The historical fantasy film basically revolves around the tale of an impoverished scholar and a fox demon in search of a magic pill. Chen Linong plays the guileless Wang Zijin, the scholar on the way to Beijing who inadvertently becomes fast friends with Li Xian’s fox demon Bai Shisan. Unbeknownst to him, the wily Bai Shisan actually has plans to use him to retrieve the magic pill that will turn him immortal.
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Cast
12 people
Chen Linong
Prince Jin
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Song Haolin Director · Yi Liqi Director Ran Ping Writer
Worldwide gross $20M · United States release December 4, 2020 · Produced in China
Box office
Worldwide gross
$19,548,161
Production
China
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Original title
赤狐书生
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
China · December 4, 2020
Theatrical
United States · December 4, 2020
Theatrical
South Korea
April 29, 2021 · Theatrical
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