 In the autumn of 2014, Ren Zhonglun (), the CEO of Shanghai Film Group, hired Ma Jihong () to write the script for the series.On January 6, 2015, Zhou Xuzhou (), the CEO of Hong Kong Yuye Group, signed a 15 million yuan investment agreement and also sponsored 2 million yuan in his own name.In December 2014, Song Yeming ("Charging Out Amazon") was signed to direct the series.