Pai traveled all the way to Kun Opera's home in Suzhou to select his male and female leads, choosing two young "diamonds in the rough" from the Kun Theater's "Little Orchid" troupe.
為了挑選兩位主角，白先勇親赴崑曲之鄉，由蘇州崑劇院的「小蘭花」班裡挑出兩塊璞玉。