Well Go USA has announced the release of Chinese mystery adventure, Schemes in Antiques, in North American theatres on December 17, 2021.
Xu Yuan makes a simple living as the owner of an electronics shop despite his family's famed expertise on ancient relics. He is eager to distinguish himself from a disgraced ancestor executed for treason after stealing a Chinese artefact, a Tang Dynasty Buddha head, for Japan. But when a descendant offers to return the relic to China, Xu Yuan uncovers a decades-old mystery and embarks on a journey that could finally restore his family's reputation. He is pitted against a gifted antiques appraiser with an agenda and gets dragged into an all-out war over this priceless treasure that may also cost him his life.
This film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Ma Boyong whose other notable works have been seen in recent drama adaptations, The Longest Day in Chang'An, Luoyang and the upcoming The Wind Blows from Longxi.
Schemes in Antiques is directed by Derek Kwok (The Moss) and stars Lei Jiayin (A Writer's Odyssey, Cliff Walkers), Li Xian (The Captain, Soul Snatcher), Xin Zhilei (Brotherhood of Blades 2, The Rescue) and Ge You (Farewell My Concubine, My People, My Country).
