Rival immortal serving Shang, uses dark arts and crows to hinder protagonists
Rival alchemist to Jiang Ziya, serves Shang dynasty with dark magic and crows.
Ma Xiaojun is the teenage protagonist whose summer memories form the film’s central story. With schools closed, he roams Beijing with his friends, enters Mi Lan’s apartment with a skeleton key, becomes infatuated with her, and later acts violently toward her, helping bring the group’s youthful world to an end.
Archaeological team member, provides technical support during desert exploration.
A young portrait photographer and photography-shop apprentice who is fascinated by new technology. He partners with Raymond to present motion pictures in Beijing, despite opposition from his employer and father, and falls in love with Tan Xiaoling. Badly burnt when the projector catches fire at the Empress Dowager's celebration, he later builds a projector, screens films made in Beijing, and helps establish Chinese filmmaking.
Freddy Xue is Winston Zhou's defense counsel and proudly recalls studying the cases of Tim Chan's father. During the trial, he challenges the prosecution's evidence, exposes Tim's private contact with Jane Li, and uses her messages and origami roses to argue that the accusation arose from rejected feelings.
Former PLA sniper renowned for extreme precision; plays a pivotal role in neutralizing the enemy sniper Yuet during the warehouse climax.
Xia Yu has 46 screen credits in a career dating back to 1993. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently Creation of the Gods Trilogy with 2 titles. Signature works include In the Heat of the Sun, Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms, Birth of the Dragon. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 3 universes
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