🔥 The animated fantasy blockbuster \"Ne Zha: Demon Child Conquers the Sea,\" also known as \"Ne Zha 2,\" is taking the 2025 Spring Festival holiday by storm! With groundbreaking visual effects that leave audiences spellbound, it's no wonder this sequel is leading the box office charts. 🎆
Drawing inspiration from the mythological figure Ne Zha, rooted in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) novel \"Fengshen Yanyi\" or \"The Investiture of the Gods\", \"Ne Zha 2\" builds upon its 2019 predecessor, delivering an even more immersive experience. 🐉✨
Compared to the first film, the visual effects have reached new heights. \"The total number of shots with special visual effects in 'Ne Zha 2' exceeds the entire shot count of the first movie. With 34 major scenes, the movie delivers a small climax as early as the seventh scene,\" shared Chen Changjiang, executive producer of \"Ne Zha 2.\" 🎥🌊
One of the most thrilling moments centers on a massive horde of mythical sea creatures bound by chains, creating an overwhelming presence on screen. Initially, the production team faced challenges in bringing this vision to life without overloading the composition and stressing the special effects team. 🦑🔗
At one point, tensions rose between the production team and the director. Director Yang Yu, known as Jiaozi, insisted, \"Those chains were non-negotiable for me, as they were essential to the plot's core logic. Each monster in the vast army had to be bound by a chain.\" Determined to meet this challenge, the team embarked on a journey of trial and error. 💪🎬
\"We invested a significant amount of time in developing these complex effects. Our goal was to create something that audiences had never seen before, delivering a strong visual impact and offering a fresh artistic expression. This is the kind of work we believe is truly worth doing,\" Yang added. 🌟
Interestingly, the team initially outsourced some crucial shots to top foreign visual effects studios, but the results were less than satisfactory. \"So we took the project back, and the domestic team worked hard to polish it, and finally achieved better results,\" Yang said. 🇨🇳
\"Nothing under the sun is new, and all difficult things can be solved by man,\" the director reflected. \"We realized the strength of other countries and their advanced industrial processes and technologies. We are still in a learning phase, and the gap is definitely closing.\" 🌍🤝
As of Tuesday, China's 2025 total box office, including real-time presales, has surpassed 10 billion yuan (nearly $1.4 billion), ranking first globally—a landmark achievement for the film industry! 📈🥳
Meanwhile, the country's box office revenue for the 2025 Spring Festival holiday has reached 9 billion yuan as of noon on Tuesday, setting a new record for the same period in China's film industry history, according to data from the China Film Administration. 🎊🎟️
\"Ne Zha 2\" isn't just a movie; it's a cultural phenomenon that's bridging artistic expression and technological innovation, inspiring audiences across the globe. If you haven't seen it yet, grab your tickets and join the adventure! 🎉🚀
Reference(s):
'Ne Zha 2' sets box office ablaze with dazzling visual effects
cgtn.com
