Pegasus 2 | |
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Traditional Chinese | 飛馳人生2 |
Simplified Chinese | 飞驰人生2 |
Literal meaning | Flying Life 2 |
Directed by | Han Han |
Written by | Han Han |
Produced by | Han Han |
Starring | Shen Teng Fan Chengcheng Yin Zheng Zhang Benyu Sun Yizhou |
Cinematography | Yuxia Bai |
Music by | Roc Chen |
Production companies | Shanghai PMF Pictures Shanghai Taopiaopiao Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd Tianjin Maoyan Weiying Culture Media Co., Ltd Beijing Bona Film Group Co., Ltd China Film Co., Ltd |
Distributed by | Tianjin Maoyan Weiying Culture Media China Film Co., Ltd Shanghai Taopiaopiao Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
Box office | $379.8 million[1][2] |
Pegasus 2 (Chinese: 飞驰人生2; pinyin: Fēichí rénshēng 2; lit. 'Flying Life 2') is a 2024 Chinese sports comedy drama film directed by Han Han and starring Shen Teng, Fan Chengcheng, Yin Zheng, Zhang Benyu and Sun Yizhou. The film tells the story of driving school coach Zhang Chi and potential rookie driver Li Xiaohai who set out to compete in the last Bayanbulak rally with lots of laughter.[3] It is a sequel to Pegasus and was released on February 10, 2024.[4]
The former champion Zhang Chi (Shen Teng) became a driving school instructor in troubled times, relying on his reputation to make ends meet. Unexpectedly, the director of Laotoule Automobile Factory (Jia Bing), who is on the verge of suspending production, offers to sponsor Zhang Chi to form a team to compete in the last Bayanbulak rally. Faced with this overwhelming opportunity, Zhang Chi is ready to make a move, but no one knows the director's real motive.
Zhang Chi summoned his old friends Sun Yuqiang (Yin Zheng) and Ji Xing (Zhang Benyu), and formed a team with the talented driver Li Xiaohai (Fan Chengcheng) and the rookie driving school student Liu Xiande (Sun Yizhou) who always failed to pass subject two. The grassroots team overcame many difficulties and rushed to the stadium with a lot of laughter.
Pegasus 2 was released on February 10, 2024. It is currently the seventh highest-grossing film of 2024, and the second highest grossing in Japan.[citation needed]
The 3 billion box office result of Pegasus 2 is a new milestone for director Han Han and actors Fan Chengcheng, Yin Zheng, and Sun Yizhou, and this result will continue to improve. From writer, racing driver to film director, Han Han has become more and more mature and humble. He said that he has been experiencing and learning in film shooting for 10 years. It was relatively smooth, but there were some parts that were relatively unfamiliar, and I felt there were still many shortcomings. The excellent team and good actors led me, and I learned more. I hope to develop more hobbies in the next 10 years. , and then put these into the movie."[5][6]
The film makes people laugh and cry, but they are also optimistic. The film gives the audience a lot of emotional value. The heart is relieved, the ambition is back, no matter how bad the future is, at least the heart is warm. "You have been away for half your life, and you are still a young man when you come back." You have been away for half your life, experienced pain, and you are still a young man when you come back. That is really valuable.[7]
As of February 28, 2024, "Pegasus 2" has received a rating of more than 7.5 on Douban, with a box office of more than 3 billion.[8]