After careful consideration, they gave the directorship of "The Coldest Winter in Peiping" to Pai Ching-jui, who has studied movie techniques in Italy.
中影公司在慎重考慮之下，將「皇天后土」的導演重責交給白景瑞。白景瑞早年曾到義大利學電影，作品傾向寫實路線，曾以「寂寞的十七歲」、「再見阿郎」等作品中細膩、真情的風格，備受矚目和讚譽。