Stephen Chow, who had his breakout role in the first film, does not appear in the film. Chow and director Lik-Chi Lee ended their collaboration after "King of Comedy" due to constant clashes.
Lik-Chi Lee's return as a director, 11 years after "King of Comedy" with Stephen Chow.
This is the first Lik-Chi Lee film to be produced in China as his previous works were in Hong Kong. Lee was very critical of China before the 1997 handover.
A prequel to Lik-Chi Lee's own film, Flirting Scholar.