Xu is guaranteed a payday of some $17.5 million (RMB117 million) on his current project, “Lost in Russia,” which amounts to more than half the film’s gross production budget.

Xu Zheng, born on April 18, 1972, in Shanghai, China, is a celebrated Chinese actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy in 1994 and initially ...

“Billy is the perfect choice to pair with the brilliant performer and filmmaker Xu Zheng for his introduction to a North American audience,” Janet Yang, Chair of the Entertainment Summit, said ...

Xu Zheng’s “Upstream,” set in the food delivery milieu, will arrive in theaters on August 9. Xu plays the protagonist Gao Zhilei, who became unemployed overnight and had to make a life by ...

Xu Zheng, director and co-star of China’s highest-grossing domestic comedy of all-time, Lost in Thailand, lost some style points back home when he rocked up to an audience with Thai Prime ...

Xu’s effort to reference Hong Kong music and cinema is largely hit and miss. Its nods to memorable lines from Wong Kar-wai and John Woo classics amuse alongside action sequences efficiently ...

Instead, the final act shows Xu triumphing over adversity through sheer hard work — a feel-good denouement that many viewers have ridiculed as jitang, or “chicken soup for the soul.” Days after the ...

Filmmaker Xu Zheng has turned his lens to the lives of food delivery workers, creating a touching, realistic drama to inspire everyone especially those facing hardship. Cast and crew of "Upstream ...