In addition to being accurate in its casting, "The Legend of the New White Lady" also pioneered a new mode of interpretation, with the cast singing, dancing and acting while the play was on stage, which was equally impressive. This form of singing and acting at the same time was not common back then. The heroine of the play, White Snake - Zhao Yazhi actually had memorable performances before this in the TV series Chu Liu Xiang, The Story of Qianlong, Beijing Smoke and Clouds and Shanghai Tang, with roles ranging from women in the Republic of China to chivalrous fairies, and with Su Rongrong, she was a hit in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, but very few people have mentioned that she had starred in Ann Hui's movie Crazy Robbery". In the movie, Chiu was initially very virtuous, but then she had to change her look because her fiancé liked another woman, and Chiu had to dress like her love rival in the hope that she could steal her boyfriend back. At the then 17th Taiwan Golden Horse Awards, this movie had won several awards for superior drama and best cinematography and best editing, and the public also gave very high praise to Zhao Yazhi, the actress who played Li Dan in the movie, "a character with the clearest and most compelling focus."