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A Writer's Odyssey

A Writer's Odyssey

Rewrite the reality.

Part of Assassination of Novelists (Series)

2021•2h 10m•7.0/10
FantasyActionAdventureDrama

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7.0/10(360)

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.

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Production

United Entertainment Partners, 华策影业（上海）有限公司, Free Whale Pictures

Language

ZH

Status

Released

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Cast

Lei Jiayin

Lei Jiayin

Guan Ning (Red Armor Warrior)

Yang Mi

Yang Mi

Tu Ling

Dong Zijian

Dong Zijian

Lu Kongwen (Kongwen)

Yu Hewei

Yu Hewei

Li Mu

Guo Jingfei

Guo Jingfei

Old Monk / Black Armor

Tong Liya

Tong Liya

Ban Ruo

Dong Jie

Dong Jie

Xiao Yu

Wang Shengdi

Wang Shengdi

Xiao Juzi

Yang Yi

Yang Yi

Lord Redmane / Yu Changhai

Liu Tianzuo

Liu Tianzuo

Electric Man

Li Binghui

Li Binghui

Beast Man

Liu Xun

Liu Xun

Police Officer A

Li Shigang

Truck Driver

Yuan Shuai

Police Officer B

Ren Jie

Ren Jie

Lu's Mother

Li Jun

Li Jun

Old Man

Eric Hsiao

Eric Hsiao

Cat Man

Chen Tiejun

Administrator

Li Taiyan

Li Taiyan

Scholar

Zhang You

Zhang You

Li Mu's Doctor

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