In fact, right from the beginning when they saw the screenplay, Bo Yan and Xia Siyu had a clear idea.
Especially Xia Siyu, she found the role of the second female lead interesting and didn't want to play the innocent, doe-eyed female protagonist that she was accustomed to. Instead, she wanted to compete for this enchanting supporting role, having weighed it up in her mind long ago.
In the screenplay, the second female lead is a bar owner, naturally charming, seductive, domineering, and captivating—the quintessential femme fatale in the traditional sense. The male protagonist is a runaway rich young master, and at this point, his identity is a singer at the bar, initially in a romantic relationship with the second female lead. When they are together, they live in decadent, hazy self-destruction.
