Madam Melody had quite a profound understanding of Chinese culture, even encapsulating the collision of Eastern and Western ideals during the Republican era.
After reading it, Ming Ge immediately fell in love with this story!
Certain scenes in the advertisement script, like the young marshal in his striking attire on horseback or the ancient courtyard with its dense phoenix-tail trees, could not be filmed in a studio. These required on-location shooting, so today the photographer was only tasked with taking character portraits and poster photos.
Madam Melody had long discussed this with Mr. Lawrence, a founding figure in the fashion world and creator of the GY Brand. Together, they custom-made several outfits for the perfume advertisement, including the young marshal's Republican-era military uniform and the female lead's traditional Chinese-style dress paired with a phoenix coronet and robe of cloud-like fabric.
