The animated sensation Ne Zha 2 has now taken over US$2.2 billion at the box office, with earnings outside China having exceeded US$100 million. Director Jiaozi reveals the magic formula: "We rebooted cultural DNA for the digital age." Composer Yang Rui takes a 2,500-year-old UNESCO-listed Dong chorus and turns it into an electrifying battle song. Ancient melodies joining the synth wave creates a new musical language for telling Eastern legends, cementing the place of timeless tales in the modern era.