It was an indie film with a limited budget. Indie films such as Qin Guan's films "Lost Smile" and "Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind" were usually accepted by the masses. Some people loved them, while others didn't.
However, a blockbuster movie that wasn't accepted by the majority of the public violated the principles of commercial movies. Failure did not just entail bad consequences for the producers, but also for the audience who had spent money in order to watch the film.
Some directors believed that commercial movies did not use high-end technology. They were just created to entertain the audience. Those days, people were under great pressure due to the fast pace of their jobs. They just wanted to release some of that pressure by watching a movie, so they chose commercial films with the intent to laugh or cry their hearts out.
