Lan Jinyao recalled that on the second day after she’d arrived on set, she’d asked Jiang Cheng, “What if this drama makes you lose money?” and Jiang Cheng had answered, “Since I’ve chosen this industry, then there’s bound to be profit and loss. No one could guarantee a profit all the time.”

She then asked again, “What if it was not by force majeure, but due to human factors?”

Hearing this, Jiang Cheng pondered for a moment before he suddenly ...