Her performance was a radical departure from anything familiar to Peking Opera aficionados, and reactions were decidedly polarized. Indeed, Wei herself could not understand the twists and turns in the mental state of Lady Aoshu. Even after playing the role many times, Wei still felt estranged from the Lady, and rejected her.
這樣的表演方式把許多人熟悉的京劇慣性全打破了，不僅引來各方兩極看法，連她自己，也因為不能理解敖叔征夫人的心理轉折，即使已演出多次，仍然對這個角色懷著疏離與排斥。