Zhao was picked by original writer Yan Geling to play "Tian Sufei".
Contemporary TV commented "The drama series and Tian Sufei explores times aesthetics.
[3] Movie Review described the series "From 1940s-1980s, Tian Sufei's fate grabs audience's heart.
I was moved to tears watching the episode in which Sufei was divorcing her husband, she acted really marvelous and beautiful.
The role was very challenging as Sufei was a lot more mature than Zhao's real age, yet her performance is so accurate which is quite extraordinary.