''Pegasus'' (

Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of va ...

: 飞驰人生) is a 2019

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directed and written by

Han Han Han Han (born September 23, 1982) is a Chinese best-selling author, professional rally driver, singer, creator of ''Party'', One (App magazine) and China's most popular blogger. He has published seven novels to date, and is represented by the ...

, starring Shen Teng and Huang Jingyu. The film was released in China and other territories on February 5, 2019, marking

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Plot

Zhang Chi ( Shen Teng) has dreamed of becoming a rally driver since he was a child. In his racing career, he has won the Bayinbrook Rally 5 times which represents the highest level in the country. He was only 32 years old when he won the highest honour in Chinese racing and was in his prime. But the birth of his son Zhang Fei and his suspension for participating in illegal drag racing forced Zhang Chi to leave the circuit. But in his heart, he never gave up his racing dream and wanted to prove the glory he once had in front of his son. During the five-year suspension, he abides by the law, relies on fried rice, sets up a book stand to support his family, and never touches a car again. Now he just wants to get back to the circuit, nothing else. The race license will automatically take effect once the driver's license is obtained. Zhang Chi found Sun Yuqiang ( Yin Zheng), the navigator of the year. Since Zhang Chi was suspended, Sun Yuqiang also left the team and worked odd jobs for a living. With Zhang Chi's call, he resolutely quit his job and returned to racing for Zhang Chi. Lin Zhendong ( Huang Jingyu) is the most famous rally driver today. He received racing training in England at the age of thirteen and watched Zhang Chi race at eighteen. At 20, Lin Zhendong returned to China and wanted to compete with Zhang Chi on the track, but Zhang Chi was suspended for the incident. In the past five years, Lin Zhendong stood out and became the new king of Bayinbulak Circuit. Next year, he will leave the Chinese arena. So he wants to get the answer he has been waiting for five years at this year's Bayinbulak Rally and battle with Zhang Chi to see who is the real king of Bayinbulak. He Wins the Rally But he Crashes and dies after crossing the finish line.

Production

This film is based on director Han Han's personal story and is based on the real story of Xu Lang (The enlightenment teacher of Han Han Racing). The character of Lin Zhengdong is based on

's friend Zhang Zhengdong and the character of Sun Yuqiang is based on

's true pilot call Sun Qiang. The word "dedication" (奉献) sees frequent use in ''Pegasus'' because Han Han wanted to use this film to tell the story of how he dedicated his life to racing. "Everyone can dream, but there are only a handful of people chasing dreams. Even fewer people persist to the end. The happiest thing for a person is to dedicate his life to the things he loves."

Music

Soundtrack

* "Half a Life" (一半人生) by

Ashin Chen Hsin-hung (); Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhîn Sìn-fên, nicknamed Ashin (;Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: A-sìn), born 6 December 1975, is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, author, and the vocalist of the Taiwanese band Mayday. Ashin majored in art in college, whe ...

. * "How are you brother" (大哥你好吗) by Shen Teng& Tengger * "Fei Chi De Ren Sheng" (飞驰的人生) by laolang * "Dedication" (奉献) by

Cast

* Shen Teng as Zhang Chi * Huang Jingyu as Lin Zhengdong * Yin Zheng as Sun Yuqiang * Zhang Benyu as Ji Xing * Yin Fang as Hong Kuo * Yu Tian as Driving school instructo

* Zhao Wenxuan(Winston Chao) as Wan Heping *

Tengger (singer) Tengger ( Mongolian: , ''lit. "sky"''; ; born 15 January 1960), also known as Tenger or Tengri, is a Mongolian singer, songwriter and composer of Mongol ethnicity in Inner Mongolia. He is one of the most representative Mongol male singers as his ...

as Big Brother *

Feng Shaofeng Feng Shaofeng (, born October 7, 1978), also known as William Feng, is a Chinese actor. Feng rose to fame with the hit time travel series ''Palace'' (2011). He was ranked 33rd on 2012's Forbes China Celebrity 100 list. He won the Hundred Flowers Aw ...

as Japanese drift master * Sui He as Sun Yuqiang's wife * Li Qingyu as Zhang Fei

Marketing

In early August 2018, Han Han made a public announcement of Pegasus (飞驰人生) on Weibo, the early promotion of the film involved him uploading behind the scenes footage of himself and some of the main cas

The movie released a thirty-second teaser trailer on October 4, 2018.

Reception

Box office

Within the first two days of its release ''Pegasus'' generated 500 million RMB in box office revenue, and in the following week its revenue reached over a billion RMB.

Accolades

''Pegasus'' was nominated at the 2019

Golden Rooster Awards The Golden Rooster Awards () are film awards given in mainland China. The awards were originally given annually, beginning in 1981. The name of the award came from the year of the Rooster in 1981. Award recipients receive a statuette in the shap ...

for Best Sound and Best Editor.

References

External links

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