Lu Kongwen is the author of a fantasy novel series following a heroic teenager, also named Kongwen, on a quest to end the tyrannical rule of Lord Redmane, under the guidance of a Black Armor. But through a strange twist of fate, the fantasy world of the novel begins to impact life in the real world, leading Guan Ning to accept a mission from Tu Ling to kill the author.
Visual Effects
Red Armor's liquid-metal transformation is genuinely jaw-dropping.
Direction
Lu Yang blends two worlds without losing either's emotional weight.
Acting
Lei Jiayin sells impossible grief with just his eyes.
Director
Lu Yang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Red Armor's design required over 6,000 individual CGI elements per frame during transformation sequences.
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