 Wei Zi was offered the role of the negative character of the novel "Yue Buqun" because the director Huang Jianzhong believed that he was the only one who could perform that difficult character very well .At first Wei Zi showed no interest in it since it was a martial arts themed project but agreed to read the script.Upon reading the scenario he noticed the dual characteristics of the hypocrite Yue Buqun who was wearing a gentleman's face while a devil was hidden inside him.