Feelings go in both directions! Cecilia Cheung played 18 games to help "Kung Fu Women's Football", and Star Ye's new book pre-sales popularity led the summer season.

Jiuzhi Network News The popularity of pre-sales of the Kung Fu inspirational blockbuster "Kung Fu Women's Football" directed and written by Stephen Chow continues to rise. As of noon today, the total pre-sales box office of the film exceeded 20 million, and the number of people wanting to watch it on the Cat's Eye platform exceeded 280,000, making it the most anticipated domestic film in this summer. Actress Cecilia Cheung made a big deal of 18 cloud viewing scenes in a row, and once again put the film on the hot search list on the entire Internet with a friendship of old friends that spanned 25 years.
This film is a twenty-five-year period when Stephen Chow created a "Kung Fu + Football" theme work after the classic "Shaolin Football". The entire film was filmed in Shenzhen. Shenzhen Film Studio was the first producer, with a total investment of 380 million yuan. The entire film is equipped with more than 1200 sets of special effects lenses, integrating dynamic capture and AI rendering technology, giving full visual impact. The film jumps out of the previous narrative of male group portraits and focuses the camera on the grassroots women's football team "Emei Team". It tells the story of a group of girls who are not favored by the outside world. They combine traditional kung fu techniques to compete in the women's AFC Champions League. They have gone through the confrontation of teammates and setbacks in the field, and finally rely on team cohesion. The hot-blooded story of turning against the wind and winning the championship.
The starring lineup takes into account the most powerful, young actors and professional women's football players. Zhang Xiaofei, Dilijeba and Zhang Yixing lead the stars. Liu Jialing specially joined. Former women's football internationals Zhao Lina and Li Jiayue appear in their true colors and serve as the technical guides for the entire film. More than 30 active women's football players participated in live-action filming to maximize the restoration of competitive details in professional venues. Stephen Chow said in an interview that "Shaolin Football" tells the story of bottom-class men's pursuit of their dreams, while "Kung Fu Women's Football" focuses on women's power and does not deliberately pile up inspirational slogans, but truly depicts the struggle and persistence of ordinary girls between love and prejudice.
The film was officially announced on July 6 and released nationwide on July 11. Pre-sales were launched simultaneously. The box office exceeded 10 million in just 8 hours after being launched. Behind the surge in popularity, Cecilia Cheung's heart-warming response has become an important boost. On the day when the news of the finalization was released, Cecilia Cheung released 18 cloud booking vouchers at one time on social platforms to distribute free movie red envelopes to fans across the country. The booking avatar specially selected the classic stills of "Jade Faces Twin Flying Dragons" from 2001 "Shaolin Football". The details hit countless fans.
Netizens dug deeper and found that the jersey numbers 7 and 11 worn by Cecilia Cheung and Karen Mok in the film coincided with the release date of the film on July 11. This emotional egg, buried for 25 years, instantly ignited discussions on the Internet. Looking back at their origins,"The King of Comedy" was Cecilia Cheung's screen debut in 1999, and Stephen Chow discovered her first hand; since then, the two collaborated on "Shaolin Football". For many years, Cecilia Cheung has always remembered the kindness of knowing the encounter and sent him on Stephen Chow's birthday for eight consecutive years. Public blessings, this new film is warmed up, and it is the first time to fully support it with practical actions.

Industry insiders analyzed that "Kung Fu Women's Football" has multiple highlights of Hong Kong-style nonsense comedy, sports competition, and women's growth. The background of co-production of Shenzhen-Hong Kong film and television also gives the film a unique urban narrative background. Nowadays, with the addition of twenty-five years of emotion filter, the film's pre-sale data continues to rise, and it is expected to become the dark horse in the box office this summer. Many fans left messages saying that they were not only paying for Stephen Chow's kung fu football feelings, but also looking forward to seeing the blood and glory of China girls on the big screen.
The film will be available in theaters across the country on July 11. Currently, pre-sale channels on major ticketing platforms are fully open.