[4] His Romance of the Western Chamber (Xi Xiang Ji) is one of the most famous Chinese plays and is still popular today.
He also focused on the use of foreshadowing to make twists and turns in the plot in order to create unexpected dramatic effects and depict the complex reality in life.
[6] Wang shifu also developed a brand-new writing format compared with the orthodox Yuan Dynasty zaju repertoire, which was a cycle of five linked pieces.
From dramatizing and recomposing a love story already popular in the twelfth century and sharing plots with other zaju, Wang invented his own writing style.
This angle of view after popular success suggested that Wang may have been an experienced professional in the first age of Chinese theatre.