Red Fox Scholar

Red Fox Scholar (Chinese: 赤狐书生; pinyin: Chì hú shūshēng) is an upcoming Chinese costume fantasy film produced by Jiang Zhiqiang starring Li Xian and Chen Linong.[1]

Red Fox Scholar
Theatrical release poster
Simplified	赤狐书生
Mandarin	Chì hú shūshēng
Directed by	Song Haolin Yiliqi
Produced by	Jiang Zhiqiang
Written by	Yu Yonggan
Screenplay by	Ran Ping Ran Jianan Yang Weiwei
Starring	Li Xian Chen Linong
Distributed by	Anle Pictures
Country	China
Language	Chinese Mandarin

Plot

The impoverished scholar Wang Zijin (Chen Linong) went to Beijing to take the exam and was stared at by Bai Xian, the little fox demon who took the Dandan (Li Xian). As long as the prince is killed and Dan is taken, he can be promoted to Fox Fairy. But did not want to take Dan Road, one person and one fox became the best friends. After going through all risks, what choice should Bai Xian make?

Cast

• Li Xian as Bai Shi Shan
• Chen Linong as Wang Zi Jin

Production

Two months before the start-up, Chen Linong, and Li Xian entered the group ahead of schedule, performing an average of 6 hours of performance and movement training every day as seen on the soundtrack's MV, Glorious Future sung by the two male lead. The crew also organized script readings many times to further improve the script and character details.[2] In January, the director decided to change the title from Spring River Flower Moon Night into Red Fox Scholar and announced that they would set a schedule for the 2020 summer. However, because the special effects of the movie have not been completed, and the trailer cannot be cut out for the time being, the two portraits of Chen Linong and Li Xian acted as stage dramas, and they creatively performed a version of the "concept trailer".[3] In addition to the trailer, "Red Fox Scholar" also released a concept poster designed by artist Huang Hai. Chen Linong and Li Xian lay on the river facing the wind, and a little star reflected from the sky reflected on the river, forming a huge fox.[4] Due to the many private questions on Weibo, the author makes an explanation that the two male led isn't involved on love story but just friend and the genre is a fantasy drama.[5]

Marketing

Prior to the production announcement, Chen Linong and Li Xian appeared on Elle Cover. The two male lead released soundtrack of Red Fox Scholar, titled Glorious Future (Qian Cheng Si jin) peak at 8 on Billboard China Social Chart[6]

References

1. "Chen Linong Li Xian starring in the movie "Red Fox Scholar" released in the summer vacation, produced by Jiang Zhiqiang". People's Daily (in Chinese). January 18, 2020. Archived from the original on January 18, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
2. Entertainment, Neteast (August 30, 2019). "《春江花月夜》发布杀青曲MV 陈立农李现献唱". ent.163.com (in Chinese). Retrieved April 12, 2020.
3. Meilin, Xu (January 17, 2020). "Chen Linong Li Xian starring in the movie "Red Fox Scholar" released in the summer vacation, produced by Jiang Zhiqiang". Beijing News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on February 1, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
4. Zewang, Ma. "Chen Linong, Li Xian, one man and one demon, performing "Red Fox Scholar"" 陈立农李现一人一妖，演绎《赤狐书生》 (in Chinese) (January 19, 2019). Information Times. pp. A6. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
5. Weili, Zhong (March 22, 2020). "Li Xian and Chen Linong starring in "Spring River Flower Moon Night" refused to admit that it was a delaying drama". Peninsula Network (in Chinese). Archived from the original on April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
6. Billboard. "Billboard China Social Chart The week of September 21, 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

External links

• Red Fox Scholar at Douban (in Chinese)