Because Zhao Da was playing Wang Pangzi (Fat Wang) even though he wasn't fat, his job on set was to keep eating.
Adapted from the 1st volume in the novel series "Candle in the Tomb" by Zhang Mu Ye.
It was scheduled for a simultaneous television broadcast on Dragon TV but due to the theme of the story, it never aired on TV.
On May 23, 2016, Jin Dong injured his leg during filming. He was immediately taken to the hospital and got stitches after it was diagnosed that his leg wasn't fractured.
It hit 170 million views 24 hours after release on Tencent.