Wu felt that classical Western theater was the only thing to match the depth of Peking Opera. Shakespeare's Macbeth reminded him of a traditional Chinese opera, Retribution Befalls Zi Du, for both pieces spin a tale of power lust leading to the fall of a ruler. Wu picked this story as his starting place. Wu invited like-minded friends to join in his quest.
在他的想法裡，能匹配京劇深奧藝術境界的，非西方經典文學作品不可；莎士比亞的《馬克白》，讓他想起傳統老戲《伐子都》，兩部劇都在描述權力慾望如何導致王朝傾覆，這應該是最好的開始。