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South China Morning Post
01-03-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Ne Zha 2 and DeepSeek trailblazers inspire Chinese looking for brighter future
Published: 10:00am, 1 Mar 2025 At the beginning of 2025, few were fully optimistic about China's development prospects in the shadow of the US-China rivalry in trade, tech, security and other aspects. The world's second-largest economy remained in the doldrums throughout most of 2024 until Beijing launched an array of stimulus policies in September. In the end, GDP expanded 5 per cent from 2023, meeting the official target of 'around 5' per cent, according to official data. However, a sluggish job market, a protracted property downturn and gloomy wage increase outlook still weighed heavily on consumer sentiment. 01:53 Chinese animation film Nezha 2 becomes country's highest-grossing film ever Chinese animation film Nezha 2 becomes country's highest-grossing film ever The arrival of green shoots in late January came all of a sudden. The blockbuster film Ne Zha 2 , a home-grown animated feature, has been refreshing records in China box office sales since its debut on January 29. Nine days earlier, DeepSeek , a private Chinese company, shocked the world by launching an AI reasoning model that is fully open source and more cost efficient than most of its peers. The technological excellence exhibited by the movie and the start-up have helped buoy confidence around the nation in what Chinese people can achieve in spite of intensifying rivalry between Washington and Beijing. 'I was so moved by the movie. When the 'monsters' chained by the ruler in the deep sea angrily smashed their shackles, I resonated with their desperation and admired their fighting spirit,' said David Qiu, a video game designer in Beijing, who said the movie was reminiscent of people struggling in the depressed years of the pandemic and post-Covid economic stagnation. 'We want to live a better life,' he said. The maker of Ne Zha , Yang Yu , founder of Kekedou Animation, graduated from a prestigious medical school in the western city of Chengdu but decided to become an animator. Going by the name Jiaozi, or 'Dumpling', Yang is self-taught in the art of animation. He struggled to make a living for six years but never gave up, according to media reports.
South China Morning Post
20-02-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Ne Zha 2, record-breaking Chinese animated film, is the real deal
Published: 6:15pm, 20 Feb 2025 4/5 stars Animated blockbuster Ne Zha 2 arrives in Hong Kong this weekend following a month-long siege of the mainland Chinese box office that shows no sign of abating. The film has run up domestic and international box office records. With ticket sales of over 12.3 billion yuan (US$1.7 billion) and counting, it is not only the most successful Chinese film in history but the most successful animated movie ever and the highest earner in any single market, obliterating the previous record of US$936 million held by Star Wars: The Force Awakens in the United States. Like Ne Zha from 2019, Ne Zha 2 is adapted from Xu Zhonglin's classic 16th century novel Investiture of the Gods , which also served as the source material for this season's Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force . A 144-minute barrage of mythological mayhem, Ne Zha 2 bombards its audience with a cavalcade of supporting characters, side quests, infantile humour and eye-popping animation that is by turns exhilarating and exhausting. Director Yang Yu , better known as Jiaozi , picks up the action immediately following the events of the first film, continuing the adventures of the eponymous pint-sized demi-demon (played by Joseph Cao).
NBC News
19-02-2025
- Entertainment
- NBC News
Chinese film ‘Nezha 2' becomes world's highest-grossing animated movie
BEIJING — Chinese animated blockbuster 'Nezha 2' overtook Pixar's 'Inside Out 2' on Tuesday to become the highest-grossing animated film globally, according to data from ticketing platform Maoyan. 'Nezha 2' has amassed a total box office of 12.3 billion yuan ($1.69 billion) including pre-sales and overseas earnings, making it the eighth-highest box office film globally. Over 99% of 'Nezha 2''s box office income has come from mainland China, starkly in contrast to Hollywood films, which typically rely on a more global distribution strategy. 'Nezha 2' is a sequel to the 2019 hit 'Nezha.' The film is based on a 16th-century Chinese novel 'The Investiture of the Gods,' depicting a hero boy with magic power who tries to defend Chentangguan, a fortress town. Directed by Sichuan-born director Yang Yu, also known as Jiaozi, the film propelled the 2025 Lunar New Year box office in the country to an all-time high.
ARN News Center
19-02-2025
- Entertainment
- ARN News Center
China's 'Nezha 2' becomes highest-grossing animated film globally
Chinese animated blockbuster 'Nezha 2' overtook Pixar's 'Inside Out 2' on Tuesday to become the highest-grossing animated film globally, according to data from ticketing platform Maoyan. 'Nezha 2' has amassed a total box office of 12.3 billion yuan ($1.69 billion) including pre-sales and overseas earnings, making it the eighth highest box office film globally. Over 99% of the film's box office income has come from mainland China, starkly in contrast to Hollywood movies, which typically rely on a more global distribution strategy. 'Nezha 2' is a sequel to the 2019 hit 'Nezha'. The film is based on a 16th century Chinese novel 'The Investiture of the Gods', depicting a hero boy with magic power who tried to defend Chentangguan, a fortress town. Directed by Sichuan-born director Yang Yu, also known as Jiaozi, the film propelled the 2025 Lunar New Year box office in the country to an all-time high.
Dubai Eye
18-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Dubai Eye
China's 'Nezha 2' becomes highest-grossing animated film globally
Chinese animated blockbuster 'Nezha 2' overtook Pixar's 'Inside Out 2' on Tuesday to become the highest-grossing animated film globally, according to data from ticketing platform Maoyan. 'Nezha 2' has amassed a total box office of 12.3 billion yuan ($1.69 billion) including pre-sales and overseas earnings, making it the eighth highest box office film globally. Over 99% of the film's box office income has come from mainland China, starkly in contrast to Hollywood movies, which typically rely on a more global distribution strategy. 'Nezha 2' is a sequel to the 2019 hit 'Nezha'. The film is based on a 16th century Chinese novel 'The Investiture of the Gods', depicting a hero boy with magic power who tried to defend Chentangguan, a fortress town. Directed by Sichuan-born director Yang Yu, also known as Jiaozi, the film propelled the 2025 Lunar New Year box office in the country to an all-time high.
