The film was one of the first collaborations of the director with the composer, that work together in the next projects, the feature film "Desire Street" and the short film "". In both cases Xu Xiaoxi co-directed with Roberto F. Canuto. The film was shot on 16mm film by a grant from Kodak and the principal photography took place in the Summer 2008 in California. Some of the locations where Munholland Drive in Los Angeles and Burbank in California. The postproduction was completed in 2010. Xu, in addition to his directorial films, has worked as a video artist, cinematographer, and editor, collaborating with Roberto F. Canuto in the short film "Toto Forever" (Best Short winner at the "3rd LesgaycinePTY International Film Festival" of Panama and Third Award at "9th Asturian Film Festival" in Spain, among other distinctions). Director Xiaoxi Xu mentions that his focus in creating the film "“was to explore the internal feeling of an abused and beaten down woman that tries to move forward with her life, turning the tables and using men as objects through her career as a prostitute”". The film also addresses the question of identity. “"I create two characters that look identical and probably are also very similar in terms of general personality, but their life experiences and environment determine their confidence and how they find control in their lives.”"  "Mei Mei", as July 2014, is not being released in DVD or internet digital platforms. The distribution rights worldwide, own by the company "Almost Red Productions", are still available. After the screening in ""Hungary's Slow International Film Festival"", the reactions were very positive, and it was received as one of the festival finest works. Some of the media mention that Mei Mei is a ""beautiful and heartbreaking love story"". In addition to the festival selection, the film received a nomination for Best Cinematography at the "Kodak Scholarship Awards" 2009, in representation of NYFA from Universal Studios, Hollywood. The director of photography of "Mei Mei" was the filmmaker and usual collaborator of Xu, Roberto F. Canuto.