It is understood that the film was directed by Er Gang and lasted for 94 minutes. Based on the tragic love story of a young man and woman on Fenghuang Mountain in Xichong in the 1980s, it is interspersed with historical relics, culture and art in Xichong. Zhao Da and Shi Yao, who performed well in The Deer King and The Past in Western Yunnan respectively, played the leading roles in the film, while the comedian Shen Fa from Bashu was willing to be a "green leaf" and play the role of "village head" in the play.
"For us retired old colleagues, the story that happened in my hometown Xichong is the most touching." Screenwriter Qiao Dechun admitted his love for his hometown Xichong at the premiere. Director Er Gang said that this is the first time to make a film in Xichong, and introduced that "the scene of the whole film is very simple, the shooting technique is very simple, and the actors are simpler". Zhao Da, the actor of "The First Hero" Qin Dahai, also said that the tone of the whole film was "very literary and simple" when talking about his performance experience.
"Phoenix Love" revolves around the beautiful love story that happened on the Phoenix Mountain, showing the natural scenery and humanistic spirit of Xichong synchronously. It is also an important attempt to extend the cultural industrial chain in Xichong County and explore a new model for the construction of Cultural B County. "Yang Ping, member of the Standing Committee of Xichong County Committee and Minister of Propaganda, said that in recent years, Xichong County has made great efforts to explore and integrate characteristic cultural resources such as loyalty culture, red culture and folk culture, and started cultural infrastructure construction projects such as microfilm shooting bases and cultural industrial parks, striving to create new growth poles for the cultural industry.
According to Pang, the investor of the film, the shooting cost of the film is 4.5 million yuan.