Feng Xiaogang said he regarded the work as his maiden work, and learned how to shoot circular frames from the camera people. He even spent a few million to allow the camera people to shoot a 10-minute pilot.
冯小刚称自己把作品当成处女作，跟摄影师学习怎么拍圆形画面，甚至花了几百万元让摄影师拍了一个十分钟的试片。