for the headquarters to appoint! Unexpectedly, a misunderstanding gave the opportunity to Hu Jianlin by mistake. In this way, Hu Jianlin went to the group headquarters. 
The person responsible for Hu Jianlin's promotion is the personnel manager Ma Jie (played by Bai Ke). Although, he found out in time that Hu Jianlin was misadjusted because of the mistakes of his boss Pete (played by Sun Yizhou). But as a professional person, adhering to the principle of "I have a meritorious boss, and I will blame my boss for making mistakes", Ma Jie has to make mistakes. But in order to avoid making bigger mistakes, Ma Jie only arranged some meaningless work for Hu Jianlin, and just waited for one! Unexpectedly, Hu Jianlin, who is extremely serious in doing everything, did a lot of seemingly impossible things in the company by mistake. 
As a result, he rose step by step and quickly became an executive of the company. Hu Jianlin is inevitably vulgar. He doesn't have anything to do every day, but there are always people who look to him. It wasn't until he inadvertently made a big mistake and almost laid off the old employees of the original standard parts factory that he woke up. So, Hu Jianlin began to unite with Ma Jie, as well as the temporary worker Pan Yiran (played by Zhuang Dafei), who has always wanted to become a regular but has no chance, and began to expose the shocking black curtain hidden behind this! 
In fact, "The Annual Meeting Can't Be Stopped! The story itself and the narrative structure are not too complicated. Even, from the point of view of film technology, its whole structure is not very sophisticated. Because many of the creative team are writers who are stand-up comedians, we can see a lot of memes similar to talk show performances in this movie. (Of course, the team didn't shy away from this, otherwise we wouldn't have seen so many stand-up comedians in the movie.) ）
But why, this story, which is not actually "exquisite", has become a big dark horse for this year's New Year's Day? I think its biggest advantage lies in "sincerity". This story, which is rooted in the workplace, completely shows the various "characteristics" and "drawbacks" of large factories and companies in a funny way. In the process of watching the story, the audience can not only laugh out loud, but also nod vigorously and laugh at the same time. In today's domestic film market, it is really rare to be able to do this. 
This point is actually similar to the explosion of "Hello, Li Huanying" back then. Neither film is technically sophisticated, but it resonates emotionally with the audience. It is enough to see that for most ordinary audiences, they don't necessarily value how advanced a movie is in terms of technique, and they care more about whether they can be moved by the story itself. This is also why, at the end of the movie, the trio sang an adapted version of "My Future Is Not a Dream" on the stage of the annual meeting. Even if this episode is very routine, there are still many people who feel the reason for the tears. 
With the real advent of the Spring Festival, "The Annual Meeting Can't Stop!" After more than 40 days of release, it also ended with very bright results. I also hope that in this year's Spring Festival, we can see the same sincere story. February** Dynamic Incentive Program