Red Boy (2021) 混世魔王红孩儿
Director: Wang Kai / Yang Haiting
Screenwriter: Zhang Yu / Martin
Starring: Chen Haomin / Lin Zicong / Zhang Yangguoer / Liu Fengchao / Zhao Guanyu / Zhou Luoyi / Zhang Yuebin / Zhu Xiang / Li Zitian / Yao Ying
Genre: Costume
Country/Region of Production: Mainland China
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Also known as: 混世魔童红孩儿
Adaptation: Prequel
Summary:
Five hundred years ago, after Princess Iron Fan became pregnant, she wanted her child to live forever, so she stole a life-preserving pill from Taishang Laojun. After taking the life-preserving pill, the baby will be born after twenty months of pregnancy, and his son will remain twenty years old forever. Unexpectedly, when she was taking the elixir for eight months, Sun Wukong (played by Liu Fengchao) caused a disturbance in heaven, and the alchemy furnace fell into the world. Princess Iron Fan had her baby kick and she gave birth to Red Boy. Because of the life-preserving pill, Red Boy will never grow up and has been fixed at the age of eight.
Red Boy was called a monster because he didn’t grow up. There was only one shepherd boy who took good care of him. The shepherd boy said that he must not grow up because he possesses magic. Since he knows magic, he should do more good deeds. If he does good deeds, people will thank him and stop calling him a monster. But Red Boy never learned the magic, so the Bull Demon King was very worried. Red Boy wanted to use some tricks to deceive his father. Jade-Faced Fox (played by Zhou Luoyi) says that she can teach him, but she sabotages him when he performs magical skills. The cheating method is exposed, which makes the demons burst into laughter.
The Bull Demon King was furious, and Jade-Faced Fox called Red Boy a loser, fearing that it would disgrace the Bull Demon King’s reputation in the demon world. The Bull Demon King abandoned his family under the temptation of Jade-Faced Fox, started a new family, and only doted on Jade-Faced Fox. In grief, Red Boy apologized to his mother, but Princess Iron Fan told him the truth. Because she secretly took the elixir, he would never grow up or practice magic. It was her own fault. Red Boy was in so much pain that he ran away from home. He vowed to cultivate magical skills and avoid shame.
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