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Editor's Note: With the lucrative Spring Festival holiday season approaching, China.org.cn previews the highly-anticipated films set to entertain Chinese audiences during the eight-day holiday. The films featured are scheduled to debut on Feb. 10, the first day of the lunar New Year. However, this year lacks heavy industry tentpoles set on a grand scale and with dazzling visual effects like last year's "The Wandering Earth II" and "Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms." This has made film industry insiders a little nervous about the prospect of box office success. Last year's Spring Festival film season earned a massive total of 6.77 billion yuan, sparking curiosity about how high the Chinese box office will soar in this year. So far, it's looking promising, with the Spring Festival movies, most of which are comedies, still selling well in the presale movie tickets phase.
"Pegasus 2"
A film poster for "Pegasus 2." [Image courtesy of IMAX China]
Five years after novelist-turned-director Han Han's race car comedy "Pegasus" became one of the highest-grossing blockbusters during the Spring Festival in 2019, the filmmaker has returned to the fiercely contended box-office period with its long-awaited sequel. Comedian Shen Teng returns as Zhang Chi, a former racing champion turned down-and-out driving instructor. He receives an unexpected offer from a factory head to organize a racing team and support the factory head's highly talented son for an upcoming high-profile rally. However, Zhang faces numerous challenges, including news that the factory is struggling to make ends meet, unpaid sponsorships, and unfair competition. Han's signature style, combining comedy, inspiring themes, and thrilling car race scenes, is likely to ramp up audiences' laughter and adrenaline at the start of the year of the dragon.
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