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= Never Say Die = Never Say Die is a Chinese comedy movie produced by Mahua FunAge, New Classics Media, and Mao Yan Movie Company. This movie is written and directed by Song Yang and Zhang Chiyu. Ma Li, Shen Teng, and Ai Lun acted the leading roles. The film was adapted according to a same name modern drama, and was released on 30th, Sep, 2017.

Plot
Ai Disheng who made money by playing fake boxing, was an enemy of Ma Xiaoa sport journalist with a sense of justice. Because of an accidental electric shock, Ai Disheng and Ma Xiao exchange their body. Many interesting things happen after the confusion of gender, they become close friends and bring a big earthquake to boxing circles. They try to rip away the secrecy of fake boxing, however, they get into trouble at first. Finally, they win with the direction of Zhang Zhuyu.

Cast
·Ai Lun as Ai Disheng. His arm was broken by his opponent Wu Liang in a boxing match, he lost that game. Then he was exposed by sport reporter Ma Xiao. His career falls into a trough, and began to make a living by playing fake boxing. After they exchange their body, Ai Disheng is Ma Xiao.

·Ma Li as Ma Xiao. She was a sport reporter with a sense of justice, she revealed the scandal of Ai Disheng which made him lose all reputation.

·Shen Teng as Zhang Zhuyu. He is a Kung Fu master, and he teach Ai Disheng many skills which help Ai Disheng win in the latter boxing match.

·Tian Yu as Ma Dong. He is the father of Ma Xiao, and classmate of Zhang Zhuyu. He help Ai Disheng manage the career of fake boxing. After Ai Disheng exchange his body with Ma Xiao, he help him to defeat Wu Liang.

·Xue Haowen as Wu Liang. Fiance of Ma Xiao.

·Chang Yuan as Meng Tejiao. A boxer.

Credit
Presenter: FunAge

Producer: Tian Tian

Director: Song Yang, Zhang Chiyu

Soundtrack
Title                                                    Singer(s)

“Roll”                                                 Tia Ray

“A Manual for Being Beaten”             Ai Lun, Ma Li, Shen Teng

“Perfume Toxic”                                Gui Yingying

“Never Say Die”                                Jam Hsiao

“Good Luck Coming”                      Zu Hai

“Y. M. C. A. ”                                    Village People

Behind-the-Scenes Footage
To be more like a boxer, Allen had a month of physical training to master boxing skills, after four months of physical fitness and boxing training, his weight straight down three pounds.

In order to better explain the role of the shooting process, Ai Lun has been cheering on their own, and he often stay with women to observe female's unique habits and body language.

The movie has a sense that Ma Li fall into the pool, this post is easy to choke water. It’s difficult for Ma Li to act this sense since she can’t swim and she has physical sick at that time. The camera accidentally recorded that Ma Li secretly cry, but after a few seconds she stops crying and continue to work.

Behind-the-Scenes Production
Never Say Die was set as a project at the end of 2016, and the film was adapted from the same name modern opera produced by Mahua FunAge. But roles in the film changed a lot. Ai Lun becomes more clever and Ma Li becomes a professional sport reporter.

Pre-release Business
·The film was completed in 7th, May, 2017

·The crew held the press conference in 13th, July

Box Office
Three days after the film was released, it was 3rd, Oct, 2017, the one-day box office was more than one hundred million, and kept the champion of box office. Up to Oct 21, 2017 its box office had broken two billion.