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"This article is about the film. For the mythical winged horse, see Pegasus. For other uses, see Pegasus (disambiguation)."Pegasus (Chinese: 飞驰人生) is a 2019 Chinese comedy film directed and written by Han Han, starring Shen Teng and Huang Jingyu. The film was released in China and other territories on February 5, 2019, marking the Lunar New Year.

Plot
Zhang Chi (Shen Teng) has dreamed of becoming a rally driver since he was a child. Up to this point in his racing career, he has won five consecutive Bayanbulak Rallies, representing 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. 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 Bayanbulak Circuit. Next year, he will leave the Chinese arena. He intends to get the answer he has been waiting for five years at this year's Bayanbulak Rally and battle with Zhang Chi to see who is the real king of Bayanbulak.

Pre-Production
This film is based on Han Han's personal story and is based on the real story of Xu Lang (the enlightenment teacher of Han Han Racing). Lin Zhengdong in the film is based on Han Han's friend Zhang Zhengdong; Sun Yuqiang in the film is based on Han Han's real pilot call Sun Qiang. During this film the word "dedication" (奉献) was used a lot, Han Han wants to use this film to tell his story to everyone and to record on 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."

Production
The film is produced mainly by Han Han's own film production company Tingdong Films. He started his company around 2015 and in 2017 Han Han's company was valuated at 2 billion yuan. Major investors of Tingdong Films include Alibaba Pictures and Tencent Pictures their investments helped to finance a large majority Han Han's films which include Pegasus. Han Han currently is the majority shareholder in his company owning 51.56% of the total shares and Alibaba Pictures comes as the second largest share holder of Tingdong films.

Pegasus showcased the various landscapes and terrains in China, specifically in Inner Mongolia; Bayanbulak, Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Xinjiang. *add images*

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 instructor
 * Zhao Wenxuan(Winston Chao) as Wan Heping
 * Tengger (singer) as Big Brother
 * Feng Shaofeng as Japanese drift master
 * Sui He as Sun Yuqiang’s wife

Soundtrack

 * "Half a Life" (一半人生) by Ashin
 * "how are you brother" (大哥你好吗) by Shen Teng and Tengger
 * "Fei Chi De Ren Sheng" (飞驰的人生) by Laolang
 * "Dedication" (奉献) by Han Han

Marketing
In early August of 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 cast. The movie released its first teaser trailer in October 04, 2018 which lasted a total of only 30 seconds, the trailer provided clips which revealed certain plot points within the movie and showcased the movie setting. The use of celebrity endorsements and subsequent social media promotion in Chinese social media helped to promote Pegasus, certain celebrities made brief guest cameos in Pegasus.

Box Office
Pegasus (飞驰人生) opening day of its release exceeded box office revenue of over 220 million RMB. 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. As of February 2019 Pegasus managed to generate a domestic gross revenue of $255,510,705, internationally however has managed to generate a only a total of $352,407; in countries such as Australia, United Kingdom and New Zealand which are listed in order from greatest to least in gross revenue generated. As of 2022 the total box office generated of Pegasus (飞驰人生) has come to 1.728 billion yuan. Pegasus has been able to enter international streaming distribution through Netflix and has been able to reach Canadian viewers since May 31st 2019.

Accolades
Pegasus was nominated for two Golden Rooster Awards at the 32nd Golden Rooster Awards, and two Douban Film Awards. It also won the award for Best Cinematography at the 17th Pyongyang International Film Festival.