Wuershan is a famous director, screenwriter, and producer in China. As a leading figure of Chinese fantasy films, his films are based on local culture and have a distinctive personal aesthetic. Most of his works are presented in strict industrial production, leading and expanding the highest level of Chinese film industrialization. The films he directed have won many awards in film festivals and are highly recognized by the market and have achieved great successes at the box-office. In 2011, he directed the martial arts comedy The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman. In 2012, he directed the fantasy romance film Painted Skin: The Resurrection, which broke 12 box-office records that year. In 2015, he directed the fantasy adventure film Mojin: The Lost Legend and won the Best Director at the 33rd Hundred Flowers Awards. Fengshen Trilogy is one of Director Wuershan's works to be released, which took seven years of preparation and production. It is the first time in Chinese film history for a mythological epic trilogy to be shot back-to-back.