Goodbye Mr. Loser

An ordinary man in his forties feels stuck in a life that never quite matches his dreams. One strange night he wakes to find himself back in his high school days, with the opportunity to relive youth and rethink his choices. He uses his adult memory to try to steer relationships, career hopes, and personal happiness toward a brighter path. The experiment is funny and messy as he negotiates teenage awkwardness and the expectations of his younger self. Along the way he discovers that changing the past is harder than it looks, and that the line between nostalgia and reality can blur in surprising, warm hearted ways. The film blends romance with broad humor and genuine affection for its characters.

Directed by Yan Fei and Peng Damo, Goodbye Mr. Loser is built from an original screenplay. It features Shen Teng as Xia Luo and Ma Li as Ma Dongmei, supported by Yin Zheng, Allen, and Wang Zhi as Qi Ya.

Box office receipts totaled approximately 228,549,747 dollars worldwide, marking a strong commercial result for a Chinese comedy and boosting the profiles of its leading performers, while underscoring the appetite for light hearted romance films in the market.

It resonated beyond the cinema becoming a cultural touchstone in China with memes and conversations about second chances and the comic absurdity of trying to rewrite the past. Audiences celebrated Shen Teng's humor and Ma Li's chemistry, turning the movie into a moment that lingered in chatter and on screen.

Critical response highlighted the film for its warm humor and strong performances, especially the pairing of Shen Teng and Ma Li. Viewers see themes of regret and renewal without cynicism, as time travel lets characters test wiser choices while staying true to who they are and care about one another.