In the film, Nicholas Tse plays Cao Man, the adjutant of the warlord Hou Jie, who is ruthless and wants to kill his whole family after defection. In addition to beating Yan Xi, who is played by Fan Bingbing, he is thrown into a water tank. During this scene, Fan Bingbing wanted to make the audience feel more real. She told Nicholas Tse that he could really hit her once or twice, so that it might not look very fake. When filming happened last winter, the weather was very cold. Fan Bingbing soaked in cold water for several hours. His dedicated attitude moved director Chen Musheng and the on-site staff and applauded him. When it comes to playing such a hard-working role, Fan Bingbing said, "Actors are like this. In order to play a good role, you need to pay a lot. If the role needs you to live, you have to live, and if the role needs you to die, you have to die. At that time, I suddenly had a very fatalistic feeling." Fan Bingbing, who resists everything alone, also shows her "man" side again.