In the 1990s, the Hong Kong film "Three Heroes of the East" gathered three actresses, Mui Yanfang, Maggie Cheung and Yang Ziqiong, combining oriental martial arts and American comic elements to depict the story of three "Oriental heroines" fighting crime. The sequel "The Battle of Penglai" (the legend of modern heroes) also joins the nuclear bomb anti-war issue, in addition to Huang Qiusheng playing the black samurai villain who occupies water resources, Jin Chengwu playing a handsome resistance leader, but also co-directed by Du Qifeng and Cheng Xiaodong, so that this movie opens a new path for Hong Kong-style martial arts movies!
However, director Du Qifeng mentioned in his visit many years later that he invited three goddesses to perform together to create a female version of a Hong Kong-style hero film, which was only a budget consideration: Hong Kong's male stars are too expensive! Also because of the sufficient budget and the expiration of the actor's film contract, it is only because of the sequel "The Battle of Penglai" that the sequel "The Battle of Penglai" is filmed again, which shows Du Qifeng's "saving money" skill, and also benefits fans to have two opportunities to witness the gathering of goddesses!
Although Mei Yanfang, Maggie Cheung and Yang Ziqiong had known each other earlier, they had also formed a deeper friendship because of "Three Heroes of the East". In 2003, when Mei Yanfang died of illness, Yang Ziqiong was even more willing to become Mei Yanfang's spirit supporter at the request of her friend. Maggie Cheung also said at the commemorative concert: Many people only know Mei Yanfang on the stage, and I am lucky to know the real her, she is a very moral person! Du Qifeng described Mei Yanfang as born with a female chivalrous momentum, in "Three Heroes of the East" and "The Battle of Penglai", as long as the cloak is thrown, the domineering posture will naturally reveal, and she is praised as a high-level actor, but Wen Kewu cannot be replaced. Du Qifeng said: Listening to Mei Yanfang's songs and watching her plays is the best way to miss her.